Silverbird takes journalists on a fun trip to Nigeria

Silverbird Ghana with the help of Aero Contractors, one of the leading airlines in the region organised a weekend trip to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria for Ghanaian journalists from seven (7) top Ghanaian media houses. The all-inclusive trip was arranged to provide an experiential setting of the glamour, glitz and enterprise, by Silverbird in the ‘Silverbird lifestyle’ way.

The team included journalists from Daily Graphic, Business & Financial Times, Daily Guide, Joy99.7FM, Peace104.3FM, Happy98.9FM, e.tv Ghana and a prominent freelance journalist.
After a safe flight on Aero Contractors to the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos the group, led by Ms. Brooke Nuwati, Corporate Communications Manager of Global Media Alliance Group, the Ghanaian squad was welcomed in grandeur by the Silverbird Group with camera men from Silverbird Television (STV) capturing every V.I.P. moment.

The journalists had the opportunity to take a tour around Aero Contractors led by Marketing Manager Chika Ubendu and Head of Commercial Robert Prophet. Mr. Prophet took the group through the sound business ideologies, which makes Aero one of the best international airlines in the sub-region. He said Aero has been in operation for 50 years and is known for its timely and safe flights. He hinted that Aero is considering expansions to other parts of the continent.

Upon entering the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos, the journalists were introduced to the beauty and magnificence of the bustling mall that houses cinema halls, restaurants, internet cafes, balling alley, spas, boutiques, and high end shops dealing with all sorts of merchandises.

Joy FM’s Seth Kwame Boateng exclaimed “Wow! This is a mall, much bigger than the Accra Mall. This is really huge and I’m happy to be here”.

The journalists were received by Silverbird Lagos General Manager Jonathan Murray Bruce who briefed them about Silverbird’s operations in Nigeria and how Silverbird has become a household name in Nigeria due to the quality of entertainment they offer to their customers. “World-class entertainment in Nigeria has become synonymous to Silverbird and this is what we plan to replicate in many other countries on the continent” he said.

Flight sponsors Aero Contractors flew the team with their utmost hospitality again to Abuja the next day. The feeling of the pressmen is difficult to express as they were utterly stunned by the awesomeness and beauty of the classy Silverbird entertainment centre in Abuja. “Magnificent, out-of-this-world, amazing, beautiful etc” were some of the expressions the journalists used upon entering the nine-floor edifice.

Head of Silverbird Africa Malls, Jide Asumah, welcomed the team and briefed them about Silverbird Africa’s operations. He also gave the team great insights about operating entertainment businesses in Nigeria and Africa in general.

Climaxing the trip was the 10-minutes ride in the Escalade limousine around Silverbird in Abuja. The team of journalists never let their feet down while they cruised in the long beautiful stretch limo. As part of their world-class entertainment service delivery, Silverbird Abuja also renders limo services where individuals or groups of people rent the plush vehicles for a number of hours with a chauffeur to take them around.

Ms. Brooke Nuwati says, “This initiative is a way of saying thank you to our media friends who continue to support our businesses and activities. This is only the first in a series to come. At Silverbird, we believe everybody, (children, adults, workers) and any category of persons are entitled to quality entertainment. This trip has offered our journalists who are often on the go with work and have little or no time to relax an opportunity to match business with pleasure”.

The fun-packed trip also gave the team of journalists the chance to enjoy movies at Silverbird’s VIP and EIP (Extremely Important People) cinema halls.

About Silverbird:
Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Limited is a joint venture between the Silverbird Group, a full service media, entertainment and real estate company with holdings in Radio, Television, Retail Malls and Cinemas and Global Media Alliance, an integrated pan-African media and entertainment company. Silverbird Group also boasts of excellent locations in Lagos, Abuja & Port Harcourt in Nigeria and in Nairobi in Kenya at premium locations. The Silverbird Group, the third largest entertainment company is taking a bold step in the African retail entertainment market. Silverbird's objective is to establish world class Pan-African Entertainment Companies all across the continent.

Silverbird Celebrities Day

They were there in their numbers and classes; the sensational, the fastest, the notorious and even the saucy. Silverbird as part of their first anniversary celebrations treated their customers to a pull of stars and celebrities in the showbiz industry including music stars, film stars, DJs as well as other TV and radio personalities.

