by Thinus FerreiraSouth African viewers again slammed Netflix's second tryout at doing a "Bridgerton Tour" on Saturday night, with those who looked and followed the spectacle, overwhelmingly dissing the lack of effort that South Africans who attended had put into the event - as well as their lack of knowledge and having not watched the show on Netflix.After a "Bridgerton Affair activation" in ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraFilming has started for M-Net's Queen Modjadji drama series which will broadcast on Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) from July this year, with cameras that are rolling in a secret location in South Africa.The Mzansi Magic drama series is inspired by the Balobedu legend of rainmaker Queen Modjadji whose bloodline ruled Southern Africa's Lobedu clan for centuries. The series is ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraThe SABC's 18th Metro FM Music Awards was a shockingly bad, highly embarrassing, ineptly produced and mistake-riddled live TV broadcast done by amateurs who either can't or won't do what's required to fix ongoing, glaring issues that do a disservice to artists, the industry and viewers.A dad taking video on a cellphone at a kid's primary school concert will come back with better ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraAfter exiting the SABC 5FM last week Friday, radio DJ Dan Corder is joining eMedia's eNCA (DStv 403) where he will host a biweekly show of his own from Monday.The South African TV news channel is adding The Dan Corder Show on Monday and Tuesday nights at 21:00. It comes after the rising star did well at the SABC's commercial youth radio station for three years and branched ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraLocal South African creators who say they have been exploited by Comic Con Africa have decided to pull out of appearing at Comic Con Cape Town starting this weekend, angered by what they say is the organisers' dismissive attitude, having promised access passes revoked, as well as being required to appear for free with "payment" coming in the form of exposure.Over the past two ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraThe 18th Metro FM Awards taking place on 27 April at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga for a second consecutive year will have Luthando "Lootlove" Shosha and Tebogo Thekisho, known as ProVerb, as the hosts.The SABC radio station says the music awards ceremony's black carpet coverage will be done this year by SABC1 presenter Nomalanga Shozi and DJ Sabby. TV personality ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraSouth Africa's struggling cinema chain Ster-Kinekor is set to axe 236 workers - a third of its entire workforce - and close up to nine of its cinema complexes across South Africa as it blames a "significant" decrease in attendance of cinemagoers.In response to a media query Ster-Kinekor confirmed that it had started section 189 proceedings - known in South Africa as a ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraRemember the teen who played Tetris until it broke? I've played Temu's Farmland - its in-app game promising free items and money-off coupons - and have 29 tips to get you more droplets to water your wheat like a wizard. If you haven't been sucked in as a South African consumer by the Chinese online shopping platform Temu yet, good for you. And if you haven't yet been ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraAt the beginning of April, MultiChoice and Showmax launched a new 1max linear TV channel on DStv without any fanfare as a TV channel to showcase content that is available on MultiChoice's video streaming service - but shown to DStv subscribers.Here is what 1max is, and entails.First things first - Oddly, MultiChoice, M-Net and Showmax made absolutely no effort to bring 1max as a ..read more

by Thinus FerreiraEcoFlow has launched its new RIVER 2 Pro and DELTA 2 Max in South Africa.The RIVER 2 Pro features an upgraded capacity and faster charging that the company says is the best portable power station to withstand Eskom's Stage 6 loadshedding level of electricity blackouts in South Africa.EcoFlow's DELTA 2 Max has a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) transfer time of 20ms and a ..read more