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{{About|the television broadcaster|the communications satellite|ViaSat-1}}
{{About|the television broadcaster|the communications satellite|ViaSat-1}}
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'''Viasat 1''' was a [[Ghana]]ian television channel owned by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] listed media group, [[Modern Times Group]] (MTG). It was replaced by [[Kwesé Sports]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2017-01-17 |title=Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1 |url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/kwese-free-sports-unveils-24-hour-sports-programming-on-viasat1/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>


The channel was awarded a licence from the [[National Communications Authority]] of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008, on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie ''[[Duma (2005 film)|Duma]]'', followed by ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Friends]]'' and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=news&action_id=5&news_id=177039|title=MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA|publisher=Modern Times Group|date=December 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-21 |title=More fun and excitement on Viasat 1 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/More-fun-and-excitement-on-Viasat-1-186547 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Viasat 1 News Starts Today |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/radiotv/201108/62757.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref>
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'''Viasat 1''' was a Ghanaian television channel owned by the Swedish listed media group, Modern Times Group (MTG). It was re-branded to ''[[Kwesé Free Sports]]'' in 2016.


Viasat 1 was MTG's first venture in Africa and became the fifth terrestrial television network in [[Ghana]] after [[GTV (Ghana)|GTV]], [[Metro TV (Ghana)|Metro TV]], [[TV3 Ghana|TV3]] and [[TV Africa]].
The channel was awarded a licence from the National Communications Authority of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008 on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie ''[[Duma (2005 film)|Duma]]'', followed by ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Friends]]'' and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=news&action_id=5&news_id=177039|title=MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA|publisher=Modern Times Group|date=December 15, 2008}}</ref>


== Ownership ==
Viasat 1 was MTG's first venture in Africa and became the fifth terrestrial television network in Ghana after [[GTV (Ghana)|GTV]], [[Metro TV (Ghana)|Metro TV]], [[TV3 Ghana|TV3]] and [[TV Africa]]. In December 2016, MTG sold African business (Viasat 1 (Ghana), TV1 (Tanzania) and Modern African Production (MAP)) to [[Econet Media Group]].
In December 2016, MTG sold its African business (Viasat 1 (Ghana), TV1 (Tanzania) and Modern African Production (MAP)) to [[Econet Global|Econet Wireless]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Staff at VIASAT 1 To Be Retained By New Owners |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/radiotv/201612/301472.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwesé Free Sport Acquires Viasat 1 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/40506/kwes-free-sport-acquires-viasat-1.html |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref>


==Programs==
==Programs==
Viasat 1 currently broadcasts the following programs:
Before the channel was sold, Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:


===Series===
===Series===
* ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
* ''[[Charmed]]''
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
* ''[[CSI: NY]]''
* ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
* ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
* ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
* ''[[CSI: NY]]''
* ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Firm]]''
* ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Firm]]''
* ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''


===Kids===
===Kids===
* ''[[Pula and Friends]]''
* ''[[Magic Cellar]]''
* ''[[Tales from Africa]]''
* ''[[Action Man]]''
* ''[[Action Man]]''
* ''[[Supa Strikas]]''
* ''[[Bernard]]''
* ''[[X-Men]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
* ''[[Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist]]''
* ''[[Gormiti]]''
* ''[[Gormiti]]''
* ''[[Handy Manny]]''
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]''
* ''[[Kassai and Luk]]''
* ''Magic Cellar''
* ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
* ''[[Oscar's Oasis]]''
* ''[[Oscar's Oasis]]''
* ''[[Kasai and luke]]''
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]''
* ''Pula and Friends''
* ''[[Men in Black: The Series|Men in Black]]''
* ''[[Supa Strikas]]''
* ''Tales from Africa''
* ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Animated]]''
* ''[[X-Men]]''

=== News ===
* Viasat 1 News


=== Talk Shows ===
=== Talk shows ===
* [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]
* ''[[Boys Boys]]''
* ''The One Show''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2014 |title=Viasat 1 Rebrands The One Show; Premieres October 6 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/27395/viasat-1-rebrands-the-one-show-premieres-october-6.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2014-07-09 |title=Anita Erskine to host Viasat 1′s 'The One Show' |url=https://citifmonline.com/2014/07/anita-erskine-to-host-viasat-1%e2%80%b2s-the-one-show/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The One Show
* '''"This Morning"'''
* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''
* ''[[This Morning (Ghana TV series)|This Morning]]''
* [[Boys Boys]]


=== Game Shows ===
=== Game shows ===
* ''[[It Runs in the Family (game show)|It Runs in the Family]]''
* ''It Runs in the Family''


=== Sitcoms ===
=== Sitcoms ===
* ''[[Friends]]''
* ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''
* ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''
* ''[[Girlfriends (U.S. TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
* ''[[The Game (U.S. TV series)|The Game]]''
* ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
* ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
* ''[[Friends]]''
* ''[[The Game (2006 TV series)|The Game]]''
* ''[[Girlfriends (American TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]''
* ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''


