Avatar fans you need not wait any longer, just 2 years, it’s finally here and production will be done in New Zealand.

James Cameron, producer Jon Landau and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key have announced that all three Avatar sequels will be filmed in New Zealand. The Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce had this to say about the announcement.

“The Avatar sequels will provide hundreds of jobs and thousands of hours of work directly in the screen sector as well as jobs right across the economy.”

The director reveals that he originally wanted to explore other worlds in Pandora’s solar system, but now he just plans to show fans more of Pandora itself.

“It’s going to be a lot of new imagery and a lot of new environments and creatures across Pandora. We’re blowing it out all over the place. At first I thought I was going to take it onto other worlds as well, in the same solar system, but it turned out not to be necessary. I mean the Pandora that we have imagined will be a fantasy land that is going to occupy people for decades to come, the way I see it.”

He also cleared up a rumor that Avatar 2 will be set entirely underwater, which is not the case.

“There’s a fair bit of underwater stuff. It’s been inaccurately said that the second film takes place underwater. That’s not true. There are underwater scenes and surface-water scenes having to do with indigenous ocean cultures that are distributed across the three films.”

It isn’t immediately clear when production will begin in New Zealand, but it was revealed that production on Avatar 2, Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 will take place over a nine-month shoot. The budget for all three movies combined is expected to exceed a whopping $1 billion.

Avatar was released December 18th, 2009 and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Laz Alonso. The film is directed by James Cameron.

Avatar 2 comes to theaters November 2016

Avatar 3 comes to theaters November 2017

Avatar 4 comes to theaters November 2018

The original Avatar won three Academy Awards and is the highest grossing film in history, bringing in more them $2.7 billion worldwide. Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment will be producing the sequels. Can’t wait to watch the sequels, all excited.

Nominees for the 8^th annual awards are out. The awards will be held at 5pm at Aztech Archum in Port Harcourt this Friday, the 20^th of December and will be presented by founders Chude and Adebola with the Africa Young Person of the Year Award to be presented by the CEO of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Dr. Wiebe Boer.

The Future Awards Africa, described by the World Bank as ‘The Nobel Prize for young Africans’, recognises and rewards the success and achievements of young people aged between 18 and 31 living in Africa.

In just eight years, the Awards have produced over 120 winners and 1,200 nominees in Nigeria. This year the awards go pan-African for the first time with 85 young Africans from countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Liberia all nominated to receive awards. The Awards are presented in partnership with Microsoft, the British Council, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Youth Development, the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Access Bank.

See the list below

Young Person Of The Year – The Africa Prize

This prize is given in partnership with the African Union Commission (AU) and is awarded to a young African whose work sets him or her apart as a role model, setting the pace for other young leaders on the continent. The 10 nominees automatically qualify as part of the 50 Young Africans Making a Difference on the Continent to be celebrated by the AU at its 50th Anniversary Celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October, 2013.

• LUDWICK MARISHANE  – SOUTH AFRICA (22)
• WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA – MALAWI (25)
• ASHISH J. THAKKAR – UGANDA (32)
• SARAN KABA JONES – LIBERIA (31)
• MOCTAR DEMBÉLÉ – BURKINA FASO (22)
• GRACE IHEJIAMAIZU – NIGERIA (22)
• PATRICK NGOWI – TANZANIA (28)
• PETER OKOYE AND PAUL OKOYE (PSQUARE) – NIGERIA (31)
• FOGLABENCHI LILY HARITU – CAMEROON (27)
• KARIUKI GATHITU – KENYA (27)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM

This award is given to a young person who has demonstrated exceptional vision, passion, and commitment to a social or developmental cause and made a measurable impact on lives.

• Anu Olusola (27)
• Jake Okechukwu (25)
• Orode Uduaghan-Okpu (24)
• Tobore Oro Edema (24)
• Maryam Augie (28)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

This award is given to a researcher, scientist, innovator, inventor who has distinguished herself or himself and achieved a measurable breakthrough in the field of science and technology.

• Modestus Chijoke Idoko (20)
• Chikezie Nwaoha (29)
• Yewande Akinola (28)
• Chuka Ofili (31), Emotu Balogun (27), Kene Udeze (24), and Clive Ayonye (23)
• Hugo Obi (32)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN COMMUNITY ACTION

This award is given to a young person who has remarkably changed the lives of a community or communities.

