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Analoguesat · 07-03-06, 07:53 AM

A NEW television channel in the UK will compete with the Original Black Entertainment (OBE) station for Southern African viewers, New Zimbabwe.com can reveal.

The new channel to be called Focus Television will launch on Sky digital in July, sources revealed.

Former Zimbabwe TV and radio presenter, Eric Knight, is one of the directors of the new multi-million pound project.

Currently, Africans only have OBE TV to watch for entertainment programmes and current affairs. However, OBE has received a severe battering from critics who say its programmes are poor and it is generally biased towards West African viewers.

Knight, now living in Manchester, England, declined to comment Tuesday, only saying: "It seems you have your facts pretty much nailed down. I don't intend to comment at this stage."

But sources have told New Zimbabwe.com that Zimbabwean Big Brother sensation, Makosi Musambasi, has been approached to do an "Oprah Winfery-style TV show" on the new channel.

"The station will be officially launched in July but currently, they are working on the programmes and Makosi has been approached. It looks like the next biggest TV thing for Africans in the UK," a source said.

The new TV station has four directors, one from Ghana, the other from South Africa and two Zimbabweans including Knight -- a prominent former Zimbabwe TV and radio entertainer.

The station has already approached Zimbabwe's state TV to carry their news bulletins, and could be soon doing the same with South Africa's SABC, sources said.

"The idea is to give the viewers a taste of home, although we know the news programmes can be extremely one-sided stuff," said a source close to the new station.

BGonaSTICK · 07-03-06, 09:06 AM

Good news. At last a new channel that isn't shopping or gaming!

Analoguesat · 07-03-06, 02:13 PM

For something a bit different watch OBE & BEN late at night. One of the carries SABC2 news and BEN carries AIT (African Independent Television) in an evening.

07-03-06, 07:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Coming soon to a skybox near you - Zimbabwe TV news.! A NEW television channel in the UK will compete with the Original Black Entertainment (OBE) station for Southern African viewers, New Zimbabwe.com can reveal. The new channel to be called Focus Television will launch on Sky digital in July, sources revealed. Former Zimbabwe TV and radio presenter, Eric Knight, is one of the directors of the new multi-million pound project. Currently, Africans only have OBE TV to watch for entertainment programmes and current affairs. However, OBE has received a severe battering from critics who say its programmes are poor and it is generally biased towards West African viewers. Knight, now living in Manchester, England, declined to comment Tuesday, only saying: "It seems you have your facts pretty much nailed down. I don't intend to comment at this stage." But sources have told New Zimbabwe.com that Zimbabwean Big Brother sensation, Makosi Musambasi, has been approached to do an "Oprah Winfery-style TV show" on the new channel. "The station will be officially launched in July but currently, they are working on the programmes and Makosi has been approached. It looks like the next biggest TV thing for Africans in the UK," a source said. The new TV station has four directors, one from Ghana, the other from South Africa and two Zimbabweans including Knight -- a prominent former Zimbabwe TV and radio entertainer. The station has already approached Zimbabwe's state TV to carry their news bulletins, and could be soon doing the same with South Africa's SABC, sources said. "The idea is to give the viewers a taste of home, although we know the news programmes can be extremely one-sided stuff," said a source close to the new station. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Coming soon to a skybox near you - Zimbabwe TV news.! For something a bit different watch OBE & BEN late at night. One of the carries SABC2 news and BEN carries AIT (African Independent Television) in an evening. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!