From the upcoming 7th season The Voice UK will be shown on ITV Choice (DStv 123) from early 2018 after the rights have switched from the BBC to ITV in the United Kingdom.
ITV Choice will also be showing the spin-off series The Voice UK Kids for children between 7 and 14, and will start with the upcoming second season that will start somewhere in mid-2018.
The American version of The Voice used to be on SABC3 until M-Net (DStv 101) decided to do a local version, The Voice SA, and took over the American rights and started showing The Voice to make viewers familiar.
So far The Voice SA has been very successful for M-Net, with The Voice Nigeria that is being filmed in South Africa and broadcast on M-Net's Africa Magic on DStv throughout Africa as well.
ITV Choice will show British episodes of The Voice UK as an Express from the UK title and will broadcast episodes on Sunday evenings within 24 hours after its being shown in the United Kingdom.
"We are very excited to be bringing The Voice UK 2018 to South Africa and even more delighted that the ITV Choice audience will be able to watch the show so close to its UK premiere," says Katherine, Wen, ITV Choice channel director in a statement.
"It will be shown exclusively on ITV Choice in Africa and is the perfect family entertainment."
Aletta Alberts, MultiChoice's head of content says "this is something really special for both DStv and fans of The Voice UK and we are thrilled that ITV Choice has pulled off such an exciting acquisition."
