DStv gets two more channels

DStv will add 2 more Discovery channels to its platform – Discovery ID and TLC. Both these channels will be available to DStv Premium and DStv Compact subscribers.

Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) said that TLC and ID: Investigation Discovery will launch on DStv in Africa on 14 October 2011.

TLC broadcasts female skewed lifestyle, reality and factual entertainment programmes from around the world; whilst ID: Investigation Discovery (ID for short) offers viewers crime-related documentaries.

The launch of the channels takes Discovery Networks’ portfolio on DStv to six channels including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery World and Discovery HD Showcase. Both of the new channels will also have commercial airtime added in Q1 2012.