𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱. Canal+ rips away 2026 Winter Olympic Games from DStv and SuperSport in aggressive ongoing content cutting: t.ly/5_vOD

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. NFL Super Bowl LX shown live on ESPN in South Africa on Monday 9 Feb at 01:00, including Bad Bunny halftime show: t.ly/FOZ2J

𝗧𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸. Dear Reader, the first TV media event for 2026 in South Africa will be @netflix.com promoting the upcoming season 4 of Bridgerton. The soirée, costing Netflix SA quite the penny (believe me!) will be at Zeitz Mocaa in Cape Town on Saturday evening 24 January.

𝗗𝗦𝘁𝘃 𝗬𝟮𝗞 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 'Black Swan' moment for Canal+'s MultiChoice facing a Y2K crisis at midnight as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to pull 12 TV channels from DStv on 31 December 2025: t.ly/_PYWD

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about Disney's massive investment in OpenAI's Sora, what it means for content consumers, and how artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping Hollywood. You can have a listen here: t.ly/0GXhV

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲. On The Money Show with Stephen Grootes I unpack the full context behind Netflix and Paramount both after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD); and separately the stalemate at the end of the TV channels carriage deal between MultiChoice and WBD. You can have a listen here: t.ly/Qo3Do

𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Marko van der Colff dead at 79: t.ly/-tcPw

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀. SuperSport dumps Philly's Games with DStv blackout as part of Canal+'s cost-cutting at MultiChoice: t.ly/E_1ul

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. etv dumps news at 8pm in 2026 schedule shake-up as it moves cancelled Scandal! into its timeslot from 19 January: t.ly/QtBNE

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. M-Net (DStv 101) loses the Oscars after decades, with the Academy Awards switching to YouTube worldwide from 2029.

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. DJ Warras (40) murdered in Johannesburg: t.ly/FVsFJ

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. 'The ballet gods shone upon him and us': The Madu filmmakers on their National Geographic (DStv 181 / StarTimes 220) film tracking a Nigerian barefoot boy's dancing journey to Birmingham: t.ly/jeciC

𝗠-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. John Maytham on Afternoon Drive on Cape Talk spoke with me about the threat facing M-Net, M-Net Movies and Showmax - with their fate intertwined in Canal+'s MultiChoice negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery. You can have a listen here: t.ly/SU8eI

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲. Bridget Masinga on The Full Circle on SAfm spoke to me about Netflix that wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery and what it means for the broader TV and film industry. You can have a listen here: t.ly/NAXSp

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content for M-Net, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed: t.ly/SrtXt

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆. Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it is buying WBD: t.ly/qwMj4

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about the carriage contract fight between MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery. It could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv, plus all WBD TV and film content, including HBO, seen on M-Net, Showmax. You can listen here: t.ly/LJSw0

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD: t.ly/whY0W

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁. After SABC News journalist that was fired for being drunk claims insider political plot, SABC sends cease-and-desist demand over 'claims without merit': t.ly/PEVku

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Canal+ appoints Elvire Charbonnel as new MultiChoice corporate communications boss: t.ly/VnX2H

𝗩𝗼𝘅 𝗽𝗼𝗽. Subscriber starts 'Save our DStv channels from cancellation' petition as Canal+'s MultiChoice tries to strike new deal with WBD: 'Loyal DStv subscribers are deeply frustrated over betrayed trust': t.ly/lZM5E

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. Trace renames Trace Africa music channel to Trace Ngoma: t.ly/C7sG4

'𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹, 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀!?': Thulasizwe Simelane on SAfm's The Morning Brief spoke with me about the fight between Warner Bros. Discovery and Canal+'s MultiChoice that will see DStv subscribers lose 12 TV channels. Listen: t.ly/9k6Ii

'𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹, 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀!?' Lester Kiewit on @capetalk.bsky.social spoke with me about the loss of Warner Bros. Discovery's 12 TV channels on DStv at the end of December unless Canal+'s MultiChoice signs a new carriage dral. You can have a listen here: t.ly/1tUaL

𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 & 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻. Gugs Mhlungu of 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke to me about the return of Top Billing on SABC3, and the end of Paramount Africa and its TV channels like BET Africa, MTV Base etc on DStv. You can have a listen here: t.ly/-bDbG

𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥. Canal+'s MultiChoice now says 12 TV channels from Warner Bros. Discovery will definitely be removed 31 December 2025 in channel carriage conflict: t.ly/ryoqD

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Stalemate in channel carriage extension negotiations between Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv at the end of December 2025: 'You trust us with your money': t.ly/kJQj5

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗱. BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice and CBS Reality axed on DStv after decades: t.ly/ZMVHe

𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. Filming starts on season 6 of Primedia Studios and Homebrew Films' MasterChef SA for etv as Filmscape's LED Volume adds a virtual tasting expansion: t.ly/JNUJx

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Rapid Blue ups Refiloe Montso to chief operating officer and Grant Flynn as chief creative officer: t.ly/h6lUN

𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲. ESPN Africa adds International Basketball Federation rights for sub-Saharan Africa in new 4-year deal until 2029 for 1 500 matches: t.ly/0lEyt

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁. SABC silent on 7-month delay of Pimville shifted to SABC2 in February 2026 as Bakwena Productions non-payment scandal continues: t.ly/NeQ0E

𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. People's Planet channel adds 4-episode Journey of Firsts as Soweto influencer Arthur Magadze explores Cape wine culture: t.ly/C4fqf

𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸. Die Kantoor as South African version of The Office coming to Showmax and kykNET in early 2026: t.ly/hXZBw

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. No wins for Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport or The Rooms Network at the 2025 International Emmys: t.ly/yPn_r

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁. After a decade's absence since 2015, NBA American basketball coverage (live + replay) will be seen again on SuperSport in South Africa/across Africa (on DStv Compact & up), and now also on Showmax.

Why you should downgrade your DStv Premium subscription by one tier level right now to get it back cheaper in December - and customers on other packages should too: t.ly/aVb8k

𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Jonathan Pienaar dead at 63 due to heart failure: t.ly/HW2Yy

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. Nothing for DStv Premium subscribers as MultiChoice one-ups other packages until 2026, increases decoder subsidies to try and boost sagging subs numbers: t.ly/yHDHP

𝗥𝗜𝗣. VIA's (DStv 147) Speel met Vuur TV chef Mynie Steffens dies after helicopter crash in Eastern Cape: t.ly/5C-2z

𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀. Gugs Mhlungu spoke with me on @radio702.bsky.social 702 Weekend Breakfast about Canal+ ordering MultiChoice to cut all suppliers' payment by 20% and the impact of that, as well as the return of Top Billing to SABC3. You can have a listen here: t.ly/pyomx

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. Tim Davie quits as BBC director-general on Sunday evening, with Deborah Turness who quits as BBC News boss, following accusation that BBC News was dishonest in editing remarks of United States president Donald Trump.

𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲. Annika Larsen sit-down and confession from Marike de Klerk murderer Luyanda Mboniswa to air on etv and eNCA (DStv 403): t.ly/Nm8Ei

𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁. PEU Communications switches filming of SABC1's Skeem Saam from Sasani Studios to SABC's Henley: t.ly/Fkxo-

𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Phillip Henn dead at 63: t.ly/T6Uso

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀. SABC revives Top Billing with Cardova produced lifestyle magazine show back from March 2026 with former faces, adding a shorts format, looking at doing TikTok presenter search: t.ly/Sspiz

𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲: Paramount Africa burns off Black Gold in double episodes further raising fears about future of BET Africa (DStv 129): t.ly/OxYaV

'𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀-𝘁𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗮𝗶𝘀?': Canal+ Africa orders MultiChoice to cut agreed billing of suppliers and producers by 20%, staffers told to learn French: t.ly/dDfF_

𝗧𝗩 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖'𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞. Why Disney South Africa and Clockwork's All's Fair media event was illustratively Not that: t.ly/qqueq

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗮: How SABC TV under-delivers in languages besides English in prime time on SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 - and why: t.ly/ie6i9