Boom TV (Angola and Mozambique) explained

Boom TV
Owner:Seven TV International
Language:Portuguese
Area:Angola
Mozambique
Former Names:DStv1 (2014-2017)
Sister Channels:Só Novelas

Boom TV was an Angolan and Mozambican subscription television channel programmed from Brazil operational between 2014 and 2021. The channel broadcast dubbed television series, movies and international telenovelas.

History

The channel launched as DStv1 on July 22, 2014, on the DStv platform in Angola and Mozambique, as part of a joint launch of five television channels to the Portuguese-speaking packages.[1] Plans to launch the channel in Portugal as Premium 1 by early 2015 were announced, but the channel never launched. At the launch, DStv1 claimed 120,000 subscribers.[2]

In April 2015, it premiered A Única Mulher.[3] TVI had previously sold the production to Televisão Pública de Angola (without specifying which channel),[4] but its premiere on TPA was shelved for unknown reasons, causing DSTV1 to air with exclusive rights.

In December 2016, promos for the channel's rebrand as Boom TV appeared, with a rebrand date set for January 1, 2017.[5] In November 2021, the channel announced its shutdown per DSTV's orders, and ended service on November 30, 2021.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DSTV lança cinco novos canais . 18 August 2024 . MMO Notícias . 22 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725175907/https://noticias.mmo.co.mz/2014/07/dstv-lanca-cinco-novos-canais-2.html . 25 July 2014.
  2. Web site: DBrasil tem dois novos canais internacionais de novelas, filmes e séries . 18 August 2024 . Tela Viva . 3 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216083707/https://telaviva.com.br/03/07/2014/brasil-tem-dois-novos-canais-internacionais-de-novelas-filmes-e-series/ . 16 December 2022.
  3. Web site: DStv Angola adquire telenovela produzida pela TVI de Portugal . 17 March 2015.
  4. Web site: TVI vende "A Única Mulher" para a TPA. Zapping. Zapping. 11 November 2015.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjYF7DItv4 Boom TV só na DStv!
  6. https://tvcabo.ao/pt/empresa/noticias-e-comunicados/comunicados/actualizacao-da-grelha-dstv-outubro-2021 Actualização da grelha DStv ‑ Outubro 2021