{"id":7486,"date":"2018-09-06T13:23:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T11:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2018-09-06T13:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T11:23:59","slug":"canadas-lgbtqi-tv-networking-coming-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/09\/06\/canadas-lgbtqi-tv-networking-coming-to-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s LGBTQI+ TV Networking Coming To South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

A first in Africa, OUTtv South Africa \u2013 it\u2019s Out-of-this-world<\/strong>
\nCanada\u2019s LGBTQI+ TV Network coming to South Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OUTtv South Africa, in partnership with MultiChoice and Canada\u2019s OUTtv Network, will broadcast as a pop-up channel on DStv channel 198 from 4 October until 4 November 2018.\u00a0 The channel will introduce diversity and innovation into the South African entertainment landscape.\u00a0 It will offer viewers premium programming aimed primarily at South Africa\u2019s large and vibrant LGBTQI+ community and friends.<\/p>\n

OUTtv SA, together with leading global brand and the world\u2019s first LGBTQI+ broadcaster, OUTtv, will offer a fun and passionate mix of movies, drama, lifestyle, comedy, reality, music and travel shows that appeal to the LGBTQI+ community, as well as a broader progressive audience.<\/p>\n

More than 80% of the content on this channel has never been seen in South Africa before, so DStv Premium and Compact Plus customers can look forward to a fresh and amazing viewing experience. The channel will include a diverse mix of programming including RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race All Stars, Big Freedia Queen of Bounce, Deep Water, Wentworth, Degrassi: Next Generation and Hey Qween! as well as OUTtv original series Knock Knock Ghost, Sex & Violence, Shadowlands, The Boulet Brothers\u2019 Dragula and Don\u2019t Quit Your Gay Job.<\/p>\n

A selection of the shows will also be available to these customers on DStv Catch Up on their decoders, and on DStv Now online and on the app. Customers with a connected Explora will also be able to stream or download the content, and the channel will be streaming on DStv Now.<\/p>\n

Warren-Lee Whitcher, Managing Director of OUTtv SA said, \u201cIt is with a sense of great pride that we find ourselves, after a journey of 5 years, at the point of being able to bring a world-class entertainment product to South Africans. And also\u00a0 meaningfully drive and promote inclusion and the celebration of diversity within the countries television landscape. The OUTtv SA TV channel is the perfect 1st step on our mission of bringing our great quality and diverse content to SA audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yolisa Phahle, CEO for General Entertainment for MultiChoice believes this channel will add to the diversity of voices on DStv: \u201cAt Multichoice we celebrate diversity and are committed to providing a platform that allows multiple voices to be heard.\u00a0 We look forward to offering this pop-up to our customers in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brad Danks, CEO of OUTtv Network said, \u201cWe are delighted to introduce OUTtv to South Africa and to share our original programming with a bigger audience.\u00a0 We also look forward to continuing OUTtv\u2019 s international expansion and welcome the opportunity to forge new partnerships to build on our efforts in South Africa, New Zealand and Canada.<\/p>\n

About OUTtv South Africa<\/h6>\n

A fully empowered South African broadcast and media group founded by seasoned industry executives with strong entrepreneurial credentials.\u00a0 OUTtv SA has established global relationships across the broadcasting and integrated media value-chain to ensure the delivery of industry-leading services within its operational markets. www.outtv.za.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A first in Africa, OUTtv South Africa \u2013 it\u2019s Out-of-this-world Canada\u2019s LGBTQI+ TV Network coming to South Africa OUTtv South Africa, in partnership with MultiChoice and Canada\u2019s OUTtv Network, will broadcast as a pop-up channel on DStv channel 198 from 4 October until 4 November 2018.\u00a0 The channel will introduce diversity and innovation into the… Continue reading Canada’s LGBTQI+ TV Networking Coming To South Africa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[87,86],"class_list":["post-7486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-dstv","tag-multichoice","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}