The Wild celebrates a year on air
09-MAY-12
Pay-TV broadcaster M-Nets flagship location-based soapie, The Wild, celebrated its first anniversary at an intimate function held on set in Heidelberg, outside Johannesburg, on 3 May.
Mzansi Magic seeks more local content
09-MAY-12
Following the success of its first telenovela Inkaba, pay-TV broadcaster M-Nets local content channel Mzansi Magic has issued commissioning briefs for a new telenovela and bubblegum movies.
Facelift to digital migration policy
07-MAY-12
Tayyibah Suliman, senior associate, Technology Media and Telecommunications practice, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, has written the following opinion piece about South Africas protracted digital migration project: Suliman writes: In 2008, the Department of Communications (DoC) published its Digital Migration Policy (Policy) setting out a three-year plan for South Africa to transition from analogue television to digital terrestrial television (DTT).
Science and technology for teens on SABC1
07-MAY-12
Teenagers on a Mission (TOMZ), a science and technology programme from SABC Education, is back on SABC 1 on Mondays at 5pm.
SAs Next Top Filmmaker 2012
07-MAY-12
Following the success of SAs Next Top Filmmaker 2011, General Post in partnership with Curious Pictures, Endemol and Ochre Media are pleased to announce that entries are now open for SAs Next Top Filmmaker 2012. The competition is targeted at anyone who wants to kick-start their broadcast television career and would like the opportunity to work for one of South Africas top production companies, learning from the best in broadcast television for one year.
The local content game
04-MAY-12
African broadcasters lack a significant quota of local content on their channels due to limited funds and, in some cases, lack of available production skills. Once the continent...
No plain sailing!
04-MAY-12
According to legend it all started over a beer in a Portsmouth pub back in 1973. Now,
38 years on, the Volvo Ocean Race with expensive yachts built from the materials
that go into space shuttles, provide TV viewers with unrivalled excitement in perhaps
one of the most exciting sporting events covered, all thanks to a member of the crew
often forgotten about.
A chance to reinvent broadcasting
03-MAY-12
To date only limited success in rolling out digital television services in Africa has been
achieved. Yet the migration from analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial
television (DTT) will result in many potential opportunities for broadcasters.
Getting boxed in
03-MAY-12
Its no easy task to convince viewers that they need to purchase a set top box (STB)
to be able to watch free-to-air television, but such is the case with digital migration.
Milestone for local soapie
03-MAY-12
South Africas first ever location-based soap, The Wild, recently recorded its 209th episode, marking the start of Season 2. This landmark is particularly significant considering the soaps rocky start back in February 2011.
Big Brother StarGame launches
09-MAY-12
The seventh season of Big Brother to be produced by Endemol South Africa for continental pay-TV broadcaster M-Net was officially launched on 6 May at Sasani Studios in Johannesburg.
New Top Billing presenter search
09-MAY-12
Top Billing and SABC3 have announced the return of My Top Billing Dream Presenter Search to find a new presenter for the glamorous lifestyle magazine show, with auditions countrywide in May and June.
Queens reign examined
07-MAY-12
Three-part BBC documentary series The Diamond Queen premieres on SABC3 on Sunday 20 May at 8.30pm. The series is presented by British journalist and political commentator Andrew Marr and looks at the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, with special interviews and remarkable archive footage.
Dirty Sexy Money continues on SABC3
07-MAY-12
Critically-acclaimed US prime time drama series Dirty Sexy Money returns to SABC3 for its second season, starting on Tuesday 29 May at 9.10pm. Season two continues to find the absurdly wealthy Darling family of New York City mixed up with the wrong people and embroiled in some bad situations.
The future of broadcast television
05-MAY-12
Twelve international broadcasting bodies including the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) founded the landmark Future of Broadcast Television (FOBTV) initiative at the recent NAB2012...
Revealing impact of Aids
04-MAY-12
A film on child-headed households in Malawi by Johannesburg-based film and television production and distribution company Kwacha Media has been licenced to screen on SABC2 as part of Africa month in May.
Talking TV in Africa
03-MAY-12
Creating a national conversation through TV is important in the media diet of any
country, especially in Africa which is swamped with foreign programming.
Providing more efficiency on DTT
03-MAY-12
Industry organisation SADIBA has been at the forefront in examining the digital
technologies required for South Africas migration from analogue broadcasting to digital
terrestrial television (DTT).
A very spicy cook-off
03-MAY-12
South African production company Rapid Blue has been commissioned by the Food Network to produce the second series of celebrity chef Reza Mahammads popular cooking...
New season of Late Nite News
03-MAY-12
Popular South African satirical news show Late Nite News (LNN) with Loyiso Gola promises to expose more political blunders and reveal side-spitting truths every Tuesday from 8 May in its new timeslot of 9pm on e.tv and the eNews Channel.
