Big Brother Stargame kicks off
03-MAY-12
There is less than a week to go before Big Brother StarGame introduces a new group of larger than life TV personalities to African television audiences. Big Brother StarGame kicks off on Sunday 6 May in the brand new launch time slot of 8pm CAT and will screen live 24/7 for 91 days on DStv channel 198.
DTT funding latest
02-MAY-12
Business Day reports that deputy director-general of the Department of Communications Sam Vilakazi last week told parliament that there was enough funding to at least begin the process of South Africa’s long planned migration from analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial television (DTT).
Carte Blanche to fight BCCSA judgment
25-APR-12
M-Net current affairs programme Carte Blanche has announced that it is appealing a judgement by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) regarding an insert that investigated a power-saving product called the Electro Smart apparatus, because it ‘respectfully disagrees with the ruling and imposed sanctions’.
Bar One Manhunt is back
25-APR-12
Shooting has commenced on season two of The Bar One Manhunt, a reality TV show that pits 25 of South Africa’s most handsome men against each other in a series of challenges designed to showcase their ruggedness, sophistication, physical and mental strengths – and even their softer side.
MasterChef SA update
25-APR-12
Despite suffering from ‘flu and being unable to taste his dishes properly, Johannesburg’s Lwazi Mngoma was the 4th contestant to be eliminated from MasterChef SA in Tuesday 24 April’s episode, after coming undone in the most difficult Pressure Test to date.
SA men’s hockey Olympic qualifiers on SuperSport
24-APR-12
The South African men’s hockey squad will take part in the FIH Olympic qualifier in Japan from Thursday 26 April to 6 May in search of a place at the London Olympic Games. South African pay-TV broadcaster SuperSport will broadcast the qualifiers from the fifth-sixth placed playoff onwards on SuperSport6.
Gearing up for the Games
24-APR-12
UK-based systems integrator, Dega Broadcast Systems, is building the BBC Production Centre for its coverage of the Olympic Games in London this European summer based on a Harris Corporation integrated...
New ‘hairy’ kids series
23-APR-12
South African preschoolers will be able to watch a brand new seires, Ha! Ha! Hairies, produced by Welsh independent producer Indie Adastra (makers of the award-winning series Grandpa in my Pocket), in May on Boomerang in the Cartoonito slot on DStv channel 302.
London’s fully digital TV signal
23-APR-12
Broadband TV News reports that on midnight on Tuesday, 17 April, London switched off its analogue TV broadcasting signal forever. Some 52 relay transmitters are affected by the digital switchover, freeing up more capacity for the UK’s DTT platform, Freeview.
Khomani San film on SABC3
18-APR-12
My Hunter’s Heart, the documentary feature film that focuses on the plight of the Khomani San people, will be broadcast on SABC3 on Saturday 21 April at 9.50pm.
The film is directed by the highly acclaimed sibling team Craig and Damon Foster, who also produced the film with Anant Singh and Helena Spring. Music was especially composed for the film by multi-award winner Trevor Jones.
A series of defining moments
02-MAY-12
A new SABC3 series offers a heartfelt uncovering of life’s journey from a female
perspective and looks at where women turn to for sustenance and inner resilience.
Commissioned by SABC Religion in November 2011, I Am Woman – Leap of Faith, went
on air on 1 April in the Sunday 9am slot.
DStv Dish magazine poll
02-MAY-12
MultiChoice has announced that, in response to subscriber feedback about Dish magazine, they will be asking all subscribers to exercise their choice about the magazine's new format.
Award winning comedy on SABC3
25-APR-12
Season four of multiple award-winning US comedy series 30 Rock will start on SABC3 on Thursday 3 May at 9.40pm.
MultiChoice gets age restriction fine
25-APR-12
Mail & Guardian reports that pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice has been fined R10,000 by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) for the inappropriate age restriction assigned to an episode of Banzai, a gaming comedy show shown on the Sony Max channel on the MultiChoice DStv platform.
eNuus wins ATKV Veertjie
24-APR-12
Afrikaans news programme eNuus has congratulated news reader Genée Heyl on receiving a prized ATKV Media Veertjie in the category Best Television News Anchor.
Heroes, villains face off in new Survivor
24-APR-12
Twenty of US Survivor’s most beloved heroes and most reviled villains from previous seasons compete for the title of ‘Sole Survivor’ on Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains premiering on SABC3 on Monday 7 May at 8pm.
Documentary on Trump’s golf war
23-APR-12
BBC documentary Donald Trump’s Golf War follows American business magnate Donald Trump’s attempt to build ‘the greatest golf course in the world’ in Scotland. It will be broadcast on Sunday 13 May at 8.30pm on SABC3.
Live Talent Search Top 4 announced
23-APR-12
The panel of judges on SABC1’s Live Talent Search has announced the Top 4 Finalists for the sought after presenting position on Live. Viewers will get to see the finalists in action on Live from Friday 20 April.
DTT STB draft spec issued
19-APR-12
On 17 April the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) issued the final draft minimum specification for the set top box (STB) required to decode the signal for South Africa’s upcoming migration to digital terrestrial television (DTT).
Motsepe resigns from SABC board
18-APR-12
Limpopo co-operative governance MEC Clifford Motsepe has resigned from the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Since the present board took office in 2010, six board members have resigned, leaving six in office.
