COMPANY PROFILE
The Vision Group incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL) started business
in March 1986 and is as a multimedia business housing newspaper, magazines, internet publishing, television, radio
broadcasting, commercial printing, advertising and distribution services. NVPPCL is listed on the Uganda Stock
Exchange, with a turnover of over UGX 50 billion (FY 2009/2010).
Our Mission
“To be a market-focused, performance-driven organization, managed on global standards of operational and financial efficiency”
Our Vision
“A globally respected African media powerhouse that advances society”
PRODUCTS
NVPPCL is a multimedia publishing house, with interests in newspapers, magazines, internet publishing, commercial printing, radio and television broadcasting.
It also provides advertising and circulation distribution services.
OFFICES:
Kampala
NVPPCL head office is located on plot 19/21, First Street Industrial area.
Western Uganda – Masaka, Mbarara, Fort Portal,
Eastern Uganda – Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Tororo
Northern Uganda – Lira, Arua, Gulu
Central Uganda – Luwero
NEWSPAPERS
he Uganda newspaper market is mature, therefore New Vision continuously develops new products to generate additional readership and meet the ever changing market needs. All the newspapers are regularly redesigned giving them a fresh look and keeping them up-to-date with global design trends.
THE NEW VISION is the leading English daily newspaper with several editions from Monday to Friday aimed at the discerning reader seeking balanced and accurate information. Since inception The New Vision has been the leading daily in Uganda, enjoying a 65% market share of the total daily newspaper sales.
The New Vision editorial philosophy is to provide “information of record” and in a balanced way, covering all the facts and leave the opinion of the matter to the reader. The newspaper has various sections making up the whole paper, with a strong emphasis on enhanced reader value. The added value features include: - Education Vision & Jobs, Woman’s Vision, Health & Beauty, Farming, Business Vision and Weekend Vision.
The New Vision newspaper supports Education in Uganda and publishes advanced career/study guides and conducts direct school education through the “Newspapers in Education” program.
Circulation ABC – 31,000
SATURDAY VISION is an English weekend entertainment newspaper aimed at leisure, entertainment & relaxation for all Ugandans. It offers a variety news features, sports, commentary and entertainment. The entertainment package includes Essence for her, Total man, Children & Teens, Intimate, Wellbeing, Krazy Krazy, Homes, Have you heard (gossip column) and Weekend Soccer.
Circulation – 31,000
THE SUNDAY VISION is the best selling newspaper in Uganda and the only newspaper in East Africa to have an A4 magazine, inserted free with every copy. Published in English and aimed at discerning and AB income Ugandans. This is the premier weekend read that offers a variety of background news features, sports, commentary and entertainment, The Sunday Vision also caters for the vast religious category in Uganda and publishes Alive the only Christian Religious supplement available in the country. Its entertainment package includes its Kawa, Tech Buzz, Personal Finance, and Children section, The Sunday Magazine includes Fashion Police, Society, Lifestyle, Style, Parenting, People, Travel, Turning Point and Bad Idea.
Circulation ABC – 29,500
BUKEDDE is the only daily paper published in Luganda. It is the most brand loyal newspaper in Uganda and is an integral part of the average working Ugandan’s day. Focusing on the community and the human side of life, the newspaper attracts up to 15 readers per copy. Bukedde is also the only daily newspaper with a dedicated section on the KABAKA, the Buganda cultural king, and is highly regarded as the formal authority on the KABAKA and his people. It has a variety of features which include farming, relationship advice, leisure, traditional remedies, shocking eye openers, Women and health, entertainment, art, people, what’s on and sports
Circulation ABC – 21,580
BUKEDDE KU SSANDE is an entertaining family paper published in Luganda every Sunday. It has a variety of entertaining features about places, events and people which include news and commentary, leisure, children and health, lifestyle and sports.
Circulation ABC – 21,580
REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS
Regional newspapers are published weekly and focusing on the everyday life and human interest side of the communities in Western, Northern and Eastern Uganda. The Vision Group is the only publishing house in Uganda producing local language newspapers for the different areas in Uganda.
ORUMURI is published in Runyakore/Rukiga weekly every Monday. The main circulation area is the western part of Uganda, from Masaka to Kabale, including Toro, Kasese, Bunyoro. Orumuri offers a variety to its readers which includes Local and international news, gossip, relationship education, politics, community news and gossip, wedding pictorial, business, herbal remedies, farming, weekly news round up and sports.
Circulation – 19,500 copies per week
RUPINY is published in Luo weekly every Wednesday. The northern part of Uganda, Gulu and Lira are Rupiny’s main circulation area. Rupiny has a variety of features such as local and international news, politics, relationship advice, sports, community news & gossip, business, leisure, crazy crazy country, pictorials and readers’ letters & opinions.
Circulation – 6,500 copies per week
ETOP is published in Ateso weekly every Thursday. The main circulation area covers North Eastern Uganda, Soroti, Katakwa and Kumi. Etop gives its readers value for money with a variety of features that include Regional and international news, relationship advice, sports, community news and gossip, business, Crazy crazy Country, pictorial and readers’ letters & opinions.
Circulation – 7,600 copies per week
MAGAZINES
Magazines deliver high-end niche audiences which is an attractive vehicle to reach more people. Magazines in Uganda, like the rest of the world are the fastest growing print media opportunity.
