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More entertainment for Kenyan viewers as FOX Life launches on DStv and GOtv


Subscribers of DStv and GOtv in Kenya have a reason to smile following the launch of FOX Life channel on the two platforms.

The Pan-African channel is tailored for Africa and offers fresh local content along with an eclectic and exciting mix of US dramas, comedies and unscripted programming.

Speaking during the launch at a Nairobi restaurant, the acting MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director Catherine Bomett said:

“We are extremely proud to be associated with the Fox Network Group and especially happy about the addition of Fox Life to our channel line-up. This is a great leap towards our mission to offer our subscribers fresh, wholesome and relevant content.”

NEW PROGRAMMING

As part of the new channel, an additional 954 hours of fresh new programming will be added to the schedule over the coming months, focused on localised storytelling, created specifically for African viewers.

The channel will have the best of Hollywood in the form of Pitch and Atlanta, Turkish and Brazilian Telenovelas, scripted and unscripted local content as well as dramas.

Some of the lifestyle and drama shows will be coming from across the African continent like Maliposa, a Zambian drama and Wrath from Nigeria.

The new channel will be available to GOtv Plus and DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access subscribers.

The channel will also sit alongside an extensive FNG portfolio of channels in Africa, which includes FOX, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild.