Kenya Television Network (KTN), a free-to-air television network in Kenya, was launched by Jared Kangwana in March 1990. Its head office is in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Standard Group Center. As the first privately held free-to-air television network in Africa, it ended KBC's monopoly in Kenya. In the 1990s, KTN became known for its activism journalism. KTN began rebroadcasting content from other European, American, and Australian television channels after its establishment in 1990, in addition to TV networks from other African nations. These stations included CNN International, MTV Europe, and others. KTN began as a test program for a 24-hour subscription-television channel in Nairobi and the surrounding area, but plans to scramble its signal were dropped, and for the majority of the 1990s, KTN generated its income from advertisements. KTN made money by providing TV production and advertising services. Early success led to offers for partner ownership from the then-ruling Kenya African National Union, London-based Maxwell Communications, and South Africa's MNET.   The channel was awarded the rights to broadcast the 1992 Summer Olympics in addition to a number of other international competitions.