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Ghana: Viasat - 1 TV Network to Start Operations in Ghana

Viasat Broadcasting G Limited an international Entertainment Broadcasting Group is to begin operating in Ghana by the end of the year.

Mr. Rune Skogeng Chief Executive Officer of the company disclosed this in Accra on Tuesday when management of the company paid a courtesy call on the National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).

Mr. Skogeng said his outfit would combine both African and international programmes to reach all its audience, especially those between the ages of 15-49 and added that Ghana is its first station in Africa because of its political stability.

Viasat Broadcasting G Ltd is part of the International Entertainment Broadcasting Group, Modern Times Group MTG AB which is the largest free -TV and satellite premium Pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltics.

It also operates free TV channels in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and the Balkans and a DTH platform in the Ukraine as well as pay-TV channels in a total of 24 European Countries.

MTG is also the major shareholder in Russia's largest independent television broadcaster CTC Media and MTG's TV assets which reaches over 100million people daily.

The President of the Ghana Journalist Association, Mr. Ransford Tetteh welcome the group to the media fraternity and wished them a happy stay in the country.

Tagged: Ghana, Media, West Africa

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  • annstone
    Mar 12 2009, 05:57

    I MUST ADMIT VIASAT 1 HAS STARTED TRANSMITTING IN GHANA ALREADY AND IN FACT I AM REALLY ENJOYING ALL PROGRAMMES

    MY ONLY PROBLEM IS AIRTIME FOR THE TELENOVELA ''YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE''.

    COULD YOU PLEASE CHANGE FROM 3PM TO 8 OR 9PM TO ENABLE US, THE WORKING CLASS WATCH AND ENJOY IT.

    IT IS A NICE NOVELA.

    THANKS

  • mr_foli
    Jun 22 2009, 16:25

    MY FAMILY AND I DO ENJOY YOUR WEEK-END MOVIES.I MEAN THE SATURDAY'S BLOCK BUSTER MOVIES.WHAT WE DO NOT LIKE ABOUT IT IS WHEN YOU DECIDE TO SHOW LOVE AND ROMANTIC MOVIES ON THOSE DAYS.

    PLEASE YOU SAID BLOCK BUSTER MOVIES ON SATURDAYS AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WATCH."" BLOCK BUSTER MOVIES..ACTION MOVIES""!!

    THANK YOU.

  • afriendoftourists
    Aug 21 2009, 11:34

    Dear All, we have heard a lot about Viasat 1.But we the people in Tarkwa are not receiving the signals.I want to know from the Executives of Viasat 1, whether Tarkwa in Ghana is not part of Ghana.We also want to enjoy your programmes. If not we are going to embark on hunger strike or better still go on demonstration from Tarkwa to Accra.We give viasat1 24 hours to respond. Thank you Concerned Citizen of Tarkwa.Ghana

  • afriendoftourists
    Aug 21 2009, 11:35

    Dear All, we have heard a lot about Viasat 1.But we the people in Tarkwa are not receiving the signals.I want to know from the Executives of Viasat 1, whether Tarkwa in Ghana is not part of Ghana.We also want to enjoy your programmes. If not we are going to embark on hunger strike or better still go on demonstration from Tarkwa to Accra.We give viasat1 24 hours to respond. Thank you Concerned Citizen of Tarkwa.Ghana

  • afriendoftourists
    Aug 21 2009, 11:38

    Dear All, we have heard a lot about Viasat 1.But we the people in Tarkwa are not receiving the signals.I want to know from the Executives of Viasat 1, whether Tarkwa in Ghana is not part of Ghana.We also want to enjoy your programmes. If not we are going to embark on hunger strike or better still go on demonstration from Tarkwa to Accra.We give viasat1 24 hours to respond. Thank you Concerned Citizen of Tarkwa.Ghana

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