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In 2017, the company changed the domain from ugblizz.com to blizz.co.ug and in that year received Accreditation from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) the regulator of digital communications licensed as an online news publisher. [2] In 2021, Blizz Uganda launched a Business news website with a directory [3] and job portal The Pearl Post. [4]
The 1st Ikon Awards ceremony, presented by the Sauti Plus Hub, honored Ugandan films released from 2021 and 2022, and took place at the Kampala Serena Hotel in Kampala, Uganda, on March 25, 2023. Film producer Usama Mukwaya was named as producer of the first edition which marks his first "live" television production credit for a major show.
The Kiira Vehicle Plant's contribution to employment in Uganda is estimated at 940 jobs from the start-up investment. The full-scale plant operation is estimated to create over 2,000 direct jobs and 12,000 indirect jobs. [27] The Kiira Vehicle Plant start-up facilities will have an installed capacity of 5,000 vehicles annually.
These were the eight pay television operating companies in Uganda, including mode of transmission and area of coverage, as of January 2019. [ 1 ] List of satellite television service providers in Uganda
There are a number of newspapers in Uganda today. New Vision is Uganda's leading English daily newspaper. It is a state-owned newspaper and has the largest nationwide circulation. The Daily Monitor is an independent English-language newspaper and second in circulation to the New Vision. The two papers dominate the print section of media in Uganda.
Baba TV began broadcasting in August 2017 and is owned by Balyeku Moses Grace, [1] former member of Parliament for Jinja West. [2]In 2019, Baba TV launched on DStv in Uganda. [3] [4] [5] The station was launched on GOtv, the only digital platform that did not include it, in 2021.
The Vision Group of Companies, commonly known as the Vision Group, is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda. It publishes the New Vision (newspaper), an English-language daily newspaper, that appears in print form and online, as well as newspapers and magazines in a variety of Ugandan languages. [3]
Audiences go to video halls where narrators called "video jokers" translate the dialogue and add their own commentary. [7] Patrons also rent DVDs and watch feature films on prime-time TV. [8] Some films are funded by NGOs through cultural grants. [9] Other films are produced with DIY equipment and low production budgets.