Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Digital terrestrial Pay-Tv service, GOtv, in partnership with Voice of Africa (VoA) has kicked off its annual Ramadan giveaways that will include Iftar for several mosques, food items, prayer mats, GOtv decoders, T-shirts among others. The activations were launched at the Masjid Takuwa Mosque in …
Read More »MultiChoice Uganda lowers subscription fee for Showmax mobile
Showmax mobile subscribers in Uganda will now enjoy the full Showmax catalogue at only Sh11,499 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda has announced that Showmax mobile subscribers in Uganda will from the start of this week get an almost 25% reduction in price to access the full Showmax catalogue on a …
Read More »DSTV cuts Showmax subscription costs
Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | ShowMax, the Multichoice owned TV streaming service, will be charged half price to all DStv Access, Compact and Compact Plus customers when they add the streaming platform service to their DStv bill. However, the company’s premium subscribers will access ShowMax free of charge, potentially providing customers with …
Read More »MultiChoice announces new lifestyle channel
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On Dec.16, MultiChoice announced a brand-new Pan-African lifestyle channel on the DStv channel 173 dubbed Honey. In addition to their legendary sports, education and movie channels, the new Honey channel will showcase unscripted lifestyle TV content for curious and connected Africans while celebrating and exploring …
Read More »Interesting time as marketers seek to survive in ‘new normal’
Strategic marketing partnerships key for brands in the ‘New Normal’ COMMENT | Colin Asiimwe | In reference to an excerpt in Seth Godin’s book titled; This is Marketing, marketing is defined as a fundamental element in the decision-making process, as it is everywhere and a part of our …
Read More »Pearl Magic sets stage for Uganda’s movie industry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While marking its 2-year journey, MultiChoice Uganda’s Pearl Magic has continued to shape the growth of Uganda’s film industry by setting stage for showcasing local content and talent. In a Nov.05 statement, MultiChoice said over 145 Ugandan movie titles have featured on the channel – …
Read More »MultiChoice, Televisa Networks announces new channel
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | MultiChoice Group and Televisa Networks have teamed up to announce the launch of a new channel, tlnovelas, a Sept.14 statement from MulitChoice reads in part. The statement said the DStv channel will be available from September 14 until August 2021 on DStv Channel 133. Tlnovelas …
Read More »MultiChoice customers to purchase television items on Jumia
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MultiChoice Uganda customers can now access a range of items including decoders, dish, external antenna, remote control on the e-commerce website – Jumia, officials announced on May 29. Colin Asiimwe, the MultiChoice Uganda head of marketing said that the partnership between the two firms is …
Read More »MultiChoice reaches out to leaners via Pearl Magic channel
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | MultiChoice Uganda, has through local content channel – Pearl Magic, launched Learning Time, an education segment on the channel dedicated to providing education support to students in Uganda while on lockdown. The segment is covering all the major subjects for Ugandan students and will run …
Read More »MultiChoice Uganda launches back to school campaign set to run till 31st Jan 2020
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda has unveiled its Back to School promotion to reward customers who renew their subscription during the festive season and on-going school holidays, with school fees. The promotion which will run until Jan. 31, 2020, was unveiled, by Colin Asiimwe, the Head of …
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