JTV Ethiopia
| Country | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Network | Television network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yosef Gebre |
JTV Ethiopia was an Ethiopian satellite television channel owned by Yosef Gebre, a journalist, singer and philanthropist who previously began his TV show in EBS TV before establishing his own channel. It was based in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S and launched in 2016 on Nilesat.[1][2] In May 2020, the channel was officially closed as a result of poor revenue from each employee and the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the station for less advertising income.[3]
History
The channel was started and named after the singer and talk show host Yosef Gebre (known as Jossy) who previously hosted his talk show Jossy in Z House on EBS TV.[4] After an alleged dispute with EBS TV in 2014,[citation needed] Yosef took his talk show off the channel and started his own channel which later became JTV Ethiopia. The channel has correspondents and studios in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[citation needed] The channel obtained a license to broadcast in Ethiopia in 2018.[5]
Shutdown
On May 4, 2020, JTV has officially shutdown for cases of low advertising revenue, and degradation salary payments for each employee caused by widespread of COVID-19 impact in Ethiopia. The General Manager of the station has said the station could only pay half of employees wages, and the distribution had been abolished for 5 days. Complains and FAQs are raised by its staff members of the shutdown. One of the staff member suggested:
But to higher the risk, we are working with 20 staff, with the majority of the organization working hardly. Just like so many people are now being asked to do.[3]
Programming
- Ke tsehay betach
- Jossy in Z House
- Hello Tech
- Gash Chewata
- JTV Sports
- Travel Ethiopia
- Habesha Weekly
References
- ^ Yoseph, Nardos (Aug 2, 2016). "New Channels Abundance Increases Competition for TV Ad Revenues". Addis Fortune.
- ^ "About Us". JTV Ethiopia.
- ^ a b Addis, Ayele (2020-05-04). "Corona Virus Disrupted TV stations in Ethiopia". Africa News Channel. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Makonnen, Meherete-Selassie (August 22, 2015). "Leza Award Nominees Revealed". All Africa.
- ^ HAILEMARIAM, BERHANE (April 15, 2018). "Nahoo, EBS Secure Local Licenses Ending Debate". Addis Fortune.
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