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Revision as of 22:13, 30 October 2021
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| Country | South Africa |
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| Broadcast area | Africa |
| Network | M-Net |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 16:9 SDTV 1080 HD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Naspers |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2003 |
| Closed | 29 October 2021 |
| Replaced by | Me |
| Former names | Go (2003 - 2009) |
Vuzu was a South African youth-oriented television channel produced by M-Net for sister pay television platform DStv.
History
The channel launched on 1 August 2003 as "go", as a competitor to MTV.
In March 2009, it was announced that the channel would be rebranded as Vuzu on 1 July 2009, tying into an attempted social network of the same name.[1][2] The network also switched its programming schedule and discontinued some shows, to the complaint of some viewers. In 2014, a companion channel, Vuzu Amp, replaced M-Net Series, which took its current name of 1Magic on 29 January 2018 with a more localized schedule.
Vuzu's schedule changed at the start of September 2018, along with its logo, focusing on more high-profile American sitcoms and dramas, with some local content.[3]
Closure
On 1 October 2021, it was announced that Vuzu will close on 1 November 2021. Its programming will move to the channel space of M-Net City, which will be rebranded itself as "Me".[4] However the network actually closed at the end of 29 October 2021.
Logos
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| 2003–09 | 2009–18 (logo was monchrome from 2014–18) |
Local programs
- Hit Refresh
- V Entertainment
- Vuzic
- 10 over 10
- Dineo's Diary
- Fly Chix
- Mo Love
- Scar Tissue
- Top Shayela
- I Am
- Creative Union
- Forever Young
- Top Shayela: Reality Check
References
- ^ TVSA: Canned: K All Day And GO 3 March 2009.
- ^ MyBroadband:Go Channel canceled for ‘Vuzu’ 4 May 2009
- ^ News24: DStv channel VUZU has changed its look and here's why 4 September 2021.
- ^ TV with Thinus: MultiChoice and M-Net to end M-Net City and Vuzu channels on DStv, to be replaced by a new TV channel called Me in November Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- M-Net
- Television stations in South Africa
- Television channels and stations established in 2003
- Television channels and stations established in 2009
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
- Television stations in Africa
- 2003 establishments in South Africa
- 2021 disestablishments in South Africa