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| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Headquarters | Randburg |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | M-Net +1 (defunct as of 2021) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MultiChoice |
| Sister channels |
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| History | |
| Launched | 4 October 1986 |
| Links | |
| Website | M-Net website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Sentech | Channel depends on nearest repeater |
| DStv | Channel 101 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| DStv Now | Channel based on Internet connection availability |
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986.[1] The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, sport and movies. While the TV signal is generally encrypted, M-Net showed some programmes 'free to air' in its "Open Time" slot between 5 p.m. and 7 pm, until the slot closed on 1 April 2007.
In the early 1990s, M-Net added a second analogue channel called Community Services Network (CSN),[2] and began digital broadcasting via satellite to the rest of Africa, via its sister company MultiChoice. With the introduction of MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service, DStv, in 1995, several different channels have been created to complement the original M-Net channel, including the now-defunct M-Net Series and several film/movie channels based on genre and preference.
- ^ "History – M-Net Corporate". M-Net Corporate. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Mass Media, Towards the Millennium: The South African Handbook of Mass Communication, Arrie De Beer, J.L. van Schaik, 1998, page 220