DStv to get Discovery HD
Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) and MultiChoice have announced the launch of a new, dedicated high definition (HD) feed of Discovery Channel for DStv.
The new Discovery Channel will launch in the first quarter of 2014.
In a press release issued on Thursday, 21 November 2013, the two companies said the new HD channel would be exclusive to DStv Premium subscribers in South Africa and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
The new HD Discovery Channel will also be a dedicated feed for DStv, the companies said, meaning that the channel will be scheduled with all of Africa’s favourite programmes and offer advertisers even more brand partnership and sponsorship opportunities.
To tie in with the launch, Discovery Networks also announced its first scripted drama, made by Hollywood director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Robin Hood). Klondike, an 8-part mini-series, will star Academy Award-winner Chris Cooper (American Beauty, The Bourne Identity); Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction); Richard Madden (Game of Thrones); Abbie Cornish (Limitless) and Sam Sheppard, (The Right Stuff, Black Hawk Down).
The Discovery Channel HD simulcast will remain on Channel 121 on DStv and will replace the current Discovery HD Showcase channel.
However, Discovery said that the Discovery Showcase content will not be lost, as it will be made available to DStv viewers via the new Explora HD PVR decoder VOD service and Online VOD.
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