Canal+'s MultiChoice Rebrands Mzansi Wethu To Wethu+ – What Changed And Why It Matters

During the week, Canal+’s MultiChoice and M-Net rebranded their Mzansi Wethu channel into Wethu+. This move led to the discontinuation of both M…

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M-Net To Rollout Lion Forge Entertainment’s Epic Nigerian Superhero Animation Iyanu Across Africa

Iyanu, Roye Okupe's epic Nigerian superhero animated series, is set to make its linear debut on M-Net across Africa following it's rollo…

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Possible Logos To Canal+'s M Movies+ And M Stars Channels Had Been Spotted

Canal+'s MultiChoice is planning to restructure their M-Net Movies offering in the coming weeks with M-Net Movies 1 and 2 merging to form M …

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Canal+ Might Be Developing TV Channel In Place Of CineMagic On DStv

Following the cancellation of Magic Showcase and CineMagic in June 2026, MultiChoice had kept test cards for both channels active. It is believe…

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M Movies Unveils Dreadful Revamped Channel Offering On DStv And GOtv, Revives M Movies Stars

As reported, MultiChoice will be axing it's M-Net Movies 1 channel on DStv from 16 September and merging it into M-Net Movies 2 to form M Mo…

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M-Net Movies 2 Is Being Renamed To M Movies+ As SuperSport Debuts Five New Channels

After MultiChoice decided to do away with M-Net Movies 1 channel on the DStv platform alongside KykNET Lekker, Mzansi Bioskop and Mzansi Music. …

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M-Net Movies 1 And KykNET Lekker's Closure On DStv Explained

MultiChoice and M-Net will be shutting down more TV channels next month including Mzansi Bioskop, Mzansi Music, KykNET Lekker and M-Net Movies 1…

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Canal+ May Look To Debut New Channels In Place Of M-Net, M-Net Movies And KykNET Lekker

As reported, Canal+ is planning to do away with Mzansi Music and Mzansi Bioskop alongside M-Net Movies 1 and KykNET Lekker on DStv. This form pa…

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StudioCanal Announces Development Of New Series Army Of Shadows For Canal+ And M-Net Territories

Co-produced by STUDIOCANAL (Playing Nice, Families Like Ours) and Two Cities Television (Blue Lights, Patrick Melrose) and written by BAFTA awar…

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Canal+ Might Be Looking To Do Away With M-Net And DStv Brand Names

Following it's debut on the JSE, Canal+ had been given hints that the M-Net and DStv brand names could be fading away soon. With SuperSport …

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Canal+ Launches TV Channel For M-Net Programming

More M-Net programming on Canal+
Prior to the terminations of Magic Showcase and CineMagic, Canal+ Magic was launched in place of Canal+ Elles si…

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Former 1Magic Shows Now On M-Net

As consumers recall, MultiChoice and M-Net decided to do away with 1Magic a few years ago and consolidated it's offering under Showmax. With…

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‘S.W.A.T’ Spinoff ‘Exiles’ Lands At Starz, Sets September Release Date

“S.W.A.T. Exiles” has officially found a network home, with Starz picking up the spinoff series in the U.S.
The 10-episode series, which will see…

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Recap From Last Year: M-Net Movies 1 And 2 Undergo A Massive Overhaul

In 2020, M-Net Movies underwent major restructuring with MultiChoice and M-Net that reduced their movie offering from 6 to 4 channels. Amidst th…

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Channel Closure: CineMagic And Magic Showcase Will Stop Airing On DStv And GOtv From 30 June

MultiChoice and M-Net will be discontinuing their Magic Showcase and CineMagic channels on DStv after 4 years. These channels were catered for D…

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Is KykNET NOU! And VIA In Trouble???

Since Canal+ has taken over MultiChoice there's been a lot of fear within the industry of what comes next. As the French giant has company m…

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Rumour: Nigerian Idol Reportedly Cancelled Due To Cost Cutting At Canal+'s MultiChoice

Canal+ completed its acquisition of MultiChoice by late 2025 and have plans to save up toward R7.5 billion in costs. Several DStv consumers woul…

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What Happened To M-Net Movies Pop-Up Channels On DStv?

M-Net Movies pop-up channels was once a staple on DStv for franchises such as Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Fast & Furious and Star Wars. It ser…

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Could Canal+ Be Looking To Rebrand M-Net's African Channels On DStv?

A few months ago, it was announced SPI International was looking to rebrand it's FilmBox channels in Europe, Africa and other parts of the w…

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Why A Revival Of M-Net's 1Magic And Me Is Unlikely?

Two years ago, MultiChoice and NBCUniversal unveiled the revamped Showmax streaming service which served as a distribution outlet for Universal …

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