Wed, 17 May 2017 09:46:05 +0000 By MUKOSELA KASALWE GOVERNMENT’s partnership with the Chinese communications company TopStar will boost local media content and create jobs, says TopStar chief executive officer Leo Liao. Mr Liao said the firm would construct 70 sites around the country which would enable television viewers have access to 38 channels through their terrestrial decoders, unlike the previous scenario under analogue where it was not feasible. He said TopStar was a joint venture between Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation and Star Times of China, adding that Government had subsidised decoders which were being sold at K199 and stated that the platform would immensely contribute to the growth of the local media industry. Mr Liao said this yesterday in Lusaka, that investors of television stations would receive leverage as they would no longer have to construct their own communication transmitters but would use the TopStar platform which has news content, movies, sports, soap […]
