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 would close on October 31, 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
| 2003–09 | 2009–18 |
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References
- ^ TVSA: Canned: K All Day And GO 3 March 2009.
- ^ MyBroadband:Go Channel canceled for ‘Vuzu’ Archived 2021-10-29 at the Wayback Machine 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.