BeTV (Burundi)

Best Entertainment Television[a] is a local private television in Bujumbura, Burundi,[1][2][3][4]launched on 25 October 2017.[3][5][6] It broadcasts programmes like entertainment shows, news, talk shows, and sports.

BE TV
TypePrivate
Country
First air date
2017
Founded2017
Headquarters Bujumbura, Burundi
Launch date
25 October 2017
Official website
betvburundi.net
LanguageFrench
Kirundi
Swahili

History

BETV Burundi launched on 25 October 2017[b] in Bujumbura, Burundi.[3]

In 2019, BETV Burundi started its app and website on Google PlayStore. In the 2020s, its app was no longer available on Google PlayStore. Around 2022, the website was inactive, but its social media were active.

A couple of years later, in 2024, BE TV Burundi relaunched its new website.

Programmes

This is a list of programmes that are broadcasted by BETV Burundi.

  • BE NEWS (2017 to 2021)[2][3]
  • Amakuru and Jorunal (2021 to present)
  • BETV SPORT (2017 to 2025)[2][3]
  • BETV SPORTS (2025 to present)
  • BELIVE SHOW
  • BE QUIZZ[2][3]
  • BUSINESS SHOW[2][3]
  • ProjectZ[2][3]
  • Top 10[2][3]

Notable jounalists and presenters

Spoks Man
Sat-B
Alpha Rwirangira
Kebby Boy
  • Spoks Man (born 15 April 1992), Burundian singer-songwriter.
  • Sat-B (born 7 December 1989), Burundian musical artist.
  • Happy Famba (born 1982), Burundian performer.
  • Miss Erica, also known as Ms Erica, (born 1993), Burundian singer-songwriter.
  • Alpha Rwirangira (born 1986), Burundian singer-songwriter.
  • Kebby Boy (born 1990), Burundian singer-songwriter.

Notes

  1. (BETV, also known as BE TV or BeTV)
  2. Either 5 or 25 October 2017

References

  1. "About: BeTV (Burundi)". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "BeTV (Burundi) - frwiki.wiki". es.frwiki.wiki. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "BeTV (Burundi)". franco.wiki. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. "About Us – BeTV". 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  5. UNESCO (2021-10-01). The African Film Industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities for growth. UNESCO Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-92-3-100470-4.
  6. UNESCO (2021-09-30). L'industrie du film en Afrique: Tendances, défis et opportunités de croissance (in French). UNESCO Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-92-3-200239-6.