Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Commission has abandoned the radio and television project it was pursuing to enhance media coverage of business in Parliament and donated the equipment to Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). Among the equipment offered to UBC, a government owned public broadcaster network include; two transmitters, …
Read More »UBC journalist, 15 others remanded over treachery, illegal possession of firearms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenneth Odida, 50, a news anchor with the National Broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation-UBC, and 15 others are on remand for alleged treachery and illegal possession of ammunition and firearms. The others are; Private Yofas Adia Yusuf, a boda boda rider and resident of Ojovule village …
Read More »MPs propose UBC and New Vision merger
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have urged government to consider merging Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) and the New Vision following reports of non-performance. MPs made this proposal while scrutinizing the budgetary allocations to UBC for the Financial Year 2023/2024, arguing that government should not continue injecting money in an entity …
Read More »Full list of World Cup matches that UBC TV will broadcast
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | UBC TV Uganda has released the list of 28 of 64 Qatar World Cup 2022 matches that they will telecast live. The national broadcaster will relay eight matches on each of match day 1, 2 and 3; half the matches of the …
Read More »UBC to broadcast 2022 World Cup matches
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation- UBC, the National Broadcaster has today announced that it will be broadcasting nearly all of the games of the forthcoming 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup, a development that has generated excitement amongst football fans. The games will be on the UBC main …
Read More »LDU officer awaits punishment for murder of UBC journalist
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Local Defense Unit-LDU officer who was arrested for the murder of former Uganda Broadcasting Corporation-UBC journalist Robert Kagolo, is awaiting punishment after he confessed to the murder charges. Prosecution had told the First Division Court Martial at Kakiri that on April 29 this year, …
Read More »World Press Freedom Day
Uganda marks it amid brutal attacks on journalists ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 28 Teddy Nakaliga and Amon Kayanja, both reporters for separate TV stations hit the road in Kayunga Village, Wakiso District, to cover a demonstration by residents protesting a two-week power blackout. As Nakaliga narrated …
Read More »Minister pleads for funding for UBC and national guidance directorate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National guidance Judith Nabakooba has decried a lack of funding for national guidance and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). Although the Ministry sought 22 billion Shillings for the national broadcaster-UBC, and three billion Shillings for the national guidance …
Read More »UCC unable to license new TVs as signet runs out of space
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The delay to embark on Phase three of the Digital Terrestrial Television network has forced the Uganda Communications Commission to stop issuing licenses to new broadcasters. Uganda switched off analogue television in June 2015, in fulfilment of an international deadline and Signet, a company affiliated …
Read More »UBC negotiates for UGX 1.2B supplementary to expand radio network
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has told Parliament that it will need supplementary funding of 1.2 billion Shillings to expand its radio transmission network to underserved regions. According to a statement by the Minister of ICT and National Guidance Judith Nabakooba, the money will …
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