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News - DStv HD PVR decoder out now!
HD television brings you razor sharp images crisp, crystal clear quality and incredible true-to-life colour, HDtv also transmits audio in Surround Sound (5.1 channel) on selected programming - providing a truely stunning, incredibly impactful cinematic viewing experience. HD signals are broadcast to your home where a decoder will receive and convert them - you will then be able to experience the amazing power and realism of High Definition TV
About the HD PVR
The introduction of the new HD PVR has further revolutionised the television experience with lifelike viewing, sharper images, more vibrant colours and precision picture quality.
Now you can enjoy colours so rich you can feel their intensity, and a picture so sharp you can see every face in the crowd. You’ll be wowed.
The DStv HD PVR (High Definition Personal Video Recorder) decoder will still allow you to do amazing things, some of these include:
- Record 150 hours of standard TV or 50 hours of HDTV.
- Pause live TV programming
- Rewind programming
- Fast forward and slo-mo programming you have recorded
- Experience all these great features in High Definition
HD Content
HD Content will be available from the 8 August with an HD channel dedicated to the The Beijing Olympic Games, brought to you by SuperSport.
M-Net HD launches on 24 August with a premium selection of Movies, Series and Wildlife all in HD format.
For more info, visit www.dstv.com
News - DStv on Demand
About DStv on Demand
DStv on Demand is DStv’s new Video On Demand (VOD) service, available to DStv Premium customers. Follow this quick checklist:- Do you have a SD-PVR? Check.
- Does it have the latest software upgrades? Check.
- Are you a DStv Premium subscriber? Check
That’s it – you’re ready to go.
The DStv on Demand service currently offers approximately 20 additional free hours of viewing each month. This is premium content, people! Movies, sport, series and specials – they’re all sent to your PVR to be accessed and viewed at a time convenient to you, at no additional cost.
Please remember:
- This content is available for a limited time only. Check each item sent to your PVR for an expiry date.
- This content is downloaded to a seperate hard drive space catered for during the initial planning of the PVR. So there is no impact to your 80 hours of recording space.
- This content is downloaded to your PVR when you have no scheduled recordings. Programmes may take up to 48 hours to download after they have appeared in the menu.
For the DStv on Demand Schedule, visit www.dstv.com
News - M-Net HD on DStv
Television and M-Net programming - has never been this sharp, bright and clear! From August 24 at 19:00, DStv viewers with HD decoders and television sets will be able to enjoy M-Net HD, a brand new enhanced television channel on DStv, propelled by state-of-the art High Definition (HD) broadcast technology
M-Net HD, which will be found on DStv Channel 170, is yet another first for the pay-television operator and promises to seduce the viewer with its superior image and colour quality in true widescreen format.
M-Net's Director of Channels, Jan du Plessis, says M-Net is proud to be at the forefront of this new development in broadcast technology. “M-Net HD, the continent's first packaged high definition channel, will brim with top programming, acquired or produced by M-Net in this revolutionary new format. M-Net HD viewers will see all their favourite shows and movies, but in mind-blowing resolution!”
Even though most of the programming on the schedule will be top international series and movies, M-Net recently made South African television history by recording local series in high definition in its cutting-edge new HD studio (Studio 6, formerly the Big Brother House). Now these series will also be broadcast in HD, with the first to be included on the M-Net HD schedule, exciting new game show Power of 10, in which contestants can win a massive R10 million.
The M-Net HD schedule is not an exact enhanced replica of the ever-popular M-Net, DStv Channel 101. It will contain a variety of programming from different M-Net channels such as M-Net, GO, M-Net Series, M-Net Action and M-Net Movies and while some shows on M-Net HD will simulcast with other M-Net channels, channel 170 will also boast exclusive material as well as HD versions of shows that have recently been broadcast on M-Net or its channels.
The channel will be a mix of series, movies, sporting action and once-off specials, such as music concerts. As a bonus, some of the programming - mainly movies, series and specials- will also be available in surround sound.
Exclusive content for August and September
Thanks to HD, wildlife programming will bring viewers even closer to the wonders of Mother Nature. Among the new, exclusive wildlife content on M-Net HD is breathtakingly beautiful documentaries such as Earth Touch (Tuesdays at 19:30).
