Paul Lwanga, the former right-hand man of Next Media CEO Kin Kariisa and a ruthless enforcer of his directives, has been fired from the media group after he allegedly brought pork onto the company’s premises. Impeccable sources told Bbeg Media that Lwanga, who had been moved to Next Media Foundation, the charity arm of the…
One Friday afternoon in late 2019, about 150 employees of Next Media crammed the basement parking lot at Media Plaza to listen to Richard Byarugaba, the then managing director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Byarugaba had been invited as a special guest at Next Media Talks, a monthly get-together for staff where the…
Next Media has announced a nationwide call for organisations to join its expanding Creative Media Skilling and Work Transition programme, a move that some analysts believe will help the company strengthen its influence in the face of competition from several digital content creators. The plan has a sweetener: Next Media will fund partner organisations that…
Paul Lwanga, a long-time lieutenant of Next Media CEO Kin Kariisa, may be on his way out of the company, according to multiple sources. Having risen through the ranks from Human Resources Officer to Chief People Officer, to Chief Operations Officer, and then to General Manager of Hillcom (a Next Media subsidiary), insiders have told…
Uganda’s media landscape has turned into a real battleground lately. As the Nation Media Group (NMG) clashes with the government, Next Media, one of the biggest broadcasters around, has been pulled into the mess too. But the Naguru-based media conglomerate has kept a safe distance. The trouble started earlier this year. Since March 2025, reporters…
Panic has gripped workers at the Naguru-based Next Media following reports that the company could slash the number of staff by the end of December. More than 20 people from various departments could be affected, four people with knowledge about the ongoing meetings by top management told Bbeg Media. The decision to lay off some…
Next Media has opened an internal investigation into allegations that some of its editors, reporters, and video journalists have been benefiting “financially” from news sources and subjects. Impeccable sources told Bbeg Media that the probe is headed by Sauba Luwaga, the head of internal audit. Luwaga is one of Kin Kariisa’s most trusted lieutenants at…
The CEO of Next Media, Kin Kariisa, has resigned as a member of the organising committee for the CHAN 2024 and AFCON 2027 tournament set to be held in Uganda. In a letter dated July 1, 2025, addressed to the chairperson of the committee, Kariisa cited personal reasons for his decision, effective immediately. Kariisa expressed…
In a recent meeting with the editorial staff of Next Media, Col Edith Nakalema, the head of the State House Investors Protection Unit, had one major question: Why do some of you hate the NRM government? The question set off a chain of dramatic and animated reactions highlighting the complex relationship between the state and…
President Museveni has repeatedly declined to meet with senior executives from NBS TV and Nation Media to address the ongoing standoff caused by security agencies barring their journalists from covering state events,Bbeg Media has been told. Impeccable sources told us that for weeks, Kin Kariisa, CEO of Next Media Services, and other senior executives from…
Kin Kariisa, the chief executive officer of Next Media, has been placed on the marketing committee of Uganda’s AFCON 2027 planning team. Kariisa confirmed in an interview with Bbeg Media that he had been placed on the committee chaired by Rogers Byamukama, FUFA’s head of marketing. “Our role will be to look for corporate sponsors…
Dalton Kaweesa, who was sacked as chief news manager of Next Media in January, is back at the Naguru-based station, but in a smaller capacity. Impeccable sources informed us that Kaweesa is now the Head of Current Affairs, a role that places him three positions lower than his previous one. He was sacked after it…
NBS TV has suspended MPs: Betty Nambooze and Daudi Kabanda from appearing on the Barometer talk-show for different reasons, impeccable sources have told Bbeg Media. Insider sources at Naguru told Bbeg Media that Nambooze, the Mukono Municipality MP, had been stopped for criticising NBS TV on some social media platforms following the suspension of Zambaali…
The discussions to have Robert Kyagulanyi, the National Unity Platform (NUP) president, appear on NBS TV’s flagship talk show, Barometer, had several twists and turns. Multiple sources knowledgeable about the discussions told Bbeg Media on condition of anonymity that the negotiations were tense, and neither side wanted to cede any of its positions. At one…
“We thank God for giving us a leader like Kin. He is the visionary and our guiding light. Please God give him more life.” These were some of the words of Joseph Kigozi, in his opening prayer at a staff retreat for senior managers at a hotel in Kololo in early 2019. Some managers at…
Joseph Kigozi has been given marching orders by Next Media, nearly 15 years after he joined the company as a sports analyst before climbing the ranks to become deputy CEO. In a communication to staff today, Next Media said Kigozi will now become an outside “consultant” , an ambiguous role. But sources close to Kigozi…
