AMC Networks International’s new English- and Portuguese-language
network launches with a premiere of larger-than-life character drama Prisoner of Love (Amor Cautivo)
Eva is a brand new telenovela channel available exclusively
on DStv throughout Africa. The 24-hour channel is broadcast on MultiChoice’s DStv
platform, on channels 141 (English) and 508 (Portuguese).
Eva will offer first-run Latin American telenovelas exclusively
to DStv customers, fully dubbed into English and Portuguese. Viewers will be
able to catch at least three unique episodes every weekday.
Louise Cottrell, Vice President, Affiliate Sales for AMCNI -
Zone said: “We’ve been partners with MultiChoice for many years and currently have
several channel brands on the DStv platform including CBS Reality, CBS Action,
CBS Drama, AMC and JimJam. We’re very pleased to be able to introduce Eva to
Africa, a fresh and up to date television channel dedicated to romance and all
its associated drama, which will be a perfect fit with DStv customers.”
Chris Sharp, Chief Content Officer, AMCNI- Zone said: “With
the launch of Eva, we aim to satisfy the African audience’s growing appetite
for telenovelas.We have hand-picked high quality serial dramas, cooperating
with some of the best Latin telenovela producers including Azteca, Caracol
Televisión and Venevisión.”
“The launch of Eva will definitely satisfy the ongoing viewer
demands for more telenovelas. Audiences love watching telenovelas - they simply
can’t get enough. We know that our Premium, Extra, Compact and Family customers
will be thrilled with the brand new, never before seen telenovelas that Eva will
bring to their screens,“ commented Aletta Alberts, GM Content for MultiChoice
South Africa.
Eva will launch with a host of high production value programmes
including Prisoner of Love (Amor
Cautivo), a saga about three families, the Santacruz, Bustamante and Del Valle
who are united by a terrible secret, broadcast every weekday at 12h00, and The Perfect Woman (La Mujer Perfecta),
the story of six women who do everything in their might to become “perfect,” which
is aired on weekdays at 17h00.
Eva is the tenth channel brand from the AMC Networks
International portfolio in Africa, and joins CBS Reality, CBS Action, CBS
Drama, AMC, Outdoor Channel, JimJam, Extreme Sports Channel, Odisseia and
Natura.
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