MultiChoice moves the GINX esports channel on DStv from the sports number cluster to the lifestyle entertainment set at channel 127.

MultiChoice is moving the GINX esports channel on DStv from the sports number cluster to the entertainment set of channels from 25 June.

Two years after MultiChoice added GINX and live programming blocks of GINX content broadcast on the SuperSport channels, MultiChoice now sees GINX as esports less part of sports and more part of "lifestyle" content.

GINX is being removed from the sports channels section at channel 240 on MultiChoice's channels line-up on DStv and moved to its "lifestyle entertainment" section, similar to when Viacom's MTV was shunted from the music channels cluster to this section.

From 25 June 2019 the GINX esports TV channel will move from its current position to channel 127 alongside channels like BET and MTV.

MultiChoice says the GINX move away from the SuperSport channels "make it easier for new viewers to discover the channel".

Julia Robson, GINX esports TV's esport correspondent for Africa, in a drop-in quotable about the channel number move says "GINX Esports TV's community is growing every day, especially in South Africa. With this change we expect even more people to discover the channel".

GINX esports TV broadcasts programmes like The First Hour, This Week in Esports and Daily Download, a daily discussion show about what's happening in the world of esports and gaming.

The pro-player and live streamer Julia Robson joins GINX eSports TV as the eSports correspondent for Africa.

The pro-player and live streamer, Julia "Bish" Robson has joined the esports TV channel, GINX (DStv 240) as the eSports correspondent for Africa.

Julia Robson's appointment comes after GINX launched a dedicated feed in Africa where the channel is carried on MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV platform in South Africa with content blocks on SuperSport.

Julia Robson will help GINX eSports TV develop its reach in Africa and ensure the local community has a voice on the TV channel.

At the time of the initial launch in June 2017, Michiel Bakker, GINX eSports TV CEO said "We can expect to see more and more esports content coming out of Africa this year and GINX is keen to play a key part in bringing that content to audiences in Africa and the rest of the world."

The appointment is one of the initiatives the channel is taking to help promote esports in Africa. The channel says Julia's experience of the African esports scene will help GINX eSports TV give deeper coverage  to local events on both GINX eSports TV and GINX eSports TV Africa.

"I am very excited to represent GINX eSports TV in Africa as our gaming scene is doing so much for the players. It is time to focus on highlighting these achievements," says Julia "Bish" Robson.