To give fans a unique opportunity to interact with their stars, Silverbird brought together Ghana’s stars of the moment including Kwabena Kwabena, Sarkodie, Tic Tac, Kwaku T, Chemphe, KOD, husky voice- Nana Kwame (Norkus) of Y FM, soul sister, Jessica Sarforo of Citi FM, Jeremie of Y FM, big boss, Bola Ray of Joy FM and many others.

To give the experience a truly personal touch, the stars came down and interacted with their fans in very ordinary ways such as serving them with pop corn ice cream, drinks plus tickets to see great movies. The fans also had the opportunity to take individual photographs and had their stars autograph various items including T- shirts, books, and even pizza boxes!

The fans also rendered acapella versions of their music to the delight of their fans who smartly and quickly recorded the live performances onto their mobile phones and other devices.

“I am very delighted to meet Sarkodie, Bola Ray, Kwabena Kwabena, Trigmtic, Jeremie and all these stars. Congratulations to Silverbird for making this possible. I have always prayed to meet Jessica, she is my role model, and she is really nice in person too. I wouldn’t have met her so up-close but for Silverbird” says elated Juliet Folly.

Joseph Darko who is on a holiday from Kumasi agrees with Juliet, “to have Sarkodie and Norkus serve me with drinks and pop corn is a really great experience. Their handshake was very warm and friendly. Silverbird knows what we want”.

Silverbird was one year old on November 14, 2009 and planned the Celebrities Day Out as one of the events on the calendar to celebrate the anniversary and reward their loyal customers. Other activities lined-up for the anniversary celebrations include Silverbird Kids Day, held two weeks ago for school going children, Silverbird Campus Day which brought together students for great movies at special prices and a grand raffle to be held on December 20, where a lucky cinema goer or shopper at the Silverbird Lifestyle stores will get to win a brand new VW Polo car.

General Manager, Albert Mensah says “We are very grateful for the warm reception we enjoyed in our first year. We owe it all to our loyal customers. We want to reward everyone in our anniversary packages, so we encourage more and more people to take advantage of the last days in this festive season to enjoy our attractive packages and win any of the mouth-watering prizes.

The exciting event was exclusively sponsored by Ecobank.

Silent Scandal Breaks Box Office @ Silverbird

Vivian Ejike’s latest box office “Silent Scandal” featuring Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michael breaks the rules of silence during its grand premiere at the Silverbird Cinemas over the weekend in Accra. About three of Silverbird’s large cinema halls were filled to capacity with several movie lovers pushing management of Silverbird to arrange for additional showing times on the premiere night.

Pretty face Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji was at her best having been absent from the scene for a while and making her fans crave so crazily for her. It was as if the fans gathered to confirm whether their screen goddess was really back with another bang.

Versatile Ghanaian actor Majid Michael also shown at his best and there’s no doubt that the beau is one of Ghana’s best at the moment.

The audience who gathered to see the movie on the gigantic screens were truly happy and satisfied as summed by 43-year old banker, Samuel Keelson, “this movie is really mind-blowing. I thought I had seen good movies in recent times, but this Silent Scandal is something else”.
Happy and contented Albert Mensah, General Manager of Silverbird Ghana said “We are amazed at the number of people who thronged in to see the Silent Scandal. It was as though we embarked on a door-to-door campaign to bring in the people. Our customers are happy and this confirms the fact that Silverbird is in the business to bring Ghanaians the first and the best. We expect more and more people to come and see this movie and other great ones we have on the menu for this festive season.

The dramatic love story revolves around the hidden and triangular love lives of a strict mother, her spoilt daughter and an indigent ‘playboy’. It has top actress, Genevieve Nnaji, as the lead act, Uche Jombo, Ebele Okaro, Ghanaian import –Michael Majid and a host of other emerging acts. Silent Scandal is an emotional story, where a mother and her only daughter, unknowingly, are torn apart by the true love and lust of an indigent young man. The movie is full of intrigues and suspense from start-to-finish. The movie is produced by leading female filmmaker and honcho of Purple Pine Productions, Vivian Ejike. It was carefully shot with hi-tech production equipment and thoroughly manned by tested professionals.

About Silverbird:
Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Limited is a joint venture between the Silverbird Group, a full service media, entertainment and real estate company with holdings in Radio, Television, Retail Malls and Cinemas and Global Media Alliance, an integrated pan-African media and entertainment company. Silverbird Group also boasts of excellent locations in Kenya with 18 screens at five premier shopping centres.

