King Charles III coronation and concert: Your comprehensive TV guide.

by Thinus Ferreira

South African viewers will be able to watch the coronation of King Charles III today across multiple TV channels, with the unique Coronation Concert attended by the king and done by the BBC, which will be shown on Sunday night.

BBC News (DStv 400 / StarSat 256)), CNN International (DStv 401), Al Jazeera (DStv 406 / StarSat257), BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174), BritBox, Sky News (DStv 402 / StarSat 258) and SABC News (DStv 404) will all show the coronation of King Charles III today.

The unique Coronation Concert from the BBC featuring multiple performers will also be shown live to South African viewers on Sunday night at 21:00 on BBC Lifestyle.

BBC News

The BBC will have a live broadcast of the ceremony today.

"The BBC is committed to giving audiences everywhere a chance to follow the events around the Coronation, live," says Naja Nielsen, BBC News digital director. "We are determined to provide unique, first-hand access to this historic event through our programming and digital content with rich and distinctive coverage, expert analysis and the best video and pictures."

On Saturday BBC News will broadcast the coronation of Charles III live from 8:30. The live broadcast will cover all the ceremonial events as they unfold throughout the day, from the early military movements to the formal processions, and will give audiences a look at the ceremonial route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.

Kirsty Young will be in a studio at Buckingham Palace and JJ Chalmers will speak to members of the military as they prepare for one of the largest parades in living history. 

Huw Edwards will provide commentary as the doors of Westminster Abbey open and Sophie Raworth will be outside speaking to guests as they arrive. Clare Balding will provide commentary for the ceremonial route and Anita Rani will join the gathered crowds.

The coverage will also feature reporting from teams around the world and major Commonwealth nations, who will provide global context and reflect on the legacy of the monarchy.

CNN International

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will lead CNN International's special live coverage of the coronation of King Charles on Saturday beginning 11:00 outside Buckingham Palace with analysis and reporting from Christiane Amanpour and Max Foster.

CNN anchors Richard Quest and Julia Chatterley will contribute to CNN's coverage from the network's London studio alongside CNN royal historian Kate Williams, CNN royal commentators Emily Nash, Sally Bedell Smith and CNN contributor Trisha Goddard. 

They will provide expert analysis and share their unique perspectives on the historic coronation.

CNN reporters will be positioned along the coronation procession route including Bianca Nobilo outside Westminster Abbey, Salma Abdelaziz and Matthew Chance, who will report live from the crowds gathered along the Mall, and Anna Stewart.

CNN reporters will also provide perspective from commonwealth countries including India, Australia and Kenya. CNN's coverage of the coronation will also stream live on its website and app for free worldwide.

Sky News

On Sky News Kay Burley and Anna Botting will host coverage of the historic event, with Sky News royal events commentator Alastair Bruce and Sky News will also stream for free on its website and YouTube channel.

Kay Burley and Anna Botting will lead coverage throughout the day following the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey ahead of the service. Kay will be outside Westminster Abbey speaking to well-wishers and will be joined by historian Sir Anthony Seldon.

Anna will be live from Buckingham Palace at 11:00 with Patrick Harrison, former press secretary of 11 years to King Charles III and Sky News royal event commentator Alastair Bruce. 

Cameras will then follow the procession back to Buckingham Palace where Joanna Lumley will join the team for the famous balcony shots and flypast.

Sky News royal correspondent Laura Bundock will bring insight and analysis, while Sarah-Jane Mee and Kamali Melbourne will be amongst the action reporting live from the crowds on The Mall and other key locations around London.

From 19:00 Mark Austin will reflect on the key moments of a historic day at Buckingham Palace with Kristina Kyriacou, recent press secretary to King Charles III and Lord Simon Woolley, who has worked closely with the King. 

From 22:00 Gillian Joseph will present highlights of the coronation and at 23:00 Jonathan Samuels will do a special highlights hour.

BritBox

The coronation will be shown live and on-demand on the BritBox SA video streaming service, starting with live streaming from 12:00 on Saturday. 

