Spread it with Jam Sandwich
SABC2's new music “reality”/documentary show Jam Sandwich is a 13-part reality/documentary/entertainment series where musicians from different market segments of the South African music spectrum are put together to collaborate. Jam Sandwich promises to deliver television that opens the door on how musicians work, how they create and what they are really capable of, given a free rein without the demands of commercial success. 24 Jul 2008 19:01

Fourth season of Let's Fix It launches - e.tv
One of e.tv's most popular programmes, Let's Fix It, returns for its fourth season on Tuesday 29 July at 8.30pm. Once again, the programme will focus on looking to lend a helping hand to those in need. 24 Jul 2008 18:37

In-taxi TV activates at Loeries
Massiv TV - an interactive TV system addressing the needs of commuters, taxi owners and the ad industry - will launch its service experientially at the Loeries this weekend to the ad industry. The 10 ‘Mom's taxis', specially branded for the Mother's theme of this year's ceremony, will travel down in convoy from Johannesburg tomorrow, Thursday, 24 July 2008. 23 Jul 2008 09:26

Huge global audience anticipated for SA doccie
‘Sharkville' - a documentary on the sharks of Mossel Bay made and hosted by local resident Ryan Johnson - will premiere on National Geographic in the US this Friday, 25 July 2008, at 10pm. It will then start screening on National Geographic's international channels within four to eight weeks and is expected to be repeated regularly over a period of five years - to an estimated audience of 100 million viewers. 23 Jul 2008 08:47

ICASA grants ODM pay-TV licence
On Digital Media (ODM) announced earlier this week that it has been awarded a pay-TV broadcast licence by ICASA. "We are ecstatic that ICASA has issued our broadcasting licence," commented Vino Govender, director of ODM. 22 Jul 2008 09:41

SuperSport's Olympic plans
The Olympic Games, as much about entertainment as they are about sport, begin on 8 August 2008 and SuperSport on DStv will be there to bring subscribers all the action from Beijing 2008. SuperSport's multi-channeled coverage starts with the opening ceremony from the National Stadium in Beijing at 2pm (on SuperSport 5, 6 and 7/10) through to the closing ceremony on Sunday, August 24, again at 2pm on the same three channels. 21 Jul 2008 09:23

No more fighting over the remote?
MultiChoice earlier this week launched an enhanced version of Dual View, which provides a more cost effective and flexible viewing option of its pay TV offering in the home. XtraView is delivered through linking two decoders and allows the subscriber to add and link a decoder to another one as and when is required. 18 Jul 2008 09:12

European Media Research Organisation feedback session
SAARF will hold a feedback session on the European Media Research Organisation (EMRO) conference, which took place earlier this year in France, at the Bryanston Country Club on Thursday, 31 July 2008. EMRO is active in 21 European countries, including South Africa as the only member outside the European Union. 17 Jul 2008 08:56

Latest Mpofu suspension not lifted
NEWSWATCH: SABC group CEO Dali Mpofu has failed to have his third suspension overturned by the Johannesburg High Court, according to various media reports. Judgement was handed out yesterday, Monday, 14 July 2008, in the first of a three-part application. The saga will continue next month on 5 August. 15 Jul 2008 11:15

SABC Africa, Multichoice part ways
As of 1 August 2008, SABC Africa will no longer be available on the DStv bouquet. The SABC released a statement yesterday, Monday, 14 July 2008, stating that negotiations between Multichoice and the public broadcaster had not yielded results, hence the discontinuation of the channel on DStv. 15 Jul 2008 09:03

ANC going ahead with daily newspaper?
NEWSWATCH: The Times reports that the ANC is intent on setting up its own newpaper to be on the streets before elections next year, or buying The Sowetan. According to documents in the possession of The Times, the intention is to set up an “alternative voice”. 11 Jul 2008 11:18

Nielsen Media Research awarded AMPS/RAMS
Nielsen Media Research has been awarded the contract for the All Media and Products Survey (AMPS) and the Radio Audience Measurement Survey (RAMS), the board of the South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) announced late yesterday afternoon, Thursday, 10 July 2008. This concludes the tender process that started about 12 months ago. 11 Jul 2008 09:36

Soweto TV's future not certain
[Tshepiso Seopa] After two short runs of one month each in 2005 and 2006, Soweto Community TV finally went on air for a year in July 2007 to viewers in the South Western townships. But despite the success, the station's future is uncertain, as Soweto TV's broadcasting licence expired on 30 June 2008. 10 Jul 2008 13:29