Disney+ in South Africa: The screens you'll watch and how to pay - with one notable catch.

by Thinus Ferreira

Besides a browser on a computer screen, Disney+ will immediately be available on several devices when the video streaming service launches in South Africa on 18 May, with different options to pay - but a little exclusionary catch with its early-bird special.

With a monthly subscription fee of R119 (or R1 190 as a cheaper, once-off annual payment), Disney+ will be accessible to a South Africa subscriber at launch with up to four different streams which will be available on up to four different devices at the same time. 

There is also a once-off early sign-up offer of R950 for Disney+ in South Africa, but in order to get this, people who are interested must register before 18 May at www.disneyplus.com, click on "Register Now", and then wait for an emailed link or code that will be sent on the launch day to the email address or cellphone number that was used to register.

Both the early-bird as well as normal subscriptions for Disney+ will start, and can first be done, on and from 18 May. 

The payment for the early-bird introductory special price comes with one payment catch however, that is highlighted further down in this article.

Once Disney+ is in South Africa, subscribers will be able to access the streamer on a computer running Chrome OS, Mac OS, or a Windows PC. Disney+ will also be viewable on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets like iPhones, iPads, as well as Android phones and tablets.

On these devices, Disney+ will work on the iPhone and iPad iOS 11.0 and above, and on Android phones and tablets with OS version 4.4.4 or above. 

To watch on their personal computers (PCs), Disney+ subscribers will need Chrone75+ on Windows 7 and later, Edge on Windows 10 and later, and Firefox 75+ on Windows 7 and later. 

For Mac users, the requirements to get access to the Disney+ magic are Safari 11+ on macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and later, Chrome 75+ on macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) and later, and Firefox 75+ on macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) and later.

For Disney+-users looking for a big(ger) screen experience in the living room, Disney+ will be accessible as an app on LG smart TV sets, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Chromecast. 

For living room and connected devices, a Disney+ subscriber will need Android TV OS 7.0 and above, Apple TV (Gen 4 and above), or Chromecast Gen 2 with Firmware version 1.43+. LG TV sets must have WebOS 4.0 and above.

Credit cards and gift cards

In order to pay for Disney+, South Africans will be able to use Visa, MasterCard and American Express (Amex) credit cards and debit cards.

People without credit or debit cards - or who don't want to use them - will also be able to purchase their Disney+ subscriptions through the Apple app store and Google Play store. Both Apple app and Google Play gift cards are available at various South African retailers - you see them hanging at checkout till points or wherever gift cards are sold.

Disney+ however cautions that the introductory offer - the R950 for an annual subscription if you register your interest before 18 May - will not be redeemable or payable through in-app purchases. This means that you won't be able to use a Google Play or Apple gift card to pay for the R950 subscription fee.

With Disney+ which will also be available on MultiChoice's DStv Explora Ultra decoders - and perhaps be free for certain DStv subscribers like DStv Premium customers - it's also very likely that lower-tiered DStv subscribers will get the option to get access to Disney+ by paying for the add-on through adding the subscription fee to their existing monthly DStv subscription fee in rand.

MultiChoice has not yet publicly stated which DStv subscribers will get Disney - or for free - or how it will work, but paying through MultiChoice as an add-in on the existing DStv invoice will be another payment option.

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SABC: Ad revenue craters R600 million as viewers flee and TV ratings fall.

by Thinus Ferreira

The South African public broadcaster has lost over R600 million in advertising revenue - its biggest loss in revenue collection so far - as SABC ratings fall across its TV channels which have forced the broadcaster to lower advertising rates.

While struggling to lift ratings for its linear broadcast channels of SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3, the broadcaster is planning to launch its SABC+ video streaming service before the end of this year, hoping that it will lure new viewers, will bring viewers back and will help to stem the churn of viewers fleeing the public broadcaster's TV content.

In a presentation before parliament's portfolio committee on communications, the SABC's top executive said that the struggling broadcaster has lost over R600 million in revenue over the past two years - its biggest loss in revenue collection - due to a significant decline in audiences across its platforms.

