StarTimes, leading digital pay TV company in Africa, has announced the addition of a new stylish telenovela channel, ‘Nina Novelas’ for the delight of television viewers across Africa.
In a bid to improve on its entertainment offerings for its growing number of subscribers. Lily Meng, head of StarTimes Media division explained:
“Telenovelas have been enjoying a constant success among our subscribers. With a majority of Brazilian Novelas. Nina Novelas will be an addition to the existing channels such as ST Novela E and ST Novela E Plus.”
Lily Meng continued: “Nina Novelas is a 100% Telenovelas channel showcasing the best Telenovelas from Africa, Brazil; and the rest of the world to the fans of the genre.
“It also offers numerous African series, which is consistent with our strategy of promoting local productions; in an environment that modern African women can express themselves.”
Created in 2015, Nina Novelas is available in both French and English on channel 140. The channel has secured exclusive access to the entire Global TV Catalog. The world’s leading producer of Telenovelas with 2 500 hours produced per year in Brazil.
StarTimes is renowned for serving 30 million users with a signal covering the whole continent and a massive distribution network of 170+ brand halls and 30,000+ distributors in 37 countries. StarTimes owns a featured content platform, with 480 authorized channels consisting of news, movies, series, sports, entertainment, children’s programs, etc. The company’s vision is “To ensure that every African family can access, afford, watch and share the beauty of digital TV.”