MEDIA

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Standard Group's Mombasa Road Headquarters. The firm took a hit in 2020 as firms cut advertising budgets during the pandemic.
BUSINESSMEDIA

Standard Group Posts Ksh434 Million Loss as Advertisers Flee

Standard Group Plc on Friday, April 30 published its audited results for the full year ended December 31, 2020. The media firm posted...

NTV Kiswahili presenters Lofty Matambo and Fridah Mwaka
MEDIA

NTV Gets Bragging Rights After Hiring KTN Presenters

Two former KTN presenters have formerly joined NTV Kiswahili presenters and are set to cohost Kiswahili evening bulletin. Fridah Mwaka and Lofty Mutambo...

Nation Media Group (NMG) Headquarters in Nairobi. Since hitting highs of Ksh307.27 in 2013, NMG's stock price at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been on a steep decline and is currently trending at around Ksh16.
MARKETSMEDIA

NMG Net Profit Tumbles 95% to Ksh48M from Ksh856M – Here’s Why

Nation Media Group (NMG) has reported a massive 94.4 per cent decline in net profit for the year ended December 31, 2020. Net...

Philip Ochieng is dead
MEDIAPEOPLE

Philip Ochieng: Super Editor Who Burned Female Journalist’s Nose With a Cigarette

TRIBUTE: Veteran newspaper Journalist and columnist Philip Ochieng has died, aged 83. Ochieng died on the evening of Tuesday 27th April 2021 at...

Joseph Warungu hosting a past episode of the NTV morning show 'Your World'. As Managing Editor, Broadcast he will be responsible for assets including NTV and Nation FM.
MEDIA

NMG Newsroom Shake-up Lands TV Personality New Role

Nation Media Group (NMG) on Tuesday, April 20 shared with employees details of a management shake-up that saw top editors appointed to steer...

Showmax
BUSINESSMEDIA

Showmax Slashes Mobile Subscription Price by 20%

As of 19 April, Showmax mobile subscribers in Kenya will pay Ksh 300 a month for access to the full Showmax catalogue on a single mobile device. This is a 20% reduction...

Lofty Matambo announcing his exit from KTN during a live broadcast on April 18, 2021. He is rumoured to be headed to NTV.
MEDIA

Lofty Matambo Announces KTN Resignation on Live News Bulletin [VIDEO]

KTN News Swahili anchor Lofty Matambo on Sunday, April 18 announced his exit from the Standard Group-owned station. Matambo had been at KTN...

Julie Gichuru. She is among the country's most celebrated media personalities.
FEATURED ARTICLEMEDIA

5 Kenyan TV Stars Who Built Their Own Empires

Lulu Hassan & Rashid Abdallah The on-air couple first became known to many as Swahili news anchors - Hassan at Royal Media Services...

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