BritBox will show King Charles III: The Coronation, produced by ITN and hosted by Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham.

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera's coverage will start at 09:00 on Saturday with Paul Brennan at Westminster, followed by ongoing coverage from 11:00 by Lauren Taylor, also from Westminster, and Jonah Hull and Charlie Angela from Buckingham Palace from 11:00. 

So Rahman will take over anchoring duties of the special event from Buckingham Palace from 17:00.

BBC Lifestyle

The BBC Lifestyle channel will carry a live broadcast of the day's coronation coverage from 08:30 on Saturday morning, done by BBC Studios Productions.

At 20:00 BBC Lifestyle has scheduled the special programme, Charles R: The Making of a Monarch. The programme tells the story of King Charles III's more than seven decades as heir to the throne. During that period, every step of Charles' life was captured on camera and his words recorded: from newsreel to home movies from interviews to documentaries - both about him and by him. This 60 minute documentary brings together a wealth of material, much rarely seen or unseen.

At 21:00 on Saturday night, BBC Lifestyle will have the special programme, Sing for The King: The Search for The Coronation Choir. A very special choir made up from singing groups of all shapes and sizes is given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing for King Charles III at the coronation concert.

On Sunday night at 19:30, BBC Lifestyle will show The Coronation: A Day to Remember. It will show moments of King Charles III's coronation, following the procession to Westminster Abbey, the ceremony and the return journey to Buckingham Palace where the newly crowned monarchs greeted the crowds.

On Sunday night at 21:00 BBC Lifestyle will show The Coronation Concert: Live. 

This unique Coronation Concert will take place at Windsor Castle. Produced, staged and broadcast live by the BBC and BBC Studios, the Coronation Concert will bring music icons and contemporary stars together in celebration of this historic occasion. 

The British pop group Take That, international superstar Lionel Richie, popstar Katy Perry, international opera star Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, singer/songwriter Freya Ridings and classical-soul composer/producer Alexis Ffrench are some of the artists who will be on stage at The Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

They will perform in front of King Charles III and 20 000 members of the public and invited guests during the live broadcast.

eNCA drops simulcast of e.tv's The Morning Show and switches back to own-produced The South African Morning after 4 days of viewer outrage.

by Thinus Ferreira

Following a serious miscalculation of what pay-TV viewers want to watch in the mornings, as well as days of unrelenting viewer outrage, eNCA (DStv 403) on Friday morning brought back The South African Morning without any explanation after four days of simulcastin e.tv's low-rated The Morning Show.

On Monday eMedia's eNCA TV news channel - as part of yet another on-air and logo rebrand, dropped its The South African Morning time-block, replacing it with e.tv's The Morning Show between 06:00 and 09:00, produced by Cheeky Media with Yusuf Stevens as executive producer.

The Morning Show also added Faith Mangope to the softer lifestyle-slanted show which does sponsored inserts with a lesser emphasis on news and that bears more liking to SABC3's Expresso.

The drastic change prompted unrelenting viewer scorn the past four days with the drastic eNCA schedule change which was met with a barrage of DStv subscribers slamming the channel for replacing the much more newsy strand, co-anchored by the well-liked Gareth Edwards and Tumelo Mothotoane, with the lower production values of The Morning Show.

Viewers were fuming over The Morning Show - which bears no relation to the Apple TV+ drama series of the same name - with presenters who were berated for doing book segments at 6:15am and frivolous lifestyle segment discussions as they stumbled over words, sound and video problems, eating KFC on air, and the softer show's lack of news.

An avalanche of viewers were very vocal over the fact that they have access to e.tv and The Morning Show as a channel on DStv and would watch that if they wanted to.

Viewers said that they were now tuning out eNCA and switching to rival Newzroom Afrika (DStv 405) and SABC2's Morning Live which remains the perennial frontrunner in the South African morning breakfast show TV ratings race.

