Vuzu

Vuzu
Country	South Africa
Broadcast area	Africa
Network	M-Net
Headquarters	Johannesburg
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	16:9 SDTV 1080 HD
Ownership
Owner	Naspers
Sister channels	Channel O; 1Magic; Mzansi Magic;
History
Launched	1 August 2003; 21 years ago
Closed	29 October 2021; 3 years ago
Replaced by	ME
Former names	Go; (2003 - 2009)
Links
Website	http://vuzu.dstv.com/

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]

The channel was shut down at 11:59 pm on October 29, 2021. The last program that was shown on the channel was Music Zone. ^[5] It was followed by its final ident after showing the last promo from the Showmax streaming service. A screen card of Me appeared on the channel, stating "VUZU is now closed. You can watch your Vuzu favorites with Me, channel 115 from 1 November at 17:00 CAT".

Logos


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.
^ TV Guide - VUZU Retrieved 29 October 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] TVSA: Canned: K All Day And GO 3 March 2009.

[2] MyBroadband:Go Channel canceled for ‘Vuzu’ 4 May 2009

[3] News24: DStv channel VUZU has changed its look and here's why 4 September 2021.

[4] 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.

[5] TV Guide - VUZU Retrieved 29 October 2021.

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