Vuzu

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Defunct South African youth television channel

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::summary Defunct South African youth television channel ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox television channel"]

FieldValue
nameVUZU
logoVuzu logo 2018.png
logo_size200px
logo_altA black disc displays the name of the network, Vuzu, in all capital white letters.
captionNetwork's logo since 2018.
launch_date
closed_date
picture_format16:9 SDTV 1080 HD
networkM-Net
ownerNaspers
countrySouth Africa
languageEnglish
areaAfrica
headquartersJohannesburg
former_namesGo
(2003 - 2009)
replaced_byMe
(channel merger onto M-Net City's space)
sister_channels{{Plainlist
::

| name = VUZU | logo = Vuzu logo 2018.png | logo_size = 200px | logo_alt = A black disc displays the name of the network, Vuzu, in all capital white letters. | caption = Network's logo since 2018. | image = | launch_date = | closed_date = | picture_format = 16:9 SDTV 1080 HD | network = M-Net | owner = Naspers | country = South Africa | language = English | area = Africa | headquarters = Johannesburg | former_names = Go (2003 - 2009) | replaced = | replaced_by = Me (channel merger onto M-Net City's space) | sister_channels = {{Plainlist|

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. 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.

Closure

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

Logos

::data[format=table] | [[File:Channel go.png]] | [[File:VuzuTv 2009.png|100px]] | 2003–09 | 2009–18 | |---|---|---|---| ::

Former Local Programming

  • 10 over 10
  • Creative Union
  • Dineo's Diary
  • Fly Chix
  • Forever Young
  • Hit Refresh
  • I Am
  • Lastborn does The Loeries
  • Mo Love
  • Scar Tissue
  • Top Shayela
  • Top Shayela: Reality Check
  • V Entertainment
  • The Verge
  • Vuzic

Former International Programming

References

References

  1. TVSA: [https://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=17489 Canned: K All Day And GO] 3 March 2009.
  2. MyBroadband:[https://mybroadband.co.za/news/technology/7895-go-channel-cancelled-for-vuzu.html Go Channel canceled for ‘Vuzu’] 4 May 2009
  3. News24: [https://www.news24.com/channel/tv/news/dstv-channel-vuzu-has-changed-its-look-and-heres-why-20180904 DStv channel VUZU has changed its look and here's why] 4 September 2021.
  4. TV with Thinus: [https://teeveetee.blogspot.com/2021/10/multichoice-and-m-net-to-end-m-net-city.html?m=1 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.

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