e.tv To Launch New CNN-Type Channel

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 07 Dec 2007
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This goss just in from a mole who says the news is 100% true: apparently e.tv - who've just been voted Best News broadcaster by TVSA readers - will be launching a new 24-hour local news channel.

It's going to go live mid-way through next year and be part of their Pay TV offering, so it'll be one of the channels on their E-Sat subscription service.

They'll be running it from their Jozi studios and from the sounds of it it'll be like CNN so it'll have news, sport, weather and special signature shows - I just made the signature shows up but I imagine it's how it'll be - sort of like CNN has Larry King etc. I'm thinking Debra Digs The Dirrt would be a good title for one of them.

Something I'd really like to see them do on the channel is a juicy Press wrap-up slot where they look at our newspapers and instead of just discussing what they have to say rather give opinionated, bold commentary on the stories as well as the media and how stories are reported/distorted. That would be a rip don't you think?

As for what their other channels will be - I'll keep you posted as soon as I hear any more news.

9 Comments

Bra Bizza
06 Dec 2007 16:12

can't wait for these people to launch their services.....having a choice to choose is good for us

sweetie my baby
06 Dec 2007 22:57

yip! second your idea on the press wrap-up slot, Tash. SABC claim they have one in that sunday morning tv show of theirs, 'in the best interest' or something...but i'm not convinced... they should get a round table of (smart, cynical and irreverent) people who're NOT affiliated with the press, only 1 media rep - so they get the ordinary peoples view of the crap we get fed in the papers....

tizoz
07 Dec 2007 02:33

It's a game of wait and see, anyone had a sneek peek at SABC International please give us a scoop of how things are there, phela these people have been on air for a while now aparently you can get them if you have a specific Decoded (Vivid) I am dying to know what goes on behing those closed doors.

realist
07 Dec 2007 03:32

Agreed on the press wrap-up thing. E-tv should have someone like John Robbie or John Qweleni who are not afraid to express their opinion. Someone who is not going to play to the public gallery.

SABC claim they have one in that sunday morning tv show of theirs, 'in the best interest' or something...but i'm not convinced...
I agree, watched the show on several occasions and I find the host does not have an opnion about anything. I think due to Snukification at the SABC they are all scared to express an opinion, which sad really.

Tashi
09 Dec 2007 12:30

Another leaked update - Telkom Media's also gonna have their own 24-hour news channel.

Brown Shuga
09 Dec 2007 13:47

more jobs for us...bring it on!!

tizoz
10 Dec 2007 04:29

Another leaked update - Telkom Media's also gonna have their own 24-hour news channel.

That's old news Tash!

bulie
10 Dec 2007 05:54

Ya mo jobs for but why other people who r not celebs get those jobs if i'm correct most celebs have plenty of jobs while other people r struggling to find even one why cant u let other people to have what u have for instance Xolani is in Asikhulume and RADIO 2000 and he is also a news reader in sabc 1 and plz sabc we want new news readers oNoxolo badala noko ngoku.

Msoe
10 Dec 2007 06:10

Ya man Tashi, that is like so old. Maybe the newest news on Telkom Media is that its newsroom is going to be headed by Mcintosh Nzimande e! news Johannesburg (saying it in his accent)

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