| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Luanda, Angola |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite |
| Website | www.ZAP.co.ao |
ZAP is a digital satellite television provider mainly for Portuguese speaking countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ZAP launched in Angola in 2010, providing a subscription based TV service covering the sub-Saharan countries to south of Angola. ZAP operates from the Eutelsat W7 satellite, placed over Africa at 36,0 degrees East, broadcasting in DVB-S2 in five Ku band transponders with MPEG-4 compression and Nagravision encryption.[1]
ZAP provides an unprecedented number of Portuguese-language channels for a region where Portuguese-speaking African countries account for more than 40 million people.[2]
In order to subscribe to ZAP's television service a subscriber can use either one of the two available decoders. The "HD+" decodes the encrypted signal, provides an Electronic Programming Guide, High Definition image and 5.1 stereo sound. The "HD+DVR" decoder provides the additional functionality of Digital Video Recorder.
Channels [edit]
ZAP currently offers 100 channels, including several HDTV channels, featuring TV series, films, music, children’s programmes, news, sports and documentaries. The subscribers may chose one of three tiered channel packages: "Mini" with 35 channels; "Max" with 80 channels; and "Premium" with 100 channels. Additionally ZAP provides several radio channels.[3]
- TPA1
- TPA2
- TV Zimbo
- RTP África
- RTP Internacional
- TVI Internacional
- SIC Mulher
- Band Internacional
- RTP N
- TVI 24
- SIC Notícias
- Económico TV
- Band News
- SportTV África HD
- NBA TV
- Setanta África
- Eurosport 2
- Eurosport News
- Real Madrid TV
- Manchester United TV
- Extreme Sports
- Yacht & Sail
- Panda
- Panda Biggs
- SIC K
- KidsCo
- Baby First TV
- Baby TV
- Tiji
- TVC 1
- TVC 2
- TVC 3
- TVC HD
- Hollywood
- AXN
- AXN HD
- MOV
- MOV HD
- FOX Next
- FX
- Sony TV
- Animax
- ZAP Novelas
- TL Novelas
- Canal de Las Estrellas
- BET
- Bem Simples
- FLN
- Decasa
- Canal Cocina
- The Food Network
- Luxe TV HD
- Lifestyle
- FashionTV HD
- AfroMusic
- MTV Base
- MCM Pop
- MCM Top
- Ritmoson Latino
- Sol Música
- Kiss
- Smash Hits
- I-Concerts HD
- C-Music
- Brava HD
- Odisseia
- The Biography Channel
- História
- Travel
- El Garage
- Management TV
- MYZEN.TV Nature HD
- MYZEN.TV Music HD
- MYZEN.TV Coaching HD
- Euronews
- BBC World News
- Al Jazeera
- Bloomberg
- Russia Today
- France 24
- Channel NewsAsia
- TVE 24
- Rossiya 24
- CCTV News
- TVE Internacional
- RTR Planeta
- CCTV-4
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