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Artists to Look Out For in 2013

Saturday 12 January 2013 1pm | MTV Base (322)

MTV’s 2012 Video Music Awards saw One Direction taking the title of Best Newcomer for the year. Among the competition were Carly Rae Jepsen, Frank Ocean, fun. (ft Janelle Monae) and The Wanted. It was a good year for music!
The new year is already shaping up to be a big one, and MTV Base lays it all out for you.

PrankStars Prankathon

Saturday 12 January 2013 2pm | Disney Channel (303)

Disney Channel stars surprise their biggest fans in PrankStars, a hidden camera series where unsuspecting tweens and teens are set up by family members and come face to face with their favourite celebrities in unpredictable and humorous situations.
To launch new series PrankStars, Disney Channel hosts a prankathon on 12 & 13 January 2013, from 15:00, with practical joker episodes of PrankStars, Jessie, Good Luck Charlie, A.N.T. Farm, Shake It Up and Wizards of Waverly Place.

The Next Frontiers

Saturday 12 January 2013 9pm | National Geographic (181)

Today it seems there are no limits to what human beings can accomplish and conquer through knowledge and technology.
Like characters from science fiction and comic book lore, humans are now shattering boundaries that have long been considered unbreakable. We are flying without motors, traveling to the deepest and darkest regions of the planet and beyond, morphing with machines even making the paralyzed walk. Have humans become superhuman?

Revolver

Saturday 12 January 2013 7pm | M-Net Movies Action+ (106) | PG

Jake Greene is a convicted conman, newly released from prison and looking to get back in the game. His target: Dorothy Macha, a casino boss with ties to the underworld and a violent disposition.

Starring
Jason Statham as Jake Greene Ray Liotta as Dorothy Macha
Vincent Pastore as Zack Andre Benjamin as Avi

Manchester United vs Liverpool

Sunday 13 January 2013 2:30pm | SuperSport 3/HD3

Liverpool will be out for revenge when they travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in a Barclays Premiership League clash.
The first-leg saw ‘The Reds’ stumble to a 2-1 defeat, with Dutch international Robin van Persie and Fábio scoring the goals for United. The Brazilan defender has since been loaned to Queens Park Rangers.

Arsenal vs Manchester City

Sunday 13 January 2013 5pm | SuperSport 3/HD3

Arsenal and Manchester City will have a score to settle when the sides meet in a Barclays Premier League match-up at the Emirates Stadium.
The defending league champions lost out on three points in the first leg after Laurent Koscielny cancelled out Joleon Lescott’s opening goal in the first half – leaving the game in 1-1 stalemate after 90 minutes.

The Money Drop

Sunday 13 January 2013 7pm | AfricaMagic Entertainment (151)

Based on the international show Million Dollar Money Drop, AfricaMagic Entertainment presents an all-Nigerian version of the popular game show.
In each episode a pair of contestants starts off with a $100 000 in hard cash.
Just seven questions stand between them and their money. Sounds simple, right? Think again!
One wrong move and they could see all their cash disappear through a trapdoor. So the question is…Can you beat The Money Drop?

Garden State

Sunday 13 January 2013 9pm | M-Net Movies Comedy (104) | 16

Battling with depression, Andrew returns home to New Jersey to attend his mother’s funeral.
Back in his home town, he struggles to connect with his emotionally repressed father and his old group of friends with whom he has little in common anymore.
But an encounter with a quirky, epileptic legal secretary makes Andrew realise that he still may be capable of forming human connections.
Starring
Zach Braff as Andrew Natalie Portman as Sam Peter Sarsgaard as Mark

Concordia: One Year

Sunday 13 January 2013 22:00 | National Geographic (181)

At 9.45 pm on Friday January 13th, 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship, packed with more than 4 000 passengers, hit a rock that tore a 70 m hole in the hull.
It capsized off the island of Giglio, Italy killing 32 people. The survivors likened their ordeal to the sinking of the Titanic. One year on, to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy, this film will use new evidence, previously unseen footage, expert testimony and CGI animation to explore the real story of the worst maritime disaster in recent history.

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2013 Golden Globe Awards

Monday 14 January 2013 12am | E! Entertainment Television (124)

Join E! and be a part of the excitement as Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic report live from the red carpet this month, bringing you all the latest news and fashion updates from the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.
With exclusive content ranging from in-depth interviews with the nominees to special guest presenters, this is the ultimate pre-awards show extravaganza that you simply can’t miss.