The new game show, The Saturday Showdown, ignited viewing in June 2022, as it delivered on the channel’s promise to provide family-friendly entertainment. In FY24 Mzansi Magic will showcase the long-running reality series Idols South Africa for a 19th and nal season. Third-party channels Our comprehensive slate of third-party local and international channels delivers on our promise to bring the best channel brands to our audiences, and include a wide variety of award-winning shows across multiple genres. The local content offering from third-party channels continued to excite our audiences in FY23. The Anni Dewani case that captured the attention of South Africa and the world was retold in a captivating documentary on Discovery ID. Chef Nti revitalised audiences on the Food Network and Moja Love brought the most exciting edge-of-your-seat real-life intervention shows that tell real stories of real people. A new family favourite brand, Moonbug Kids, was added to our world-class slate of children’s channels and is aimed at pre-school children with fun- lled, wholesome entertainment. Spongebob Squarepants now speaks Zulu thanks to the inclusive localised spirit or our partners at Paramount Africa. We launched Qwest TV, which was co-founded by the legendary Quincy Jones, alongside TV and music producer and programmer Reza Ackbaraly. Qwest TV brings genre-agnostic musical content to the African continent, Movieroom was also launched this year and is focused on bringing local and international blockbuster hits and unforgettable cinema classics to our audiences. BBC UKTV offers the best showcase of British content, enriching our entry-level bouquets. The above developments have been complemented by our wide range of third-party programming across multiple genres, including documentaries, lifestyle, general entertainment, news and commerce, music and children. 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 61
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