Entertainment
StarTimes Launches Premium Nollywood Channel
In line with its commitment to offer premium content, Star Times, has collaborated with notable Nollywood production company, Big Idea Media Works to launch PBO TV,a 24-hour entertainment channel dedicated to top rated Nollywood movies, series, sitcoms, music and late night comedy shows.
PBO TV is on basic bouquet on Channel 184 and smart bouquet on Channel 017,the same bouquets housing recently launched Hollywood movie channel, TNT Africa. PBO TV went on air on October 1, 2020. The channel promises to be explosive with top rated Nollywood stars on display.
Among the movies showing this October are June, featuring Uche Jumbo, Vector Tha Viper, Chinyere Wilfred,Empress Njama; Mad About You, featuring: Blossom Chukwujekwu,Linda Osifo and Annie Macaulay Idibia, Being Annabel, featuring Oma Amadi,Ken Erics and Desmond Elliott and Drama series including Tough Love, featuring Nkem Owoh, Sola Sobowale, Damini Egbuson and Sharon Ooja, Life Of A Single Mom,a series featuring Mofe Duncan, Gregory Ojefua and Mercy Macjoe,among others.
PBO TV celebrates the rich diversity of African culture with original and exclusive content, Gabriel Nworah, CEO of the Big Idea Media Works Limited, said. According to Tunde Aina ,CEO, Star Times, in July, when we commenced the adjustment of our bouquet prices due to persistent Naira fall, we assured our subscribers that as a business, we would continue to make it a priority to broaden our content offerings to meet the variety of our interests without compromising affordability.
“ Since then, we have continued to delight our subscribers with more value at the best price in the pay TV market. At first, we launched top Hollywood animation channel, Dream Works, followed by Spanish Football league, La Liga,the FA Community Shield, the exclusive broadcasting rights for Bob Arum’s top rank boxing events whose current stable of champions include Tyson Fury,Vasily Lomachenko,Terence Crawford, Oscar Valdez, Gilberto Ramirez, Hollywood movie channel, TNT Africa, the recent season of popular sitcom, Jenifer’s Dairy and the latest edition of PBO TV, a channel dedicated to premium entertainment, more is coming’,he said.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’
