Next Media Services
| media conglomerate | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Broadcasting and Telecasting |
| Founded 📆 | June 16, 2007 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Next Media Park, Plot 13, summit view Road, Naguru, Kampala, Uganda |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Kin Kariisa (CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Television Stations, Radio Stations |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | nextmedia |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Next Media is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda.[1][2].
History[edit]
In 2007, Nathan Nabeta initiated the establishment of NBS TV Uganda. In 2014, Mr. Kin Kariisa assumed ownership of NBS Television, and in 2016, he introduced Salam TV and Sanyuka TV. In October 2017, the Nile Post newspaper (an online publication) was inaugurated[3] The trend of innovation persisted into 2018 with the launch of Next Radio, an audiovisual radio station. In 2019, Next Communications, a digital media agency, was established. Concurrently, Next Productions Limited, a video and audio production house, was also founded. In January 2021, Next Media Services unveiled Afro Mobile. As of October 2023, Next Media Services has 12 brands.
Location[edit]
The company is located at Next Media Park, Plot 13, Summit View Road, Naguru, Kampala, Uganda and it was officially opened by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.[4]
Subsidiary companies[edit]
The subsidiary companies of the Vision Group include:
- Nile Post: published in English[5][6]
- NBS TV[7]
- Sanyuka TV[8]
- Salam TV
- Next Radio
- Next Conference Centre[9][10][11]
- Next Productions
- Afro Mobile[12][13]
- Next Communications
- NBS SPORT[14][15]
- Sanyuka TV Prime[16][17]
Controversies[edit]
On 1 October 2021, 3 employees of Next Media Services were arrested. The trio were remanded to Kitalya prison were Isaac ‘Kaiyz’ Kawalya, Brian Wako and Marko on charges of offensive communication.[18][2]
On December 2nd 2022, Next Media Services laid off 30 of its employees and it announced later that it was done to pave the way for the digital transformation of the company.[19][20][21]
References[edit]
- ↑ Kaggwa, Andrew (January 22, 2015). "NBS TV rebrands". The Observer - Uganda.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://kampalasun.co.ug/singer-os-celebrates-arrest-of-next-media-journalists/
- ↑ "Next media services launches first ever audio visual Radio in Uganda". Journalism@mak - Student Projects. October 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Museveni preaches wealth creation as he officially launches Next Media Park".
- ↑ Ray, Lee (June 4, 2020). "NBS TV Set To Shift To New Multi-Billion Home - SEE PICTURES".
- ↑ KAMOGA, JONATHAN (October 20, 2017). "NBS launches online news site". The Observer - Uganda.
- ↑ Plugged (2023-01-25). "Next Media is moving all its entertainment programs off NBS TV, to focus on current affairs". Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ "Next Media's Sports team nominated for International and national awards - Nile Post".
- ↑ Edwin, Danze (July 19, 2021). "Next Conference Centre". Next Media.
- ↑ "Next Media unveils state of the art conference centre - Nile Post".
- ↑ "Next Media unveils state of the art conference centre". November 27, 2020.
- ↑ Bambino, Roger (August 23, 2022). "Next Media's Afro Mobile App is now a paid subscription service". Techjaja.
- ↑ "Next Media's Afro Mobile App is no longer a free streaming service. - UG TECHUB". August 23, 2022.
- ↑ Writer, JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff (June 8, 2022). "NBS Sport: Next Media's 24-hour sports-dedicated channel launches".
- ↑ "Bot Verification". the-buzznation.com.
- ↑ STANDARD, OUR REPORTER | UG (September 29, 2022). "Next Media launches new Uganda Premier league channel, Sanyuka Prime TV".
- ↑ "Next Media launches Sanyuka Prime television station".
- ↑ Mwesigwa, Solomon (October 2, 2021). "Justice will prevail - Next Media releases statement on Kayz arrest". MBU.
- ↑ "Next Media Lays off 30 Staff in Mega Restructuring". November 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Next Media digital direction leaves some staff redundant".
- ↑ "NMG, Next Media announce layoffs". 93.3 KFM. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- [ Museveni launches Next Media Service headquarters, commends Kariisa for creating jobs, wealth]
- Next Media announces 500 million contribution to Busoga Royal Wedding
- Meet NBS Sport, Next Media’s 24-hour Sports Channel | The Kampala Post
- Job Slots: Next Media Tables 50 Vacancies For Journalists & Managers - TheSpy
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