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Vuzu

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Vuzu
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaAfrica
NetworkM-Net
HeadquartersJohannesburg
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format16:9 SDTV 1080 HD
Ownership
OwnerNaspers
Sister channels
History
Launched1 August 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-01)
Closed29 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-29)
Replaced byMe
(channel merger onto M-Net City's space)
Former namesGo
(2003 - 2009)

Vuzu was a South African youth-oriented television channel produced by M-Net for sister pay television platform DStv.

History

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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

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On 1 October 2021, it was announced that Vuzu will close on 1 November 2021. Its programming moved to the channel space of M-Net City, which likewise took on the new name Me.[4] However the network actually closed two days early, at the end of 29 October 2021.

Logos

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2003–09 2009–18

Local programs

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  • 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

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