Fri, 10 Feb 2012
According to the primetime TAMS (Television Audience Measurement System) provided by the South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF), the eleventh series of SABC1’s edutainment show Soul City was ranked top drama across all local television channels for the period 26 December 2011 to 1 January 2012.
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
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
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
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
SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho and the popular Friday-night music show, Live, present Phase 1 of the Live Talent Search process by calling on all aspiring presenters to enter the national auditions process online via the channel’s website, at www.sabc1.co.za.
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.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Popular soap star Dumisani Mbebe will play one of the lead roles in Mzansi Magic’s first homegrown telenovela, due to launch on the channel on Monday 19 March at 8:30pm.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Season one of the hit Twentieth Century Fox comedy series Modern Family premiered on e.tv on Sunday 5 February at 7:30pm, offering an honest and often hilarious look at the complexity of family life.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Pay-TV channel M-Net’s decision to move ground-breaking outdoor soap The Wild to a 7pm time slot on DStv is paying off, based on interaction from viewers in the past few weeks.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Pay-TV music channel Channel O and youth channel Vuzu will be airing a slate of specially created packages during a week-long build-up to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 12 January.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012
A new drama, Thandi's Story, will screen as part of South African free-to-air channel e.tv's e Kasi: Our Stories strand on 6 February at 9pm.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Happy Ntshingila has been appointed CEO of South African pay-TV broadcaster SuperSport with effect from 1 April 2012. He will report to the MultiChoice South Africa Group CEO, Imtiaz Patel.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012
The first season of the American detective series with a difference, The Mentalist, begins airing on SABC3 from 9 February at 9.30pm.Created and executive produced by Bruno Heller (Rome), the series is produced by Warner Bros. Television and distributed internationally by Warner Bros. International Television.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012
Season three of popular US sitcom The Big Bang Theory will start on SABC3 on Thursday 2 February in the 8pm time slot.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012
In response to public demand, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has decided to broadcast all the remaining African Cup of Nations (AFCON) games live.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012
According to Business Day the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has refused permission for TopTV to broadcast three adult content channels.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012
Inkaba, the first locally produced telenovela, will launch on fast-growing Pay-TV local content channel Mzansi Magic on Monday 19 March.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012
Actor / writer / producer Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Kung Fu Panda) will host the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards which will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, 25 February.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012
A new local celebrity show promising to be 'shocking, scandalous and downright sexy' will start on Pay-TV youth channel Vuzu on Wednesday 15 February at 7:30pm.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012
The seventh annual Content 360 digital creativity competition at MIPCube, MIPTV’s new innovation forum, has now opened its call for entries with a new viral video category created by MSN International and a general category for new transmedia concepts.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Pay-TV broadcaster M-Net has announced that entrants for season seven of reality-TV franchise Big Brother Africa must double-up if they want to compete for the USD 300,000 cash prize.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Business Day reports that Kopano ke Matla Investment Company, the investment arm of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), plans to pull its 20% stake in satellite pay-TV operator On Digital Media (ODM) if it persists in launching three porn channels on its TopTV platform.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012
South African television production executives wishing to enter the international MIPFormats event, which takes place on 30 and 31 March in Cannes, France have until 6 February to submit their entries
Thu, 19 Jan 2012
Trade union federation Cosatu has voiced its opposition to pay-TV operator Top-TV’s three proposed 24-hour adult content channels
Thu, 19 Jan 2012
The MGM Channel’s ‘Oscar Nights’ will be broadcast on South African pay-TV platform TopTV from 10 to 26 February to celebrate the 84th Academy Awards.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012
South African satellite pay-TV operator Top TV has issued the following statement in response to the South Gauteng High Court’s granting an interdict to halt the broadcast of its planned stand-alone porn bouquet.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012
