Showing posts with label Data. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Data. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2023

High Cost of Data is Still a Big Challenge for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and other Streaming Services in Africa

High Cost of Data is Still a Big Challenge for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and other Streaming Services in Africa

The cost of 1GB of data, enough for one hour of video streaming, is between $1.50 and $30 in Africa.

Subscribers spend more on data than subscription fees for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on the continent. Showmax of the MultiChoice Group is Available to all the millions of subscribers to DStv, but majority of the populations in African countries cannot afford DStv. 

The cost of data can be reduced by all the telecoms in Africa with fast internet connection. 10GB should not cost more than $1 which is between N500 and N750 in the current exchange rate of the USD to the Naira in Nigeria, the largest market on the continent. 

My suggestion is Netflix and Amazon Prime Video should also be available offline on cable TV channels to attract everyone who can afford to pay the subscription to the cable TV channels for only $2 monthly.

What matters most in entertainment are four things I call QAAA:

1. Quality of the content

2. Availability of the content

3. Accessibility to the content

4. Affordability of the content.

The content must be of good Quality; Available, Accessible and Affordable.

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
International content development and marketing consultant.
@Vuulr Program Partner
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND FUTURE OF HUMANITY

-  BY BABATUNDE ADEKANMBI 

Artificial Intelligence is a  branch of computer science that deal extensively  with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively. " Solving problems have been highlighted as an essential skill in the workplace , but in a timely fashion and creative manner showcase some level of intelligence in an individual.  

Looking at the context of what technological innovation have introduced,  the development of Artificial Intelligence  applications with some other  peripherals that compliment it existence  like robotics, data analytics, big data, machine learning  all geared towards making life and processes easier.

There are speculations regarding the future of Humanity in terms of displacement of jobs, eradication of some existing job roles in which the introduction of Artificial Intelligence have taken full course in that regard. 

It expedient as humans we further upskill our existing skill set to better suite some limited job roles that the Artificial Intelligence have introduced because in reality not all existing job roles can be displaced, we can only experience scrapping of some job roles and companies are willing to align to this New modality as this suite their profit marginalization 

We would also now see that  workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots as an to be in the know particularly understanding the technical know how of working proceedings introduced by artificial intelligence . Employees are now having a better understanding as regards the prerogative behind the interest of corporations in integrating New features emanating from the application of Artificial Intelligence and there's for them to align. 

It's evident that to a large extent the introduction of artificial intelligence have displaced some existing job roles and it's intended to take more as innovators are doing continuous improvement and research on how New features can be applied to further enhances the relevance of artificial intelligence and other peripherals like robotics applications which have delve extensively into the educational, medical space and profer New working modalities for effectiveness in this sector.  The FMCGs cannot be taken out as robotics machine now aid the production processes .

Why this impact of Artificial Intelligence have greater control on job roles companies can equally integrate learning faculties to upskill their personnels to suit the New Woking modalities set up by this innovation.  The cost implications of attain some level of knowledge in this regard is pretty unaffordable particularly for the unskilled or semiskilled Labour. 

The Future of Humanity in terms of displacement of jobs should be placed in a controllable situation and also private and public sectors while trying to maximize profits and safe cost should avoiding jeopardizing the interest of their personnels and this can increase the rate of unemployment in our society.

The Government can also contribute by setting up policies that ensure the interest of employees are guided,  corporations adhere to this policies and also in their capacities create an ecosystem that not only accomodate the introduction and continuous developmentand improvement of Artificial Intelligence and other relatable resources but ensuring there is a striking balance for all concerned parties.

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Digital Creator
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Sunday, May 1, 2022

This is The Future of Nigerian News Media and Entertainment Industry

Nigerians Report Online

Over 205, 000 pageviews in April.

Our target is to reach over 1 million pageviews monthly without buying fake Views, fake Likes and fake Followers like others on the internet.

The most advanced NIgerian owned digital news blog published by International Digital Post Network Limited currently in the advanced stage of launching the OTT streaming news, entertainment and eCommerce mobile video platform.

View it on https://angel.co/u/michael-chima-ekenyerengozi

Target is reach over 200 million users of GSM phones within 12 months.

This is the future of NIgerian news media and entertainment industry.


- By Ekenyerengoz Michael Chima,
The CEO, International Digital Post Network Limited, Lagos, Nigeria.
Publisher/Editor
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series 
247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/247nigeria
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelchimaeyerengozi

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Netflix Needs To Partner with MTN andd Airtel To Increase Subscribers in Nigeria

Netflix Needs To Partner with MTN andd Airtel To Increase Subscribers in Nigeria

Nigeria has about 101 million mobile internet users on the GSM networks in Africa's most populous country with the largest economy. But the high cost of data for viewing videos online is making the leading video streaming services to be out of reach for majority of the teeming population who prefer to subscribe to cable TV services. 

