WINDHOEK, FEB 8 – MultiChoice Namibia on Tuesday announced the launch of local channel Network TV to premier on DStv and GOtv on 8 February 2022.
“Film and television have a great impact on the psyche, and as a video entertainment company which operates across 50 regions in Africa, we use the power of entertainment to enrich lives, and we achieve this goal through showcasing compelling local stories, which bring people together around a shared passion and culture,” DStv said in a statement.
Aimed at empowering, educating, informing and entertaining, Network TV will offer the hottest shows, current affairs debates, developments in Namibian sports, youth entertainment as well as travel shows exclusively for Namibians – by Namibians.
“As Africa’s leading entertainment platform and most loved storyteller, we continuously seek opportunities to provide local and inspired content to Namibian audiences,” said MultiChoice Namibia Managing Director Roger Gertze. “Our goal with this channel is to provide a hyperlocal content offering to Namibians who have been yearning for an opportunity like this. Network TV will certainly enhance the customer’s viewing experience even more, and at great value.”
Meanwhile, Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) Chief Executive Albe Botha said :“From its humble beginnings over 45 years ago and with only Republikein in its stable, today Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) is proud to be part of the media evolution in the country. The company has a staff complement of 231 and is represented in 80% of the country, ensuring that our communities are empowered through the sharing of knowledge and information.”
“While our print operations will continue for years to come, NTV will be added to the list of news mediums the media house offers to bring quality content into the living rooms of many Namibians. We are excited to be given this opportunity of sharing Namibian content through channel 285 on DStv and channel 94 on GOtv. We ask all content producers in Namibia to embrace this opportunity to share their content with us.”
Network TV will be available to all DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access customers including GOtv Lite, Value, Plus, Max and Supa customers. The channel will offer fresh and relevant content to Namibians and is also available via streaming on DStv.
Namibia’s newest television channel will bring viewers the latest in current affairs, sport and entertainment news from across the country and the region. Empowering and entertaining audiences across Namibia, NTV enhances the free flow of information to a wide demographic and interest groups. The channel, which will be broadcast in English as well as some local languages, will be broadcast 24 hours, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. – MultiChoice Namibia
