Radio & TV
5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Old TV Today
Thanks to the rapid development of technology we have almost everything just a few clicks away no matter whether it is watching good quality content on your devices, streaming media services, apps for everything that comes to our mind or something different.
This development requires from us to upgrade our devices more often than before. So, if you are thinking it is time to replace your old TV, we have to agree that having a brand new 4K TV set would be amazing, right? Well, now is the best time to upgrade your old TV and here are some more reasons why you should do it as soon as possible.
You will get a better TV for less money
There is a good offer when you decide to replace your old TV named “Upgrade and Save”. When you decide to trade your old TV in this way, you can easily save some good money. Just check with the stores near you whether they have this offer and take advantage of it. The money saved this way will make it quite possible for you to buy a newer model of the TV you were initially planning to buy.
The screen will be bigger than on your old TV
The bezel on the modern TV sets is much smaller compared to old TVs. This is why the screen of your new TV will be bigger than in the old one and you can easily fit in the new TV in the place of the old one. If we have to make a comparison if you had a 42” TV before, your new TV can be 50” and fit in the same space.
Picture quality is much better
The picture quality between your old HD TV and a brand new 4K one is incredible. You simply have to see it for yourself. The best thing is that these TVs are more affordable today than they were a few years ago and you can easily get a 4K TV set and stay within your budget. Plus, the number of streaming services like Amazon and Netflix are offering more and more 4K content. The same applies to some sport channels like BT Sport Ultra HD and if you are into watching movies a 4K HD Blu-ray player will be a great addon to your new 4K TV. Plus, there are many basic home theater systems on the market which will boost your listening experience at the same time, so it would be nice to take this into consideration when you plan how to invest your money.
Think about curved screen TVs
There are more and more TVs with curved screens on the market today. The main advantage of such TVs is that they are designed to match our field of view and you will have the feeling that you are in the middle of the action. And if you combine this with the prefect picture quality of 4K TVs and the content you can watch in this resolution we can say that your YV watching experience will be on a completely new level.
Smart TVs offer numerous options to boost your experience
Smart TVs today are packed with apps and features which will make your watching experience much better. All you need to do is to connect your TV with your wireless home network and streaming movies from some of the most popular services today is just a click away. You can also send photos and watch the content from your tablet or smartphone and much more.
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Coming to Crackle in April!
Who couldn’t use a dose of free entertainment to get your Spring sprung in the most exciting way possible? Catch all of these amazing titles for FREE on Crackle in April!
DOWNLOAD THE FREE CRACKLE APP FOR YOUR MOBILE, TABLET, LAPTOP, OR CONNECTED TV AT YOUR FAVORITE APP STORE and watch all of these titles and MORE this month!
Lancaster Skies
Feature Film
A solitary Spitfire ace pilot must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin in 1944.
Cast: Rosa Coduri-Fulford (Sexy Beast), Vin Hawke (The Terror), David Dobson (Doctor Who)
Available: 04/01/24
The Platform
Crackle Exclusive Series
The programmer genius Karam’s eventful youth has left him in disbelief of people and their view of the truth. To ensure the accuracy of facts, he creates an AI internet portal called “the platform,” which becomes an international success at truth finding. But when he finally succeeds and feels free, he gets drawn back into his old world to find his family in an even worse condition. Can he and his team also fix his demons from the past?
Cast: Dene Caine (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), Samer Ismael (Breaking Bones), Reham Alkassar (Greek Salad)
Available: 04/01/24
The Silence
Feature Film
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen (A Violent Man), Claudia Michelsen (The Tower), Wotan Wilke Möhring (The Island)
Available: 04/01/24
The Kids in the Hall
Television Series
“The Kids in the Hall” is a unique and bizarre sketch comedy series that incites humor through an intellectual lens of comedic creativity and character-driven sketches.
Cast: David Foley (News Radio), Bruce McCulloch (Arrested Development), Kevin McDonald (Invader ZIM)
Available: 04/01/24
Day of Wrath
Feature Film
In the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, prominent noblemen and their guards are found butchered, bloody letters carved on their chest – only for the corpses to vanish shortly afterwards without a trace. As Sheriff Ruy de Mendoza investigates these heinous crimes, he finds a mystifying wall of silence, where even the widows of the murdered men deny that anything might have occurred. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Ruy finds himself in the middle of a dark and dangerous conspiracy that soon threatens not only his own life, but that of his family.
