INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR MULTICHOICE SOUTH AFRICA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD AND PHUTHUMA NATHI INVESTMENTS (RF) LTD
OUR PERFORMANCE OUR OPERATIONS continued The Compact package is the most popular, and includes more than 100 TV channels, including two sport channels primarily dedicated to football. The Family and Access packages offer customers a selection of up to 75 TV channels, and a number of audio channels with the main focus on local content. The DStv Premium package targets individuals who want the best entertainment programming available. It includes 135 TV channels and more than 90 audio channels. Content includes sport, news, documentaries, international blockbuster movies, series, lifestyle programmes, kids’ entertainment and a variety of music channels. M-Net M-Net is our general entertainment channel and seeks to be the leading African storyteller. During FY2019, M-Net channel 101 remained the most popular channel within the Premium segment. Sunday remains the strongest day on the channel due to local programming and the consistent performance of Carte Blanche . Viewers were also particularly excited by the launch of the second season of The Wedding Bashers . My Kitchen Rules SA season two celebrated its finale on 7 October 2018 and viewing during the December holiday season also performed well. The popularity of Survivor South Africa continues to boost the channel’s performance, while The Bachelor South Africa exceeded all expectations. Pop-up channels and movie festivals remain popular to audiences of M-Net Movies. M-Net Movies DC, showcasing blockbuster films from DC Universe, launched in November 2018. The first season of Dancing with the Stars South Africa ended on 22 April 2018. While the show attracted a dedicated audience and became a major hit, The Voice still outperformed the show. MasterChef Australia attracted the largest audiences, while Afrikaans soap operas remained popular. 1Magic Our 1Magic channel remains popular. The channel achieves its popularity primarily through local content, with 11 of 20 shows being original productions. The channel’s anchor telenovela, The River , as well as reality show Marry Me Now and The Real Housewives of Johannesburg , kept audiences tuned in. Being Bonang season two and the reality dating show, Kheth’ OMthandayo were popular, while the channel’s drama offering, Unmarried, also contributed to the channel’s continued performance. The Saturday ‘first-to-premium’ slate of Mzansi weekday content also significantly boosted the performance of the channel. Mzansi Magic Within the Compact market, Mzansi Magic continues to hold audience share in prime- time. The telenovelas Isibaya , The Throne and The Queen continued to drive the channel’s strong performance. The Herd also contributed to channel performance while 32 MultiChoice South Africa Holdings Proprietary Limited integrated annual report 2019
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