MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, has announced the launch of two new Novelas+ channels in English and Portuguese.
Rolling out on 1 July, the channels will be dedicated entirely to telenovelas, bringing one of television’s most popular and successful genres to a wider audience.
The iconic Novelas TV, also becoming NOVELAS+, is already the number one channel in French-speaking Africa in terms of audience size. With this collaboration and launch starting July 1st, DStv and GOtv viewers in Nigeria will enjoy telenovelas from Latin America, the United States, Portugal and Turkey.
“Nigerian audiences have long had a strong affinity for emotionally rich telenovelas,” says Atinuke Ngozi Babatunde, Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria. “We are delighted to bring all the compelling flavours of these global series to viewers, carefully curated and localized for our Nigerian audiences.”
Combining exclusive and iconic telenovelas, four series are broadcast daily from Monday to Friday, with a new episode per TV Series each day. With the promise of “Feel the beat of love”, DStv and GOtv viewers in Nigeria will be immersed in stories about love, passion, rivalry and revenge, featuring international big stars!
On Novelas+ in English, get ready for the Latin America sensation Avenida Brasil, starring Débora Falabella as a woman abandoned as a child, now out for revenge, and Adriana Esteves as one of the most iconic on-screen villains of our time. Turkish rom-com Be My Sunshine is a feel-good summer romance starring break-out talents Ayça Ayşin Turan (The Protector) and a smouldering Alp Navruz. Mexico’s queen of melodrama, Angelique Boyer, is mesmerising as the titular character in the 2025 remake of the beloved Doménica Montero, and fans of Turkish dramas will soon be obsessed with Sin and Roses, about a businessman (Murat Yıldırım) whose life collapses after his wife’s (Cemre Baysel) secret comes to light.
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