TV: TELEMUNDO AFRICA

Telemundo Logo and Tag Line

Multichoice Africa and Universal Networks have collaborated to bring the telenovela dedicated network Telemundo to African soil. The channel was launched today (August 12) across all of Africa by Multichoice Africa under their pay TV platform DStv on channel 118. 

Nico Meyer, MultiChoice Africa CEO said, “We are delighted to be launching Telemundo as it increases the range of programming available to DStv subscribers. Telenovelas are a popular entertainment format and we want to provide a dedicated channel where subscribers can go to find this kind of programming. The launch forms part of MultiChoice Africa’s commitment to provide viewers in Africa with a wide channel line-up and to ensure that they have a broad variety of genres to choose from.”

The launch introduced Africa to fascinating stories of love, success and betrayal with high quality production values in telenovelas including Aurora, Precious Rose, My Heart Beats for Lola and Behind Closed Doors. The channel will have the normal telenovela English dub-over for South and Sub-Saharan Africa and Portuguese for Angola.

Telemundo becomes the fifth channel brand from NBCUniversal to launch in Africa, The previously launched channels include

• Universal Channel
• E! Entertainment Television
• The Style Network
• Studio Universal

This follows the recent launch of FOX to the African TV consumer as a product of a partnership between Multichoice Africa and The Fox International Channels (FIC), adding to the already existing FIC products; National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild.