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M-Net Series is a defunct group of television channels broadcast by South African pay TV satellite network M-Net across Sub-Saharran Africa on
DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...
. Most of the programmes broadcast are repeats of episodes previously shown on M-Net.


History

A single series channel was introduced in 2000 as a sister channel to the original M-Net channel. On 9 July 2013, this channel was split into three, namely ''M-Net Series Showcase'', ''M-Net Series Reality'' and ''M-Net Series Zone''. On 11 September 2014, it was announced that ''Series Showcase'' and ''Series Reality'' would be discontinued and replaced with two new channels, ''VUZU AMP'' and ''M-Net Edge'', on 20 and 13 October, respectively. ''M-Net Series Showcase'', which was broadcast in high definition, previously served as the primary series channel on which most new content unique to Series was broadcast. ''M-Net Series Reality'' broadcast talk shows and other reality media. These two channels were discontinued in October 2014, and replaced with two new channels, ''M-Net Edge'' and ''VUZU AMP'', which are both broadcast in high definition. ''M-Net Series Zone'' currently serves as a catch-up channel, and features previous seasons of shows. Several TV shows also run back-to-back in marathon blocks. On 9 July 2013, the single M-Net Series channel was split into three channels, namely M-Net Series Showcase, which was broadcast in HD, M-Net Series Reality and M-Net Series Zone. On 11 September 2014, it was announced that Series Showcase and Series Reality would be discontinued and replaced with two new channels, ''VUZU AMP'' and M-Net Edge, on 20 and 13 October, respectively. Only one channel of the original three, M-Net Series Zone, remains. The standalone channel is reminiscent of the initial M-Net Series channel, in that it airs shows that previously aired on the main M-Net channel. It was rebranded as M-Net City in 2015.


M-Net Series Channels

M-Net Edge VUZU AMP (Previously M-Net Series Showcase & M-Net Series Reality) M-Net City (Previously M-Net Series Zone)


Broadcasting history

M-Net is well known for its premium television broadcast of TV shows that are exclusively a first in Africa straight after the U.S broadcast. A well known number of shows have aired spanning from reality shows to drama oriented ones. Pre 2013 the channel was based upon a singular core channel mainly M-Net Series as a stand-alone channel having different blocks to air specific types of shows. Prior to 2013 the channel was split into three channels mostly ''M-Net'' ''Showcase'' & ''Reality'' both having HD capability whilst ''Zone'' wasn't upgraded as viewers of the channel experienced SD. With the launch of M-Net Edge the channel only broadcasts in the evenings from 18:30 (
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).


See also

*
DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...
* M-Net Literary Awards * 1Magic * MultiChoice * Vuzu * M-Net


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Official Site (Archived)
{{Greater Johannesburg, media Television stations in South Africa English-language television stations in South Africa Television channels and stations established in 2013 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 Mass media in Johannesburg M-Net original programming Defunct mass media in South Africa