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The Vice President, Sales and Market Development for SES Video, Africa, Mr. Clint Brown, in this interview with Nosa Alekhuogie, speaks on the latest free-to-air local channel bouquet launched in Nigeria recently. Excerpts:

What are you introducing to the Nigerian market?



SES is working with Africa XP to deliver 13 new free-to-air (FTA) channels as a bouquet called ‘PREMIUM.FREE’ to Nigeria as well as to other parts of West Africa. The bouquet’s launch channels will be supplied by AfricaXP and delivered via SES’ satellite at 28.2 degrees East, a prime orbital location from where SES delivers Direct-to-Home (DTH) services to over 9 million households in West Africa. The SES is a world’s leading satellite operator with over 70 satellites. Its satellites deliver television services to more than 351 million households worldwide and network connectivity to over 130 countries. Today it carries over 7,900 channels and is the single operator carrying the most HD (2,700) and UHD (50) channels globally. SES has a media services subsidiary, MX1, which offers end-to-end solutions to enable broadcasters and media companies to easily deliver their content to multiple platforms.

In Africa, SES has been supporting the growth of digital TV in Africa for many years. It broadcasts over 900 channels in Africa, and hosts eight DTH platforms that serve over thirty million TV homes across the continent. With our 10 GEO satellites serving Africa, we are accelerating the digital switch-over in the region, and complementing Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). Satellites deliver signals to terrestrial TV towers in densely populated areas and directly to individual homes in sparsely populated regions.

Why are you partnering with PREMIUM.FREE to deliver this bouquet to Nigerian and West African markets?

The Nigerian FTA market is particularly vibrant and offers great opportunities for growth. The current market can be variable and with this offering of 13 channels, we hope to bring a new experience to viewers. The bouquet of PREMIUM.FREE is extremely attractive and we are confident it will foster consumer choice in the local market.
There are not often opportunities where there is a very large audience watching a particular satellite beam, and in this case, the SES 28.2 degrees East orbital location has been over West Africa which has about nine million households already looking at channels on that beam using FTA decoders. So if you place your channels on that beam, you immediately have an audience, you don’t have to advertise, you don’t have to sell boxes, you don’t have to distribute those boxes and nobody has to install anything new. All of these people already looking at that beam immediately sees those channels, this is a very exciting beam that covers the whole region and therefore reaches a lot of people. If the figure for Nigeria is 3.18 million and that amount of households are watching on satellite for that particular beam, it has increased dramatically. That figure from the SES research which was completed at the end of 2017 compared to the 2015 figure was about one million, it has grown very rapidly. We believe that’s a fantastic start by putting a bouquet of different thematic, nicely packaged kind of like a pay TV bouquet but for free. By putting it on there, we believe it would boost the number of people who are watching and have boxes and dishes tuned in that satellite.

Why did you decide to also partner with AfricaXP on this project?

AfricaXP is a digital content distributor that sells content to multiple broadcast platform throughout the region. In regards to this project, they are the supplier of channels to Premium free which is the bouquet on SES platform. We chose them to supply us the channels because we wanted premium channels and they focus particularly on customising Channels for African viewers, even if its international content, it would appeal to African audiences. It is a very different preposition to just taking cheap channels from any other market and rebroadcasting in this market. These channels are made by Africans for Africans.

What is unique about the PREMIUM.FREE bouquet offering?

The bouquet really stands out because it combines both local and international content that is attractive for end-consumers, and is offered in high picture quality. AfricaXP is the leading independent content distributor and producer, and the PREMIUM.FREE bouquet sourced from their library really showcases that. The bouquet is made up of African programming with top-flight international content across a diverse range of themes from sports to movies, Telenovelas, kids, factual, reality and lifestyle programming, all of which will be familiar to local audiences.

Do you need a set top box (STB) to receive the PREMIUM.FREE service if you have other service provider?

Anyone with a STB and satellite dish in West Africa can access the PREMIUM.FREE bouquet without charge from Astra 2G located at 28.2 degrees East. If a household’s dish already points towards the 28.2 orbital location all they need to do is use the stand search process on their STB and they should get the channel very easily. Others will need to hire a professional to repoint their dishes before using the search feature and they will get the new channels plus the rest of channel channels available from the platform at that orbital location. While the channels can be viewed using a 78 cm dish, the quality of the viewing experience, and resilience to disruption that is sometimes caused by rain, can better achieved using 90CM dish.

