Moja Love

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Moja Love is a South African digital satellite television general entertainment channel produced by Siyaya Media Network for DStv. It is a female-skewed channel geared towards content that showcases various forms of love. [1]

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Moja Love
Country South Africa
Broadcast areaAfrica
Programming
Language(s)Multilingual
Ownership
OwnerSiyaya Media Network
Sister channelsMoja 9.9.
History
Launched14 February 2018
Availability
Streaming media
YouTubeMoja Love TV
DStv Now AppChannel 157

History

The launch of this channel comes just after Siyaya TV, a 100% black-owned company, received a pay-TV licence from the broadcasting regulator ICASA but failed to start its own pay-TV service, thus, they instead focused on creating channels for DStv. [2] Initially, Siyaya TV previously secured exclusive broadcasting rights to the Premier Soccer League, which were later resold to the SABC. [3]

It was announced on 8 June 2021 that it will roll out a new sister channel called Moja 9.9 from 16 June 2021 for DStv Access Subscribers, adding a new youth talk show, Start Somewhere [4]

Programming

Channel head Jacqui Setai explains that Moja Love "explores love from the unique perspective of the modern South African woman using honest, reflective, hopeful and humorous storytelling"

The channel is dedicated to celebrating different dimensions of love, and is filled with new-to-air exclusive locally produced content primarily targeted at women

Sister channels

Moja 9.9.
Country South Africa
Broadcast areaAfrica
Programming
Language(s)Multilingual
Ownership
OwnerSiyaya Media Network
Sister channelsMoja Love
History
Launched16 June 2021
Availability
Streaming media
DStv Now AppChannel 158

After 3 years, MultiChoice expanded their partnership with Siyaya Media Network to include Moja 9.9. a repeats channel tailor made for DStv Access customers in South Africa and Family customers in the rest of Africa.

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References

  1. "Moja Love | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. Staff Writer. "New DStv channel launching" . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "TV with Thinus: MultiChoice adds Moja Love as a new DStv channel; packaged by Siyaya TV and targeting black female viewers it will launch on Valentines Day with new locally produced shows". TV with Thinus. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. Siyaya TV and MultiChoice adding Moja 9.9 as Moja Love spin-off channel from 16 June for lower-tiered DStv subscribers, adds new youth talk show Start Somewhere. TV with Thinus. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021