9janimi Channel

9janimi Channel
Type of business Private
Available in English[1]
Founded Lagos, Nigeria in 2010[2]
Headquarters Lagos, Nigeria.[3]
Country of origin Nigeria Nigeria[4]
Owner theMedia 360 Company[5]
Founder(s) Soltesh Iyere (CEO)
Industry Music,[6] Movies
Services Music & Movies streaming
Slogan(s) Music. Culture. The People
Website 9janimi.com
Commercial Yes
Registration Required
Current status Active
Native client(s) on Web, Android and iOS
Written in PHP
JavaScript
JQuery
HTML[7]

9janimi Channel is a web/mobile-based Music and Movies streaming service[8] serving a hybrid of paid and free contents to users. The service was launched in 2010[9] by Nigerian startup theMedia 360 Company Ltd.[10] Its primary content is Afro pop music.

The service is mainly music and movie streaming.[11][12] There are two subscription tiers: The Freemium (free) and Premium (paid) offerings. The service is available on Web and via mobile apps.[13]

The channel will pay royalties to artists.[14] The service allows artists keep 75% of their songs proceeds through its Fair Trade Streaming agreement.[15]

9janimi[16][17] is a Yoruba phrase, which means "I’m a Nigerian".

History

9janimi Channel[18] was established in 2010 in Lagos, Nigeria by Soltesh Iyere.[19] The service received substantial funding in early 2013 by theMedia 360 Company Limited.[20] To further assist in the expansion of the streaming service in Africa, they've also partnered with Bashro Beats[21] in the United Kingdom to deliver services to Nigerians there. The Channel was formerly an online compendium of hip hop news, gossip and top-ten music charts.[22][23] With singer-songwriter Halle Mordu[24][25][26] and Model Idia Aisien are its brand ambassadors.[9][27][28][29]

Awards and nominations

Nominated - New Media Broad Awards 2014[30][31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "9janimi Channel - Press". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ↑ "CrunchBase: 9janimi Channel". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  3. ↑ "9janimi Channel launches new music streaming app". Naij. Sola Bodunrin. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Online Music: 9janimi Channel Offers Artistes Platform To Earn Royalties". Channels TV. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "9janimi Channel - Music In Africa". Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. ↑ "Site Info - 9janimi.com". w3techs. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  7. ↑ "About Us".
  8. 1 2 "9janimi Channel Berths". The Nation (Nigeria).
  9. ↑ "Indigenous streaming service to reward music acts on platform". Pulse Nigeria. Gbenga Bada. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "9janimi Channel beefs up platform with new features". The Nation (Nigeria).
  11. ↑ "9janimi Channel braces up for new media". Daylight.ng.
  12. ↑ "9janimi Channel: A Spotify For Nollywood". Apex Nolly.
  13. ↑ "9janimi Channel to pay royalty to artistes". The Nation (Nigeria).
  14. ↑ "NCC proposes digital piracy bill to National Assembly". Premium Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  15. ↑ "9janimi Channel debuts to pay artistes royalties". The Daily Independent (Lagos).
  16. ↑ "9janimi Channel Beta to offer unlimited music on the go!". Mix Naija.
  17. ↑ "9janimi Channel to pay artistes royalties". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  18. ↑ "9janimi Channel Says The Streaming Service Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg". For Naija.
  19. ↑ "CrunchBase: theMedia 360 Company". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  20. ↑ "9janimi Channel takes operations abroad". The Nation (Nigeria).
  21. ↑ "Olamide's Lagos Boys Tops 9janimi Music Chart".
  22. ↑ "9janimi Channel: The Rise Of A Streaming Music Service In Africa". African Seer.
  23. ↑ "Why I sing more about love — Halle, Nigeria's Janet Jackson". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  24. ↑ "I always challenge the guys, says Halle, Nigeria's Janet Jackson". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  25. ↑ "I can be a pain in the butt - Halle Ihmordu". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  26. ↑ "9janimi Music Channel Makes Waves". Entertainment Express. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  27. ↑ "9janimi Channel plans to rejuvenate music streaming in Nigeria". Somtoo - Africa's Tech Hub.
  28. ↑ "9janimi Channel: Evolving through the entrepreneurship ecosystem". Today News Nigeria.
  29. ↑ "9janimi Channel Wants to Offer Artistes Better Value". Tech Cabal.
  30. ↑ "9janimi Channel wants musicians in Nigeria to earn from their work". Tech Moran.

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