{"id":22531,"date":"2022-09-29T16:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa"},"modified":"2022-09-29T17:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:54:48","slug":"bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios channel first for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>BBC Studios has partnered with the free-to-view satellite television provider Openview in South Africa to launch the multi-genre channel, BBC UKTV.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s first free-to-view channel in South Africa will make its debut on Tuesday, October 18 \u2013 the broadcaster\u2019s 100th birthday \u2013 and offer a variety of entertainment, natural history series, soaps and children\u2019s shows from BBC Studios\u2019 catalogue.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the upcoming launch, Arran Tindall, senior VP, EMEA Key Markets, BBC Studios, said: \u201cWe are proud to partner with Openview to launch our first ever free-to-view channel in South Africa. The launch will enable us to reach wider audiences utilising the richness of the BBC\u2019s catalogue across multiple genres. I can\u2019t wait for new families in South Africa to experience the very best of British content and discover their new favourite shows\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pierre Cloete, commercial director Africa BBC Studios, added: \u201cI am so excited for even more families in South Africa to access BBC Studios\u2019 incredible catalogue of Bold, British shows. From British soaps, fascinating documentaries and children\u2019s shows, BBC UKTV has been carefully crafted to match the viewing habits of the whole family, providing all age groups entertainment at every moment of the day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Marlon Davids, group executive for programming, said: \u201cOpenview is a growing platform and constantly adding new channels and genres to appeal to a broad audience. Earlier this year we added eXposed (a raw, unfiltered lifestyle and entertainment channel aimed at Gen Z), ePlesier (showcasing the most loved Turkish Telenovelas dubbed in Afrikaans), and The Home Channel+ (Homemakers and Gardeners delight). We are pleased and excited to give our audiences even more choice, and more of the best in world-class entertainment with the addition of BBC UKTV\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of BBC UKTV joins BBC Studios\u2019 existing channel offering in the market including BBC Earth, BBC Brit, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News on DStv and BBC Kids which is available to MTN customers on the Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. BBC Studios has partnered with the free-to-view satellite television provider Openview in South Africa to launch the multi-genre channel, BBC UKTV. The BBC\u2019s first free-to-view channel in South Africa will make its debut on Tuesday, October 18 \u2013 the broadcaster\u2019s 100th birthday \u2013 and offer a variety of entertainment, natural history series, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":22530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8],"tags":[2355,2361,7822,260,277],"class_list":["post-22531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-gambia","tag-bbc","tag-gambia","tag-south-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BBC Studios channel first for South Africa - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"BBC Studios has partnered with the free-to-view satellite television provider Openview in South Africa to launch the mul ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BBC Studios channel first for South Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BBC Studios has partnered with the free-to-view satellite television provider Openview in South Africa to launch the mul ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-29T16:48:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-29T17:54:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2022\/09\/postQueueImg_18-6335dbb623976.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"731\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"455\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"BBC Studios channel first for South Africa\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-29T16:48:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-29T17:54:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa\"},\"wordCount\":347,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2022\/09\/postQueueImg_18-6335dbb623976.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Gambia\",\"BBC\",\"Gambia\",\"South Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"homepage-english\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/bbc-studios-channel-first-for-south-africa\",\"name\":\"BBC Studios channel first for South Africa - 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