Tuesday, April 19, 2022

4 months free: Disney+ in South Africa sweetens introductory annual subscription fee.

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by Thinus Ferreira Disney is going all-in in its build-up to the launch of its Disney+ video streaming service in South Africa on 18 May and...
Monday, April 18, 2022

Amazon Studios expands its TV exec headhunting in Africa to set up a Nigerian Originals team - now looking for a head of Nigerian Originals and TV and film execs for Nigeria.

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by Thinus Ferreira After advertising multiple jobs early in 2022 for TV executives in South Africa , Amazon Studios is expanding its search ...

SABC3 fills its 2-month prime time The Estate telenovela gap with a repackaged rebroadcast titled The Estate Rewind.

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by Thinus Ferreira SABC3 is no longer replacing the 2-month gap between the second season and the start of the third season of its local tel...
Sunday, April 17, 2022

Richard Nosworthy - veteran South African scriptwriter and producer of stage, film, TV, and music - has died.

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by Thinus Ferreira Richard Nosworthy, a veteran South African producer of theatre, TV, film and music; screenwriter and director, and a dire...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

11 graduate from MultiChoice Talent Factory SA's first Scriptwriting Incubator.

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by Thinus Ferreira The MultiChoice Talent Factory's (MTF) first Scriptwriwting Incubator has delivered its first 11 interns who graduate...

South Africa's SABC and e.tv want 'watertight advertising revenue limits' imposed on MultiChoice as Icasa relooks ad and sponsorship regulations.

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by Thinus Ferreira South Africa's broadcasters like the public broadcaster SABC and eMedia's free-to-air commercial e.tv want "...

CNN's distribution-limited CNN+ video streaming service has a paltry 10 000 users after $300 million dollar investment, budget to be slashed.

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by Thinus Ferreira CNN's streaming service CNN+ is apparently a failure with lacklustre uptake of the video streaming service in the Uni...

Tears-certified: The 10th season of Car SOS on National Geographic starting on 26 April promises terrific Tim and Fuzz renovations.

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by Thinus Ferreira Tim and Fuzz are getting ready to pull off the biggest dilapidated car-makeover surprises yet for the upcoming 100th epis...

Why Heindrich Wyngaard as Kaapse Forum chairperson remains the host of KLOP! on kykNET.

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by Thinus Ferreira The presenter and socio-political commentator Heindrich Wyngaard who is now the chairperson of the lobby group Cape Forum...