CBS Justice from AMC Networks International UK starts advertising sales in Africa, joins MultiChoice's DStv Media Sales portfolio.

by Thinus Ferreira

The CBS Justice (DStv 170) TV channel from AMC Networks International United Kingdom is starting advertising sales in South Africa and across Sub-Saharan Africa and is joining MultiChoice's DStv Media Sales portfolio.

Advertisers will be able to book commercials on CBS Justice from Wednesday 10 June 2020.

CBS Justice launched across Africa in November 2019 on MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV service and is currently available to DStv Premium and DStv Compact Plus subscribers.

CBS Justice from AMCwas MultiChoice's replacement for the axed Crime+Investigation Network from A+E Networks United Kingdom that was removed from DStv after an acrimonious channel carriage renewal deal.

CBS Justice from AMCNI UK focuses on forensic investigations and dramatisations of compelling true-crime cases, with the channel's curated selection of acquired and original content.

Original productions on CBS Justice include New Scotland Yard Files, The Real Prime Suspect, Donal MacIntyre’s Murder Files, Secrets of a Psychopath and Evidence of Evil.

Acquired series on CBS Justice include Cold Justice, Murder For My Man and Homicide's Elite.

MultiChoice Africa is adding the Eva+ channel on DStv and GOtv as a sister telenovela channel to Eva from AMC Networks International UK.

MultiChoice Africa is adding the sister channel to the telenovela channel Eva, Eva+, from AMC Networks International, to DStv in several South African countries from 1 November.

Eva+ will not be available on DStv in South Africa, but will be added to the DStv and GOtv platforms in several African countries.

Eva+ will be the first channel from AMC Networks International UK (AMCNI UK) to be made available on MultiChoice's GOtv service in Africa.

The addition of Eva+ follows after Eva was added in late-March 2015 to DStv in South Africa and across Africa.

Just like Eva, Eva+ will have Latin American telenovelas dubbed in English and Portuguese.

"We are delighted to be expanding on our telenovela offering and introducing Eva+ to the African market, in partnership with MultiChoice," says Louise Cottrell, the vice president for affiliate sales for AMCNI UK.

"'Telenovelas are increasingly popular in the region, so it's exciting that with Eva+ offered on GOtv in addition to DStv, we will now be able to reach brand new viewers with our top quality content."

Tim Jacobs, MultiChoice Africa CEO, says "with our focus now on putting our customer first, we are delighted to be adding Eva+ on to our platforms".

"Telenovelas have always been a sensation with our customers and we hope this addition further demonstrates our commitment to bringing programming that will make viewers eager to tune in to DStv".

Eva+ will broadcast double bills of four telenovela titles every weekday and marathons over the weekend, including Buscando a Maria (Searching Maria) on air from Tuesday 1 November at 11:20 every weekday, then on Saturday at 06:00 and on Sunday at 16:00.

Cuando me Enamoro (Timeless Love) willbe broadcast on Eva+ from Thursday 1 December at 11:20 on weekdays at 17:00, then on Saturday at 06:00 and on Sunday at 16:00.