Simulcasts with M-Net channels in August and September
- The high-stakes big-money local game show, Power of 10, M-Net HD's first local series, can be enjoyed in top broadcast quality on Sundays at 18:00 (simulcast with M-Net, starting 27 August)
- Season 6 of the fast-paced forensic drama CSI Miami will screened on Tuesdays at 20:30 (simulcast with M-Net, starting 26 August)
- The forensic investigators of CSI New York Season 4 will solve crimes in the Big Apple on Thursdays at 21:30 (simulcast with M-Net, starting 28 August)
- The much-awaited new teen drama series Gossip Girl, based on the lives of privileged Manhattan students will be broadcast on Wednesdays at 18:30 (simulcast with GO, starting 3 September)
- The romantic thriller Moonlight, which is a different take on the vampire legend, will be on M-Net HD on Fridays at 20:00 (simulcast with M-Net Action from episode 2 on 29 August)
- The entire Season 3 of My Name Is Earl (Season 3), which was broadcast on M-Net earlier this year, will be available in HD format from 25 August on Mondays at 19:00.
- From 26 August M-Net HD viewers can catch the larger-than-life Christina Applegate in high definition in the hit comedy series Samantha Who (Season 1) on Tuesdays at 19:00.
- Lost (Season 4), which premiered on M-Net Series earlier this year, will be broadcast on M-Net HD from 26 August on Tuesdays at 21:30.
- The wicked comedy Reaper, in which a young man gets a boss straight out of hell, will set HD screens alight on Thursdays at 20:30, starting 28 January.
Movies
M-Net HD will bowl viewers over with a variety of movies with unprecedented image quality. Among the titles that will be on the channel soon are Die Hard 4, Zodiac, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Spiderman, Oceans Thirteen and, Shrek the Third.
Sport
Sport fans can look forward to Premiere League Soccer on the weekends as well as at least one local SuperSport game per week.
DStv Channel of the Month
Targeted at kids 2 to 14, Nickelodeon is one of the world’s multi-platform entertainment brands dedicated to kids. The channel consists of two programming blocks, Nick Jr. and Nick at Nite.
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Series Starting this Month on DStv
Friday 11 July
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse starts on The Disney Channel @ 06:00
Carpoolers starts on M-Net @ 19:00
Feng Shui Life starts on The Home Channel @ 20:00
Unfabulous starts on nickelodeon @ 21:00
First Class all the Way starts on M-Net Series @ 23:00
Cold Squad II starts on M-Net Series
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Saturday 12 July
60 Minute Makeover starts on The Home Channel @ 14:00
Scooby Sandwich starts on Boomerang @ 19:00
Human Trafficking starts on Hallmark @ 21:00
Ramsay's Boiling Point starts on BBC Food @ 21:00
Big City Broker starts on The Home Channel
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Sunday 13 July
60 Minute Makeover starts on The Home Channel @ 14:00
Ricky Sprocket starts on Nickelodeon @ 19:30
Pushing Daisies starts on M-Net Series @ 20:00
Orangutan Island: New Beginnings starts on Animal Planet @ 21:00
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Monday 14 July
Kim Possible starts on Disney Channel @ 08:15
Overhaulin' starts on The Discovery Channel @ 17:30
Abbey & Janice: Beauty and the Beast starts on GO @ 19:30
Power, Priviledge & Justice starts on Zone Reality @ 22:00
Moving Day starts on The Home Channel
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Tuesday 15 July
Take this house and Sell It starts on The Home Channel @ 19:30
The Tudors II starts on M-Net @ 21:30
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Wednesday 16 July
30 Days starts on M-Net Series @ 19:00
Milton's Workshop starts on The Home Channel @ 19:30
Out of the Blue starts on GO @ 19:30
The Vice Guide to Travel starts on MTV Euro @ 22:30
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Thursday 17 July
Chefs in the City starts on BBC Food @ 18:00
My Parent's House III starts on The Home Channel @ 19:30
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Friday 18 July
Your Place starts on The Home Channel @ 19:30
The Long Firm starts on BBC Prime @ 20:30
Doen Met 'n Miljoen starts on kykNet @ 20:30
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Staurday 19 July
Find and Design starts on The Home Channel @ 09:00
Beyond Boiling Point starts on BBC Food @ 21:00
NYPD Blues XI starts on M-Net Series @ 23:00
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Sunday 20 July
Angel V starts on M-Net Series @ 22:00
Long Way Down starts on NAT GEO WILD @ 22:00
Julian and Camilla's World Odyssey starts on The Travel Channel @ 21:00
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Monday 21 July
Crimes of Fashion starts on The Home Channel @ 09:00
How It's Made starts on The Discovery Channel @ 19:30
Room 401: Marathon Monday starts on MTV Euro @ 22:30
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Tuesday 22 July
Run's House starts on MTVBase @ 19:30
Nick Cannon Wild n Out starts on MTVBase @ 21:00
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Wednesday 23 July
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Thursday 24 July
House & Home starts on The Home Channel @ 11:00
Intervention III starts on Zone Reality @ 21:00
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Friday 25 July
Color Splash starts on The Home Channel @ 20:30
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Saturday 26 July
Devine Design starts on The Home Channel @ 11:30
Design-a-Garden starts on The Home Channel @ 15:00
The Ten Commandments starts on Hallmark @ 21:00
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Sunday 27 July
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Monday 28 July
Jake Long: American Dragon starts on The Disney Channel @ 10:40
Designer Guys VI starts on The Home Channel @ 20:00
The Seasoned Traveller starts on The Travel Channel @ 21:30
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Tuesday 29 July
Scrubs VII starts on M-Net @ 19:00
Reaper starts on M-Net @ 19:30
Move This House II starts on The Home Channel @ 20:30
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Wednesday 30 July
Yummy Mummy starts on The Home Channel @ 13:30
E.R XIV starts on M-Net Series @ 20:00
Pick Me MTV starts on MTV Euro @ 21:30
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Thursday 31 July
The Nanny V starts on M-Net Series @ 19:30
Help! My dog is as fat as me starts on The Home Channel @ 21:30
COMING SOON...
