Vuzu
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Go (South African TV channel)
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| Ownership | |
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| Owner | Naspers |
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| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2003 |
| Closed | 29 October 2021 |
| Replaced by | Me (channel merger onto M-Net City's space) |
| Former names | Go (2003 - 2009) |
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
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 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
- 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.