ENCA
| eNCA | |
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| Launched | 1 June 2008 |
| Owned by | e.Sat TV |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | Know more |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Africa, Middle East, Some countries in Asia |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Formerly called | eNews Channel (until 19 August 2012) |
| Website | www |
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| Satellite | |
| DStv | Channel 403 |
eNCA (also referred to as eNews Channel Africa) is a 24-hour television news broadcaster focusing on South African and African stories. The broadcaster became South Africa's first 24-hour news service when it launched in June 2008.
eNCA is available on DStv channel 403.
In August 2012, the channel began testing on the Eutelsat 28A satellite, where it is free-to-air across Europe. eNCA officially launched in the region when it was added to Sky in the UK and Ireland on 20 August 2012, although it was closed down on 31 October 2014.
The channel's earliest signs of birth was when the newly formed e.Sat TV applied for a pay TV licence during the Pay TV Regulation period in 2007. Later in the year they were awarded the licence along with the already operating Multichoice Africa as well as Telkom SA's media branch Telkom Media, Christian channel Walk On Water and On Digital Media. However, e.Sat TV was the first to throw in the towel and said the South African market was only big enough for two operators. They then later announced that they would instead work as a channel supplier to the already operating Multichoice DSTV platform. On 1 June 2008, the channel took to the airwaves at 19:00 for a special edition of its flagship programme News Night. Over time the channel continued expanding the number of shows, presenters and format to be more appealing to more viewers.
On 19 August 2012, the eNews Channel was rebranded as eNCA (eNews Channel Africa) ahead of their launch in the UK, because they didn’t want to clash with existing global brands such as E! Entertainment Television and wanted a short and simple domain name as they prepared to go online. The channel also received a new mosaic logo depicting the continent of Africa.
Launched in May 2013, eNCA.com is the extension of the eNCA brand into the online space, to allow consumers to access signature news coverage on any device. In September eNCA.com passed the milestone of half-a-million unique browsers, with 538,000 total UBs and 395,000 domestic UBs.
As of February 2017 the UBs for eNCA.com was 2.4 million, 2 million of that total was domestic.
It harnesses the power of moving visuals, along with the accessibility and portability of web-based news. It is one of the major online video news sites in the country. Reports live on pertinent news and events across the continent, offers two newsletters, daily bulletins and world news. eNCA.com has become the preferred South African website for the live streaming of live events from around the country. This offers the eNCA audience to watch the channel on the couch or while on the move.
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