Viasat 1
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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]
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| Country | Ghana |
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| Headquarters | Accra |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Modern Times Group |
| History | |
| Launched | December 12, 2008 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Replaced by | Kwesé Free Sports |
| Links | |
| Website | Viasat1 website |
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
In December 2016, MTG sold its African business (Viasat 1 (Ghana), TV1 (Tanzania) and Modern African Production (MAP)) to Econet Wireless.[5][6]
Programs
Summarize
Perspective
Before the channel was sold, Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:
Series
Kids
- Action Man
- Bernard
- Bob the Builder
- Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist
- Gormiti
- Handy Manny
- Hannah Montana
- Kassai and Luk
- Magic Cellar
- Men in Black: The Series
- Oscar's Oasis
- Pair of Kings
- Pula and Friends
- Supa Strikas
- Tales from Africa
- Tinga Tinga Tales
- Transformers: Animated
- X-Men
News
- Viasat 1 News
Talk shows
- Boys Boys
- The One Show[7][8]
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- This Morning
Game shows
- It Runs in the Family
Sitcoms
Drama
Reality shows
- America's Next Top Model
- Born Star
Lifestyle
- Catwalk Kenya
- Dance Africa
- Mzanzi Ridez
- Studio 53
Sports
- Football 360
- Premier League
- Serie A
- Sport Science
- Sports Xtra
- The World Game
References
External links
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