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Vuzu is a youth-oriented channel produced by M-Net for sister pay television platform DStv. This is a channel for preteens, teens and twenty-somethings. Programming was comprised mostly of sitcoms, soaps, comedy, series and music shows. It comes advice from Australia, the United States and Canada.

History

The channel launched in mid 2009, replacing the popular M-Net channel, Go. This occurred during the second phase of the network's reshuffle of its youth channel offering. Vuzu is typically geared towards the 18-23 age demographic.

Its launch also coincided with the launch of the virtual social network "Vuzu.tv," in an effort to make the channel far more interactive than its predecessor. The first program to broadcast was the popular show now known as Touch TV, which airs at 16:00 (previously 17:00). Many Go viewers protested the launch of the channel as it caused a number of go's programs to move to new time slots, channels or disappear completely.

Programming

Touch TV

Touch TV is Vuzu's premier interactive show. During screening, the screen is completely covered in an chatroom-like interface. The show also features an in-house DJ daily, as well as a presenter for the viewers to chat with. It replaces Go Chat and originally aired from 17:00 for an hour, but was moved up an hour to 16:00. On Friday nights a two hour version of the show is broadcast, namely Late Touch TV.

Vixens

Controversy surrounded this show since before it aired. It was originally slated to be called Girls Of the Vuzu Mansion, a parodoy on the taboo Girls of the Playboy Mansion. It was renamed just prior to launch. it is an 'anti dating dating show'. It broadcasts on Wednesday and repeats Sundays on Magicworld.

Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue broadcasts Friday nights and sees people doing all kinds of crazy stuff for TV.

V Entertainment

V Entertainment is a parody on similar show E Entertainment. It broadcasts Mondays to Fridays a 7pm and simulcasts with Magicworld. It is the channels flagship show. It has a news stream at the bottom of the screen about user activity on the Vuzu.tv network.

Television shows

Former M-Net channel, Go was also aired including:

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