The Silverbird Group, the third largest entertainment company is taking a bold step in the African retail entertainment market and can guarantee that all products found in any Lifestyle store and Cinemas are legal and legitimate in terms of copyright and intellectual property. Silverbird's objective to establish a world class Pan-African Entertainment Company is well on course, with fast growing establishments in East and West Africa.

Otumfuor Welcomes Anigye102.5FM

Anigy102.5FM has been officially launched in Kumasi over the weekend. Management of Global Media Alliance Broadcasting Company (GMABC), led by Executive Chairman Edward Boateng, before the launch, called on the Asantehene Otumfuor Osei Tutu II to ask for his blessings for the new venture, Anigye102.5FM in the Garden City.

Anigye102.5FM is the newest broadcasting entity of GMABC adding to Happy98.9FM, Y107.7FM and e.tv Ghana, Weekend World newspaper and Silverbird Cinemas and Lifestyle Stores all in Accra.

The launch of Anigye102.5FM is in line with GMABC’s commitment and determination to make the company a center of excellence when it comes to Media and entertainment.

The King, Otumfuor, expressed gratitude and joy for the call and commended Mr. Edward Boateng and his group for the good work they are doing in the nation. He urged them to continue with the good work in order to promote the national interest.

The Asantehene also commended Boateng for initiatives such as founding of the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Awards which is going a long way in the promotion of media excellence on the continent.

The King said it was a good thing that Global Media Alliance has started to expand their operations to cover other regions of the country instead of concentrating only in the national capital, Accra. He said all Ghanaians must have a taste of the quality that Global Media Alliance is known for.

Thanking the King, Mr. Edward Boateng said, “We are very glad for the warm welcome and your words of wisdom and encouragement. This will only re-energize us to be more committed in our quest for quality and liberation of media in Ghana and on the continent at large. Coming to Kumasi is heartwarming and it feels us with a sense of pride and honour because we have been able to give to our own people a chance to have a taste of quality entertainment. Anigye102.5FM will offer Kumasi and its environs quality in radio, focusing on music and sports” Boateng said.

Boateng continued, “We are soon rolling out to the rest of the country with our new television station, e.tv Ghana. Plans are advanced to extend the channel to Kumasi to give the people of Asanteman an opportunity to experience quality in television”.

Also at the Palace to pay homage to the King were various groups of people including Comedians of Asanteman descent led by the famous Agya Koo, Anloga Carpenters Association, religious leaders and some old and senior teachers who had once tutored the King when he was a young boy.

Dignitaries attending the official launch of the radio station at the Hotel Georgia in Kumasi included Nana Akyeampemhene and the Mayor of Kumasi. The launch of the radio station was followed by a massive float (Anigye Float) through the principal streets of Kumasi and a frenzied street jams held at the busy Bantama streets which attracted over seven thousand (7,000) people.

Aniyge102.5FM has already captured a large following with their quality programming. The radio station, after the official launch has started full programming to the delight of the people of Kumasi and its environs.


About Anigye102.5FM
Anigye102.5FM is a contemporary hit radio with a mission to provide quality programming. Anigye102.5FM believes in breaking barriers and making a difference. Thus Anigye102.5FM offers more music (75%) and less talk (25%). The metropolitan hit radio will also be running other interesting programmes including Sports, local and international news as well as community-related programmes. Moreover, Anigye listeners will also be treated to some live feed to be drawn from Happy98.9FM, a sister station in Accra.

With a well qualified and talented staff, listeners and clients will have nothing but the best in music and sports. AnigyeFM is here to make radio a true delight and strengthen the bond of intimacy between listeners and their radio sets. The station is committed to bringing back those memorable days when people could not do without their radio sets - their closest companions. Discerning listeners want the best, and Anigye102.5FM is the best.

Craze for Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT @ Silverbird

It was unbelievable; the multitude of people who filled the theatres at Silverbird for the exclusive world premiere of the much anticipated King of Pop Michael Jackson’s finale ‘THIS IS IT’.

