Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Coronavirus: M-Net and DStv to end Ultimate Love earlier as Nigerian dating reality show will wrap this Sunday because of Covid-19.

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by Thinus Ferreira M-Net West-Africa is shuttering its Ultimate Love dating reality show that is ending earlier and that will wrap thi...

Netflix renews Love is Blind and The Circle, gives Marie Kondo a new Sparking Joy spinoff show.

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by Thinus Ferreira Netflix has renewed its two new reality series, Love is Blind and The Circle both for a second and a third season ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Coronavirus: SABC2's 7de Laan becomes the first South African weekday soap to shut down production even before the country's 21-day national shutdown as Covid-19 spreads.

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by Thinus Ferreira The South African public broadcaster's 7de Laan Afrikaans soap on SABC2 has become the first locally-produced w...

Disney launches its Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Western Europe during growing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic ; hopes its video streaming service 'can bring some much-needed moments of respite during these difficult times'.

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by Thinus Ferreira The Walt Disney Company rolled out its Disney+ subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on Tuesday in the United ...

Coronavirus: Cirque du Soleil shutters, let 95% of workers go; plans return in 2021 after Covid-19.

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by Thinus Ferreira The  world-famous Cirque du Soleil has shuttered with the world’s largest contemporary circus producer that’s been f...

Coronavirus: Nu Metro shuts down its movie theatres in South Africa with immediate effect before Covid-19 national lockdown starts; cinemas in Mozambique and Zambia remain open.

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by Thinus Ferreira On Tuesday morning Nu Metro immediately shuttered all of the cinema chain's movie theatres in South Africa becau...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Coronavirus: South Africa's TV and film industry to shutter for 3 weeks as president Cyril Ramaphosa announces a national lockdown for 21 days from 26 March 2020; announces Temporary Employee Relief Scheme to avoid mass retrenchments.

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by Thinus Ferreira South Africa's film and TV industry will shut down from midnight on Thursday 26 March 2020 for 3 weeks after pre...

Coronavirus: TV presenter Zororo Makamba (30) dead as Zimbabwe's second Covid-19 case.

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by Thinus Ferreira The TV presenter Zororo Makamba has died as Zimbabwe's second positive Covid-19 case as the novel coronavirus pa...

Coronavirus: Cape Town filmmaker Dan Mace says he tested positive for Covid-19 virus as South Africa's 67th case.

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by Thinus Ferreira The Cape Town film director Dan Mace (30) says he has tested positive in South Africa for the Covid-19 novel coronav...