The real-life dramas of criminal trials in the US now have an international audience as Court TV launches in the UK.
Court TV is now available on Sky channel 179, with more distribution agreements expected to be announced soon.
Building on its popularity with US audiences and advertisers, Court TV’s UK channel provides viewers access to, and expert analysis of true-life courtroom dramas taking place in the US today, from opening proceedings, gavel-to-gavel, all the way through to the verdict. Daytime trial coverage in the US will air in primetime in the UK given the time difference.
“There’s been nothing like Court TV in the United Kingdom until now,” said Jonathan Katz, president and CEO of Katz Networks, part of The EW Scripps Company, which owns Court TV. “American crime dramas have long been a staple on television worldwide, including the U.K., while global consumer interest in the real-life drama of true-crime programming has skyrocketed, with American reality crime content as the most-watched. Court TV is the only network covering these cases and these events live, as they happen, from start to finish. We anticipate viewers in the UK will embrace having a front-row seat to American criminal justice.”
The UK launch of Court TV coincides with the 25th anniversary of the O.J. Simpson murder trial verdict, which saw the former American football star and popular celebrity found not guilty of double murder. On October 3rd and 4th, Court TV will present a marathon of its 25-episode original docuseries OJ25, which looks back at the infamous case, encapsulating the courtroom action in chronological order.
Court TV launched July 1st 1991 and ran until the end of 2007. Katz Broadcasting, LLC (E.W. Scripps Company) revived the channel back in 2018 before it's demise WarnerMedia owned the brand for a short period of time.
Extreme E, the pioneering electric off-road motor racing series, is set to be broadcast live across the African continent, with the series signing-off on a three-year agreement with digital television operator StarTimes.
The deal will see Extreme E’s five-race global odyssey from the Arctic to the Amazon Rainforest, air live to more than 30 African countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire in English, French, Portuguese and other local languages. Season 1 gets underway in early 2021.
The championship’s goal is to highlight the impact that climate change and human influences are having on the severely damaged locations in which it will race, whilst raising awareness, driving sustainability and inspiring action through world-class motorsport.
Ali Russell, Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme E, said: “Extreme E is a top-tier sporting product unlike anything else out there at the moment. Likened to Star Wars Pod Racing meets Dakar Rally, its mission is to drive awareness of climate change worldwide, whilst promoting battery electric vehicles and workable, sustainable solutions.
This broadcast partnership with StarTimes is really important for helping to share our messages across Africa, which is an integral location to the series as Senegal’s Lac Rose plays host to our Ocean stage.”
Kristen Miao, StarTimes Sports Director, said: “Motorsports are getting more and more popular in Africa and at the same time people are increasingly concerned about climate change issues. With Extreme E, they will see that sustainability can also mean excitement and adrenaline. We are delighted to bring this unique championship into million of homes across Africa.”
The agreement with StarTimes is the latest broadcast deal to be announced by Extreme E, with the championship also set to partner with BBC (UK), Discovery (Europe and North America), FOX Sports (United States, Canada and the Caribbean), FOX Sports Asia (Southeast Asia), FOX Sports Australia, Mediaset (Italy), Sony India (Indian subcontinent), TVNZ (New Zealand), RTM (Malaysia), Dubai Sports (Middle East), RDS (Canada), China Sports Zhibo.tv (China), RTL 7 (The Netherlands), ORF (Austria), ESPN Africa and BTRC (Belarus).
Further sporting, broadcast and partnership announcements will follow in the coming weeks(meaning there could be more partners within the African market).
The anticipation has come to an end and the long wait is over because Limpopo TV is finally here.
The channel to create a voice for the people and will be the first commercial TV channel for the province.
Limpopo TV is a brand new 24-hour seven days a week channel which offers quality programming from shows that are created, delivered and produced by talent from the province.
The channel comes with fresh local content that showcases the rich culture of Limpopo. Young minds, never seen before talent and fresh management are teaming up to bring high quality definition television. Limpopo TV founder and CEO, Larry Matlala said there were a few attempts to launch the station a few years ago but they came across a few challenges.
"This time we're not attempting, we're ready to serve Limpopo and the world. The experience that the management team is bringing within and outside the broadcasting industry to steer this channel forward is immense. In the day-to-day language we would say our province is progressive in this space," Larry said.
The Head of Marketing for the channel, Aggrey Lichopwa added that Limpopo TV is going to be accessible on various and affordable platforms plus coming to you on the world's biggest technologies.
"The channel will be a free-to-air channel as long as you have a decoder, you can access Limpopo TV. We are confident that we will be ranked amongst the best, not only by the continent but globally. The channel further plans to not only create employment but train, impart rare skills to the youth and most particularly empower women who have been previously isolated on decision-making positions," Aggrey said.
Aggrey further explained that Limpopo TV wants to see women in political debates, traffic reporting and so forth.
