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I can exclusively reveal first that e.tv is launching a brand-new TV syndication service, e.tv Africa in 12 countries across the continent.
The channel's programming is very popular across the continent with e.tv's signal that is highly sought after in Africa - especially when it comes to pirate decoders across the continent. In South Africa e.tv now has over 13 million viewers. TV viewers in 12 countries across Africa will now get a 24 hour syndicated version of South Africa's e.tv TV channel content, says Bronwyn Keene-Young, e.tv's chief operating officer.
''It was always e.tv's plan to introduce a Pan African syndicated service,'' says Bronwyn Keene-Young. ''Our programme research shows that Africans are passionate for high-quality African and international produced content. We believe that e.tv Africa will replicate the success of e.tv in South Africa.''
e.tv Africa will provide popular e.tv programming including Hollywood movies, WWE wrestling and the channel's locally produced and very popular daily soapies, Rhythm City and Scandal. The channel also includes two live half-hour news bulletins from the eNews Africa service, launched by the eNews channel in October last year. These bulletins focus on pan-African news. e.tv will be providing e.tv Africa to Kenya on Nation 2, Namibia on One Africa Television, Zimbabwe on ZTV2, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Guinea, Burundi and the Central African Republic on Star TV, Nigeria on MITV, to Ghana on eGhana, e.tv’s sister channel, as well as Botswana on eBotswana which is also a sister channel to e.tv. These local broadcasters can insert their own local news and other local content as well.