On Friday morning, The South African Morning was suddenly back without explanation, with Gareth Edwards once again anchoring the early morning time-block but this time solo. Tumelo Mothotoane anchored the NewsLink block solo from 9:00 to 12:00.

eMedia, in response to a media query about eNCA's morning fracas and the switchback, told TVwithThinus on Friday afternoon that "Due to popular demand, The South African Morning returns to eNCA with Gareth Edwards from 6:00 to 9:00. Tumelo will be on-air from 9:00 to 12:00. We have reunited viewers with the news and entertainment they are used to".

eNCA initially decided to cancel The South African Morning and simulcast e.tv's The Morning Show to rather stretch its production of live news hours from 22:00 until midnight, in response to competition from Newzroom Afrika. 

Although placing The South African Morning back on its schedule as an own in-house production, eNCA will continue to now stay in live news programming until midnight. 

Also returning to eNCA is anchor Shahan Ramkissoon who left a year ago, who is now anchoring The Last Word on Thursday snd Friday nights at 20:00.

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After denying it e.tv now confirms it has cancelled sex-filled telenovela The Black Door as Black Brain Productions spin out some characters to resurface in new show Isitha The Enemy.

by Thinus Ferreira

After denying it's happening e.tv has cancelled The Black Door after just a year on air, with the sex-filled telenovela from Black Brain Pictures axed and getting replaced by another telenovela from the same production company.

After e.tv and the producers said they plan to keep The Black Door on-air for multiple seasons shortly after the show's debut, the production has been axed although e.tv publicity a month ago still denied that it's happening.

The Black Door producers were quickly forced to course correct on e.tv orders after the show made its debut in April 2022 and had to tone down several of the sex-filled risque aspects of the show following negative reaction from viewers. 

The show however continued production, although questions were raised later in 2022 on whether The Black Door would get more seasons. 

On 6 April TVwithThinus asked e.tv whether The Black Door has been cancelled. e.tv publicist Siyabonga Mposula responded and said "the show continues but with a story that is far more family-accommodating".

A month later, on 4 May, e.tv publicist Karabo Nkabinde in a press release suddenly confirmed that The Black Door has been cancelled and is getting replaced by a "new primetime family-orientated" telenovela Isitha - The Enemy. 

Isitha - The Enemy will take a section of The Black Door's already established characters and create a new telenovela out of the Sokhulu family and the "struggles to keep their family together in the face of adversity as new challenges and new rivals come onto the scene".

"We are committed to bringing the best South African local content to our viewers and we have to remain receptive to their changing needs and preferences," says Helga Palmer, eMedia head of local programming about cancelling The Black Door and replacing it with Isitha - The Enemy.

"With this in mind, we are excited to usher in the spin-off series, Isitha – The Enemy.  This story proves to be like no other, with a big focus on family feuds, drama and intrigue, peppered with some comedic elements."

Mpumelelo Nhlapo, executive producer at Black Brain Pictures, in a prepared statement says "We strategically intended for The Black Door to run for one year".

"Our goal was to break new ground and to push the boundaries of South African television. The greater vision has always been to tell the story of the Sokhulu family as a multi-chapter series that allows us to explore different themes in dynamic and interesting ways."

Show creator Mandla N, creative director at Black Brain Pictures, says "We can't wait for viewers to see how this new chapter delves deeper into the world of the Sokhulus as we explore new characters, new conflicts, and new challenges that will test their strength and resilience".

According to e.tv, Isitha - The Enemy will "pick up from a royal homestead in eSwatini".

"Here, we find out what happened to Chuma Sokhulu who was presumed dead in The Black Door chapter of the Sokhulu story. It promises to be a gripping drama with captivating storylines and exciting performances. The stunning visuals coupled with unexpected twists and turns as the story unfolds, will take viewers on a thrill ride that will keep them on the edge of their seats".

The cast of Isitha - The Enemy will include Sipho Ndlovu, Khanyisani Khwesa and Dawn Thandeka with Thobani Nzuza reprising his role along with some other actors from The Black Door.

