Contract to air History and Lifetime channels renewed

After much speculation that MultiChoice will be losing a few pop channels, it seems they have reached an agreement with A+E Networks Africa to extend the current contract to air History and Lifetime channels on the DStv platform.

This extension of the contract, which was set to expire yesterday, will ensure that viewers continue to enjoy their factual entertainment shows on History, alongside exciting entertainment series on Lifetime.

This means that viewers won’t lose out on Lifetime programmes which include the premiere of Heartbreak Island, new seasons of Married at First Sight and the upcoming series Surviving Jeffery Epstein.

Diehard History fans can look forward to new seasons of favourites including, Curse of Oak Island and Forged in Fire as well as factual series such as Watergate and Rise of the Superbombs.

“We are excited to have reached this agreement as it allows us to ensure we meet our commitment to get the best programming for our customers, based on commercial terms that make sense and provide a value for money offering to customers. We are pleased that Lifetime will also now be available to our Compact customers from November,” said Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice group CEO for general entertainment.

“We appreciate our customers’ patience and feedback and have their best interests in mind as we continue to work hard to improve our offering.”

Managing director A+E Networks EMEA, Dean Possenniskie said: “We are pleased to have agreed to a long-term renewal of our flagship brands, History and Lifetime in Africa with our partners, DStv. As part of this renewal, the new distribution of Lifetime in Compact presents an exciting opportunity to reach millions of new viewers with our unique programming offering.” –