Discovery HD Showcase launches on DSTV

South Africa is now (finally) up to 3 HD channels – Mnet HD, Supersport HD, and now Discovery HD Showcase.

Here’s a snippet from the original MyBroadband article that brought this to my attention (article here):

MultiChoice today announced that it will launch its latest channel, Discovery HD Showcase, on Monday. “The Discovery HD Showcase channel will hit the screens on DStv on 21 December on channel 172,” the company said in a press statement.

The channel is the only global high definition television brand offering factual entertainment, selected from various Discovery channels as well as exclusive content that can only be seen on Discovery HD Showcase. The channel covers a variety of programmes including science, technology, people, places and natural history.

Like other HD channels, this channel will be available to Premium bouquet subscribers that have PVR decoders that are HD capable. MultiChoice launched a PVR decoder that is HD capable last year.

Two weeks ago, MultiChoice announced the launch of SuperSport HD on its DStv platform. The addition of Discovery HD Showcase brings the number of HD channels on DStv to three.

Additionally, the DSTV site had this to say:

Offering breathtaking sound and magnetic imagery, the channel covers a variety of programmes including science, technology, people, places and natural history. Like other HD channels, this channel will be available to Premium bouquet subscribers that have PVR decoders that are HD capable.

Two weeks ago, MultiChoice announced the launch of SuperSport HD on its DStv platform. The addition of Discovery HD Showcase brings the number of HD channels on DStv to three.

“This latest addition demonstrates our commitment to growing our HD offering on DStv. Our Premium subscribers will now enjoy a wider scope of HD content, covering Sport, Documentary and general entertainment from the three HD channels” says Nico Meyer, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa.

Check out the promo for the channel:

Looks awesome! Now I really need to try harder to convince the missus to let me get a HD TV! There are some killer specials on them at the moment…

Somehow I don’t see it happening though…