Television Kiribati
Television Kiribati Ltd, or TV Kiribati, was the sole, state-owned[1] service in Kiribati.
Programming
[edit]Established in 2002,[2] it broadcast "local and foreign programmes", and was accessible only in South Tarawa (the country's capital) and in the neighbouring island-town of Betio.[3] It provided "about one hour of local programming" on weekdays, and did not broadcast over week-ends.[4]
Undetermined suspension
[edit]Television Kiribati was suspended by the government in March 2013, due to "serious financial problems", and its personnel's "lack [of] expertise and knowledge in programming and production". The government announced a review to determine whether the closure should be permanent.[3] As it was the only television service, viewers in Tarawa South were left with access to radio and newspapers as their media for information.[2]
There was no local television at all until 2018, when a separate channel, Kiri 1 TV, owned by Taotin Media through Click Pacific, started operations.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Television to launch election campaign for candidates in the October general elections" Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, Kiribati Independent, 7 September 2011
- ^ a b "Legislative Needs Assessment - Kiribati"[permanent dead link], Jon Fraenkel for the United Nations Development Programme, April 2009
- ^ a b "Kiribati TV closes amid money and production woes", Radio New Zealand International, 26 March 2013
- ^ "Broadcast media", CIA World Factbook, 2009
- ^ "Kiribati to get its first TV station" Archived 2024-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, Radio New Zealand, 2 May 2018