eMedia’s Nostalgia Channels: Why eRewind Failed and Why eXperience Might Still Work

eRewind was a TV channel conceived by eMedia Investments to offer programming previously seen on the company’s other platforms. It functioned as…

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Openview Stream Plans Bigger Channel Line-Up Across Africa

eMedia Launches Openview Stream: A Free Streaming Service Across Parts of Africa
Not long ago, eMedia Investments officially launched Openview St…

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People's Planet Comments On Untimely Fate On Openview

The People's Planet channel, which launched as People's Weather in 2010, has gone dark after 16 years.
People's Planet disappeared fr…

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MultiChoice Announces The Launch Of Church TV And France 24 On DStv, No Word On eReality And eSeries

Two new channels on DStv
Canal+'s MultiChoice unveiled plans to rebrand their DStv Access, Family and Compact to DStv Starter, Select and Spo…

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Could Canal+'s MultiChoice Look To Possibly Debut eReality In Place Of Moja 9.9. Perhaps?

Moja 9.9. serves as a spin-off to the current Moja Love which is also operated by Siyaya TV. What this channel has been doing in the last 5 year…

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Openview Stream Debuts First TV Channel In South Africa

After rolling out Openview Stream to consumers outside of South Africa in partnership with RunnTV. It appears eMedia Investments will be expandi…

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People's Planet Axed On eMedia's Openview After 6 Years

People's Planet will be the first TV channel of the year to be exiting eMedia's Openview platforms effective 31 August 2026. But neither…

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Canal+'s MultiChoice Rumoured To Also Be Adding eMedia's eReality Channel To DStv

After reports had resurfaced that eMedia's eSeries channel may be looking to rollout on the DStv platform soon. It appears that Canal+'s…

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NO APRIL FOOLS JOKE. eSeries Might Be Making Its DStv Debut

This is no late April fools prank folks apparently Canal+'s MultiChoice might be looking to expand the number of eMedia channels on DStv. Th…

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What Happened To The Two Additional Channels SABC Failed To Launch On Openview With SABC Education On DStv?

In 2021, SABC and eMedia Investments announced the additions of SABC Sport and their 19 radio stations to Openview. This deal was suppose to be …

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Is Openview Stream Rivalling With The Openview Platform As eMedia Debuts New Channels?

During the week, eMedia Investments debuted a new streaming service in select African markets with South Africa being ommited from the launch. W…

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eMedia Launches Openview Stream, Africa's First Fast Streaming Platform

eMedia, one of Africa’s leading entertainment businesses, today announced the launch of Openview Stream, Africa’s first independent Free Ad-Supp…

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DStv And Openview Channel Changes From 01 January 2025 To 31 March 2026

Continuing onto 2024, MultiChoice hasn't been productive in new channel allocations we can only assume this had to do with the loss in DStv …

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Openview Records 3.8 Million Decoder Activations in South Africa

Openview has surpassed 3.8 million decoder activations across South Africa. The figure marks more than a decade of steady growth for the free-to…

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eMedia Streaming Service eVOD Crosses 2.2-million Users

eMedia’s video-on-demand platform eVOD has surpassed 2.2-million registered users, the entertainment group announced.
South Africa has in recent …

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Algoa FM Goes Live On Openview Channel 697

Algoa FM is the leading commercial radio station serving the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route in South Africa. Celebrating 40 years of broadcas…

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eToonz Has Been Licensing Content From Former DStv Channel

MultiChoice had lost a total of 11 TV channels in the previous financial year namely Emmanuel TV, M-Net's Me and 1Magic and B4U Movies. Amid…

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eMedia Holdings Acquires 30% Stake In Pristine World Holdings

South African media company eMedia Investments, owner of e.tv, has announced the acquisition of a 30% equity stake in Pristine World Holdings, a…

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Competition Tribunal Approve eMedia Holdings Acquisition Of eMedia Investments

The Competition Tribunal has granted unconditional approval for eMedia Holdings (EMH) to proceed with its acquisition plan, which aims to boost …

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Competition Commission Approves eMedia Holdings Proposed Attempt To Acquire Remaining Shares In e.tv And Openview Parent Company

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal unconditionally approve a proposed transaction that will see eMedia Hol…

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