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BBC Studios Celebrates 20th Anniversary in SA with Stellar Local Line-Up. To mark the end of a successful 20th anniversary year for its channels business in Africa, BBC Studios revealed a full stellar summer season of programming across BBC Lifestyle, BBC Earth, BBC First, BBC Brit and CBeebies. South Africans can look forward to another local commission with a season 2 of Dinner Dates South ...

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Unhitched guys over 25, meet the woman of your dreams on M-Net! If you are looking for that special woman to settle down with, take note that M-Net’s brand new reality dating show; The Single Wives SA, are now inviting guys over the age of twenty-five, from all over South Africa, to put their name forward. If you are one of the successful candidates, you may ...

Third installment of the National Geographic’s Series, will feature the Queen of Soul. National Geographic, with Imagine Television Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios, announced the cast that will be joining previously announced Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin, in the next installment of the Emmy-winning global anthology series Genius: Aretha. Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Sanai Victoria will star ...

New Film Lifts the Veil on SA’s Sexual Shenanigans. In the local world of blessers, wealthy, middle-aged men lavish gifts and money on young women in return for companionship and more. But what happens when it all goes wrong? Sexy new comedy Blessers, a topical and very funny look at the naughty lifestyles of Mzansi’s elite, is directed by Rea Rangaka and executive produced by ...

Maak reg vir Fynskrif 2 in Oktober Fynskrif is terug. Die tweede seisoen tel drie maande later op met Van Wyk en Vennote wat aan ‘n draadjie hang na Hans (Chris van Niekerk) se aftrede. Lara (Tinarie van Wyk Loots) is so gefokus op nuwe kliënte werf dat sy nie die gaping raaksien wat tussen haar en Jaco (Jacques Bessenger) ontstaan het nie. Boonop sit ...

Sparkling New Comedy Explores SA’s Blesser Culture on the Big Screen. Although the arrangement is nothing new, ‘blesser’ is a South African term for an older man who has multiple girlfriends he lavishes with gifts, in exchange for sex and companionship. In turn, the girlfriends post photos on social media of expensive shoes, clothes and piles of cash, tagging the pictures #blessed. That’s the subject ...

kykNET gaan saam met die Bokke Japan toe – Ja! Die Rugby Wêreldbeker skop af op 20 September en die Springbok-span, wat pas aangekondig is, vertrek binnekort Japan toe om teen die beste rugbyspanne vir die gesogte titel van wêreldkampioenne mee te ding. Daar wag egter veel meer opwinding as net die Rugby Wêreldbeker op kykers – kykNET stuur ‘n span saam Japan toe om ...

Welkom by Huis Lelieveld! Molly (Lizz Meiring) van Molly en Wors en Ouboet en Wors het haar werk as tandartsassistent verruil vir dié van matrone! In Willie Esterhuizen se nuutste komedie, Huis Lelieveld, kry Molly werk as matrone van die aftreeoord Huis Lelieveld, en kan kykers uitsien om ‘n paar ou gunstelinge, sowel as nuwe gesigte te sien. In die laaste episode van Ouboet en ...

An insider’s view on the mystical Okavango premieres on National Geographic.  A view of one of the greatest river systems on the planet, produced by multi award-winning South African film makers Beverly and Dereck Joubert is coming to Nat Geo this September. The Okavango is a river that starts inland and ends inland. It is the only one in the world that goes from nowhere, ...

Trailer released for Cavill and Chalotra Stream-Series. Netflix has released the highly trailer of the highly anticipated new series, The Witcher, which was released at the San Diego Comic Con 2019 in July. Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family.  Be among the first to get the exclusive scoop on the highly anticipated new ...

Everybody loves a Political Comedy laugh… Small Screen Streaming service, Netflix, has announced chat their new 8-part political comedy, The Politician, will launch on all their platforms, on 27 September 2019. Payton Hobart, played by Ben Platt, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate ...

The Real Version, after 40 Years! With thanks to the Gravel Road Distribution Group, we are giving away a Double ticket to the South African VIP Premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now: Final Cut. Francis Ford Coppola’s exhilarating masterpiece of 1979, Apocalypse Now, returns to the big screen in all its cinematic glory with a striking brand-new 4K, Dolby Atmos©, Dolby Vision © version. ...

Ferdie en Danny, en kie, kom terug Ferdie Kruger en die personeel van Die Fransen hotel keer in Januarie 2020 terug vir ‘n vierde seisoen van kykNET se mokumentêre reeks, Hotel. In die vorige seisoen was daar ‘n stryd oor wie burgemeester sou word, Danny se eerste toneelstuk is deur Die Fransen personeel opgevoer, daar was pret met Batcoin en Jaap se troetelskaap het amok ...

‘Net Een Shot…’  Most Famous Last Words, nou Willem Botha Lirieke… Twee jaar sedert sy treffer, Soen & Vergeet ranglyste regoor die land aan die gons gehad het is Willem Botha terug met ‘n splinternuwe enkelsnit met hope skop! Een Shot is beslis dié partytjieliedjie van die jaar. Die treffer sal sonder twyfel elkeen wat jonk van gees is op die dansvloer kry en hou ...

Follow the Herd for a Gigantic content Line Up They are smart. They are family oriented. They remember forever. They have complex emotions and they look after each other. With World Elephant Day approaching on 12 August 2019, National Geographic Wild has lined up a jumbo content block dedicated to these iconic tusked giants. Not only are they the biggest of the big five, they ...

