Apply For the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Program 2025
As part of its initiative aimed at training young Africans to acquire the digital skills of content creation and filmmaking, MultiChoice has announced applications for the 2025 edition of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Program. Read more about Opportunities The MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy is a 12-month program that allows participants to learn and […]
NTA2 Launches Online Streaming Website
In a bid to serve the Nigerian populace better, the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), NTA2, has launched its website nta2.tv. The good news about the new TV broadcaster website is that it is loaded with industry-styled contents ranging from business, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, culture, sports, amongst others. Read more […]
Rave TV Is Six Today
Nigeria’s first interactive TV Network, Rave TV, is six years old, today. On this day, six years ago, Rave TV put its best foot forward into the broadcasting space and has never looked back. On behalf of everyone at Connect Nigeria, we wish you a very happy six years anniversary. Read more about Entertainment […]
Photo Speak: Rave TV’s The Mentoring Series: Reinventing Traditional Media
On Thursday, 26th September 2019, Lagos City Hall was packed with over a thousand youth, who attended the 2019 edition of Rave TV’s The Mentoring Series, themed: Re-Inventing Traditional Media (Bridging The Gap). Find below pictures of the impactful event:
Did You Know? NTA Jos Was The First TV Station In West Africa To Broadcast In Colour
The first terrestrial television broadcast in Africa was from Ibadan (now NTA Ibadan) in 1959, in the present day Oyo state. TV stations began to spring up soon after in various locations, but they all broadcast in black and white until Benue/Plateau Television (BPTV) Jos, now NTA Jos, took television one notch higher with its […]
NBC Introduces Internet-Free Video On Demand Service
The National Broadcasting Commission is partnering with Free-to-air TV and Radio service provider, FREETV, and Nigerian pay TV service, PLAY TV ,to provide Nigerians with a unique video on demand solution which it calls PlayVod. The DG of the National Broadcasting Commission, Mallam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, made the announcement at the launch of the service […]
Kate Henshaw Named Amongst International Experts in New CBS Global Talent Show ‘The World’s Best’
Award-winning actress, Kate Henshaw, has been named alongside 49 other renowned international experts, who along with American judges, Drew Barrymore, RuPaul Charles, and Faith Hill, will help decide who gets to wear the coveted crown in the new CBS Global competition series ‘The World’s Best.’ All 50 experts were carefully selected from every field of […]
Mo Abudu Bags Another Doctorate Degree
Nigerian media and entertainment entrepreneur, and founder of Ebonylife Media, Mo Abudu, has been awarded a degree of Doctor of Arts, in recognition of her contributions to broadcasting and enterprise in the country. View this post on Instagram I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the University of Westminster for […]
Social Media Accounts To Follow: 4 Nigerian Video Jockeys You Should Know
Video Jockeys, also known as VJs, bring the best of entertainment to our TV screens. They discuss the latest trends, gossip, introduce us to top charting hit songs and fast-rising musicians, in a fun and entertaining way. Here are some of the VJs that entertain us daily and have become household names among Nigerians. VJ […]
UEFA Europa League: StarTimes Obtain Exclusive Rights
Nigeria’s leading cable tv provider, StarTimes, has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights for UEFA Europa League in Sub-Saharan Africa until 2021. This is a special treat for Europa league fans who have access to the affordable StarTimes decoder —they can now follow the thrilling Europa action live from September 20th. A delight Speaking on the decision […]
Celebrating Mo Abudu At 54
One of Nigeria’s foremost media entrepreneurs, Mosunmola Abud (known as Mo Abudu), turned fifty-four on the 11th of September 2018. CEO of Africa’s Foremost Global Black Television Network Abudu is the CEO of EbonyLife TV, located at Tinapa Resort in the South-South Nigeria tourist city of Calabar. The network, founded in 2013, is Africa’s pioneer […]
Netflix Acquires Rights To The ‘Lionheart’ Movie
Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart movie is in the news again. This time, online movie streaming platform, Netflix has announced its acquisition of the worldwide rights to the movie. Netflix announced this on its website on 7th September, a day before its scheduled premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The implication of this is that the […]
Startimes TV Upgrades Classic With 4 New Channels
Startimes has moved to improve its offering to its teaming number of subscribers within the country by adding more channels to its classic bouquet at no extra cost. StarTimes The new channels to be included in the classic bouquet are EbonyLife TV, Fox, ST Kids and ST Nollywood. The inclusion of the four channels will […]
‘House 31’: Igwe 2Pac, Josh2Funny, Helen Paul Feature In Sheyman’s Nollywood Debut
Phatbase Entertainment’s Oluseyi Ademoye, aka Sheyman, has released the trailer for his debut Nollywood film titled House 31. Sheyman posted on Instagram: “This is my debut to the TV/Film industry. It has not been an easy transition from music to movies. With all the odds, I have tried as much as possible to make Sure […]
The Guardian Gives Artistes Free Platform As It Celebrates 35 Years
One of the major problems upcoming artistes experience is getting as many people as possible to hear their songs or see their videos. They are constantly hindered by the ability to raise awareness about their art. Good news! The Guardian Nigeria is giving Nigerian artistes an opportunity to showcase their music videos on Guardian TV […]
EbonyLife TV Set to Film ”Death and the King’s Horseman” by Wole Soyinka
Filmmaker, media entrepreneur and EbonyLife TV boss, Mo Abudu, has announced that EbonyLife TV has acquired the rights to produce a feature film “Death and the King’s Horseman” an adaptation of a play by Wole Soyinka. She made the post after a lunch meeting with the Nobel laureate in London on Sunday. “Lunch with Prof […]