MultiChoice and Turner Broadcasting will make
African television history this festive season
when families all over the continent will be able
to celebrate their December holidays with a first
of its kind, pop-up children’s channel. The
channel, called Hoolee (DStv channel 197) will
boost their festive holidays with surprising
shows and outstanding content.
From 1 December 2015 to 31 January 2016,
DStv Premium, Extra and Compact customers
can relax with their family’s favourite characters
over the holidays with this ground-breaking,
eight-week long family channel joins Turner’s
existing children’s channels on DStv –
Boomerang and Cartoon Network.
The continent’s very first pop-up children’s
channel will have a great mix of exciting and
exclusive kids and family content. There will be
a selection of exclusive shows from the best
that prestigious Cartoon Network & Warner
Bros. Studios has on offer.
Families can join the characters from five new
exclusive shows, never seen before in Africa.
Observe a team-up between a shark and hyena
as the pair attempts to capture elusive
mermaids in Zig & Sharko; Dragons: Race to
the Edge unlocks the secrets of the dragon’s
eye; the speedy hedgehog, known as Sonic,
will race on screens in his first ever CGI TV
series in Sonic Boom ; All Hail King Julien
parties up a storm in Madagascar; and in The
Adventures of Puss in Boots , Puss will try and
become a legend.
Included in the summer extravaganza are
specially selected Hoolee movies like
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure, Lego: The
Adventures of Clutch Power, Babe: Pig in the
City, The Borrowers and Balto II: Wolf quest !
“Our Premium, Extra and Compact customers
are in for a treat this festive season with even
more variety of entertainment options. We’re
excited by the brand new and exclusive content
that Hoolee will bring to our youngest
customers - ensuring that kids are entertained
for hours and the whole family can share in the
laughter and great adventure,” said Mark
Rayner, COO for MultiChoice South Africa.
"Hoolee is a channel that has been specifically
developed and designed for our African viewers
for this special time of the year,” adds Pierre
Branco, VP and Managing Director of Turner
Africa. “It is all about family gatherings and
treats, through an energetic and colourful
branding.”
With a large volume of great shows, the new
channel will offer carefully chosen movies and
animated shows so that DStv viewers will enjoy
all the festivities of the holidays with bright,
refreshing, surprising and joyful content.
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