The cable TV service provider, Multichoice Africa, has announced its intention to provide DStv premium customers, from Friday, April 13 to Sunday, April 22 with what it described as “unprecedented cinematic journey with the M-Net Movies Marvel Studios Pop-Up Channel”.
In a statement made available to journalists in Lagos, the firm described the channel as a “super-power” which will be added to the already existing six M-Net Movies channels on DStv.
It stated that the channel will be available for ten days only on channel 109 and will feature 15 of the most pulsating films from the massively popular Marvel Studios franchise.
The statement noted that during the ten days, the M-Net Movies Marvel Studios Pop-Up Channel will run from 5 am to 11 pm daily while for each of the day of the week, a film from the franchise, which has overlapping storylines, will be screened in chronological order.
“According to how the films were released in cinema, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, viewers can revisit the stories of their beloved heroes all the way through to Spiderman: Homecoming, which will close the channel on Sunday, April 22.
“This channel is a special treat for the legions of Marvel fans—both old and new—who have enjoyed the live-action exploits of favourite Marvel Superheroes in films that express the unique vision and creativity of their filmmakers and deliver thrilling action and visual spectacles with relatable characters. The timing of our M-Net Movies Marvels Studios Pop-Up Channel is also absolutely perfect with the franchise currently creating an incredible buzz worldwide,” Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, Regional Director, M-Net West Africa was quoted in the statement.
The statement also noted that the release of the recent Black Panther became the biggest film of all time, showing that Marvel Studios is at the forefront of the comic-book-turned-action-pop-culture phenomenon.
“While the M-Net Movies Marvel Pop-Up channel will give DStv viewers the opportunity to enjoy more gems of the franchise, which has been ten years in the making, it also serves as a lead-up to the new Avengers: Infinity War which hits cinemas on Friday, 27 April 2018.
“On top of the 15 feature films, there will also be programming linked to the behind the scenes of the movies, such as United We Stand, Divided We Fall; The Making of Captain America: Civil War; Guide to The Galaxy with James Gunn and more,” the statement read.