TVC News
TypePrivate company
CountryNigeria
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom, Africa
HeadquartersLagos
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerChief Bola Ahmad Tinubu
Key peopleAndrew Hanlon (CEO)
Lemi Olalemi (Deputy CEO)
Babajide Otitoju (Head of TVC News, current affairs and programmes)[1][2][3]
History
Founded2012
LaunchedFebruary 28, 2013
June 17, 2013 (UK)
Links
Websitewww.tvcnews.tv

TVC News is a Nigerian news 24-hour television news channel[4] based in Lagos.[5] The channel airs on British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSKYb) in the UK, Naspers Ltd. (NPN)'s DStv and Startimes in Nigeria, and Multi TV in Ghana.[6]

Former CEO Nigel Parsons states "Without shying away from reporting the conflicts or the corruption, the famines or the wars, the mission of TVC News is also to tell the many positive stories coming out of Africa. Stories – good or bad – will be told ' 'through African eyes'."[7][8]

The network aired its first public broadcasting run on February 28, 2013. It began airing in the UK on BSkyB on June 17, 2013.[9][10] In its first few months the network's staff has received awards from the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) and the International Center for Journalists based out of Washington, D.C.[11] As of 2014 the station is said to have reached about five million households in Africa and Europe with interest from cable and satellite providers to expand its market share.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "TVC NEWS UNVEILS NEW STUDIO AND FACILITIES TO BECOME FIRST WITH BREAKING NEWS". tvcontinental.tv.
  2. ^ "TVC News launches on Sky in UK". digitaltveurope.net. July 8, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. ^ "TVC News, Africa's 24-hours news channel, now on Sky channel 572". Nigeria Business Communities. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ "TVC Communications launches new radio station - Vanguard News". Archived from the original on 2017-11-22.
  5. ^ "Pan-African TVC News to Start 24-Hour Broadcasting From November". Bloomberg. September 25, 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ "TVC News acquires new technology for global reach". Daily Independent Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. ^ "TVC NEWS LAUNCHES ON BSKYB". This Day Live. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. ^ "'Africa needs own TV stations to correct misinformation'". Balancing Act - Africa.com. March 7, 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Pan-African Channel TVC News launches on BSkyB". AIB. June 18, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Pan-African TVC News to begin 24-hour broadcasting". Communications of Africa. September 26, 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  11. ^ "TVC News Receives two major international awards". Premium Times Nigeria. November 23, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  12. ^ "TVC News celebrates one year of global news coverage". YOHAIG. February 20, 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  13. ^ "TVC News vows to maintain editorial independence …marks one year anniversary". Nigerian Tribune. February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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