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TRAILER
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A first look at Stranger Things Volume 2, featuring two super-sized episodes. Loads on Netflix on 1 July. >>
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27 Jun 2022 12:45
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CHANNEL NEWS
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A new season of forever series Twist of Fate replaces Bridal Material on Zee World on Sunday 17 July at 21h00. Still no accurate teasers available from the channel unfortunately.
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27 Jun 2022 12:41
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TV BIZ
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Season 2 of uBettina Wethu launched quietly on VIU's premium service recently, with new faces in starring roles, suggesting there's been a lot of hoohah behind the scenes. Rhythm City actress Kamogelo Molatlhoe replaces Farieda Metsileng as Betty and Lunga Shabalala replaces Zweli Dube as Dingaan. The season's supposed to start on SABC1 soon but things have gone silent - neither the producers nor SABC are responding to queries about it.
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27 Jun 2022 11:45
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SHOW NEWS
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New drama series Isifiso premieres on 1Magic on Saturday 2 July at 20h30 and on Mzansi Magic on 4 July at 20h00. Starring cast includes Nelisa Mchunu, Melusi Yeni, Ntando Mncube and Zinhle Mabena. Nelisa headlines as Bazothini, a woman who lives under the shadow of her sister and could turn murderous from jealousy. Ouch!
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22 Jun 2022 13:59
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CHANNEL NEWS
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Mzansi Wethu to premiere its first drama series on Sunday 10 July at 21h00, titled Isibopho. Zethu Dlomo stars as Thandi Ndlovua whose beloved husband and father-in-law are murdered. She's culturally obligated to marry her brother-in-law - but what happens if he also wants her dead? >>
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20 Jun 2022 17:45
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LOL!
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Idols 6 winner Elvis Blue makes an impassioned plea to SA Rugby to sing the national anthem at an upcoming match between South Africa and the All Blacks. >>
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20 Jun 2022 15:17
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CASTING
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Jenna Coleman to star opposite Oliver Jackson-Cohen on new Amazon Prime series Wilderness. A couple seem to have it all until one of them finds out about the other's affair and their dream life turns into a nightmare. The moral: no-one EVER has it all. Filming starts this month.
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19 Jun 2022 16:43
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MOVIE HIGHLIGHT
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These five Spider-Man films loaded on Disney+ on 17 June: Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Also new is Venom, starring Tom Hardy. >>
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19 Jun 2022 16:21
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RENEWED!
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Mzansi Magic's eHostela and aYeYe land new seasons, with a change of genre. Both have been converted to anthology series, featuring new characters and cast for new seasons - same as Unmarried 3 on 1Magic. eHostela 3 premieres Sunday 3 July at 20h00 and aYeYe 2 starts Friday 5 August at 20h00. >>
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15 Jun 2022 11:51
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CASTING
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Siyabonga Thwala and Gcina Nkosi headline Season 3 of Mzansi Magic's adapted eHostela (see above). Gcina stars as KaMabizela, a widow out for vengeance as she takes on ruthless gangster Ngwadi (Siyabonga), the man who betrayed and murdered her beloved husband Mdletshe. Production is by Muvhango team Duma Ndlovu and Mandla KaNozulu. >>
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15 Jun 2022 11:45
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RENEWED!
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Season 2 of Mzansi Wethu's payback-what-you-owe show Wang'kolota premieres on Saturday 16 July at 20h30. Kagiso Modupe returns to host.
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15 Jun 2022 11:35
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SHOW NEWS
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Now we know why the new season of Atlanta's nowhere to be seen on any DStv channel or S3. It's on Disney+ from 29 June. Season 3 follows Earn, Alfred, Darius and Van in the midst of a successful European tour. They navigate their new surroundings as outsiders and struggle to adjust to the newfound success they've always aspired to.
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15 Jun 2022 11:19
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CASTING
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Thembisa Mdoda to host new Mzansi Wethu reality show Suxoka - about couples on the brink of splitsville because of trust issues between them. They must come clean and stop their lies, or call it quits once and for all. Premieres Saturday 16 July at 20h00.
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15 Jun 2022 11:09
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LOL!
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The Comedy Central Roast returns to Mzansi after a four year break. In the oven this time: Khanyi Mbau, the first South African woman to be roasted in the wake of Steve Hofmeyr, Kenny Kunene, Somizi and AKA who were all given too much attention by being roasted in the first four. Khanyi's will be filmed in July and will air on Comedy Central and Showmax in August.
