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British prime minister Keir Starmer acknowledges there's a need to tackle the harrowing problem depicted in Netflix exposé Adolescence, specifically the destructive impact of social media on young people and violent misogynistic influences e.g. Andrew Tate. How? What's to be done? First step: parliamentarians want the series screened in schools. Politicians worldwide must address this too! Wishful thinking, yes, but we're trying to be positive.
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What happened to South African Airways Flight SA 295 that crashed en route from Taipei to Johannesburg in 1987 after a fire broke out on board? M-Net premieres documentary series Helderberg on 15 May at 20h00 that explores the answer. Produced by Relish Media and Idea Candy (Devilsdorp, School Ties). It was the country's first aviation disaster and all 159 passengers died with no clarity on what happened. Was it an accident, manslaughter or murder? >>
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04 Mar 2025 11:34
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New Netflix documentary Chaos: The Manson Murders explores claims that cult leader serial killer Charles Manson was a puppet for the CIA with ties to Jack Ruby (who killed John F. Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald). Lots of LSD involved apparently. Premieres 7 March.>>
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) join e.tv in filling an affidavit at the High Court in a bid to postpone South Africa's Analogue Switch-Off, now scheduled for 31 March 2025. According to MMA and SOS, free-to-air audience will diminish from 55.1% of television household population
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29 Jan 2025 11:40
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The most terrifying thing about Squid Game's Front Man in Season 2: he looks like the ultimate in evil one moment but then he looks kind and even handsome the next. You never know who's a psycho maniac!
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20 Jan 2025 13:08
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Woof! Ever felt as if you're turning into a dog? The lead character in the dark comedy film Nightbitch believes she is. Amy Adams stars as a stay-at-home mom named Mother who starts to notice alarming changes in her being. Loads on Disney+ on Friday 24 January 2025. See comments for trailer >>
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Skeem Saam's storyline about missing Makwena Kunutu sends chills because it's true. DON'T talk to strangers. Not easy to teach a child because of how trusting they are. And it's not only children who are vulnerable. Adults too, as revealed in the movie The Comfort of Strangers. A couple goes on holiday and meets a friendly couple - too friendly. They invite them to theirs and things turn deadly.
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eReality gave a real life account of the 2019 volcanic eruption of White Island last month and Netflix presents a fictional account of the same terror on 12 December with the premiere of La Palma. A Norwegian disaster miniseries about a family who go on a holiday from hell. Trailer in the comments >>
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Apple TV+ orders 10-episode series of psychological thriller Cape Fear, executively produced by Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese who directed the 1991 film. Spanish actor Javier Bardem plays the Robert De Niro role of Max Cady, a killer who stalks and torments the lawyer who put him in prison after he's released. Based on the novel The Executioners. First made into a movie in 1962. Cady's crime is different in the series to the movies. >>
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CBS Justice to air new two-part documentary O.J. Simpson: Blood Lies and Murder with new evidence from the lead detective in the case Tom Lange. He claims the evidence proves that the late O.J. was guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. O.J. was acquitted of murder 30 years ago. Airs Thursday 5 and Friday 6 December at 20h00.
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Prepare for the ensuing craziness. BBC News channel to cover US Presidential Election Day live from 00h40 on Wednesday 6 November (South African time). Anchors Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda will be in studio "to guide audiences through all the twists and turns with a lineup of exclusive expert guests from both sides of the aisle." What does it take to be an expert? You must be able to speculate a LOT.
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31 Oct 2024 13:19
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New Afrikaans horror flik Bloedhond (Bloodhound) premieres on eVOD for Halloween (31 October). Five mad-for-it students take a wrong turn on their way to a music festival and get trapped by slashy slashy depraved people with rotten teeth. Stars Tony Caprari, Philicity Reeken, Zak Hendrikz, Cindy Swanepoel, a butcher's cleaver, chopped meat and human limbs. >>
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Imagine not speaking to your spouse for three years. That's some kinda beef, man. This is the situation for the couple in new K-drama When the Phone Rings. They've been living in an arranged marriage, in silence, until the phone rings - with a call from a kidnapper. Premieres on Netflix Friday 22 November.
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29 Oct 2024 12:02
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New National Geographic series Witches: The Truth Behind The Trials reveals terrifying true stories of how women have been persecuted by witch hunts through history i.e. it didn't only happen in Salem. Exposes how most "suspects" were poor, elderly, indigenous or disabled women - unable to defend themselves. Premieres Wednesday 30 October at 20h30.
