Monday, April 28, 2025

People Are Losing Their Minds Over DSTV’s 24-Hour Oscar Pistorius Channel

Yes, that is correct. Owing to the intense public interest in the murder trial of track star turned murder-accused, Oscar Pistorius, DSTV will run a 24-hour looping channel on their bouquet, dedicated to coverage of the subject. And yissie, are people are catching feelings over it. No! Just NO RT@officialtvsa: A dedicated Oscar Pistorius trial […]

DStv Shutting Down Popular Local Music Channel, MK

Well, obviously it wasn’t THAT popular. At least, not popular enough to justify production costs. Apprently the music channel, which has been instrumental in the promotion of hundreds of local artists will “be transformed into South Africa’s first online music video streaming channel.” Here’s a statement from M-net: “The MK audience is an online generation […]

Nando’s Does Not Want To Advertise On DStv

DStv has recently graciously lifted its self-imposed suspension of Nando’s “Diversity” anti-xenophobia ad. But it seems this incredibly generous move by DStv has gone unappreciated by Nando’s. The restaurant-chain says it won’t be spending any money to have that advert flighted on DStv.

BREAKING: TopTV To Flight Banned Nando’s Advert

Not one of South Africa’s TV channels have had the balls to show the new Nando’s TV advert. So TopTV has decided to step up and teach the rest a lesson in freedom of speech. They say it should be up to the public to choose whether or not they want to watch it.

Nando’s Prepares To Battle TV Ban

Less than a week ago Nando’s launched their popular #Diversity campaign, which celebrates SA’s rich cultural heritage. Shortly afterward, local channels banned the television ad, which they claimed “trivialises xenophobia” and “could be deemed offensive”. Nando’s are not having it.

Stream Video Straight To Your iDevice With TiVo

As the number of series and TV shows we watch grows, so do the ways in which we do so. The good old days of sitting down in front of your TV to enjoy an episode Friends are steadily on their way out as we make room for the next upgrade in mobile technology – streaming recorded footage straight to your iOS device.

Giant Ice Sculpture At Sandton Square Promotes Documentary Series

A 22m long sculpture was erected in Sandton Square this weekend, emblazoned with ice copy “In the Sahara your body loses 1L of water an hour” – slowly melting as the day went on. This was to promote a new series on DSTV called “Human Season”. More details and footage inside.

DSTV’s New ‘On-Demand’ Service Dies On Launch Day

As DSTV continues to bring out new technologies to disguise the fact that the actual content on Multichoice is a ball of shit, it is with the greatest sense of irony that their very own reality show is playing out and giving the true entertainment value we long for. Yes, it’s true. With all the […]