FOX Networks Group (FNG) and MultiChoice recently announced that DStv Compact customers will be able to enjoy the global entertainment channel, FOX (DStv channel 125), from 1 June 2016. Additionally, Emmy award nominee and Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson is set to make her first visit to South Africa in a five-day trip to Johannesburg, where she’ll do media interviews and meet and greet sessions with super-fans of the smash-hit show Empire.
FOX channel is a premier entertainment channel that features award winning, ground-breaking and critically acclaimed programming. The move to DStv Compact will significantly increase FOX’s reach to a wider audience, creating new fans of its riveting entertainment in the African market.
DStv Compact customers will get to experience the exclusive premieres of the best shows on FOX within hours of the United States broadcast – and in HD. The lineup includes the popular hit television drama, Empire, in which Taraji P. Henson portrays the feisty “Cookie Lyon’, opposite her ex-husband and the ruthless head of the Lyon empire, “Lucious Lyon’ played by Academy Award nominee, Terrence Howard.
To coincide with her visit, DStv and FOX are offering DStv Compact customers a rebroadcast of the second season of Empire with double bill episodes on the weekends of 4 to 5 June, 11 to 12 June and 18 to 19 June, with three episodes airing per day starting at 19h20 (CAT).
“We are exceptionally thrilled at the opportunity to bring our content to even wider audiences in Africa so they get to experience the best content that is available on FOX, within hours of U.S. broadcasts. Fans of Empire are definitely in for a treat,’ says Khosi Khanyile, Fox Africa head of Marketing.
Aletta Alberts, GM for Content for MultiChoice commented: “During the FOX two-week open window special earlier this year, we received an overwhelming response from our Compact customers who enjoyed the FOX channel line-up. We believe that the fulltime addition of FOX with its excellent programming will enhance the entertainment experience of our Compact customers.’
