By SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH
wapTV has been awarded the “Outstanding Digital Terrestrial TV Brand of the Decade” at the 20th anniversary edition of the prestigious Marketing Edge Awards which took place on Saturday 16th September 2023, at The Podium Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos State; with several representatives of reputable Corporate Brands, Advertising Practitioners, Government MDAs, and Media Houses as other award recipients.
wapTV received this honour due to the channel’s consistency for 11 years of airing the very best Nigerian Movies (English, Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa), TV Dramas, Reality Shows, Comedy Series & Skits, Music Videos, Events, Educational Content, Celebrity Interviews, Cooking Shows, Sports, Religious Broadcasts, Talk Shows, Entertainment News, Documentaries, Fitness Shows, and other diverse content with something for everyone across classifications of age, ethnicity, gender, religion, socio-economic class, etc.
According to Wole Adenuga, Managing Director wapTV, “Since we launched in 2012, we have worked hard to constantly move with the trends while staying true to our core principles of providing edutainment content relatable to the average Nigerian. We appreciate the Corporate Brands, Government MDAs, Independent Movie & TV Producers, Religious Organisations, and others who have engaged in productive partnerships with us over the years. We equally appreciate the millions of viewers who watch our channel on Satellite TV daily, as well as the over 620,000 Subscribers on our YouTube Channel ‘waptvchannel’ which accumulates over 4 million views monthly”.
The 24-hour family entertainment channel, wapTV, is available across Nigeria and several African Countries on an extensive network of all major Satellite & Cable TV Platforms: DStv 262, StarTimes 116, GOtv 129, FreeTV 751, and Play 275; as well as worldwide via several Streaming Apps including AVOTV, SuperTV, and TVNow.