There is rising tension and anxiety among staff at Next Media Services in Naguru following an internal memo that signalled a restructuring of departments and potential job losses. The memo dated January 10, 2025, the multi-media company said it was embarking on a second phase of reallignment which “will extend to the rest of our…
MC Kats, a popular entertainment presenter and event host and a mainstay on Uganda’s local TV scene, is set to leave NBS Television, Bbeg Media has learnt. Sources at the Naguru-based broadcaster say Kats, who has been hosting the evening entertainment show After 5, has told management that he will exit the station at 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…
In December 2015, when President Museveni held a rally in Soroti Municipality, he announced that Tirinya Health Centre IV would be converted into a general hospital. He also said that Kamuda Health Centre III would be upgraded to Health Centre IV by 2020. Yesterday at a rally in Soroti city, Museveni said, “We are upgrading…
Journalists from NBS TV, NTV and Daily Monitor have been told to stay away from the NRM electoral commission offices tomorrow when President Museveni, collects nomination forms formalizing his bid for a seventh term as president and NRM chairman in the 2026 elections. Sources told us that management of the news organisations had been informed…
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…
Bbeg Media has confirmed that journalists from NBS TV, Daily Monitor, and NTV will not be allowed to access the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds for President Museveni’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) today. According to the list of accredited journalists seen by Bbeg Media, representatives from these three media organizations were notably absent. The organizations…
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…
Journalists from Daily Monitor, NTV, and NBS TV were today told that they were not welcome to cover the commissioning of Bunyoro University by President Museveni. Sources told us that Daily Monitor’s Alex Ashaba, NTV ‘s Joseph Kasumba, and NBS TV’s Allan Mwesigwa were told by a soldier from the Special Forces Command (SFC) that…
NBS TV’s Zambaali Bulasio Mukasa has become the latest journalist to enter Uganda’s tumultuous political ring. The deep-voiced news anchor and talk show host made his ambitions public at a rally in Kyebando during the recently concluded Kawempe North by-elections. When Zambaali left the rally, his job was on the line and his political future…
Journalists covering the election in Kawempe North by-election today have come under attack from security personnel with some having their equipment confiscated. NBS TV’s video journalist, Wasswa Hassan, was assaulted by gun-wielding men earlier today in Kazo-Angola, Bwaise, according to his colleague Canary Mugume. Wasswa told Bbeg Media that he had gone into hiding for…
Smart 24 TV, a business-oriented television station, has sent all its reporters on leave to ostensibly enable management make changes in programming. Sources at the TV station told Bbeg Media that the reporters were told to wait for one month when they will be told the next move. “They told us that they are going…
As Uganda edges closer to the 2026 general elections, many media organizations find themselves in a state of panic, grappling with an exodus of senior journalists and a grim economic environment. Traditionally, the election season has been a lucrative period for media houses, attracting increased viewership, readership, and advertising revenue. It has also been a…
