INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR PHUTHUMA NATHI INVESTMENTS (RF) LIMITED

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OPERATIONAL REVIEW (CONTINUED)
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specials as well as director’s cut footage. M-Net
Inspire and iekNET (the extremely popular
Afrikaans pop-up channel) added to December
festivities. The Bond Festival saw the iconic
007 in ltrate subscriber screens with the world’s
longest-running movie franchise.
Express from the US content has been aligned
across all platforms to broadcast at the same
time. This content now includes Grey’s Anatomy,
The Fixer, Blue Bloods, Suits, Chicago Med,
The Blacklist, Shades of Blue, American Crime,
Vikings, Lucifer, Shameless, Girls, Limitless,
Quantico, Vinyl, Billions, Supergirl, House of
Cards and Gotham.
Investing in international and local content (continued)
DStv Catch Up carries content from various
sources, including channels like BBC Brit, BBC
Earth, BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, BET, CI,
Cartoon Network, Cbeebies, Comedy Central,
Discovery Channel, Discovery World, Disney
Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, Ebony
Life, EVA, History Channel, ITV Choice, Lifetime,
Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nick Toons, SABC 1,
SABC 2, Sony Entertainment, Studio Universal,
TLC Entertainment, Trace Sports, Trace Urban
and Universal Channel.
LOCAL CONTENT
The group is particularly focused on building the
local-content industry and continues to invest
signi cantly in original productions and local
stories.
Mzansi Magic remains the second most-
watched channel in the Compact market, with
locally scripted content (telenovelas and dramas)
and local reality formats delivering the biggest
audiences. The Sunday night line-up of drama
and reality continues to position the channel as
number one on that day.
The channel’s agship soap, Isibaya, and
popular reality show, Our Perfect Wedding, are
still its top-rated shows and stellar performances
continue from Date My Family and Utatakho.
Mzansi Magic launched several telenovelas
during the year, including Ring of Lies, Greed &
Desire and The Queen, generating strong
audiences.
Three new reality formats have strengthened
channel viewing: Living The Dream with Somizi,
giving audiences a glimpse of the highs and
lows that make the talented entertainer and