Wed, 08 Feb 2012
TopTV CEO Vino Govender has announced that he will be stepping down with immediate effect and Eddie Mbalo, chairman of ODM, will fill the role of interim CEO until a replacement for Govender is appointed.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
The inaugural Luxor African Film Festival will take place from 21 to 28 February in the city of Luxor, Egypt.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Three-in-one East African service provider Zuku, part of the Wananchi Group, has signed a carriage agreement with the African Movie Channel (AMC) to screen Nollywood and other top quality movies from the continent.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Autoscript, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, will launch several new products and developments at the upcoming BVE 2012 in London to enhance the prompting process, from professional quality prompting on Apple i-Series products to wireless presenter controls.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
A host of pre-release screenings at 8pm on Tuesday, 14 February is offered by South African cinema chain Sterk-Kinekor, including This Means War, My Week With Marilyn and Semi Soet.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Thomson Video Networks announced today that the BBC is ready to broadcast five high-quality general entertainment HD channels from a single DVB-T2 multiplex using Thomson Video Networks' ViBE EM3000 encoders.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Treasuring African stories and wanting to enable young talented filmmakers to reach a larger amount of viewers, the independent film production company ONE FINE DAY FILMS developed with DW-AKADEMIE and GINGER INK a training workshop concept called One Fine Day Film Workshop.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
On Tuesday 21 February the Origins Centre at Wits University will show the National Geographic Channel documentary, Kissinger. Henry Kissinger is a former secretary of state of America and a former national security advisor.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
South African satellite pay-TV operator TopTV has lined up a host of romantic movies for its Top Movies channel (100) in February to celebrate Valentine’s Day. First up is the Mike Meyers / Jessica Alba comedy, Love Guru, on 10 February at 7pm.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
The chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Dr Stephen Mncube, has issued the following statement detailing the Authority’s plans for the year ahead.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Fifty-two percent of businesses globally and in particular 55% of businesses in South Africa are using websites such as Twitter to engage, connect with and inform existing customers, according to a survey conducted by Regus.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
To coincide with Oscar season, the art house circuit of South African cinema chain Ster-Kinekor will screen a host of Oscar-nominated films, including Hugo, The Descendants, The Artist, The Iron Lady, My Week With Marilyn, and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Africa, represented by pay-TV broadcaster M-Net, is one of the 195 territories that have purchased clearance rights to broadcast the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, which take place on Sunday, 12 February.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Harris Corporation will unveil its next-generation family of file-based analysis solutions at upcoming shows in South Asia, the Middle East and North America — bringing top-tier quality control without compromise to broadcasters, content producers, cable networks, post houses and other digital media operations.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Advertiser Funded Programming (AFP) is being used by clients of ComutaNet, South Africa’s largest commuter media owner, to communicate brand messaging on Rank TV, a television network targeted at the country’s taxi, bus and rail commuters.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
The fabulously romantic 2004 film, The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel MacAdams, will be screened on Valentine’s Day, 14 February at Rhebokskloof Wine Estates’ scenic open-air Theatre on the Lake in Paarl, Western Cape.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
In February 2011 South Africa’s Right2Know Campaign National Summit resolved to broaden its focus from the Protection of State Information Bill (aka the Secrecy Bill) to campaign for the free flow of information - including campaigning for a free and diverse media that can serve the information needs of all living in south Africa.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
The closing date for the nationwide DStv Film Talent Celebration short film competition is 29 February. Films have to be between three and 10 minutes in length and can be in any genre as long as the entry is a high impact offering.
This competition focuses on the ability of South African filmmakers to tell wonderful authentic stories through very short films.
This competition focuses on the ability of South African filmmakers to tell wonderful authentic stories through very short films.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
South African zef-rap duo Die Antwoord performed live on top US talk show The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, joining guest Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cruel Intentions) on the line-up.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
The Daniel Espinosa-directed Safe House, the first major Hollywood action film to be set in Cape Town, releases on 10 February.Starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, this Universal Pictures production was shot in and around Cape Town with Moonlighting Films.
