Africanews
| africanews | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 20 April 2016 |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Your Voice |
| Language | English, French |
| Broadcast area |
33 African countries
|
| Headquarters | Pointe-Noire, Congo |
| Website |
www |
Africanews is a 24-hour news channel based out of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. The news channel is a subsidiary of France-based euronews and began broadcasting online, TV and via Satellite on 20 April 2016.[1]
Broadcast
Languages
Currently the programs are broadcast in both English and French. The channel plans to expand and accommodate most of the continents population and plans to roll out Swahili, Arabic and Portuguese content soon.[2]
Distribution
The channel currently is broadcast in 33 sub-Saharan countries and is accessible to 7.3 million homes via satellite and Digital terrestrial television networks.[3]
References
- ↑ "Africanews is now LIVE on air and online". africanews.channel. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ "Parte Africanews, canale gemello di euronews, fatto in Africa, per l’Africa e gli africani". euronewsit. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ "Africanews joins continent's TV fray - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
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