M-Net (originally an abbreviation for Electronic Media Network) is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by a consortium of newspaper companies. Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Similar to Canal Plus in France, the channel offers a mix of general entertainment, children's programmes, sports and movies, most of which are acquired from overseas but some are also locally produced. While the TV signal is generally encrypted, M-Net shows some programmes 'free to air' in its "Open Time" slot between 5 PM and 7 PM. This time slot will close in April 2007. Jump to: navigation, search The title of this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

In the early 1990s, M-Net added a second channel on the analog service (CSN), and began digital broadcasting via satellite to the rest of Africa, via its sister company MultiChoice. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Jump to: navigation, search Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites in geostationary orbit 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the earth’s equator. ... // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... M-Net (originally an abbreviation for Electronic Media Network) is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by a consortium of newspaper companies. ...

With the introduction of MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service, DStv, in 1995, several different channels have been created to complement the original M-Net terrestrial channel: SuperSport; M-Net Movies 1 and 2; M-Net Series (comedy, reality shows and dramas); ActionX (mostly action B movies and SciFi); K-World (for children); Channel O (a music channel); Go (aimed at 14-23 year-olds); KykNet, for Afrikaans speakers and MK89 (an Afrikaans music channel). Other European and North American channels are offered either localised (such as MTV) or unchanged (such as VH1 and the Travel Channel) for an African audience. DStv is MultiChoices multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... KykNet is a South African television channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans. ... Jump to: navigation, search Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... MTV (abbreviation for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... Jump to: navigation, search VH1 (which originally stood for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications). ... The Travel Channel is a cable television network that features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. ...

External links

• M-Net website
• M-Net Series
• Go
• MK89
• Kyknet
• M-Net Movies
• ActionX