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Vines James. . 1994. . “The Two Faces Of Satellite TV in Africa’. . Satellite Communications . , Vol. 18((1)): 22––23. .
Waite Teresa. . 1992. . ‘As Networks Stay Home, Two Agencies Roam the World’. . New York Times . , 8 March;: 5
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[1] Adhoum Mournir. . 1996. . “‘Deregulatory trends in television broadcasting in North Africa: The case of Tunisia's response to the advent of direct broadcast satellite television’. ”. Ohio University. .

[2] Blignaut Charl. . 1997. . ‘M‐Net's Continental Drift’. . Mail and Guardian . , 7 November;

[3] Bourgault Louise. . 1995. . Mass media in sub‐Saharan Africa . , Bloomington : : Indiana University Press. .

[4] Boyd‐Barrett O and Thussu K. . 1992. . Contra‐Flow In Global News . , London : : John Libbey. .

[5] Carter Bill. . 1992. . ‘Networks Cutting Back on Foreign Coverage’. . New York Times . , 10 June;

[6] Collins Richard. . 1992. . ‘Broadcasting Policy for a Post Apartheid South Africa: Some Preliminary Proposals’. . Critical Arts . , Vol. 6((1)): 26––51. .

[7] Dominick J R. . 1988. . “The Impact of Budget Cuts on CBS News’. . Journalism Quarterly . , Vol. 65((2)): 469––473. .

[8] Doob L. . 1961. . Communication in Africa . , New Haven : : Yale University Press. .

[9] Enyia Samuel O. . 1993. . ‘Deregulating the Nigerian Broadcasting Industry’. . Satellite Communications . , Vol. 17((10)): 28––30. .

[10] Freedom Forum. . 1998. . ‘Africa Media Forum’ .

[11] Gifford James. . 1995. . ‘Multichoice Expands TV Diet in Post‐Apartheid South Africa’. . Satellite Communications . , 17 December;

[12] Haule John. . 1984. . ‘Old Paradigm and New Order in the African Context: Toward an Appropriate Model of Communication and National Development’. . Gazette . , Vol. 33:: 3––15. .

[13] Head Sydney. , ed. 1974. . Broadcasting in Africa . , Philadelphia : : Temple University Press. .

[14] Heath Carla. . 1988. . ‘Private Sector Participation in Public Service Broadcasting: The Case Of Kenya’. . Journal of Communication . , Vol. 38:: 96––107. .

[15] Hjarvard Stig. . “The Global Spread of a European Model: The Experiences of Regional News Exchange Networks Using a Public Model of Cooperation’. In: . paper for the IAMCR conference in Seoul; . Korea .

[16] Holmes Patricia A. . 1996. . ‘URTNA, AFRO‐VISION, and Satellite Broadcasting: The Birth of a Television News Exchange System in Africa’. . The Howard Journal of ‘Communication . , Vol. 7:: 139––149. .

[17] Horwitz Robert. . ‘Telecommunication Policy in the New South Africa: Participatory Politics and Sectoral Reform’. In: . paper presented at the International Communication Association annual meeting in Montreal; . May. 1997 ; .

[18] Ibie Nosa. . 1993. . “The Commercialisation of the Mass Media in Nigeria: The Challenge of Social Responsibility’. . Journal of Development Communication . , June;: 60––68. .

[19] Insider (Harare. . 3 November. 1997 . “‘How About Private TV for Bulawayo?’. ”. 3 November. ,

[20] Leslie Michael. . 1995. . ‘Television and Capitalist Hegemony in the ‘New’ South Africa’. . The Howard Journal of Communication . , Vol. 6((3)): 164––172. .

[21] Lord Gill. . 27 October. 1997 . “The SABC intends to move into Africa’. ”. In Cape Argus . 27 October. , Cape Town :

[22] McAnany Emile G. . 1980. . “‘The Role of Information in Communicating with the Rural Poor: Some Reflections’. ”. In Communications in the Rural Third World . , Edited by: McAnany E G. . p. 3––18. . New York : : Praeger. .

[23] Multi‐choice, Inc.. May. 1998 . Informational materials accompanying presentation to the North American National Broadcasters Association . May. , Toronto :

[24] Mytton Graham. . 1983. . Mass Communication in Africa . , London : : Edward Arnold. .

[25] Nasieku David ole. . ‘Constraints of Broadcasting in Africa’. In: . paper presented to ITU‐COM 89; . courtesy University of Westminster Library. .

[26] Negrine R and Fapathanassopoulos S. . 1991. . ‘The Internationalisation of Television’. . European Journal of Communication . , Vol. 6:: 9––32. .

[27] Faterson C. . 1992. . “‘Television News from the Frontline States’. ”. In Africa's Media Image . , Edited by: Hawk Beverly. . New York : : Praeger. .

[28] ‘Broadcasting for National Development in the New South Africa’. In: . paper presented at the 1993 annual meeting of the African Studies Association; . Boston .

[29] 1994. . ‘Remaking South African Broadcasting: In America's Image’. . FAIR EXTRA . , January/February;

[30] 1996. . “‘News Production at Worldwide Television News (WTN): An Analysis of Television News Agency Coverage of Developing Countries’. ”. University of Texas at Austin. .

[31] “The Globalisation of Framing Strategies in the News Agency/Broadcaster Interface’. In: . paper presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the IAMCR; . Glasgow .

[32] Salama Girgis. . 1989. . ‘Broadcasting in Africa: Past, Present and Future’. . Media Development . , Vol. 3:: 41––42. .

[33] 24–27 October. 1996 . Satellite Communications . 24–27 October. , Africa:

[34] Steyn Elanie and Debeer Arnold. . ‘Media Policy Development: Some Trends in Post‐communist Societies and Post‐apartheid South Africa’. In: . paper presented at the 1997 annual meeting of the ICA in Montreal; .

[35] TBI. . 1998. . Television Business International Yearbook, 98 . , London : : Financial Times. .

[36] Tomaselli Keyan. . ‘Media Ownership and Democratisation: The Political Economy of South African Media’. In: . paper for Carter Conference on Communication In Africa; . University of Florida. .

[37] Uche Luke Uka. . 1989. . ‘Democratisation of Communication in Africa and “History Repeats Itself” Syndrome’. . Gazette . , Vol. 44((2)): 93––105. .

[38] Vines James. . 1994. . “The Two Faces Of Satellite TV in Africa’. . Satellite Communications . , Vol. 18((1)): 22––23. .

[39] Waite Teresa. . 1992. . ‘As Networks Stay Home, Two Agencies Roam the World’. . New York Times . , 8 March;: 5

[40] Wedell George. , ed. 1986. . Making Broadcasting Useful: The African Experience . , Manchester : : University Press. .

[41] Zaffiro J. . ‘Democratizing African Broadcasting Amidst Political Change: Lessons from Zimbabwe’. In: . paper prepared for the African Studies Association Conference; . November. 1992 ; , Seattle .

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