• Rita Omovbude (32)
• Bolajoko Fadipe (30)
• Dr. Okeke Kanayo (30)
• Monica Onuoha (30)
• Ife Adebayo (30)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN NEW MEDIA

This award is given to a young person who is reaching new frontiers as an innovator, publisher, business owner, entrepreneur, or professional in new media.

• Kingsley Ezeani (23)
• Ediong Umoh (26)
• John Obidi (27)
• Modupeola Abiola (31)
• Fifehanmi Bankole (30)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN ENTERTAINMENT TALENT

This award is given to a young person in the entertainment industry who has recorded remarkable achievement in music, acting, dance, television, and other fields of entertainment.

• Ice Prince (28)
• OC Ukeje (32)
• Iyanya (27)
• Omawumi (31)
• El Mafrex (29)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISE

This award is given in conjunction with the British Council and it is now called ‘The British Council and The Future Awards Africa Prize for The International Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year’. It is awarded to a young person working in the media who stands out among his or her peers, demonstrates entrepreneurial and leadership abilities, potential to change his or her sector, market awareness, and understanding.

·         Uche Pedro

·         Lydia Sobogun

·         Kenneth Gyang

·         Olawale Adetula

·         Kemi Adetiba

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN JOURNALISM

This award is given to a writer, reporter, presenter, producer, and other professionals working in the journalism profession who has demonstrated excellence in the work of telling of stories and bringing the news to the public.

• Ugochi Anyaka (29)
• Monica Mark (29)
• Toyosi Ogunseye (29)
• Ben Ezeamalu (30)
• Jude Zoho (29)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN BUSINESS

This award is given to an entrepreneur who has demonstrated extraordinary vision, leadership, and commitment to running a business enterprise, and recorded measurable business success in terms of growth (profit, market share, employees) and/or in terms of his or her reputation (creativity, quality, and aesthetic).

• Saheed Jumar (28)
• Gbenga Ogunmakinde (28)
• Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola (28)
• Nonyelum Ibeh (27)
• Melody Okwuazu (22)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN PUBLIC SERVICE

This award is given to a professional or technocrat who has made outstanding contribution in public service.

• Blessing Liman (29)
• Fareeda Ibrahim (29)
• Dr. Adanna Chukwuma (31)
• Joycee Awojoodu (27)
• Ekong Ekong Imona (32)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

This award is given to a professional or a technocrat who has made an outstanding contribution in the private sector.

• Barbara Iyayi (32)
• Osita Abana (28)
• Adim Isiakpona (28)
• Kayode Temenu (29)
• Jadesola Osiberu (27)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN AGRICULTURE

This award is given to an entrepreneur, advocate, or professional who has demonstrated vision, leadership, and commitment and made a measurable impact in the field of agriculture, and agro-related causes and organisations.

• Zanau Hassan Maikasuwa (31)
• Olawale Isaiah Ojo (24)
• Precious Peter Nweke (31)
• Abraham Ojoh (22)
• Adbdulazeez Yusuf (29)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN FASHION & STYLE

This award is given to a young person who has demonstrated measurable achievement in the field of fashion and style. This includes designers, photographers, models, stylists, make-up artistes, entrepreneurs, and business owners.

• Vera Akporeha (23)
• Wanger Ayu (26)
• Yomi Makun (27)
• Agbani Darego (31)
• Aisha Bello (24)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN ARTS & CULTURE

This award recognizes extraordinary achievement in the promotion and the preservation of the best of our arts and culture. This includes young creators, innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, artists, film makers, and cartoonists.

• Toyin Odutola (28)
• Njideka Akunyili (30)
• Anthony Anth Ezeokoye (30)
• Kenneth Gyang (27)
• Ishaya Bako (27)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN ENTERPRISE SUPPORT

This award is given to a young person(s) who has excelled in running a business or organisation whose service or work enhances supports or provides solutions for SMEs.

