{"id":1574,"date":"2015-08-07T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2015-08-07T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:39:09","slug":"m-net-movies-and-multichoice-launch-star-wars-pop-up-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/08\/07\/m-net-movies-and-multichoice-launch-star-wars-pop-up-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"M-Net Movies And MultiChoice Launch Star Wars Pop-Up Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

M-Net Movies and MultiChoice are making African television history with a new pop up channel featuring all six epic films from the Star Wars<\/em> Saga. From 31 August until 13 September DStv Premium customers will be transported to a galaxy far, far away with a special channel on M-Net Movies 109. This groundbreaking two week long addition to the existing nine M-Net Movies channels on DStv is the continent’s very first events channel built around international movies, as well as Africa’s first channel dedicated to all things Star Wars<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and all the other iconic Star Wars <\/em>characters will wield their lightsabers on channel 109 on DStv Premium, which will feature all the Star Wars<\/em> movies, as well as other programming linked to the franchise.<\/p>\n

Each day of the week, starting 31 August, the M-Net Movies Star Wars <\/em>channel will screen one of the blockbusters that dominated global popular culture since its epic release in 1977 \u2013 from the cult classic Star Wars: A New Hope<\/em> with which George Lucas introduced us to Star Wars <\/em>mythology to 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/em> which was praised for its mind-blowing digital effects. The movies will play in chronological order of release at 19:30 CAT as well as at 06:00 CAT on the same day, while those who missed out on the action during the week can binge-watch the entire galactic saga from beginning to end on Sundays.<\/p>\n

The movies will be interspersed with animated features and series, featurettes, documentaries and other delights from the Star Wars<\/em> universe.<\/p>\n

“This is a great coup for us,” says M-Net CEO South Africa Yolisa Phahle.”Creating a movie channel dedicated to Star Wars<\/em> is an initiative that Star Wars<\/em> fans will enjoy, but we also hope to introduce this iconic programming to a new audience. Pop-up television channels are currently all the rage worldwide and our M-Net Movies Star Wars<\/em> channel once again shows that we continue to align ourselves with the hottest trends and biggest brands whilst embracing the future of visual entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this M-Net Movies Pop-Up channel fans will be able to enjoy all their favourite Star Wars<\/em> battles, plots and characters before the cinematic release of the brand-new Star Wars film later this year.<\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>is due for release by the Walt Disney Company in December 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to be bringing Star Wars<\/em>, one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, to audiences in this first-for-Africa television event with DStv,\u201d says Christine Service, Senior Vice President and Country Manager for The Walt Disney Company Africa. \u201cThis is a perfect opportunity for families to experience some of the world\u2019s most unforgettable characters and stories to screens across the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the Star Wars<\/em> content available to DStv Premium customers on channel 109, young and old alike can also look forward to a magical Star Wars online experience on www.mnet.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From Wookies to Droids and bounty hunters to Sith lords, the M-Net Movies Star Wars <\/em>Pop-Up channel, exclusive to DStv Premium, will be a gateway to the Galactic Empire. For the full schedule as well as the latest information go to mnet.tv\/starwars<\/em>.<\/p>\n

May the force be with you!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

M-Net Movies and MultiChoice are making African television history with a new pop up channel featuring all six epic films from the Star Wars Saga. From 31 August until 13 September DStv Premium customers will be transported to a galaxy far, far away with a special channel on M-Net Movies 109. This groundbreaking two week… Continue reading M-Net Movies And MultiChoice Launch Star Wars Pop-Up Channel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}