Entertainment
Netflix Increases Subscription Prices In Nigeria, Again
This is the second time in three months that the American streaming giant will be hiking its prices for users in Nigeria.
“As we continue to add more TV shows and movies and introduce new product features, our plans and prices may change. We also may adjust plans and pricing to respond to local market changes, such as changes to local taxes or inflation,” it said in a statement.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Netflix currently offers four plans; mobile, basic, standard, and premium. The mobile plan, which only accommodates one user per time on a mobile device will now cost N2,200, up by 83 percent from N1,200. The basic plan has been increased to N,500 per month from ¦ 2,900. The standard subscription which offers HD quality viewing on two devices at a time, has been increased from ¦ 4,000 to N5,000 per month. The premium plan offering Ultra HD quality on four devices at a time and download options on six devices will now be N7,000 per month.
Although Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria is a small market for Netflix- accounting for 10.5% of total subscribers in Africa, according to Omdia Research, a tech research-based firm. Netflix has also been adjusting prices in the international markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
This new price increase comes at a time when Nigeria is combatting rising inflation and a cost of living crisis. Other streaming platforms including Multichoice’s Showmax also increased its subscription fees, causing a public uproar earlier in the year.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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