{"id":93217,"date":"2013-12-06T11:48:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T09:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=93217"},"modified":"2013-12-06T13:18:54","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T11:18:54","slug":"dstv-madiba-tributes-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/93217-dstv-madiba-tributes-schedule.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv Madiba tributes schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"MultiChoice\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/216214-MultiChoice\">MultiChoice<\/a> has announced that it will make the film Invictus available for free on its HD PVR decoder-based BoxOffice service, and screen a number of documentaries featuring Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n<p>This is in addition to the dedicated tribute channel it announced earlier today (Friday, 6 December 2013) on DStv Channel 199.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement issued recently, MultiChoice said that it would also launch a special events channel on DStv Mobile, with mobile content available on mandelatribute.mobi.<\/p>\n<p>DStv is also hosting a tribute site at madiba.dstv.com where users will have the opportunity to post their own tributes.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">On DStv Catch Up (DStv Premium subscribers only)<\/h3>\n<p>These documentaries will be available on DStv Catch Up during the course of Friday, 6 December 2013 on the Explora decoder, and DStv\u2019s PC and iPad platforms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Voice from Robben Island<\/strong> (Documentary \u2013 1 hour 29 min): Robben Island has been everything from a leper colony to a nature reserve to a high-security prison for the most famous South African of all, Nelson Mandela. In this fascinating documentary we get to learn about the island\u2019s past and how its last political inhabitants stuck together and laid the blueprint for what would finally become the new South Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The last mile<\/strong> (Documentary \u2013 30 min): A documentary about what Nelson Mandela was aiming to achieve when he came out of prison. He talks about his political policies, touches on colonial powers and African customs. <em>This documentary will be available on DStv Catch Up on HD and SD PVRs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>War and Peace<\/strong> (Documentary \u2013 56 min): A fast paced, triumphant, yet complex representation of the political history of South Africa from the time of the discovery of gold in 1886 up to the election of Nelson Mandela as President in 1994.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandela: Great African Series aka Projek Mandela<\/strong> (Documentary \u2013 52 min): A historical documentary of life at Robben Island some of which is narrated by Nelson Mandela as he recorded his voice for Long walk to Freedom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Playing the Enemy (Documentary \u2013 54 min)<\/strong> Showing the real story behind the movie called Invictus. Mandela\u2019s way of getting to know the Afrikaaner culture while in prison and using rugby to bridge the cultural gap between blacks and whites in South Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MultiChoice also announced the following programming, with the disclaimer that schedules across all channels are being updated throughout the course of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease refer to the schedules available on the DStv decoder by accessing the TV Guide or pressing I on a specific channel,\u201d MultiChoice said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">M-Net &#8211; channel 101<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, 6 December 2013 @ 19:30: Carte Blanche Special<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, 7 December 2013 @ 21:45: Carte Blanche Special<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, 8 December @ 09:00: Carte Blanche Special<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, 8 December @ 19:00: Carte Blanche Special<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">SuperSport<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>05:00 \u2013 18:30: HD4 \/ SS4<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2013 21:00: HD2 \/ SS2<\/li>\n<li>21:00 \u2013 22:00: HD1 \/ SS1<\/li>\n<li>22:30 \u2013 06:00: HD4 \/ SS4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 7 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>06:00 \u2013 08:00: SS9<\/li>\n<li>08:00 \u2013 12:00: HD4 \/ SS4<\/li>\n<li>13:00 \u2013 16:30: HD4 \/ SS4<\/li>\n<li>19:00 \u2013 20:00: HD1 \/ SS1<\/li>\n<li>22:30 \u2013 02:30: SS9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, 8 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>09:30 \u2013 12:00: HD4 \/ SS4<\/li>\n<li>19:00 \u2013 20:00: SS8<\/li>\n<li>21:00 \u2013 22:30: SEL-SA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">KykNET &#8211; channel 144<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:00 Robbeneiland<\/li>\n<li>19:30 Max oor Madiba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, 8 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14:30 Mandela merkwaardige man part 1<\/li>\n<li>15:40 Mandela merkwaardige man part 2<\/li>\n<li>19:30 So onthou ek Madiba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">HISTORY \u2013 channel 186<\/h3>\n<p>Looping The life and times of Nelson Mandela and Miracle Rising throughout the course of the day<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">NatGeo \u2013 channel 181<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21:55 Mandela: His Life and Legacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Vuzu \u2013 channel 116<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>19:00 Original African Stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Channel O \u2013 channel 320<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:30 In his own words: A tribute to Nelson Mandela<\/li>\n<li>11:00 O-Express \u2013 musical tribute to Madiba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With repeats during the course of the day<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">NDTV 24X7 \u2013 channel 413<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13:30 Saluting Madiba<\/li>\n<li>14:30 Saluting Madiba<\/li>\n<li>17:00 Mandela: The Legend<\/li>\n<li>19:30 Saluting Madiba<\/li>\n<li>20:00 Mandela: The Legend<\/li>\n<li>21:30 Saluting Madiba<\/li>\n<li>23:30 Saluting Madiba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">RTP (Africa) \u2013 channel 435<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, 6 December 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18:00 (GMT): Especial Informa\u00e7\u00e3o: e depois de Mandela (Special Report: After Mandela);<\/li>\n<li>21:00 (GMT): Nelson Mandela &#8211; Man of Peace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More Nelson Mandela tribute articles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/93151-nelson-mandela-dies-south-africa-to-carry-his-legacy.html\"><strong>Nelson Mandela dies, South Africa to carry his legacy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/93175-dstv-nelson-mandela-memorial-channel-launched.html\"><strong>DStv Nelson Mandela memorial channel launched<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice has issued a provisional schedule for its tributes to Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":72532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,1539,35,20011,475,2630],"class_list":["post-93217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-dstv-mobile","tag-headline","tag-madiba","tag-multichoice","tag-nelson-mandela"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93217"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93219,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93217\/revisions\/93219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}