The New Vision Group of Companies, commonly known as the Vision Group, is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda. It publishes the New Vision (newspaper), an English language daily newspaper, that appears in print form and online, as well as newspapers and magazines in a variety of languages.
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Location
The address of the Group's headquarters is at 19-21 First Street, in the industrial area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is at the intersection between First Street and Third Street, in Kampala Central Division, on property that measures 4.5 acres (2 ha). The coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°19'20.0"N, 32°36'12.0"E (Latitude:0.322223; Longitude:32.603334). The Group also maintains regional offices in the following urban centers: Luweero, Masaka, Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Tororo, Arua, Gulu, Lira, Mbarara and Fort Portal.
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Overview
The group was established in 1986, with the flagship publication, the New Vision Newspaper. The group's holding company is The New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited, also referred to as the Vision Group. The Group owns other newspapers, radio stations and two television stations, as of January 2010. The stock of the holding company is traded on the Uganda Securities Exchange, under the symbol NVL.
Subsidiary companies
The subsidiary companies of the Vision Group include: 1. New Vision (newspaper) - published in English 2. Bukedde newspaper - published in Luganda 3. Orumuri newspaper - published in Runyankole/Rukiga 4. Etop newspaper - published in Ateso 5. Rupiny newspaper - published in Luo
6. Premiership magazine - Soccer magazine covering English, African and Ugandan soccer news - published monthly in English. 7. City Beat magazine - Entertainment magazine aimed at the affluent 19 to 35 demographic age group - published monthly in English 8. Secondary Schools Directory - published annually in English 9. Bride & Groom magazine - Bridal magazine - published quarterly in English
10. New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited - Most newspapers in Uganda, Rwanda and Southern Sudan are printed by Vision Printing.
11. Vision Voice FM 94.8, now X-FM - Based in Kampala. Broadcasts in English, covers a radius of 100 kilometres (62 mi). 11. Radio Bukedde FM 100.5 - Based in Kampala. Broadcasts in Luganda 12. Radio West FM 100.2 - Based in Mbarara. The dominant radio station in western Uganda. Broadcasts in Runyankole/Rukiga, Runyoro/Rutoro and English. 13. Radio Rupiny FM 95.7 - Based in Gulu. Broadcasts in Luo 14. Radio Etop FM 99.4 - Based in Soroti. Broadcasts in Ateso 14. Arua One FM 88.7 - Acquired in Arua during 2012. Broadcasts in Lugbara, Swahili and English. 15. Urban Television - Launched in October 2009. Transmits in English 16. Bukedde Television (BTV) - Launched in October 2009. Transmits in Luganda 17. West Television (West TV) - Operating in the Western parts of Uganda alongside Radio West. transmits in Runyankole/Rukiga, Runyoro/Rutoro and English.
Ownership
The Vision Group is owned by the Ugandan government (53%) and by institutional and individual investors (47%). The shares of the Group are traded on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). The table below summarizes the ownership structure of the Vision Group.
See also
- New Vision Newspaper
- Nation Media Group
- Uganda Securities Exchange
References
External links
- New Vision in English
- Bukedde in Luganda
- Etop in Ateso
- Orumuri in Runyakore/Rukiga
- Rupiny in Luo
- Community News New Vision on Lango
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