ZAP (satellite television)
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Luanda, Angola |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite |
| Parent | NOS |
| Website | www.ZAP.co.ao www.ZAP.co.mz |
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 36B 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 150 channels, including several HDTV channels, featuring TV series, films, music, children's programmes, news, sports and documentaries. The subscribers may choose 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] ZAP Angola and ZAP Mozambique have new packages of Mais 60 channels and 5 different package to choose from Zap.[4]
- (ZAP PREMIUM · + 120 CANAIS)
- (ZAP MAX · + 90 CANAIS)
- (ZAP MAIS · + 60 CANAIS)
- (ZAP MINI · + 45 CANAIS)
- (ZAP PLUS · + 11 CANAIS)
Zap Music
[edit]| Channel Radio Name | Channel Radio Number |
|---|---|
| Zap Rock | 180 |
| Zap Blues | 181 |
| Zap Jazz | 182 |
| Zap Dance Clubbin | 183 |
| Zap Easy Listening | 184 |
| Zap Hip Hop | 185 |
| Zap Trance | 186 |
| Zap Reggae | 187 |
| Zap The Chill Lounge | 188 |
| Zap 80's | 189 |
| Zap 90's | 190 |
| Zap Pop | 191 |
| Zap Greatest Hits | 192 |
| Zap Classic Music | 193 |
| Zap Afro Beat | 194 |
Zap Sports
[edit]| Channel Name | Channel Number | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Z Sports 1 | 21 | 16:9 HDTV |
| Z Sports 2 | 22 | |
| Z Sports LaLiga | 23 |
Zap Entertainment
[edit]| Channel Name | Channel Number | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zap Viva | 205 | 5 | 16:9 SDTV | 16:9 HDTV |
| Zap Novelas | 209 | 9 | ||
| Zap Programaçao | 299 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Standard. "EUTELSAT'S W7 SATELLITE WELCOMES ON BOARD 'ZAP',". www.eutelsat.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Angola EMB". www.angolaemb.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "ZAP". www.zap.co.ao. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "ZAP". www.zap.co.ao. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
