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  • TVC launches first all entertainment show

    TVC launches first all entertainment show

    Television Continental (TVC) will start an all entertainment breakfast show called Wake Up Nigeria today. The program which is set to air on weekdays between 7am and 9am would be anchored by Abayomi Fawope and Titilayo Oyinsan and also supported by three other presenters.

    Wake up Nigeria is poised to be packed with celebrity interviews, cookery, live music, fashion, health, celebrity news, showbiz gossip and stand-up comedy. The package also includes news headlines and sports.

    According to TVC’s deputy director programmes, Morayo Afolabi-Brow, over the decades the taste of Nigerian viewers has evolved dramatically just as their yearning for premium entertainment content has grown significantly and Wake up Nigeria is TVC’s robust response to that yearning.

    “The show’s lively pace and fun filled format is conceptualized to ensure viewers awaken to exciting mornings and also helping to set the tone for their day,” she said.

    “Its rich, varied and compelling content is guaranteed to keep viewers glued to their TV sets for the length of programme. We also have juicy lifestyle and human angle stories lined up to provide inspiration for viewers so they can aim high and live their best lives.”

    Afolabi Brown also added that Wake Up Nigeria is not in any way replacing “Your Views “which airs by 10am as they both have different contents.

    “They are two different shows, yes there might be similar things but Your Views is regular women expressing their views on topical issues which is totally different from having general entertainment content for viewers so there’s no duplicate. On this show, we will be going in-depth with the interview; there will be mini documentaries on each guest.”

    Wake Up Nigeria is a largely politics free zone with a remit to entertain the nation.

    Also, CEO Continental Broadcasting Services (CBS), owners of TVC, Andrew Hanlon, said this is beginning of a new TVC and what makes it new is a programme like this, this is a big investment for us. Life here in Nigeria is hard for a lot of people; we want to bring more entertainment programmes that will get to everyone no matter where you are from and no matter what you do and this programme will do just that.”

  • CBS invests in TVC, Radio Continental

    In line with its ongoing restructuring, the management of Continental Broadcasting Services (CBS) has announced their commitment to increase investments in the television and radio businesses aimed at improving the viewing and listening experience of its esteemed audience.

    The investment objectives also include shooting the stations to a pole-position in the media industry rankings, thus making them the first choice for advertisers in Nigeria.

    The investments will cut across CBS three major properties,  which are: TVC Entertainment; TVC News and Radio Continental.

    The CBS CEO, Andrew Hanlon, said viewers, listeners and advertisers on the channels should be ready for exciting times as the execution of the plan takes with immediate effect.

    “I am delighted to confirm today (yesterday) that substantial investments will be made in programming and content across our TV and radio stations to improve viewers and advertisers’ appeal in the CBS Group offering.

    “This will involve a substantial spend on technology and transmission equipment. The plan, which was recently approved by the CBS Board, will also lead to improved general working conditions for our 350 staff who will be at the heart of everything we do” Hanlon said.

  • CBS restructures to deliver world class services

    CBS restructures to deliver world class services

    The Board of Continental Broadcasting Services Ltd. (CBS), owners of Television Continental (TVC) and Radio Continental, wishes to confirm a restructuring of its group companies. This restructuring is geared towards repositioning the business for better and greater delivery of its services to audiences and advertisers alike. In line with these changes, we are reconfiguring our workforce as part of the rationale to achieve our objectives.

    145 people will be affected by today’s announcement. 

    We wish to make clear that our core channels consisting of TVC News Nigeria, TVC Entertainment and Radio Continental will now become the main focus of our business going forward where we will deliver high-quality news and entertainment programmes to our audiences and advertisers across Nigeria and beyond. The winding down of TVC News Africa will allow us concentrate on these key areas of our business. 

    The CBS Board of Directors has also approved substantial new investment in our staff across the group of companies which will enable us substantially enhance our news and current affairs output on TVC News, entertainment programming on the market leading TVC general entertainment channel and our key radio asset Radio Continental.

    For those staff members affected by today’s announcement the Board of CBS Ltd. has approved a generous severance package in addition to a programme of assistance to enable them to seek new employment

  • Continental Broadcasting restructures

    Continental Broadcasting restructures

  • TVC washes hands of Unilag students’ arrest

    TVC washes hands of Unilag students’ arrest

    Television Continental (TVC), a private broadcasting station, has repudiated the police claim that 13 University of Lagos (Unilag) students were remanded in Kirikiri prison for unlawful invasion of its facility in Ikosi, Lagos.
    “The Management of Continental Broadcasting Service Limited (owners of TVC) refutes these stories and categorically states that TVC has no hand in the arrest of the students. TVC did not at any point report or lodge any complaint at the police station,” its legal manager, Abisola Agbaje, said in a statement.
    Agbaje added: “Truly, the students came into our premises last Friday on or about 3pm. to protest the “alleged rustication by UNILAG. The protest was peaceful which we have on record and the students left our premises peacefully.”
    The protest story, she said, was yet to be aired because as at 2 p.m. on April 2, Unilag was yet to respond to the allegation.
    “As a responsible media organisation, reputed for fair and balance reportage we had to hold on until we get UNILAG authorities side of the story,” she said.
    The station’s deputy chief executive, Lemi Olalemi, said the students were “really well behaved and did not do anything untoward to warrant arrest in my opinion.”

