Channels TV

Channels Television was founded in 1995 as a private television station^[2] with only 15 employees by Nigerian broadcaster and entrepreneur John Momoh and Sola Momoh, also a broadcaster.^[3] The company commenced operations in Lagos, south western Nigeria and has since grown to include three other stations in Abuja, Edo and Kano states. It also has bureaus in almost every state in Nigeria, including stringers and affiliates in other parts in Africa, as well as strong relationships with international media organizations which allows access to information around the world.

The channel was licensed in June 1993 and allocated a frequency on UHF (Channel 39). It began transmission two years later under the name, "Channels Television", and the first terrestrial broadcast was on 1 July 1995, with John Momoh reading the first news bulletin. Channels TV broadcasts to an audience of over 20 million people.^[4]

The channel was an affiliate of TVAfrica. In 2000, it wanted to broadcast UEFA Euro 2000, but it and other interested broadcasters in Nigeria faced legal issues from the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission over the legality of the network, which, according to the regulator, was not registered in Nigeria.^{[citation needed]}

Channels Television's team has produced feature programs, which have received commendation throughout the country. Video footage of events and happenings in Nigeria, shot by the Channels Television news crews have been used widely by broadcast organizations such as BBC, CNN and ITN. Its program News at Ten is one of the network's main news.

Since 2009, Channels Television organizes and hosts "Channels National Kids Cup", a sport event for school children from sixteen Nigerian states held in Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.^[7] General Manager of Channels Television, Steve Judo, stated that Channels Television is socially responsible media and as such chose to engage in the development of football from the roots.^[8]

2012 Nigerian bombing

Main article: January 2012 Nigeria attacks

In January 2012, journalist Enenche Akogwu, who worked as a correspondent in Kano for Channels Television, was shot and killed while reporting on coordinated attacks there claimed by the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram. According to his colleagues, Akogwu had shown up after a bombing and began filming a crowd gathered there without knowing they were armed sect members.^[9]

• Named "Best Station of the Year" twelve times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) by The Federal Republic of Nigeria's Media Merit Award Trust^[10][11]
• 2013: Awarded "Best TV Station in Africa" by African Achievers Awards, Achievers Media^[12]
• 2013: Named "Most Compliant Television Station In Media Category" by Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria^{[citation needed]}
• 2013: Awarded Lagos State Ministry of Education's "Jam Feast" award for its contribution towards youth invention and educational development^{[citation needed]}
• 2013: "Best Report On Maternal Health" by the Society of Gynaecology And Obstetrics Of Nigeria (SOGON)^{[citation needed]}
• 2013: Customer Service Excellence Award in Media^{[citation needed]}

in 2019, Channels TV launched Gist Nigeria, its first co-production with BBC with Wale Fakile and Ajoke Lijadu-Ulohotse as hosts.^[13]

On 22 March 2014, Tezuka Productions partnership with Channels TV to broadcast 8 episode spin-off series of Astro Boy, Little Astro Boy, which was aimed for preschoolers on Channels TV's children's block.

On Friday, 14 August 2015, Deutsche Welle said it had signed a partnership agreement with Channels TV to demonstrates the long tradition of airing a positive view of Africa.^[14] Peter Limbourg, the director-general of Deutsche Welle describe Channels TV as a great television station and a perfect partner for Deutsche Welle. Limbourg said "We at Deutsche Welle think that we have to report the great things that happen in Africa, especially in Nigeria.^[15]

John Momoh, the chief executive officer of Channels TV described the partnership as "Made from heaven".^[16] He said, "This is part of our strategy to tell the African story, especially that of Nigeria, from the African perspective so that we do not leave this key element of definition of who we are, what we do and why, to other people to tell on our behalf".^[17][18]

In August 2015, Channels TV signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations on news coverage. The United Nations was represented by Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations.^[19][20]

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