Latest media stories from across Kenya.
The 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards delivered another sign that television’s biggest awards body is moving away from the repeat winners that once defined the ceremony, with voters rewarding newer programs and setting records along the way.…
Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich who was abducted in Nakuru and dumped near Masinga Dam is safe and sound. But the reported abduction has huge implications given, according to the Kenya Editors Guild, appears to be a…
Kenya’s media houses are likely to face another delicate balancing act as the country heads towards the 2027 General Election. They will grapple with how to keep voters informed about the state of the political race without turning opinion…
Citizen TV journalist John Wanyama resigned from Royal Media Services to pursue a political career, ending his time as a reporter with the media house. Wanyama submitted his resignation on July 3, 2026, notifying Royal Media Services of…
A 24-year-old former Radio Africa journalist died after being thrown from a motorcycle in a collision with a concrete mixer truck on one of Nairobi’s busiest roads on Friday evening. Rose Mbugua was the pillion passenger on a motorcycle…
Nation Media Group (NMG), one of East Africa’s largest media organisations, is considering removing or reassigning its Uganda managing director, Susan Nsibirwa, as it seeks to resolve a standoff with the Ugandan authorities that has forced…
Readers to The Standard’s digital platform encountered a temporary outage Thursday, with the site displaying a Cloudflare “Connection timed out” error (code 522) indicating a failure to reach the origin server. The interruption came as the…
Kenyan football fans will be able to watch 34 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches free of charge after Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) entered into a partnership with SportyTV to broadcast selected fixtures from the global tournament. The two…
Zee Entertainment Africa, a continental media operator reaching 176 million viewers daily across 52 countries and holding the number one television position in Nigeria and Zambia, has quietly pulled off one of Kenya’s most significant…
Celebrated Kenyan television director and co-founder of Insignia Productions Grace Kahaki has been selected as a juror for the 2026 International Emmy Awards. In a significant boost for African representation in one of television’s most…
Fresh from dominating Kenya’s premier film and television awards, producers Philippe Bresson and Grace Kahaki are calling for stronger action against digital piracy, which they say is blocking subscription revenue, discouraging foreign…
Ted Turner, the pioneering founder of CNN and a visionary media mogul, has died at the age of 87. His death was announced on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, through a statement from Turner Enterprises and confirmed by the Associated Press. He…
MultiChoice is shifting its streaming strategy in Kenya, folding its Showmax Originals into its flagship streaming platform as the standalone Showmax service prepares to shut down at the end of April. The company said its library of…
Detail Information Name Cess Mutungi Age 55 years old (as of March 2026) Career Radio broadcaster and producer; worked at Nation FM, Kiss FM, Hot 96 FM, Smooth FM, Capital FM, and Classic 105 Cess Mutungi, popularly known as the “Radio…
Netflix Inc. is ramping up its advertising capabilities with new partnerships aimed at delivering more precise audience targeting, signaling a major push to boost its ad revenue amid intensifying competition in the streaming sector.…
Artists Equity, the film and television studio founded by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Gerry Cardinale, has reached a first-look production and distribution agreement with Netflix, expanding the company’s footprint in streaming while…
Fox News issued an on-air apology after mistakenly broadcasting archived footage of Donald Trump during coverage of a dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East conflict. The network said the error occurred…
Film production site Longcross Studios, where blockbusters including Guardians of the Galaxy, Skyfall and Doctor Strange were filmed, is set for a major redevelopment after receiving planning approval to expand its facilities. Owner…
Canal+ plans to discontinue the Showmax service after determining the African streaming platform was not commercially viable, marking one of the first major strategic shifts since the French broadcaster acquired MultiChoice Group. The…
Kisumu County Woman Representative, Ms Ruth Odinga, has announced the appointment of Kevin Ogutu as Press Secretary and Head of Strategic Communications.
The chair of the BBC was present in the auditorium when a racial slur was shouted during the BAFTA Film Awards, an incident that was later broadcast unedited on BBC One, according to people familiar with the matter. Samir Shah, who leads…
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), through its flagship beer brand Tusker, has renewed its partnership with the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Japheth Makau, a longtime cameraman and correspondent for Kenya Television Network (KTN), part of the Standard Group, died Tuesday at Machakos Level 5 Hospital following a period of illness. Family members confirmed that Mr Makau passed…
Amazon.com Inc.’s MGM Studios will begin licensing its crown-jewel James Bond franchise to chief streaming rival Netflix Inc. starting in January, a tactical shift that prioritizes distribution revenue over platform exclusivity. “When…
