Youth Television Channel Launched

Thapelo Olopeng PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Thapelo Olopeng PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSCD) last Thursday launched the long overdue youth television channel called Now TV.

The channel is broadcast throughout Botswana on the Digital Terrestrial Platform that requires an ISDB-T Set-top-box. The channel is now available on satellite free-to-air (no subscription fees) via dvb-S2 MPEG-4.

 The youth channel’s broadcast time will be limited to four hours a day. It will play 100% local content. Officially launching the channel youth minister, Thapelo Olopeng said the project started with a limited budget of P10 million.

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