Senegal: EXCAF Wants to Complete DTT Process in Senegal By the End of 2019 and Starts DTT Transition in Gambia for 2020 Finish Date - CEO Sidy Diagne On the Lessons Learned

London — Three countries in West Africa have chosen to go the local route for the DTT switchover: Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. All of them have suffered teething problems or contractual disputes but both Ghana and Senegal are close to completion. It shows that the process can be handled locally and does not always need to be in the hands of international suppliers like Star Times. Russell Southwood talks to Sidy Diagne, CEO, Excaf about the lessons learned.

Excaf is a 42 year old family company with just over 500 employees that started life organizing exhibitions. Its current interests encompass two TV stations (RDV and DTV), 16 radio stations, of which the four main ones (Dunyaa FM, Al Hamdoullilah FM, Love FM and Sokhna FM) are in Dakar.

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