We all know about COVID-19 Pandemic because of the media. That is, if there was no coverage about COVID-19, if all governments ensured no information was made available to the…
Read MoreWe all know about COVID-19 Pandemic because of the media. That is, if there was no coverage about COVID-19, if all governments ensured no information was made available to the…
Read MoreThe Status of Media Report 2020 launched by the Media Council of Kenya today has revealed that Citizen Television is leading by viewership at 35 percent followed by NTV Kenya…
Read MoreNation Media Group has today launched a new digital brand, Nation.Africa which the company says is a process of reengineering itself to accelerate its digital transformation so as to embrace the…
Read MoreIn the recent weeks there have been debates on who is the king of Kenya’s news paper sector. Is it the Daily Nation (including the sister papers the Saturday Nation,…
Read MoreLooks like Raila Odinga is the only person who will not suffer the consequences of his mock swearing in. Others like Miguna Miguna, Linus Kaikai, and now Larry Madowo are…
Read MoreIf you have a few million dollars and you want to enter into competition with a company like Netflix that is worth almost a billion dollars then you have already…
Read MoreI once wanted to buy a dress for my wife. I asked for the price. He said Shs 5,000. “Discount?. He insulted me – the same way Multichoice insulted DStv…
Read MoreIt is been a while before Ezekiel Mutua trended on Twitter – probably because over the last few weeks Twitter trends have largely been fueled by Jubilee campaigns and NASA’s…
Read MoreMultiChoice is spreading some love to its DStv Compact and Compact + customers by having an Open Window showcasing three top Premium channels. From 29 May to 23 June 2017,…
Read MoreIt is exactly two weeks since I wrote that Kenyans can hardly afford to watch YouTube, let alone ShowMax content. A few days after publishing the article, I received an…
Read MoreThe AfricanĀ media landscape is growing ever more diversified. Brands and broadcasters no longer needĀ to make decisions based on outdated information, risking valuable advertising dollars. Ā GeoPoll has released Q4 overnight media…
Read MoreMedia lay-offs have lately become the norm in the Kenyan mainstream media, all in the name of shifting to digital. This is a good step in the right direction for…
Read MoreThe AfricanĀ media landscape is growing ever more diversified. Brands and broadcasters no longer needĀ to make decisions based on outdated information, risking valuable advertising dollars. How much the audience cares about…
Read MoreThere is a reason I do not pay attention to online TV. It’s because I am a Kenyan. As part of the 99% ofĀ Kenyans online who use mobile Internet, I…
Read MoreThe 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League season has kicked off. This is one of the premium football content that locals here are always thrilled about. For a long time now we…
Read MoreThe much-awaited Lionsā Den reality TV show to be aired on NTV is now weeks away. The show will premiere on the 26th of this month (September). The investors (lions)…
Read MoreZuku TV, a home entertainment product of Wananchi Group, is in the campaign of gunning new customers. Starting 1st September, 2016 Zuku has been offering free television subscription for new…
Read MoreThis Android app with a developer with quite an interesting name (KissDevs) is described as āAll in one News, Sports, Politics, Events, eCitizen, Landmarks/Map & much moreā in its Play…
Read MoreRemember the good old days when we had a Chinese counterfeit phone influx in the country? When āNoklaā was choking Nokiasā sales? Devices with craftily off names and weights of…
Read MoreThe football broadcast landscape in Kenya is changing. More competition is joining the football space. This translates to quality programming for the diehard football fans. Not only that but also…
Read MoreaKoma MediaĀ in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation wants talented African writers and creators for a six-month fellowship in Nairobi along with two other African cities: Kigali (Rwanda) and Lagos (Nigeria)….
Read MoreToday at around 10:00hr (+3 GMT) NTV Kenya went live on their Facebook page. Unfortunately the feed did not last for long. Judging from the comments that accompany the feed…
Read MoreSix months ago the Communications Authority of Kenya issued a grace period for the TV and Radio Stations to align their programming to the industry’s Programming Code. That grace period…
Read MoreI have always wanted to write about Nation FM. I have wanted to say how great a station it is. How it is the only radio station that cares about…
Read MoreNobody watches KBC, so I am told. The other day I saw on Twitter people saying that KBC has some of the best content locally but due to bad history,…
Read MoreAlong Ngong Road there are many cars, big cars – brand new cars. I mean showroom brand new cars. If you have been keen, most of these cars are driven…
Read MoreAl Jazeera Media has launched an audio web app in attempts to reach more audience across Africa, Middle East and South Asia regions considered to be low bandwidth. The primary…
Read MoreWhen will Kenya Media Houses mature up and start offering quality local content? On Saturday I watched Dr. Alfred Mutua, the Governor of Machakos County, appear on NTV to answer…
Read MoreConsumers want more flexibility, freedom and convenience in when they consume their preferred content. The media audience does not see significant divide between digital and traditional media yet. As a…
Read More13th August, 2015 marked the historic event of license issuance to broadcasters. The event held at Communication authority of Kenya’s head quarters was a turn of events for many who…
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