Channel 198

Broadcast on: DStv
Active from: 24 Aug 2008

About

Channel 198 is a South African digital satellite channel which is part of the M-Net stable of channels on the DStv platform which is used exclusively to broadcast the 24-hour live feed of the reality competition series Big Brother Africa, since the third season in 2008.

AVAILABILITY

DStv: Channel 198

PICTURE FORMAT

576i (SDTV, 16:9)

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Big Brother Naija

Genre: Reality Competition
Channel: Channel 37, Channel 198
Summary: For 11 weeks we witness the drama, action, comedy and perhaps a few tears as 12 total strangers from Nigeria get to live together in one house.
Starring: Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

Big Brother Africa

Genre: Reality, Reality Competition
Channel: Channel 37, Channel 198
Summary: Big Brother Africa is a South African reality television competition based on the international format Big Brother and produced by Endemol South Africa, in which 12 (14 in Season 4) contestants - each from different African countries - live together under 24-hour camera surveillance for 91 days, and are voted out weekly by viewers until one person is crowned the winner and receives a substantial cash prize.
Starring: Mark Pilgrim, KB Ngakane, I.K. Osakioduwa

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New on TV today: Sunday 9 February

09 Feb 2020 | Written by: Shows Editor | From: New Shows and Seasons
24/7 reality show Ultimate Love starts on DStv 198 and the 10th kykNET Fiëstas air live.

Four DStv channels open up for EasyView to Family bouquets over Easter weekend

23 Mar 2015 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: DStv
Big Brother Mzansi and three other DStv channels will open to the EasyView, Access, Select and Family subscribers over the Easter weekend.

Idris wins Big Brother Hotshots!

07 Dec 2014 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: Big Brother Hotshots Live Blog | 87 comments
21-year-old Tanzanian photographer Idris Sultan won the ninth season of Big Brother last night, beating Nigeria's Tayo Faniran.