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Television
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Gupta-TV Launch Was A Balls-Up #awkies
22 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Africa News Network 7, or ANN7 for short, launched last night complete with Zulu dancers, a Zahara solo and complete confusion on Twitter. ANN7 is the brand new 24-hour news channel on DStv, funded by the Gupta family.
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Tech Report – South Africa’s Data Crunching Smart Phone Will Blow You Away [VIDEO]
22 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Two local 20-something entrepreneurs have developed a bona-fide smart phone ideally suited to our local context where smartphones are expensive to buy, and data isn’t cheap. Dream Mobile tackles both of those problems.
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Carte Blanche Presenter Becomes Face Of Gupta’s 24 Hour News Channel
21 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chantal Rutter Dros, famous for her work on eNews and Carte Blanche, will be the face of the primetime news on ANN7, the new 24-hour news channel on DStv. ANN7 is backed by the powerful and politically connected Gupta family, and has Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, as an investor.
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What Is Life? #RichKidsOfInstagram Will Become A Reality TV Show
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“They have more money than you and this is what they do.” So obviously there’s a lion on the roof of a Ferrari over there. The Rich Kids Of Instagram tumblog rose to prominence around 18 months ago, and every day since, they have dutifully published real-life Instagrams of young people spending/enjoying money that they did not earn.
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Well Done, Ultra-Conservative South Africa: DSTV Has Been Fined R10,000 For This Ad
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
According to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA), MultiChoice has been handed a R10,000 fine for an advert that promoted the ‘Hannibal’ television series. The BCCSA said that on 24 April 2013, the commission received three complaints when the advert was broadcast during Masterchef Australia on M-Net.
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WATCH: World’s First TV Ad, Ever [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ads are everywhere nowadays. You can’t get away from them. But they had to start somewhere. This ad for Bulova, a watch and jewellery company, aired in the US on 1 July, 1941. Only 10 seconds in length with only five words spoken, this is the world’s first television commercial. The spot cost Bulova a whopping $9 […]
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Tech Report: This New Dating App Is Basically A Game Of Hot Or Not [VIDEO]
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Online dating is incredibly annoying, if only for one reason: we’re usually compelled to read reams and reams of personal information about a person when, if we’re completely honest with ourselves, the first impression is the only thing that matters. Introducing Tinder, the geolocated dating app that gets straight to the superficial point.
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We’re In The Future: Internet-Only Series Gets Emmy Nod
19 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Is the Internet the new TV? On Thursday House Of Cards become the first online-only series to be nominated for a major Emmy award. The political drama, starring Kevin Spacey, earned nine nominations including best drama. The series was made exclusively for Netflix, the online streaming website and was uploaded in February for viewing. The 13 […]
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Braai Knowledge: 15 Mad Men Facts Your Friends Won’t Know [INFOGRAPHIC]
25 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You may have been the biggest fan of the series but we are pretty sure you don’t have the answers to some of these intimate details. Click through to check out the 15 facts you never knew about.
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For Your Bar: Every Cocktail From Every Great Movie And Book, Ever [INFOGRAPHIC]
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Your favorite film and series characters may have distinctive hair or facial features to tell them apart, but part of their personality, that we so love, is the thirst quenchers they choose to drink. PopChartLab has created this…chart, that puts together some of the most memorable characters and pairs them with their drink/cocktail of choice. […]
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DStv Shutting Down Popular Local Music Channel, MK
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Well, obviously it wasn’t THAT popular. At least, not popular enough to justify production costs. Apprently the music channel, which has been instrumental in the promotion of hundreds of local artists will “be transformed into South Africa’s first online music video streaming channel.” Here’s a statement from M-net: “The MK audience is an online generation […]
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Ad People And Mad Men Fans Should Read This Article About Charles Saatchi
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Charles Saatchi has been the name floating around in news headlines for the last few days. But this isn’t because he has made another game changing influence in the advertising world. The businessman and co-founder of acclaimed advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has been hogging tabloids since his alleged throat throttling of wife and celeb TV chef Nigella Lawson. The recent […]
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The Final Scene Of The Sopranos – Let’s Have That Chat
12 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The television drama Sopranos ended its run six years ago. Tony Soprano and his Italian-American mobster gang graced the screens of HBO for six seasons and the series is still the most-watched series to date. But for all those Mafia watching fans out there, the ending to one of the greatest shows in our lifetime, is still hard […]
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Supercut Of People Reacting To Last Night’s Game Of Thrones Episode Is Priceless [VIDEO]
04 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Potential spoilers ahead, people. You have been warned. Last night was, according to people who follow this sort of thing, the most shocking episode of Game Of Thrones yet. And boy, plenty of you were showering your grief all over Twitter. I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch- I-can’t-watch! — Mvelase (@MvelaseP) June 3, 2013 That was worse than I […]
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Samuel L Jackson Stars On SA Soap ‘Generations’ Tonight
31 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For one night only, the “Snakes On A Plane” actor will be sharing the screen with our local stars. Click through for details.
