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Multi-Millionaire, Gil Oved, takes Shark Seat in M-Net’s Shark Tank Gil Oved –  the group co-CEO of The Creative Counsel, the South African advertising agency that was bought over by French mega agency Publicis Groupe for a reported record-breaking eight-digit Rand figure  –  is one of the five business moguls who will be bankrolling budding entrepreneurs in M-Net’s new reality television series Shark Tank South Africa. ...

Lady Shark Dawn Nathan-Jones to drive entrepreneurship with great deals. Another Sharks who will be diving deep into her personal bank accounts to bankroll budding entrepreneurs in M-Net’s brand new Sunday night reality show Shark Tank South Africa, will include a dynamic South African businesswoman. Durban-born Dawn Nathan-Jones, who revolutionised the local car rental industry,  on the television panel that will soon make people’s money-making ideas come true. “We’re honoured ...

Romeo Kumalo pledges his support to future movers and shakers Well-known telecommunications expert, media personality and commercial strategist Romeo Kumalo has joined the panel of five “Sharks” on M-Net and Telkom South Africa’s exciting new Sunday night reality show Shark Tank South Africa. Alongside multi-millionaire serial entrepreneurs Gil Oved, Marnus Broodryk, Vinny Lingham as well as renowned business woman Dawn Nathan-Jones, Romeo will be investing his ...

From Silicon Valley to Shark Tank South Africa. Renowned internet entrepreneur Vinny Lingham, who is currently moving and shaking the world of IT in California’s Silicon Valley, will be part of the panel of five investors on M-Net’s brand new reality show Shark Tank South Africa.  Alongside serial entrepreneur Gil Oved, financial whiz Marnus Broodryk, telecommunications expert Romeo Khumalo and formidable businesswoman Dawn Nathan-Jones, Vinny will ...

M-Net’s prestigious singing competition returns for a second season The Voice SA is looking for high-calibre vocal talent! Nothing else matters. It’s all about The Voice! If you have perfect pitch, an enviable range, or the vocal tone or timbre that gives audiences goosebumps, you’re the ideal candidate to enter The Voice SA.  M-Net has confirmed that there will be a second season of the massively ...

Who will take part in the next round of The Greatest Movie Ever Made? M-Net Movies announce the contenders of its unique interactive competition. You’ve cried, you’ve laughed and you’ve seen some “Oscar-winning” performances in M-Net Movies’ unique The Greatest Movie Ever Made competition. Now, after a whopping 387 entries from across the continent, M-Net Movies and a panel of experts has narrowed down the entries to just 17 contestants. ...

Catch the party vibe with a fun-filled pop-up comedy channel and more first and exclusive TV! Africa’s pioneering TV channel, M-Net, is about to hit a milestone birthday– the big 3-0! In October 2016, it will be thirty years since the very first M-Net subscribers connected their newly-acquired analogue decoders. This was a major technological breakthrough at the time giving viewers access to a brand ...

Varsity Sing betree die verhoog Die eerste Varsity Sing, met gasheer Marno van der Merwe, tref kykNET (DStv kanaal 144) se skerms 14 Julie.  Vir die volgende 13 weke kan Suid-Afrikaners vir ‘n musikale bederf gereed maak wanneer Suid-Afrika se top kore kompeteer in ‘n uitdun-kompetisie om uiteindelik as Suid-Afrika se beste koor gekroon te word. Dié koorkompetisie is ‘n eerste van sy soort, en beloof ...

Highlights of M-Net and M-Net Edge Programming this July Sometimes you want to know when a favourite series’ season ends, so that you can binge the whole season.  Most of the time you have to know what new season of what series will be coming back, just so that you can set your Explora in time.  But then you either forget to look because of your hectic schedule, or you ...

kykNet verander schedule om meer aan kykers te bied. Die gewilde musiekprogram Jukebox gaan vanaf Saterdag, 2 Julie 2016, slegs op kykNET NOU! (DStv-kanaal 146) uitgesaai word. kykNET (DStv-kanaal 144)  bring in die plek van Jukebox ’n hele reeks rolprente na die kassie op Saterdagaande om vir kykers ’n keuse van topvermaak oor die twee kanale te gee. Maar hoe gemaak as jy Saterdagaand Jukebox op kykNET NOU! en die fliek op ...

 M-Net streamlines and sharpens some of its top-notch channels on DStv. Now you can easily flick to your favorite Hollywood fare! To make viewing, and surfing, and scanning through channels easier and more streamlined, DSTv is once again shuffling their M-Net channels around. The questions are asked: “How do you find the freshest and biggest international movies and series on DStv Premium? If you’re a ...

Richard Stirton is The Voice SA! Last night, during a live broadcast of the finale, Richard Stirton from Cape Town was announced the very first winner of M-Net’s proudly South African singing contest, The Voice SA. This also means that Kahn Morbee has come out tops as the winning coach of the season, beating fellow coaches and esteemed muso’s Karen Zoid, Lira and Bobby van Jaarsveld at the finishing line. The live ...

A decade of success with Britain’s Got Talent on M-Net Britain’s Got Talent returns for a new season starting Thursday 26 May at 18:30 on M-Net channel 101. This year, the popular reality competition celebrates ten successful years of amazing singers, adorable animal performers, and sometimes, even bizarre acts that prove that some types of talent really are one-of-a-kind. Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams ...

Winter is Coming… to the Big Screen! M-Net Edge channel 102 on DStv is excited that Emmy® Award-winning Best Drama Series Game of Thrones is returning on Monday 25 April at 03:00 (Express from the U.S.) and Thursday 28 April at 21:00 (Prime Time). Stage and Screen, with the awesome compliments of M-Net Edge and Ster-Kinekor Theatres are giving a 5  lucky GoT fans, and their ...

