Monday, December 6, 2010

Programming note: New sports magazine show Heroes TV on SuperSport 1 will give coverage to under-exposed sport types.


Heroes TV is a new monthly sports magazine show that will debut on SuperSport 1 (DStv 201) on this Thursday, 9 December at 18:00 and will profile African sport heroes in under-exposed types of sport.

The half hour monthly show will do profile inserts of some of the continent's sporting icons who a reless well known, but still as relentless in their pursuit of sporting excellence. Heroes TV is produced by Invisible Cactus Entertainment which promises breathless footage.

''The series will literally be a type of Transworld of Africa,” says Richard Edy, director. ''Most of the non main stream sporting codes such as free diving, skim-boarding and free climbing are rich in heritage and culture as well as entertaining and are certainly worthy of exposure.''