Caroline quits Bukedde TV, joins DSTV.
By Drone Media Writer
TV presenter Car0line Marcah has quit Bukedde TV for DSTV, Uganda.
According to local media reports, she will be working for DSTV’s new Luganda TV channel called Pearl Magic Loko.
Marcah started her career at Spark Tv before joining Bukedde TV as presenter for the lunch time request show Oluyimba lwo.
Last year, she graduated with a diploma in journalism at UMCAT School of media studies.
To confirm her departure, the channel has also released promo videos featuring Caroline and other newly recruited presenters from other media houses.
The channel will feature content dubbed in Luganda and comes as part of MultiChoice Uganda’s ambition to be rooted in Uganda and offering accessible channels, packed with wide selection of world class local entertainment.
Pearl Magic Loko channel head, Margaret Mathore said: “We are thrilled to launch yet another fantastic and exciting channel for our viewers.
This is aimed at providing the best African stories to a mass audience at an affordable price.
Lowering the barriers to access for top-tier entertainment is important to us as a channel and as a business. In addition to Ugandan shows, we have extended the offering to include award winning content from countries including Zambia, Tanzania and Nigeria”.
MultiChoice Uganda PR & Communications Manager, Rinaldi Jamugisa echoed the sentiment: “We are living out the business’s mission to be the best African storyteller – it’s not just a slogan for us, it’s a reality we bring to our treasured audiences.
Ensuring that stories are told in local languages and allowing for a wider audience to enjoy the country’s favourite shows in their own tongue is key.
That’s why the addition of Pearl Magic Loko is so important.” Pearl Magic is a Ugandan television station owned by MultiChoice Uganda’ DStv. The station was launched in October 2018 with its headquarters and studios at the MultiChoice Uganda headquarters in Kololo Kampala and only broadcasts through DStv and GOtv to audiences around Africa.