Branding | NTV Uganda |
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Country | |
Availability | National |
Founded | 6 December 2006 by Nation Media Group |
Headquarters | Serena, Kampala, Uganda |
Parent | NTV Kenya |
Launch date | October 8, 1963 |
Picture format | 720p ( HDTV) |
Affiliates | Spark Tv |
Official website |
ntv |
Language | English |
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.
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]
Current presenters/hosts
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Former presenters/hosts
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News
Shows
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Title | First broadcast | Last broadcast |
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Power of Legacy | 2019 | Ongoing |
#Family | 2018 | 2018 |
The Honourables | 2017 | Ongoing |
Second Chance | 2016 | 2018 |
Yat Madit | 2016 | 2017 |
Deception | 2013 | 2016 |
The Hostel | 2011 | 2015 |
Tendo Sisters | 2009 | 2012 |