MultiChoice has added the Kenyan HOPE TV as a pop-up TV channel to DStv for the 2021 Easter period.
On Tuesday afternoon 30 March, Atmosphere, MultiChoice's PR company for programming information, issued a press release to the media that HOPE TV (DStv 346) "will serve inspiring Easter-oriented content with extended worship sessions, messages from big names and quality kids’ programmes".
The press release doesn't state which DStv subscribers will get access to HOPE TV.
An internet search indicates that MultiChoice added an article to the pay-TV service's blog on 25 March already, announcing that HOPE TV will be added as a pop-up channel.
According to that information, HOPE TV already started on Monday 29 March on DStv and will run until Monday 5 April.
According to the information on the website, HOPE TV is available to all DStv subscribers across all DStv packages.
HOPE TV as a Christian TV channel apparently broadcast live ministry, sermons, talk shows, music, movies and children’s shows from the Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM), along with Good Friday and Easter Sunday services.
HOPE TV carries content from the Christian ministries of Jon Courson, Ben Courson, Bill Gaither, Joyce Meyer, Mensa Otabil and Dr David Jeremiah with the 2021 Easter period that will include content from Reverend Kwame Rubadiri and Bishop Reverend Calisto Odede.
Programming on HOPE TV for the 2021 Easter period, according to the DStv website, include:
Good Friday Service
Reverend Kwame Rubadiri will lead the service, and narrate the story of the way of the cross, from Jesus’s condemnation to death, to his path as he took up his cross, while the CBS worship team enacts moments like the Last Supper. It includes music with scripture-based songs, recorded in a garden.
Friday, 2 April, 09:00
Easter Sunday Service
Bishop Reverend Calisto Odede brings viewers into the heart of Jesus’s death and resurrection, describing what life might have been like for his followers immediately after his death.
Sunday, 4 April, 09:00
YT Nation
This weekly live service talk show caters to teens and youth aged 13 to 30 years with live discussions and live worship.
Saturday, 3 April, 12:50
Life Chat
This 45-minute pre-recorded youth show gives youth a platform to have candid conversations on life-related issues that affect them.
Wednesday, 31 March, 17:15
Spotlight Live
This live talk show focuses on social issues affecting communities and families with a Christian perspective.
Wednesday, 31 March, 19:00, with a special Easter-themed episode on Sunday, 4 April 20:00
Yesu Ndiye Njia Live
Viewers' questions are answered about the Christian faith and biblical teaching.
Saturday, 3 April, 19:00
Watchand Pray Live
Viewers send in their prayer requests and call in to ask the show’s host to address their issues and pray with them.
Sunday, 4 April, 18:30
SuperBook
This children's show is a computer-animated series, teaching children moral truths and life lessons through the Bible-based adventures of 2 time-traveling children and their robot friend.
Saturday, 3 April, 07:30
Hope Junction
Contemporary music and African gospel music, along with talk. The show includes music videos,gospel music and artists, as well as choir performances.
Saturday, 3 April, 09:00
Testimony
Testify brings you real stories and real people. Special guests who have faced extraordinary circumstances and have lived to tell the story come to the studio to talk about how they made it through, and how their unwavering faith and trust in God transformed situations.
Sunday, 4 April, 16:30
The Life of Jesus (film)
The story of Jesus (played by Henry Ian Cusick) as told in the book of John, narrated by Christopher Plummer. The movie is set during the Roman Empire’s control of Jerusalem, and contains four segments – an introduction to the nature of Jesus Christ, the tales of the disciples and miracles, the Last Supper and crucifixion, and the resurrection of Jesus.
Friday, 2 April, 11:30 (Part 1) & 18:00 (Part 2)
Walking With Jesus (miniseries)
This mini-series-turned-movie focuses on showing newcomers to Christianity how common events in African life can be experienced in a way that honours their commitment to following the words of Christ and walking in His footsteps. It addresses topics like the assurance of salvation, the fellowship of believers, the nature of the Holy Spirit, how to walk with the Spirit, and how to grow in Christ.
Wednesday, 31 March, 12:30
The Jesus Film
This story of Jesus for children combines 40 minutes of the original 1979 Jesus film with 22 minutes of new footage showing the stories of six children, living as they might have during the time of Christ. It’s an overview of Christ's life and ministry from a child’s point of view.
Saturday, 3 April, 06:30
Apostle Peter And The Last Supper (film)
Two jailers at the Mamertine Prison in Rome take custody of Simon Peter of Galilee, an apostle and disciple of Jesus. The elderly Peter recounts his life as a fisherman and his work as a leader in the Christian faith, and tells the story of the last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion – a fate that awaited Peter, too.
Saturday, 3 April, 21:00
Magdalena: The Story of Jesus By Mary Magdalena (film)
This film portrays Jesus' compassion for women and his interactions with them, as seen through the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Female-focussed scenes based on the gospels have been added to the 1979 Jesus film to tell of His encounters with Mary Magdalene, the Samaritan woman at the well, the woman who touched Jesus' garment, and the woman caught in adultery.
Monday, 5 April, 10:00
He Is Risen (film)
The animated, family-friendly movie focuses on the disciples’ eyewitness account of the last events in Jesus' life and His resurrection.
Sunday, 4 April, 13:00