'Useless rubbish' and 'a huge disaster': Shocked and angry DStv subscribers slam eNCA saying they're switching to Newzroom Afrika and SABC's Morning Live over decision to simulcast e.tv's 'totally poor and amateurish' The Morning Show.

by Thinus Ferreira

A barrage of shocked and angry DStv subscribers are slamming eMedia's eNCA (DStv 403) TV news channel branded a "huge disaster" for its apparent dumbed-down decision to cancel its own The South African Morning block in favour of simulcasting e.tv's low-rated and cheap-looking The Morning Show with less emphasis on news.

eNCA viewers are furious and perplexed over eNCA's decision to dumb down its morning block with the The Morning Show and its dubious production values, slammed as "totally poor and amateurish" by DStv subscribers.

The Morning Show is produced by Cheeky Media for e.tv.

Many viewers can't understand why eNCA decided to now show e.tv's free-to-air and badly done version of a morning programme on eNCA.

eNCA and The Morning Show have not been met with a barrage of turned off viewers tuning out and with the show and eNCA coming in for harsh criticism over technical errors, bad presenters, sound problems, presenters eating KFC and lifestyle segments when what viewers tune to eNCA for is to get the news.

eNCA's schedule changed on Monday 1 May adding The Morning Show in the place of the dumped The South African Morning, together with a rebrand of the eNCA logo.

These changes are not going down well with eNCA viewers, especially not the substitution of The Morning Show which is a free TV programme now on MultiChoice channel for pay-TV viewers of DStv.

"We have e.tv on DStv. If I had wanted to look at that crap I would have put my TV on that channel," a disgruntled longtime eNCA viewer said about the eye-popping decision that was made by eNCA managing editor John Bailey and Norman Munzhelele, eNCA managing director.

"What happened to your morning news show?" asked Pavan Sikka. "From proper news to fluff pieces and no real news? Change the current format or risk losing viewers".  

eMedia and e.tv didn't bother to put out any specific press release to the media beforehand about The Morning Show adding Faith Mangope and Brighton Mhlongo, or about the show being simulcast on eNCA from May.

About yet another rebrand of eNCA, eMedia and eNCA also didn't bother to issue any press release to the media, with eMedia only mailing media a press statement on Tuesday 2 May, a day after the on-air changes had already come into effect for DStv subscribers. 

Meanwhile, eNCA and eMedia are facing an avalanche of vitriol comments from upset eNCA viewers who note that they're switching to rival Newzroom Afrika (DStv 405) and the SABC's Morning Live show.

No execs were offered to the media for interviews beforehand to explain the upcoming eNCA changes, with neither eMedia nor eNCA that seemed to have anticipated any backlash from viewers or thought it necessary to explain or give context to what would be changing and why.

"Worst mistake eNCA could have done to change the morning show," remarked Byron Small. "Viewing numbers will plummet. Rather watching Morning Live now".

"New morning show is boring! Please bring back actual news and relevant insight," said Anthony Tait.

"Where is the news?" asked Bette Kun. "I tried this new one again today and I can't,  just can't. Everyone is shouting at each other. Why is it so dark? It's horrible. Sorry. Bring back Tumelo and Gareth."

Lerato complained about the sponsored-filled The Morning Show saying "it's giving radio gossip. We want seriousness and breaking news. What is this? Yesterday they were interviewing people about KFC Crunch chicken. What!"

Lindsay said "The format of The Morning Show is completely wrong. If I wanted this I'd tune to SABC3! I need the news and intelligent debate before starting work, not watching someone making French toast. Bring back Gareth and Tumelo".

Funiwe Moshapalo want to know "where is the morning news? Why are we having entertainment interviews like it's a Saturday? What's going on?" while another remarked: "I don't want to hear about itchy, scaly scalps at 7:30am. Whose bright idea was this?"

"What nonsense is this?" asks King Gatsheni. "I woke up to catch news headlines - not this useless rubbish on my screen right now. Why change something that wasn't broken?"

"Why did you replace Gareth and Tumelo with this rubbish?" Lily wants to know, saying "Come on, eNCA you are better than this".

