Original Black Entertainment TV

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OBETV
Launched	September 2003
Website	www.obetv.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 204
Eurobird 1	11426V 27500 2/3

OBE TV (Original Black Entertainment TV) is a British television channel launched in September 2004. It shows film, food, advertisements, sports and talk shows as well as church service programmes. The channel is aimed at black audiences, and shows programmes from South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. Its programmes are primarily taken from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (the SABC's news broadcasts are shown frequently), but it does broadcast Nollywood productions.

A timeshifted service named OBE +1 launched on Thursday 29th November 2007 and it was replaced by DMAX on 08 January 2008.

[edit] Current programming

On the Sofa hosted by Ama K. Abebrese
Miracle Power - with Pastor Kingsley Appyagei
Bruce's Kitchen
Taxi Driver
Paridigams
Hotel St. James
I Stand Accused
Music Africa - a slot that shows music videos from West African artists
Saga Africa
Superbook
Super Story
Dada Boat
This Life
Fresh Act
Nollywood
Black Variety Show
Africa Within
London Get Problem
Mmaa Nkomo
Love and Politics
Half Sisters
KICC
Sports With Kwaku
One Touch
World Music - a broadcasting slot that ranges from one up to four hours, featuring music videos by an assortment of African artists
Shaka Zulu - a series produced in South Africa in 1986, focusing on the Zulu king Shaka
Teleshopping - broadcast in slots that range from 30 minutes to two hours at midnight