New movie channel for DStv

Today, True Movies 1 will join the current selection of movie channels on the DStv platform. True Movies 1 will be available to DStv Premium customers on channel 138.

True Movies 1 is a film channel which features moving and emotional true movies with performances from A-list stars such as Meryl Steep, Angelina Jolie and Helena Bonham Carter. From family relationship dramas, teen pregnancies and missing children to corruption, murder and miscarriages of justice, True Movies 1 is dedicated to bringing DStv Premium customers a diverse collection of true stories based on real people and actual events.

‚”Watching real-life dramas unfold on the screen, following characters who actually existed and watching them triumph over adversity this is the stuff that gripping television is made of. We wanted to give our Premium customers a movie channel like no other True Movies 1 is a perfect complement to the almost 15 movie channels available to our Premium customers on DStv,‚” said Collins Khumalo, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa.

True Movies 1 will feature weekly movie premieres, revealing royal documentaries, Hollywood feature films and author-based dramas. Highlights for the first few months include: The channel showcases an array of award-winning and A-List talent, such as multi-academy award winner Meryl Streep in First Do No Harm, Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart in The Lion in Winter and Hollywood legend, Samuel L Jackson in In The Line of Duty: Mob Justice.

True Movies 1 will be available as a standard definition channel and its schedule will be available to DStv Premium customers from launch either on the TV guide on their decoders or via DStv.com or the DStv mobile apps.

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