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Independent Television (abbreviated as ITV) is a commercial television network in Tanzania owned by IPP Media.[1]
History
editIndependent Television started broadcasting on 10 June 1994,[2]: 194 from a transmitter in Dar es Salaam on UHF channel 24. As of 2003 it had 17% of the total advertising expenditure in the country, with reception terrestrially in areas of high economic activity, and also by satellite. The station aside from the main UHF transmitter had four VHF relayers, in Mwanza (channel 10), Dodoma (channel 11), Moshi (channel 9) and Arusha (channel 6). The coverage was limited in accordance with the regulator, that suggested at the time (2003) that any operator shouldn't broadcast to more than 25% of the national territory.[3]
Regular service started in August 1994. The channel entered an agreement with Multichoice to provide subscription television at the time, but at the end of 1995 the project had yet reached its fruition.[4]
ITV in its early years generally broadcast from 12pm to 12am, however on special events line with the 1996 Summer Olympics, ITV extended its broadcast hours.[2]: 194
On 2 November 1995, ITV opened its new digital uplink facility at Mikocheni, the facility was formally opened by President Ali Hassan Mwinyi.[2]: 195–196
In July 1996, ITV already had a substantial amount of local programmes, as well as relays of Euronews, Deutsche Welle and BBC World content. ITV within two years became the most-watched channel in Dar es Salaam alone, with 62% of viewers tuning in.[5][2]: 196
ITV launched its second channel (the current EATV) covering Dar es Salaam and the Coastal region in 2000.[6] The main ITV channel made heavy, cheap relays of MCM Africa, which in exchange offered Tambala music videos filmed by ITV to the network.[7] In January 2001, it joined the African Broadcast Network.[8]
In 2013, ITV won the Superbrands award as the number-one brand overall in Tanzania [9] and was recognized as one of the 100 most influential brands in East Africa from 2015 to 2017.
References
edit- ^ admin (2017-04-28). "About us". ITV - Independent Television. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ a b c d The Media History of Tanzania. 1998. OCLC 769653432.
- ^ "MEDIA PROFILE - TANZANIA" (PDF). Gamos Ltd. 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "New TV stations", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 7, October–November 1995
- ^ BBC, International Audience Research 1995, p. 3
- ^ "Tanzania's top dogs launch 2nd channels", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 26, August–October 2000
- ^ "Music programmes cross culture barriers", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 28, February–April 2001
- ^ "A new player: African Broadcast Network", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 28, February–April 2001
- ^ admin (2017-04-28). "Superbrand". ITV - Independent Television. Retrieved 2022-06-02.