M-Net Series
Television channel
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. Most of the programmes broadcast are repeats of episodes previously shown on M-Net.
01History
A single series channel was introduced as The Series Channel in 1998 as a sister channel to the original M-Net channel. On August 2005, it was renamed as M-Net Series.
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. 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 served as a catch-up channel and features previous seasons of shows. Several TV shows also run back-to-back in marathon blocks.
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.
02M-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)
| Channel Number | Previous Name | Current name | Launch | Re-Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | N/A | M-Net Edge | 2014 | N/A |
| 113 | M-Net Series Showcase | 1Magic | 2013 | 2014 |
| 114 | M-Net Series Reality | 1Magic | 2013 | 2014 |
| 115 | M-Net Series Zone | M-Net City | 2013 | 2015 |
03Broadcasting 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 (CAT).
Sources and credits
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- MNET SERIES.png by MNET Series, Public domain
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