The SABC is steadily losing viewers because of a combination of factors.

These range from a lack of new content and compelling local content, a lack of content that resonates with viewers, ongoing schedule disruption, an increase in the number of global video streaming services available locally luring viewers away from traditional television, and the Covid-pandemic that depressed ad spending.

An increase in the number of middle-class TV households switching to lower-tiered pay-TV packages, together with stiff competition from eMedia's free-to-air commercial broadcaster e.tv that is rapidly overtaking the SABC with ongoing, structured content-spend on hugely popular local series, are also big factors denting the public broadcaster's TV ratings month to month.

Then there is the South African government's ongoing switch-off of Sentech's analogue transmitters, cutting off viewers' access from the SABC who haven't migrated to digital terrestrial television (DTT) yet and which has led to further SABC TV rating declines over the past few months.

The SABC is facing a massive uphill battle, especially in prime time. 

Where its programming used to rule the TV roost years ago with a majority share of viewers during prime time, the SABC's aim now is to try and get a prime time TV ratings share of the overall available audience of 25% for SABC1, and 8% for SABC2 during the 2022/2023 financial year.

For the severely ratings damaged SABC3, the SABC hopes to only pull 3% of the entire available TV audience during prime time, during its current financial year.

Madoda Mxakwe, SABC CEO, told parliament regarding revenue loss that "the big one for us is the audience decline particularly in classic revenue and its cost us close to over R600 million because there's always a correlation between positive ARs (audience ratings) as well as revenue growth".

He said "in the past two quarters we have been able to procure over 163 new programmes and these are going to help us to ensure that we increase our audience ratings and that also from a point of growth in revenue that will help."  

SABC chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini again told parliament that MultiChoice as a pay-TV operator should help with the collection of the new TV tax called a "household levy" from DStv subscribers which the SABC wants to be introduced to replace the broken and outdated SABC TV Licence collection system in South Africa. 

"We operate in a very competitive environment. Some we compete with, don't have the constraints that we have and they get to the best product before we can be in a position to close those deals," he said.

"As the executives continue to look for compelling and quality content we will be able to breach that gap and have the content that is compelling that can inspire confidence from the advertisers and from our audiences and really get the SABC numbers to stabilise and to grow."

The SABC said its target is to launch its SABC+ over-the-top (OTT) digital video streaming service during the current 2022/2023 financial year. 

Anchor Robyn Curnow exits CNN International: 'Thanks for the endless laughs, the cynicism and idealism and some damn fine journalism'.

by Thinus Ferreira

South Africa's Robyn Curnow who has been with CNN International (DStv 401) for 21 years has exited the TV news channel where she has been an anchor the past few years.

"I've decided it's time for a change," Robyn Curnow wrote on Instagram, saying "This is my decision".

"I'm excited for the plans I've been cooking up recently."

Robyn Curnow used to anchor International Desk on CNN International, moved to weekends, then did weeks and weekends, and then anchored hours across various CNN International.

Robyn Curnow exits CNN International after anchor Hala Gorani's abrupt exit last week.

On Instagram, Robyn Curnow wrote "20 years as CNN correspondent and anchor. And I've decided it's time to change. This is my decision. I'm excited for the plans I've been cooking up recently. Mostly, at this moment when I reflect on my career, I feel profound thanks to all my CNN colleagues and friends around the world".

"Thanks to you all - fellow on-air folk, producers, photographers, directors, control room gurus, master control magicians, studio wizards - for the endless laughs, the cynicism and idealism, and some damn fine journalism".

How you can watch Disney+ in South Africa from 18 May for R19.79 per month - or less than the price of a litre of petrol.

by Thinus Ferreira 

Disney+ will be launching on 18 May in South Africa at a cost of R119 per month but that's not what you need to pay if you're smart - you'd be able to get Disney+ for R19.79 per month - which is less than the price of a litre of petrol.

The Walt Disney Company announced that Disney+ will be launching in South Africa on 18 May - roughly a month before it was expected from June 2022, at a price of R119 per month. 

