The Harare activation attracted hundreds of entertainment lovers for a day of music, interactive brand experiences and family activities, marking the launch of the new Starter, Select, Sports, Movies & Series, and Ultimate packages.
The revamped packages are designed to cater to diverse viewing preferences and household budgets, offering customers access to international sports, movies, series, children’s programming and local content.
Award-winning Zimbabwean musicians Nisha Ts, Freeman and Baba Harare headlined the Harare Gardens event, delivering performances that kept the crowd entertained throughout the day.
The activation also featured a live broadcast which captured interviews, audience reactions and highlights from the launch, extending the event’s reach beyond the venue.
The initiative reflects DStv’s continued focus on customer engagement through entertainment experiences and package offerings tailored to the needs of Zimbabwean households.
Meanwhile, the pay-TV platform is strengthening its international content portfolio with Hit Point, a six-part crime thriller created by BAFTA-winning writer Howard Overman.
The series premiered on M-Net, DStv Channel 102, on Monday, October 26, at 20:00 CAT, with new episodes scheduled weekly until November 30.
Combining elements of a heist thriller, police drama, dark comedy and romance, the production centres on detectives Leo and Bella, portrayed by Nick Blood and Saffron Hocking.
Their investigation begins after three masked men intercept a Range Rover transporting £10 million in cash. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when Leo, unbeknownst to his partner, is directly involved in the robbery.
Leo has stolen millions in drug money to finance the care of his younger brother, who was paralysed in an accident. He is subsequently forced to investigate his own crime while attempting to conceal his involvement from Bella, his closest colleague and romantic interest.
The situation becomes increasingly dangerous as Leo attempts to evade police scrutiny and the attention of a ruthless French crime boss seeking to recover the stolen money.
Blood described the production as a hybrid of different genres, with the relationship between the two lead characters forming its emotional core.
“At its heart, it’s about the relationship between Leo and Bella,” he said.
Hocking said the storyline initially appeared to be a conventional romantic police drama before revealing Leo’s involvement in the crime.
She noted that the unexpected development introduced a darker dimension to the narrative, making the series more engaging.
The thriller features William Abadie as Pascal Dubois, the sophisticated French crime boss, while Peter Serafinowicz plays Carter, a disgruntled former police officer involved in the robbery.
Moe Bar-El portrays Dylan, the younger and more impulsive member of the group, with the supporting cast including Nadia Parkes, Ossian Perret, Joshua Sher and Brendan Coyle.
Abadie described the production as a high-stakes British police drama that departs from conventional procedural storytelling.
The series was directed by David Caffrey, whose previous credits include Peaky Blinders, with much of the production filmed on location in London, including Edgware Road and Paddington.
The production adopted a mobile filming approach, with a small crew working in public spaces to capture the city’s authentic atmosphere.
According to Blood, the location-based production gave the series a genuine sense of London, complementing its combination of crime, corruption, action, humour and romance.
Overman, whose previous works include Misfits, War of the Worlds and Paris Has Fallen, developed the story around morally complex characters whose intentions become entangled in increasingly dangerous decisions.
The production was developed by Urban Myth Films and co-financed by CANAL+, with STUDIOCANAL responsible for international sales and distribution. The series is set to reach audiences in more than 50 countries through CANAL+’s broadcasting network.
The launch of the refreshed DStv packages in Zimbabwe, alongside the introduction of international productions such as Hit Point, highlights the broadcaster’s continued investment in expanding entertainment choices for subscribers across different markets.
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