TVC News explained

TVC News
Type:	Private company
Country:	Nigeria
Area:	United Kingdom, Africa
Headquarters:	Lagos
Language:	English
Owner:	Chief Bola Ahmad Tinubu
Key People:	Mrs Victoria Ajayi (CEO) Lemi Olalemi (Deputy CEO) Babajide Otitoju (Head of TVC News, current affairs and programmes)^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Founded:	2012
Launch Date:	28 February 2013 17 June 2013 (UK)
Website:	www.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 28 February 2013. It began airing in the UK on BSkyB on 17 June 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: TVC NEWS UNVEILS NEW STUDIO AND FACILITIES TO BECOME FIRST WITH BREAKING NEWS. tvcnews.tv. 15 February 2019.
2. Web site: TVC News launches on Sky in UK. digitaltveurope.net. 22 April 2014. 8 July 2013.
3. Web site: TVC News, Africa's 24-hours news channel, now on Sky channel 572 . Nigeria Business Communities . 27 April 2014 . 12 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427223437/http://nigeriabusinesscommunities.com/profiles/blogs/tvc-news-africa-s-24-hours-news-channel-now-on-sky-channel-572 . 27 April 2014.
4. Web site: TVC Communications launches new radio station - Vanguard News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171122082347/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/tvc-communications-launches-new-radio-station-2/. 2017-11-22.
5. Web site: Pan-African TVC News to Start 24-Hour Broadcasting From November. Bloomberg. 22 April 2014. 25 September 2012.
6. Web site: TVC News acquires new technology for global reach . Daily Independent Nigeria . 22 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427221905/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/02/tvc-news-acquires-new-technology-for-global-reach/ . 27 April 2014.
7. Web site: TVC NEWS LAUNCHES ON BSKYB . This Day Live . 22 April 2014 . 6 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427231055/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/tvc-news-launches-on-bskyb/152572/ . 27 April 2014.
8. Web site: 'Africa needs own TV stations to correct misinformation'. Balancing Act - Africa.com. 27 April 2014. 7 March 2013.
9. Web site: Pan-African Channel TVC News launches on BSkyB. AIB. 22 April 2014. 18 June 2013.
10. Web site: Pan-African TVC News to begin 24-hour broadcasting . Communications of Africa. 22 April 2014. 26 September 2012.
11. Web site: TVC News Receives two major international awards. Premium Times Nigeria. 22 April 2014. 23 November 2013.
12. Web site: TVC News celebrates one year of global news coverage. YOHAIG. 22 April 2014. 20 February 2014.
13. Web site: TVC News vows to maintain editorial independence …marks one year anniversary . Nigerian Tribune . 27 April 2014 . 27 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140411015817/http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/business-package/2012-10-29-11-35-35/brands-and-marketing/item/34388-tvc-news-vows-to-maintain-editorial-independence-%E2%80%A6marks-one-year-anniversary.html . 11 April 2014.