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SABC+ launches pop-up channel for the festive featuring music and comedy. Line-up includes The Pop Profiles series, music festivals, Comedy Central Roasts, Top 20 music chart shows and repeats of Live Amp. Goes live at 18h00 on 1 December. Available 'til 8 January 2023. >>

TVSA Team
01 Dec 2022 16:49

The channel opens with local South African music videos and a special by French DJ and Music Producer David Guetta special. Live at iTunes streams at 19h00, followed by a Top 20 music chart show.

More details from the press release:

Also on the platform is The Pop Profiles series, starting on 6 December at 22h00.

The series tells the stories of pop stars, from their earliest performances through to their breakthrough singles and their world domination.

The show features stars such as Lady Gaga, Allen, Pink, Snoop Dog, Eminem and Britney Spears.

The Festive Pop-Up Channel will also present:

- the Biggest Weekend With Sam Smith,

- Katy Perry World Tour,

- Billie Eilish Glastonbury Festival,

- Jorja Smith with her live performance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2019,

- Ed Sheeran Live at iTunes Festival and,

- Janelle Monae Glastonbury 2019 Festival.

We go back in time with some of SABC Video Entertainment's iconic music shows:

- Live Amp, streaming on 1 December at 21h00,

- Soul’d Out Sessions at 19h00 on 4 December,

- Gospel Classics at 19h30,

- a special edition of Afro Café featuring Ringo Madlingozi at 18h00 and,

- Brothers and Sisters of Soul on 7 December at 19h00.

Comedy takes centre stage with the Comedy Central Roast of Somizi, The Roast of AKA and Roast Battle 2018.