The Africa Channel will launch on August 20 as part of Sky’s Style & Culture Mix. Initially, two weeks of promos and previews will be broadcast before official programming starts on September 3.
The Africa Channel is a 24/7 independent television network featuring content about and from the African continent wIth offices in Los Angeles and Johannesburg. The channel started broadcasting two years ago in the United States and the contract with BSkyB heralds the first international expansion.