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- 3 Dec 2014
Fox Launches Channels on ACTV in Nigeria
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched eight of its channels on the new Nigerian pay TV platform, African Cable TV (ACTV). Fox, Fox Crime, FX, National Geographic Gold, Fox Movies, Fox Sports,…
- 26 Nov 2014
ACTV, Home Grown Pay Tv Goes Live December 1
African Cable Television, (ACTV) pronounced ACTIVE, ‎a Nigerian -owned multi-media company that offers direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV services, will be launched on December 1,according to the…
- 24 Mar 2017
Glo-Sponsored African Voices Celebrates Female Achievers
The next edition of the popular TV magazine of the Cable News Network (CNN), African Voices, will be celebrating two female achievers from Nigeria and South Africa. One of the two achievers is…
- 5 Jul 2018
Scoop Network Extends Reach into Africa with Kwesé TV
Africa’s newest entertainment channel Scoop Network Africa will launch on pan-African satellite TV broadcast network Kwesé TV on 26 July 2018. Scoop Network’s program schedule will consist of…
- 28 Jun 2013
Ebony Life TV Goes Live on DStv
Ebony Life TV, the brainchild of Mo Abudu, dynamic African talk show star, debuts on DStv on July 1 and promises to deliver a fresh new energy and perspective to audiences across East, West and…
- 20 Dec 2023
Pay TV Subscribers Ask FG to Break Monopoly of Multichoice
Association of Telephone, Cable Tv and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) has told the Federal Government, to break the monopoly of Multichoice in order to create a level playing field for…
- 19 Feb 2015
StarTimes Launches Nova Bouquet, Slashes Subscription to N17/Day
StarTimes, foremost cable TV service provider, on Wednesday announced the launch of its newest and most affordable bouquet called Nova ahead of the digital switch over deadline in 2015, in a bold…
- 19 Jan 2009
CNN, MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2009 Entry Opens
Cable News Network (CNN) International and MultiChoice have opened entry for this year’s African Journalist schedule to hold in July. Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing…
- 15 Jan 2024
Africa Pay TV Market: Additional 12m Subscribers Projected by 2029
The newly published Africa Pay TV Forecast signifies a notable expansion in the continent's pay television subscriber base. An anticipated surge of 12 million subscribers by 2029 is set to increase…
- 28 Aug 2020
Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, 2 Others Star on Glo-powered African Voices
It is the turn of velvety-voiced Yemi Alade, and two other young African entertainers to feature on African Voices sponsored by Globacom on the Cable News Network (CNN). The 30-minute magazine…
- 2 Jul 2023
Airtel Nigeria Spotlights the Struggles of Albinism in Episode 2 of Airtel Touching Lives Season 7
Airtel Nigeria is set to reveal the rarely discussed struggles that are associated with living with albinism in Nigeria, in the second episode of Airtel Touching Lives, which was aired yesterday, 2nd…
- 6 Mar 2017
EFCC v. Emeka Mba: The Puzzles and Contradictions
The continued prosecution of Emeka Mba, erstwhile director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), by the Federal Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
- 25 Jul 2017
Nigerians Develop Free TV, Movie Streaming App
Bamidele Adetayo and Suleiman Nadabo, two US-based Nigerians, have developed a Web App, “Entertale’’ to give TV audience in Africa and the world quality experiences. Adetayo yesterday in Abuja said…
- 4 Jul 2022
Firms Unveil LGC Internet Protocol Television Technology
In order to change the way viewers across Nigeria and the African continent consume online and television content, LGC Media Limited and HOI Greenfield Nigeria Limited, have unveiled LGC Internet…
- 11 Oct 2020
Firm Introduces Digital Bank App for Local, Int’l Markets
A new digital bank app, ‘VPD.Money’ has been launched into the market to eliminate banking and foreign exchange transactions’ costs. Michael Femi Simeon, Chief Executive Officer of VPD.Money, stated…
- 7 Jul 2023
Airtel Touching Lives Returns with New Episode Featuring the Remarkable Story of a Visually Impaired Tutor
Airtel Nigeria has announced that in the next episode of Airtel Touching Lives, the company’s TV series that spotlights its efforts to bring succour to underprivileged Nigerians, the focus will be on…
- 21 Nov 2013
StarTimes Unwraps Extra Goodie Promo for Xmas
NTA Star TV Network-StarTimes, triple award winner for best Pay-TV channel for 2013 and leading digital terrestrial technology Pay TV service provider in Nigeria, is offering exciting new contents…
- 24 May 2017
MainOne Says Improved Investments to Drive Data Explosion in Africa
Ms. Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne joined experts at the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago who highlighted the need to accelerate investment in Africa to facilitate the continent’s…
- 11 Nov 2015
Nigeria Ranks Second in Africa's Pay-TV Market
Nigeria has been ranked second to South Africa in Africa's pay-TV market with 14.5% of the continent's total market share. This is according to a recent study done by telecom, TV and media business…
- 9 Aug 2018
Subscribers Urge DStv to Introduce Pay-Per-View Package
Some DStv subscribers have advocated a pay-per-view method of subscription following the recent hike in the cable television bouquet rates. Pay-per-view is a cable television system in which…
- 7 Mar 2019
Dangote, Adenuga Lead Black Billionaires List
Aliko Dangote, business mogul and Mike Adenuga, oil and telecoms mogul are the richest black people in the world, according to by Forbes, the influential American business magazine. Dangote…
- 22 Feb 2018
DStv Rules as TSTV, Others Chase Shadows
Over the past decade, various pay TV newcomers have tried to take on DStv, the digital satellite service owned by Multichoice, an arm of South African media giant, Naspers. It is in a battle…
- 14 Feb 2012
Nkiru Sylvanus Flags off Talent Hunt Show
Nkiru Sylvanus, Nollywood star actress and Face of Hope Ambassador is about to kick start her talent hunt show as a way of giving back to the society. The talent hunt show, “I’ve Got…
- 9 Aug 2014
Uduaghan, Mba Laud RAVE TV for Local Content in Digital Era
RAVE TV has received applause from the government and industry experts for refocusing the minds of Nigerians across board on societal issues through television programmes. Speaking at the official…
- 18 Oct 2018
5 Life Lessons Every Business Person Can Learn from MultiChoice
MultiChoice has quickly become one of the most recognised brands in Africa and it's not hard to see why. Apart from parenting two of the biggest content platforms DStv and GOtv, the company is also…
- 8 Feb 2022
ID Africa Announces 9th Edition of NECLive with Focus on Tech, Development and Sustaining Africa’s Momentum
ID Africa, Leading communications advisory and media company, has announced that the ninth edition of the annual entertainment conference, NECLive, will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in…
- 29 Aug 2014
UBA Unwraps One-Stop e-Payment Portal
e-Commerce in Africa is set to receive a boost as United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced an online payments and collections platform tagged U-bills. The online payment platform has been…
- 5 Dec 2022
Venco Secures $670,000 Pre-seed Funding to Deliver Digital Solutions for Properties in Africa
Venco, a technology company that provides solutions to enhance living experiences in residential and commercial communities in Africa, has secured $670,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round…
- 1 Dec 2017
IFIS Obtains CBN Final Approval, Crosses the 10,000 Agents’ Mark
Interswitch Group has recorded another first with the granting of Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), Commercial Super-Agent license by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). IFIS has…
- 28 Apr 2018
Professor Johnbull Drums up Support for Traditional Means of Saving Money
The next edition of the family entertainment programme, Professor Johnbull, sponsored by Globacom, is refocusing attention on the traditional method of saving money, called Osusu or Esusu in Yoruba.…