Spectacular showdowns create drama and dilemmas on The Voice SA How do you pick a winner when incredibly talented singers under your wing go all out to give the performances of their lives in head-to-head Battles of note? Coaches Karen Zoid, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira and Kahn Morbee faced this agonising dilemma after pairing up some of the show’s standout stars in this week’s episode of The ...

Coaches make tough calls at The Voice SA’s  first Battles M-Net’s new singing contest The Voice SA upped the ante this week by entering its second phase – the fierce Battle Rounds. During this stage of the competition coaches Karen Zoid, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira and Kahn Morbee pair up the talent in their teams for a dramatic sing-off. The winner of each clash then proceeds to the ...

Let the Battles begin! During this week’s final Blind Auditions The Voice SA coaches Karen Zoid, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira and Kahn Morbee filled the last remaining spots in their teams with more magnificent talent. Now, with 14 team members each, it’s time to move on to the all-or-nothing Battle Rounds. From next week onwards, The Voice SA episodes will also be a full two hours long, which means ...

The Voice SA: only a few spots left! In this week’s penultimate episode of the Blind Auditions of The Voice SA, the coaches found themselves turning for some extra-special, surprising talent, leaving them with minimal spots remaining in their teams, before moving into the Battles phase of the competition. Once the Blind Auditions come to an end next week, the coaches will have to pair up ...

Everybody cries in emotional episode of The Voice SA In this week’s Blind Auditions, Team Bobby gained the most new talent and took the lead amidst plenty of tears and heart-stirring moments. As coaches Lira, Karen Zoid, Kahn Morbee and Bobby van Jaarsveld – who are now under massive pressure to make wise and strategic choices – waited until the very last moment to turn their ...

It’s game on again for Karen Zoid! Coach Karen Zoid is in her element again after this week’s episode of M-Net’s new flagship singing contest, The Voice SA.  After last week’s disappointment of not adding any performers to her team – and losing out on fabulous talent – South Africa’s beloved rocker overtook fellow coaches Kahn Morbee, Bobby van Jaarsveld and Lira by convincing four of the eight ...

The Voice SA is a level playing field for all kinds of singers This week, The Voice SA coaches – Karen Zoid, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira and Kahn Morbee –  turned their red chairs around for an assorted group of eight very different performers. One of these “out-of-the-box” singers was the oldest performer in the competition to date: 45-year-old Michelle Moodie, an English speaking former cabaret artist who braved ...

The Voice SA: Episode 2 Surprising voices and Bobby’s abs steal the show on The Voice SA Nine exciting new voices were chosen by The Voice SA coaches tonight to join their teams, which are fast becoming a melting pot of some of South Africa’s most varied and diverse singing talent. The second of seven Blind audition episodes saw coaches Karen Zoid, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira and ...

The Voice SA coaches fight for top talent! It’s going to be a battle of note! In the very first episode of M-Net’s much-awaited new singing contest, The Voice South Africa, coaches Karen Zoid, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira and Kahn Morbee were blown away by the exceptional talent – and willing to fight it out to get these great voices onto their teams. During this Blind ...

Here is what you can see this Sunday, 31 January 2016 on Carte Blance, M-Net, Channel 101, at 19:00   Cabin Pressure Imagine you’re an hour into your flight when the cabin suddenly loses pressure, oxygen masks are manually deployed and the pilot forces the plane to steadily descend. Why did this happen on two recent SAFAIR flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town? It’s the ...

It’s all about The Voice! M-Net’s new feel-good singing show for 2016.  Here is how The Voice works!  The big moment is finally here! This week Sunday, 31 January at 17:30, M-Net viewers will be able to see how Kahn Morbee, Lira, Karen Zoid and Bobby van Jaarsveld take their seats in the soon-to-be iconic red chairs of The Voice South Africa. These four seasoned performers, ...

Die aap is uit die mou! Só lyk die nuwe karakters in kykNET se Getroud met rugby kykNET het einde 2015 aangekondig dat die uiters gewilde dramareeks Getroud met rugby in ’n sepie omskep sal word en vanaf 4 April 2016 om 18:30, elke weeksaand, op kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, as ’n nuwe sepie op die kassie sal wees. Getroud met rugby is ʼn kykNET-suksesverhaal wat geen bekendstelling nodig het nie. Dié ...

Tempers rise as surprise twist is revealed Tonight on Power Couple SA, sparks flew between Mo and Ivan after a couple’s challenge that blew open their already existing interpersonal cracks. At the top of the episode, the six remaining couples returned to the villa in Camps Bay in a sombre and reflective mood after the harrowing girls’ challenge which called for the ladies to eat ...

Comeback kid Amanda goes home! Idols SA Season 11 reached another milestone this week with over 6.4 million votes cast for the Season 11 Top 7 between Sunday evening 11 October and Tuesday evening 13 October – that’s over 4 million votes more than for the corresponding week in last year’s Season 10. But unfortunately Idols’s “comeback kid”, 22-year-old Amanda Antony from Port Elizabeth, received the fewest ...

SA’s Got Talent returns to e.tv on Sunday, 6 September 2015, and fans can expect loads of extraordinary and entertaining talent to hit their screens in the 6th season of the show. Theatre auditions in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban have taken place where many acts left the judges speechless, for various reasons. There is a lot at stake.  Not only do contestants have the chance of being crowned SA’s Got Talent champion for 2015, ...

Big Brother Mzansi returns for another season following the outstanding success of last year’s show!!!