Kallo.ng

{{Short description|Nigerian Hausa-language streaming service}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Kallo.ng

| logo = Kallo.ng.jpg

| screenshot = Kallo-ng screenshot.png

| caption = Home page

| collapsible = no

| company_type = Public

| language = Hausa

| area_served = Worldwide

| location = Kano State, Nigeria

| founder = Maijidda Shehu Modibbo

| CEO = Maijidda Shehu Modibbo

| industry = Technology & entertainment, mass media

| products = {{flatlist|

• Streaming media
• Pay television
• Video on demand}}

| services = {{flatlist|

• Film production
• Film distribution

}}

| website = {{URL|https://kallo.ng}}

| registration = Required

| users = 35,000{{cite web | url=https://gatekeepersnews.com/2022/07/30/hausa-film-streaming-platform-kallo-ng-wins-award-in-ghana-8-months-after-launch/ | title=Hausa Film Streaming Platform Kallo.ng Wins Award in Ghana 8 Months After Launch | date=July 30, 2022 }} (July 2022)

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2021|11|26}}

| owner = Spacekraft Media Limited{{cite web | url=https://themailnewsonline.com/spacekraft-launches-hausa-entertainment-streaming-platform-kallo-ng/ | title=Spacekraft launches Hausa entertainment streaming platform, kallo.ng | date=November 26, 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://dailynigerian.com/company-launches-hausa/ | title=Company launches Hausa entertainment streaming platform, kallo.ng | date=November 26, 2021 }}

| current_status = Active

| programming_language =

| footnotes =

}}

Kallo.ng (Hausa language, viewing, watching, looking) is a Nigerian Hausa-language subscription streaming service based in Kano State. Launched on November 26, 2021, it is the first streaming platform to offer programming solely in Hausa.{{Cite web |last=Eze |first=Jonathan |date=2021-11-26 |title=Nigeria News - Latest Naija News and Updates on OurTimesNG.com |url=https://ourtimesng.com/kallo-ng-purely-hausa-streaming-movie-platform-takes-off-today/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Our Times |language=en-US |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730214817/https://ourtimesng.com/kallo-ng-purely-hausa-streaming-movie-platform-takes-off-today/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |last=Arogundade |first=Funsho |date=2021-11-26 |title=Kallo.ng: Purely Hausa Streaming Movie Platform Takes Off Friday |url=https://pmexpressng.com/kallo-ng-purely-hausa-streaming-movie-platform-takes-off-friday/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=P.M.EXPRESS |language=en-US}} The platform is owned by Spacekraft Media Limited, which was founded in 2021 by Maijidda Shehu Modibbo.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=Spacekraft launches Hausa entertainment streaming platform, kallo.ng |url=https://championnews.com.ng/spacekraft-launches-hausa-entertainment-streaming-platform-kallo-ng/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Champion Newspapers LTD |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=Spacekraft launches Hausa entertainment streaming platform, kallo.ng |url=https://themailnewsonline.com/spacekraft-launches-hausa-entertainment-streaming-platform-kallo-ng/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=The Mail News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Shirin Safe |url=https://www.bbc.com/hausa/bbc_hausa_radio/programmes/p030s4n1 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=BBC News Hausa |language=ha}} In an interview, Moddibo said the platform garnered 35,000 subscribers within eight months of its launch.{{Cite web|date=2022-07-31 |title=8 Months After Launch, Kallo.ng, Hausa Film Streaming Platform Wins Award in Ghana |url=https://stalliontimes.com/2022/07/31/8-months-after-launch-kallo-ng-hausa-film-streaming-platform-wins-award-in-ghana/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Stallion Times |language=en-US}}

The Nigerian federal government says it is planning regulations for streaming and content providers such as Kallo and Netflix, worried that they can be used to “cause chaos” and undermine Nigeria's democratic processes.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-02 |title=FG moves to regulate Netflix, Kallo other streaming services |url=https://www.solacebase.com/2021/12/02/119440/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |language=en-US}}