Jane Webster says the new eNCA morning is "a crock of shit. Nobody needs a review of books at 6:15am in the morning. We need news, weather and traffic by competent, articulate journalists".

Louis Changuion says The Morning Show is "disappointing from a business perspective. I had to make sure that I was actually watching a news channel and not an actuality programme". 

"A variety show in the morning?" asked another viewer. "Is this management's answer to a high LSM-focused news programme? Screaming presenters and 8 minutes of news content at 7am."

"When I thought you couldn't make more blunders. You just ruined the morning show, which was one of the good programmes you had left," remarked Gabisile Ngcobo.

"It's a hard No for the new look and new show," says Robin. "Totally poor and amateurish. Switching to Newzroom Afrika and Morning Live."

Caron Hill says "eNCA is my go-to channel for local news but will definitely give The Morning Show a miss from now on. Amateurish and dated look out of the 80s."

Gertie Ramalho says "I am in total disbelief that eNCA has allowed this below par Morning Show to be aired on TV", with David Lewisohn saying: "Horrible eNCA news" with "a news reader that says 'you know' and 'of course' and 'err' twice in every sentence. Painful. I've moved to Newzroom Afrika and the two presenters are such pleasant professionals".

Patience Mokoena said: "Packed my bags and moved to Newzroom this morning."

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Created from sapphire materials Samsung SA unveils its new borderless Micro LED TV with a 'wow'-factor that comes with a price tag of R1.4 to R3 million.

by Thinus Ferreira

Created from sapphire materials, "borderless", and available in screen sizes from 76 to 126 inches, Samsung Electronics' new Micro LED TV now on sale in South Africa comes with a "wow"-factor that has a "wow"-price as well: Anything from between R1.4 to R3 million.

Samsung South Africa says that its latest Micro LED TV representing the "pinnacle of display technology" is now on sale in the country, boasting the latest advancements in picture quality, sound technology and smart features.

With a price tag of between R1.4 million and up to R3 million, Samsung SA says that the Micro LED TV again elevates "reality with lifelike images, immersive sound and hyper-personalised experiences".

Samsung SA says the Micro LED TV with 25 million micrometer-sized LEDs delivers "a front-row experience that feels like you're sitting in a movie theatre or a concert hall".

"Samsung understands that TV entertainment is more exciting when it's involving and more cinematic and the Micro LED TV heeds that call in exceptional fashion," says Samsung SA.

"With its innovative take on what's possible, it stretches viewing possibilities to grander levels," says Mike van Lier, vice president of consumer electronics at Samsung.

"The Micro LED TV demonstrates the potential of ultra-premium home screen products for Samsung and shows not only the tech leadership but the company's bold approach to creating products."

"Ultimately it is all for our customers and those who get to have the pleasure of witnessing this level of TV will attest to its majestic viewing experience and how it suits their lifestyle."

Samsung's Micro LED TV is available in size formats 126″, 114″, 110″, 89″ and 76″ and supports 20-bit greyscale depth.

It also expresses 100% of DCI and Adobe RGB colour gamut, which Samsung SA says "results in stunning, lifelike colours".

Samsung says the TV set's "Art Mode" allows consumers to turn any room into an art gallery making it possible to select and display artwork or digital photography.

"Multi View" lets users view content from four different sources simultaneously – from any or all of the four HDMI ports – in 4K resolution at up to 120fps. The set also has Dolby Atmos for a premier audio experience, with top, side and bottom channel speakers.

Cathy Mohlahlana and Thembekile Mrototo to co-anchor Newzroom Afrika prime time from June as news channel adds Saturday night documentary slot.

by Thinus Ferreira

Cathy Mohlahlana and Thembekile Mrototo will start to co-anchor during prime time on Newzroom Africa (DStv 405) from June when she returns from maternity leave, while the South African TV news channel will also add a new documentary hour slot on Saturdays at 19:00.

From June when Cathy Mohlahlana returns, she will resume her co-anchoring role of The Pulse with Stephen Grootes in the 17:00 to 18:00 timeslot on Newzroom Afrika.

