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News & analysis on South African television

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

FLEUR DE THÉ. High tea in Cape Town with kykNET for the media launch of its new Afrikaans drama series Appels en Tee

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Thinus Ferreira Any time is a good time for a tea party and that is exactly what kykNET (DStv 144) did at Welgemeend in Cape Town for the me...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

New Canal+ Africa boss David Mignot makes first public appearance - in Namibia - for MultiChoice's flattering new presidential documentary, tells assembled African politicians it's committed to 'dignified' storytelling

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Thinus Ferreira The new Canal+ Africa boss, David Mignot, has made his first public appearance at an event - and in Namibia and not in South...

M-Net and ITV Studios filming The Invisible wildlife poaching drama series in Hoedspruit based on Deon Meyer novel

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Thinus Ferreira ITV Studios is working with production company Scene23 and M-Net (DStv 101) in South Africa to produce a new drama series, T...

GOAT Productions gathers 10 fighting females from across Africa for Showmax and NBCUniversal's The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa releasing 28 November

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Thinus Ferreira After The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: South Africa of 2024, Showmax and NBCUniversal Formats are once again expand...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Apple rebrands Apple TV+ as simply Apple TV

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Thinus Ferreira Apple on Monday afternoon announced that it is rebranding its Apple TV+ video streaming service to simply Apple TV and dropp...
Friday, October 10, 2025

MultiChoice Kenya: Shocking plunge of 84% in a year from 1.2 million to just 188 948 DStv subscribers after multiple massive price hikes

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Thinus Ferreira MultiChoice Kenya has seen a shocking DStv subscriber plunge in just a year that has almost completely wiped out MultiChoice...

eNCA 's latest anchor shuffle has Andrew Barnes and Aviwe Mtila fronting primetime

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Thinus Ferreira eMedia's eNCA (DStv 403) has once again changed its anchor line-up with Andrew Barnes and Aviwe Mtila now fronting prime...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Nu Metro unveils new and refurbished 9-auditorium Gateway cineplex in Durban with South Africa's first 270-degree ScreenX experience and VIP Premiere Cinemas

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Thinus Ferreira Nu Metro has opened the cinema chain's new flagship cinema complex at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping shopping mall in D...

BAD BRAVO IMPRESSION. NBCUniversal International Networks has launch event for DStv's E!-replacement TV channel Bravo

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Thinus Ferreira On Wednesday,  NBCUniversal International Networks held a launch event for its E!-replacement channel, Bravo , in Johannesbu...
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Thinus Ferreira is an independent TV critic, writer and journalist in South Africa and reports breaking news about the TV industry. He writes trend and analysis pieces about the TV business and continues to write extensively about TV - chronicling what's on it and happening behind the scenes.
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