Nog ‘n Madiba verhaal, Die, uit ‘n Uitsonderlike oogpunt. “Wanneer ‘n mens twee dekades van jou lewe saam met iemand die pad stap, en jy verloor hulle dan, dan vat dit ‘n tydjie om die impak van daai mens op jou lewe en op die res van die wêreld te begryp. Dit is die geval met my en Nelson Mandela.” – Zelda la Grange Madiba: ...

Bennie Fourie ‘n Ander mens in Nuwe Fliek. Een les wat die lewe graag vir ’n mens wil leer, is dat niks ooit so eenvoudig is as wat dit mag voorkom nie. ’n Feit wat bevestig word deur regisseur Quentin Krog se splinternuwe rolprent, Ander Mens, wat net soos die hoofkarakter glad nie volgens ’n standaard-formule beoordeel kan word nie. Die fliek word aangebied vanuit ...

ʼn Baie persoonlike biografiese rolprent gebaseer op die roman van Elsa Joubert Vervaardiger Helena Spring het aangekondig dat die nalatenskap fliek, Poppie Nongena op 30 Januarie 2020 in fliekteaters landswyd uitgereik sal word. Die fliek is gebaseer op die bekroonde boek “Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena” deur Elsa Joubert. Clementime Mosimane maak haar rolprentdebuut as Poppie. Die res van die rolverdeling sluit groot name in, ...

Debut EP for 22 Year-Old Artist with a Calling James Deacon’s debut EP The Calling is a sonic tapestry weaving soul, rock, hip-hop and pop into a release that offers us a deeply personal glimpse into the life of the 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist. After a life-threatening accident left him unable to play the instruments that he’d learned to love (violin & guitar), James’s rehabilitation and determination ...

40 Year Anniversary returns in Cinematic Glory. Francis Ford Coppola’s exhilarating masterpiece of 1979, Apocalypse Now, returns to the big screen in all its cinematic glory with a striking brand-new 4K, Dolby Atmos©, Dolby Vision © version. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Oscar-winning Vietnam cult war epic this summer, Gravel Road Distribution Group will release a special, never-before-seen cut, restored with breath-taking realism ...

South African Release Nationwide this July. The contemporary psychological thriller from Academy Award-winning director Neil Jordan, Greta, will open in SA cinemas nationwide this Friday, 5 July 2019.  Co-written by Jordan and Ray Wright, it tells the story of Frances McCullen, played by Chloë Grace Moretz, a young woman struggling to fit into New York life. She has a job as a waitress in an ...

Nu Metro and Four Paws announce fundraising drive to protect our big cats Nu Metro Cinemas has joined hands with the Four Paws Animal Welfare Foundation to Rise Up and Roar for one of the 21st century’s most important conservation causes. From 1 July 2019, Nu Metro moviegoers can conveniently donate R5 as part of their movie ticket purchases online and in-cinema to raise funds aimed ...

Another African Netflix and Chill Experience Coming Soon Netflix, World-Famous internet entertainment service, has started production on its second original African series, Blood & Water, a coming of age, mystery drama based in Cape Town Blood & Water will be directed by one of South Africa’s most recognisable black female directors, award winning Nosipho Dumisa and produced by Gambit Films led by Bradley Joshua and Benjamin Overmeyer ...

Nat Geo’s New Series speaks Close to Home with Ebola Theme. July will see a new Factual Series on National Geographic, which may cut very close to the bone for us in Africa. Starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning Julianna Margulies, and supported by the likes of Noah Emmerich, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, Paul James, James D’Arcy, Robert Sean Leonard and Grace Gummer, The ...

Vind liefde met behulp van al die Sintuie… Liefde vind is nie aldag maklik nie en hierdie nuwe realiteitsformaat bied vir elke moontlike pot die kans om hul deksel eers behoorlik uit die boom te kyk voor hul vir die eerste keer ontmoet. In Hoor my, sien my, soen my kry voornemende pasmaats die geleentheid om mekaar beter te leer ken deur ‘n dag saam te spandeer, ...

Nat Geo brings the World back one small step for man…  Apollo: Missions to the Moon; 1 July, 21:00 The Armstrong Tapes; 8 July, 21:00 Apollo: Back to the Moon; 15 and 22 July, 21:00. Mars: Inside SpaceX; 7 July, 13:00 Expedition Mars: Spirit and Opportunity; 14 July, 20:50 Explorer: Journey to Europa; 21 July, 19:05 Challenger Disaster: The Final Mission; 21 July, 20:50 Mission ...

Cameras, Lights, African Production on Netflix, ACTION!   Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service, has started production on its first original African series, Queen Sono, an action-packed spy thriller produced by Johannesburg-based Diprente. Pearl Thusi is to star in the title role as an unconventional spy working for an undercover South African agency devoted to protecting the people of Africa. The series will include an all-local ...

Edison vs Westinghouse on SA Big Screens! It’s hard to imagine how difficult it had to be for someone to invent all the things we now can’t live without, which is why the charged battle over rival electricity systems, fought between two brilliant visionaries, is so illuminating. Fuelled by the intense rivalry between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, The Current War tells the epic ...

Kersfees in Julie met hope vol nuwe programme op die kykNET kanale: Alles Malan Begin Dinsdag 9 Julie 20:00. Alles Malan is ’n familiedrama wat in die Paarl buite Kaapstad afspeel. Aan die hoof van die familie staan Derik en Brenda Malan. Hulle eersgeborene, Frik, keer na agt jaar in Engeland terug om die familiebesigheid, Malan Vervoer, by sy pa oor te neem. Sy vrou, ...