Lusaka Voice
| Lusaka Voice | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zambia |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Website | LusakaVoice.com |
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Lusaka Voice is a Zambian online news agency. Based in Lusaka, Zambia, Lusaka Voice started in 2012 .
Lusaka Voice was the first Zambian news agency to provide livestreaming of events in Zambia. These events have included motor rallies and other sporting events.
History[edit]
Lusaka Voice was launched on November 19, 2012, registered at www.lusakavoice.com. The launch was tied in with live coverage of the 2012 Ngoma Awards, available for free online, an unprecedented act in Zambia.
In the summer of 2013, Lusaka Voice registered another web address, www.lusakavoice.tv. This address now houses the entertainment section of Lusaka Voice.
On January 17, 2013 Lusaka Voice created its Facebook page, which contains all the stories Lusaka Voice posts daily.
Livestreaming[edit]
Lusaka Voice is the first Zambian news agency to livestream events online. The livestreaming schedule consists of local Zambian events, as well as international concerts and shows. Lusaka Voice has livestreamed multiple events, including numerous Motor Rallies across Zambia.
. Lusaka Voice has also covered parades and events such as the International Women's Day 2013, and the International Children's Day.
Lusaka Voice has also covered the United Nations Development Program's Social Good Summit. The conference, held on September 23, 2013 was livestreamed in full by Lusaka Voice on their website.[1] The event, which was also held in different locations worldwide, was held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia.[2]
Events[edit]
A list of all the livestream events broadcast by Lusaka Voice.[3]
| Name | Date | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoma Awards | November 19, 2012 | Lusaka, Zambia | 3 hours |
| International Children's Day of Broadcasting | March 3, 2013 | Lusaka, Zambia | 1 hour |
| International Women's Day | March 8, 2013 | Lusaka, Zambia | 1 hour |
| Youth Day | March 12, 2013 | Lusaka, Zambia | 1 hour |
| New York International Auto Show | March 29, 2013 | Jacob Javits Center, New York, New York | 4 hours |
| Zambia First National Rally | April 7, 2013 | Chaminuka, Zambia | 3 hours |
| Kuomboka Ceremony | April 20, 2013 | Zambia | 1 hour |
| CANA Zone 3 & 4 Swimming Championships | April 25, 2013 | Olympic Youth Development Centre, Lusaka, Zambia | 4 hours |
| Cosafa Cup Quarter-Final | July 13, 2013 | Lusaka, Zambia | 4 hours |
| Fringila Rally | July 28, 2013 | Fringilla, Zambia | 3 hours |
| Castle Kilbride Summer Concert Series: Chasaya | August 8, 2013 | Castle Kilbride, Baden, ON, Canada | 1 hour |
| Cosafa Cup Final | August, 2013 | Ndola, Zambia | 2 hours |
| 2014 CHAN Qualifiers | September 9, 2013 | Ghana | 2 hours |
| UNDP Social Good Summit[2] | September 23, 2013 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia | 2 hours |
| Esther Phiri vs Evelyn Odoro Boxing Match | December 20, 2014 | Melissa, Lusaka, Zambia | 4 hours |
Social media[edit]
As of March 2015, Lusaka Voice held the 8th largest Zambian Facebook page with over 90,000 likes.[4] Twitter is the company's second best performing social media platform with just over 1,000 followers as of March 2015. Lusaka Voice shares all its stories across its various social media platforms to reach the widest audience not only in Zambia, but in neighboring African countries.
LusakaVoice.tv[edit]
This web domain was registered by Lusaka Voice in the summer of 2013. This webpage now hosts all the entertainment stories by Lusaka Voice, including concerts, cultural events as well as its own livestreaming events.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "UNDP hosts the Lusaka Social Good Summit". thebestofzambia.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Social Good Summit 2013 – More Locations, More Innovations | UNDP". undp.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "LIVE EVENT STREAMING | Lusaka Voice | Zambia News". lusakavoice.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Lusakavoice.com Facebook statistics". Social Bakers. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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