AUGUST
Back To You starts on M-Net
CSI New York IV starts on M-Net
The Simpsons XIX starts on M-Net
Golden Girls VII starts on M-Net Series
Age Of Love starts on M-Net Series
Home Improvement VII starts on M-Net Series
Beauty and the Geek starts on M-Net Series
Brothers and Sisters II starts on M-Net Series
Notes from the Underbelly II starts on M-Net Series
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SEPTEMBER
Prison Break III starts on M-Net Series
Back To You starts on M-Net Series
Designing Women V starts on M-Net Series
Married With Children III starts on M-Net Series
Shark II starts on M-Net
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OCTOBER
Boston Legal IV starts on M-Net Series
Without A Trace VI starts on M-Net
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NOVEMBER
The Riches II starts on M-Net
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Top Shows by Channel - 16 till 22 June
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| # | Show | Viewers | Show | Viewers | Show | Viewers |
| 1. | Generations | 4,705,000 | Muvhango | 2,412,000 | Days Of Our Lives | 1,926,000 |
| 2. | uGugu no Andile | 3,898,000 | Stokvel | 2,412,000 | Prison Break | 1,409,000 |
| 3. | Jika Majika | 3,454,000 | It's Gospel Time | 2,123,000 | Pimp My Ride | 1,216,000 |
| 4. | Mama Africa | 2,972,000 | 7de Laan | 2,015,000 | Isidingo | 1,177,000 |
| 5. | Xhosa News | 2,933,000 | Emzini Wezinsizwa | 1,891,000 | The Amazing Race | 1,081,000 |
| 6. | The Bold And The Beautiful | 2,929,000 | Afrikaans News | 1,646,000 | The Oprah Winfrey Show | 1,073,000 |
| 7. | Zulu News | 2,924,000 | Fokus | 1,582,000 | Euro 2008 (France vs Italy) | 1,042,000 |
| 8. | Zola 7 | 2,605,000 | Song vir Katryn | 1,563,000 | English News | 1,031,000 |
| 9. | Sokhulu & Partners | 2,432,000 | Hillside | 1,525,000 | Aliens In America | 965,000 |
| 10. | Vimba | 2,354,000 | Pasella | 1,467,000 | 3 Talk | 946,000 |
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| # | Show | Viewers | Show | Viewers | ||
| 1. | The Haunted Mansion | 2,605,000 | Shooter | 444,000 | ||
| 2. | WWE Smackdown | 2,412,000 | Carte Blanche | 405,000 | ||
| 3. | The Replacement Killers | 2,161,000 | Egoli | 324,000 | ||
| 4. | Rhythm City | 1,953,000 | Eli Stone | 270,000 | ||
| 5. | The 6th Day | 1,679,000 | Binnelanders | 239,000 | ||
| 6. | Arrested Development | 1,602,000 | Chuck | 232,000 | ||
| 7. | Scandal! | 1,568,000 | Army Wives | 212,000 | ||
| 8. | e.tv News | 1,502,000 | Brothers And Sisters | 212,000 | ||
| 9. | Friends | 1,409,000 | Two And A Half Men | 212,000 | ||
| 10. | Coca Cola Football Stars | 1,351,000 | Clipz | 193,000 | ||