Concluding Remarks: Looking Backward, Looking Forward

Abstract

Television in Africa offers a nuanced understanding of how television in Africa is grappling with the new technological environment. The book looks at different manifestations of the shift from traditional broadcasting to digital broadcasting and implications of such shifts. From the generations that were using traditional media such as TV, Radio and Newspapers as primary sources of credible news to the generation that relies on online platforms and streaming services for news and entertainment, the audience dynamics have changed considerably. This calls for research such as the one represented in this book, which tries to situate the study of television in Africa within the current media environment characterised by multiple online platforms. It is the first attempt to place television scholarship in the African environment within the burgeoning milieu of digital media.