The red carpet affair attracted hundreds of people including the crème da le crème of the capital city of Ghana, Accra all donned black & white. The grand event kick started with chocolate and sparkling wines, accompanied by Ms. Toni Madeson’s Jazz Band dishing out MJ numbers in notes of jazz. A young MJ look alike did his gig to take the King of Pop fever right to the hilt.

“Let the lights go off and the fire burn”—MJ while rehearsing for ‘This is it’ concert. The entire foyer of the Silverbird Cinemas was branded black and white to compliment one of Michael Jackson’s numero uno chart hits ….Black or White. There was also a memoire book placed amidst gently lit candles for fans who wanted to express their loving memories of how Wacko Jacko has touched their lives. The memoire book after two weeks of screening the film will be sent to Micheal Jackson’s family in LA, as an expression of gratitude from Ghana.

Among dignitaries to grace the occasion were Hon. Minister of Information, Mrs. Zita Okaikoi; Mr. Talal Fatal, Managing Director, Metro TV; Mr. Edward Boateng, Chairman of Silverbird Africa Group & Chairman of Global Media Alliance; Mrs. Linda Larbi, Senior Operations Marketing Manager, Coca Cola Equitorial, Ghana; MD of Stanbic Bank, Mr. Andani Alhassan; Chairman of the Accra Mall, Mr. Owusu Akyiaw; MTN Chief Marketing Manager, Mr. George Andah amongst others.

Honourable Zita Okaikoi after seeing the one hour, 40 minutes show said, “Indeed, this is it! I never knew Michael Jackson was so down to earth. He loves people and I’m so drawn to him. Thanks to Silverbird and MTN, so many people will get to know who Michael really was”.

Also in full attendance were movie makers such as Shirley Frimpong-Manso and Ken Attor (Director of the famous Perfect Picture), as well as other celebrities like Black Koffee.

It was a memorable night and Ghanaians truly affirmed the fact that Michael Jackson even though departed, continues to reign with his music. Silverbird hosted viewers in two of the 300-seater theatres where excited audiences seemed to never have enough of the King of Pop. They jeered, cheered and sang along till the very last beat.

“Not even time could ever uncover the myth surrounding this man” said an enthusiastic fan.

Viewing is now open to the public from October 28, 2009 where everybody can have the opportunity to experience MJ like they have never before.

“It took a lot of determination and hard work to bring this occurrence for Ghanaians, in the next two weeks, Silverbird is giving Ghanaians a unique opportunity to experience this history making event” says Mr. Edward Boateng, Chairman of Silverbird Africa Group and Executive Chairman of Global Media Alliance.

This Is It was a planned series of 50 concerts by Jackson, which was scheduled to begin in July 2009 until March 2010 before his untimely death just three weeks before his first show of London. The film features a compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

The “This Is It” tour would have marked Jackson’s return to the live concert scene since the History World Tour in 1997. Michael Jackson passed away on June 25.

Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Limited is a joint venture between the Silverbird Group, a full service media, entertainment and real estate company with holdings in Radio, Television, Retail Malls and Cinemas and Global Media Alliance, an integrated pan-African media and entertainment company. Silverbird Group also boasts of excellent locations in Kenya with 18 screens at five premier shopping centres.

The Silverbird Group, the third largest entertainment company is taking a bold step in the African retail entertainment market and can guarantee that all products found in any Lifestyle store and Cinemas are legal and legitimate in terms of copyright and intellectual property. Silverbird's objective to establish a world class Pan-African Entertainment Company is well on course, with fast growing establishments in East and West Africa. The Silverbird Group guarantees that all products found in its Lifestyle store and Cinemas are legal and legitimate in terms of copyright and intellectual property.

Silverbird Rewards Theatre Goers

Silverbird Cinemas, the number one movie theater complex in Ghana has honoured its promises of granting an opportunity to a lucky theatre goer to go see where the blockbuster Harry Potter 6 (Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince) was made.

The promotion, which started a few weeks ago when the movie was released, attracted thousands of movie lovers to the Silverbird cinemas. This resulted in Silverbird cinemas topping all cinema rankings across East and West Africa including Nairobi and Lagos.

“The movie pulled a lot of people to the cinema. We were amazed at the huge turn-out which was also an indication that Ghanaians like quality and would always come to the cinemas to see a good movie. We are very delighted and for that matter would want to encourage more and more people to come and see movies on our gigantic screens in our world-class beautiful theatres” says Mr. Albert Mensah, MD of Silverbird Ghana.

