Blast (African TV channel)
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| Broadcast area | Angola Mozambique |
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| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dreamia (NOS, AMC) |
| Sister channels | Canal Panda Canal Hollywood Panda Kids |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 October 2014 |
| Former names | TV Xico (2014; satellite testing) |
| Links | |
| Website | blast.tv |
Blast is a Portuguese-licensed basic cable and satellite television channel targeted to Angola and Mozambique. The channel airs dubbed movies.
History
The channel started conducting test broadcasts on 26 September 2014 under the code name TV Xico on a Hispasat satellite before starting broadcasts on ZAP's satellite.[1] Regular broadcasts started on October 31, 2014, exclusively on the ZAP platform. At launch, the channel aired for an average daily of 20 hours and 90% of its primetime programming was dubbed.[2] For its first anniversary, the channel started broadcasting a 24-hour schedule.[3]
On March 14, 2021, the channel started airing Vikings, marking the first time it aired a TV series.[4]
An HD feed started on January 18, 2024.[5]In February 2024, the channel was added to Zap's Mais package, increasing its subscriber base.[6]
References
- ^ [kingofsat.fr/channelhistory.php?ch=13049 TV Xico]
- ^ "Dreamia em ação em Angola e Moçambique". Briefing. 3 November 2014.
- ^ Canal Blast comemora 1 ano de emissão com aumento de emissão para 24 horas
- ^ BLAST lança a 1ª série no canal 69 na plataforma ZAP
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- ^ Novidades TVCABO: novo canal Blast HD disponível na grelha de canais Zap.
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