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News about South African TV and the South African television industry, as well as what is happening across Africa's TV landscape.
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content for M-Net, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed:
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Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content for M-Net, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed:
t.ly/SrtXt
t.ly/SrtXt
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆. Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it is buying WBD:
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Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it's buying WBD
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆. Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it is buying WBD:
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t.ly/qwMj4
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about the carriage contract fight between MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery. It could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv, plus all WBD TV and film content, including HBO, seen on M-Net, Showmax.
You can listen here:
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You can listen here:
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Film & TV: MultiChoice vs Warner Bros. Discovery: Why DStv might lose major channels soon - Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
Gugs Mhlungu chats with Thinus Ferreira, TV and entertainment critic, about the ongoing clash between DStv and Warner Bros, a dispute that could see popular channels like Cartoon Network disappearing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about the carriage contract fight between MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery. It could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv, plus all WBD TV and film content, including HBO, seen on M-Net, Showmax.
You can listen here:
t.ly/LJSw0
You can listen here:
t.ly/LJSw0
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD:
t.ly/whY0W
t.ly/whY0W
M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD:
t.ly/whY0W
t.ly/whY0W
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁. After SABC News journalist that was fired for being drunk claims insider political plot, SABC sends cease-and-desist demand over 'claims without merit':
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After SABC News journalist that was fired for being drunk claims insider political plot, SABC sends cease-and-desist demand over 'claims without merit'
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁. After SABC News journalist that was fired for being drunk claims insider political plot, SABC sends cease-and-desist demand over 'claims without merit':
t.ly/PEVku
t.ly/PEVku
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Canal+ appoints Elvire Charbonnel as new MultiChoice corporate communications boss:
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Canal+ appoints Elvire Charbonnel as new MultiChoice corporate communications boss
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Canal+ appoints Elvire Charbonnel as new MultiChoice corporate communications boss:
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t.ly/VnX2H
𝗩𝗼𝘅 𝗽𝗼𝗽. Subscriber starts 'Save our DStv channels from cancellation' petition as Canal+'s MultiChoice tries to strike new deal with WBD: 'Loyal DStv subscribers are deeply frustrated over betrayed trust':
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Subscriber starts 'Save our DStv channels from cancellation' petition as Canal+'s MultiChoice tries to strike new deal with WBD: 'Loyal DStv subscribers are deeply frustrated over betrayed trust'
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
𝗩𝗼𝘅 𝗽𝗼𝗽. Subscriber starts 'Save our DStv channels from cancellation' petition as Canal+'s MultiChoice tries to strike new deal with WBD: 'Loyal DStv subscribers are deeply frustrated over betrayed trust':
t.ly/lZM5E
t.ly/lZM5E
𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. Trace renames Trace Africa music channel to Trace Ngoma:
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Trace renames Trace Africa music channel to Trace Ngoma
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. Trace renames Trace Africa music channel to Trace Ngoma:
t.ly/C7sG4
t.ly/C7sG4
'𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹, 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀!?': Thulasizwe Simelane on SAfm's The Morning Brief spoke with me about the fight between Warner Bros. Discovery and Canal+'s MultiChoice that will see DStv subscribers lose 12 TV channels.
Listen:
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Listen:
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MultiChoice’s long-running channel carriage battle with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reached a breaking point. - THE MORNING BRIEF
MultiChoice’s long-running channel carriage battle with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reached a breaking point. On Tuesday, MultiChoice confirmed that 12 WBD-owned TV channels — including Discovery...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
'𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹, 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀!?': Thulasizwe Simelane on SAfm's The Morning Brief spoke with me about the fight between Warner Bros. Discovery and Canal+'s MultiChoice that will see DStv subscribers lose 12 TV channels.
Listen:
t.ly/9k6Ii
Listen:
t.ly/9k6Ii
'𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹, 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀!?' Lester Kiewit on @capetalk.bsky.social spoke with me about the loss of Warner Bros. Discovery's 12 TV channels on DStv at the end of December unless Canal+'s MultiChoice signs a new carriage dral.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/1tUaL
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/1tUaL
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December 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
'𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹, 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀!?' Lester Kiewit on @capetalk.bsky.social spoke with me about the loss of Warner Bros. Discovery's 12 TV channels on DStv at the end of December unless Canal+'s MultiChoice signs a new carriage dral.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/1tUaL
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/1tUaL
𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 & 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻. Gugs Mhlungu of 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke to me about the return of Top Billing on SABC3, and the end of Paramount Africa and its TV channels like BET Africa, MTV Base etc on DStv.
You can have a listen here:
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You can have a listen here:
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Film & TV: Top Billing review and MTV Base bids farewell to DStv subscribers - Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
Gugs Mhlungu chats with Thinus Ferreira, TV and entertainment critic, about the devastating removal of popular channels like BET Africa, MTV Base, and CBS, leaving viewers with fewer options and raisi...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 & 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻. Gugs Mhlungu of 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke to me about the return of Top Billing on SABC3, and the end of Paramount Africa and its TV channels like BET Africa, MTV Base etc on DStv.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/-bDbG
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/-bDbG
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥. Canal+'s MultiChoice now says 12 TV channels from Warner Bros. Discovery will definitely be removed 31 December 2025 in channel carriage conflict:
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SHOCKER. Canal+'s MultiChoice now says 12 TV channels from Warner Bros. Discovery will definitely be removed 31 December 2025 in channel carriage conflict.