What is the ASTRA 2G satellite about?
We launched the ASTRA 2G satellite in 2014 to the prime orbital location of 28.2 degrees East. Since then SES has built the largest free-to-air reach in sub-Saharan Africa from the orbital location, now reaching over nine million Direct-to-Home households across West Africa from this orbital position. ASTRA 2G and a second satellite, ASTRA 2F, share the orbital location to complement each other and provide expanded coverage of the West African region. From these two, satellites audiences in the region can receive the largest proportion of local content of any satellite.

Nairalanders what's your opinion on this topic?

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I am not a mathematician I find this to be Very interesting and meaningful message 2 share:

*If:*
*A = 1 ; B = 2 ; C = 3 ; D = 4 ;*
*E = 5 ; F = 6 ; G = 7 ; H = 8 ;*
*I = 9 ; J = 10 ; K = 11 ; L = 12 ;*
*M = 13 ; N = 14 ; O = 15 ; P = 16 ;*
*Q = 17 ; R = 18 ; S = 19 ; T = 20 ;*
*U = 21 ; V = 22 ; W = 23 ; X =24 ;*
*Y = 25 ; Z = 26.*

*Then,*

*H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K*
=8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11
*= 98%*

*K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E*
=11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5
*=96%*

*L+O+V+E*
= 12+15+22+5
*= 54%*

*L+U+C+K ;*
=12+21+3+11
*= 47%*

*None of them makes 100%.*
*Then what makes 100%?*

*Is it Money?*
.
.
.
*NO!*

*M+O+N+E+Y*
= 13+15+14+5+25
*=72%*

*Leadership?*
.
.
.
*NO!*

*L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P*
=12+5+1+4+5+18+19+8+9+16
*=97%*

*Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps change our*

*"ATTITUDE"...*

*A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E ;*
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5
*= 100%*

*It is therefore OUR ATTITUDE towards Life* *and Work that makes*
*OUR Life 100% Successful.*

*Amazing mathematics


*plz share it to all ur friends*

Online Education is just as good as Classroom Learning. Since the past decade or so, online education has emerged as the finest method of learning. All age groups are benefiting from it. ... As per Online Learning Consortium, one in every four students is enrolling for online courses.
The online Learning portal in the like of Courseria, Total training, Udemy etc.have proof the proficiency n effectiveness of E-learning over traditional method of teaching. They said seeing is believing. Engineering n practical courses are better understood via online learning platforms nowadays unlike before when u got to cram almost all the courses verbatim devoid of practical understanding.

Reunion is when you get up in the morning and tell your wife you are going to Work.. Instead you go to your neighbour's Wife to make love with her. Her husband comes back knocks on the door, you go under the bed.. The Husband enters the bedroom feeling uneasy, the Wife excuses herself to go to market to buy food items The husband takes advantage of the wife's absence to call your your wife. Your Wife quickly arrives and they make love.. Suddenly his wife who had excused herself to go to market turned back half way forgetting the list of food items at home and knocks on the door ... You are still under the bed, Your Wife rushes to hide under the bed where you are to join you ,that is REUNION.

Have you ever wondered why nice guys ‘finish last’? Why seemingly bad and irresponsible men get the girl, and the responsible ones keep getting their hearts broken? Well, it’s not that difficult, we’re breaking it all down.
Let us know what u think about this.

I am curious about this. Everyone for this thread should say whatever you know about this.
It is the truth and it is naturally occurring.

I am curious about this. Everyone for this thread should say whatever you know about this.
It is the truth and it is naturally occurring.

I observed with displeasure the ratio of females to male teaching force in primary and secondary schools especially that of south east -imbalance with that of females ,more than that of the male figures.In some states with score of 90:10 .I am seeking to know, the cause of this. Does it mean that the male folks have given up to teaching or what?

HOW THE APOSTLES DIED.

