MultiChoice Nigeria, through its DStv and GOtv
platforms, has introduced Arewa 24, the first free to air
Hausa language satellite television channel.
According to its management, Arewa 24 is an all-Hausa
lifestyle and entertainment television channel that
showcases northern Nigerian life, culture, arts and
entertainment and celebrates the promise and potential
of Northern Nigeria for Hausa speakers across Nigeria,
Africa, the Middle East and around the world.
In a little over two years, the channel prides itself on
being the largest producer of original, high quality
television programming in Hausa for Hausa speaking
communities.
“We are giving our subscribers a variety of local content
to choose from with Arewa 24”, said John Ugbe,
Managing Director, MultiChoice Nigeria on the addition
of the channel to its FTA genre.
“Over the past months, we have grown our FTA genre to
include a number of quality local channels that our
subscribers have found informative, engaging and all
round entertaining. We also believe that the launch of
Arewa 24 on our platforms, enriches our local content
offering to our subscribers across Africa,” Ugbe added.
Speaking on the launch of the channel on DStv and
GOtv, Jacob Arback, President of Arewa 24 said;
“When we launched Arewa 24 over two years ago, our
vision was to connect with millions of our northern
audiences through their common Hausa language. I
believe that our partnership with MultiChoice brings us
even closer to achieving this mission.”
Arewa 24 is the latest FTA channel to come on the DStv
and GOtv platforms. Other FTA channels include; NTA I,
Channels TV, Africa Independent Television (AIT),
SilverBird Television, TVC, Lagos Television, ONTV MAX,
Wazobia TV, Trybe TV and Galaxy TV.
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