Nigerian director Tosin Igho’s upcoming feature Suspicion will be released worldwide as a Prime Video Original on the November 28th. The film is produced by Igho’s production studio Divergent Films. The film introduces the audience to Voke, portrayed by award-winning actor Stan Nze (RattleSnake: The Ahanna Story, Colourless, The Blind Date) – a man wielding […]
ATHLST, a Nigerian-American digital sports studio, has partnered with MagicLine Films to showcase the journey of world record hurdler Tobi Amusan in a new documentary film, Homecoming: The Tobi Amusan Story, with Nile Media Entertainment Group serving as the sales agency. The highly anticipated trailer for has been released, offering a riveting look into the […]
Brown Toy Box, a brand creating culturally relevant educational toys, has announced a licensing partnership with amovie and TV studio Lion Forge Entertainment for their animated series Iyanu – an epic superhero story steeped in Nigerian culture and mythology, set to premiere on Cartoon Network and Max in 2025. This exciting collaboration will launch a […]
Nile Entertainment, the distribution division of the newly launched Nile Media Entertainment Group, has acquired global rights for the third instalment of the Nollywood blockbuster franchise, Wives on Strike: The Uprising. The movie is scheduled for an international rollout, premiering in theatres across the UK, US, Ireland and Canada this October. Wives on Strike: The […]
Nigerian film industry pioneer Moses Babatope has announced the launch of Nile Media Entertainment Group – a new film and television production and distribution studio dedicated to transforming Africa’s cinema industry. The Nile Group will focus on “cultural representation, industry excellence, and sustainable practices as it looks to lead the future of cinema in Africa […]
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ collaboration with Pan-African entertainment company Kugali has culminated in the all-new six-part series Iwájú streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning February 28th Iwájú is an original animated series set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. The coming-of-age story follows Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, […]
MultiChoice and its DStv pay-TV operation has secured access to the African Cup (AFCON). The football tournament kicks off in the Cote- d’Ivoire on January 13th, and now viewers in Nigeria and other African countries can view the coverage as part of their DStv subscriptions. MultiChoice said it had reached “a commercially viable agreement” with […]
Football fans in Nigeria who subscribe to DStv expected the pay-TV broadcaster to cover all the matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON_. But not so. The football tournament is due to start in a few days and subscribers are unhappy that the biennial competition will not be covered by DStv or its […]
Nigerian consumers are unhappy with the fourth price rise this year from Multichoice and its DStv and GOtv pay-TV services. One quote published in Nigerian local press from the ConsumerConnect watchdog states that MultiChoice is “taking Nigerians for granted”. MultiChoice has announced increases in the costs of its products May, August and early November 2023 […]
MultiChoice has raised subscription rates by 19 per cent for viewers in Nigeria. The rise is put down by local CEO John Ugbe as the cost of business operations and “the current economic challenges in Nigeria,” which include high inflation and a weak Naira. The price hikes have understandably not gone down well with subscribers. […]