stations in every state capital is not useful for broadcasting but is driven by political reasons. The network has also been criticized for using antiquated technology. Related services NTA's digital Pay TV service, Startimes, was established in 2010 as a partnership with Star Communications Technology of China. Additional NTA channels include NTA Yoruba, NTA Ibo, NTA Hausa, NTA Sports 24 and NTA Parliamentary Channel. International broadcast A number of NTA programmes can be viewed online via Africast as well as TelAfric Television in the US and Canada. NTA News bulletins are frequently aired on Africa Independent Television and BEN Television in the United Kingdom, where the station was also launched on Sky on channel 213 in 2008. It moved to channel 202 on 1 September 2008 to give space to new channels. In early March 2010, NTA refused to broadcast as a pay-per-view channel on Sky, and was removed from Sky EPG on the following day. The channel returned on Sky in the UK on 20 June 2018 on channel 781. NTA is also available on the IPTV platform SuncasTV, and via free-to-air satellite on Galaxy 19, Intelsat 905 and Intelsat 507. Notable staff Eugenia Abu - Newsreader and correspondent (Network News, Newline), NTA Network Muhammad Kudu Abubakar - Newsreader (Network News), NTA Network Art Alade - Presenter (The Bar Beach Show), NTA Lagos Chris Anyanwu - Newsreader and reporter, NTA Aba Ben Murray-Bruce - NTA director-general (1999-2003) Julie Coker - Newreader and presenter (Julie's World), NTA Lagos Sadiq Daba - Producer and editor, NTA Sokoto and NTA Jos Funmi Iyanda - Sports reporter and presenter (New Dawn On Ten), NTA Lagos Chuka Momah - Presenter (NTA Sports, Big Fight of the Decade, Sports Spectacular), NTA Network John Momoh - Newsreader (Network News and Tonight At Nine), NTA Network Tade Ogidan - Producer/Director, NTA 2 Channel 5 Boniface Offokaja - first Nigerian head of news department, NTV (1963-) Onyeka Onwenu - Newsreader and reporter, NTA Lagos; presenter (Contact and Who's On?), NTA Network Nkem Owoh - Producer and newsreader, NTA Enugu Bimbo Roberts - Newsreader (Network News), NTA Network Cyril Stober - Newsreader (Network News), NTA Network Alex Usifo - Operations assistant/producer, NTA Benin Ruth Benamaisia-Opia - Newscaster (Network News, Newsline) External links Official site NTA Field Site See also Bauchi State Television References Television in Nigeria Television channels and stations established in 1959 1976 establishments in Nigeria Public broadcasting