MultiChoice has signed an agreement with MTV Networks International to carry Nickelodeon in Southern Africa.
The channel will launch on July 1, 2008 as a 24-hour channel. It will be available to the one and a half million DStv subscribers in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The new version of Nickelodeon will be aimed at kids aged two to 14. A pre-school Nick Jr branded block will include programming for pre-school and primary school children while Nick at Nite provides a slot in evening prime for older kids.
