A couple of weeks ago, I wrapped up my final campaign for ViacomCBS Networks Africa. It was a moment of “mixed-feelings”. Viacom is the account where I cut my teeth in PR Consultancy, so naturally, it’s very dear to me, in the same way that one never forgets a first kiss, a first million or […]
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At a star-studded exclusive event which took place at The Wings Event Centre, Victoria Island on Saturday, February 8th, friends and family of Alex Okosi, the outgoing Executive Vice President and Managing Director of ViacomCBS Networks Africa and BET International, celebrated him for his significant contributions in Reimagining Africa and transforming the Media and Entertainment […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) announced today that following the departure of VCNI veteran Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of VCN Africa and BET International at the end of February 2020, Craig Paterson and Monde Twala will be named as co-General Managers of ViacomCBS Networks Africa. “Alex has made an immeasurable impact on […]
African humour is set to take over the world! This Comedy Central Roast of AKA is set to rally Africans from Lagos to Cape Town to join in the celebration of poking fun at the celebrities they love the most. Welcome three wise men to unite our continent’s socio-political differences in a spectacular show of love and […]
On 22 February 2005, global broadcasting giant MTV Networks launched MTV Base, its first pan-African music television channel. At 18:00hrs GMT, the conglomerate went on-air, also making history as the first global media company to achieve the 100-channel milestone.
On Wednesday April 22, 2015 at the third edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive) holding at Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, a number of respected contributors to Nigerian show business will be awarded NET Honours in recognition of their efforts in the promotion and development of Nigerian entertainment. The NET Honours are awarded annually at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference, […]
Media executive Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has been awarded the prestigious “Up And Coming Future Leader Of The Year” Award at the 2014 Ai Investment & Business Leader Awards in Washington DC, USA.
Music channel MTV Base ignited a fierce social media debate about the best of Nigerian music following a programme which aired on Nigeria’s Independence Day called “The Best Naija Songs Ever on MTV Base”.
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation and MTV Base (Africa) have won the prestigious Gold Award in Edutainment at the World Media Festival for Shuga, the sex and relationships drama series filmed in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the second time that Shuga has won the award; after series 1 of Shuga achieved success in 2010, winning […]