Could Channel O, Mzansi Music And kykNET NOU Also Exit The DStv Platform?

During the day, it was reported that MultiChoice will be removing 1Magic and M-Net Essentials (Me) both of which were supplied by M-Net in the coming weeks. DStv customers have already recieved inboxes confirming the termination of these channels.

With the decline in linear consumption on the top tier bouquets, this was very much anticipated from various DStv customers. Now, MultiChoice will have to work around the clock to find suitable candidates to fill the gap of both 1Magic and M-Net's Me channel.

With the cancellation of 1Magic and M-Net Essentials, it does lead some viewers (including myself) to wonder what future awaits M-Net's music offering and this includes kykNET NOU, Channel O and Mzansi Music.

Channel O was shuttered across Africa (excluding South Africa) as they were struggling to compete with the likes of MTV Base and Trace Urban. As we embrace the new year, Channel O hasn't been updating its content as much in recent years and the international offering was axed.

kykNET NOU and Mzansi Music are probably in a way better position than Channel O in terms of programming. But Mzansi Magic is basically the VH1 of music something which MultiChoice has been trying to limit while kykNET NOU serves as niche tier.

Unlike Channel O, kykNET NOU could merge with the existing kykNET channels to help give the content more exposure. As for the latter, we feel that M-Net could exit the music space similar to how they exited the kids space as brands like Nickelodeon and Disney Channel edged them out.

Qwest TV Vs. DStv Music: Another Example Of Trash TV

Qwest TV is jazz infused channel owned by multi award winning artist Quincy Jones that launched on the DStv platform earlier in the year presenting live concerts, specials and documentaries on top of the already existing music offering from DStv.

For several years, MultiChoice has been feeding DStv consumers with the same content on Channel O, MTV Base and Trace Urban. Compared to the three, Trace Urban has more of an identity and variety as it isn't heavily reliant on Gqom or Amapiano.

MTV Base hit rock bottom at launch it was more of a censored version to the current Trace Urban now I find it hard to seperate from Channel O as they borrow each other's lineup and do what's common amongst DStv's portfolio - repeat.

Repeats are one aspect I'm not expecting to go away but this 320 section in particular needs some looking into I for one would target Channel O and MTV Base as there's not much variation going between the two.

As for the rest it's mostly garbage but I can see why they should get a stay of execution, Mzansi Music serves as the elderly counterpart to Channel O it's barely youth tiered and Trace Africa promotes hits from across the African continent.

As for the exemptions being Trace Urban, Trace Gospel, Qwest TV, One Gospel, Dumisa and DMX. I feel that is the only thing still kicking on the platform or worth exploring at this point. Not much duplication lurk around those areas as opposed to redundancy.

But honestly the whole music portfolio seems like an absolute mess perhaps the reason most channels are skewing towards local has to do promoting the market and finding ways to resonate with their viewers which doesn't seem like a bad thing.

If you're like me looking for something different there's always Apple Music, Spotify or JOOX. You don't have to let DStv control how you view content there's various reliable news outlets like Billboard, Pop Crave or Rap-Up providing updates on the things you love.

Nicki Minaj Brings The Pinkprint Tour To South Africa In March

American pop & hip hop sensation
Nicki Minaj, is bringing the famous
Pinkprint tour to her South African
fans, with three unforgettable shows
in Johannesburg at the Ticketpro
Dome on Thursday 17 March,
Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium on
Sunday 20 March and Cape Town’s
Grand Arena, Grand West on Tuesday
22 March.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on
Thursday 28 January from
ticketpro.co.za and selected Edgars
retail stores nationally.
Grammy Award-nominated superstar,
Nicki Minaj, continues to break
records and impact pop culture at
large. Her critically lauded third full-
length album, The Pinkprint arrived at
the top of the Billboard 200 and
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart, cementing her as rap's reigning
queen.
Minaj recently made history,
simultaneously occupying four top 10
spots on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-
Hop airplay chart and becoming the
first female artist to achieve the feat.
Minaj also has the most hits on
Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart of any
female rapper in history and is #3
among all females. What’s more,
twelve of her entries entered the top
ten, yielding another record for a
female rapper.
Minaj stands at the top of the pop
vanguard. To date, the global
superstar has sold over 50 million
singles and 5 million albums
worldwide. Minaj has also been the
recipient of a bevy of awards
including American Music Awards,
MTV VMA’s, Billboard Awards,
People’s Choice Awards, BET Awards
& many others.
A global touring phenomenon, Minaj
has sold out iconic venues including
London’s O2 Arena, Brooklyn’s
Barclays Arena, The Staples Center in
Los Angeles, and many more.
Outside of music, she has starred in
films including Ice Age: Continental
Drift and The Other Woman in
addition to judging American Idol.
She’ll also take the screen alongside
Ice Cube and Cedric The Entertainer,
starring in 2016’s Barbershop 3.
In South Africa the chart-topping,
multi-award winning rapper and
actress will be performing a number
of her countless hits from her three
albums including her latest offering.
With an astonishing 96 million fans
on social media, Minaj will be pulling
out all the stops for her South African
tour.
The Nicki Minaj Pinkprint tickets can
be purchased from
www.ticketpro.co.za and selected
Edgars retail stores, with prices
ranging from R490.
Johannesburg: Ticketpro Dome - 17
March
Durban: Moses Mabhida Stadium - 20
March
Cape Town: Grand Arena, GrandWest
– 22 March
The Nicki Minaj Pinkprint tour is
presented by Airey Scott
Entertainment, 5FM, Metro FM, and
Channel O