There are an estimated 15 million subscribers of cable TV networks in Nigeria with 10 millon of them shared by Multichoice and StarTimes.

MultiChoice streams satellite TV to between 4.5 million and 6 million Nigerian subscribers from the database reports of the cable TV subscribers in the country.

In Nigeria, satellite TV reception was the choice for 11.8 million households in 2019, a 23% increase compared to 2017, and a further 4.7 million in Ghana, up by 19% from 2017.
The study also highlighted that High Definition (HD) TV sets are becoming increasingly popular, already present in approximately 50% of Ghanaian and Nigerian TV homes.

Paying less than N3, 000 to subscribe to Netflix is not expensive, but including the costs for internet data have discouraged majority of people in Nigeria.

The following analysis on data usage is useful.
"Data consumption is different from speed. If you have a fast connection, that doesn't necessarily mean you use a lot of data per month. However, services like video streaming adapt to the available speed, so having a fast connection often does increase your data usage (and video quality), even if your habits don't change.

Streaming video:
Video uploads and downloads:
If you download a movie rather than streaming it or if you upload one to YouTube or Vimeo, the data consumption is similar, and it's always based on the full quality of the movie. If you make a video on your phone, you probably aren't creating HD quality or running for streaming video. The data consumption will depend on the quality of the video you receive. If you have a slow connection, most providers will adjust the quality so you won't have to pause for buffering too often. High-definition video can run as high in bandwidth consumption as 8 megabits (1 megabyte) a second. That's 60 megabytes a minute, if your connection is fast enough to handle it. A two-hour movie, at that rate, will consume 7.2 gigabytes. That's an upper bound, and usually it will be less, but a feature movie is a lot of data no matter what.

Video uploads and downloads:
If you download a movie rather than streaming it, or if you upload one to YouTube or Vimeo, the data consumption is similar, and it's always based on the full quality of the movie. If you make a video on your phone, you probably aren't creating HD quality or running for hours. Still, if you upload a lot, it will add up hours. Still, if you upload a lot, it will add up."

Netflix has partnerships with Telkom and Vodacom in South Africa and these deals have increased the subscriptions to the video streaming service. A similar partnership with MTN and Airtel in Nigeria will attract the millions of the middle class subscribers of the GSM networks in the country so include subscription to Netflix in their monthly budget.


- By EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor, 
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series 
247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/247nigeria
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima

Friday, October 9, 2009

Bloomberg is First to Provide Real-Time Nigerian Exchange Data

8 Oct 2009 12:00 Africa/Lagos

Bloomberg is First to Provide Real-Time Nigerian Exchange Data

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The real-time market data feed from the Nigerian Stock Exchange is now available to investors across the globe via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service. With this development, Bloomberg users can access real-time trade reports, orderbook updates and index pricing from the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Bloomberg is the first vendor to carry Nigerian Stock Exchange data in real-time.


"We are excited to have our data available to Bloomberg users, which will boost our international presence and further position The Nigerian Stock Exchange as an investment destination of choice in the global securities market arena", said the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of The Exchange, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke.


"Bloomberg is the first vendor to offer the global distribution of real time data from Nigeria. This addition reinforces Bloomberg's commitment to the emerging markets and to offer the widest possible choice of real-time data and analytical tools for our users," said Gerard Francis, Bloomberg's head of Global Emerging Markets.


About Bloomberg


Bloomberg is the world's most trusted source of information for businesses and professionals. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and multimedia platforms. Bloomberg's media services cover the world with more than 2,200 news and multimedia professionals at 145 bureaus in 68 countries. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® 24-hour network reaches more than 200 million homes. BLOOMBERG RADIO® services broadcast via XM, Sirius and WorldSpace satellite radio globally and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. The award-winning monthly BLOOMBERG MARKETS® magazine, the BLOOMBERG.COM® financial news and information Web site and BLOOMBERG PRESS® books provide news and insight to investors. For more information, please visit http://www.bloomberg.com/.


The BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service and data products are owned and distributed by Bloomberg Finance L.P. (BFLP) except that Bloomberg L.P. and its subsidiaries (BLP) distribute these products in Argentina, Bermuda, China, India, Japan and Korea. BLOOMBERG and BLOOMBERG NEWS are trademarks and service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.


Source: Bloomberg

CONTACT: Angela Martin, +1-212-617-1211, angelamartin@bloomberg.net


Web Site: http://www.bloomberg.com/


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