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businessman tick; The Ranakas which is a
spinoff of the highly successful VUZU AMP
reality show Dineo’s Diary starring Dineo
Ranakas; and Papa Penny Ahee! which follows
the colourful life of legendary Tsonga disco king
Penny Penny as he navigates life as a musician,
polygamist, father of 17, community leader and
son to his 90-year-old mother.
In April 2017 Mzansi Magic added a new daily,
Isithembiso, to South Africa’s TV line-up with its
youth telenovela that delves into what it means
to be a generation Y black person in an era of
instant grati cation, social media and peer
pressure. Isithembiso looks at what happens
when the idealistic lter through which young
people look at life is removed to reveal that ‘all
that glitters is not always gold’.
Mzansi Bioskop, M-Net’s movie channel
showcasing locally produced South African
movies, continues to resonate with audiences.
This year 56 titles were produced by both new
and more established companies.
Local versions of reality shows such as The
Voice SA and Idols SA continue to engage
customers. The Voice is one of the world’s most
successful vocal competitions and reality
formats – its second season was launched in
January 2017 on M-Net channel 101. Idols SA
season 12 closed in November with huge
audience gures and voting numbers. Carte
Blanche, South Africa’s longest-running
investigative journalism programme, remains
the agship show for M-Net channel 101.
Strong new content was launched and popular
series returned to kykNET during the year. These
include Die Byl (a crime series inspired by SA
super sleuth Piet Byleveld), Boland Moorde
(crime-solving forensic drama series based in the
Western Cape) and Die Boekklub (a drama about
an unexpected trip to the Karoo and an eclectic
group of people).
Investing in international and local content (continued)
Ò We produce content in
six local South
African languages:
• English • Sesotho
• Afrikaans • isiXhosa
• isiZulu • Tshivenda