MultiChoice Ghana last Friday hosted a star-studded season premiere of ‘Inspector Bediako’, which will air on Akwaaba Magic on DStv and GOtv.
The premiere was attended by actors, producers, directors and other creative arts industry players who gathered to be the first see the series before it hits our screens.
‘Inspector Bediako’ airs every Monday at 22:30 CAT on Akwaaba Magic on DStv channel 150 and GOtv channel 101.
The series follows the life of Inspector Bediako Jnr, the son of the legendary Inspector Bediako Snr who used smart and creative detective techniques in investigating and solving various crimes, like kidnappings, corruption cases, murders and robberies. The show is a remake of the 1990s hit investigative series. Friday’s event was a prelude to the series coming to Akwaaba Magic this December.
Delivering his welcome address, MultiChoice Ghana Managing Director, Alex Okyere, emphasised the support MultiChoice has given the creative industry following the rollout of the ‘Hyper-Local’ strategy in 2019 “to support local film industries in the countries we operate in to transform them into economic power houses.”
He added this strategy informed the creation of plethora of local channels including Akwaaba Magic, Honey and Novela Magic amongst others.
Mr. Okyere added that the success of Akwaaba Magic shows has not only been on linear platforms (DStv & GOtv) but has been extended to video on demand platform, Showmax.
On her part, the Executive Head of Content & West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Group, Busola Tejumola, commended the Akwaaba Magic team for the diligent work they have done so far. Adding, “In March, when we launched this channel, we set very high viewership targets and Ghana didn’t disappoint. In month one, the channel went up to number 8 most viewed on DStv.”
“Since then, ‘Dede’, our tentpole show has shattered the ceiling raking in exciting numbers on DStv, Showmax and recently GOtv.”
The Channel Head for Akwaaba Magic, Kennedy Dankyi-Appah, also highlighted other exciting shows to look forward to this festive season and beyond. According to him, ‘Inspector Bediako’ is just the first of a number of shows lined up including ‘Date My Family Ghana’, which is set to hit our screens on December 17, and added two new shows DStv and GOtv customers can look forward to – ‘Korle Bu’ and ‘Co-Habit’, which will start airing in January 2022 on Akwaaba Magic.
The event was climaxed with a panel discussion among selected actors and director of the series.