  • 13 UNILAG students remanded in prison

    13 UNILAG students remanded in prison

    The police on Saturday arraigned 13 University of Lagos (UNILAG) students at a Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos, over alleged unlawful invasion of Television Continental (TVC) station in Lagos.

    Prosecuting counsel, Effiong Asuquo, who is the Office in Charge, Legal Department of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, said the accused persons committed the offence on Friday.

    He said they invaded the premises of TVC to protest the alleged rustication of one of their students.

    The defendants are: Femi Adeyeye, Toni Aina, Kodri Yaya, Asimi Oladime, Ismahim Olalekan, Segun Okesola, Abdulazeez Soneye, Idris Abogunloko, and Muyiwa Olaniyi.

    Others are Toheed Oladimeji, Joseph Akanni, Lukumon Olusegun, and Abiodun Agbeniyi.

    Asuquo said the students also invaded the UNILAG main campus and disrupted academic activities.

    The prosecutor said the protest was a bid to stop the semester’s examination scheduled to begin on Monday.

    The police said the alleged offence contravenes sections 168 (1) (d) and 2 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015‎.The students were arraigned before Chief Magistrate P.E Nwaka, on two counts bordering on unlawful invasion and disruption of activities.They pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The magistrate ordered their remand at the Kirikiri prison pending their bail hearing on April 6.

  • Robbers attack broadcaster, others in Lagos

    Robbers attack broadcaster, others in Lagos

    Notorious ‘one chance’ bandits on Wednesday attacked a producer with Television Continental  (TVC), Toyin Ibrahim and four others, dispossessing them of their valuables.

    The incident occurred at about 5:30am few minutes after she boarded a commercial bus at Ketu bridge heading towards Berger-Magodo.

    Ibrahim, who is currently being treated at a hospital in Magodo stated that the criminals attacked them barely two minutes after entering the bus, collecting the phones and cash.

    She said they also took victims’ Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to withdraw money.

    Showing her torn jeans trousers to reporters, she stated that she was almost raped after she bit one of the robbers.

    Her words: “Two minutes after the vehicle took off one of the robbers began to hit me. He asked me of my ATM pin number but I gave him a wrong number. When they tried the numbers and discovered that the pin was a fake one, they descended on me, hitting and booting me with their heavy shoes.

    “I had to tell them the truth, giving them the three pin numbers of my GTB and Skye Banks cards. As they were beating me, I bit one of them and he became angry and tore my jeans trousers.

    “He wanted to rape me. I was saved by one of them who warned that there was no time for that. The company just paid my salary and I was hoping to withdraw some money yesterday. The robbers have withdrawn all.

    “It was a 14- seater bus. I wanted to sit at the second seat at the back of driver’s seat, but the conductor said that was his seat so I had to go to the last seat. I and four other people were victims.

    “They were stepping and marching me very hard. I would have died if they had succeeded in raping me. Even as they were doing that, they pushed two victims down on motion. They injured me in the head.

    “I am still spitting blood. They stole my three ATM cards, one phone and the N3,000 in my pocket. They robbed other victims too.”

  • TVC to distribute 100,000 Consat satellite decoders

    TVC to distribute 100,000 Consat satellite decoders

    TV Continental (TVC) has purchased 100,000 CONSAT Satellite decoders with the intension of distributing them nationwide.

    In the wake of Nigeria being one of 52 African countries that missed the International Telecommunication Unions mandated deadline of June 17th, 2015 to transition from analogue to digital, TV Continental, owners of TVC News and TVC Entertainment has decided to begin the process by empowering 100,000 Nigerian households in order to ensure they are not left without television at the time of switch off. As a consequence of digital migration, it is clear that the number of households that require decoders will grow considerably.

    Deputy CEO of TVC, Mr Lemi Olalemi, said, “While 100,000 might seem small when compared to the nationwide need, every little bit that can be done at this stage matters. The actions of TVC in making this bold step brings to the forefront the critical need to keep consumers aware of the implications of digital migration and make them aware that they have a choice in their selection of a pay-tv provider”.  He further said; “TVC is committed to transitioning Nigerians to digital TV with the distribution of CONSAT decoders.”

    CEO of CONSAT, Mayo Okunola, said; “we are excited about the opportunity to work with TVC to distribute our set top boxes throughout Nigeria. It forms part of our strategy to contribute to Nigeria’s digital migration process by the provision of affordable digital television for everyone”. Okunola continued by saying, “it is important to note that the overall benefits of digital migration is equal access to information and entertainment which is key to the development of the average Nigerian household”.

