M-Net The original
M-Net channel broadcasts general entertainment, as well as premiere movies, documentaries, music specials and first-run TV series. The channel has a timeshift service, a terrestrial service and a CSN in South Africa. In other African countries the channel broadcasts exclusively on the DStv Service with two different feeds, M-Net East for East Africa and M-Net West for West Africa. These feeds broadcasts nearly the same content, though the West African feed is 2 hours ahead of the East African feed as programmes are scheduled based on the local time zones of the regions (
EAT and
WAT respectively) except for some live programmes. Advertising on the East feed is targeted at Kenyan viewers while the West feed is targeted at Nigerian Viewers. Over the course of several years, M-Net has launched numerous sister channels. In DStv, the channel is only available to the high tier package Premium as it contains expensive content.
M-Net Edge On 31 March 2017,
M-Net Edge programs were moved to M-Net as part of a merge and various other channels from M-Net.
M-Net +1 The time shift channel, M-Net +1 was launched also for DStv Premium customers since 1 June 2016 on DStv channel 901. However, the time-shifted channel was discontinued on 16 May 2021 due to increase of content preference by DStv Premium Subscribers on the DStv app.
M-Net Movies The original two movie channels, Movie Magic 1 and Movie Magic 2, launched in 1995 to coincide with the launch of
DStv, were renamed M-Net Movies 1 and M-Net Movies 2, respectively, in 2005. Two additional movie channels, M-Net Movies Stars (previously M-Net Stars which launched in 2009) and actionX (which was renamed M-Net Action in 2008), were later launched. In October 2012, the channels were expanded to six which grouped films according to genre and preference. The 7 film/movie channels were later reconsolidated into 4 numeric channels.
1Magic and Me Most of the programmes broadcast are unique to
M-Net Series but some are rebroadcasts of episodes previously shown on M-Net. A single series channel known as The Series Channel (renamed as M-Net Series in 2005) was introduced in April 1998 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, 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. •
M-Net Series Zone which served as a catch-up channel, and featured previous seasons of shows. Several TV shows also ran back-to-back in marathon blocks. On 11 September 2014, it was announced that Showcase and 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, remained. The standalone channel is reminiscent of the initial channel, in that it airs shows that previously aired on the main M-Net channel. It was rebranded
M-Net City in 2015. On 29 January 2018, VUZU Amp was rebranded as
1Magic. M-Net City, along with
VUZU, was closed on 29 October 2021 to be replaced by
ME on its EPG slot. Both channels went dark on the platform by 2 February 2024.
kykNET kykNET, which broadcasts solely in
Afrikaans, was launched in October 1999. The channel features general entertainment, series, informative programs and music. kykNET also has two sister channels,
kykNET & Kie and
kykNET Musiek (now known as
kykNET Nou!). DStv announced on 16 July 2014 that kykNET would be broadcast in high definition as of 12 August 2014. It was launched in the UK on TalkTalk's IPTV service, TalkTalk Plus TV, in October 2013. However, it was dropped by TalkTalk in December 2015. A kykNET International service was available online to subscribers in selected countries in North America, Europe and
Australasia via the
Showmax platform.
VUZU VUZU, originally launched as Go in 2003, had a strong focus on
Southern African youth, specifically preteens, teens and the 20–49 demographics, similar to some popular American television channels such as
Bravo,
FX,
BET,
The CW,
NBC,
TNT and many others. A sister channel, VUZU Amp, was launched in October 2014, which was later relaunched as
1Magic. The channel was shut down, along with
M-Net City, on 29 October 2021 to be replaced by
Me.
Mzansi Magic Mzansi Magic features original South African series, movies, music, documentaries and reality shows. It has two sister channels, Mzansi Magic Music, Mzansi Wethu and Mzansi Biskop.
Africa Magic Africa Magic, which started off as a single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and
MultiChoice and now comprises 7 channels. The first
Africa Magic channel was launched in July 2003 as a movie channel and over the next decade, the brand expanded to include 6 more channels comprising movies, television shows and general entertainment. Africa Magic currently broadcasts in more than 50 African countries. The channels include
Africa Magic Family,
Africa Magic Showcase,
Africa Magic Yoruba,
Africa Magic Igbo,
Africa Magic Hausa.
Africa Magic Epic and
Africa Magic Urban. Africa Magic is also responsible for the annual
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs), the biggest celebration of film and television talent in Africa.
Maisha Magic Maisha Magic comprises four channels, Maisha Magic East & Maisha Magic Plus for Kenyan audiences and Maisha Magic Bongo & Maisha Magic Poa for Tanzanian audiences. They focus on East African movies, series and music. It was initially launched as Africa Magic Swahili but was later rebranded as Maisha Magic before it became Maisha Magic Swahili then rebranded again as Maisha Magic East. Maisha Magic Bongo have been working with many producers from Tanzania like Mtitu Game 1st Quality, Steps Entertainment, Halisi Film, Joh Films, Severini Film Entertainment, 360 Production etc. In 2021, the brand introduced Maisha Magic Movies showcasing the best Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian movies.
Channel O Channel O is a present music channel with a strong focus on urban music genres. It also holds the annual
Channel O Music Video Awards ceremony where artists are awarded for their outstanding contribution to music.
SuperSport SuperSport is a group of sport television channels carried on
DStv and
GOtv. It provides sports content in South Africa and many other African countries.
Magic Showcase and Cine Magic In November 2020, Novela Magic was launched which celebrates unique African Storytelling and showcases local content and African stories made by African talent by bringing together a rage of content from across the region on one platform. Two years later, it was announced that the channel would be replaced by Magic Showcase and Cine Magic both tailor made for low tiered bouquets. All
HD channels are aired in
1080i but are downscaled to SD if the subscriber isn't in possession of an HD or Explora decoder. == Present programming ==