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Talk show Laataand by Rian (Late night with Rian) returns to kykNET on Tuesday 8 October at 21h00 for Season 3. Guests include former hostage and paramedic Gerco van Deventer who was kidnapped in Libya in 2017 and spent six years in captivity. He was sold to al-Qaeda in Mali who demanded a $3-million (R54-million) ransom which they dropped to $500,000 (R9-million). He was freed in December 2023 after Gift of the Givers negotiated his release.
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Police make multiple arrests, including a doctor in the death of Friends star Matthew Perry. According to TMZ, Matthew had the same level of ketamine in his system that's used for general anesthetic in surgery. >>
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AppleTV+ commissions le French thriller titled A l'ombre des forets. Synopsis: Franck and his longtime friends enjoy spending their weekends hunting together, but one Sunday, they come across another group of hunters who start targeting them without explanation. Psychooos.
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Yoh, talk about scratching your friends' eyes out. Mzansi Magic's latest reality low Battle of the Bridesmaids pits a bride's friends against each other in a competition to be her Maid of Honour. It's going to "test contestants on their knowledge of the bride, their ability to assist in wedding preparations, and their knack for throwing memorable celebrations." Puhlease. Hosted by Candice Modiselle. Premieres 15 September.
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New National Geographic three-parter The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth re-opens the 1950s Stanford Prison psychology experiment which put regular people into a mock prison as prisoners and wardens. Experiment had to be stopped on Day 6 because of the psychological abuse perpetrated on the "prisoners" by the "wardens". According to the new documentary, "We were never told the whole story of what happened in that "prison." Premiere date unconfirmed.
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M-Net to air four part docu-series School Ties, about the grooming and sexual abuse of learners at some of South Africa’s most prominent, prestigious boys’ schools. Produced by IdeaCandy (Devilsdop, Steinheist, Convict Conman). Premieres Thursday 16 May at 21h00. >>
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Sopranos creator David Chase reveals he's been told to "dumb it down" and avoid making TV that “requires an audience to focus” when he pitches new shows to streamers. Declares that something is dying. Interview in The Times >>
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SABC sounds alarm about fake, scam videos with clips of SABC journalists claiming to offer an Elon Musk investment "opportunity". Videos use an AI soundtrack to mimic their voices but the lips don't synch up when you look closely. >>
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MTV cancels 2023 European Music Awards scheduled for 5 November because of Israel/Gaza war "out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners who travel from all corners of the world to bring the show to life." >>
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Did you know? Episode 7 of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix is titled Cassandra after the Greek prophetic character who could see the future but was never believed. Same as Dahmer's traumatised neighbour Grace Cleveland, at the centre of the eps.
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09 Oct 2023 11:38
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SABC News channel now belongs to MultiChoice after SABC signs exclusivity deal with DStv which states that the satcaster has exclusive TV broadcast rights to it - same as the situation with eNCA. SABC News has been yanked from DTT and will be replaced by a different news channel called SABC Lehae. SABC News remains online on SABC+. For how long? >>
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CBS Reality goes inside a women's prison with new series Prison Girls: Life Inside. Where? In Western Massachusetts. Who? Mothers, daughters, grandmothers and sisters who are also gang bangers, murderers, drug smugglers and armed robbers. 200 inmates. When? Premieres Thursday 12 October at these times: 09h35, 13h35 and 21h20.
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22 Sep 2023 17:01
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SOS (Save Our SABC) and other media monitoring groups respond to the SABC's horrific R1-billion loss for the 2021/2022 financial year. "Being without a Board for 6 months means that during this period, the SABC was without strategic leadership, accounting authority and the highest decision-making body." >>
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HISTORY debuts new series about weapons through the ages titled Instruments of Death, just in time for spring. 14 September at 20h15. Death for spring. Yay. NOT. Insane and terrifying when you consider what people have done to each other since the start of time. We still can't watch Saving Private Ryan - stopped when that soldier stabby-stabbied the other soldier while looking him in the eyes.
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An obsessive, paranoid friendship develops between a suburban mother stuck in a rut and her newfound kindred spirit in dark comedy Am I Being Unreasonable? Premise: Is their friendship truly therapeutic? Loads on BritBox 6 July. >>
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Telemundo's primetime heads for a re-yawn. Every primetime series will be a repeat once Nurses 4 ends in July. The End of Paradise 1 from 18h00 to 20h00, Law of the Heart 1 at 20h00, Operation Pacific 1 at 21h00 and False Identity 1 from 22h00 to 23h00.
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According to Cape Town TV's Station Manager Karen Thorne, 50 - 70% of viewers who watch free-to-air TV will lose their access if the government goes ahead with the planned analogue switch-off on 31 March 2023. See comments for the channel's full statement >>
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Eskom CEO André de Ruyter "released from his position with immediate effect" following his explosive eNCA interview with Annika Larsen in which he claims that an unimaginable R1-billion is being stolen from Eskom monthly. See comments for the interview >>
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Snakes come out to play on National Geographic this March in Snake Month. Each Sunday from 11h45 to 20h30 so don't be caught with your trousers down between those times. Starring cast: cobras, rattlesnakes, puff adders and black mambas. Keep a lookout in TVSA's New Shows and Seasons for sightings.