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14 Jun 2022 18:01
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MOVIE HIGHLIGHT
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New local movie The Umbrella Men loads on eVOD on Tuesday 14 June, set in the world of the Cape Minstrels. A ragtag bunch of musicians rob a bank during the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival in an effort to save their nightclub. Stars include Jaques de Silva, Keenan Arrison, Abduragman Adams, June Van Merch, Kagiso Lediga, Shamilla Miller, Rob van Vuuren and Joey Rasdien. >>
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13 Jun 2022 17:58
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SCARY
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Netflix releases first tease of Tim Burton series Wednesday, a spin-off to the Addams family movies that follows their death obsessed daughter Wednesday Addams. Described as: "a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday's years as a student at Nevermore Academy. >>
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13 Jun 2022 17:57
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CASTING
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16-year-old Phophi Muleya from the National School of the Arts headlines the voice cast of Akissi: A Funny Little Brother - a half-hour animated special that premieres on Boomerang on 16 June at 08h45. It follows fearless little girl Akissi, voiced by Phophi. >>
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13 Jun 2022 16:13
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OOKAY THEN
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Anti-Scientology activist Leah Remini to judge on Season 17 of So You Can Think You Can Dance, alongside hip hop dancer and choreographer Stephen "tWitch" Boss and former Dance Moms 'tween JoJo Siwa. Leah's credentials: she's a fan of the show and admires dancers. Like millions of other people.
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13 Jun 2022 11:44
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MOVIE HIGHLIGHT
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The Artist's Wife releases on Box Office on 13 June - about an artist who's slipping into dementia and his wife's reaction to it. Heart wrenching for anyone who's been through it with a loved one. Lena Olin stars as Claire, a once promising painter who is now the wife of celebrated artist Richard Smythson (Bruce Dern). While preparing work for his final show, Richard’s moods become increasingly erratic, and he is diagnosed with dementia. >>
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08 Jun 2022 13:13
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CELEBS
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Natural world legend David Attenborough (96) to be given a second knighthood for his services to TV and conservation. Will be known as Sir-Sir David Attenborough ;). He's getting what's called "a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael And St George" - fancier than a regular old knighthood apparently.
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08 Jun 2022 10:19
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SCHEDULE ALERT!
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Unpacked with Relebogile Mabotja moves from 17h00 to 17h30 on S3 from Monday 6 June to accommodate a new animal-themed strand starting with Meerkat Manor: Rise Of The Dynasty on Mondays. A different show airs each day. You'll find details on them in TVSA's daily New Shows and Seasons.
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06 Jun 2022 16:54
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TV BIZ
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The movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness loads on Disney+ on 22 June, a month and three weeks after its cinema release.
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03 Jun 2022 13:03
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TRAILER
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Disney releases first look at the new live-action Pinocchio movie, starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, the woodcarver and "father" of Pinocchio who dreams of being a real child. Loads on Disney+ on 8 September 2022. >>
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02 Jun 2022 15:12
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COOL
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Three African scientists awarded the 2022 National Geographic Wayfarer Award that honours groundbreaking exploration of the animal kingdom. They are: deep sea researcher Zoleka Filander (South Africa), lion whisperer Resson Kantai Duff (Kenya) and shark fundi Gibbs Kuguru, also from Kenya.14 people awarded in total from round the world.
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01 Jun 2022 17:14
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eExtra, eMovies, eToonz and eMovies Extra are officially off DStv following a two month battle between eMedia and MultiChoice. The channels went dark on Tuesday night 31 May after the Competition Tribunal ruled against eMedia's case that argued they should remain on DStv after their contract expired on 31 March. They're still on Openview.
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01 Jun 2022 17:00
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TV BIZ
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MultiChoice completes the installation of a Dolby Atmos-enabled production suite at their broadcast centre in Randburg. The surround sound technology will be used to enhance local series and movies, for viewers and international markets that want Dolby-ready content. Lead engineers are Kabelo Lebajoa and Palesa Selepe. >>
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01 Jun 2022 10:15
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CASTING
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Bobby van Jaarsveld to headline Season 4 of kykNET anthology series Spoorloos, subtitled Die Eiland. He stars as Stefan Claassen, an architect who gets hurled into chaos when a chance encounter with his long-lost love reignites his feelings for her and drags him into a web of deceit when she disappears. Premieres Tuesday 19 July at 20h00.
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30 May 2022 14:49
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SCHEDULE ALERT!
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Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts premieres on M-Net on Monday 18 July, this time with four episodes a week. Former castaways who didn't make the final Tribal Council return to try again i.e. 20 losers compete. Location: The Sunshine Coast - stretches from St Francis Bay to East London. Has the most hours of sunshine in Mzansi. Castaways to be revealed on 5 June.
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26 May 2022 16:51
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CANCELLED!
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kykNET & Kie pulls the plug on talk show Tussen Ons after four years on air. According to the channel, the move is part of a schedule overhaul starting on 4 July with the introduction of the two Afrikaans-dubbed telenovelas we told you about earlier this month. The Tussen Ons series finale airs on Thursday 20 June at 20h00.
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26 May 2022 12:50
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CELEBS
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Randall Abrahams ditches the eyesore Elvis "do" to take on the role of CEO of Primedia Broadcasting in the wake of his Idols exit.
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24 May 2022 15:12
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Acting veteran and former Isidingo and Rhythm City star Jamie Bartlett has died. A close family member confirmed his death on Monday 23 May, but not the cause. He was 55. RIP David Genaro and Mike O'Reilly. Update on 25 May: Jamie's girlfriend Rosa Onious has released the autopsy results which say Jamie died of cardiac arrest.
