MultiChoice Takes Nick to Southern Africa

African pay-TV operator, MultiChoice Africa has signed a multi-year distribution deal with MTV Networks International to carry Nickelodeon, in southern Africa. Starting in July, Nickelodeon will launch as a 24-hour English language channel, broadcasting to more than one and a half million DStv subscribers in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.