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Africa Magic Yoruba launches; a 24-hour Yoruba channel on DSTV

1 March 2010 ~ 501 views

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Africa Magic Yoruba and Africa Magic Hausa launched today Monday 1st March 2010. However, this blog post would focus on the journey of how the Yoruba channel came to be. There is no doubt that the country Nigeria is a very important market for Multichoice. Being Africa’s largest population and home to Nollywood, it not only [...]

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Akon – Oh Africa (feat. Keri Hilson)

2 February 2010 ~ 420 views

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Music video by Akon performing Oh Africa. (C) 2009 Universal Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and I.G. Records, Inc.  

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Maksi Clothing: A Fresh Fashion House launches in Accra

2 December 2009 ~ 1,277 views

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It was a night of glitz and glamour. Last Friday 27th November 2009 was the night and the poolside of African Regent Hotel was the venue. It was a night that witnessed the colourful launch of Maksi Clothing. Maksi Clothing is a new fashion line created by two young Ghanaians who are out to raise the [...]

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How to add more TV & Radio channels to your Multi TV decoder

25 November 2009 ~ 2,453 views

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Before reading, I assume you already have a Multi TV subscription or intend to do so and that you have read my earlier blog posts on Multi TV. Else, you should read Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV and Early review of Multi TV + Satellite information before reading this post. The principle [...]

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Africa’s Got Talent. $1 million Grand Price.

15 November 2009 ~ 1,295 views

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America’s Got Talent is a talent-hunt show in the United States of America, seeking to find the very best of raw showbiz talent in that country. It is open to people of all ages, and does not restrict what type of performance the contestants put up. As a result, it has featured singers, dancers, magicians, [...]

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Movie Review: A Sting In A Tale

13 November 2009 ~ 1,529 views

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Around this time last Friday night, I was well-seated in the Accra International Conference Centre, sipping a “free” coke and waiting for the first screening of  A Sting In A Tale, the latest movie from Sparrow Productions. After being bombarded with music from 4X4 and VIP which was heavily punctuated by ads from the movie sponsors, [...]

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A Sting In A Tale. A new movie premieres in Ghana.

29 October 2009 ~ 3,332 views

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A Sting In A Tale, the latest movie from Sparrow Productions premiers next weekend at Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana. It features Adjetey Anang, Lydia Forson, Majid Michel among others. A twisted tale of two unemployed graduates who embark on a journey to make it in a world where you need more than what you [...]

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IJE – The Journey. Nollywood Movie coming soon.

29 October 2009 ~ 2,544 views

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I could easily write a damning report on Nigeria’s local movie industry, known as Nollywood. This is because most of the movies churned out are very mediocre in many ways. It is heart-warming to note however, that out of the ashes of mediocrity, many straight-thinking individuals within Nollywood are raising the standards to new heights. I [...]

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Big Brother Africa 4 (2009): The Revolution. Housemates. Forum.

5 September 2009 ~ 41,701 views

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Big Brother Africa 2009 The Revolution hosted by Ikponmwosa "I.K." Osakioduwa. Housemates would be from Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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NileSat 101 & 102: More TV Channels than you can handle

22 August 2009 ~ 8,358 views

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I had the opportunity to visit Zaria, a town in Northern Nigeria, on my recent trip to that country. I was pleasantly surprised to have observed so many satellite dishes as I was being driven into the city. You can thus imagine my excitement when I got to my relative’s apartment and saw that he [...]

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Want 6 Radio Channels on MultiTV? RESCAN your decoder

17 August 2009 ~ 1,843 views

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Some of the TV channels on MultiTV have been out-of-sync in the past few days. Tuning to CNN International for example, plays the audio of another TV channel. This can be corrected by rescanning the MultiTV digital satellite decoder. Another reason to rescan is that Multi TV has added 6 radio channels to the service. [...]

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“Sampson and Delilah” by Ofori Amponsah ft. Voltage

13 August 2009 ~ 1,708 views

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I love music. Melodious music. One of such is Ofori Amponsah’s “Sampson & Delilah”. The track features Ghanaian rapper “Voltage” and is basically about Delilah’s deception of her lover. The storyline is similar to that of the one in the Holy Bible. What do I like about this track? It’s so easy to listen & dance [...]

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e.Tv now in Ghana

12 August 2009 ~ 6,801 views

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TV just got even more exciting in Ghana as e.tv the first privately owned but free-to-air television station in South Africa has launched a subsidiary in Accra, Ghana. This launch is a big deal because e.tv South Africa that launched in 1998 is presently the largest English-medium channel in SA. e.tv Ghana is a free-to-air commercial [...]

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Early review of Multi TV + Satellite information

19 July 2009 ~ 8,918 views

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Introductory note: To put this post into a proper perspective, you should read Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV service first. Multi TV is at Testing Transmission phase and therefore, some of the glitches I have observed should be understandable to some extent. I got this installation since Thursday evening, my writing is based [...]

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Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV service [updated]

3 July 2009 ~ 22,598 views

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Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the host of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show has been teasing his listeners’ for some days now about a new service from Joy FM’s parent company Multimedia Group Limited. The service is essentially a free multi-channel digital satellite system available in every corner of Ghana. From the group’s website: MultiTV is a nationwide free [...]

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