BREAKING. Fox International Channels ''delighted'' to bring Fox TV channels to TopTV when the new pay TV platform starts in May.

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I can bring you the first comment from Fox International Channels (FIC) whose TV channels will start on TopTV from 1 May, when TopTV launches as South Africa's newest satellite pay TV operator.

TopTV will carry Fox Entertainment (TopTV 180), FX (TopTV 110), Fox Retro (TopTV 181), Baby TV (TopTV 257) and Fuel (TopTV 225) that will all be broadcast on On Digital Media (ODM)'s TopTV.

''We're delighted to be part of the On Digital Media line-up at launch,'' says Jason Thorp, managing director of Fox International Channels for the UK and Africa. ''Our TV channels will bring critically acclaimed dramas, comedies, sci-fi, lifestyle and baby programming to South African audiences. We're confident the channels will enjoy the same success experienced in other territories around the world.''

Fox TV channels like FX and Fox Retro will launch in South Africa with popular TV shows like Bones, Stargate SG-1, Starsky & Hutch, M*A*S*H and Fear Factor.

We're very excited about our partnership with Fox International Channels,'' says Vino Govender, CEO of ODM. ''We believe we have sourced top quality entertainment for our subscribers. From drama and comedy, to lifestyle and baby programmes we will have something for everybody.''

BREAKING. Fox International Channels appoints Thandi Davids to oversee broadcasting and sales for new Fox TV channels coming to South Africa.

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Fox International Channels (FIC) is coming to South Africa in a massive way when On Digital Media (ODM)'s new TopTV launches on 1 May. Case in point: Fox International Channels just appointed Thandi Davids as its director of broadcast and sales for Fox International Channels Africa with immediate effect which I can tell you about first.

Thandi Davids will work on the roll-out of the various Fox International Channels TV channels that viewers will get to see on TopTV. TopTV will launch on 1 May with Fox Entertainment (TopTV 180), FX (TopTV 110), Fox Retro (TopTV 181), Baby TV (TopTV 257) and Fuel (TopTV 225).

Thandi Davids will report directly to Jason Thorp, the managing director of Fox International Channels for the UK and Africa. Besides looking after the Fox TV channels, Thandi Davids will also look after the National Geographic brands across South Africa and sub Saharan Africa that's on MultiChoice's DStv platform.