1. Matthew
Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound.

2. Mark
Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead.

3. Luke
Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous Preaching to the lost.

4. John
Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge Basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution In Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered From death.
John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison Island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos . The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve As Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully

5. Peter
He was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross.
According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die In the same way that Jesus Christ had died.

6. James
The leader of the church in Jerusalem , was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his
enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club.
* This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.

7. James the Son of Zebedee,
was a fisherman by trade when Jesus Called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer Walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and Knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

8. Bartholomew
Also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.

9. Andrew
Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: 'I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.' He continued to preach to his tormentors For two days until he expired.

10. Thomas
Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the Sub-continent.

11. Jude
Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

12. Matthias
The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.

13. Paul
Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment, which allowed him to write his many
epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire. These letters, which taught many of the foundational Doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.

Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles and disciples during their times For the sake of the Faith. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: But he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Pass on to encourage other Christians
Why Do we feel sleepy in Prayer,
But stay awake through a 3 hour movie?
Why are we so bored when we look at the HOLY BOOK,
But find it easy to read other books?
Why is it so easy to ignore a msg about God,
Yet we forward the nasty ones?
Why are Prayers getting smaller,
But bars and clubs are expanding
Why is it so easy to worship a celebrity,
But very difficult to engage with God?
Think about it, are you going to forward this?
Are you going to ignore it, cause you think you will get laughed at?

When one door closes, God opens two: If God has opened doors for you, send this message to everyone on your contact list.

Make this message your contribution to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

Please which of the above free hosting platform is the best.. Interm of its pros and cons.

If you resist the devil u must resist everything about him.
Why do Greek festival calender still invoke today.
I taught Christianity as killed paganism and pagans all over Europe. .

Since days of the week and months of the year are name days of Greek festival times of worship of their gods and goddesses(Mon,Tues etc n Jan, February etc) .It is hight time we started recreating our calender to conform with our own periodical cycle n festival name day.
My taught thou.

Cramming is a widely used study skill performed in preparation for an examination or other performance-based assessment. Most common among high school and college-aged students, cramming is often used as a means of memorizing large amounts of information in a short amount of time.
Buh to some, this approach is bad as sometimes this technique can lead to physomotor failure, an thence leading to unexpected information delivery.
Let me know your take about this.

Please my fellow nairalanders, what is the cause to this stoppage?

