| Country | Mauritius South Africa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Africa |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English French |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TVAfrica Operations S.A. Pty Ltd (Africa Media Group)[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | July 1998[2] |
| Closed | 1 October 2003 (liquidation)[3] 2005 (closure of the company) |
| Former names | dTb (Direct-to-Broadcast; programming unit, pre-1998) STV (East Africa; 1998-2002) |
TVAfrica was a pan-African television network founded in 1998 by former advertising executive Dave Kelly alongside sports broadcaster Berry Lambert.[4] The network relayed up to 80% of its content to private television stations in sub-Saharan Africa and also licensed the broadcast of sporting events (excluding South Africa due to licensing regulations)[5] to interested broadcasters. At its apex, the channel broadcast to as many as 26 countries (up to 40 in licensed sporting events),[6] the majority of them English-speaking and French-speaking states. There were separate versions, in English and French.[2]
Funding problems led to the liquidation of the channel in 2003.
- ^ "TVAfrica goes off air". BBC News. 3 October 2003. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Transnational Television in Sub-Saharan Africa". University of Nigeria Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies. 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "African Media Group decides to liquidate TV Africa". BizCommunity. 3 October 2003. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Model mistakes". Mail & Guardian. 24 February 2004. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "TVAfrica kicks off in high-tech studios". Variety. 9 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "AMG shutters cash-strapped TV Africa". Variety. 19 October 2003. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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