85th Academy Awards, the Brit Awards and more coming up on DStv!

Live from the Red Carpet, Academy Awards: Get the inside scoop on the Oscar nominees, presenters and other ceremony guests as they arrive at the 85th Academy Awards on Hollywood Boulevard. Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic will report live from the red carpet, with all the latest gossip and fashion updates. As interest and anticipation build up to a fever pitch, don’t miss this glamorous ceremony and see who will receive the highest honours in filmmaking this year.  Tune in on Monday, 25 February at 03:00 CAT for the live 2013 Academy Awards.The awards will be repeated on Monday 25 February at 20:30 CAT.  2013 BRIT Awards It’s the biggest night in British music as the industry celebrates the 33rd BRIT Awards. The Carter’s will be joined by Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Emeli Sandé and Mumford & Sons who are all due to perform at the ceremony. America’s hip-hop royalty Jay Z and Beyoncé will join in the rhythm as two of the performers for the evening. This year’s ceremony takes place at The O2 Arena in London and is hosted by actor James Corden. Tune in on Saturday 23 February 2013 at 23:30 CAT.

85th Academy Awards: The prestigious event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with Seth Macfarlane leading the proceedings for the evening. The nominees were announced on 10 January and Lincoln leads the pack with 12 nominations. Life of Pi came in a close second with 11 nominations, while Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook both received 8 nominations. Argo managed seven, while there were five for Amour, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained and Skyfall. The Awards will be broadcast live on Monday, 25 February at 03:00 CAT on M-Net Movies Premiere (Channel 103). Don’t miss the repeats on 25 February at 20:30 on M-Net (Channel 102); 26 February at 20:30 on M-Net Movies Premiere (Channel 103) and 2 March at 18:00 on M-Net Movies Stars (Channel 111). The Money Drop: With a set of tough questions and $100, 000 at stake, find out how far these teams will go when they face Gideon Okeke in The Money Drop. A holiday, church blessings and investments are just some of the plans friends Omoniyi and Emmanuel have if they beat The Money Drop. The duo met as doctor and patient and soon became good friends. Omoniyi is a doctor and Emmanuel an academic – with their combined knowledge, how far can they go? The Money Drop screens on AfricaMagic Entertainment on Sundays at 20:00 CAT. 

21st Century Sex Slaves: A covert Special Forces unit and an international team of undercover investigators join forces to hunt down a notorious sex trafficking ring. The team’s mission is to save thousands of women forced to be sex slaves. Their target is a Thai-Uzbek sex ring, earning millions of dollars per year, trafficking women from Central Asia into Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand. This is a ring that will kill to survive.Tune in on Sunday 24 February 2013 at 21:00 CAT. Shakespeare in Love: Award winning romantic drama film, Shakespeare in Love is an all-time classic that depicts a love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare at the time that he was writing the play Romeo and Juliet. The film takes a journey through the emotional turmoil the iconic writer endured in his relationships. Tune in on Friday 22 February at 20:30 CAT. Counting Cars: Danny “The Count” Koker is a Las Vegas legend. He acquires, restores and customizes classic cars and motorcycles and then “flips” them for a profit. With the help of his talented team, Danny must restore, modify, customize and sell these highway gems for a good fortune. Every episode of Counting Cars is bursting at the seams with amazing stories about historic vehicles, jaw-dropping transformations. It shows wheeling and dealing at its absolute best. Tune every Tuesday from at 20:30 CAT. The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Orphaned bell-ringer and physically disabled Quasimodo, also known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, meets gypsy dancer Esmeralda and falls in love.  Love conquers all as Qausimodo fights to the bitter end to win her over from an evil military captain, Phoebus. Catch it on Sunday 24 February at 19:30 CAT 

Invest Africa: With seven African economies expected to be among the world’s top 10 fastest growing economies by 2015, Africa’s future remains both bright and optimistic. DStv viewers can tune into CNBC Africa as Invest Africa discusses, dissect and debate the challenges and opportunities associated with investing on the continent. Hosted by Bronwyn Nielsen, the show also introduces an African news slot which brings Africa to the world and the world to Africa. Catch it every Wednesday at 20:30 CAT.

Crimes Down Under – Line of Fire (New episodes): Crimes Down Under takes viewers undercover to meet the courageous Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) to understand what it is like to the pull the trigger, or not, in a life or death situation. Knowing the risks, these brave officers face danger daily, with their partners and families praying for their safety. The series is a powerful mix of deeply personal stories where the tension of each situation is profound. Along with candid interviews from the squad, dramatic reconstructions illustrate the incidences as they unfold. Tune into DStv every Saturday and Sunday at 22:00 CAT.

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