Mission
Vision
Values
Our Journey 15 Years
And Counting
The year is 2007, and a TV station is started – NBS Television, situated in a 2-bedroom apartment on UAP Building, Plot 1, Kimathi Avenue – in the middle of Uganda’s capital city, Kampala. One year on, a 32-year-old ambitious businessman, Kin Kariisa, freshly sold on a media vision, acquires shares in the young TV brand, turning its fate around. The 2-bedroom apartment is immediately no longer enough for the new owner’s lofty ambitions, and off to Media Plaza, the now-ambitious brand moves. Within ten years at their new home, NBS Television grows tremendously, creating themselves the niche of being the go-to option for Ugandans seeking live-broadcasts of top events.
In 2014, Mr. Kin Kariisa acquired NBS Television fully, sparking a journey that would go on to see a new media platform every year for the next five years. 2015 was the year that Salam TV was birthed, an Islam-inclined television station, the first of its kind in Uganda. The year 2016 presented us with Sanyuka TV, the home of Ugandan sport.
When 2017 came around, it was time for some groundbreaking, and in came Nile Post, your usual newspaper, this time digitized, bringing to life news that is fast, relevant, and accurate, promptly. Groundbreaking innovations continued into 2018 when Next Radio, East and Central Africa’s first-ever audiovisual radio station, was launched, targeting the Ugandan youth interested in the biggest hits and entertainment.
In 2019, Next Communications, a well-structured digital media agency aimed at providing digital marketing solutions for companies, was born. In the same year, Next Productions Limited, a fully-fledged professional video and audio production house, was also founded. In this year, 2019, the now seven brands officially came together to form Next Media Services.
The ambitions have grown even more prominent by now, so much so that Media Plaza is no longer enough… Next Media Services needs a new home.
A search ensues, talks follow, an agreement is reached… Plot 13, Summit View Road, Naguru, is going to be that new home. April 2020 marks the start of works on this property. On August 24th, 2020, also coincidentally CEO Kin Kariisa’s 44th birthday, Next Media Park became the new home of Next Media Services.
What a promising future ahead!
Who We Are
The ‘Beera Steady – Be Better’ campaign recognizes the importance of digital financial services in empowering individuals and communities to achieve financial stability and security. While progress has been made in recent years, with approximately 35% of Ugandan adults having access to financial services such as savings accounts, loans, and insurance, a significant portion of the population remains excluded. Approximately 61% of Ugandan adults do not have access to formal financial services, with women being particularly underrepresented. Only 31% of Ugandan women are financially literate, compared to 40% of Ugandan men.
The CEO’s Executive Mentorship Program was designed by Group CEO Kin Kariisa to build future leaders of Next Media and Uganda as a nation, fostering skills for both sustainability of the Group and our culture of high performance.
The members of the program are directly mentored by the Group CEO and coached by members of the Group’s Top Management Team – Pamela Adongo (Chief Marketing Officer), Rachel Nyambura (Chief Commercial Officer), Doreen Katusiime Mweheire (Chief of Staff), and Paul Lwanga (Chief People Officer) – on topics ranging from staff motivation to growth and sustainability, financial literacy, leadership, among others.
