New Vision Group
| Company type | Publicly Traded Conglomerate |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing, Printing, Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | 2/4 First Street, Kampala, Uganda |
Key people | John Ssebabi Chairman[1] Robert Kabushenga Group CEO |
| Products | Newspapers, Magazines, Books, Television Stations, Radio Stations |
| Website | Homepage |
The Vision Group of Companies, commonly known as the Vision Group, is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda.
Location
The Group's headquarters are located on at 19-21 First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location lies at the intersection between First Street and Third Street, in Kampala Central Division. The coordinates of the company headquarters are:0°19'20.0"N, 32°36'12.0"E (Latitude:0.322223; Longitude:32.603334).[2] The group also maintains regional offices in the following urban centers: Luweero, Masaka, Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Tororo, Arua, Gulu, Lira, Mbarara and Fort Portal.[3]
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.[4][5] 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:
- New Vision newspaper - Published in English
- Bukedde newspaper - Published in Luganda
- Orumuri newspaper - Published in Runyankole/Rukiga
- Etop newspaper - Published in Ateso
- Rupiny newspaper - Published in Luo
- Premiership magazine - Soccer magazine covering English, African and Ugandan soccer news - Published monthly in English.
- City Beat magazine - Entertainment magazine aimed at the affluent 19 to 35 demographic age group - Published monthly in English
- Bride & Groom magazine - Bridal magazine - Published quarterly in English
- Secondary Schools Directory - Published annually in English
- New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited - Most newspapers in Uganda, Rwanda and Southern Sudan are printed by Vision Printing.[6]
- Vision Voice FM 94.8 Now X-FM - Based in Kampala. Broadcasts in English, covers a radius of 100 kilometres (62 mi).
- Radio Bekedde FM 100.5 - Based in Kampala. Broadcasts in Luganda
- Radio West FM 100.2 - Based in Mbarara. The dominant radio station in western Uganda. Broadcasts in Runyankole/Rukiga, Runyoro/Rutoro and English.
- Radio Rupiny FM 95.7 - Based in Gulu. Broadcasts in Luo
- Radio Etop FM 99.4 - Based in Soroti. Broadcasts in Ateso[7]
- Urban Television - Launched in October 2009. Transmits in English
- Bukedde Television (BTV) - Launched in October 2009. transmits in Luganda
- 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.
