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  • Kwesé to broadcast 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

    With all set for the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, multi-platform broadcast network, Kwesé has announced that it will provide live coverage of the event on Saturday, February from 2 from 6 – 10 am.

    The marathon will be broadcast across sub-Saharan Africa on Africa’s largest free-to-air (FTA) channel Kwesé Free Sports – available on Kwesé TV channel 285 in 13 countries, and on FTA set-top-boxes in 29 markets or on-the-go on the Kwesé iflix mobile app available on Android and IOS devices.

    The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is an IAAF Bronze Label race and this year Kwesé Free Sports has lined-up a mix of international analysts and local presenters to provide play-by-play commentary and analysis of the marathon.

    Sportscaster Tega Onajaife will report live for Kwesé Free Sports from the National Stadium in Surulere, the 42km race start line, while Jimmie Akinsola aka “Jimme The Entertainer” will be at the 10km start line at the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge.

    Lewis Johnson returns to Nigeria for the fourth Access Bank Lagos City Marathon after providing analysis at the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Asaba 2018.

    Johnson serves as a reporter for NBC and NBCSN’s coverage of track and field. He returned for his 10th Olympic assignment with NBC Sports during the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, where he served as a bobsled, luge and skeleton reporter. The former track star, who broke into broadcasting as a runner for ABC Sports and ESPN, is joined by track and field analyst Tim Hutchings.

    Hutchings calls most of the World Marathon Majors (WMM), these include the Boston, Chicago and New York Marathons. He has worked for both NBC and ESPN and served as a track and field analyst for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as well as marathon analyst during NBC Sports Group’s presentation of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

  • Kwesé, Kalakoda Boxing Promotions bring Salam v Gondarenda rematch to Lagos

    Lagos will come alive on Friday when the rematch between Chomunorwa ‘Sting’ Gondarenda and Tony ‘Sugar’ Salam for Gondarenda’s WBF Africa Cruiserweight title takes place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island.

    The Friday Fight Night dubbed ‘Chaos in Lagos’ will be brought to fans by Kwesé in partnership with Kalakoda Boxing Promotions.

    Nigerian sports fans wanting to tune-in for all the live action will be spoilt for viewing options, thanks to Kwesé’s multiplatform broadcasting approach. Kwesé will provide full broadcast coverage of the event through satellite TV on channel 285 on the Kwesé TV bouquet, the Kwesé TV app linked to an active pay TV subscription, or Kwesé Free Sports UHF channel 32, as well as the Kwesé iflix mobile app.

    For viewers outside Nigeria, Kwesé has signed sublicense agreements with various free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters across the continent, to ensure millions of viewers across the continent can enjoy free access to the fight wherever they are. The event will also be streamed on YouTube Live.

    Salam and Gondarenda fought in August to a disputed decision in Harare where Gondarenda retained his belt on a split decision. Immediately after the fight Gondarenda said that he would fight Salam again, “any time any place,” this time it will be in Salam’s backyard with neutral judges agreed by both camps.

    The fight is a contrast of styles with Gondarenda the come forward fighter, and Salam the slick counter puncher, fighting often on the back foot. Salam will need to be more definitive in his approach, he clearly landed the cleaner blows, but it was the Zimbabwean champion’s relentless aggression and ring control that perhaps swayed the judges during their first match up.

    The remainder of the bill features some of Nigeria’s and West Africa’s top boxers who frequently fight in the USA and Europe, and provides the opportunity to show off their skills in front of home fans.

    Kalakoda Promotions partnership with LPMG Management and Don King Productions have made such fighters available for the occasion, with a long-term view of unleashing the untapped potential of Nigeria and Lagos as a fight destination.

  • Kwese Opens Viewing Centres, Fans Park for Eagles Supporters

    Nigerians are anticipating not miss live actions as the Super Eagles battles Croatia for their first FIFA World Cup match which ill be played at a 35,000 seat arena in Kaliningrad at 8pm (Nigeria time) on Saturday.

    Hence, Kwese- the pay tV- said it has opened 20 fan parks and viewing centres for Nigerian supporters across the country. Some of the fan parks are located in Soul Lounge, Kubwa, Abuja; Eko Atlantic, Lagos; The Dome, Calabar and Higi Haga centre, Port Harcourt, while the viewing centres are located in key cities across the country.

    According to Kwese, said, the fans park have been signed to avail 360 degree football experience throughout the tournament stating that fans including those that are not in Russia are at the heart of the Super Eagles’ quest for success at the Russia mundial.

    “The moment we have all been waiting for is almost upon us, the last time we had the fever of this wonderful moment was in the year 2014 in Brazil. A record 17.5 million viewers watched Nigeria’s first match against Iran four years ago and more than 3.2 billion people watched that particular edition of the tournament.

    “The number is sure to increase this year. Perhaps, we could see a geometric growth in viewership. So where will you be watching this time around? When the Nigerian national team qualified for the mundial late last year, Nigerians were super excited that the country would be represented at the tournament.

    “Seven months after qualification, the Nigerian national team has gone through different phases. They have won crucial friendly matches against top level oppositions they now have a kit that is the envy of other nations and have been meticulously preparing for a successful outing in the quadrennial competition with the fans behind them all through.

    “So look out for the Kwese fan parks and viewing centres around you, walk into them and witness a football experience that you will remember for years, after all This Is Naija, Where Football Lives,” the compnat said in a statement.

  • KWESÉ BEEFS UP CHANNELS

    MUSIC television network, Trace TV, has added three broadcast rights to its kitty, including Trace Africa, Trace Mziki and Trace Gospel. These, the parent company, Econet Media says, will be standalone channels, joining the comprehensive list of Kwesé channels that bring premium and affordable content to viewers.

    While Trace Africa serves as the premiere destination for Southern African music lovers, featuring music videos of the best contemporary Southern African music hits, Trace Mziki is a channel made in Swahili and English devoted to the very best music straight from the heart of East Africa.

    Trace Gospel, on the other hand, is the first channel exclusively dedicated to Gospel music. The channel will offer the finest Gospel music programming, from the latest chart-topping hits to the classics, and feature new music from Africa.

    “Trace has a proven track record across Africa and audiences resonate with its music offering. We knew it would be a good fit for Kwesé’s content portfolio while adding to our premium offering for the market”, said Joseph Hundah.

    “We are excited to be part of the Kwesé content offering, TRACE has been in Africa for a while but this is the first time that we have been able to offer a hyper localised music offering whose core purpose for us is to give the people what they want while creating musical bridges across the diverse communities of Africa. A valuable partner like Kwesé, plays a key role in breaking down our borders through music” said Leo Manne, Senior Vice President for the Southern African region TRACE.