M-Net adds The BRIT Awards to it’s growing slate of award season coverage

M-Net as add The Brit Awards 2013 to the African pay-TV broadcaster’s suddenly burgeoning slate of exclusive annual award season coverage.

The sudden flourish of expansive award shows which M-Net is acquiring the exclusive broadcasting rights to, signals a major drive from the South African based pay-TV operator to increase not just the quantity of TV events now being secured for African pay-TV viewers but also the buzz-factor quality.

Besides the three staples of The Golden Globe Awards, The Annual Academy Awards and The Annual Primetime Emmy Awards – for years exclusive staples on M-Net, the broadcaster is suddenly on a massive mission to increase and grow its awards season shows.

M-Net which already broadcast The 70th Golden Globe Awards live and in HD and again in African primetime this year, also showed the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013 live and in HD.

The Screen Actor Guild Awards 2013 will also be shown on M-Net Stars (DStv 111) on Saturday 2 February at 5pm WAT.

Then there is the massive step forward when M-Net broadcast live for the first time on African television the nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards on M-Net Movies Premiere.

M-Net will again be showing live and in HD, and repeat in African primetime, in February.

The 85th Academy Awards will be shown on M-Net and across M-Net channels on DStv as follows:
Monday 25 February from 2am WAT on M-Net Movies Premiere (DStv 103)
Monday 25 February from 7:30pm WAT on M-Net (DStv 101)
Tuesday 26 February at 7:30pm WAT on M-Net Movies Premiere (DStv 103)