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 part of the company's continued cost cutting endeavours with these brands to go dark by 16 September.
M-Net Movies 1 originally launched as M-Net Magic in 1995 before rebranding to M-Net Movies 1 in 2005. It went through several name and and genre change…

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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 served as one of those high profile events for DStv Premium and AddMovies subscribers.
Pop-up channels was once a concept that not only MultiChoice but various pay-tv companies around the world had offered at one point. In some cases, this meant giving viewer…

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Does eMovies' Possible Demise And Movie Room's Inclusion Hint At A Possible Restructure On DStv?

Since 2022, eMedia Investments and MultiChoice had been having a carriage dispute regarding e.tv's 4 channels on DStv: eToonz, eMovies, eMovies Extra and eExtra. These channels were ousted on DStv by May of that year and were reinstated due to pending legal matters.
MultiChoice which is currently in the process of being taken over by French giant Canal+ had outlined two reasons for ousting the…

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Could MultiChoice And M-Net Also Look To Close M-Net Movies 3 And M-Net Movies 4 On The DStv Platform?

During the week, it was reported that both Me and 1Magic which serves as secondary channels to M-Net would be exiting the DStv platform by the end if March. Not only are consumers going to pay more for less channels but M-Net is doing away with secondary brands.
Since then, consumers having been going on a downward spiral with some looking to cancel their subscription by the time the new prices co…

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Recap To The Decade: M-Net Movies Gets A Dedicated Children's Channel

In September 2020, M-Net in an attempt to continue to be forefront of entertainment restructured M-Net Movies offering which saw the movie offering be divided amongst 4 channels previously 6 with each using a numbering system as seen at launch decades ago.M-Net Movies Premiere was divided between M-Net Movies 1 and 2 which supplemented M-Net Movies Smile and Action+ while M-Net Movies Action was …

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News Shorts: CBeebies Set To Debut Brand New On-Air Look, M-Net Movies Action HQ To Rollout On DStv And Zee World Undergoes Various Schedule Changes

CBeebies is set to align themselves with the rest of the BBC channelsIn the UK, BBC Studios has begun phasing out the playful and enthusiastic CBeebies logo for a more bold and plan design. The new logo looks identical to the current BBC Kids and most of their linear channels the change is likely part of another alignment or streamlining strategy from the BBC.BBC Studios is looking to boost their…

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MultiChoice Updates: SuperSport Motorsport Has Been Made Available To More DStv Customers, Consolidated Media Associates Limited's Offering Seen On The DStv/GOtv Platform Including SoundCity And Spice TV Goes Dark And M-Net Movies Action Returns For A Limited Time On AddMovies

More sports entertainment awaiting these consumersMore viewers on DStv will be able to enjoy the return of the Formula 1 World Championship, with SuperSport opening the Motorsport channel to DStv Compact Plus subscribers for the first three races of the 2023 season. SuperSport is definitely your #HomeOfSport and the ultimate destination for motorsport fans.Stay connected or upgrade to DStv Compac…

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TNT Vs. DStv Movies: Another Example Of MultiChoice's Failed Attempts At Cutting Back On Repeats

TNT is general entertainment channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery that offers mainly films and also the home to wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling. It is also ranked as the most popular movie channel in South Africa reaching 10 million households.It also makes itself an easier target for MultiChoice if they want to scale back on the volume of redundancy seen across their movie brands. Ev…

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Roundups #124: Cartoon Network Unveils New Look Amidst 30th Anniversary, Nurses Returns For Third And Possibly Fourth Season On Telemundo Africa And Jackie Chan Confirms Development Of Rush Hour 4

Cartoon Network gets yet another wardrobe changeCartoon Network explained their big brand refresh this week. As more eyeballs hit the channel as a result of the larger Warner Bros. Discovery restructuring, the company has to forge a new path ahead. Senior Vice President of creative and design for Cartoon Network, Jacob Escobedo spoke to AdWeek's Mollie Cahillane about the changes. Traditional…

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Chris Tucker: From Lethal Weapon To Django Unchained, We Look At A List Of Lost Movie Roles

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New Channel Alert: M-Net Movies Blk All Stars And Qwest TV Coming Soon To DStv Alongside BBC UKTV Which Will Likely Rollout On Openview As Well

In September, MultiChoice held a showcase where they unveiled Qwest TV a jazz infused entertainment channel by Grammy Awarded Quincy Jones then a few months later an BBC UKTV from BBC Studios a channel which had since then been delayed on the Openview platform.Now we have recieved updates from both brands, according to a press release shared by the pay-tv company, BBC UKTV will be made available …

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Poltergeist: A 1980s Classic Became Known As Hollywood's Most "Cursed" Film Following The Untimely Death Of A 12-Year-Old Actress

Not only is Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist regarded as one of the most terrifying horror films of all time, it's also known as the most "cursed" film in Hollywood.Shrouded in superstition following a handful of mysterious cast deaths, the 1982 film's grim history has followed it through decades – even casting fear over the critically reviled 2015 remake.The "Poltergeist…

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Roundups #91: The Highly Anticipated Series Love By Chance Is Coming To Star Life, MultiChoice To Rollout Spider-Man Pop-Up Channel In Celebration Of 80th Anniversary And Droomvelore To Make A Comeback On eExtra

Destined Love is finally launching on Star LifeEarlier in the year, it was reported that Star Life had picked up rights to Indian drama Love By Chance (initially referred to as Destined Love, Kabhie Kabhie Ittefaq Se) alongside two other series Bold & Beautiful (Divya Drishti) and Unforseen Love (Mehandi Hai Rachane Wali).Based on the Bengali drama Khorkuto, Destined Love tells the story of a…

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New Channel Alert (Rumour): Could Movie Room Be The Exciting New Movie Channel Set To Replace eMovies And eMovies Extra On DStv?

Update: Movie Room will launch on the 27th of August on channel 113 which comes from the makers of Newsroom Afrika. The channel will feature a mix of local (80%) and international movies (20%).MultiChoice scrapped e.tv's 4 channels several months back and promised consumers an exciting movie channel in the near future and after two months we finally get a look into the possible channel set to…

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DStv Updates: fliekNET To Become A Pop-Up Channel From July 15th, eExtra's Kuiertyd To Be Replaced By KykNET And Rumoured Developments For The New Afrikaans Channel By Media24

fliekNET South Africa's only Afrikaans movie channel is set to be the 10th channel that exits from the DStv platform in 2022 joining other brands like Tellytrack, Lifetime, ITV Networks, Russia Today and e.tv's 5 channels (including eAfrica).fliekNET began as a pop-up channel in 2014 as part of the holiday and grew popularity for its selection of movies that it joined other popular franch…

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December 2020 On M-Net Movies | Festive Movies | Repeats | New Additions

December is the month of festivities so M-Net will be dishing a selection of movies to DStv customers.As usual M-Net only lists a bunch of films with unclosed dates and channels (just know it's for M-Net Movies 1-4) and it goes as follows:- Jingle All The Way
- Kin
- Christmas Love Letter
- Torque
- Knives Out
- Baby Geniuses
- 21 Jump Street
- 22 Jump Street
- Staging Christmas
- Beyond
- Fi…

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M-Net Unveiled The Movie Lineup For Their Movie Channels But At A Price

One month earlier, MultiChoice and M-Net announced that M-Net Movies Premier, Smile, Action+, Action, All-Stars and Zone will be known as M-Net Movies 1-4 which drops the number of M-Net Movie channels to 4 from September.
On top of that they'll be launching two new movie channels. fliekNET which was once a pop-up channel will now be a full-time channel and the action movie channel KIX. M-Ne…

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