Cast: Christopher Lambert (Highlander), Blanca Marsillach (Snatch), Brian Blessed (Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace)
Available: 04/01/24
Losin’ It
Feature Film
Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.
Cast: Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), John Stockwell (Top Gun)
Available: 04/01/24
Holy Rollers
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A crime thriller inspired by true events about a drug ring trafficking ecstasy pills to the New York Club scene. Sam Gold, studying to become a Rabbi, reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him. A charming neighbor, Yosef, senses Sam’s discontent and propositions him to transport medicine for an Israeli dealer, and his girlfriend, Rachel.
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Justin Bartha (The Hangover), Danny A. Abeckaser (You Don’t Mess With the Zohan)
Available: 04/01/24
Deadly Dispatch
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After her best friend is tragically murdered in an apparent robbery gone wrong, Tiffany Jackson takes justice in her own hands to find his killer.
Cast: Tamala Jones (Castle), DomiNque Perry (American Hero), Martinez (The Walking Dead)
Available: 04/01/24
Homeboy
Feature Film
Academy Award-nominee Mickey Rourke delivers one of his strongest performances as Johnny Walker, a washed-up boxer looking for one more shot in the ring. With hard-hitting fight scenes, gritty drama and a knockout performance by Oscar winner Christopher Walken, Homeboy is an unforgettable film about a man who refuses to give up on his last chance to make good.
Cast: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction), Debra Feuer (To Live and Die in L.A.)
Available: 04/01/24
The Contract
Feature Film
A father and his son attempt to bring in an assassin to the authorities, but his dangerous associates have other plans.
Cast: John Cusack (Say Anything), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption), Jamie Anderson (The Kid)
Available: 04/01/24
Finding Buck Henry
Feature Film
When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team. He persuades a school custodian to be the coach. As the new coach starts working with the team, his knowledge leads the boy to suspect that the man is really an ex-Negro League legend who disappeared from sight years ago. The kid sets out to find out the truth about the man’s background.
Cast: Ossie Davis (Do the Right Thing), Ruby Dee (American Gangster), Kevin Jubinville (Murdoch Mysteries)
Available: 04/01/24
Meteor
Limited Series
As a giant meteor threatens to destroy the earth, it’s up to a brilliant scientist to save the day. This two episode television mini-series covering a meteor, Kassandra, heading to Earth on a collision course for an “extinction level event”.
Cast: Billy Campbell (Star Trek: Prodigy), Marla Sokoloff (The Practice), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future)
Available: 04/01/24
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People & Lifestyle
‘Cooking With GameChangers’ first Episode Features Abiodun Adigun of Credit Direct and Joy Adesanya Odunlami of The Braiding Vault
Cooking with GameChangers is now live!
The debut edition features Abiodun Adigun, Chief Marketing Officer at Credit Direct Finance Company Limited, a leading consumer lending company in Nigeria, and Joy Odunlami, Founder of The Braiding Vault, a top specialist braiding salon.
The GameChangers battle for the title of “Ultimate GameChanger” as they create their unique versions of “Rice & Beans with Plantain”. Our show host, Daniel Etim-Effiong, and Judges M.I Abaga, Kaffy, and Captain Toba have a hard task of watching and judging the GameChangers.
Who will win this episode?
Watch a-day-in-the-life of these top business minds even as they go on to battle for the title of “Ultimate GameChanger” in the kitchen. Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSZMFIIUiUs
A-day-in-the-Life of Abiodun Adigun, Chief Marketing Officer at Credit Direct Finance Company Limited.
Watch now – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDPw_WsCwR0
A-day-in-the-Life of Joy Odunlami, Founder of The Braiding Vault.
Watch now – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMP2o4Q9Dw
Cooking with GameChangers is a spinoff of the popular inspirational TV show, ‘Binging With GameChangers’, which is Nigeria’s most syndicated talk show with over 60 million monthly viewers. Cooking with GameChangers is now airing on YouTube and on TV stations nationwide.