    Launching on July 8th, all that is required is a simple online registration, while stocks last, participants will be given a unique registration number which they can use to pick up their decoder from designated pick up points.  It is that simple to transition to the digital TV.

    Some of the channels that will be available to CONSAT subscribers include TVC news, Sky News, Fox Sports 1 &2, Fashion One, Colors and Fix and Foxi. The CONSAT channels were selected to ensure that subscribers get an exciting range of channels that cater for the whole family.

  • Winner of Diamond Bank TVC contest signs music deal

    Winner of Diamond Bank TVC contest signs music deal

    As part of his reward for winning the Diamond Bank #youneedanewbank theme song remix competition, Nnamdi Oluchukwu, aka Solitude, has signed a record deal with Major Bangz, producer of the hit tracks “Alobam” and ”Shoki.”

    The new theme song is aimed at promoting the bank as the new model for customer-focused banking in Nigeria.

    The competition which was in two phases – a dance and remix competition – required contestants to send in video entries of original dance or song remix of the TVC campaign while the public voted for their favourite videos. Entries with the highest number of votes emerged winners and their owners were rewarded with a cash prize of N250, 000 for the dance competition and N1.5 million and a record deal with Major Bangz in the remix category. Four runners-up were rewarded with cash prizes of N150, 000 each.

    Solitude, an Asaba, Delta State-based artiste, clinched the N1.5 million cash prize alongside the recording deal while The Amazing Crew, an Ilorin, Kwara State-based dance group, won the dance competition and was rewarded with N250, 000.

    “I have participated in many song competitions but #youneedanewbank was a different experience for me as the selection process was very transparent,” said Solitude who has been a musician for eight years.

    “My friend actually introduced me to the competition and we actively monitored the votes online.”

    He said further: “Based on my experience, I can confidently tell people that Diamond Bank fulfills its promises as I got everything as promised. My musical career has gotten a huge lift from this competition and I will be dropping my song, produced by Major Bangz, shortly.”

    Speaking during a courtesy visit of the winners to the bank, AyonaTrimnell, Divisional Head, Corporate Communications, Diamond Bank Plc, said the competition provides opportunities for up and coming artistes to make their mark in the fast growing Nigerian music industry.

    She said: “We had many interesting entries and Nigerians selected their favourites. We hope that the opportunities offered by this competition will help our winners realize their ambitions and also propel them to be worthy ambassadors of the country, particularly in the area of music.”

    According to Tade Davis of The Amazing Crew, it was a pleasant surprise to have won the competition.

    “We are mainly students based in Ilorin and logistics is usually a challenge for us in participating for competitions like this,” said Davis. “When we learnt of the #youneedanewbank competition we immediately applied; more so as the entries were going to be uploaded online and selection was through public voting. We are deeply grateful to Diamond Bank for making this competition truly Nigerian in outlook by creating a level playing field for all competitors irrespective of their location.”

  • Polls: Reps deplore calls for use of TVC

    Polls: Reps deplore calls for use of TVC

    •Tenure elongation will fail

    The House of Representatives condemned yesterday calls for the use of Temporary Voter card (TVC) for next month’s general elections.

    The lawmakers have also assured Nigerians that tenure elongation in any guise would not get the backing of the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

    House Spokesman Zakari Mohammed spoke during a media chat yesterday said it was regrettable that some people could call for the use of Temporary Voter Card (TVC) for the election at a time so much progress had been recorded with the Permanent Voter Card (PVC).

    According to him, opposition to the use of card reader machines smacks of attempt to manipulate the election.

    “We are in support of the use of the card readers in the general elections since it was in line with global best practices to ensure a free and fair poll. We have to grow, we are not in the Stone Age,” he said.

    Besides, Mohammeed noted that based on the successes so far recorded by the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the distribution of the PVCs, every Nigerian should support the effort aimed at conducting a free and credible election.

    On insinuation of attempt to perpetuate the incumbent government in power, Mohammed said tenure elongation would not get the support of the lawmakers.

    He allayed fears that most Federal lawmakers that failed to secure return tickets of their parties may support attempt to extend President Jonathan’s tenure.

    He denied allegation that tenure elongation caused sharp division in the House during the Wednesday closed session, saying, “”Tenure elongation is not constitutional and it is not within the ambit of the law.

    “We have sworn to uphold the constitution. We are a creation of the constitution but of course people are entitled to their opinion because it is something we cannot control.

    “So, it was not a matter tabled before us but people are entitled to their opinions. For us in the 7th Assembly, our tenure ends in June and we know that the President’s tenure ends in May 29.

    “Even the President himself said May 29 is sacrosanct. So even the idea of tenure elongation is against good conscience. Everybody contemplating that is not fair to Nigerians.

    “We owe this country that duty to uphold the constitution so that Nigerians would not shout to high heavens when they see breaches happening. We want democracy to thrive and we want to enthrone good governance in the country”.