M-Net Movies
| M-Net Movies | |
|---|---|
| Launched | In its current form, 2012 |
| Network | M-Net |
| Picture format | 16;9 SD/HD |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English, Afrikaans |
| Broadcast area | South Africa |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
| Formerly called | movie magic |
| Website | http://mnetmovies.dstv.com/ |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DStv | 104-111; 139 |
M-Net Movies is a group of nine television channels broadcast by South African pay TV satellite network DStv. The channels broadcast films based on genre. As of October 2012, there are nine channels:
- M-Net Movies Premiere HD
- M-Net Movies Smile HD
- M-Net Movies Action+ HD
- M-Net Movies Showcase HD
- M-Net Movies Action HD
- M-Net Movies All Stars HD
- M-Net Movies Zone
History
The original two M-Net movie channels, Movie Magic 1 and Movie Magic 2, were renamed M-Net Movies 1 and M-Net Movies 2, respectively, in 2005. [1] Two additional movie channels, M-Net Movies Stars and M-Net Movies Action, were later launched. In October 2012, the original two movie channels were replaced with six HD channels which grouped films according to genre.[2] These new channels, along with the pre-existing Action, Stars and Zone, made for a total of nine movie channels.In June M-Net Movies Action was made an HD channel,followed by M-Net Movies All Stars in October 2016.
References
- ↑ "Super Brands: M-Net" (PDF). 10 November 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "New channel numbers and more HD for DStv customers". Multichoice. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2014.