Starting
July 4, 2016, MultiChoice will make Deutsche Welle (DW) available to DStv
customers throughout Southern Africa.
Deutsche
Welle and MultiChoice have signed an agreement to broadcast DW on the pay TV
platform, DStv and thereby bringing DW’s quality programming to German-speaking
audiences throughout Southern Africa. It will be available to DStv customers in
10 countries, (South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) throughout Africa, and on GOtv in
Namibia.
“MultiChoice
is one of the most important pay television providers in Sub-Saharan Africa,”
says Petra Schneider, DW’s Director of Distribution. “This agreement helps us
to reach new audiences and show them the quality programming that DW is known
for.”
DW
provides an authentic connection to Germany and Europe with news and
information in German 24/7. DW also, features talk shows and other programming
from German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
Deutsche
Welle will be available on DStv channel 446 from July 4. In South Africa, the
channel will be open to DStv Premium customers.