M-Net Series loses with Lost: Why the slow M-Net Series will have to get better quickly in the new Susan Boyle/YouTube instant-view world.

While the rest of the world watched the spectacular Lost finale together on Sunday, frustrated South African viewers are left in the cold by M-Net Series (DStv 110) who's completely lost it with Lost.

M-Net Series will only manage to get to the Lost finale by 23 August (see my story HERE) by which time the hype will be passe, the secret and the ending spoiled and known and the shared TV moment be long over and done with. In TV land, having to wait three months for what the world is collectively sharing in a Susan Boyle/YouTube world, is an eternity. Already I've heard from extremely disappointed and frustrated South African viewers of Lost and readers who are struggling and finding it very hard to stay clear of Lost finale conversations, spoilers and even the internet. ''The New York Times had a story about the Lost finale and people who don't want it spoiled and they almost spoiled it themselves for me today,'' a frustrated Lost viewer tells me.

''If M-Net can show the Emmys and Oscars and American Idol finale live, why can't their sister channel M-Net Series work in something special in their schedule to also show the finale - even if its out of sequence so that it don't get spoiled for us?'' another reader asked me. The Lost finale went out in 8 countries at the same time on Sunday (America, Canada, Britain, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Israel, and Turkey) and several more over the past 48 hours.

BREAKING. M-Net Series not joining the worldwide Lost farewell; splitting up Lost finale over two weeks in August preceded by a special.

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The opcoming Lost finale on M-Net Series (DStv 110) will not be going out close to the rest of the world and will also be broken up in two parts and not be broadcast as a whole, or in one day as the rest of the world will experience it.

The final episode of Lost will be broadcast in a few hours in America. It will show at exactly the same time in Canada and within a few hours in Britain and elsewhere in Europe - a total of 59 countries within 48 hours. I asked but M-Net Series during the past week, but the M-Net channel told me they're not joining the worldwide Lost goodbye. What I can tell you however, is that M-Net has at least worked in a special episode just before the finale that is split into two parts.

The Lost special will be broadcast on M-Net Series on Monday, 9 August, followed by Lost's finale, ''The End'' part one on 16 August, and ''The End part two on 23 August.

BREAKING. Lost moves up for the final season!

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This is an important announcement from Oceanic Airlines. Okay, just kidding. It's just me. I was first to have Losties foaming at the mouth when I broke the news early in January RIGHT HERE that the 6th and final season of Lost will start on M-Net Series (DStv 110) in May.

Now I have more exclusive scoop and it's all good news! The premiere date of the final 18 episodes of the very last season of Lost has just been moved up to April! I can be first to tell you that Lost will now start on Monday, 12 April at 20:00 on M-Net Series (DStv 110).

FIRST LOOK! Lost's ''Last Supper''!

What a coincidence.

Mere minutes after the previous post below, whaddayaknow. . .

The new publicity photo for the 6th and final season of Lost just got released, which you'll see in May on M-Net Series (DStv 110). Peruse at your own leisure Lost's ''Last Supper'' photo to look and maybe find some clues as to what the final 18 episodes might hold.

BREAKING. Lost May be found. I know when.

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I can be first to tell you that the 6th and highly anticipated final season of Lost will premiere on M-Net Series (DStv 110) in May. The final season has 18 episodes.