P14m boon in store for TV production houses

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Local television (TV) production houses are set for a boon after tenders totalling over P14 million were approved for award to more than 20 local multi-media enterprises commissioned for local programming at Now!TV channel.

The Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture procurement oversight adjudication recently approved an arts and culture unit request to award tenders of a supplies contract for procurement of local TV content for the channel at a total cost of P14,397,602. The tenders were approved for award following an Open Domestic Bidding tendering process.

The tenders’ scope of work includes Animation, Documentary, Entertainment, Fillers, Game Shows, Lifestyle Magazine Shows, Mini Series, Drama, Reality, and Talk Shows. From the P14 million, the highest amount awarded is P936,000, allocated to Rebound Investments (Pty) Ltd and Lenswood (Pty) Ltd each for the provision of 2D Animation and Drama content respectively, while the lowest amount is awarded to Mount Merry Holdings (Pty) Ltd at P64,000 for Fillers. Now!TV, a youth-focused homegrown channel launched in 2019, was set up to provide entertainment, empower the youth of Botswana, and grow the local film and television industry.

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