The winner of the draw, fifteen year old girl, Darley Ofosu Dorte has the singular opportunity to travel to Chicago, USA with an adult partner to visit the site where the Harry Potter movie was shot and also an opportunity to see President Barack Obama’s hometown.

“I am very happy to be the lucky winner. I can’t believe I’m going to Chicago and more especially to the Harry Potter movie set. Maybe I’ll go with my mum or daddy” says young elated Darley who has just completed Corpus Christi Catholic School (JHS) in Sakumono, Accra. Darley leaves to Chicago with one of her parents on Monday, September 21, 2009.

This draw is in line with Silverbird’s commitment to rewarding loyal customers and also to serve as an incentive for customers to return to watch latest blockbuster movies at their plush cinemas.

Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Limited is a joint venture between the Silverbird Group, a full service media entertainment and real estate Company with holdings in radio, television, retail malls and cinemas and Global media Alliance an integrated pan African media and entertainment company with offices in South Africa and Kenya and affiliate offices in Nigeria and the UK. Silverbird with its wide and excellent product offering offers premium advertising opportunities such as branding of popcorn cups and fliers, and on-screen advertising where advertisers are able to capture their audiences in a relaxed and receptive mood as they sit glued to their seats for their movies.

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It was all fun and excitement at the Silverbird Cinemas when journalists from across the country were hosted by the Management of Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Limited. The media men were delighted and amazed at the ultra-modern cinema hall located at the Accra mall, the hub of the capital city. After having been given the opportunity to experience at firsthand the world-class and refreshing entertainment offered by Silverbird Cinemas, the recurring phrase on the lips of the journalists was ….. Silverbird is surely the number one entertainment and lifestyle centre in the country.

Journalists were treated to current movie collections such as “Terminator Salvation” among others and were also taken on a tour by Ms Gisela Gaba, Marketing Executive of Silverbird to check the various modern facilities used by Silverbird to provide customers the excellent viewing comfort. The movie cinemas are made up of 5 giant screens with Dolby digital surround, excellent sitting capacities coupled with first rate concessions and personalized services.

Mr. Albert Mensah, General Manager of Silverbird Ghana Entertainment Limited hinted the press that Silverbird is poised and prepared to promote Ghanaian and other African movies. He however quickly added that quality must be the watch-word to all local movie producers. “We at Silverbird are committed to delivering first-rate services to our clients. This includes the quality of the movies that we show. Indeed, our equipments can only accept productions of a certain standard. Anything less is automatically rejected by our system” he explained.

Mr. Albert Mensah said that they have been approached by many Ghanaian and African movie producers to show their movies in the cinemas, but sadly enough, Silverbird couldn’t allow them because of poor production quality.

“Shirley Frimpong’s “Perfect Picture” was good, and we showed it for over six weeks with the cinemas filled every day. The movie actually broke box office at the time. This is an indication that there is a high demand for local movies which Silverbird can help satisfy with the cooperation of movie producers” said Mr. Albert Mensah.

Mr. Albert Mensah also disclosed to journalists that, Silverbird was taking bold steps in the African retail entertainment market and the cinemas are legal and legitimate in terms of copyright and intellectual property rights. To ensure quality and security of what is put out there for Ghanaians on the silver screens, the Ghana Censorship Board periodically visits Silverbird to assess the cinemas and their product offering.

To further enrich consumer experiences, SilverBird Ghana will be launching clubs meant to fit each segment of their consumership and to engage them on a closer level .Among these will be: Silverbird Kids Club, Silverbird Jazz Club and Silverbird Business Club.

The journalists were also taken round the Silverbird Lifestyle Stores for a serene shopping experience for both music and book enthusiasts. The widest and deepest selection of books, music, gaming & accessories, magazines, stationery, maps etc, is available.

Silverbird entertainment Ghana Limited is a joint venture between the Silverbird Group a full service media entertainment and real estate Company with holdings in radio, television, retail malls and cinemas and Global media Alliance an integrated pan African media and entertainment company with offices in South Africa and Kenya and affiliate offices in Nigeria and the UK. Silverbird with its wide and excellent product offering offers premium advertising opportunities such as on-screen advertising where advertisers are able to capture their audiences in a relaxed and receptive mood as they wait for a movie to begin.

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