Each episode of Cooking with GameChangers follows a day in the life of a top corporate executive and entrepreneur who end up in a Cook-off that is supervised and judged respectively by celebrity host, Daniel Etim-Effiong, and judges M.I Abaga, Kaffy, and Captain Toba.
Watch the first episode here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH_-OcY4pX3GoR_WSsKTwzbP7WRcHJc_O&si=Mkj4DKPPrL7yEQrT
YouTube Channel: @B2GNetwork
You can also Catch the show every weekend on TV stations nationwide:
SATURDAYS:
NTA Network: Saturdays at 10.30 AM
Silverbird: Saturdays at 1.30 PM
Views Channel: Saturday 6:30 PM; Repeat: Mondays at 9:30 PM; Wednesdays at 9 PM
SUNDAYS:
Africa Magic Family: Sundays at 3.30 PM: Repeat: Wednesdays at 1.30 PM
TVC: Sundays at 5.30 PM
NTA2: Sundays at 5.30PM
Wazobia Max: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeat Mondays at 7 PM
Wazobia TV: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeat: Mondays at 7 PM
Follow the show:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithgamechangers/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cookingwithgame
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cookingwithgamechangers
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cookingwithga…
LinkedIn: @CookingwithGameChangers
Cooking with GameChangers is supported by Power Oil, 2Sure and Aquafina.
Media Partners: BellaNaija, Pulse.ng and Ameyaw Debrah.
Radio & TV
MultiChoice Announces Head Judge and a Date for 10th AMVCA
MultiChoice, in partnership with Africa Magic, has announced that the 10th edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA), will be held from 10th – 11th of May 2024. The organisers also revealed ace filmmaker, director, producer and pioneer Academy Director of the MultiChoice Talent Factory, Femi Odugbemi as head judge of the awards.
In her press conference held in Nigeria today, Dr. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and Channels, West Africa, MultiChoice described the 10th AMVCA as a celebration to mark a decade of brilliance, innovation, and the sheer magic of African storytelling on screen.
“The AMVCA has established itself as the benchmark for excellence in the African film industry. This edition is not just the celebration of excellence in filmmaking, but also a heritage of an award that has improved careers and boosted talent development on the continent”.
Dr. Tejumola further disclosed that the pool of quality entries this year will be a significant task the jury and head judge to review.
“For this edition, we received entries from films and talent across Africa. Shortlisting has begun and we will now move to the judging phases. For this special edition, we are making changes to the award categories. The Best Actor and Best Actress, as well as Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories will now be determined by the jury. We are also delighted to announce ace filmmaker, director and producer, Femi Odugbemi, as the Head Judge for the 10th AMVCA.
“In partnership with our sponsors, Amstel, Pepsi, Promasidor and Martell, we call on Africa to join in this celebration, as we begin with the announcement of final nominees in each category, live across all Africa Magic channels, on March 24, at 8pm. The voting portal will open immediately after the announcement,” Tejumola said.
The 10th AMVCA’s two-day celebration will kick start on the 10th May with the Young Filmmakers and Content Creators event in the morning, followed by the Cultural Day and Opening Night celebration in the evening and the Main Awards Ceremony the night of 11th of May 2024.
Commenting on the task before the award jury, Odugbemi said: “This prestigious award is celebrated for its unwavering dedication to excellence, and the jury remains steadfast in ensuring only the most outstanding works earn a spot on the nomination list. Having served as the head judge in previous editions, I can unequivocally state that evaluating the remarkable submissions by talent across Africa is an extremely challenging task I assure everyone that the final selection will truly represent the best in the field”.
Other sponsors of the 10th AMVCAs include TECNO, Verve, QuickTeller, Tiger Beer, MTN and Indomie. The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievements in film and television production in Africa.
People & Lifestyle
Cooking With GameChangers Premieres in Lagos with a Sublime Unveiling Mixer
Cooking With GameChangers was unveiled to guests at an intimate mixer held at the prestigious business club, Capital Club Lagos, on Thursday, March 7th 2024. The brand new TV Show format was premiered in a room full of top executives, entrepreneurs and culinary experts.