• Isoken Ogiewonyi (26) and Wonuola Odunsi (29)
• Ijeoma Okeagu (30)
• Gbolahan Fagbilere (30)
• Chibuike Aguene (30)
• Ayodeji Adewunmi (29), Opeyemi Awoyemi (25), and Olalekan Olude (29)

THE FUTURE AWARDS PRIZE IN EDUCATION

This award is given to a young person who has recorded measurable impact in advancing education through advocacy, activism, innovation, enterprise, and, institution building.

• Gossy Ukanwoke (25)
• Adebayo Degbembgo (30)
• Olufunbi Falayi (27)
• Otto Orondaam (26)
• Oriahi Anderson (25)

1. For those who like bread and StarWars, this toaster is perfect!

2. For those who like tea, coffee and porridge, this mugs will never leave their hands

3. For the Cool J’s, ladies love them….

4. For lack of places to go, they just play all weekend!

6.For those who leave no screw untouched!

7. The beauty and the beast

8. For those who like indoors

 9. For time keepers who also want to spy on everything..10. For the always on guy or girl, this will do!

11. For the Elon Musk kind of guy

12. For those who want stuff delivered by drones, this play thing is great!

13. Just a simple iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can work wonders on his or her Christmas tree!

14. Pillow and matching hoodie will do!

15. This toy butterfly kills it!

All images courtesy.

Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth and ICT and the Congo-Brazzaville’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides a cooperation framework between both institutions.

This agreement provides for cooperation between the two governments on ICT development and serves as a basis for promoting trade relations through information exchange on ICT products, capacity building, and market and business opportunities.

It also covers IT, telecommunications, cyber security, ICT capacity building, private sector investment, incubation centres, innovation promotion and local content development, and regulation of the ICT sector, among others

Jean Philbert Nsengimana, the Minister for Youth and ICT, told local media that the agreement open the ICT market opportunities between the two countries.

“About 22 Rwandan ICT companies presented their ICT products to over 50 firms in the Franco-phone state with the aim of creating strong partnerships in ICT,” said Alex Ntale, the director of ICT Chamber at the Private Sector Federation.

Ntale said the ICT chamber has been working with several institutions in Congo-Brazzaville since 2012.

In June, South Korea’s largest telecom company, Korea Telecom, signed an agreement with Rwanda to roll out 4G Long Term Evolution broadband network across the country.

The high speed wireless broadband technology builds on 5,000KM of fibre optic cable that is laid out across the country.

Early this year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), 2013 report ranked  Rwanda among the top 10 countries in Africa that are in  a good position to benefit from new information and communication technologies.

The survey that assessed the capacity of 144 developed and developing economies to leverage ICT for growth and well-being, highlighted  several aspects, including a country’s market and regulatory framework in advancing ICT for inclusive development.

Get into the festive spirit with our list of the 5 best Christmas movies for families

5. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

That small-hearted villain from Mt. Crumpit goes down to Whoville for some seasonal spoiling—only to discover that Christmas cheer can never be stolen. Spooky thespian Boris Karloff is the inspired narrator for this delightful TV special, a faithful rendition of the rhyming classic that will have everyone singing “Da hoo doray.”

4. A Christmas Carol

Humbug! Deliciously malevolent Alastair Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge, the grouchy miser who endures various visions of Christmases Past, Present and Future during one marathon night of soul searching. Film Noir lighting gives visual flair to Charles Dickens’s yuletide yarn, but the film still leaves enough merriment to make this the ultimate holiday ghost story.

3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1970) and The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) all came from Rankin/Bass, the genius stop-motion company behind the Island of Misfit Toys, the Burgermeister Meisterburger, and sibling rivals Snow Miser and Heat Miser. Their funky riffs on holiday myths are irresistibly witty fun and a must-see during the Christmas season.

2. Home Alone

Macaulay Culkin holds down the fort against bumbling burglars while his family accidentally flies to Paris without him in this massive hit that’s every kid’s fantasy—and nightmare. While his Rube Goldberg booby traps and Edvard Munch–inspired visage deliver the laughs, it’s the warmer moments with negligent parents (as well as a mysterious shut-in neighbor) that give heart to this comic evergreen.

1. It’s a Wonderful Life

The reigning king of Christmas movies, Frank Capra’s poignant fable stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a man with big ambitions (and a bigger heart) who defers his dream of leaving small-town Bedford Falls, but makes personal sacrifices that create a staggering ripple effect of inspirational goodwill on earth—a great message for young viewers watching at home. He even helps an angel get his wings.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!!!

