TV with Thinus
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News & analysis on South African television. Thinus is an independent TV critic, writer and journalist in South Africa as well as a pop culture and media expert. He writes breaking news about TV for daily and weekly leading publications in the country and authors trend and analysis pieces about the TV business.In addition he writes regular weekly and monthly TV columns.
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1w ago
by Thinus FerreiraThe SABC has picked up a further raft of game show format titles through Primedia Studios like Raid the Cage, and Wheel of Fortune, while it's partnering with Netflix on a Winnie Madikizela-Mandela documentary series and is adding a 2-hour block of premium BBC content for SABC3 primetime in a deal with BBC Studios.The SABC said viewers will see its three TV channels going ..read more
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1w ago
by Thinus FerreiraMultiChoice and M-Net's Lottostar-sponsored reality-trash show Big Brother Mzansi was forced to yet again disqualify and remove another contestant, with Eulanda "Yolanda" Monyai who producers had to remove from the Red Pepper Pictures show.After multiple warnings and abrupt removals of other contestants, the 32-year old sales consultant and model from Limpopo said she was ready ..read more
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1w ago
by Thinus FerreiraDrastic moves between TV channels and timeslot changes saw just three locally-produced SABC programmes lose close to a combined three million viewers on Monday last week with ad buyers saying the struggling public broadcaster will pay the price when it's forced to cut advertising rates.Last week Monday was the day the SABC implemented a drastic change: Moving shows on SABC1 ..read more
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2w ago
by Thinus FerreiraThe South African public broadcaster has picked up yet another international format competition show through Primedia Studios with SABC3 that will air 260 episodes of Ready Steady Cook South Africa on SABC3 with presenter Moshe Ndiki.Ready Steady Cook, a format held by Banijay that's been running for years on the BBC, will be produced by Rose and Oaks Media, also responsible for ..read more
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2w ago
by Thinus FerreiraWith Johannesburg's water supply woes stretching into a second week and hitting the Randburg area especially hard where pay-TV operator MultiChoice as well as M-Net and SuperSport are headquartered, I'm told the buildings remain operational although non-essential staff are working remotely with some in-building staff perks like the car wash and gum shuttered.Johannesburg's ..read more
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3w ago
by Thinus FerreiraIn April e.tv will start a new local telenovela Isiphetho in the channel's 18:30 timeslot.The red letter channel didn't make any announcement when Isiphetho was commissioned from Black Brain Pictures a few months ago but on Monday night on television in a late-night announcement said Isiphetho will start sometime during April.Isiphetho The Destiny is set within South ..read more
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3w ago
by Thinus FerreiraE! News on E! (DStv 124) has promoted Keltie Knight to co-presenter of the programme two years after joining as chief correspondent.Keltie Knight will now be co-host of E! News alongside Justin Sylvester, with the show that has John Pascarella and John Redmann as executive producers."Keltie is a seasoned entertainment journalist and a pop culture expert with strong ..read more
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3w ago
by Thinus FerreiraThere's little that's new or even noteworthy to watch on the Paramount+ tile that Paramount Global and MultiChoice added to its Showmax video streaming service, with a list of titles that MultiChoice provided that also differs significantly from what's actually available.Paramount Global stalled for several years with launching Paramount+ as a video streaming app in South Africa ..read more
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3w ago
by Thinus FerreiraThe advertiser-funded production (AFP) Tropika Island of Treasure will return for an 11th season to SABC3, again produced by Cardova productions, with the Clover-branded competition reality show that will film the upcoming season in Zanzibar.The South African celebrities who will be paired with people who enter are Hungani Ndlovu (actor), Karl Kugelmann (model), Omuhle Gela ..read more
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3w ago
by Thinus FerreiraChef Katlego Mlambo will also be a taste tester on the new 5th season of MasterChef South Africa coming to SABC3, completing the judging trifecta comprising Zola Nene and Justine Drake.While the already-announced Zola Nene and Justine Drake as returning judges to the Homebrew Films cooking competition reality show based on the Banijay format, Katlego Mlambo is new.He ..read more