=== Drama ===
=== Drama ===
* ''[[Generations (U.S. TV series)|Generations]]''
* ''[[The Lab (TV series)|The Lab]]''
* ''[[Jozi]]''
* ''[[Hard Copy]]''
* ''Tinsel''
* ''[[Los Querendones]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
* ''[[Tormenta en el paraiso]]''
* ''[[Pasión de Gavilanes]]''
* ''[[Eva Luna (soap opera)|Eva Luna]]''
* ''[[Soy tu dueña]]''
* ''[[La que no podia amar]]''
* ''[[Alma Indomable]]''
* ''[[Alma Indomable]]''
* ''[[En Nombre del Amor]]''
* ''[[Un Refugio para el Amor]]''
* ''[[Dahil May Isang Ikaw]]''
* ''[[Dahil May Isang Ikaw]]''
* ''[[En nombre del amor]]''
* ''[[Eva Luna (soap opera)|Eva Luna]]''
* ''[[Generations (American TV series)|Generations]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
* ''[[Hard Copy]]''
* ''[[Jozi]]''
* ''[[La que no podía amar]]''
* ''[[The Lab (TV series)|The Lab]]''
* ''[[Los Querendones]]''
* ''[[Pasión de gavilanes]]''
* ''[[Sa Piling Mo]]''
* ''[[Sa Piling Mo]]''
* ''[[Una Maid en Manhattan]]''
* ''[[Sacrificio de mujer]]''
* ''[[Sacrificio de Mujer]]''
* ''[[Soy tu dueña]]''
* ''Tinsel''
* ''[[Tormenta en el paraíso]]''
* ''[[Un refugio para el amor]]''
* ''[[Una maid en Manhattan]]''


=== Reality Shows ===
=== Reality shows ===
* ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''
* ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''
* ''[[Born star]]''
* ''[[Born Star]]''


=== Lifestyle ===
=== Lifestyle ===
* ''[[Studio 53]]''
* ''[[Mzanzi Ridez]]''
* ''[[Dance Africa]]''
* ''[[Catwalk Kenya]]''
* ''[[Catwalk Kenya]]''
* ''[[Dance Africa]]''
* ''[[Mzanzi Ridez]]''
* ''[[Studio 53]]''


=== Sports ===
=== Sports ===
* ''[[The World Game]]''
* ''[[Football 360]]''
* ''[[Sport Science (TV series)|Sport Science]]''
* ''[[Premier League]]''
* ''[[Premier League]]''
* ''[[Sports Xtra]]''
* ''[[Serie A]]''
* ''[[Serie A]]''
* ''[[Football 360]]''
* ''[[Sport Science (TV program)|Sport Science]]''
* ''[[Sports Xtra]]''
* ''[[The World Game]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.viasat1.wordpress.com/ Viasat 1 Blog]
* [http://www.viasat1.wordpress.com/ Viasat 1 blog]


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Latest revision as of 17:21, 16 December 2024

This article is about the television broadcaster. For the communications satellite, see ViaSat-1.
Viasat 1
CountryGhana
HeadquartersAccra
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerModern Times Group
History
LaunchedDecember 12, 2008
Closed2016 (2016)
Replaced byKwesé Free Sports
Links
WebsiteViasat1 website

Viasat 1 was a Ghanaian television channel owned by the Swedish listed media group, Modern Times Group (MTG). It was replaced by Kwesé Sports in 2016.[1]

The channel was awarded a licence from the National Communications Authority of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008, on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie Duma, followed by The Cosby Show, Friends and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[2][3][4]

Viasat 1 was MTG's first venture in Africa and became the fifth terrestrial television network in Ghana after GTV, Metro TV, TV3 and TV Africa.

Ownership

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In December 2016, MTG sold its African business (Viasat 1 (Ghana), TV1 (Tanzania) and Modern African Production (MAP)) to Econet Wireless.[5][6]

Programs

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Before the channel was sold, Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:

Series

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Kids

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News

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  • Viasat 1 News

Talk shows

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Game shows

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  • It Runs in the Family

Sitcoms

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Drama

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Reality shows

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Lifestyle

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Sports

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References

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  1. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2017-01-17). "Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ "MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA" (Press release). Modern Times Group. December 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "More fun and excitement on Viasat 1". GhanaWeb. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Viasat 1 News Starts Today". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Staff at VIASAT 1 To Be Retained By New Owners". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ "Kwesé Free Sport Acquires Viasat 1". Modern Ghana. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Viasat 1 Rebrands The One Show; Premieres October 6". Modern Ghana. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2014-07-09). "Anita Erskine to host Viasat 1′s 'The One Show'". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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