Entries Tagged to 'Ghana'
Abdulai Awudu, General Manager, Multi TV talks about: how the idea transferred from one of its radio stations; how it has built local comedy talent; what the show's set-up is; its audience ratings; and its impact on social media.
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June 20, 2018
osiah Eyison, Co-Founder and CEO, iSpace talks about: what iSpace does; examples of start-ups it has supported; whether there are investors in Accra; and its Women and Technology programme.
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April 10, 2018
Raymond Honu, Soronko Academy talks about: teaching young people tech skills; the experience of a rural young girl called Patience in one of its workshops; a diversion about Yaa Asantewaa; and how 360 degree cameras can be used for education.
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March 13, 2018
Creator of An African City Nicole Amarteifio talks about: how she financed Season 2 of An African City; closing a US TV deal for Season 3; her new Rom-Com film which she is just completing; and a pilot for a new TV series called The republic.
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November 12, 2017
Abdulai Awudu, Programmes Director, Multimedia Group talks about: why as a broadcaster it went into Video on Demand and streaming; the importance of getting revenue from it; its partnership with 2C TV; the reach of the platform it runs; and the type of content that is successful.
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September 8, 2017
Co-founder Emmanuel Noah, BenBen talks about: how BenBen came to be launched; how it works; the initial pilot; investment in the company; and its roll-out plans.
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March 12, 2017
Kofi Dadzie, Rancard Solutions on how its Social Graph Rendezvous provides engagement marketing
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September 20, 2016
Kenneth Ashigbey, Managing Director, Graphic Communications talks about: the different titles that make up the Graphic brand; halting a ten year decline in circulation; the Android app for Graphic online; the number of monthly uniques and page views; online ad revenues; how news is changing; and the online newsroom of tomorrow.
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July 21, 2016
Penplusbytes' Kwami Ahiabenu talks about: what Penplusbytes does and the connection between accountability and journalism; its event looking at the future of the newsroom; why mobile companies are critical to the future of the news; the need for affordable and reliable bandwidth; social media activism; and the New Media Lab it runs.
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March 8, 2016
Shirley Frimpong Manso talks about: her feature film Rebecca and the story in it; her latest TV series Shampaign and how it looks at the fictional campaign of a young women presidential candidate in Ghana; and the likelihood of a woman becoming President in Ghana.
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January 9, 2016
Dominic Vergine, Head of Sustainability and CR, ARM on: what ARM does; why it is involved in development areas like education and health; how Literacy Bridge's talking book works; and the roll-out of the project to expectant mothers and farmers in Northern Ghana.
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May 3, 2015
Stephen Lee, Tigo Music talks about: the success of its Latin American mobile music operations; the differences in mobile music terms between Africa and Latin America; the increasing use of smartphones; the countries Tigo Music has been rolled out in and its future plans; its mega-concerts in Ghana and Tanzania ("a bit like the Woodstock of Tanzania"); and its different competitors.
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April 20, 2015
Nicole Amarteifio, creator of online TV show An African City based on Sex and the City, on: why she wanted to make the series; how she went about doing it; what it's like returning to Ghana having spent most of your life out of the country; the main characters in the series; how many views the series has got overall and per episode; and the sale of the series to TV broadcasters.
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November 23, 2014
Juliet Asante, CEO, Eagle Productions talks about: signing deals with various mobile operators to roll-out its online film and TV platform, Mobilefliks across Africa; her next feature film Silver Rain; casting actors from several African films; its release date and distribution plans.
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November 16, 2014
Founder of pace4life Balasundaram Lavan talks about: how he came to set up the company; the processes involved in recycling pacemakers; the partners pace4life operates with; and the business model of the company.
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July 14, 2013
Shirley Frimpong-Manso and Ken Attoh, Sparrow Productions, the brains behind Adams' Apples talk about its second season. The interview covers: Jennifer Adams' reluctance to take an HIV/AIDS test; what will happen in series 2; Mrs Adams' (the matriarch) challenges in sharing being head of the family with her new partner; taking Adams' Apples on to television; and selling the series on DVD.
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November 30, 2012
Sarah Murray, Making an Exit on: how she became interested in funeral rituals; buying her own coffin in Ghana; how people in Hong Kong burn paper replicas of flat screen TVs and iPhones for the dead; and the Anglican community in the Philippines that hangs its coffins up from cliffs and in caves
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October 5, 2012
Patrick Awuah, Founder and President of Ashesi University, Ghana on: why he set the University up and the leadership issue it was meant to tackle; the ethics and values that inform its curriculum; leadership at all levels; and what the next generation of Africa's political leaders will need to do.
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July 25, 2012
Steven Markovitz, Big World Cinema on: the box office success of Viva Riva and building African audiences; a new type of African cinema that's not homework or medicine; the latest sci-fi project of Wanuri Kahui; and his documentary Rollaball about skate soccer in Ghana
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June 16, 2012