Lebone Maema, channel head of South African local content pay-TV channel Mzansi Magic, has issued the following statement regarding the passing away of talented young actor, Muzi “Clive” Ngwenya.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012
Six part drama series Shuga: Love, Sex, Money will start on Pay-TV music and youth channel MTV Base on Tuesday 14 February. The series follows the complicated loves, lives and sexual behaviour of a group of young people living in Nairobi, Kenya and aims to send a message on HIV and AIDS.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012
On 16 January the South Gauteng High Court granted the urgent interdict brought by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) against satellite pay-TV operator TopTV regarding its planned stand-alone porn bouquet comprising three hardcore channels.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
Local drama series Montana is back on SABC1 for a second season starting Tuesday 17 January at 8:30pm. The 13-part series chronicles the lives, loves and aspirations of a diverse group of characters living in the Western Cape.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
Due to popular public demand SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho will re-screen the ANC’s Centenary Concert titled, Tshihombudzo, on Tuesday 17 January at 9pm.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
Advanced Television reports that as an attempt to recoup some of the massive cost of putting its archive online, the BBC is considering charging viewers who want to watch programmes after they appear on the BBC iPlayer’s seven-day catch up TV service.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
The 2012 edition of MIPDoc, MIPFormats, MIPCube and MIPTV will be held from 30 to 31 March and 1 to 4 April in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. These events are attended by television content executives from around the world.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
South African satellite pay-TV platform TopTV is awaiting confirmation regarding one of the channels in its bouquet, Current TV (channel 406), which was founded by former American vice president Al Gore.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012
Registration for the world renowned Entertainment Master Class 2012 is now open. Participating television executives will have the opportunity to learn from industry leaders on how to shape their business and build their professional alliances.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012
Channel 24 reports that on 10 January Trevor Noah became the first South African stand-up comic to perform on the American talk show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Wed, 11 Jan 2012
The Knowledge Bulletin reports that South African production company Out of Africa Entertainment (The Bang Bang Club) is teaming up with the UK’s Left Bank Films (The Queen) and Canada’s Blue Ice Films (The Bang Bang Club) to produce a six-part drama series about the life of Nelson Mandela.
Wed, 11 Jan 2012
Mail & Guardian reports that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has applied for a court interdict to stop TopTV's planned launch of a stand-alone package of three Playboy TV porn channels.
Tue, 10 Jan 2012
Pay-TV channel M-Net has announced that the judges for the South African version of the popular MasterChef series will be Andrew Atkinson, Benny Masekwameng and Pete Goffe-Wood. MasterChef South Africa is due to start on M-Net in March.
Tue, 10 Jan 2012
US reality series Miami Social will start on SABC3 on Friday 27 January at 10pm. The series follows a successful and attractive group of friends who are some of the most connected young professionals in Miami’s South Beach area, as they go from the city's night life to the board room and magazine offices where they lead their intertwined lives.
Tue, 10 Jan 2012
The National Screen Institute (NSA) of Canada has released an interesting infographic called ‘The Digital Living Room’ which details viewing habits of Canadians over the past year.
Tue, 10 Jan 2012
South African fans of the UK's outrageous hit motoring show, Top Gear, might be interested to learn how much lead presenter Jeremy Clarkson earns. Over £2.m for the last year according to The Guardian.
Mon, 09 Jan 2012
Widely known for presenting SABC3's entertainment show Flash, South African actress Roxy Burger has returned to ONE Gospel and will be presenting the new season of Unashamed with Xylon van Eyck.
Mon, 09 Jan 2012
Season eight of M-Net and Mzansi Magic’s singing competition Idols SA will kick off with auditions in February 2012.
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
The South African wine industry will be getting a new, fresher face when local reality series Exploring the Vine introduces viewers to the ins and outs of the industry through the eyes of three up-and-coming winemakers, Stuart Botha, Howard Booysen and James Corder.
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
In its Global Direct-to-Home Markets 4th Edition report, Northern Sky Research (NSR) points out that over the top (OTT) TV services are coming to direct to home (DTH) TV markets around the world.
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
A diminutive figure in top-to-toe black from New York, who has directed the likes of the late Marlon Brando, proved a masterful presence at the recent PromaxBDA Africa in Johannesburg, as she guided six local actors to deliver the ideal promo read.
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
A 13-part 44-minute crime scene docu-drama with a three-tiered message produced by Clive Morris Productions will soon be broadcast on pay-TV channels M-Net and M-Net HD.
Thu, 05 Jan 2012
Jonathan Mildenhall, Vice President Global Advertising Strategy and Content Excellence for The Coca-Cola Company will deliver a keynote on 2 April headlining MIPTV 2012’s Branded Entertainment programme.