"Our human resources policies are human dignified," he said. The channel is set to launch on Thursday, 1st October offering a unique and multi-cultural and ethnic platform for news, entertainment and information created for the Limpopo community, Africa and the World.
Follow the channel on your favourite social media channel: @LimpopoTelevision towards the journey to the official launch.
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KIX, the ultimate destination for action movies bringing you the latest, the biggest and the most popular action movies from the East and West.
Turn up the heat with never seen before movies (which doesn't imply that it's the latest) from up and coming action stars.
Blockbusters from Asia and Hollywood all in one place.
KIX, the ultimate destination in action movies showcasing the best in Chinese martial arts and the legendary Kung Fu masters (Jet Li and Jackie Chan). The channel is not used for Chinese movies only if you look at the promo below robocop is interested in the lineup.
Experience all the action at its very best presented all in English.
KIX will be available to DStv Premium, Compact+ and Compact customers from 1st October at 18:00 CAT
DStv customers, get ready for some thrilling entertainment as Televisa Networks and MultiChoice Group launch a brand new pop-up channel on DStv.
tlnovelas, launching Monday 14 September at 17:40 on DStv 133, hosts the most successful telenovelas from the Televisa Group’s more than 800 titles. Available until August 2021, the channel is open to all DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family customers.
Telenovela paradise
tlnovelas aims to delight DStv customers with stories that will captivate them through compelling plots that will certainly drive unique emotional connections with viewers. From young adults, women, men and even children, there is a story for everyone to enjoy. The channel explores various genres, from romantic comedies, epic dramas and binge-worthy stories for the young and old. Programming of tlnovelas include great stories such as “Teresa”, “My Heart is Yours” (Mi Corazón es Tuyo), “Passion and Power” (Pasión y Poder) and “Fooled into Love” (Amores con Trampa), not forgetting the flagship show “Love Spell” (Sortilegio) which will premiere on the day of launch.
“As Africa’s most-loved storyteller, we are unwavering in our commitment to ensure that we continue to find the best available content and stories to delight our customers, both now and into the future. We endeavour to deliver both world-class international content as well as the very best in local content, giving our loyal customers a never-ending selection of outstanding entertainment,” says Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO for General Entertainment and Connected Video.
This channel launch showcases the growing value of tlnovelas brand worldwide, with the English version of tlnovelas, Televisa continues its position as a leader in the Pay-TV market by offering content with the best quality” said Fernando Muñiz, General Director of Televisa Networks and Televisa International. And added: “We continue to experience rapid growth all over the world due to partnerships with outstanding media players, such as Multichoice, and we are excited to take the next step of this expansion around the world.”
Your new favourite shows await
1. Fooled into Love
The Carmonas live a simple and peaceful rural life at a village in Mexico’s inland and they own one of the biggest mines of the region. They are forced to move to the city after the government pays them good money for their huge land. On arriving at the city, they must deal with several situations inherent to the adaptation process in the metropolis and at the same time, family conflicts when some of its members want to go back to the quiet rural life in which they grew up.
3. Love Spell
Victoria had an affair with her husband Samuel's, friend, Antonio Lombardo, resulting in the birth of twins, Bruno and Raquel. Antonio also had a son, Alejandro, with his wife Adriana. After their respective spouses passed away, they reunited and got married. However, they didn't tell their children that they are half-siblings, as that would reveal their infidelities. Instead they raised their children to recognize each other as step-siblings.
Years pass, and Bruno comes to be an irresponsible man who does not respect laws. Alejandro, on the other hand, is very responsible. Antonio prefers Alejandro over Bruno and decides that Alejandro should inherit his money when he passes away. Antonio and Victoria have a meeting at Bruno's high school about Bruno's behavior and are told that he is expelled. While leaving the school, Antonio is run over and killed. Thus begins a story of intrigue, sibling hatred and rivalry, two sons in love with and fighting for the love of the same women, corporate espionage, and twin sisters torn apart by circumstance.
4. A Beloved Man
Odorico Cienfuegos (Jesús Ochoa) is a politician who wins the elections for the prefecture of a small municipality called Loreto, under the promise of building a new cemetery. To obtain this position, he counts on the help of three sisters: Justina (Chantal Andere), Dulcina (Nora Salinas), Santina (Irán Castillo), with whom he maintains a secret relationship.
But in spite of this conflict, Odorico's greatest problem is his daughter Valeria (Mariluz Bermúdez), who returns to the town and falls madly in love with Leon Serrano (Mark Tacher), the new doctor of the region. Valeria and Leon met in Mexico City after Valeria had an overdose from alcohol. Leon quickly becomes Odorico's enemy. Odorico, obsessed with the famous cemetery, quickly needs someone to die. However, no case of death has been recorded in recent times, causing Odorico to use every chance he has to tell a depressed citizen, such as Liborio, who is abandoned by his wife several times, that there a funeral is coming.
