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Mahanga TV Launches in Nigeria to Take Hausa Storytelling, Northern Talent to Global Audiences

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;5&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"nFo1LQNE" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Kano-based media platform combines broadcasting&comma; original productions&comma; current affairs&comma; culture and digital media in a new chapter for Northern Nigerian storytelling<&sol;p><div class&equals;"dKR5ljhm" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>A new voice has entered Nigeria’s evolving media landscape with the launch of Mahanga TV&comma; a Kano-based Hausa media and broadcasting platform established to bring together original storytelling&comma; journalism&comma; drama&comma; film&comma; culture and entertainment while giving Northern Nigerian stories a wider audience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Operating under Mahanga Media and Productions Ltd&period;&comma; the platform is positioning itself at the intersection of television&comma; digital media and modern content production&comma; with an ambition to inform&comma; entertain and connect audiences through professionally produced content&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mahanga TV is available as a Free-to-Air television service on Amos 17 at a frequency of 11&comma;882 MHz&comma; providing viewers with access to its growing range of Hausa-language programming and original content&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"4Y6fp7ct" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The company describes its philosophy in a simple phrase&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Born in Kano&period; Built for the world&period;” Its stated mission is to deliver innovative media solutions that inform&comma; inspire and connect audiences through storytelling and technology&comma; while its broader vision is to build a media and broadcasting company recognised for excellence&comma; creativity and impact in Nigeria and beyond&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;5&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>For Nuhu Abdullahi Balarabe&comma; Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mahanga TV&comma; the platform was created from a belief that Northern Nigeria possesses a wealth of stories&comma; talent and cultural perspectives that deserve a larger platform&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mahanga TV was established from a deep conviction that Northern Nigeria has a wealth of stories&comma; talent&comma; culture and perspectives that deserve to be told with professionalism&comma; creativity and global relevance&period; Our vision is to build a modern Hausa media platform that informs&comma; entertains and connects audiences while creating opportunities for Northern talent and amplifying stories that reflect who we are and where we are going&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;At Mahanga TV&comma; we are combining contemporary broadcast technology with original storytelling&comma; current affairs&comma; drama&comma; film&comma; music&comma; culture and entertainment to create a platform that goes beyond traditional television&period; We are proud to be born in Kano&comma; but our ambition is to take the stories and voices of Northern Nigeria to audiences across Nigeria and the world&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>— Nuhu Abdullahi Balarabe&comma; Founder &amp&semi; Chief Executive Officer&comma; Mahanga TV<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That vision is reflected in the platform’s programming structure&comma; which spans talk shows&comma; drama series&comma; feature films&comma; current affairs&comma; music and culture&comma; and family-friendly entertainment&period; Its published programming slate includes talk formats such as Labaran Yau&comma; Sahel Circle&comma; Kano After Dark and Arewa Dialogues&comma; alongside drama productions&comma; feature films&comma; current-affairs programmes and music and cultural shows&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;5&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Its drama offering focuses on stories grounded in Hausa-Fulani heritage&comma; with the company highlighting writers&comma; directors and actors from across Northern Nigeria&period; Its feature-film programming similarly seeks to showcase Northern Nigerian filmmaking and artistry&comma; while its music and culture programming brings together traditional cultural expressions and contemporary Northern sounds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The platform’s current-affairs offering is another important part of its identity&comma; with programmes listed under the Mahanga Newshour&comma; Northern Report&comma; Frontline and Market Day brands&period; The programming is designed around issues and conversations relevant to audiences in Northern Nigeria&comma; complementing the platform’s entertainment and cultural content&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Behind the programming is an investment in production infrastructure&period; Mahanga’s facility at Farm Centre&comma; Tarauni&comma; Kano&comma; includes professional studios&comma; editing and post-production suites&comma; audio recording booths&comma; a live-streaming control room&comma; meeting rooms and high-speed internet&period; Its listed production equipment includes high-definition cameras&comma; professional lighting&comma; audio recording systems&comma; live-streaming equipment&comma; editing facilities and broadcast transmission gear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company’s production model covers the entire process from concept and scripting to filming&comma; editing and distribution&comma; allowing projects to be developed with a unified creative and production direction&period; Its delivery platforms include television&comma; online broadcasting&comma; social media and live streaming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond its programming&comma; Mahanga Media and Productions also positions itself as a full-service media company serving brands&comma; institutions and individuals&period; Its services include television and online broadcasting&comma; video production&comma; social-media campaigns&comma; online media campaigns&comma; event coverage and live streaming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company’s development has also been marked by a gradual expansion of its production and digital capabilities&period; According to its published corporate timeline&comma; Mahanga TV was founded in Kano in 2025&comma; expanded its studio and live-streaming infrastructure in 2026&comma; moved into digital campaigns and online broadcasting in 2026 and produced its original Baya da Kura series in 2026&period; In 2026&comma; the company describes itself as operating as a full-service media organisation covering broadcasting&comma; production&comma; events and live streaming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The digital component of the platform is also being expanded&period; Mahanga says a dedicated mobile application for iOS and Android is currently in development&comma; with plans to allow audiences to watch programmes&comma; receive updates and access Mahanga TV content directly from their mobile devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For Northern Nigeria’s creative industry&comma; the emergence of a platform built around local storytelling&comma; production and talent creates another avenue through which filmmakers&comma; journalists&comma; actors&comma; musicians&comma; presenters and other creatives can reach audiences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>More broadly&comma; Mahanga’s launch comes at a time when the distinction between television and digital media is becoming increasingly fluid&period; Audiences now consume news&comma; entertainment and cultural content across television&comma; social media&comma; streaming platforms and mobile devices&period; Mahanga’s stated strategy reflects that changing media environment by combining conventional broadcasting with digital distribution and original content production&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the centre of the platform&comma; however&comma; remains storytelling&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From current affairs and long-form conversations to drama&comma; film&comma; music and cultural programming&comma; Mahanga is seeking to build a media identity that is distinctly Northern while remaining accessible to audiences beyond the region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Its launch therefore represents more than the arrival of another television platform in Kano&period; It marks the beginning of an effort to create a modern Hausa media brand capable of bringing together Northern identity&comma; professional production&comma; contemporary broadcasting and digital storytelling&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And with its ambition captured in its own words — &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Born in Kano&period; Built for the world&period;” — Mahanga TV is setting out to give the stories&comma; voices and talent of Northern Nigeria a wider stage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mahanga TV — Free-to-Air Broadcast Information<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Satellite&colon; AMOS-17<br &sol;>&NewLine;Transponder&colon; K7113<br &sol;>&NewLine;Frequency&colon; 11&comma;882 MHz<br &sol;>&NewLine;Polarization&colon; V &lpar;Vertical&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Symbol Rate&colon; 30 Msps<br &sol;>&NewLine;Modulation&colon; QPSK<br &sol;>&NewLine;FEC&colon; 2&sol;3<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;5&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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