By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Subscribers of popular payTV, DStv, but on the premium package, will have the opportunity to enjoy a special Harry Potter pop-up M-Net channel from Friday, November 4, till Sunday, November 13, 2016, MultiChoice Nigeria, the parent company of DStv has disclosed.
The channel would be viewed for only 17 hours per day from 5am until 10pm on channel 109.
MultiChoice explained that it is doing this to celebrate its big 3-0.
M-Net has continued to treat viewers to magical entertainment leading up to the worldwide release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
During the duration of the pop-up channel, subscribers would watch all eight Harry Potter films.
In addition to these eight films, the M-Net Movies Harry Potter Pop-Up Channel will be packed with plenty of behind-the-scenes specials and features of this hugely successful movie franchise.
Every night at 7pm, viewers will be captivated by the magic of the Harry Potter stories and transported into the spellbinding world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The films will be screened in this time-slot each day in chronological order.
“By creating this channel, it proves yet again that M-Net allows our viewers in Africa to stay connected to the latest entertainment trends and buzz across the globe,” says Jan du Plessis, Director, M-Net Channels.
For more than a decade, Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter films have captivated the hearts and imaginations of children and adults alike all over the globe with enchanting tales of magic, adventure and friendship.
While the franchise turned these young stars into household names, veterans like Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman and Robbie Coltrane round out the storylines in these spectacular films.
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