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Nollywood star unveils reality show

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Nollywood celebrity Jim Iyke, star of award-winning 2012 movie Last Flight to Abuja, has launched a TV gameshow, The Adventurer.

To be aired twice weekly on African TV channels Africa Magic, TVC Entertainment, AIT and Silverbird TV, as well as via its own app, the reality show is about testing the endurance levels and IQ of competitors with epic tasks and challenges.

To qualify for selection as a contestant, members of the public between the ages of 18 and 30 should download The Adventurer app from Android or Apple stores, the show’s producers said.

Using the app, wannabe contestants can purchase a code for N1,000, play a game and wait to be selected as one of the top 50 semi-finalists – from over 300,000 players – who will head to boot camps in Abuja and Kaduna.

After going through a training process, 16 competitors will be selected as finalists. Each will be taken to Cape Town, South Africa, where they will stay for 22 days and compete more vigorously for a cash prize of US$10,000, which will be awarded to the last one standing.

The Adventurer also aims to address major issues of unity in Nigeria and xenophobia in South Africa, Iyke said. The film star will host the show, which comes after his reality TV debut in Jim Iyke Unscripted in 2013.

Regarding his new reality show, Iyke said: “Basically, we take people from different diverse backgrounds and just pose their ideas and perspectives together.

“In that effort, we hope that we force some sort of conversations that our country hasn’t started to lead. At the end of the day, a new narrative, hopefully, will be forced out of them.”

The Adventurer is being produced and packaged by Abuja-based Pixelator Multimedia. The company said: “This show has been created specifically to produce a high-quality media property that can stand toe to toe with the best of the First World’s reality competitions.

“Chances are that if you’re impressed by Amazing Race, Survivor and The Bachelor/Bachelorette, you will be blown away by Adventurer.”

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GOtv offers low-cost DTT package

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Nigerian pay TV platform GOtv has launched GOtv Lite, a low-cost subscription package within its digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service, reports Gabriella Opara.

Understanding that subscribers’ needs are not all the same and their economy differs, GOtv parent company MultiChoice Africa is hoping to ensure that the DTT service is accessible to all families.

GOtv Lite achieves this by offering a pared-down version of the GOtv package. Offering 23 channels at affordable rates – N400 monthly, N1,050 quarterly and N3,100 annually – GOtv subscribers can now enjoy more for less, said the company.

Included in the GOtv Lite package are TVC Entertainment, SuperSport Blitz, Galaxy TV, JimJam and eTV Africa, as well as local stations.

The pay TV platform is also running a new package known as GOtv Max for N3,800 per month. This currently offers 60 channels, including Sony Max, Fox, CBS and SuperSport Select 4. Catering to its football-loving viewers, GOtv Max offers access to all live La Liga matches.

Furthermore, GOtv Wawu was launched on October 24, giving subscribers customised offerings and complementary access to selected channels as well as rewards points.

The climax of GOtv’s recent marketing moves was on October 26, when it brought the European Premier League trophy to Lagos. On October 29, Nigerians were able to see, touch and take selfies with the trophy, courtesy of GOtv.

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