KykNet
Encyclopedia
kykNET is a South Africa
n television
channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans
. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net
, it was launched on the DStv
satellite
service in October 1999.
will produce an Afrikaans version of the extremely popular German series Schillerstrasse entitled Proesstraat
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
, it was launched on the DStv
DStv
DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...
satellite
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
service in October 1999.
Programs
Some of the programs broadcast on kykNET:- DKNT
- Trompie
- Binneland
- Maatband
- Villa Rosa
- Geraldine die Tweede
- La't Wiel
- Wat is die storie?
- Glitterati
- Orkney Snork NieOrkney Snork NieOrkney Snork Nie was a popular Afrikaans sitcom, originally broadcast by the SABC in South Africa between 1989 and 1992. The name translates directly into Orkney Doesn't Snore, but the message being conveyed in Afrikaans is that the town isn't sleepy, there's always something happening...
- Liriekeraai
- Groen
- Afrkaanse Idols
- Roer Met Die Sterre
- Kobra ElfAlarm für Cobra 11 – Die AutobahnpolizeiAlarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia. The series has been broadcast in countries worldwide....
- Wilde Engel
- Mazda Avontuur Zone
- Fotostories
- Hartland
- Amalia
- Vallei van Sluiers
- Robinson Regstreeks
- Boer soek 'n vrou
- Lagnes
- Toks 'n Jops
- Kwela
- Kwela Funnies
- Tuine en Tossels
- Varstrap
- Jukebox
- Ontbytsake
- Fiesta
- Rian
- Gertroud met Rugby
- Doen met 'n Miljoen!Doen met 'n Miljoen!Doen met 'n Miljoen! is the South African Afrikaans language-version of Deal or No Deal. The show was premiered on October 19, 2007 on kykNET and hosted by Casper de Vries....
Future Programs
Early in 2010 kykNetKykNet
kykNET is a South African television channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in October 1999.-Programs:Some of the programs broadcast on kykNET:*DKNT*Trompie...
will produce an Afrikaans version of the extremely popular German series Schillerstrasse entitled Proesstraat
Proesstraat
Proesstraat is an Afrikaans Television-Show which airs on kykNet based on the German improvisational comedy show Schillerstrasse...
.