NTV is a Kenyan general entertainment channel. It used its current name in 2005. It is a popular TV station in Kenya along with

Citizen TV Citizen TV is a Kenyan free-to-air television channel owned by Royal Media Services. It broadcasts primarily in English and Swahili. The channel was launched in 1999 and relaunched in June 2006. Royal Media Services also owns iNooro TV and ...

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among other Kenyan broadcasting channels.

History

As Nation TV, the channel launched at 8pm on 10 December 1999 on UHF channel 42 in Nairobi, becoming the sixth Kenyan TV station overall to launch. The channel was rebranded on 11 May 2005 as a revamp from the previous Nation TV station under the

Nation Media Group Nation Media Group (NMG), formerly known as East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, is an East African media group based in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is owned by Aga Khan IV. History NMG was founded in 1959 by A ...

arm that has been in existence since 1997. The relaunch came with state-of-the-art technology new to a television station in East and Central Africa, as well as its OB van. NTV adopted its current logo on 7 July 2009. In March 2010, NTV was made available on DStv Mobile, while its terrestrial signal was made available in South Nyanza. Per 2010 and 2011 Synovate surveys, NTV was the second most-watched channel in Kenya, behind Citizen. NTV shut down its analogue signal together with two competing private networks in late December 2013, as part of the migration to digital terrestrial television in Kenya.

YouTube presence

In September 2007, NTV went online with its content on

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. Within the first month it received over 325,000 views, three honors, and an average of 4,000 views for every video uploaded. In mid-2012, NTV went live on

. Following this move, the blogosphere was awash with accolades with NTV's US correspondent (BMJ)

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terming it a techno-revolution for mass media among Kenyans across the globe.

Programming

Some of the programmes available are listed below. *Wicked Edition *

Auntie Boss! ''Auntie Boss!'' is a Kenyan comedy-drama television series. It delves into the lives of domestic house helps in the fictional Taifa Estate (Loresho Ridge Estate) and their everyday drama as it revolves around families they work for and activit ...

*NTV Wild Talk *

Churchill Show ''Churchill Show'' (formerly ''Churchill Live'') is a Kenyan comedy show hosted by comedian Daniel "Churchill" Ndambuki, that premiered on 2007 on the network NTV. It is recorded live at Carnivore grounds in Nairobi. Churchill Raw A 30-minute ...

*Generation 3 *Victoria's Lounge *AM Live *NTV at One *NTV Tonight *NTV Weekend Edition *NTV Jioni *NTV Wikendi *NTV Adhuhuri *Real Househelps of Kawangware *

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Tamu tamu ''Tamu Tamu: Kenyan Cuisine with a Twist'' is a Kenyan cooking show starring Ali Mandhry, better known as chef Ali L'artiste. Tamu Tamu is one of the first cooking shows in Kenya that was filmed in an outdoor kitchen setup showcasing authen ...

*The Trend *Teen Republik

References

External links

* * Television stations in Kenya Nation Media Group Television channels and stations established in 1999 1997 establishments in Kenya Swahili-language television networks {{Africa-tv-station-stub