Continental Broadcasting Services is set to launch TVC News, the continent’s first 24-hour pan-African News channel. The TVC News channel which will begin transmission in February 2013 will look at the world through African eyes.

The 24-hour pan-African News channel will offer a fresh perspective on African and world events and will deliver to viewers the latest news 24 hours a day, telling the news as it is, with reporting that is as fearless as it is informative, and all with an African twist.

Chief Executive Officer, CBS, Nigel Parsons, who was formerly Al Jazeera English boss, stated that for so long, issues concerning Africa and Africans have been overwhelmingly reported by the foreign media, which often, misrepresent the continent.

“I believe that TVC News cutting-edge reporting and programming will fill an important void by serving as a voice for Africa and Africans on the street to be heard on the global scene, challenging stereotypes, correcting factual inaccuracies and re-shaping global perceptions about Africa,” said Nigel.

Nigel stated further that TVC News will provide accurate and reliable access to information about Africa and the opportunities that abound in Africa through its state-of-the-art equipment and a network of bureaux across Africa, Europe and the United States.


Commenting on the readiness to begin live transmission in February, the Public Relations Manager, CBS, Celestine Umeibe, added that over 350 staff has been under intensive training since September 2012, including hostile environment training.

Umeibe noted that TVC News has also engaged the services of top broadcasters in the local market and a number of expatriates, Nigerians and Africans from the Diaspora.
TVC News channel will feature a range of informative programming - on the arts & culture, the environment & weather reports, current affairs, business, sports, gender & health issues, and much more. It will be available on platforms across Africa, BSkyB in the UK and IPTV in the USA.

Will they be based in Nigeria or elsewhere?