M-Net continued to package and release perennial favourite blockbuster movies via pop-up channels. This included the M-Net Movies Fast & Furious, M-Net Movies Hollywood Sexiest, M-Net Movies Lethal Legends and M-Net Movies Action HQ channels. These pop-up movie festivals have proven to be popular among DStv Premium movie fanatics. While M-Net audiences have been impacted by pressure in our Premium base in recent years, viewership levels improved on the channel in FY23 as our Premium base began to stabilise and our content acquisition and scheduling improved. Local channels Our proudly South African premier video entertainment brands, kykNET and Mzansi Magic, remain the most watched channels in their respective markets and remain a core driver of the group’s increased local production hours. kykNET kykNET maintained its prominent position in the DStv Premium Afrikaans market as linear viewing still accounts for a signi cant majority of kykNET’s prime time viewership. The daily news broadcast eNuus is a key driver of linear viewership, followed by kykNET’s slate of soap operas and telenovelas. The long-running and iconic kykNET soap opera Binnelanders grew its linear viewership by 9% YoY and was among the most watched Afrikaans series on the DStv and Showmax apps. Big format reality series such as Boer Soek ’n Vrou and Wie Word ’n Miljoenêr continued to drive viewership and social media talkability for kykNET. Returning for a 15th season, Boer Soek ’n Vrou remains the most watched Afrikaans programme on linear viewing, Catch Up and the DStv app. Wie Word ’n Miljoenêr S2 aired in January 2023, and remains a driver across viewing platforms. kykNET & kie’s Arendsvlei, Suidooster and Koortjies Met Jonathan Rubain have been consistent viewership drivers throughout FY23. Speci cally developed to reach Afrikaans subscribers on DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family, these series have underpinned the continued reach and potency of Afrikaans content on DStv. New programming was launched in FY23 which included the new telenovela Diepe Waters, and kykNET’s much anticipated reality series Die Real Housewives van Pretoria. The introduction of Die Real Housewives van Pretoria adds to MultiChoice’s array of Real Housewives franchises that stretch across the continent. Based on the success of kykNET’s Real Housewives franchise production, kykNET launched Die Real Housewives van die Wynlande in April 2023. Overview Introduction Understanding Phuthuma Nathi Understanding MultiChoice SA MultiChoice SA performance Financial review Corporate governance review Shareholder information Phuthuma Nathi Investments (RF) Limited Integrated annual report 2023 59
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