the TV community of Nigeria

Erin Burnett broadcasts live from Lagos

Fri, 22 May 2009 11:07:00 +0200

CNBC US anchor, Erin Burnett, will be broadcasting her worldwide programmes from the West African business hub in Lagos, on Thursday, 21 May 2009 between 1pm and 4pm CAT. Burnett is anchor of "Street Signs" and co-anchor of "Squawk on the Street" on CNBC.
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BBC, DStv host Nigerian media event

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:02:00 +0200

LAGOS: Advertisers and their media agencies recently attended a presentation by John Simpson, CBE and BBC's World Affairs editor, at a lunch presentation organised by BBC World News and DStv Ad Sales. The event, which took place on 25 February, 2009 in Lagos, was hosted by Sean O' Hara, BBC World News executive director, and Katie Waxman, BBC World News senior account manager.
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Big Brother Africa excites Abuja subscribers

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:22:00 +0200

An unusually large number of susbcribers besieged the Abuja office of Multichoice yesterday to get connected or reconnected to the network cable.
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Nigeria: Senate seeks to censor Big Brother Africa

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:53:00 +0200

Abuja: Senate has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to censor or ban outright the Big Brother Africa Reality programme brought into Nigerian homes via the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) owned by Multichoice if the contents contradict socio-cultural values of the Nigerian people.
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DStv 'scores' at Nigerian Cup final

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:13:00 +0200

SuperSport's involvement in Nigerian football was taken to the next level at last weekend's Nigerian Cup final between Ocean Boys and Gombe United in Makurdi. The DStv channel's commitment to Nigerian football includes training programmes for individuals involved in all aspects of broadcasting, from operating cameras to production and directing.
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Africa's Olympic win

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:43:00 +0200

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) has concluded an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acquire the free-to-air broadcast rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The broadcast rights relate to 41 sub-Saharan territories excluding South Africa.
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Nigeria's premier private broadcaster goes public

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:31:00 +0200

Daar Communications, owners of Nigeria's Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM, both of which made history as the very first private television and radio stations in Nigeria, has taken the broadcast network to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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Apprentice Africa - let the business begin

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:05:00 +0200

Touted as the ultimate job interview, Africa's own version of the popular reality TV series The Apprentice launches tonight, 26 February 2008.
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Music video project for Africa

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:43:00 +0200

Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry.
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Four young Kenyans become mobile reporters

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:56:00 +0200

“This is a great opportunity to promote responsive journalism and democracy in Kenya,” says Munene Kilongi. He is standing in a street in Nairobi while he is sending his report on the elections in Kenya from his mobile phone.
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