American users pay $7.99 per month (R116), so South Africans will pay on par with what consumers there are paying and less that Disney+ subscribers in New Zealand (R121), Australia (R132) and the United Kingdom (R153).

There is however a legal "trick" to get that price of R119 per month way down to even less than R20 per month, which is less than what a litre of petrol at roughly R21.84 costs in South Africa since May 2022.

This is a very enticing offer for South African pay-TV viewers who might be feeling that MultiChoice, StarSat or Netflix South Africa are too expensive, or who are looking for different content than what's available on DStv or StarSat, or simply not in the mood for things like DStv repeats. 

Unlike MultiChoice which has now restricted DStv streaming to just one concurrent stream since earlier in a shocking decision, Disney+, similar to other streamers like Netflix SA, allows viewing of up to four concurrent streams, unlimited downloads on up to 10 devices, and the ability to set up 7 different profiles.

The plan to get your Disney+ subscription fee starts with paying more upfront. 

The same way a bulk buy of a product often works out cheaper, Disney+ is giving South Africans the same discount on a once-off annual subscription fee as elsewhere in the world, by simply multiplying the monthly subscription fee with a factor of 10.

While Disney+ costs R119 from 18 May, an annual Disney+ subscription fee will cost a South African account holder R1 190.00 for 12 months. 

Divided by 12 months, the R1 190 works out to R99.16 per month. That is already a saving of R19.83 per month (or R238 per year), compared to the "normal" R119 monthly Disney+ subscription fee.

Disney+ is however also doing a once-off special discount of R950 for new South African subscribers who register their interest in the service on the Disney+ website before 18 May and who will then be sent a link by email or SMS to pay the R950 price on the day the service launches.

Now also keep in mind that you can have 4 uninterrupted, concurrent streams with Disney+. 

The trick now is password sharing. If four people - students in a digs for instance, or grandparents and parents - all club together, the R79.16 per month gets divided further by 4, working out to R19.79 per person.

This way all 4 people get to watch Disney+ whenever they want on the same subscription - even all at the same time and able to watch different things - for less than the price of a litre of petrol.

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Bonang Matheba and IK Osakioduwa to co-host 2022's 8th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards on 14 May in Lagos.

by Thinus Ferreira

South Africa's Bonang Matheba and Nigeria's IK Osakioduwa will co-host 2022's 8th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs) on Saturday 14 May in Lagos, Nigeria which will be done as a live broadcast across M-Net's various Africa Magic channels on DStv.

MultiChoice and M-Net West Africa's AMVCAs, marked year after year by shockingly bad production values, problems and amateurish on-air gaffes, return after a year's absence due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

MultiChoice and M-Net West Africa last held its Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, the 7th edition on 14 March 2020 with a packed hotel auditorium audience, after which MultiChoice had to warn its thousands of MultiChoice and M-Net guests who physically attended in Lagos, Nigeria that they were likely exposed to Covid-19.

In 2021 MultiChoice and M-Net didn't organise any Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards due to Covid-19 and never officially announced that it's cancelled for this year.

MultiChoice didn't have the AMVCAs in 2019 and revived it for 2020 after a year's absence,  meaning that the pan-African awards show for the continent's film and TV industry has been an on-off, on-off event for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Although the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards is supposed to include and represent the entire film and TV industry of sub-Saharan Africa, the MultiChoice and M-Net awards remains an overwhelmingly West African and specifically Nigerian-centred exercise with the 2022 nominees across categories once again stacked with talent favouring predominantly Nigerian television and film.

The Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards continues to get little exposure and publicity effort in East and Southern Africa with many producers in the pan-African industry outside of Nigeria not aware when entries open or that they can enter work.

Although called the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, viewers get to decide only a third of the category winners since MultiChoice doesn't think viewers make the best decisions.

2022's 8th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards now has a total of 33 categories, with a whopping 21 categories decided by the AMVCA panel of judges. Only 12 categories are voted for by the public - 36%.