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥. Canal+'s MultiChoice now says 12 TV channels from Warner Bros. Discovery will definitely be removed 31 December 2025 in channel carriage conflict:
t.ly/ryoqD
t.ly/ryoqD
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Stalemate in channel carriage extension negotiations between Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv at the end of December 2025: 'You trust us with your money':
t.ly/kJQj5
t.ly/kJQj5
Stalemate in channel carriage extension negotiations between Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv at the end of December 2025: 'You trust us with you...
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Stalemate in channel carriage extension negotiations between Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv at the end of December 2025: 'You trust us with your money':
t.ly/kJQj5
t.ly/kJQj5
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗱. BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice and CBS Reality axed on DStv after decades:
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BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice and CBS Reality axed on DStv after decades | News24
DStv will lose BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice, and CBS Reality channels by the end of December.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗱. BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice and CBS Reality axed on DStv after decades:
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t.ly/ZMVHe
𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. Filming starts on season 6 of Primedia Studios and Homebrew Films' MasterChef SA for etv as Filmscape's LED Volume adds a virtual tasting expansion:
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Filming starts on season 6 of Primedia Studios and Homebrew Films' MasterChef SA for e.tv as Filmscape's LED Volume adds a virtual tasting expansion
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. Filming starts on season 6 of Primedia Studios and Homebrew Films' MasterChef SA for etv as Filmscape's LED Volume adds a virtual tasting expansion:
t.ly/JNUJx
t.ly/JNUJx
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Rapid Blue ups Refiloe Montso to chief operating officer and Grant Flynn as chief creative officer:
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Rapid Blue ups Refiloe Montso to chief operating officer and Grant Flynn as chief creative officer
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Rapid Blue ups Refiloe Montso to chief operating officer and Grant Flynn as chief creative officer:
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t.ly/h6lUN
𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲. ESPN Africa adds International Basketball Federation rights for sub-Saharan Africa in new 4-year deal until 2029 for 1 500 matches:
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t.ly/0lEyt
ESPN Africa adds International Basketball Federation rights for sub-Saharan Africa in new 4-year deal until 2029 for 1 500 matches
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲. ESPN Africa adds International Basketball Federation rights for sub-Saharan Africa in new 4-year deal until 2029 for 1 500 matches:
t.ly/0lEyt
t.ly/0lEyt
𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁. SABC silent on 7-month delay of Pimville shifted to SABC2 in February 2026 as Bakwena Productions non-payment scandal continues:
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SABC silent on 7-month delay of Pimville shifted to SABC2 in February 2026 as Bakwena Productions non-payment scandal continues
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁. SABC silent on 7-month delay of Pimville shifted to SABC2 in February 2026 as Bakwena Productions non-payment scandal continues:
t.ly/NeQ0E
t.ly/NeQ0E
𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. People's Planet channel adds 4-episode Journey of Firsts as Soweto influencer Arthur Magadze explores Cape wine culture:
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t.ly/C4fqf
People's Planet channel adds 4-episode Journey of Firsts as Soweto influencer Arthur Magadze explores Cape wine culture
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. People's Planet channel adds 4-episode Journey of Firsts as Soweto influencer Arthur Magadze explores Cape wine culture:
t.ly/C4fqf
t.ly/C4fqf
𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸. Die Kantoor as South African version of The Office coming to Showmax and kykNET in early 2026:
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Die Kantoor as South African version of The Office coming to Showmax and kykNET in early 2026
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸. Die Kantoor as South African version of The Office coming to Showmax and kykNET in early 2026:
t.ly/hXZBw
t.ly/hXZBw
𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. No wins for Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport or The Rooms Network at the 2025 International Emmys:
t.ly/yPn_r
t.ly/yPn_r
No wins for Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport or The Rooms Network at the 2025 International Emmys
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. No wins for Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport or The Rooms Network at the 2025 International Emmys:
t.ly/yPn_r
t.ly/yPn_r
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁. After a decade's absence since 2015, NBA American basketball coverage (live + replay) will be seen again on SuperSport in South Africa/across Africa (on DStv Compact & up), and now also on Showmax.
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁. After a decade's absence since 2015, NBA American basketball coverage (live + replay) will be seen again on SuperSport in South Africa/across Africa (on DStv Compact & up), and now also on Showmax.
Why you should downgrade your DStv Premium subscription by one tier level right now to get it back cheaper in December - and customers on other packages should too:
t.ly/aVb8k
t.ly/aVb8k
Why you should downgrade your DStv Premium subscription by one tier level right now to get it back cheaper in December - and customers on other packages should too
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Why you should downgrade your DStv Premium subscription by one tier level right now to get it back cheaper in December - and customers on other packages should too:
t.ly/aVb8k
t.ly/aVb8k
𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Jonathan Pienaar dead at 63 due to heart failure:
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t.ly/HW2Yy
Actor Jonathan Pienaar dead at 63 due to heart failure
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Jonathan Pienaar dead at 63 due to heart failure:
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t.ly/HW2Yy
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. Nothing for DStv Premium subscribers as MultiChoice one-ups other packages until 2026, increases decoder subsidies to try and boost sagging subs numbers:
t.ly/yHDHP
t.ly/yHDHP
Nothing for DStv Premium subscribers as MultiChoice one-ups other packages until 2026, increases decoder subsidies to try and boost sagging subs numbers
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. Nothing for DStv Premium subscribers as MultiChoice one-ups other packages until 2026, increases decoder subsidies to try and boost sagging subs numbers:
t.ly/yHDHP
t.ly/yHDHP