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21 Feb 2023 11:06
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On Sunday 27 November Carte Blanche investigates the vaping craze amongst teenagers who are becoming addicted to nicotine, lured by flavours like bubble gum, toffee apple and berry blaze; and the image of vaping that's being sold.
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Production begins on Season 4 of HBO's anthology series True Detective, three years after Season 3. It's subtitled Night Country and stars Jodie Foster and pro boxer/actress Kali Reis as detectives who must solve a case of eight people who've disappeared during the endless darkness of winter in Alaska.
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Netflix releases first tease of Tim Burton series Wednesday, a spin-off to the Addams family movies that follows their death obsessed daughter Wednesday Addams. Described as: "a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday's years as a student at Nevermore Academy. >>
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Twisted teens headline modern remake of period drama Dangerous Liaisons. The innocent Célène falls in love with popular surfer Tristan in her new school, and has no idea that she's the object of a cruel bet between Tristan and Instagram queen Vanessa. Loads on Netflix on 8 July.
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Journalist Max du Preez talks to five journalists and a whistle blower in new kykNET series Waarheid met Max (Truth with Max). He interviews those who've written exposés about corruption, underhanded dealings and mobsters in South Africa, starting with Jacques Pauw and his book The President's Keepers. Premieres Sunday 3 April at 20h00.
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Russia Today news channel yanked from DStv on Wednesday 2 March. According to MultiChoice it's because: "Sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union have led to the global distributor of the channel ceasing to provide the broadcast feed to all suppliers, including MultiChoice."
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An intruder broke into SABC's Bloem studios at 04h00 on Sunday (16 January) but didn't steal anything. According to the SABC, he vandalised the building near the studios with graffiti that mentioned a bomb and was shot by a security guard after a confrontation. He was injured in the lower part of their body and admitted to Pelonomi hospital. Hawks investigating.
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Lifetime uncovers the wicked, deadly world of cheerleaders in January 2022 with a weekend movie line-up titled Fear the Cheer. Titles include The Wrong Cheer Captain (15 January), Ruthless Renegade (29 January) and A Secret to Keep (30 January). All at 19h20.
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Crypto con artists make off with $3.38 million after pulling the rug on a Squid Game cryptocurrency scam, using the Netflix show as bait. Investors bought crypto coins but couldn't sell them and the scammers ran off with their cash. Tech website Gizmodo rebukes mainstream media for running hyped-up, uncritical headlines that assisted the scammers in pulling off the con.
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M. Night Shyamalan's surreal baby psycho-fest Servant returns to Apple TV+ for Season 3 on 21 January 2022. First teaser in the comments >>
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On Sunday 24 October Carte Blanche investigated the suspicious deaths of residents at a care home for disabled people in Cullinan. A 29-year-old resident disappeared in June and his badly injured body was found five kilometres from the home. Other families claim they've lost loved ones under suspicious circumstances too.
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21 Oct 2021 14:33
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Russell Crowe goes Omarosa on M-Net in upcoming Sunday night movie Unhinged: after a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage. Airs on the final Sunday of the month, 31 October at 20h05.
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On Sunday 25 July Carte Blanche tracks the dangers, dreams and disappointments of bodybuilders trying to make it big - all while using black market steroids. Debuts 16 August.
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M-Net premieres true crime docu-series Strangers You Know on Sunday 27 June at 20h00. Features eight episodes covering real life South African cases of people who've been murdered by people they knew, with a focus on gender-based violence and femicide. Cases include Anene Booysen, Gill Packham, Palesa Madiba and Anisha and Joey van Niekerk.
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SANEF has called on Somizi to apologise to the Sunday World and City Press journalists that he cyberbullied after they asked him questions as a right to reply. They've also called on the journalists to lay charges of intimidation against him for the death and rape threats they've received as a result of his actions and for MultiChoice to officially distance itself from his comments.
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Star Life to premiere supernatural thriller The Evil Eye once A Perfect Lie ends in November. A sinister witch casts her evil eye on an unsuspecting family and the son Ansh must fight an internal battle between good and evil. Gives new meaning to "Don't look at me funny!" Premieres at 22h00 on Saturday, 28 November.
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The family of Tiger King's Don Lewis, who disappeared in a haze of Carol Baskin, have hired a lawyer to try to get her to testify under oath. They're also offering a reward of $100,000 for information on what happened to him.
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