Radio / Television News

Africa Channel launches in Canada


LOS ANGELES – The Africa Channel has come to Canada by launching on the subscription streaming platform Demand Africa.The channel currently broadcasts into more than seven million homes in the U.S. and Caribbean, through some cable and satellite providers, with over 1,000 hours of English language lifestyle and entertainment programming from across Africa and the diaspora.The channel does not appear to be available on major Canadian BDUs."We are thrilled to introduce our multi-cultural Canadian audiences to The Africa Channel's unique programming, much of which will be receiving its Canadian premiere on our platform," said Dean Cates, vice-president of digital strategy...