Zuku acquires Ligue 1 Rights in Kenya

East Africa’s leading Pay TV provider Zuku has secured the Kenyan broadcast rights to French top division, Ligue 1 for the next three seasons.  

Through its customized Zuku Sports, five live matches and five games will be broadcasted on short-delay from each of Ligue’s 1 38 rounds. The Zuku coverage also comes with weekly previews and highlights shows.

Wananchi Group programming managing director Hannelie Bekker confirmed the Zuku acquisition last week.

Zuku, which is owned by Wananchi Group Holdings, also offers other customized programmes that include Zuku Africa and Zuku Life.

The acquisition hopes to give the firm an edge in the competitive Pay TV market dominated by South Africa’s DSTV (English Premier League exclusive right holders) and latest entrant Chinese StarTimes.

Apart from being a Pay TV service provider, Zuku Kenya provides broadband internet connectivity with speeds as high as 20Mbps including a VoIP telephony service to residential areas and offices through fibre-optic cables.   

For more on Zuku and its innovative and affordable Zuku Triple Play packages (TV + Internet + VoIP) visit www.zuku.co.ke

‘Tales from The Bushlarder’ airs on Zuku Africa

During the launch of 'Tales from The Bushlarder'
Photo courtesy of eatout.co.ke  

Zuku recently launched an exciting cooking show titled ‘Tales from the Bushlarder’. The show takes viewers to a culinary tour of Kenya and her unusual and unknown gastronomic delights.   

The show, which is hosted by Chef Kiran Jethwa airs on Zuku Africa Ch. 100 and Zuku.

Catch Chef Kiran every Thursday at 8:30pm as he searches for ingredients in the ‘bush larder’.   

Chef Kiran is the owner of Nairobi’s Seven Seafood & Grill.