Degue Broadcasting Network also known as DBN Television was incorporated in Nigeria in 1986 by Mr. Osa Sonny Adun and started its broadcasting in 1995 a year before the Nigerian Government deregulated the broadcast media. Degue Broadcasting Network (DBN) was founded in the United States of America in 1984 and the same year performed a…
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), SWI swissinfo.ch’s parent company, is set to switch off outdated analogue FM transmitters at the end of December. FM was originally expected to be switched off throughout Switzerland by the end of 2024. The government extended FM licences for the radio industry for the last time in October 2023 to…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for journalists, highlighting that a free press is essential for a thriving democracy. Idris stated this during Wednesday’s book presentation of ‘Writing for Media and Monetising It’ by the Senior Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership…
Popular Osun broadcaster, Taiwo Kekere Ekun, has passed away. She worked with Fresh FM Osogbo before her death. Taiwo Kekere was known for her charismatic and eloquent presentation of newspaper reviews in Yoruba, which earned her recognition both within and outside Osun State. She was a graduate of Mass Communication from Osun State Polytechnic, Iree….
A journalist in Atar Communication, owners of Liberty TV/Radio, was reportedly found dead on Wednesday in Abuja, five days after he was declared missing. Joel Waksi, an On-Air Personality (OAP) in the media outfit, was said to have left office around 9pm on Friday and was expected to report back to duty by 2pm the…
Media personality, Toke Makinwa has strongly condemned the age-old custom of using tribal marks for identification, labelling it as a form of cruelty towards children without their consent. Makinwa made this known in a series of posts via her X account. The media personality recalled her recent meeting with an influencer who had tribal marks,…
MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, has reverted to the old subscription prices following a court order mandating the pay television company to halt its move to hike prices. It was revealed that the company has reverted to the old prices after subscribers paid the new rates for May 2024 after the new hike. The…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Chairman and Publisher of Vanguard Media Limited, Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, on the occasion of his birthday. President Tinubu joins family, friends, and the Nigerian media community to celebrate a pacesetter, an inimitable man of letters, and a bastion of journalism. The President salutes Pa Amuka-Pemu for his service to…
The parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, MultiChoice Group, has disclosed a 30.77% decline in subscriber income from Nigeria for the full fiscal year that concludes in March 2024. Despite the hike in prices of subscription fees two times, BusinessDay reported that revenue decreased to $341.72 million from $493.59 in the prior year. The company attributed…
The Nigeria Guild of Editors and some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, have condemned the continued harassment of journalists by the police, using the Cybercrime Act. The condemnation comes as men of the Nigeria Police Force from the Zone 2 Command, Lagos State arrested a journalist and publisher of News Platform, Precious Eze. The publisher of…
