Country | Ghana |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) 16:9, 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Abd Traore |
History | |
Launched | 28 August 2014 |
Links | |
Website | www.watsup.tv |
WatsUp TV is a 24 hour digital entertainment Television channel[1][2] made for the Pan-African Bi-Lingual community and also aired on various television channels across Africa[3] founded by Abd Traore.[4]
Its award, the WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (WAMVA) was launched on 29 September 2016 in Accra, Ghana[5] and on December 28, 2016, winners of the maiden edition of the Awards were announced in a ceremony that hosted industry players and the media.[6] The Awards were also widely recognized and acknowledged by recipients across the continent.[weasel words]
The CEO of WatsUp TV, Mr Abd Traore launched its sister company named WatsUp Magazine on 14 March 2018, an Entertainment Music Magazine and its first edition was covered by Afrobeat highlife Ghanaian Artist Bisa Kdei.[7]
The brand was launched as a TV show on 28 August 2014 at the High Gate Hotel in Accra, followed by a public performance by the International Football Freestyler Iya Traore[8] at the Marina Mall.
It was ranked the 9th most influential program on social media in Ghana in 2014,[9] the 2nd most influential TV program in on social media in Ghana in 2015,[10] and the most influential program on social media in Ghana in 2016.[11][12]
In July 2016, WatsUp TV launched in Guinea Conakry on Evasion Guinee TV, which airs on Canal +.
In 2018, WatsUp TV hosted the 66th annual Legon Hall Concert which was headlined by Mayorkun[13] and hosted Le Planet Concert in Burkina Faso which was also headlined by Ghanaian Acts, EL and Epixode and Ibah One from Mali.[14]
In 2020, WatsUp TV launched its 24 hours digital channel in Accra[15][16] and was nominated for the 10th RTP Awards for Best Entertainment TV Program.[17]
The WatsUp TV content features music videos from Africa, interviews with celebrities and industry players across the African Continent with custom-made entertainment. They are:
WatsUp TV also produced content for the following TV channels (as a TV show):