Season 1:

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, is a police comedy with smart mockery and sharply defined characters in very well diverse company, led by (former Saturday Night Live member) Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta, the precinct joker who’s actually a first-rate detective; and the admirable Andre Braugher proving to be a smart hand at restrained comedy as the Nine-Nine’s straight-faced new captain Ray Holt, whose intriguing back story makes him much more than a party pooper.

Dampening the fun would be a tall order indeed with characters as immediately engaging as Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris) as Sgt. Terry Jeffords, a shaky hulk who lost his edge after becoming a dad to twins; Stephanie Beatriz as the fiercely intimidating Detective Rosa Diaz, who nevertheless is being wooed in vain by Joe Lo Truglio’s miserably nerdy Detective Charles Boyle; Chelsea Peretti as the persistently gossipy civilian administrator Gina Linetti; and Melissa Fumero as the ultra-competitive Detective Santiago, whose rivalry with Peralta becomes an office obsession and distraction.

There’s considerable cast chemistry, but also nice touches as the cops go about their business, when in the middle of tense stand-offs and criminal pursuits they encounter stubborn Brooklyn-ites who refuse to get out of their way. And in what might become a running gag, you’ll see a familiar face in an inspired cameo as the detectives bitterly perform door-to-door canvases. In Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the tendency is to laugh before you stop and frisk. Wouldn’t the world be a better place if that were true?

This show is hilarious and the perfectly timed come backs with by Braugher and Crews are classic. It’s the low key lines that make it hilarious, and the over-the-top cheap laughs are something all shows have to do to please the masses that are slow. Pay attention to the underlying comedy, its priceless and “Terry does love yogurt” is the best line if do say. I give this series 7.5 stars for the comical effect.

Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s minister of communication technology has declared that connectivity via broadband is transforming lives in Nigeria. Speaking today in Lagos at the inaugural telecoms stakeholders’ summit organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the minister said there are several real life stories about how broadband is helping Nigerians in their daily lives.

“This is not fiction or day dreaming by a passionate Minister. These are real stories. I could go on and on about how lives have been transformed by the presence of broadband,” Johnson said.

She added that the power of broadband is in its ability to transform the lives of the citizens on an individual basis and the nation as a whole.

Johnson said: “The often quoted statistic of a 10% increase in broadband penetration delivering a 1.3% increase in GDP is not an empty statistic. Broadband can increase business productivity, can lead to the creation of new businesses and jobs, can save lives, can deliver much needed skills in a developing nation.”

By increasing broadband penetration from 6% to 30% by 2017, she said the nation could record a 3% increase in GDP.

“This is what makes up the GDP of a nation-and the most powerful and compelling pat of these stories is that this is GDP growth with jobs. Today the ICT sector contributes just over 8% to GDP- if we achieve our targets of a five fold increase in broadband penetration by 2017- from 6% to 30%, we will deliver through broadband, a phenomenal 3% increase in GDP,” the minister said.

Today we will take a dive in the internet area of technology, some know some don’t know what this words mean even though we are soon shifting into to digital world this words are still jargon to some; some other will be seen or rather heard after we have successfully migrated, digitally of course.

• Broadband – This is a way to spread data through a single medium that carries many channels at the same time. That is how people can surf through the internet each on different computers and every person looking for something different. More  like a tree with fruits many people can feed on one tree with different branches and be satisfied.
• Spectrum – This is a range of frequencies which wireless devices can use to transmit and receive information. In simple terms we can equate it to a telephone line, they are invisible connection lines that enable wireless devices to transmit and receive information.
• White space – Television is transmitted in mass of radio signal which have space in between them, this is the space that creates a difference between stations. In between this stations are spaces that could be used as stations yet they are free. That is what we call white space. To bring the point home; it is like a new building with few occupants the empty rooms are what we would call white spaces
• Digital television – This is a way of receiving television signal in a digital format in that there will be better and clearer pictures as well as good sound; this also gives more space in the frequencies unlike the analogue which occupies a lot of irrelevant spaces. Switching to digital means that there will be more space for other broadcasting stations, and will be broadcasting better pictures as well as audio. No more fixing of the Ariel.
• Digital migration – this is the process of moving from the analogue signal to the digital, meaning clearer pictures and audio releasing empty frequencies that the analogue occupy to create more space for other broadcasting channels to fill.

