03 June 2024

Local radio broadcasters in Ethiopia are protesting against the cost of their presence on Ethiosat, a bouquet dedicated to local television.

According to Ethiopian channels, the level of payments required to stay on the platform is unfair. The first complaints were made on 7 May during the East Africa Broadcast And Digital Media Convention.

Since then, local broadcasters have launched a petition to reduce the fees to be paid to be present on Ethiosat. According to the petition, just over 70 broadcasters collectively pay more than $6 million a year to be on the package.

However, before the launch of Ethiosat in 2019, Ethiopian channels paid up to $10 million per year to foreign satellite operators to transport them…