Real reason why Globacom launched Glo TV


L-R: Senior Manager, Events, Sola Mogaji; Brand Specialist, Grace Adepitan, and Head of Web Sales, Ugochukwu Ibe, all of Globacom when the company launched Glo TV, an innovative television streaming service in Lagos during the event.

By allcitynews.ng

As part of its plan to add more values to lives of Nigerians, Globacom unveiled a first-of-its-kind mobile TV service that will offer premium all-round entertainment, news and sports content to them.

The move is to offer television viewing experience for all Nigerians. The Globacom Glo TV, which is an innovative TV is streaming service for watching live linear TV, Video on Demand and catch-up contents.

Globacom said that Glo TV will positively alter the television landscape in Nigeria as it will stream highly sought-after television contents to millions of subscribers via their desktop and mobile handheld devices.

According to the company, “Glo TV brings engaging, interactive and premium entertainment content through a rich bouquet of offerings including hundreds of live entertainment programmes, music, documentary, news, original shows, fashion, lifestyle, kiddies’ interest channels and over 1,000 videos as the company continues to partner with content providers to address the needs of more customers across social strata”.

Globacom expressed excitement and confidence over the roll-out of the service, stating that, “with the launch of Glo TV, our network will cater to the content preferences of Nigerians across different socio-economic groups and offer them an exclusive opportunity to experience best-in-class TV content.”

For instance, subscribers who are news lovers and want to follow international news as it breaks can catch up with news-on-the-go channels including Aljazeera and France24, while subscribers who have interest in documentary channels can watch CGTN and RT Documentary, among many others.

Children’s interests are also well taken care of by Glo TV. Regular kiddies’ channels such as ZooMOO, English Club TV and Lollykids are on offer to give healthy entertainment and robust education to children of all ages. This will ensure that they are not only acquiring new knowledge, but that they are also adequately entertained in line with the best practices of television viewership.

Subscribers of all ages will have access to movie channels including Nolly Africa, African Movie Channel and Legacy Network, among others. Glo TV will also offer exclusive content and premiers to the delight of its viewers.

The service which is powered by the reliable Glo 4G technology and is accessible through Android, IOS and web platforms was launched at the company’s headquarters in Lagos recently.