Vision Group prints several magazines that currently comprise of :-
Entertainment magazine City Beat
Wedding magazine like Bride & Groom
Women magazine Flair,
Specialty magazine like Secondary Schools Directory, Uganda 2009
Special Events Souvenir magazines like World Cup, CHOGM magazines
In addition new titles are currently under consideration to reach different niche audiences.
CITY BEAT is an entertainment magazine published in Uganda aimed at an
urban audience between the ages of 19 and 34.
Average monthly circulation is 3,500 copies.
BRIDE & GROOM is the perfect wedding planners tool, covering
all items from budgeting, through to fashion and the wedding
ceremony.
Circulation is 4,500 copies per quarter.
FLAIR for her is designed for the working woman, covering all
aspects of professional life, health and fitness, work-life balance,
parenting and fashion.
Circulation is 2,000 copies.
DIGITAL
WEBSITES PUBLISHING
www.newvision.co.ug - carries digital versions of all the above products.
It is the leading website in East Africa with approximately 35,000 hits daily.
www.bukedde.co.ug – is very popular with Ugandans living in the diaspora with approximately 15,000 hits daily.
www.enteruganda.com – is the definitive guide to all services and activities in Uganda
www.jobs.co.ug – Comprehensive jobs site offering listing jobs and candidates
VISION MOBILE
With a dedicated SMS platform, 8838 is available for Bulk SMS, SMS polls, content
aggregation and other customized offerings.
BROADCASTING
Vision Group has five radio stations and two free to air television channels:-
RADIOS
VISION VOICE 94.8FM
Is an English urban entertainment station that covers much of Kampala.
BUKEDDE 100.5FM
Bukedde FM broadcasts in Luganda offering its listeners a blend of entertainment and information.
The radio station shares a close & beneficial relationship with the readership of the Bukedde newspaper.
RADIO WEST 100.2FM
Radio West is western Uganda’s dominant Radio Station offering regional news, music & entertainment. It is also available on the following frequencies in the respective areas:-
94.3 FM Kabale, 106.6 FM Masaka, 95.2 FM Kampala, 91.0 FM Fort portal
RADIO RUPINY 95.7 FM
Radio Rupiny is based in Gulu and targets people living in Northern Uganda from Lira, round
to Kitgum and Gulu. Broadcasting in a mixture of Acholi and Luo with a mixture of politics,
news, infotainment and music it is a leading regional station.
ETOP RADIO 99.4 FM
Based in Soroti, Etop broadcasts in Ateso for Eastern Uganda from Tororo, Mbale and Soroti.
The radio offers a mixture similar to sister station in the North, with a combination of politics, news, infotainment and music.
TELEVISION
BUKEDDE TV
Uganda’s only Luganda TV station, Bukedde TV is the leading station in the Central region. Reaching a 100 KM radius from the centre of Kampala, the station talks to people from Luwero to Jinja, Masaka to Entebbe and includes the Ssese Islands. The station enjoys a strong symbiotic relationship with the Bukedde newspaper and Bukedde FM.
TV WEST
Is stationed in Mbarara in Western Uganda and is the leading regional
station. It also has a strong relationship with Radio West and broadcasts
to Bushenyi, Kasese, Isingiro, Ibanda, Kabale and Lyantonde.
PRINTING SERVICES
VISION PRINTING is Vision Group’s commercial printing division
and is undoubtedly Uganda’s best value printer.
We print anything on paper at the most competitive price in Uganda. Some of the products we print include; books, annual reports, spiral bound dairies, calendars (desk, wall, shipping & plano), folders, printed stationery, labels,
magazines, newsletters, newspapers, marketing & promotional materials like brochures, flyers, leaflets, posters, wobblers among others in quantities from 1 piece to millions.
BENEFITS:
• Speedy delivery
• Competitive prices
• Guaranteed Quality
• After-sales service
ADVERTISING SERVICES
We partner with advertisers in order to offer them the best opportunities to reach their target audiences.
We offer a unique combination of print design, radio and television advert production and other customized communication packages.
Advertising services include:-
• Display & Classified adverts
• Supplements
• Theme supplements – motor mart, food guide, property and shopping
• Special reviews
• Job adverts
• Tenders
• Insertions
• Website adverts
• Radio adverts
• Television adverts
CIRCULATION DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Circulation distribution services ensures that our newspapers and magazines are sold and distributed daily to all major towns in Uganda and neighbouring cities like Nairobi, Kigali and Juba. Circulation services aims at getting the newspaper on the market early enough to conveniently serve all readers at a profit.
New Vision is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations South Africa (ABC). The New Vision, Sunday Vision and Bukedde circulation figures are independently audited every quarter.
ABC registration offers independently audited, accurate, consistent and regular circulation data, in addition it gives credibility to the circulation data; provides content that aids the advertiser in media planning and buying decisions
and; aids the publisher in selling advertising.
CONTACT US:
Headquarters -
+256 (0)414 337 000
+256 (0)312 337 000
Editorial -
editorial@newvision.co.ug
+256 (0)414 337 000
+256 (0)312 337 000
Advertising -
advertising@newvision.co.ug
+256 (0)414 337000
+256 (0)312 337 000
Printing -
print@newvision.co.ug
+256 (0)414 337 000
+256 (0)312 337 000
OFFICES:
Kampala
Our head office is located on plot 19/21, First Street Industrial area.
Advertising offices are situated at JR Complex, Plot 101 Jinja Road.
Regional offices are situated:-
Western Uganda – Masaka, Mbarara, Fort Portal,
Eastern Uganda – Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Tororo
Northern Uganda – Lira, Arua, Gulu
Central Uganda – Luwero
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