Cape Town TV spreads its wings by NONTANDO MPOSO source CAPE ARGUS
M-Net responds to subscribers by THINUS FERREIRA source CHANNEL24
condition of anonymity since none want to negatively impact on-going dealings between various parties, Bloomberg Television( DStv 411) will return on Monday as its own stand-alone TV channel to DStv’ s channel line-up.
According to sources who spoke to Channel24 Bloomberg Television will no longer be shown as programming blocks on BDFM’ s Business Day TV( DStv 412) as it has been the past three weeks.
Karen Thorne
Cape Town TV spreads its wings by NONTANDO MPOSO source CAPE ARGUS
M-Net responds to subscribers by THINUS FERREIRA source CHANNEL24
M-NET is addressing DStv subscribers’ resentment over the new M-Net Series channel changes, and said on radio that DStv subscribers and M-Net Series’ viewers will be seeing more new content on the new M-Net Series Zone( DStv 115) channel in coming months.
DStv subscribers accustomed shows on the former M-Net Series( DStv 114) are fuming after the M-Net Series channel was split into three M-Net Series channels – Showcase, Reality and Zone – with only the Zone channel made available on the DStv Compact and Extra bouquet.
M-Net Series Showcase( DStv 113) which grew out of M-Net Series as the premium channel, has not been made available to DStv Compact subscribers. DStv Compact subscribers feel that M-Net Series has been substituted by a lesser channel and are angry that shows they followed are no longer available now.
M-Net has since moved certain programmes which were previously broadcast on M-Net Series from M-Net Showcase to M-Net Zone, which is available on DStv Compact.
CAPE TOWN TV, the city’ s only community TV station, will broaden its reach from September. It will get a stronger signal and be accessible throughout the Southern African region on MultiChoice’ s DStv.
The free-to-air channel lost over 600 000 viewers in March last year when its frequency was changed from channel 38 to 67 by the Independent Communications Authority of SA, to accommodate digital terrestrial TV trials. The channel has its fifth birthday this year.
Station manager Karen Thorne said the broadcaster’ s expansion plans will be a breath of fresh air in the media landscape, which is dominated by“ conventional and commercially-driven” TV channels.
“ Our content is fresh, innovative and people-driven.
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