*Promises easy viewing for Nigerians in Diaspora
Excitement is in the air as fans anticipate the premiere of the sixth season of Africa’s biggest reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, takes the centre stage on Saturday.
For the first time ever, BBNaija fans in the United Kingdom (UK) will have access to the live 24/7 show via African online streaming service, Showmax.
Following the conclusion of the open call auditions in May 2021, BBNaija will feature a special double launch show on July 24 and 25 respectively.
Both shows will air from 7 pm on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29, with a simulcast on Africa Magic Showcase, Africa Magic Urban and Africa Magic Family.
Chief Executive Officer of Entertainment company, MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, on Monday said, “With each season of BBNaija, we task ourselves on delivering great content that will take the excitement a notch higher and meet the entertainment needs of our customers.
“For this sixth season, we are pulling all the stops to give our customers a show like never seen before from Nigeria, with end-to-end production best practices under global health and safety standards”.
Multichoice further disclosed that there will be no SMS voting for this season, saying that instead, voting will be on the Big Brother Naija website and mobile site as well as on the MyDStv and MyGOtv apps.
The 10-week long reality TV show as usual, will dog the intricate day-to-day habits of strangers as they interact and compete with each other to win the grand prize of N90m worth of prizes, which is the biggest reality TV show reward on the continent.
Big Brother Naija season 6 will run 24/7 on DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Confam and Yanga packages on channel 198 and on GOtv Max and Jolli packages on channel 29.
Abeg is the headline sponsor of Big Brother Naija season 6, and the associate sponsor is Patricia.
For viewers worried about exposure of the forthcoming housemates to Covid-19, MultiChoice Nigeria promises that global best practices, precautions and preventive measures will be followed throughout the show.
The reality show has already topped previous seasons as MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a grand prize of N90million – the highest in the show’s history.