One of the great pleasures of being a movie fan is the discovery of new performers. So here we go:

5. Paulina Garcia – “Gloria”
The Chilean actress—best known for her theater work back home—plays a fifty-something divorcee, still glamorous, but deeply lonely after her children have left home, who immerses herself in the world of singles dances, and becomes drawn to an older man still tied up in his own family. Like a sort of South American Mike Leigh heroine, Gloria can be maddening in her self-deception and repetition of past mistakes. But you also love her from the first frame to the last (particularly after her glorious late-in-the-game revenge), with Garcia giving a performance of tremendous warmth and vivacity. Quite rightly, she won the Best Actress prize at Berlin in February, and if there was any justice, she’d be nominated alongside Bullock, Streep, Blanchett, et al. at the Oscars. Still, with Chile currently putting out some of the most exciting cinema around, we sincerely hope there’s more to come from Garcia soon.

4. Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years a Slave”
We heard that one of the standout performances of the film came from someone called Lupita Nyong’o. And they were absolutely right, because now, the Kenyan raised actress, cast in the film soon after her graduation from Yale last year, is on her way to an Oscar nomination after a truly extraordinary performance. Nyong’o doesn’t really register in the film until almost halfway through, but once Patsey, the tortured slave so beloved by Michael Fassbender’s cruel slave master, arrives, she’s not quickly forgotten. Other characters get far more screen time, but every second of Patsey is truly wrenching, from that unforgettable whipping scene to her desperate plea to Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Solomon for him to kill her, rather than let her live any further in the world she can never escape. It’s a performance of fierce anger and compassion, and if Nyong’o can pull something like this off at her first time at bat, imagine what she can do a decade from now.

3. Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
If necessity is the mother of invention then perhaps desperation is the bastard offspring of survival and necessity. In Paul Greengrass’ kinetic snapshot of the pirating of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship, Barkhad Abdi plays Muse, a Somali man forced to turn hijacker because of his dire economic circumstances. Starving literally and figuratively, Muse claws his way to the top of his dismal food chain, dispensing one of his rivals to become the pirate leader. However, we get the sense the Somali man isn’t violent by nature, but that his grim situation has transformed him into the zenith of desperation. Naturally, Abdi plays Muse like a wide-eyed starving rat; all raw nerves, skeletal psyche and false sniggering ego. But his puffed up, inflated self-worth, belies what’s underneath: a scared human being forced to suck up what wicked reserves he has inside to pull off this heist and feed himself and his family. What’s more Abdi goes toe to toe with Tom Hanks in what is one of his strongest performances to date. Not bad for an unknown first-time actor who has to somehow inject some sense of humanity into a character who would otherwise be seen as a one-note villain.

2. Brie Larson – “Short Term 12”
Brie Larson’s been around a long time and she’s built up quite the roster of credits and respect in shows such as Showtime’s “United States of Tara” and in films like  “Greenberg,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” and “21 Jump Street.” But 2013 was the year of Brie, with impressive turns as Miles Teller’s ex in the Sundance hit “The Spectacular Now,” and as Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s sister in his directorial debut “Don Jon.” But it wasn’t until SXSW when Larson got to show off her leading lady chops in that festival’s big winner “Short Term 12.” Often cast in the blonde mean girl roles, Larson is decidedly dressed down as Grace, a supervisor at a foster care facility who is dealing with her current life challenges as they collide with the ramifications of her troubled past. It’s a role that demands a lot of Larson, as she has to demonstrate all sides of Grace: her strength as well as her weakness, her deep mourning for herself and others, and her joy in the small victories; her fear and her fearlessness. It’s a deeply physical role that she inhabits fully, whether she’s biking out her anxiety, chasing down a wayward kid, or unleashing her rage on the windshield of a car.  It’s an incredible emotional and physical performance. She’s stunning in this role, proving her might, her vulnerability and just how darn watchable she is. She’s been here all along, but she’s proven she’s got talent to last.

