TVC News, Channel set to launch this February.

Continental Broadcasting Services owners and operators of TVC Entertainment and Radio Continental are set to unveil TVC News, the continent’s first 24 hours pan-African news channel. In a statement last week, CBS said the TVC News channel would look at the world through African eyes.

The 24-hour pan-African news channel, according to the statement, 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.

Nduka Obaigbena of THISDAY Newpaper Launches ARISE NEWS Channel

After days of test broadcasting, a 24-hour international TV news operation set to rival existing giants in the global market will ‘soft launch’ today, broadcasting from its main news centres in London, New York, Johannesburg and Lagos.

ARISE NEWS will have a strong African footprint and serve underserved communities in the United States  and other parts of the world, supported by a further eight bureaux around the globe, stretching from Beijing to Rio de Janeiro.

A sister channel, ARISE 360, which will be entertainment-based with fashion, music, sport and pay per view films, will start broadcasting toward the end of this year.