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23 May 2022 23:55
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Idris Elba’s Fight School loads on BritBox on Youth Day, inspired by Mzansi. Idris discovered the positive impact of boxing clubs on township youth while he was here filming Mandela in 2013. Now he's started his own boxing school in the UK. The series follows eight young people who arm themselves with discipline, ambition and mental resilience through an intensive boxing course. Kapow!
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23 May 2022 13:02
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Stranger Things Season 4 to be released in two parts: Volume 1 on 27 May and Volume 2 on 1 July. Seven episodes in Volume 1 and two upsized episodes in Volume 2, running at almost 1.5 and 2.5 hours respectively. Tap comments box to watch the first eight minutes >>
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23 May 2022 12:31
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SCANDAL
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Skeem Saam actor and radio host Sebasa Mogale taken off air at Thobela FM following Sunday's Carte Blanche exposé which implicated him in a crypto scam. According to the SABC's Gugu Ntuli, "Mr. Mogale is being afforded an opportunity to resolve the issues raised in the recent broadcast." The BIG question: How was Sebasa allowed to advertise a personal business scam on a national radio station?
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20 May 2022 17:01
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ACTOR NEWS
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Acting doyenne Thembi Mtshali-Jones received an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts on Monday 16 May. It was awarded by the Durban University of Technology.
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20 May 2022 11:36
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What's what on Telemundo in July: Nurses will be replaced by new series Meet the Family when Season 1 wraps in June. The Legend replaces The Scent of Passion when it ends, also in June. Both new shows premiere on Monday 4 July, at 21h00 and 22h00 respectively.
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19 May 2022 16:41
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RIP
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kykNET personality and event and wedding specialist Aleit Swanepoel died in his sleep on Sunday 15 May. The news was announced by his event company The Aleit Group and no cause of death was given. He was in his 40s.
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17 May 2022 15:54
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TV TECH
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Disney+ updates its device availability list ahead of its launch on Wednesday 18 May. Adds Samsung Smart TVs. Tap comments box for full list >>
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17 May 2022 15:43
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RENEWED!
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TVSA can confirm that uBettina Wethu returns to SABC1 for Season 2 in August 2022.
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17 May 2022 11:34
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Taraji P. Henson to host BET Awards again this year, on Sunday 26 June. This comes in the wake of a development deal between Taraji's TPH Entertainment and BET in September 2021. They've teamed up to produce content for in house buyers including Paramount+, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+, and BET. All are owned by Paramount.
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17 May 2022 11:33
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FOR THE NOSTALGIA
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21 seasons and now another. Law & Order green lit for Season 22 and Law & Order: Organized Crime renewed for Season 3. NBC previously renewed Law & Order: SVU for Season 24.
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17 May 2022 11:22
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TRAILER
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HBO releases what they're calling an official "teaser trailer" for Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon, premiering in August. Teasers, trailers, teaser trailers... it's getting a bit ridiculous.
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17 May 2022 11:06
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ABC orders new seasons of these shows for 2022/2023: Big Sky, The Conners, Home Economics, A Million Little Things, The Wonder Years, America's Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Shark Tank and American Idol (urgh). South Africa really needs our own Funniest Home Videos.
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17 May 2022 11:02
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Twisted teens headline modern remake of period drama Dangerous Liaisons. The innocent Célène falls in love with popular surfer Tristan in her new school, and has no idea that she's the object of a cruel bet between Tristan and Instagram queen Vanessa. Loads on Netflix on 8 July.
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17 May 2022 11:00
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Production underway for Season 2 of period drama The Gilded Age. Hopefully the cast has been for acting lessons since Season 1 because the characters aren't believable. We loved Downton Abbey but really now, you can't keep rehashing the same formula.
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17 May 2022 10:03
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RENEWED!
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FOX gives more airtime to the emergency services with a green light for Seasons 6 of The Resident and 9-1-1.
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17 May 2022 09:54
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TV BIZ
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Lala Tuku leaves Clive Morris Productions to become Head of Local Content at the SABC. Lala was the producer of The Estate and Isono, the MD of Clive Morris and has also had roles on various shows including Scandal! (Paris Zondi), Isidingo (Warona) and Ga Re Dumele (Matshele).
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16 May 2022 15:27
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Giyani to go off-air on SABC2 from 30 May. Suddenly and without clarity regarding its future. According to the SABC, it's going on production break and will be replaced by a rebroadcast of uBettina Wethu. This in the wake of its declining ratings, which slumped to under 1-million viewers for the first time in April. Tap comments box for more >>
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16 May 2022 15:20
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CHANNEL NEWS
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The Home Channel launched on Openview 113 on 16 May, as a re-packaged spin-off channel titled The Home Channel +.
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16 May 2022 11:42
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AWARDS
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95th Oscars to be held on Sunday 12 March 2023. Nominees announced on 24 January.
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16 May 2022 11:39
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