M-Net
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- M-Net is also the name of a computer bulletin board service operated by Arbornet in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Similar to Canal Plus in France, the channel offers a mix of general entertainment, children's programmes, sports and movies, most of which are acquired from overseas but some are also locally produced. While the TV signal is generally encrypted, M-Net shows some programmes 'free to air' in its "Open Time" slot between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.. This time slot will close in April 2007.
In the early 1990s, M-Net added a second channel on the analog service (CSN), and began digital broadcasting via satellite to the rest of Africa, via its sister company MultiChoice.
With the introduction of MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service, DStv, in 1995, several different channels have been created to complement the original M-Net terrestrial channel.
M-Net launched its subscription based Web TV service in August 2005 under the name Kuduclub. The service operated in unison with the premiere of the Idols South Africa 3 series. The service hosts all of it's channels described above, excluding DStv, plus exclusive content.
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