Romanza+ África is an English-language African digital television network, owned by TV Azteca and Cisneros Group and distributed by AfricaXP.
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| Country | Kenya |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Africa (English-speaking world) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV Azteca Networks (TV Azteca) Cisneros Group AfricaXP |
| History | |
| Launched | May 1, 2014[1] |
The channel's programming is mainly telenovelas dubbed into English, including the extensive catalog of telenovelas from TV Azteca and Venevisión.[2] was launched by the telenovelas boom in Africa.[3]
History
editIt was announced in April at the 2014 MIPTV conference in Cannes, France, where Marcel Vinay from TV Azteca and César Díaz from Grupo Cisneros confirmed the launch of this channel for the English-speaking world of Africa,[1] in collaboration with Craig Kelly from AfricaXP, was launched to air on May 1, 2014, through the service of digital TV provider Bamba TV in Kenya,[4] The channel broadcast its first telenovelas: Catalina y Sebastián from TV Azteca and Secreto de amor from Venevisión.
After almost its first year of broadcast, it was recorded to have reached 4.5 million homes according to Bamba TV throughout Kenya.[5]
Coverage
editThe channel broadcasts on South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya,Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Nigeria, with plans to expand in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Mauritius and Seychelles markets.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Azteca, Cisneros y ÁfricaXP, se asocian para lanzar un canal de telenovelas en África" (in Spanish). PRODU. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Briel, Robert (8 April 2014). "New channel brings telenovelas to Africa". BroadBrandTVnews. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (27 March 2015). "Telenovela Channels Romanza+Africa and Telemundo Capture New Auds in Africa". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Bamba TV adds Romanza+Africa to channel line-up". telecompaper. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Canal Romanza+ África llega a 4,5 millones de hogares en Kenia" (in Spanish). PRODU. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Romanza+Africa, canal virtual 24/7 telenovelas, llega a Kenia" (in Spanish). The Daily Television. March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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