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Showing posts with label Jon Farrar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Farrar. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Today's interesting TV stories to read from TV with Thinus - 15 September 2015

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SABC fires Sammy Sosa . "Sick" Sammy secretly used her time to film Vuzu AMP (DStv 114)'s hip-hop reality show The Hustle....
Monday, August 12, 2013

Q&A: BBC Worldwide's Jon Farrar on the BBC channels' portfolio in South Africa: Downton, Dine With Me, and catching up with the Doctor.

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After the recent  BBC Worldwide channels winter upfront for South Africa for 2013  I asked Jon Farrar , the head of branded services for ...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

2013 BBC Winter upfront: Mr Selfridge to BBC Entertainment, Polar Bears and unsafe sex on BBC Knowledge.

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BBC Worldwide Channels which runs BBC Entertainment (DStv 120), BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174), BBC Knowledge (DStv 184) and CBeebies (DStv 306...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Doctor Who on BBC Entertainment on DStv in South Africa to show episodes from now on only one day behind the United Kingdom broadcast.

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Fixing problems in time really is possible: After years of being far behind, the Doctor intervened - South African viewers will hence...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

BBC Worldwide Channels grows the viewership of the BBC channels seen in South Africa on DStv by 5,7% in 2012 compared to a year ago.

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BBC Worldwide Channels says its portfolio of channels available and seen in South Africa increased its share of commercial viewing year-on...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

BBC SUMMER SHOWCASE: BBC Knowledge's upcoming South African programming includes crocodiles; the history of Britain and the world.

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BBC Worldwide Channels which runs the TV channels BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies on MultiChoice's DStv...

BBC SUMMER SHOWCASE: BBC Entertainment's upcoming SA programming includes Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife, The Cube.

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BBC Worldwide Channels which runs the TV channels BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies on MultiChoice's DStv...

BBC SUMMER SHOWCASE: BBC Lifestyle's upcoming SA programming includes a Paris kitchen, more Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson.

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BBC Worldwide Channels which runs the TV channels BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies on MultiChoice's DStv ...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

ICING ON THE CAKE. BBC Lifestyle launches Love Baking season on the channel with delectable new TV shows.

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BBC Lifestyle (DStv 180) is launching a "Love Baking" season with a cake and bake programming extravaganza for viewers inclu...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

BREAKING. BBC Entertainment snags the cool British reality show The Only Way is Essex; vajazzling set to start in June.

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You're reading it here first. Time to vajazzle! I can be first to reveal the news that BBC Entertainment (DStv 120) is continuing the...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Programming note: Special episode of Come Dine With Me South Africa on 14 December on BBC Entertainment filled with stars.

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A star-filled episode of Come Dine With Me South Africa will be broadcast on BBC Entertainment (DStv 120) on Wednesday 14 December at 21:0...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

BREAKING. BBC Lifestyle survey: 63% of South Africans don't like cooking; 86% like to watch cooking shows on television.

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You're reading it here first. I can tell that BBC Lifestyle (DStv 180) is set to reveal today a special BBC Lifestyle survey by Tolu...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

BBC Worldwide's summer schedule upfront: ''We are very ambitious. We want a rich and diverse portfolio able to reach different groups.''

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You're reading it here first. ''In terms of our plans going forward we are very ambitious,'' says Jon Farrar , vice p...

BBC Worldwide: CBeebies now the 3rd biggest kids channel on DStv in South Africa after having overtaken Nickelodeon and Boomerang.

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You're reading it here first. The BBC Worldwide kids channel CBeebies (DStv 306) is now the third largest kids channel on DStv in Sou...

''BBC Lifestyle is still the number one lifestyle TV channel in South Africa on DStv,'' says BBC Worldwide.

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You're reading it here first. ''BBC Lifestyle (DStv 180) is still the number one lifestyle TV channel in South Africa on DStv...