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eExtra

Broadcast on: DStv, OpenView HD
Active from: 01 Apr 2017

About

eExtra is a South African digital satellite television channel which replaced the defunct eKasi+ channel on OpenView HD, offering a variety of premium entertainment in HD including sitcoms, drama series, reality, telenovelas, court shows, lifestyle and movies.

AVAILABILITY

OpenView HD: Channel 105
DStv: Channel 195

PICTURE FORMAT

576i, 16:9 (SDTV)
1080p, 16:9 (HDTV)
1080i, 16:9 (HDTV)

ABOUT

eExtra was announced on Friday 3 March, 2017 as a replacement for OpenView HD's flagship channel eKasi+  in direct response to the feedback from viewers who wanted more series, according to e.tv's GM: Group Content Services, Ziyanda Mngomezulu.

The channel went live on Saturday 1 April, 2017, at 05h00, broadcasting 24 hours. It was added to DStv on 17 May, 2017, along with three other e.tv channels: eMovies+ (Channel 138), eMovies Extra (Channel 140) and eToonz+ (Channel 311).

eExtra offers a variety of premium entertainment in HD, including sitcoms, drama series, reality, telenovelas, court shows, lifestyle and movies. The channel was positioned as "young, urban, modern and cosmopolitan."

The channel offers more series and movies than its predecessor, with predominantly international shows. At launch, some of the titles broadcast were House, Mayday, Burn Notice and Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce.

On 1 April, 2019, the channel added a number of telenovelas from sister channel eBella, which was discontinued on 31 March. These included Fatmagul, The Girl Named Feriha, Caribbean Flower and Naagin.


Latest Updated Shows

The Ultimate Braai Master

Genre: Food, Reality Competition
Channel: SABC3, eExtra, e.tv, Travel Channel, BBC Lifestyle, eReality
Summary: Teams of two contestants each take part in a culinary adventure as they compete for a variety of prizes and the title of Ultimate Braai Master.
Starring: Justin Bonello, Bertus Basson, Marthinus Ferreira


How to Get Away with Murder

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Channel: Vuzu Amp, M-Net City, e.tv, eExtra, Netflix South Africa, Disney+, 1Magic
Summary: A group of ambitious law students and their brilliant professor become involved in a murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.
Starring: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch


Durban Gen

Genre: Telenovela
Channel: e.tv, eExtra
Summary: Follows newly-qualified doctor Mbali Mthethwa who moves to the big city to serve her final year of community service at Durban General Hospital.
Starring: Mavuso Magabane, Zuluboy, Ntando Mncube


Latest Articles

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Season 1 finale! Ferit waits for Seyran at the airport - and then he gets locked up.


Character & cast snack pack for eExtra's Gelukbringers

19 Feb 2025 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: Gelukbringers Teasers
Includes pix of the Afrikaans voiceover artists.



LATEST ARTICLES

Character & cast snack pack for eExtra's Gelukbringers

Includes pix of the Afrikaans voiceover artists.


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