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Next Media’s Afro Mobile App is no longer a free streaming service.

Aug 23, 2022Aug 24, 2022 Joseph Otim

Next media a multimedia business similar to Netflix or any other media streaming platform, is changing its Afro mobile app to become a paid streaming service not for free. The reason for such a turning point is to enable the media streaming platform earn more revenue. The primary sources of revenue before were advertisements and endorsements. This transformation will make its Afro Mobile app into a paid subscription service. From one television station, Next media has seen a lot of transformation, seeing it grow to three television stations and also…

Differences Between MTN MoMo Card and Airtel Virtual MasterCard

Aug 6, 2022Sep 28, 2022 Joseph Otim

Due to sudden growth in digital economy across the African continent, making online payments and cashless transactions are becoming more rightly agreed to use by private businesses by their clients. In early 2021, Airtel Africa officially made it clear that they were partnering with Mastercard, providing their clients across 14 African countries the opportunity to access and use Mastercard’s global system by bringing into place the Airtel Virtual debit MasterCard for the very first time after the one for MTN. This addition adds to the growing list of an ever growing…

TikTok: Who is Azziad Nasenya?

Apr 15, 2020 Charles Layoo

Many Ugandans have been asking who this lady is? Well, Azziad is a nineteen (19) years old media student from Kenya who gained fame from her “Utawezana” video dance challenge that broke the internet across East Africa. She started a TikTok challenge in August 2019 and within a short period she had over 2 million views. Six months later, Azziad’s TikTok account was verified in February 2020. Azziad works as a theater actress. Her private phone number was leaked onto the internet and she reported that on a single day…