Please Mod. Endeavour to push this to the front page to gain wider publicity. A lot of people are in the dark about this symbol.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR BIBLE??
Bible writers ...
Genesis: Moses
Exodus: Moses
Leviticus: Moses
Numbers: Moses
Deuteronomy: Moses
Joshua: Joshua
Judges: Samuel
Ruth: Samuel
1 Samuel: Samuel; Gad; Nathan
2 Samuel: Gad; Nathan
1 Kings: Jeremiah
2 Kings: Jeremiah
1 Chronicles: Ezra
2 Chronicles: Ezra
Ezra: Ezra
Nehemiah: Nehemiah
Esther: Mordecai
Job: Moses
Psalms: David and others
Proverbs: Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
Ecclesiastes: Solomon
Song of Solomon: Solomon
Isaiah: Isaiah
Jeremiah: Jeremiah
Lamentations: Jeremiah
Ezekiel: Ezekiel
Daniel: Daniel
Hosea: Hosea
Joel: Joel
Amos: Amos
Obadiah: Obadiah
Jonah: Jonah
Micah: Micah
Nahum: Nahum
Habakkuk: Habakkuk
Zephaniah: Zephaniah
Haggai: Haggai
Zechariah: Zechariah
Malachi: Malachi
Matthew: Matthew
Mark: Mark
Luke: Luke
John: Apostle John
Acts: Luke
Romans: Paul
1 Corinthians: Paul
2 Corinthians: Paul
Galatians: Paul
Ephesians: Paul
Philippians: Paul
Colossians: Paul
1 Thessalonians: Paul
2 Thessalonians: Paul
1 Timothy: Paul
2 Timothy: Paul
Titus: Paul
Philemon: Paul
Hebrews: Unknown
James: James (Jesus’ brother)
1 Peter: Peter
2 Peter: Peter
1 John: Apostle John
2 John: Apostle John
3 John: Apostle John
Jude: Jude (Jesus’ brother)
Revelation: Apostle John
BIBLE STATISTICS
Amazing Bible Facts And Statistics
Number of books in the Bible: 66
Chapters: 1,189
Verses: 31,101
Words: 783,137
Letters: 3,566,480
Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260
Commands: 6,468
Predictions: over 8,000
Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses
Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140
Number of questions: 3,294
Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus wept" .
Middle books: Micah and Nahum
Middle chapter: Psalm 117
Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words)
Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John
Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
Number of times the word "God" appears: 3,358
Number of times the word "Lord" appears: 7,736
Number of different authors: 40
Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200
OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:
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Number of books: 39
Chapters: 929
Verses: 23,114
Words: 602,585
Letters: 2,278,100
Middle book: Proverbs
Middle chapter: Job 20
Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18
Smallest book: Obadiah
Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
Longest chapter: Psalms 119
NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:
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Number of books: 27
Chapters: 260
Verses: 7,957
Words: 180,552
Letters: 838,380
Middle book: 2 Thessalonians
Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9
Middle verse: Acts 27:17
Smallest book: 3 John
Shortest verse: John 11:35
Longest verse: Revelation 20:4 (68 words)
Longest chapter: Luke 1
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There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible, 5,624 different
Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the King James Version.
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• Written by Approximately 40 Authors
• Written over a period of 1,600 years
• Written over 40 generations
• Written in three languages: Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic
• Written on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa
• Written in different locations: wilderness, dungeon, palace, prison, in exile, at home
• Written by men from all occupations: kings, peasants, doctors, fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, etc.
• Written in different times: war, peace, poverty, prosperity, freedom and slavery
• Written in different moods: heights of joy to the depths of despair
• Written in harmonious agreement on a widely diverse range of subjects and doctrines
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10 Longest Books in the Bible
• Psalm - 150 chapters, 2,461 verses, 43,743 words
• Jeremiah - 52 chapters, 1,364 verses, 42,659 words
• Ezekiel - 48 chapters, 1,273 verses, 39,407 words
• Genesis - 50 chapters, 1,533 verses, 38,267 words
• Isaiah - 66 chapters, 1,292 verses, 37,044 words
• Numbers - 36 chapters, 1,288 verses, 32,902 words
• Exodus - 40 chapters, 1,213 verses, 32.602 words
• Deuteronomy - 34 chapters, 959 verses, 28,461 words
• 2 Chronicles - 36 chapters, 822 verses, 26,074 words
• Luke - 24 chapters, 1,151 verses, 25,944 words
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10 Shortest Books in the Bible
• 3 John - 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words
• 2 John - 1 chapter, 13 verses, 303 words
• Philemon - 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words
• Jude - 1 chapter, 25 verses, 613 words
• Obadiah - 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words
• Titus - 3 chapters, 46 verses, 921 words
• 2 Thessalonians - 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,042 words
• Haggai - 2 chapters, 38 verses, 1,131 words
• Nahum - 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,285 words
• Jonah - 4 chapters, 48 verses, 1,321

What is Reunion..?
Reunion is when you get up in the morning and tell your wife you are going to Work.. Instead you go to your neighbour's Wife to make love with her. Her husband comes back knocks on the door, you go under the bed.. The Husband enters the bedroom feeling uneasy, the Wife excuses herself to go to market to buy food items The husband takes advantage of the wife's absence to call your your wife. Your Wife quickly arrives and they make love.. Suddenly his wife who had excused herself to go to market turned back half way forgetting the list of food items at home and knocks on the door ... You are still under the bed, Your Wife rushes to hide under the bed now that is REUNION.

What is Reunion..?
Reunion is when you get up in the morning and tell your wife you are going to Work.. Instead you go to your neighbour's Wife to make love with her. Her husband comes back knocks on the door, you go under the bed.. The Husband enters the bedroom feeling uneasy, the Wife excuses herself to go to market to buy food items The husband takes advantage of the wife's absence to call your your wife. Your Wife quickly arrives and they make love.. Suddenly his wife who had excused herself to go to market turned back half way forgetting the list of food items at home and knocks on the door ... You are still under the bed, Your Wife rushes to hide under the bed now that is REUNION.