This joyful season, DStv is serving up a feast of
Christmas favourites and new festive highlights to satisfy every palate. When
you decide to take a breather from gift shopping, visiting family or indulging
in your Christmas lunch, be sure to enjoy some of the jolly delights DStv has
on offer.
“The festive season is the perfect time for family
viewing – programming created for every member of the family to relax, put up
their feet and enjoy watching,” says Aletta Alberts, General Manager for
Content for MultiChoice.
“Parents might say the holidays are all about the kids
- and keeping them happy and entertained is DStv’s top priority - but we’re not
forgetting about the movie buffs, the foodies, the music lovers, the series and
the reality fans. There’s something for everyone. Special holiday channels
fliekNET (DStv channel 198) and the Animania festival on M-Net Movies Smile
(DStv channel 105) are also back as a special treat for our viewers, and brand
new pop-up channel M-Net Inspire (DStv channel 109) will bring the festive
magic to every DStv home this season,” says Alberts.
MOVIE LOVERS:
On Studio Universal (DStv channel 112) it’s a special
“Countdown to Christmas” with double bills from 18h00 every Thursday, all the
way to Christmas Day.
Brand new addition, M-Net Inspire (DStv channel 109),
is the perfect pop-up curation for DStv Premium and Compact customers this
festive season. Launching on December 16 at 06h00 and running until January 29 at
midnight, M-Net Inspire will feature movies that are motivational and celebrate
the triumphs of the human spirit. The channel will also play host to The
T.D. Jakes Show, a heart-warming talk show hosted by the influential
and inspirational faith leader, Bishop T.D. Jakes, at noon as well as at 19h00
every day.
BET (DStv channel 129) will also screen a Christmas
movie every Saturday in December kicking off with Marry Me For Christmas
on December 10, Marry Us For Christmas on December 17, and A Baby For
Christmas on December 24.
The countdown to Christmas continues as Universal
Channel (DStv channel 117) brings you a daily selection of festive films -
Monday to Friday at 15h30 until December 23.
The gloves
come off in the festive comedy movie, Love The Coopers on December 25 at
20h05 on M-Net (DStv channel 101). When a dysfunctional family come together for
Christmas, everything else seems to fall apart.
Animania is back! Tune in until January 10 2017 from
06h00 until midnight, as M-Net Movies Smile (DStv channel 105) presents a great
line-up of animated movies that will charm children and amuse adults alike.
kykNET has become synonymous with quality Afrikaans
movies, and what better way to celebrate the festive season than with the
return of the popular channel fliekNET until January
31, 2017. The special movie channel will once again be available on DStv
channel 198 this summer.
MUSIC FOR THE
FAMILY:
Two special holiday music channels will be available
on the DStv audio package until midnight on December 25, 2016. Customers can enjoy
their favourite contemporary hits, adult contemporary as well as pop holiday
music on DMX Holiday Favourites (channel 756); and fans of smooth Jazz,
contemporary instrumental and new age renditions of well-known holiday
favourites can tune into DMX Holiday Instrumentals (channel 785).
Throughout December 2016 and January 2017, M-Net (DStv
channel 101) will also treat viewers to a fun-filled music series showcasing
chart-topping musicians and their famous muso friends. The M-Net and Friends
shows will be screened exclusively on M-Net 101 at 17h30 on December 25 (Swing
City and Friends) and January 1 (Kahn and The Parlotones and Friends).
FOR
LOVERS OF GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT
On
Christmas Day, Sony Max (DStv channel 128) will screen special festive episodes of Fear Factor
“Christmas Fear Factor” at 20h00, a Baywatch double bill entitled
Silent Night Baywatch Night Parts 1 & 2 from 21h00, and Tattoo
Nightmares - Merry Inkmas at 23h00.
Fans of
British television will love ITV Choice’s (DStv channel
123) festive highlights
including Paul O’Grady for the Love of Dogs at Christmas (December 23 at
20h00); Surprise Surprise Xmas (December 24 at 19h00); Grantchester
Christmas Special (December 24 at 20h00); A Merry Murdoch Christmas
(December 25 at 20h00); Benidorm Xmas Special (December 26 at 21h00) and
Paul O’Grady Favourite Fairytales on December 30 at 20h00.
Catch 12 K’s of Christmas all day from December
19 to 30 on E! Entertainment Television (DStv channel 124). Watch as E! goes right
back to the start of Keeping Up With The Kardashians: from Kim’s two
weddings to Kourtney’s three children and Caitlyn’s transition, follow the
family through the ups and downs (and fashion choices) of all 12 seasons of the
hit show.
The hip
shaking, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Hairspray makes a colourful
live debut on the small-screen on December 22 at 19h30 on M-Net (DStv
channel 101), re-telling
the tale of a fun-loving plus-sized teen in Baltimore, during a time of change
in the '60s.
On December
23 at 19h30, M-Net
will screen The Great Christmas Light Fight – a fun-loving series that
sees four families compete to have the most elaborate and spectacular Christmas
displays for a cash prize.
And as
2016 comes to a close, catch the industry’s annual fundraising event, The
2016 Royal Variety Performance, featuring legendary performers from around
the globe, on December 31 at 20h35 on M-Net.
FOR THE YOUNGSTERS:
Disney fans can catch the movie premiere of Bob’s
Broken Sleigh on December 4 at 08h25 on Disney Channel (DStv channel 303). Disney
XD (DStv channel 304) also has a brand new Disney Mickey Mouse special on December
17 at 11h35 to enhance the celebrations. Nickelodeon’s (DStv channel 305) gift
to audiences this holiday season is the premiere of Albert For The Holidays
on, December 25 at 11h10.
Cbeebies (DStv channel 306) will feature the Go
Jetters Christmas Special - a special festive edition of the colourful
animation series - on December, 24 at 18h00; and on Cartoon Network it’s all
Christmas love and holiday cheer, as the channel airs its most memorable and
iconic shows on December 25 from 11h50, including Adventure Time, The
Amazing World of Gumball, The Regular Show, We Bare Bears, Ben
10 and The Powerpuff Girls.
Just before 2016 disappears over the horizon, Disney
Junior (DStv channel 309) brings the classic movie, Peter Pan to screens
on December 31 at 18h30.
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