Cathy Mohlahlana will then remain on-air to now join Thembekile Mrototo in the 18:00 to 20:00 timeslot from June as co-anchors.

When Cathy Mohlahlana signs off at 20:00, Thembekile Mrototo will continue to anchor solo in the 20:00 to 21:00 timeslot, after which Thabo Mdluli will take over as sole anchor of In Focus until midnight.

Newzroom Afrika also plans to introduce a new Saturday evening documentary slot at 19:00 which will be an hour, and which will get a repeat on Sundays at 10:00.

"These changes reflect the continued evolution of Newzroom Afrika to grow with viewers, remain fresh and always a step ahead," says Newzroom Afrika CEO Thabile Ngwato in a statement.

"Building on the enthusiasm shown for our new Nguni news service on Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163), Newzroom Afrika is innovating and developing as we mark four phenomenal years since launch."

Newzroom Afrika rival eNCA (DStv 403) has just started to stay in live news until midnight from May instead of switching to repeats at 22:00, in the Hyde Park based channel's latest schedule and programming changes.

Nzola Miranda new MultiChoice Kenya managing director after the exit of Nancy Matimu - a MultiChoice Africa executive move the pay-TV company was asked about and said isn't happening.

by Thinus Ferreira

Nzola Miranda has taken over as the new MultiChoice Kenya managing director from Nancy Matimu who resigned and left to join the Serrari Group - something MultiChoice said isn't happening when asked about the executive change a month ago.

The exit of Nancy Matimu and appointment of Nzola Miranda is exactly what MultiChoice insiders in March said would happen. 

When TVwithThinus asked MultiChoice in late March about the insider news that the Kenya managing director is leaving at the end of April and who she is being replaced with, a MultiChoice spokesperson said in response to the media query that MultiChoice "doesn't have any African moves".

Now Nzola Miranda is heading up MultiChoice Kenya's business in the East African country who was the MultiChoice Ethiopia chief customer officer for the past two years. 

Nzola Miranda also previously worked at Puma Energy as well as Samsung Electronics, The Coca-Cola Company and General Electric.

"After an exciting season at MultiChoice Group leading an exceptional business in Kenya, it is time to pass on the baton to my colleague and friend Nzola Miranda who takes over the leadership mantle as the MultiChoice Kenya managing director," Nancy Matimu said.

MultiChoice Kenya did a shocking second price hike of up to 10% for DStv and GOtv subscribers in the country last month, just 7 months after the last price hike, angering DStv subscribers who said that they're leaving DStv and will be switching to other video streaming services.

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Latest rebrand 'a new era for eNCA,' says managing director as TV news channel want viewers to question more and 'create hope with our new positioning'.

by Thinus Ferreira

Work on the latest eNCA rebranding unveiled today on 1 May started in August 2022 with the latest schedule and programming changes introduced from today which have all been timed for the South African TV news channel's 15th anniversary happening in June.

eNCA launched on MultiChoice's DStv in June 2008 as the eNews Channel with the Hyde Park headquartered channel that has gone through a myriad of anchor, schedule, programming, logo and on-air looks over the past decade and a half. 

On Monday eNCA once again adapted its logo and on-air look, while introducing another schedule shake-up like cancelling its The South African Morning programming block in favour of simulcasting free-to-air sister channel e.tv's The Morning Show.

About the simulcast of The Morning Show, produced by Cheeky Media with Yusuf Stevens as executive producer, John Bailey, eNCA managing editor, on Monday said "that while eNCA will remain true to its business of news and content creation, what we are offering our viewers is really looking at how we can enlighten our viewers, especially in the morning".

"That's why we are bringing our hard-hitting news that we have become known for over all these past years, but also just give you a different sense of let's talk about spirituality that The Morning Show has become so famous for - but also issues around lifestyle".

eNCA logo revamped again

Norman Munzhelele, eNCA managing director, said the planning for yet another eNCA logo revamp started in August 2022.

