The Indian-focused channel Glow TV is going dark on MultiChoice DStv at the end of March but will remain available on competitors StarTimes Media SA's StarSat on channel 570 and on Platco Digital's OpenView HD on channel 108.
Glow TV that was started and run by Kagiso Media and that launched in October 2013, has been taken over and is now owned by the Nismedia Group that took it over in July 2016, with Urban Brew Studios helping with managing some aspects of the channel.
MultiChoice says it's contract with Glow TV is coming to an end. It's not clear why MultiChoice didn't want to renew the Glow TV contract.
Glow TV has been South Africa's first attempt at a free-to-air digital TV channel dedicated to Indian and Eastern inspired programming. The channel has been sourcing content from India, the United Kingdom, America and Brazil.
As with several channels where the programming offering of new content is too limited, Glow TV viewers have been complaining about too many repeats and too little new shows.
