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I can exclusively break the news that e.tv has decided to renew its new reality hit Popstars with a new season of the make-a-band reality show that will return in 2011 for another season.
Sources tell me that e.tv actually has the option and plans for two more seasons of Popstars after the current one, which would also mean a third Popstars season on the free to air commercial broadcaster in 2012. For now a Popstars season in 2011 is a definite go after e.tv successfully revived the dormant reality format.
The new season news of Popstars on e.tv comes on the heels of what is shaping up to be reality renewal season this week. M-Net on Tuesday officially confirmed an early pick-up of another season - its seventh - of Idols, while the pay broadcaster is also trying to secure the rights for a local version of The X Factor in 2011.
''South Africa has grown up,'' says Keith Lindsay, Popstars executive producer. ''Popstars hopefuls were more confident, more willing and more talented than we have ever seen before.''
ALSO READ: M-Net working on trying to do a local South African version of The X Factor in 2011.
ALSO READ: M-Net renews Idols for another season; seventh season will debut in 2011.
