WatsUp TV
| WatsUp TV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | August 28, 2014 |
| Country | Africa |
| Language | English , French |
| Website | WatsUp TV |
Starting as a single TV Show, WatsUp TV is currently a continental entertainment series of TV shows made for the Pan African Bilingual community with varied shows on various television channels.[1] Its was ranked the 9th most influential program in 2014[2] and in 2015 got ranked the 2nd most influential TV program in Ghana on social Media in the annual Ghana Social Media Rankings.[3]
On 29 September 2016 they launched the WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (WAMVA) in Accra, Ghana.[4]
History
The show was launched on 28 August 2014 at the High Gate Hotel in Accra followed by a public performance by the International Football Freestyler Iya Traore[5] at the Marina Mall.
In July 2016, WatsUp TV launched in Guinea Conakry on Evasion Guinee TV which airs on Canal +.
TV Shows
WatsUp TV[6] currently boasts of 4 unique shows on multiple TV Channels. The WatsUp TV contents feature Music Videos from Africa, interviews with celebrities and industry players across the African Continent with custom-made entertainment. They are:
Official Show
This show airs on Viasat 1[7] every Saturday 1pm and streams segments such as:
- #FansTweetRequest- This segment allows Twitter users of the show to send in requests, shout outs and messages directly to their friends, family and loved ones on TV.
- News- This will serve entertainment news, current and informative news from across Africa and the rest to the world.
- Watsup TV Interviews- This brings viewers exclusive one on one interview with all top celebrities across Africa.
- Fresh Videos- The Fresh Videos segment features the just-released music videos across the continent.
- Spit on it- Features celebrities and upcoming musicians as they put up their rapping gears and bars over the microphone.
- Event Report- This gets viewers updates from previous and current events, red carpets, concerts, night life and award shows.
- Now Showing- This broadcasts previews of blockbuster movies to hit theaters in Africa, USA and other countries across the world.
African Hit
The African Hit covers songs and entertainment from across the 54 countries in Africa on Viasat1 every Monday at 4:30pm. Segments include:
- Top 5- Celebrities from the worlds of music, movies, and sports unveil their own top five videos and then host the segment sharing their reasons for selecting the songs.
- Fresh Videos
- #FansTweetRequest
- Event Report
- African Hit
Top 10 Naija, Top 10 Franco Vibes & Top 10 GH
The Top 10 Naija, Franco Vibes and GH is an epic Video Playlist program that airs top Videos chart that trended during the week in focus onGHone TV every Saturday at 4:30pm.
- Top 10Naija is a Nigerian music video Top 10 count down, which will be envile weekly to the Vievers and fans will use the Hastag #WatsUpTVTop10Naija to vote for there favourite music video to be among the Count down
- Top 10 Franco Vibes is a French music video Top 10 count down, which will be envile weekly by Terena Maria to the Vievers and fans will use the Hastag #WatsUpTVTop10FrancoVibes to vote for there favourite music video to be among the Count down.
- Top 10 GH is a Ghanaian music video Top 10 count down, which will be envile weekly to the Vievers and fans will use the Hastag #WatsUpTVTop10Gh to vote for there favourite music video to be among the Count down
- #FansTweetRequest
- Celebrity Interviews (French Version) with Terena Maria.
TV Show Programs
- Official Show - on ( VIASAT 1) [8]
- African Hit - on ( VIASAT 1) [9]
- TOP 10 Naija, TOP 10 Franco Vibes & TOP 10 GH - on ( GHONE TV) [10]
- Video Fusion & Lyrics Only - on ( TV 7 TV)
Music Programs
These are strictly music video programs that air on the TV Programs dedicated to showcase trending video from across the continent.
- Fans Tweet Request ( #FansTweetRequest )
- African Hit
- TOP 5
- Lyrics Only
- Video Fusion with DJ SLy The Unstoppable
Channels
Currently WatsUp TV is airing on the following channels:
References
- ↑ "News - BusinessGhana". businessghana.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016. horizontal tab character in
|title=at position 8 (help) - ↑ Prince, Akpah. "News on TV3 Tops Television Programs on Social Media". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ http://233livenews.com/?p=31930
- ↑ http://pulse.com.gh/music/wamva-2016-bisa-kdei-shatta-wale-sarkodie-wizkid-flavour-others-nominated-id5557711.html
- ↑ metrowebukmetro (9 March 2011). "Iya Traore wows crowds with amazing freestyle skills… up a lamppost". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "WatsUp TV (African Hits) starts airing in Ghana and other African countries from September, 7 - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.viasat1.com.gh/news/entertainment/article.php?postId=3664
- ↑ http://www.viasat1.com.gh/news/entertainment/article.php?postId=3664#sthash.UUpAh0w7.dpbs
- ↑ "WatsUp TV to premiere 'Official TV Show' & 'African Hit' on Viasat 1 this July - AmeyawDebrah.Com". ameyawdebrah.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Be humble to the Sports Minister – E.T Mensah tells Ghana FA - GHOne Television". ghonetv.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Mediaguinee (22 July 2016). "Télévisions : Group Évasion et WatsUp TV se marient autour de la culture…". mediaguinee.org. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Afro Guinée Magazine : Premier site culturel et événementiel de Guinée – Watsup TV signe un partenariat avec Groupe Evasion". afroguinee.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.