War Of The Kingdoms, Brand New Series Launches On SABC 3 (S3)

Synopsis: – Inspired by the ancient legend, old magic is dying, and enemies are rising in this epic tale of war, vengeance and love. Bound by du…

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Top Of The Lake: China Girl, Brand New Series Launches On SABC 3 (S3)

TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL (MON, TUES, WED @ 20:30, STARTS 20 JULY 2026)UncategorizedJuly 16, 2026 Leave a comment Synopsis: – Recently returne…

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Reminder: Paula S1 (Monday – Wednesday @ 21:00, Starts 19 January 2026) On SABC 3 (S3)

Synopsis: – Paula and James are worlds apart. They might both live in Dublin, but Paula is a respected teacher, whereas James scratches out a li…

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SABC Has Revived Top Billing For It's 2026 Content Slate

The SABC is celebrating the return of South Africa's classic 'love it or hate it' magazine show, Top Billing.
The luxury lifestyle sh…

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SABC 3 To Debut Turkish Dramas "The Unusual Suspects" And "Meyrem" In The Month Of January

SABC 3, a South African based free-to-air entertainment channel operated by the SABC which offers a mixture of content in English and Afrikaans …

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Muvhango Is Back With A Season 26 This August With Leleti Khumalo Added To The Lineup And New Afrikaans Soap Reportedly In Development By The SABC

After the public broadcaster announced that the Venda soap had been axed earlier in the month. It is now reported that Muvhango will return for …

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Recap To Last Month: Nuus On SABC 3 Gains 100,000 Viewers In April As Turkish Drama Innocence Fails To Debut In The Top 20, Afrikaans Still Looming SABC 2 With Voetspore

After the public broadcaster wase warned that the removal of Afrikaans content on SABC 2 would lead to a decline in viewers and ad revenue. Marc…

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Afrikaans Shorts: KykNET NOU Gets A Brand New Look, SABC 3 Unveil Character Details For Turkish Drama "Innocence" (Masumiyet) And A Rebroadcast Of Om Elke Draai And Hart Van Goud Launches On e.tv

KykNET NOU gets a makeover 
On Monday 1 April, your favourite music channel – kykNET NOU! (DStv channel 146) – gets a brand-new look. So, sit bac…

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New Series Alert: New English/Afrikaans Dubbed Telenovela "Innocence" Debuts This April On SABC 3

After KykNET & Kie debuted a 2 hour timeslot for Turkish dramas as a rival offering to eExtra's Kuiertyd. The public broadcaster is next…

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Recap To The Week: BBC Prime Returning As A Programming Block On SABC 3 After TV Channel Was Shuttered On DStv And Other Parts Of The World In 2009

BBC Studios has revived the BBC Prime trademark after it shuttered in 2009. With the channel that was subsequently replaced by BBC Entertainment…

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Recap To The Week: SABC Unveils A Slate Of Content For Their Channels In The Coming Months Including Wheel Of Fortune SA And Winnie Mandela Doccie In Partnership With Netflix

Not long ago, it was reported that both BBC Studios and SABC had formed a content new deal which would see several content from the BBC fold und…

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Development Alert: BBC Studios Extends Its Reach To The Openview Platform With New Primetime Slot On SABC 3

After eMedia Investments and BBC Studios failed to launch BBC UKTV on Openview by 2022. MultiChoice eventually snatched the rights with BBC UKTV…

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Saved Again: Netflix Acquires Rights To The 2019 Season Of The Bold And The Beautiful For Fans Across South Africa

Set in the glamorous world of Los Angeles, The Bold And The Beautiful focuses on the wealthy and powerful Forrester family. Its company, Forrest…

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Ratings Flop: Afrikaans News Loses Over 70% Of Its Viewers Following Its Move To SABC 3

Not long ago, it was reported that the public broadcaster had lost over 2 million viewers with Skeem Saam and Deal Or No Deal SA. Following the …

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Recap To Last Month: SABC 3 Reaches 2 Million Households Becoming The Second Most Watched Channel By The Public Broadcaster By February 2024 Behind SABC 1

SABC 3 is a free-to-air channel operated by the public broadcaster catering to audiences with content in English and Afrikaans. It was also the …

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Openview Shorts: uBettina Wethu Cancelled On e.tv After 4 Seasons With New Episodes On eSeries, SABC 3 Adds Afrikaans News And Other Content To Its Line-up This March And Chrysalis To Return With A Season 2 This April On eExtra

uBettina Wethu moving to eSeries, Isiphethu and untitled drama in development
Last year, the public broadcaster decided to make budget cuts by ca…

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SABC Cancels Fokus And Shifts Afrikaans Programming Such As Voetspore And 50/50 From SABC 2 To SABC 3

Last year, it was reported that the SABC would be axing the Afrikaans soap 7de Laan after its 23 year run for repeats of Vetkoekpaleis. The publ…

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News Shorts: An HD Feed To The Disney Channel Is Rumoured To Be In Development For DStv, Motor Mythbusters Make Their African Debut On Ignition TV And SABC 3 Scoops Up Doccie Series The Elon Musk Show Formerly Seen On M-Net

Disney Channel is going HD
For several years now, MultiChoice has managed to operate a number of premium channels in HD including M-Net, 1Magic, …

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Discussion: Could SABC Look Into Closing A Few Channels??? As Plans Are Underway To Cut Back On Costs + 7de Laan Could Go Dark By Next Month Abruptly As SABC Is Cash Strapped

Could SABC look into reducing their portfolio?
During the week, it was learnt that 7de Laan would pause production and this was after SABC had be…

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Recap To The Year: SABC Is Looking For Long-Form Dramas To Replace 7de Laan And Likely Cancelled The Estate And Possible Skeem Saam, Generations: The Legacy Or Uzalo

During the week, it was learnt by staff and crew that the SABC had cancelled 7de Laan after its 23 year run on SABC 2 with the last episode set …

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