M-Net City

M-Net City is a digital satellite television series pay-TV channel created and owned by M-Net for DStv. It was formed from the remaining M-Net Series channel.[1]

M-Net City
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaSouth Africa
SloganMy City, My World (April 2015 - September 2017)
Home of Heroes (September 2017 - present)
HeadquartersJohannesburg
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerMultichoice
Sister channelsM-Net
Vuzu
SuperSport
Channel O
Mzansi Magic
KykNet
Africa Magic
Maisha Magic
Zambezi Magic
Pearl Magic
History
Launched6 April 2015 (6 April 2015)
ReplacedThe Series Channel (1998-2005)
M-Net Series (2005-2013)
M-Net Series Zone (2013-2015)
Links
Websitehttp://www.mnet.co.za
Availability
Satellite
DStvChannel 115
For the defunct group of series channels that was formerly known as The Series Channel until 2001, see M-Net Series.

History

In 2000, a single series channel was introduced 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,[2] 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, and M-Net Series Zone[3] 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 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.[4] 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 31 March 2017 all the programs seen on M-Net Edge were put on M-Net as part of a merge. Programs seen on M-Net Edge are viewable later on various other channels from M-Net. Later on, Vuzu Amp was rebranded to 1Magic.

References
  1. "M-Net City | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  2. "M-Net Series Showcase | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  3. "M-Net Series Zone | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. "M-Net Edge and VUZU AMP coming to DStv". channel24. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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