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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Headquarters | London, England |
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| Owner | The Africa Channel Limited |
The Africa Channel was an international television channel based in the United Kingdom.
History
The Africa Channel launched in the UK and Ireland on 3 September 2007 and is distinct from The Africa Channel in the United States.[1][2]
In April 2012, The Africa Channel in the UK was made free-to-air and in July moved from the Lifestyle and Culture section of the Sky EPG to the Entertainment section.[3] A one hour timeshift channel briefly ran between 12–30 July 2012.
An Asian stream of the channel was launched on 16 August 2012.[4]
On 11 October 2012, The Africa Channel launched on the Virgin Media cable TV platform.[5]
In May and June 2015, The Africa Channel temporarily closed and relaunched on the Sky EPG. On 14 July 2015, it finally closed on Sky 209 and Virgin 289 (it moved to 293 post-closure on 28 July 2015, but was removed in September 2015).
Programming
The Africa Channel sourced much of its content from production companies in Africa. The channel broadcast a range of genres including lifestyle, live news, travel, music, documentaries (e.g. Cuba, An Africa Odyssey and Surfing Soweto) and films (e.g. Daratt, Imani and Rachida). In 2012 the channel began developing its own production arm to generate programming focussed on Africa-related subject matter including a documentary about the Pan-African bank Ecobank first broadcast in December 2012.[6]
Programming was sourced from various countries, and includes a Kenyan talk show, The Patricia Show, and Nigerian and South African soap dramas Tinsel and Scandal!. All programming was focused on Africa and the diaspora, and the channel was aimed at people with an interest in the continent.
The channel broadcast the British sitcom Meet the Adebanjos whose characters are British Nigerians living in Peckham, South London.[7]
On 14 January 2013, The Africa Channel relaunched Desmond's - the popular British situation comedy that centred on Desmond’s bustling barber shop in Peckham, and featured a predominantly Black British cast.[8] The series was originally broadcast between 1989 to 1994 and alongside The Fosters, is well known as one of the first British television programmes to focus on the lives of Black British, Caribbean and African people living in Britain.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Oatts, Joanne (15 August 2007). "Africa Channel launches on Sky". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ Skyidents (23 April 2012). "The Africa Channel". Skyidents. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "The Africa Channel is moving!". The Africa Channel. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to our viewers in Asia". The Africa Channel. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "The Africa Channel launches on Virgin Media". Digital Spy. 11 October 2012.
- ^ "We Face Forward: The Ecobank Story". The Africa Channel. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Original UK comedy comes to The Africa Channel". Fashion's Finest. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ Williams, Hazelann (26 January 2013). "It's about time they brought back Desmond's". The Voice Online. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Jafaar, Ali (4 February 2013). "Desmond's". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 4 February 2013.