KAFTAN TV

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KAFTAN TV
CountryNigeria
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Headquarters Ondo City, Ondo State [1]
Programming
Language(s)English, Yoruba, Hausa
Ownership
OwnerAdewole Adebayo
History
LaunchedSeptember 2018;6 years ago (2018-09)
Links
Website kaftan.tv

King Adebayo Film and Theatre Arts Network Television (KAFTAN TV) is a Nigerian independent 24-hour television channel. Established in December 2016, it is operated by KAFTAN TV Ventures, a trading and joint venture company headquartered in Ondo City, Ondo State, with additional offices in Lagos and Abuja. [2]

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It is a member of the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) which is a broad coalition of public and private broadcast organizations, duly registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission, as Nigeria's umbrella body of Terrestrial Free-to-Air Radio and Television (Tv), Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), Direct-To-Home (DTH), and Multimedia Distribution System (MMDS). [3] [4]

History

KAFTAN TV crew filming a documentary Field Reporting.jpg
KAFTAN TV crew filming a documentary

KAFTAN TV began broadcasting in September 2018. It broadcasts in the English language on StarTimes, BEN Television, and Lyngsat. [5] [6]

While covering the 2018 Osun State general elections in the state capital Osogbo, a KAFTAN TV crew member sustained injuries after being attacked by thugs during a violent disruption of election proceedings, with production equipment also sustaining irreparable damage. [7] [8] [9] [10]

In August 2020, the company launched its Yoruba-language channel, which also began broadcasting to StarTimes nationwide and outside Nigeria on 1 September 2020. [6]

KAFTAN TV operates a media production and theatre arts training entity and produces original programming, including feature documentaries, TV programs, and drama skits. It began offering a free television broadcasting training program, sponsored by the Queen Lilian Adebayo Foundation, for young people in Ondo State in January 2021. [11]

KAFTAN TV launched its signals on Thursday, 28 January 2021, on the UK’s BEN TV Sky Channel 195. [12]

Management

KAFTAN TV is owned by Adewole Adebayo a Nigeria Lawyer and Politician [13] and the CEO is Abdulwaheed Odusile the immediate past Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Ogun State. [14]

Recognition

In October 2018, KAFTAN TV was named Best Exhibitor for Public Relations and Media at the Abuja International Trade Fair. [15]

In January 2021, KAFTAN TV received a Distinguished Excellence Award from the Coalition of Civil Societies and Media Executives for Good Governance in Nigeria (COCMEGG) for its "media exploits, advocacy and sensitization campaign on [the] COVID-19 pandemic." [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "RADIO & TV MEMBER". Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kaftan TV". Culture Intelligence. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "BON Member Stations as at March 2021" (PDF). Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria". BON. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kaftan TV". Lyngsat.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "KAFTAN TV Launches New Yoruba Channel on StarTimes". nigeriancablenewsonline.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Adesola, Bello (27 September 2018). "Osun election: Suspected hoodlums attack journalists in Osogbo". Today.ng. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Journalists Attacked in Osogbo". This Day . 27 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Police release official statement on Osun election violence". Homeland News. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Adebulu, Taiwo (30 September 2018). "Reporter's Diary: '419 votes', hours in the jungle and other tales of Osun poll". The Cable. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Akinbinu, Olusola (25 January 2021). "Kaftan TV begins Free Broadcasting Skill Development Training for Ondo Youths". Nigerian Cable News. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "KAFTAN TV now on, BEN TV, Sky Channel 195". 28 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Report, Agency (9 June 2022). "Kaftan TV founder, Adebayo, wins SDP presidential ticket". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Falaiye, Henry (5 March 2024). "Kaftan TV appoints ex-Ogun commissioner CEO". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Lubem, Gena Reuben (15 October 2018). "Closing Ceremony of the 2018 Abuja Int'l Trade Fair, Award Winners List". Elombah News. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "KAFTAN TV Receives Excellence Merit Award". The Precision. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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