Although still shockingly low, this is an improvement on the 25% of 2018 in which Africa's viewers only got to decide the winners in 7 out of the 27 categories at the AMVCAs.

Saturday's 8th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs) will be the first time that Bonang Matheba is co-hosting this awards ceremony, with returning AMVCA presenter IK Osakioduwa. 

The 2022 awards will honour work done between 1 December 2019 and 30 November 2021 - a two-year period that is bigger than usual due to the shutdowns and interruptions which were caused by the Covid-pandemic. 

Busola Tejumola, MultiChoice's head of content and West African channels, says in a statement "We are excited to have Bonang join IK as co-host for the 8th edition of the AMVCAs".

"They are both extremely talented and have attained continental acclaim having both hosted some of Africa's biggest shows. Together they will keep the crowd entertained on the biggest night to celebrate African film and TV stars."

Bonang Matheba in a prepared statement says "It's always such an honour to host live productions and I think after Covid we haven't had the opportunity to be outside to have these big, big productions with live studio audiences".

"So it's lovely to have all of that back. It's also an honour. Any single stage I get to step on is an honour. I've always wanted to work with IK. I am a huge fan of his. So, I'm looking forward to that too."

IK Osakioduwa says "I feel really honoured to be hosting the AMVCAs again. I'm also really excited about the decision to honour the social media content creators with a category of their own. Trust me when I say, without a doubt this year is going to be another amazing outing for the African film industry."

ALSO READ: TV CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK. With M-Net and MultiChoice's 6th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for 2018 coming up, cue the fawning, superficial - and mostly non-existent - coverage by Africa's so-called entertainment journalists, quick to take selfies, but slow to actually report anything.

MultiChoice Tanzania slams China's StarTimes Tanzania, alleges its pay-TV rival bought up DStv decoders and dishes to make them unavailable to customers only to then destroy them.

by Thinus Ferreira

Pay-TV competition has turned nasty in Tanzania with MultiChoice alleging that rival, China's StarTimes operating as Star Media Tanzania Ltd., bought up DStv decoders and DStv branded satellite dishes only to them destroy the DStv decoders to create unavailability in the market, and then using the DStv dishes to install their own StarTimes Tanzania services.

Tanzania's The Citizen newspaper first reported that MultiChoice Tanzania has opened a police case with several individuals, "including officers and agents of StarTimes Tanzania" who have been arrested in the Katavi region of Tanzania over allegations of sabotage.

According to a statement from Hallmark Attorneys, working for MultiChoice Tanzania, people working for an on behalf of StarTimes Tanzania allegedly bought DStv decoders, DStv branded satellite dishes and DStv branded wiring to make MultiChoice's DStv decoder and installation materials unavailable or scarce in the market for consumers.

Hallmark Attorneys allege that MultiChoice Tanzania then discovered that not only were bought DStv decoders never activated but that they were deliberately destroyed, and that DStv branded equipment from LNB wires and satellite dishes to connectors were then repurposed and used to install StarTimes Tanzania services in pay-TV homes.

"The company said to benefit from such illegal conduct is Star Media Tanzania Limited under the name StarTimes Tanzania," Hallmark Attorneys says in the statement. "Various equipment acquired by the said individuals or through financing from the said individuals, for the said illegal purposes, have been seized."

David Malisa, StarTimes Tanzania marketing director, in a statement said that "the subject is in the hands of our legal department. It is being worked out, therefore preventing us from giving detailed comments". He said that StarTimes Tanzania would "later release a statement on the matter".

With $1 million investment the past year MultiChoice Ghana and M-Net West Africa mark first anniversary of Akwaaba Magic channel on DStv that created 5 000 jobs in Ghana's TV and film biz.

by Thinus Ferreira

MultiChoice's regionalised DStv Ghana and M-Net West Africa celebrated the first year anniversary of their Akwaaba Magic channel on DStv on 1 May with MultiChoice and M-Net working on boosting the development of Ghana's local film and TV industry.

