HIV/Aids show in 7th season
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
Sex, domestic violence are some of the issues related to the HIV/Aids pandemic and dealt with in Siyayinqoba Beat It! which is now in its 7th season on on SABC 1.Read More »
Platypus produces Idols video
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
All post production on the latest music video for Idols winner Jody Williams was handled by Platypus Productions who were brought on board by director Tamarin Kaplan and Sony BMG. Platypus producer on the video was Tammi Horstman.Read More »
DStv’s first HD channel
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
MultiChoice will launch its first high definition (HD) channel on the DStv bouquet on 8 August, to coincide with the Beijing Olympic Games. HD PVR recorders will become available from the end of July to ensure the HD experience is complete.Read More »
So, where’s the HD content?
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
Europe may be flush with television sets — with a penetration of 18 percent of the region’s 165 million TV households at the end of 2007 — but HD content is not readily available to watch, according to a new Screen Digest study.Read More »
Call for black and Asian equal opportunity
Wed, 02 Jul 2008
Samir Shah, who sits on the BBC board of directors, has hit out at the lack of black and Asian executives working at the top end of the British TV industry.Read More »
SABC urged to seek mediation
Thu, 26 Jun 2008
In the latest turn of events regarding the squabbles, legal and otherwise, between the SABC board and its Group CEO, Dali Mpofu, Johannesburg High Court Judge Mohamed Jabjhay has urged the two parties to seek mediation.Read More »
Human rights filmmaking
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
You wouldn’t think a debate entitled “Human Rights – the Lens as an Oracle” would turn into a slinging match against South African public broadcaster SABC but such was the case on Saturday...Read More »
Mpofu files papers – again
Fri, 20 Jun 2008
For the third time since he was first suspended on 7 May, SABC Group CEO Dali Mpofu has appealed to the Johannesburg High Court to be reinstated. He has also argued that the SABC board, responsible for his three suspensions, be removed.Read More »
Fox and ITV in production pact
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
Variety reports that American television network 20th Century Fox TV has signed a production and programming pact with UK commercial network ITV. This will give both parties the option of developing each other’s formats.Read More »
SABC signs content agreement with Disney-ABC
Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Renewing a successful TV partnership in South Africa, Disney-ABC International Television and the public broadcaster, SABC, have signed an agreement for a wide range of content.Read More »
TV prequel, 24, shooting in SA
Wed, 18 Jun 2008
The Emmy-winning Fox drama, 24, is currently shooting on location in South Africa. It was announced in The Hollywood Reporter that Jon Voight has signed up for the upcoming seventh season of 24.Read More »
Kids Channel Nickelodeon for Southern Africa
Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Pay-TV operator, MultiChoice Africa announced on Tuesday 17 June, that it has signed a multi-year distribution deal with MTV Networks International to carry leading kids’ entertainment brand, Nickelodeon, in southern Africa.Read More »
SABC CEO suspended again
Fri, 13 Jun 2008
Group CEO of public broadcaster SABC Dali Mpofu has received a third letter of suspension from the SABC board, according to Talk Radio 702. Mpofu’s previous two suspensions were overturned by the Johannesburg High Court in recent weeks.Read More »
Tsvangirai talks democracy, freedom and xenophobia with MTV
Fri, 13 Jun 2008
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who has been arrested four times in the past seven days, will make an impassioned plea this week to young people around the world to mobilize in order to help the humanitarian and political crisis in Zimbabwe.Read More »