The hit SA TV show that created 16,000 jobs
MultiChoice's hit series Shaka iLembe has created thousands of jobs and supported thousands more families during its production.
Shaka Ilembe tells the story of the legendary King Shaka, including his origins, his quest for the throne, and the...
Netflix publishes full viewership numbers on all titles for first time ever
Netflix Inc. is ready to tell the world how many people watch its shows.
On Tuesday, the company released global midyear viewer data for every title on its service, the first of what Netflix said will be regular...
SABC's poor management behind end of 7de Laan — report
The SABC was forced to axe the highly-popular Afrikaans TV soapie 7de Laan due to poor management and its ongoing financial crisis.
That is according to feedback given to Sunday newspaper Rapport by an anonymous source. The paper describes...
Hollywood actors go on strike over video streaming service payments and potential for studios to create AI "clones"
For the first time in six decades, Hollywood writers and actors are on strike at the same time — a cataclysm for hundreds of thousands of film and TV workers already idled by the...
Disney+ cutting costs by dropping some movies and series after subscriber decline
Walt Disney Co. shares fell in extended trading after the company posted a drop in subscribers to its namesake streaming service and predicted a wider loss in that business this quarter.
The loss from streaming...
Movies and series written by AI are inevitable — Major TV execs
Executives from Paramount Global, Fox Corp. and other entertainment companies said it’s inevitable that films and TV shows will be written using artificial intelligence.
“This is going to change the world,” said Todd Lieberman, a...
Hollywood movie and TV show writers striking over payments by streaming service companies
The film and TV writers strike, which began Tuesday, could be just the start of a long summer of labour troubles in Hollywood.
Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion...
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Record number of new TV shows in 2022 — but it's downhill from here
A new era of spending cutbacks in Hollywood may finally be impacting the number of TV shows in production, according to John Landgraf, chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s FX content.
The industry released 599 adult-oriented...
Most-watched TV shows in South Africa
SABC 1 soap Uzalo was South Africa’s most-watched TV show in November — and every month of 2022 for which South African TV audience ratings have been released.
That is according to the latest television audience measurement (Tams) data provided by the...
Friends lesbian plotline removed in Chinese version
Chinese streaming platforms Tencent, Youku, Bilibili and IQiyi have removed references to a lesbian character, politically sensitive images and sexually suggestive language from the hit NBC sitcom “Friends,” which returned to the services this...
BRCSA reveals most-watched TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for March 2021 which showed that Uzalo and Generations: The Legacy remained the most-watched TV shows in South Africa.
This data from the...
Most pirated TV shows of 2020
The Mandalorian was the most pirated TV show of 2020, taking the spot left vacant after the final season of Game of Thrones aired in 2019, TorrentFreak reported.
It should come as no surprise that Disney's hit Star Wars spin-off series was a popular BitTorrent...
The most popular TV shows on SABC and DStv during level 5 lockdown
During the initial stages of the COVID-19 lockdown, South Africans were not allowed to leave their homes except for essential tasks and services.
Many were forced to look for entertainment that was not dependent on the outside...
Most-watched TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for November 2020.
The data includes a list of the most-watched shows on DStv, SABC 1, 2, 3, and Etv.
Here are the most-watched TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for November 2019.
The data includes a list of the most-watched shows on DStv, SABC 1, 2, 3, and Etv.
These are the most popular TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for October 2019.
The data includes a list of the most-watched shows on DStv, SABC 1, 2, 3, and Etv.
These are the most-watched TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for July 2019.
The data includes a list of the most-watched shows on DStv, SABC 1, 2, 3, and Etv.
The most popular TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for May 2019.
The data includes a list of the most-watched shows on DStv, SABC 1, 2, 3, and Etv.
10. Taboo (Tom Hardy)
09. Legion (Another Xmen Story)
08. The Crown
07. The path
06. The leftovers
05. Emerald City
04. The night of
03. Narcos (if you haven't already seen it)
02. westworld
01. Stranger Things
(Many great shows out there share if there's anything else...
Most-watched TV shows in South Africa
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa has released its television audience measurements for February 2017.