Over the past year, MultiChoice and M-Net invested in ramping up specific Ghanaian local productions, using Ghanaian crews, ranging from Inside Out and Ghana's first telenovela Dede currently in its second season, to the crime drama series Inspector Bediako, Ghana's first medical drama series Accra Medic and reality shows like Sankofa and Date My Family Ghana. 

MultiChoice's video streaming service, Showmax, recently commissioned the first Ghanaian Showmax Original, ENO.

Filming in places like Ada, Asosombo, Takoradi, Kumasi and Aburi, the creation of Akwaaba Magic has created over 5 000 direct and indirect jobs in Ghana's film and TV industry over the past year since the channel launched in March 2021.

The one year anniversary media event of Akwaaba Magic that took place on Sunday comes as MultiChoice and M-Net West Africa added Akwaaba Magic Abusua as a new TV channel on DStv as a lower-tiered rerun channel to make the content produced for the channel available to DStv subscribers on lower DStv and GOtv packages after a premium-tier run.

On Sunday 1 May DStv Ghana and M-Net West Africa marked the one year anniversary of Akwaaba Magic with a media event that was held in the country.

With up to 20 productions running concurrently and over 300 jobs created for writers, camera operators, lighting technicians, directors, production managers and editors, Akwaaba Magic channel head Kennedy Dankyi-Appah, said that M-Net created the channel to help support Ghana's film and TV industry both in funding and content distribution.

"Our fulfilment lies in the awareness the channel has brought to Ghanaian content in general - we love our own especially when it's produced well."

Alex Okyere, MultiChoice Ghana managing director, said at the event that a year later the Akwaaba Magic channel has re-ignited the interest in authentic Ghanaian storytelling, with MultiChoice and M-Net that have made an investment in the sector of over $1 million in the past year.

He said that the availability of the Akwaaba Magic channel on the MultiChoice's Showmax streaming service extends the audience for Ghanaian content to a much wider audience.

Busola Tejumola, MultiChoice's head of content and channels for West Africa, at the event noted that MultiChoice had set a high target for Akwaaba Magic content.

Richard Darko, MultiChoice Ghana chairperson, said Akwaaba Magic is part of MultiChoice's strategy of launching local channels in various African countries that are relevant to the developmental needs in these specific countries.

He said that MultiChoice will continue to support Ghana's film and TV industry with the Akwaaba Magic and Akwaaba Magic Abusua channels as well as on Showmax, to "project the rich, authentic and diverse stories from Ghana to the world".

ALSO READ: MultiChoice and M-Net West Africa to launch lower-tiered Akwaaba Magic Abusua TV channel on 2 May on DStv and GOtv in Ghana, shows will include South Africa's Gomora dubbed with Ghanaian voices.

M-Net and MultiChoice to run M-Net Movies AfroCinema as a DStv pop-up channel for 10 days in May 2022 for a second consecutive year; will include films from Ivory Coast, Angola, Malawi and several other African countries.

by Thinus Ferreira

For a second year in a row, M-Net and MultiChoice are again running an M-Net Movies AfroCinema channel as a DStv pop-up channel from 20 May that will showcase films from various African countries, including South Africa.

The M-Net Movies AfroCinema channel that first ran as a DStv pop-up channel in May 2021 to celebrate Africa Day on 25 May, will again run in May this year for 10 days from Friday 20 May until Sunday 29 May on DStv channel 198. 

The M-Net Movies AfroCinema channel will be available to DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family and DStv Access subscribers.

The channel will showcase films from countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and the Ivory Coast.

This year's AfroCinema DStv pop-up channel will have a movie line-up featuring award-winning movies that have been sourced from Africa's top film festivals for discerning cinema lovers as part of a curated movie experience.

Films on the channel include:

Salute (Namibia)

This 2018 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) nominee tells the story of a man sentenced to three life sentences, leaving his pregnant girlfriend behind in the outside world.

Katutura (Namibia)

A group of people live in a township where they navigate a life of crime, drugs, struggle and – despite it all – love and hope.

In the Name of Love (Uganda)

When an unemployed university graduate gives in to the pressure to marry his lover, he finds himself in limbo to provide for his woman. Can the couple survive the pressure?

