Madi TV

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Madi TV
"Burudani Milele !"
Type Free-to-air TV channel
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Broadcast area Africa, Europa, America
Network Canal+ Afrique
Headquarters Goma, North Kivu
Programming
Language(s) Swahili language
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerMadi Pictures
Key peopleChristophe Madihano
History
Founded2020
Launched30 September 2021;3 years ago (2021-09-30)
Founder Christophe Madihano
Christian Madihano
Links
Website maditvafrica.com

Madi TV, sometimes called Madi TV Africa, is a Congolese Swahili-language pay television owned and operated by Madi Pictures, a digital entertainment company based in Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] The channel, launched in 2020 and headquartered in Goma, broadcast in Swahili language a mix of entertainment programs and purchased movies and TV shows. [2]

Contents

Background

History

Madi TV was co-created by Christophe Madihano and his twin brother Christian Madihano in 2020. [3] On 30 September 2021 Canal+ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched a new service plan, which added the Madi TV and Maboke TV channels to its ACESS format, Digital terrestrial television , EasyTV. [4]

Madi TV broadcasts from its headquarters in Goma, a city located in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's province North Kivu, to 38 African countries via Canal+ Afrique and to the whole world via Canal+ Overseas. [4]

Branding

The logo shows traditional art handicraft and the large mammals of the African Great Lakes region, surrounded by the letter "M" (initial of the name of the channel and its parent company Madi Pictures) in a green background followed, aesthetically at the bottom, the full name of the television channel. [5]

Slogan

Personalities

Founders

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