Vuzu was a South African youth-oriented television channel produced by M-Net for sister pay television platform DStv.
History
The channel launched on 1 August 2003 as "go", as a competitor to
MTV Africa.
In March 2009, it was announced that the channel would be rebranded as Vuzu on 1 July 2009, tying into an attempted social network of the same name.[TVSA: Canned: K All Day And GO 3 March 2009.][MyBroadband: Go Channel canceled for ‘Vuzu’ 4 May 2009] The network also switched its programming schedule and discontinued some shows, to the complaint of some viewers. In 2014, a companion channel, Vuzu Amp, replaced M-Net Series, which took its current name of 1Magic on 29 January 2018 with a more localized schedule.
Vuzu's schedule changed at the start of September 2018, along with its logo, focusing on more high-profile American sitcoms and dramas, with some local content.[News24: DStv channel VUZU has changed its look and here's why 4 September 2021.]
Closure
On 1 October 2021, it was announced that Vuzu would close on 1 November 2021. Its programming moved to the channel space of M-Net City, which likewise took on the new name Me.
[TV with Thinus: MultiChoice and M-Net to end M-Net City and Vuzu channels on DStv, to be replaced by a new TV channel called Me in November Retrieved 1 October 2021.] However the network actually closed two days early, at the end of 29 October 2021.
Logos
Former Local Programming
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10 over 10
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Creative Union
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Dineo's Diary
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Fly Chix
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Forever Young
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Hit Refresh
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I Am
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Lastborn does The Loeries
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Mo Love
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Scar Tissue
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Top Shayela
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Top Shayela: Reality Check
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V Entertainment
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The Verge
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Vuzic
Former International Programming
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10 Things I Hate About You
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24
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Adult Swim Block (late nights only)
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America's Best Dance Crew
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America's Next Top Model
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Angry Boys
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Are We There Yet?
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The Bachelor
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The Bachelor Canada
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Bachelor Pad
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The Bad Girls Club
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Basketball Wives
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Blue Water High
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Bob's Burgers
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Boston Med
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Brand X With Russell Brand
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Braxton Family Values
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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Caprica
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The Class
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The Cleveland Show
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Community
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Delta State
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Drop Dead Diva
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Duckman
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Edgemont
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Entourage
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The Event
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Excused
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Falcon Beach
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Family Guy
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Famous in Love
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Fashion Star
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Flipping Out
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For Better or Worse
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Friday Night Lights
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Friends
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Futurama
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The Game
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Ghost Whisperer
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Glee
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Gossip Girl
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Got to Dance
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Happy Endings
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headLand
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Hellcats
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High Society
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Hollywood's Top Ten
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Home and Away
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Hope and Faith
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Huge
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In Justice
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Instant Star
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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The Jerry Springer Show
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Jersey Couture
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King of the Hill
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Knock First
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Kyle XY
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Lala's Full Court Life
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The League
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Less Than Perfect
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Louie
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Mad About You
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Mad Fashion
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Made in Chelsea
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Madison
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Make It or Break It
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Married... with Children
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Marrying The Game
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Melissa & Joey
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The Middle
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The Mindy Project
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Models of the Runway
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Modern Family
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My Boys
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My Kitchen Rules
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Naked Josh
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The Nine
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No Ordinary Family
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Oblivious
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The O.C.
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On The Red Carpet
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One Tree Hill
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The Originals
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The Parkers
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Perez Hilton: All Access
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Persons Unknown
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Pretty Little Liars
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Project Accesory
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Project Runway
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Ready For Love
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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The Real Housewives of New York City
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Redneck Island
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The Ricky Gervais Show
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Romantically Challenged
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Royal Pains
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Rubicon
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RuPaul's Drag Race
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Scrubs
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The Secret Life of Us
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Seinfeld
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The Simpsons
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Smallville
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So You Think You Can Dance
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South of Nowhere
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South Park
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Sullivan & Son
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Supernatural
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Suburgatory
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Sweet Home Alabama
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Tabitha's Salon Takeover
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Tamar & Vince
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Tanisha Gets Married
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Teen Wolf
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Top Chef
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Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
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Trophy Wife
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Twenty Good Years
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Unsupervised
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V
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The Vampire Diaries
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Veronica Mars
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The War at Home
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Web Therapy
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Weeds
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What About Brian
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Wilfred
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Without a Trace