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The Fresh Prince Reunion Happened This Weekend – Was Better Than You Could Have Ever Imagined [VIDEO]
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Its been almost 17 years since the favoured sitcom went off air and what better way to celebrate its awesomeness than by seeing Will Smith bring together Alfonso “Carlton Banks” Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff for our entertainment. Take a look at the video here.
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Meanwhile In Holland: Dutch Talk Show Host Breast Feeds From Total Stranger [N5FW VIDEO]
22 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Last week, popular dutch talk show host/comedian/musician/jack of all trades, Paul De Leeuw drank human breast milk from the bosom of a total stranger on his family-rated show, apparently just for the hell of it
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Brand Of Thrones: Your Favourite Game Of Thrones Houses As Corporations [PICS]
21 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you are an avid Game Of Thrones fan, then you would have figured out that the little continent of Westetros, is very similar to that of a boardroom. Each of the Great Houses the continent holds have a world of their own, and ways and means of living. Shutterstock has given us a twist on the normal view of these houses. They have transformed your favourites from the Stark to Arryn into their own 21st-century companies.
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Tech Report – The Lowdown On Twitter #Music [VIDEO]
16 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest app from Twitter, #Music will interest you. Seth gives you the rundown on how it works, what it means for how Twitter will be doing business on your account in the future – and most importantly – whether you should download it.
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The Latest Episode Of Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” Gets Some Serious Social Media Backlash [VIDEO]
16 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Poosibly the biggest nightmare of Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” career. He is usually enlisted to help in the restaurants and coach them on ways to better their food, service and general cleanliness. But Amy and Samy Bouzaglo gave Ramsay a run for his money.
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Whose Line Is It Anyway Is Back And We Have The First Clip For You [VIDEO]
15 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
They are back after nearly a decade and…they look exactly the same. But no one is complaining, our favourites Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady are back and they have invited some friends to join them. This time around we don’t have to put up with Drew Carey (thank god) and instead have been given the wonderful […]
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Couple Pranked By Jay Leno Wins The Internet [VIDEO]
13 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno pulled a prank on petrol station patron, Will Sims by speaking directly to him from the screen. What would have been a mildly funny prank turned in to internet gold when Sims and his wife jammed Bon Jovi straight in to the camera.
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Cable A La Carte – Imagine You Could Pick The Channels You Paid For On DSTV
10 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This problem of paying for dozens of unused channels could be over for the lucky few under the reign of Arizona senator, John McCain. McCain is tearing into legislation that permits cable companies to prevent their clients being able to pick and pay for the channels they want.
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Tech Report – Bitcoin Explained In Under Four Minutes [VIDEO]
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you still unsure of how exactly this decentralised currency works, or keen to get in on the action? Then check out this video for a step-by-step process of opening a Bitcoin wallet.
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The Gupta Wedding Will Be On TV Tonight!
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Of course Top Billing was at the Gupta wedding. The rundown of the wedding (which included people appearing out of giant lotus flowers, and the bridal couple pulled across a pool on a barge) airs tonight at 20h30 on SABC3.
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Tech Report – Should You Buy The Nokia Lumia 920? [VIDEO]
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Has Nokia finally launched a product capable of swimming in the same smartphone pool as Apple and Samsung? It’s a fair question, given that you, the consumer currently find yourself in a tricky position. Do you go for a now considerably cheaper S3 or iPhone 5, or for the rather foreign, but attractively-priced Lumia? Check this out to decide.
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Tech Report – How To Get To Inbox Zero
25 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Inbox zero is an almost-mythical technological Nirvana that we all strive for. Seeing as most of us make a living out of the information in our inbox, a stress free life really does mean a big fat zero. Seth explores how to get there.
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Porn In Your Living Room: SA’s ‘Top TV’ Gets The Go-Ahead For 3 Porn Channels
24 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Top TV has been approved by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to broadcast three adult content channels. Their three new channels are: Playboy TV, Desire TV and Private Spice. These adult channels will be broadcast from 20h00 to 5h00, daily
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Your Afternoon Television Training: “Derek” By Ricky Gervais [VIDEO]
24 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a while since we’ve updated you on an ongoing Ricky Gervais project, and while having been around for a few months already, we’ve decided to take this opportunity to let you know that Derek, by Ricky Gervais exists. And your life would be poorer without it.
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Tech Report – Save The Life Of Your Cell Phone Battery [VIDEO]
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve all had that phone that constantly drains itself of battery power, way faster than it should. Well, you may actually be to blame for this one. Check out the video below to make sure your charger never wrecks your phone
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