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MDNtv

@mdntvlive
176K subscribers6.7K videos70.6M viewsZAen9y old
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Stock footage · confirmed$Likely monetizedHistory & culture
Channel statsLifetime · refreshed hourly
Subscribers
176K
+1K · 1d
Views / hour
1.3K
recent uploads · 4.2K in 24 h
Views 7d
83.5K
over 1 day so far
Total views
70.6M
6.7K videos
Uploads / week
39.0
10 min median
Median views
9.5K
last 20 uploads
Outlier
0.7×
vs niche median
Ad revenue 30d
$1.4K–3.2K
see how we estimated it

Growth

Subscribers and views as FameX records them

Subscribers

Daily snapshots stored by FameX

Monetization

YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months

$Likely monetized
Subscribers176K / 1K
Watch hours (12 mo, est.)4.7M / 4K

Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views per year and recent uploads × typical watch time.

The formula

Niche, persona, format and what makes it work

Niche

South African News and Current Affairs

Content pillar

Breaking news and arrests

Title patterns

The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever

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Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style, offers and funnel.

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Why it's faceless

Stock footage · confirmed · 100% confidence

The evidence
  • 1The channel publishes news broadcasts, court coverage, and press conferences using news footage, B-roll clips, and official recordings without a recurring on-camera presenter.

Videos

6.0×11:54:57
🔴 BREAKING | 4 ARRESTED WITH MURDERED KEMPTON PARK RUNNER'S BELONGINGS | COURT TODAY
57.3K views · 5h ago
11:54:56
🔴 LIVE | THABO MBEKI TESTIFIES AT TRC CASES INQUIRY | 19 OCTOBER 2026
16.9K views · 10h ago
6:27
TONY FORBES QUESTIONS “CLEAR NARRATIVE” THAT ANELE TEMBE WASN'T MURDERED | INQUEST
2.3K views · 11h ago
2:23
SKEEM MAFENYA'S FINAL HOURS: ALLEGED FIGHT OVER PHOTO BEFORE FATAL STABBING
1.3K views · 11h ago
11.3×10:54:50
🚨 BREAKING | SULIMAN CARRIM ARRESTED AT OR TAMBO OVER MADLANGA COMMISSION NO-SHOW | 19 OCT 2026
106K views · 12h ago
2.3×3:42:25
🔴 LIVE | SAPS NATIONAL COMMISSIONER GENERAL FANNIE MASEMOLA ADDRESSES THE MEDIA | 19 OCTOBER 2026
21.7K views · 19h ago
4.6×20:00
SULIMAN CARRIM GRILLED OVER AIRPORT ARREST, 5+ BAGS & MISSING RETURN TICKET | MADLANGA COMMISSION
43.8K views · 21h ago
3:38
TONY FORBES SAYS FAMILY REMAINS PATIENT AS ANELE TEMBE INQUEST RESUMES
1.2K views · 21h ago
1:22
BREAKING: DRIVERLESS TRUCK CRASHES INTO SEVEN HOUSES AND A SHACK IN UMLAZI
15.5K views · 1d ago
0:19
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA WELCOMED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ATHLONE
4.5K views · 2d ago
2.2×0:16
JULIUS MALEMA CELEBRATES SON RATANANG’S 20TH BIRTHDAY
21.1K views · 2d ago
5:46
WATCH | FAMILY STILL HOPING FOR JUSTICE AS NTOKOZO MABASA MURDER CASE POSTPONED
1.7K views · 2d ago
2.3×13:19
BREAKING: MARCH AND MARCH ACTIVIST WANDILE NSIBANDE RE-ARRESTED MINUTES AFTER GAINING BAIL
22K views · 3d ago
2.7×10:16:04
🔴 LIVE | MAGOLIDE & WANDILE NSIBANDE IN COURT AFTER DURBAN PROTEST ARRESTS | 16 OCT 2026
25.4K views · 3d ago
4:56
WATCH: SULIMAN CARRIM SAYS UAE, SAUDI ARABIA TRIP WAS FOR SPIRITUAL UPLIFTMEN
2.8K views · 3d ago
4:41
BREAKING | WANDILE NSIBANDE RE-ARRESTED MINUTES AFTER BEING GRANTED BAIL IN DURBAN!
6.2K views · 3d ago
3:12
WATCH: IEC CHAIR MOEPYA: “WE WERE NEVER INTIMIDATED BY THE ANC”
1.7K views · 3d ago
17:20
SULIMAN CARRIM FIGHTS FOR BAIL! LAWYER WARNS OF HEART ATTACK RISK
7.6K views · 3d ago
6:33
WATCH: SULIMAN CARRIM QUESTIONED OVER RETURN TICKET AFTER OR TAMBO ARREST
11.3K views · 3d ago
20:35
BREAKING | WANDILE NSIBANE GRANTED BAIL! MDNtv FOOTAGE USED IN COURT | 16 OCT 2026
3.6K views · 3d ago

How it makes money

Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers

How we estimated ad revenue

Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.

Niche RPM
what this niche typically earns per 1,000 views from an English audience
$4.00–$9.00
Audience
English
×1
Video length
8–20 min
×1
Long-form · 353K views
at $4.00–$9.00 RPM
$1,414–$3,181
Shorts · 20.6K views (6%)
at $0.03–$0.08 RPM
$1.00–$2.00
Estimated total$1,415–$3,183

An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.

What they sell

No product found yet.

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Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.

About MDNtv

Is MDNtv a faceless channel?

Yes. FameX classifies MDNtv as a stock footage channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). The channel publishes news broadcasts, court coverage, and press conferences using news footage, B-roll clips, and official recordings without a recurring on-camera presenter.

Is MDNtv monetized?

Probably. With 176,000 subscribers and an estimated 4,682,007 watch hours in the last 12 months, MDNtv appears to meet the YouTube Partner Program thresholds (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months). This is a FameX estimate, not confirmed by YouTube.

How much does MDNtv make?

FameX estimates MDNtv earns about $1,415–$3,183 a month from YouTube ads, based on 374K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the history & culture niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.

How fast is MDNtv growing?

In the last 1 days, MDNtv gained 1,000 subscribers and got 83,462 channel views. It has 176,000 subscribers and 70,551,429 total views.

What kind of videos does MDNtv post?

MDNtv makes south African News and Current Affairs; it uploads about 39.0 videos a week; typical videos run 10 minutes.

Data updated 20 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More history & culture channels