Daniel Etim-Effiong who is the host of the brand new show, also played host to guests alongside show creator, Seyi Banigbe. M.I Abaga, Kaffy, and Captain Toba Abifarin are judges on the new show, Cooking with GameChangers, and were all present to participate in exciting activities at the premiere.
Guests arrived to drinks and Hors d’oeuvres as they mingled. The host after that asked for guests to interact with at least five people to memorise their full names and occupations for a chance to win a cash prize. Popular blogger, Tai, of Foodie in Lagos emerged as the winner of this challenge.
Show creator, Seyi Banigbe, who is a lawyer, media executive, and host of talk show, Binging with GameChangers, welcomed guests, introduced the new show and gave insight into how the new show was created and developed. She showered accolades on the show’s judges and host highlighting how each person performed phenomenally well during the filming of Cooking with GameChangers.
The judges participated in a fun meal-plating game where they were challenged to make the best plating with the jollof rice and vegetables provided. Guests had a lot of fun cheering the judges who were judged this time by leading food bloggers and chefs. Gina Ehikodi-Ojo of Geena Foodies and Spice chose Captain Toba’s plating as her favourite.
Guests proceeded to watch an episode of Cooking with GameChangers while they enjoyed a specially curated 2-course dinner. Notable culinary experts and influencers present were Chiamaka Nwakalor-Egemba, Tai of Foodie in Lagos, Abisodun of Meals with Abi, Grace of Velvety Foods, Atinuke Obele of Teekayskitchen and many more.
The GM of LASODA, Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, was present alongside featured GameChangers such as the GM of LASWA, Damilola Emmanuel, Segun Dada of CAPSA, Segun Bankole of Sovereign Trust Insurance, Ngozi-Ezeka-Atta of Jaga Beauty, Yemisi Obe of Grandios Pap amongst many others.
Cooking with GameChangers is a spinoff of the popular talk show, “Binging With GameChangers”, which airs on TV stations nationwide and has amassed over 60 million monthly viewers in its 7 years of airing on television.
Each episode of Cooking with GameChangers follows a day in the life of a top corporate executive and an accomplished entrepreneur who ends up in the Cooking with GameChangers kitchen for a cook-off to determine the “Ultimate GameChanger”. The cooking competition is supervised and judged by celebrity show host, Daniel Etim-Effiong, and judges M.I Abaga, Kaffy, and Captain Toba.
Watch Episode 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSZMFIIUiUs
Subscribe to @B2GNetwork on YouTube for updates on fresh episodes of Cooking with GameChangers.
Follow Cooking with GameChangers here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithgamechangers/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cookingwithgame
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cookingwithgamechangers
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cookingwithga…
LinkedIn: @CookingwithGameChangers
You can also watch the show every weekend on TV stations nationwide:
SATURDAYS:
NTA Network: Saturdays at 10.30 AM
Silverbird: Saturdays at 1.30 PM
Views Channel: Saturday 6:30 PM; Repeat: Mondays at 9:30 PM; Wednesdays at 9 PM
SUNDAYS:
Africa Magic Family: Sundays at 3.30 PM: Repeat: Wednesdays at 1.30 PM
TVC: Sundays at 5.30 PM
NTA2: Sundays at 5.30 PM
Wazobia Max: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeatt Mondays at 7 PM
Wazobia TV: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeat: Mondays at 7 PM
Cooking with GameChangers is supported by Power Oil, 2Sure and Aquafina.
Media Partners: BellaNaija, Pulse.ng and Ameyaw Debrah.
Radio & TV
Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves on Crackle
Join your friends from Crackle in celebrating the strong women of Hollywood with these FREE titles starring some of your favorite leading ladies leading the action!
DOWNLOAD THE FREE CRACKLE APP FOR YOUR MOBILE, TABLET, LAPTOP, OR CONNECTED TV AT YOUR FAVORITE APP STORE and watch all of these titles and MORE this month!
