Original Black Entertainment TV
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| OBETV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | September, 2004 |
| Website | www.obetv.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 159 |
OBE TV (Original Black Entertainment TV) was launched in September 2004. It shows film, food, advertisements, sports and talk shows as well as church service programmes. The channel is aimed at black audiences, and shows programmes from South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. Its programmes are primarily taken from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (the SABC's news broadcasts are shown frequently), but it does broadcast Nollywood productions.
Like the similar BEN Television, it operates on a very low budget with indifferent technical quality. Quite a proportion of its programming is culled from DVD releases by companies such as Gallo Music Vision, and it currently does not produce any original programming (excluding "OBE TV Notice Board", a five-minute slot).
[edit] Current programming
- Miracle Power - with Pastor Kingsley Appyagei
- Bruce's Kitchen
- Taxi Driver
- KICC
- Mma Nkommo
- Home Sweet Home
- Paridigams
- Hotel St. James
- I Stand Accused
- Super Story
- Music Africa - a slot that shows primarily West African music videos
- Saga Africa
- Superbook
- World Music - a broadcasting slot that ranges from one up to four hours, featuring music videos by black artists
- Shaka Zulu - a series produced in South Africa in 1986, focusing on the Zulu king Shaka
- Teleshopping - broadcast in slots that range from 30 minutes to two hours at midnight
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