The latest eNCA logo remains red and blue but delineates the blue "e" from the red and also inverts and flips the blue and white lettering colour and background colour from what they were before.

"We looked at some of the best brands in the world. On 1 June eNCA will be 15 years in existence and we thought we need to find a way of how does the eNCA brand grow organically?"

"eNCA was known for 'No fear, no favour'. We have to question a lot of things. We want to get our audience to do something about what we provide them. We're in the business of content creation which happens to be news. That brand must live amongst us. It's a call to action as to what we should be doing as a company."

He said that the "new positioning is a new era for eNCA, a new era for the viewers of eNCA".

John Bailey said eNCA's new brand positioning is "let's take it to our viewers - let's empower our viewers, also with the type of content we're going to put on-air on eNCA, we are going to give you the questioning part, we want you to think about what we put on air".

"If you have to question those in power - and we are talking a wide range of when we talk about those in power - it's not only politics. It's also to do with the private sector, it's where you live. And even question yourself. And you empower yourself to see how do I make a change and how do I better my own community and myself. So it's a call to action," he said.

"It's to get people to think differently about how they approach life. It cannot just be left to certain industry or certain individuals to make a change. You as an individual, you have to start thinking about how do we start taking South Africa to where we want the country to be. We want to create hope with our new positioning."

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Faith Mangope joins e.tv's revamped The Morning Show added to eNCA as simulcast programming.

by Thinus Ferreira

e.tv once again relaunched The Morning Show on Monday 1 May - which will now be simulcast on eNCA (DStv 403) and that dropped producing its own The South African Morning - adding Faith Mangope as a presenter and Brighton Mhlongo as a sports presenter.

Pay-TV subscribers will now get to see The Morning Show, with Yusuf Stevens as executive producer, on DStv at the same time as the breakfast show is seen on e.tv. 

An additional half-hour of the Cheeky Media produced show is produced for eNCA between 08:30 and 9:00, s part of the South African TV news channel's latest on-air look and scheduling revamp.

e.tv issued no press release about The Morning Show, which launched five years ago in May 2018, undergoing yet another on-air revamp and presenter team change. 

The show coincidentally shares a name with the Apple TV+ drama series set behind the scenes of an American breakfast TV show and which just got renewed for a fourth season.

eNCA cancelled the production of its own The South African Morning which had a bigger focus on news and current affairs, to now substitute it with the more edutainment-centric The Morning Show doing sponsored segments, as it tries to compete with frontrunner Morning Live on SABC2 also simulcast on SABC News (DStv 404), SABC3's Expresso, as well as Newzroom Afrika's (DStv 405) A.M. Report.

Faith Magope and Brighton Mhlongo join the current set of The Morning Show presenters Nelisiwe Mmape, Kgosi Rankhumise, Bolele Polisa and Obakeng Obakeng "OB Knows" Ngobeni.

"It's a bigger and better Morning Show," presenter Kgosi Rankhumise said on Monday morning.

On joining the show Faith Mangope, who woke up at 2:45 this morning, said it's "about working with a team that wants to help you out, want to make you feel welcome - that's what it is. It's about us being a family but a family mindful that it's not about us. It's not about Faith, it's not about Faith's glory, it's about the people - it's about South Africans who really want good quality content." 

About now doing a simulcast with The Morning Show shown free on e.tv and to pay-TV viewers on DStv, Norman Munzhelele, eNCA managing director, on Monday morning said "It's important because we have to serve both worlds".

"We do have our own audience - loyal audience as eNCA - but we are driven by the fact that we have to service the whole audience as a person in terms of giving you diversity and plurality of voices in the morning."

John Bailey, eNCA managing editor, on Monday said "that while eNCA will remain true to its business of news and content creation, what we are offering our viewers is really looking at how we can enlighten our viewers, especially in the morning".

"That's why we are bringing our hard-hitting news that we have become known for over all these past years, but also just give you a different sense of let's talk about spirituality that The Morning Show has become so famous for - but also issues around lifestyle".

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