Outbreak
Crackle Original Series
A dangerous virus appears in a group of homeless people, causing a risk of outbreak. How long will it take Anne-Marie Leclerc, director of the Emergency Public Health Laboratory, to realize that an actual epidemic is starting to take shape?
Cast: Julie LeBreton (True North), Guillaume Cyr (Bungalow), Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin (Ruptures)
Available: 3/1/24
The Wall Season One
Crackle Original Series
Detective Sergeant Celine Trudeau is assigned to investigate a strange homicide that took place in Fermont, a small mining town on the Labrador border. Upon arriving, she discovers “The Wall”-an immense structure that protects the inhabitants from the icy Arctic wind. This place of refuge for the population becomes a crime scene.
Cast: Isabel Richer (Trauma), Alexandre Landry (True North), Maripier Morin (The Fall of the American Empire)
Available: 3/1/24
Blast
Crackle Original Feature Film
In a Parisian parking lot a bomb disposal expert finds herself trapped in her car with her kids as an anti-tank mine has been set under the car. Sonia is used to face dangerous situations, but with the children’s lives on the line and her boyfriend left outside, powerless, the stakes have never been higher. They have 30 minutes to diffuse the bomb and work out who could be the mastermind behind this. Will they stand united until the end or will the family implode under pressure?
Cast: Nora Arnezeder (Leopard Skin), Pierre Kiwitt (Das Boot), Radivoje Bukvic (Taken)
Available: 3/1/24
Colonia
Feature Film
In the heat of the 1973 Chilean military coup, a young woman’s desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, an ex-Nazi cult from which no one has ever escaped. Inspired by true events.
Cast: Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds), Michael Nyqvist (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol)
Available: 3/1/24
Black Mamba
Feature Film
When a woman is killed by corrupt cops, she is reincarnated as an assassin charged with destroying those who killed her and her friends.
Cast: Dawna Lee Heising (The Paradise Motel), Lyindaa Russell (The Land), Anita Farmer Bergman (On Sacred Ground)
Available: 3/1/24
Hangmen
Feature Film
Ex-CIA agents–one good (Rick Washburne), one bad (Jake La Motta)–slug it out on the streets of New York City.
Cast: Sandra Bullock (Miss Congeniality), Jake La Motta (Maniac Cop), Rick Washburne (Mississippi Burning)
Available: 3/1/24
Girl
Feature Film
A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncovers a family legacy more dangerous than she’d imagined.
Cast: Bella Thorne (Paradise City), Elizabeth Saunders (From), Mickey Rourke (Sin City)
Available: 3/1/24
Intensive Care
Feature Film
Three low-life criminals plan to rob an elderly woman’s home, but her caregiver turns out to be a former special ops agent with an agenda of her own.
Cast: Tara Macken (NCIS: Hawaii), Jai Rodriguez (The Rookie), Kevin Sizemore (NCIS)
Available: 3/1/24
Absolution
Feature Film
Harmony is a super-empath, born with the power to absorb the fear of others. With a storm of negative energy encroaching, Harmony must find the strength to take hold of her power to save the man she loves and the world around them.
Cast: Jacqueline McKenzie (Deep Blue Sea), Eamon Farren (The Witcher), Lewis Fitz-Gerald (Pitch Black)
Available: 3/1/24
Juncture
Feature Film
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a young woman hunts down criminals who evaded justice while trying to stay one step ahead of the police
Cast: Kristine Blackport (Californication), Jason Coviello (Stranger Things), Charles Thomas Doyle (There Will Be Blood)
Available: 3/1/24
My Sisters
Feature Film
A women’s support group becomes the target of a misogynistic brotherhood when the youngest member tries to conceal a deadly secret.
Cast: Chandler Young (9-1-1), Diana Sanchez (The Neighborhood), Cait Bidwell (Mayans M.C.)
Available: 3/1/24
Deadly Dispatch
Feature Film
After her best friend is tragically murdered in an apparent robbery gone wrong, Tiffany Jackson takes justice in her own hands to find his killer.
Cast: Tamala Jones (Booty Call), DomiNque Perry (American Hero), Martinez (The Walking Dead)
Available: 3/1/24
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