by Thinus Ferreira
M-Net has acquired the British one out of two pre-recorded upcoming TV interviews that Prince Harry gave to promote his upcoming book, Spare, with the ITV one which will be shown on M-Net (DStv 101) on Monday 9 January at 19:00 a day after it's shown in the United Kingdom.
The Duke of Sussex did three interviews - one with America's Carte Blanche version of 60 Minutes which will be shown in the United States on Sunday night, the other with ITN Productions for ITV which will also be shown in Britain on Sunday night, and one with America's Good Morning America which will be shown on the ABC network on Monday morning.
Prince Harry did the three new sit-down TV interviews to promote his book, Spare.
Prince Harry's vengeful and malicious book which was supposed to go on sale next week already landed on shelves in Spain on Thursday this week and got read, translated and reported by the media already.
Published by Penguin Random House and ghostwritten by JR Moehringer, Spare includes Prince Harry's salacious revelations about everything from his drug use, to how he injured his penis during a visit to the North Pole and if he's circumcised or not, why he dressed in a Nazi costume, how he got into a nasty physical fight with Prince William in which he ended up on the floor, how he lost his virginity to an older woman when he had sex with her in a field behind a pub, and even how many people he had killed in Afghanistan.
In the past M-Net used to acquire selected 60 Minutes interviews and air it in Carte Blanche on Sunday nights as segments. This time, M-Net is taking the interview with ITV News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby, entitled "Harry: The Interview".
Recorded in California just like Prince Harry's sit-down with Oprah Winfrey which was also on M-Net, the 90-minute TV interview will see Prince Harry dish more dirt and gossip about his broken relationships with various members of Britain's royal family, as well as his drug use including cocaine and marijuana.
"This is going to be a historic broadcast. Being in step with global trends and
conversations is built into the fabric of MultiChoice, and we are proud to
always offer our subscribers monumental broadcasts – such as this one – as they
happen," says Nomsa Philiso, MultiChoice CEO of general entertainment, in a statement.
Jan du Plessis, M-Net channels channel director, says "This is a colossal
media event that's bound to have many talking. We're pleased for our viewers to
be among the first in the world to see it, and look forward to the
conversations they will have around it."
Michael Jermey, ITV director of news and current affairs, says "It is
extremely rare for a member of the royal family to speak so openly about their
experience at the heart of the institution. Tom Bradby's interview with Prince
Harry will be a programme that everyone with an informed opinion on the
monarchy should want to watch".
Ian Rumsey, ITN Productions managing director and executive producer, says "Harry's version of events contains many elements we've never heard before, as
viewers will see. It is a raw and intimate perspective on his relationships
with the people closest to him and the moments that have shaped him".
