SABC Encore

Broadcast on: Defunct
Active from: 11 May 2015
Active until: 31 May 2020

About

SABC Encore was a South African television channel broadcast exclusively on MultiChoice Africa's DStv platform which was created as a showcase for vintage South African television series from the SABC's archives.

AVAILABILITY

DStv: Channel 156
Bouquet: Premium, Extra, Compact Plus, Compact, Family, Access

PICTURE FORMAT

576i (SDTV, 16:9) - DStv

ABOUT

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) partnered with MultiChoice to launch SABC Encore in 2015, an entertainment channel exclusively available on DStv.

The channel showcased vintage South African comedies, dramas, kiddies and lifestyle shows from the 1980s and 1990s, including iconic titles such as 'Sgudi 'Snaysi, Agter Elke Man, Interster, Ubambo Lwami, Pumpkin Patch, Haas Das en Nuuskas, Dikolong and Hlala Kwabafileyo, among many others.

SABC Encore was discontinued on 31 May, 2020.

Latest Updated Shows

All Shows

Hard Copy

Genre: Drama
Channel: SABC3, SABC Encore
Summary: Drama series which follows the fortunes of the staff of a fictional newspaper, which finds itself on the media cusp between news and sensationalism.
Starring: James Ngcobo, Fiona Ramsay, Lindelani Buthelezi

Die Sonkring

Genre: Drama
Channel: TV1, SABC Encore, kykNET & kie
Summary: Afrikaans-language television drama series which revolves around a woman who seems to bring tragedy and misfortune to those closest to her.
Starring: Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Henrietta Gryffenberg, Chantell Stander

Zero Tolerance

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC2, SABC3, SABC Encore
Summary: Zero Tolerance is about an elite crime-fighting unit similar to the now-defunct Scorpions, based on years of research and development into crime.
Starring: Moshidi Motshegwa, Tony Kgoroge, Ben Kruger