NMG finalist for African digital awards
Nation Media Group Editor-in-Chief Tom Mshindi (left) and company chairman Wilfred Kiboro talk during an investor briefing at Sarova Stanley, Nairobi, on July 26, 2017. NMG is competing in the African Digital Media Award 2017. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Nation Media Group (NMG) is a finalist in more than half of the African Digital Media Award 2017 categories.
The media house has been shortlisted in seven categories out of a total of 10.
NMG will be competing against other media houses for these awards.
The categories are: Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website; Best Use of Online Video (Including VR); Best Data Visualisation; Best News Mobile Service; Best Innovation New Product; Best Digital Advertising Campaign (including Branded Content); and Best Innovation to Engage Youth Audiences.
The other three categories, where other local and foreign media houses were shortlisted, include: Best News Website; Best Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Mobile Services; and Best in Social Media Engagement.
The other local media house that has been shortlisted is Standard Group Ltd, which will be fighting for Best News Website; and Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website.
Standard faces three media houses in each of the categories.
Other shortlisted media houses in the 10 categories include: Media24, Cape Town, South Africa; Media Trust Ltd, Abuja, Nigeria and BBC Media Action, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