Stain (Uganda)

After her husband is injured during a domestic incident, a woman is forced to take over as family breadwinner in this award-winning movie.

Sixteen Rounds (Uganda)

This short film is about an army man and his wife’s messy, complicated relationship that is plagued by infidelity.

I Am Not a Witch (Zambia)

This BAFTA Award-winning film is about a little girl who is accused of being a witch and sentenced to a camp of elderly witches.

Payback (Zambia)

A man pursues the ultimate act of revenge when he finds out his cousin’s friend is about to marry the woman who jilted him.

Maria Kristu: The Buumba Story (Zambia)

In her quest to create a better world for herself and other women, a young woman goes against the norms and doctrines of the church. 

Fatsani: A Tale of Survival (Malawi)

Malawi's official entry to the 2022 Oscars, this drama is about a young girl forced to sell bananas in the street for survival after her school is shut down.

Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)

This award-winning flick about an aspiring actor trying to follow his dreams of becoming successful in a big city was Kenya's official submission to the 2013 Oscars.

Subira (Kenya)

This drama tells the story of a young girl in Lamu who struggles to live out her dream of swimming in the ocean, something which is against local customs.

Air Conditioner (Angola)

A security guard and a domestic worker are tasked with retrieving their boss's air conditioner after the devices mysteriously start falling and killing people across Luanda in this critically-acclaimed film.

Knuckle City (South Africa)

This critically lauded and award-winning film tells a story of resilience, violence and survival, set against the gritty backdrop of the Eastern Cape boxing scene.

This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection (South Africa)

Anchored by an arresting performance from the late Mary Twala, the award-winning film is about grief, land, ownership and resettlement.

Sons of the Sea (South Africa)

A drama about escaping hopeless circumstances, this movie tells the story of two brothers who find a dead body and bags of abalone. Will the loot bring them closer to a brighter future, or spell their end?

Nights of the Kings (Ivory Coast)

The  multi-award-winning film that was Ivory Coast’s official entry to the 2021 Oscars, this fantasy-drama follows a young man sent to a notorious Ivorian prison in the middle of the forest.

Elevator Baby (Nigeria)

A wealthy young man and an underprivileged woman are trapped in an elevator as she goes into labour.

Nimbe (Nigeria)

Nimbe is a story addressing the issues associated with drug abuse and some of the causes.

Skin  (Nigeria)

In this documentary film, Nollywood star Beverly Naya explores Nigeria’s relationship with and perception of beauty, colour and complexion.

Samsung SA silent on how KwaZulu-Natal flooding has impacted it business.

by Thinus Ferreira

Samsung South Africa has been silent and hasn't responded with answers to a media query on how the recent devastating flooding in the country's KwaZulu-Natal province impacted it business, distribution and warehousing there as well as nationally, or what the company has been doing to help customers and minimise the impact.

Earlier this month South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province experienced extremely heavy rainfall that led to disastrous flooding and the loss of hundreds of lives. With a growing humanitarian disaster, billions of rand of damage were caused to infrastructure and property, including the Durban port and cargo containers.

Samsung SA was asked in a media query last month, similar to competitors like LG South Africa, what impact Samsung SA experienced to its business in South Africa, and in KwaZulu-Natal due to the flooding.

On 20 April TVwithThinus asked Cheil, repping Samsung SA, if it could please say what the damage has been to its warehousing facilities in KwaZulu/Natal due to the rain and flooding in that province, if there were loss of production, distribution interruption, work and disruption due to loss of staff unable to get to work.

Samsung South Africa was also asked through Cheil for comment on what Samsung SA has been doing to minimise or help lessen the impact on its business in KwaZulu-Natal or to help customers.

Samsung SA failed to respond to any of the questions with no answers forthcoming from Cheil the past two weeks.

In July 2021 Samsung South Africa saw its biggest warehouse in Cato Ridge, Durban and service centres in the KwaZulu-Natal province looted and destroyed by fire during weeks of civil unrest in South Africa.

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