As the world nears a total lockdown, the demand for quality television has arguably never been as urgent. MultiChoice Kenya understands that too well and has responded with the newly launched Maisha Magic Plus Channel
MultiChoice Kenya on Monday, March 23, announced the launch of the new channel available to DStv subscribers on Premium, Compact Plus and Compact on Channel 163 with three new riveting, locally-produced shows.
The Maisha Magic stable, which has become the leading local entertainment provider in Kenya, is among the few companies aiming to grow the local creative industry.
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The three shows include a brand-new daily telenovela ‘Kovu’, a weekly drama ‘Kina’, starring high profile homegrown actors and a new reality show – ‘Date my Family Kenya’.
The new channel will also air everything broadcasted on Maisha Magic East on simulcast to ensure that Premium, Compact Plus and Compact subscribers don’t miss out on the shows they have grown to know and love over the years such as Selina, Pete, MaEmpress, and Njoro wa Uba.
Speaking about the new channel, Nancy Matimu, MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director stated, “Maisha Magic is the leading local entertainment channel in Kenya and the launch of Maisha Magic Plus will only enhance this position as Kenya’s most-loved local story-teller.”
On his part, Timothy Okwaro, M-Net’s Channel Director for East and Southern Africa channels, said “Maisha Magic Plus will deliver more value to our customers than ever before with an extra hour of fresh content every day. We are proud of the positive role we are playing in this country and we will continue to support and grow the local entertainment industry through this new platform.”
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The upgrade comes at a time when DStv has a special offer - DStv Step-Up - that enables its customers including Family and Access customers to sample the unique programmes on Maisha Magic Plus.
Customers who take up the offer and upgrade to a higher package will be boosted to an even higher package for a month, at no extra cost.
This means that customers on Access who upgrade to Family during the offer period will enjoy Compact for a month to get a glimpse of some of the best content available on DStv.
Brand New Shows on Maisha Magic Plus
Kovu
Kovu is a telenovela that tells the story of a dark secret that threatens to tear a family apart when they relocate from Tanzania back to Kenya. Jaffar’s family is not happy about the relocation, especially his wife Alisa who has a dark secret that will bring down the HAZE Empire.
Alisa develops a sudden hatred for her firstborn daughter Rina which grows to no limit as she is the reminder of her long-kept secret. This rejection towards RINA pushes Jaffar, her husband, to bond with his daughter causing more conflicts and hatred while leaving her daughter totally shutdown from her mother and siblings and feeling like a total outcast.
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Kina
Kina, a drama series starring Kenyan born singer-actress, Sanaipei Tande, is a David & Goliath story about a poor girl taking on a powerful business and having to find her place among the rich.
It is a story of the haves and have-nots but at its heart, it narrated the tragic story of a mother and a daughter. A mother who abandoned her daughter and lost her heart in the process; and a daughter with a heart big enough to heal the world.
Date My Family
Date My Family is a dating show with a twist where bachelors and bachelorettes share a meal with three different families while their potential partner watches how everything unfolds from a monitor in a separate room. The family needs to impress and vouch for the entrant for them to win a date.