1. Adèle Exarchopoulos – “Blue is the Warmest Color”
Seemingly moments after “Blue is the Warmest Color” won the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the discussion turned from the relative merits of the film to just about anything else—the prolonged lesbian sex scenes, the original comic book author’s displeasure with the adaptation, the endless infighting between various members of the creative team. Exarchopoulos’ performance borders on the miraculous; she’s able to portray a teenager consumed by a fiery love affair with a blue-haired girl (Léa Seydoux) and, somehow, an older version of that same girl, one who has loved and lost and matured greatly along the way. Part of that transformation is physical; in earlier parts of the movie she’s less a personality than an engine, eating and fucking and throwing herself around. In the later sequences she’s more measured, nuanced, and exacting, even her posture becomes more rigid. The sex sequences are feats of infinite bravery, as well, but Exarchopoulos is even sexier in one of the movie’s non-sex scenes, where she’s sprawled out, nude, a cigarette dangling precariously from her upturned mouth, her arty lover sketching her nearby. Exarchopoulos perfectly captures, in a beautifully rendered performance full of wit and grace, the sensation of falling in love with someone and knowing that, no matter how much you try and fight and wish it to be true, that you’ll never, ever, as long as you live get over that person.

A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of Agent Stansfield to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni, his wife Maggie and their children Belle and Warren can’t help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the “family” way, enabling their former mafia cronies to track them down. Chaos ensues as old scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings.

The family’s love for each other is unconditional and treats challenges with a baseball bat rather than diplomacy. If a Frenchman disrespects Americans, he might find his supermarket in flames. Its throwaway stuff packed with corny gags about rich French cooking and annoying Gallic manners, in which light relief is offered by the sight of our hero torturing a plumber. Eventually De Niro winds up at the local film society watching Goodfellas – presumably leaving him wondering (as do we) what the hell happened.

If this sounds like a story to turn the nuns’ heads completely around, don’t worry; it’s an ultra “black comedy,” equal parts Italian-American gangster satire and laughable domestic shenanigans. It’s pretty much territory owned by Scorsese and De Niro. Additionally, the use of the “f” word has never been so cleverly played in a comedy. After a few times of “things” happening they came to be expected. But I still couldn’t help laughing. And really the only time I didn’t laugh was because the script decided to have a couple serious moments.

Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t just stupid laughs. There is a plot, there is acting; there is everything that makes a great comical movie. Some people really hate this movie, but I say if you love humor, this is for you. Comparable movies are Law Abiding Citizen and Donnie Brasco without the corny comedy, 6.3 stars for The family.

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has today reviewed downwards tariffs for digital signal distribution; this move is aimed at facilitating a smooth migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting in the country.

According to Determination No. 1 of 2013 on Cost-Based Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Signal Distribution Tariff issued today, Digital Signal Distributors shall charge broadcasters at Ksh. 125,990 per MB for Nairobi and Ksh.93,202.75 per MB for other sites in Kenya. This new tariffs will take effect from today.
Before the review, the Pan-Africa Network Group (PANG) had proposed to charge broadcasters a monthly signal distribution fee of Ksh. 1,135,312.50 per channel in Nairobi. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation-owned SIGNET on the other hand had proposed to charge Ksh. 248,141 per MB for signal distribution services within Nairobi.

For other sites in Kenya, SIGNET had proposed to charge a uniform signal distribution fee of Ksh. 248,141.45 per MB, while PANG had proposed to charge a flat monthly fee of Ksh.378,437.50 for signal distribution services in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisii and Meru.  For Malindi, Webuye, Garissa, Narok, Kericho, Isiolo, Kitale, Bungoma, Embu, Voi and other regions, PANG had proposed to charge broadcasters a flat monthly fee of Ksh.126,145.83 to distribute their digital signals.

The Regulator further requires the two Digital Signal Distributors – Pan African Network Group (PANG) and Signet, to publish a Reference Offer three months from today in order to ensure that there is access, transparency and non-discrimination on the terrestrial signal distribution platform.

According to the determination, digital signal distributors are also expected to prepare separate accounts for each commercial subsidiary including the appropriate allocation of central overheads within six months from today.

In arriving at the afore-cited tariffs, CCK adopted a consultative approach where the signal distributors were involved.