(The poster for “Aurora” which stars Sara
Maldonado)
The
channel’s division of NBCUniversal International Television has announced the
launch of Telemundo, the popular telenovela channel, in Africa. DStv customers
across Africa will be the first ones to enjoy the channel and its passionate
and dramatic telenovelas outside of Latin America.
Launching
on the DStv platform on channel 118 in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa on,
August 12, Telemundo will exclusively air telenovelas with the tag line: “Telemundo – Feel the Passion.”
“Telenovelas
are an editorial and television force internationally and we are particularly
excited to bring Telemundo to Africa exclusively with DStv,” says Colin McLeod,
Managing Director Emerging Markets, Universal Networks International. “Together
we believe we can help to drive multi-channel television to an even broader
market - for those who traditionally only want to watch free TV, Telemundo will
give them a great reason to want DStv.”
Telemundo
in Africa will be dedicated to the most compelling Spanish language
telenovelas, offering DStv customers a dramatic rollercoaster of romance,
mystery, action and adventure for the whole family to enjoy. Telemundo will
bring the world of exotic locations and glamorous personalities into African
homes.
At
launch, viewers can look forward 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.
“We are very excited to bring Telemundo to our
DStv Access, Family, Compact and Premium customers, who will for the first time
enjoy the best telenovelas available worldwide in English,” says Collins
Khumalo, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa. “Our customers are already enjoying
the entertainment on offer on the five Universal Networks International
channels available on DStv. Telemundo is a great addition which further
strengthens our partnership with Universal Networks International.”
Telemundo
will be fully localised for the African market with full dubbing of
Spanish-language programming in English for South African and Sub-Saharan
countries, and full dubbing in Portuguese for Angola and Mozambique.
Telemundo
becomes the fifth channel brand from Universal Networks International to launch
in Africa, joining the recently refreshed channels – Universal Channel, E!
Entertainment Television and The Style Network, Kidsco, and movies channel,
Studio Universal. Further, NBCUniversal
News Group also operates CNBC channels across the continent.
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