Leading pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo has launched its brand health measurement tool ‘Mdundo Brand Lift’ which provides advertisers with real time insights into their brand’s performance. Available for advertisers, the Mdundo Lift brand lift tool provides these insights by aggregating the four crucial brand metrics; awareness, consideration, favourability and purchase intent among the platform’s…
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Betty Kyallo reality series, Kyallo Kulture, is coming to Showmax
Kyallo Kulture, a new Kenyan reality series about Betty Kyallo and her sisters Mercy and Gloria, is set to premiere on Showmax on 17 June 2022. The 13-part reality series will dive into the personal lives of Betty Kyallo, one of Kenya’s most prominent media personalities and a thriving entrepreneur, and her bold sisters, Mercy…
Kevin Samuel: My character is a cautionary tale on what could have been
In 2012, Kenyan TV series Mali arrived on our screens with the freshness that only a show branding itself as “Kenya’s first-ever soap opera” could have, and boasting a star-studded ensemble cast of Mumbi Maina, Mkamzee Mwatela, Brenda Wairimu, Daniel Peter Weke and Kevin Samuel. When Mali ended in 2015, it was the last time we would see Samuel…
Mdundo.Com Records 31 Million Quarterly Users In The First Quarter Of 2022
Leading Pan-African music service provider, Mdundo.com, has recorded 31 million active users across Africa in the first quarter of 2022, representing a 49% growth compared with the previous quarter. Mdundo’s Head of Brand Partnerships Ms. Rachel Karanu said that the growth was attributed to the rise in demand for easily accessible music among the youthful…
Emirates opens new lounge for young flyers
Young travellers flying Emirates as unaccompanied minors can now relax and wait for their flight in a newly upgraded lounge dedicated for them at Dubai International Airport, located next to Emirates’ First Class Lounge in Concourse B. Emirates’ lounge for unaccompanied minors is open 24/7, and the newly upgraded facility offers fun video games, drinks…
2022 LG CineBeam projectors designed to elevate the home cinema experience to new heights
LG Electronics (LG) is upgrading the home cinema experience with CineBeam 4K laser projector models HU715Q and HU710P, the company’s advanced projectors to date. The new LG HU715Q Ultra Short Throw (UST) features sophisticated technologies such as auto brightness and the ability to create a 100-inch image1 when placed only 21.7 centimeters from the wall, delivering…
Showmax expands investment in Kenya with its first Original film, Baba Twins
Showmax has today released its first Kenyan Showmax Original film, Baba Twins, a coming-of-age comedy-drama. Baba Twins follows Wamz, a young carefree airline hostess who is thrust into motherhood and has to raise multiples while navigating nanny drama and Tony, her socialite baby daddy who is not ready to be a dad. Wamz is played…
What Kenyans searched for on Google
Google has released Kenya’s Year in Search Lists, an annual look into the year’s top trending Google searches revealing queries that had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2021. The lists range from overall global stories to local top 10 lists of trending topics across sports, music, lifestyle, personalities, news, and…
New feature documentary from Johnnie Walker captures the spirit of keep walking, shining a light on the creatives igniting collective progress across Africa
The world’s number one Scotch whisky[1], Johnnie Walker, and Forbes 30 under 30 filmmaker, Amarachi Nwosu premiere their new feature documentary – The Ones Who Keep Walking – which showcases inspiring stories of the creators and collectives who are turning the attention of the world to Africa. For over two centuries Johnnie Walker has been committed to a spirit of progress and moving…
Kalasha 2021: Showmax boasts all 5 Best TV Drama nominees, including Crime and Justice
The Kenya Film Commission has unveiled the nominees for Kalasha Awards 2021. In its best performance yet, content on Showmax have 22 nominations, including all five Best TV Drama nominees. Kenya’s first Showmax Original Crime and Justice leads the charge with three nods, across all the TV Drama categories: Best TV Drama, Best Lead Actor…
LG to offer customers Apple TV+ three month trial
Starting November 15, LG Smart TV owners in over eighty countries will be able to enjoy Apple TV+ free for their first three months.1 The promotion applies to all compatible 2016-2021, 8K and 4K LG Smart TV models and is available to LG TV owners who sign-up for the Apple TV+ promotion by February 13, 2022.2 The…
Football fans across Africa get access to a ground-breaking multicam feed with Showmax Pro
It’s football weekend and Showmax Pro is going all out, introducing the ultimate viewing experience for fans. This Sunday, 24 October, Showmax Pro subscribers will for the first time have access to the multicam feed: a ground-breaking viewing option that lets fans watch the Spanish super-clash, the highly anticipated El Clasico (Barcelona vs Real Madrid), from multiple angles, while getting all the latest game…
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