NTV Uganda
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NTV Uganda is a Ugandan television station under the Nation Media Group, NMG, operating in East Africa. It has been on air since 2006.[1] It is one of the companies owned by Aga Khan IV.
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Branding | NTV Uganda |
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Country | |
Availability | National |
Founded | 6 December 2006; 17 years ago (6 December 2006) by Nation Media Group |
Headquarters | Serena, Kampala, Uganda |
Parent | NTV Kenya |
Launch date | October 8, 1963 (1963-10-08) |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
Affiliates | Spark Tv |
Official website | ntv |
Language | English |
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During the Arua elections, NTV Uganda reporter Herbert Zziwa and cameraman Ronald Muwanga were arrested for allegedly inciting violence.[2] It was also banned from covering aerial footage of National Resistance Movement rallies in the 2016 general elections.[3]
In 2020 the media house reached one million followers on Twitter.[4]
According to GeoPoll, together with NBS, they have got higher COVID-19 lockdown viewership.[5]
In 2014, it was alleged that NTV Uganda wanted to buy NBS Television.[6]