TV 47 News Archives

TV47 has emerged among the big boys in the TV industry in the just concluded Kuza Awards, scooping four awards, beating some of the oldest TV stations in the country.

TV47 won the Compliance Award Commercial FTA TV and was the first runners up in the Upcoming Broadcaster Award TV and Copyright Award TV categories.

The station, which is considered as being in the upcoming category, also won the Uzalendo Award, which was awarded to all licensed and working broadcasters.

TV 47 is owned by Cape Media, a firm established by Mt Kenya University founder Prof. Simon Gicharu.

The Local Content Award FTA TV- Overall Local Content quota was won by Inooro TV, followed by Kameme TV and Ebru TV.

Full list of Winners and Runners-Up

Favorite TV

1. Citizen TV (Winner)

2. KTN Home

3. Switch TV

Most Trusted TV Station for News

1. Citizen TV (Winner)

2. KTN News

3. NTV

Favorite Radio Stations

1. Radio Maisha (Winner)

2. Radio Citizen

3. Musyi FM

Most Trusted Radio Station for News

1. Radio Maisha (Winner)

2. Radio Citizen

3. Musyi FM

Favourite PAY TV

1.GOTV Kenya Ltd (Winner)

2. Multichoice Kenya Ltd

3. Startimes Media Kenya Ltd

Upcoming broadcaster award

1. Switch TV

2. TV47 (Winner)

Golden certificate of appreciation to be issued for educational content aired (In All Counties)

English Service KBC

Radio Taifa KBC

Local Children Programming TV

1.Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development – Edu TV (Winner)

2. Royal Media Services – Citizen TV

3. Tamaz Communications Limited – Horizon TV

Local Children Programming Radio

1. Lubao Frequency Modulation Limited – Lubao FM (Winner)

2. Royal Media Services

Local Content Award FTA TV- Overall Local Content quota

1.Royal Media Services Limited – Inooro TV (Winner)

2. TV Africa Holdings Limited – Kameme TV

3. Everest Production Corporation Kenya Limited – Ebru TV

Local Content Subscription Broadcasting Services Award

1.Multichoice Kenya Limited (Winner)

2. Royal Media Services – Viusasa

3. Startimes Kenya Limited

Christ Is The Answer Ministries – Hope TV

2. TV47 Limited – TV 47

3. Aviation FM Limited – Aviation TV

1. Christ Is The Answer Ministries – Hope FM (Winner)

2. Nairobi Aviation College – Aviation FM

Regulatory award category

TV47 (Winner)

GBS TV

Hope TV

Switch TV Limited

Compliance Award Free-to-Air Radio

Hope FM

Compliance Award Community Radio

Aviation FM

Compliance Subscription Broadcasting Service Provider

GOTV

Compliance Award Broadcast Signal Distributor

GOTV

TV47 shows including its prime time news bulletin, soap operas Destiny and So Much Love and weekend entertainment show Bomba La Sanaa are among the most watched TV programs in Kenya.

Breakfast show Morning Cafe and Garden of Eden, which focuses on love and relationships, are also among the country’s most popular shows.

Since going live in 2019 the station has been clawing market share with a range of original shows and features in addition to breaking news.

The insights were revealed in new market research data from One Pulse Limited. One Pulse Kenya is the local arm of One Pulse UK, which has undertaken research for global brands including KFC, Coca-Cola, British Airways, LG and Heineken.

Market feedback was collected through One Pulse’s SaaS-based consumer insights platform, while the sample size was drawn from the company’s mobile app community with over 13,000+ potential respondents.

According to the survey, most TV47 viewers are in counties including Nairobi, Kisumu, West Pokot, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nyeri, Kiambu, Nakuru, Machakos, Mombasa and Embu.

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It also revealed interesting insights on the shows popular with different age brackets. Garden of Eden, which airs on Wednesday from 10 pm, for instance, is popular with 21-24 year olds with 58.06% of respondents watching the show.

18 to 20 year olds make up 40 per cent of the show’s viewership. 30.36% of respondents in the 25-34 demographic also said they watch the program.

TV47 News was also popular with 18 to 20 year olds, with 50 per cent watching it. 50 percent of respondents in the 18 to 20 age bracket also tune in to Morning Cafe and soap operas Destiny and So Much Love.

For the 21-24 age bracket; 33.3% watch news, Bomba La Cafe, Morning Cafe and the soap operas.

Destiny is the top show for the 25-34 age bracket, with 47.06 per cent watching the soap. The demographic also enjoys the news, political analysis and commentary offered on Morning Cafe.

Tag: TV 47 News

Awards Galore! TV 47 Bags Several Awards at KUZA 2021 Awards, Beats Rival Stations

Full list of Winners and Runners-Up

Local Children Programming TV

Local Content Subscription Broadcasting Services Award

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