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BBC News Pidgin launches on TikTok

August 19, 2025 15.51 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

BBC News Pidgin has officially launched its TikTok channel.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: BBC News, Nigeria, Pidgin, TikTok Edited: 19 August 2025 16:07

BBC World Service teams up with MTN Nigeria

June 25, 2020 11.20 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

BBC World Service has entered into a partnership with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: BBC World Service, MTN Nigeria, Nigeria Edited: 25 June 2020 11:20

Nigeria’s Premium Free provides 13 more channels

May 23, 2019 08.11 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Nigeria’s free-to-air local channel bouquet, Premium Free, has enabled local television broadcast audiences access to 13 new premium channels which are custom-made for African viewers.

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite, TV Tagged With: AfricaXP, Nigeria, Premium Free, SES Edited: 23 May 2019 08:11

Yanga! TV goes live with Nigeria Decides election special

February 14, 2019 09.48 Europe/London By Robert Briel

African entertainment channel Yanga! TV will for the first time broadcast a live Nigeria Decides Election Special from the 18 – 22 February.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Nigeria, Yanga! TV Edited: 14 February 2019 09:48

Eutelsat claims to be market leader in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast

November 13, 2018 09.58 Europe/London By Robert Briel

A study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat as satellite market leader within these countries.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research, Satellite Tagged With: Cameroon, Eutelsat, Ivory Coast, Nielsen, Nigeria Edited: 13 November 2018 09:58

SES launches FTA local channel bouquet for Nigeria

September 26, 2018 11.02 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Premium Free is launching a new bouquet of 13 channels supplied by AfricaXP and delivered using SES satellites at 28.2 degrees East.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: AfricaXP, Nigeria, Premium Free, SES Edited: 26 September 2018 11:02

Kagan: Nigeria overtakes South Africa in pay-TV subscribers numbers

August 29, 2018 19.56 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Nigeria has become the largest pay-TV market in Africa in terms of subscribers and continues to have a strong growth potential, according to the latest country profile report from Kagan, […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: Julija Jurkevic, Kagan, Nigeria, pay TV, South Africa Edited: 30 August 2018 08:19

SES reaches over 11mi TV homes in Nigeria

April 26, 2018 20.36 Europe/London By Robert Briel

SES has significantly increased its technical reach in Nigeria to over 11 million TV homes in 2017, up from 3 million in 2015, according to Satellite Monitor.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research, Satellite Tagged With: Nigeria, SES Edited: 26 April 2018 20:37

SPI/Filmbox relaunch channels in Nigeria with Play

August 11, 2017 06.35 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Nine channels from the SPI’s African portfolio are available on Play which recently took over the Consat service and relaunched it on Astra 2F satellite at 28.2 degrees East.

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Filmbox, Nigeria, PLAY, SPI Edited: 11 August 2017 08:12

Mobile distribution essential for African OTT success

June 25, 2017 16.59 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Sub-Saharan Africa OTT TV and video will still be a very immature sector by 2022, with movie and TV episode revenues reaching $640 million for 35 countries.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, OTT, Research Tagged With: Africa, Digital TV Research, Nigeria, Simon Murray, South Africa Edited: 26 June 2017 10:37

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