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South African Netflix series How To Ruin Christmas gets Season 2 release date

Netflix has announced the release date for the second season of the South African series How to Ruin Christmas. The first season of the…

Halloween Kills review: An ample slasher dose for horror fans

Somewhat bizarrely, the Halloween franchise is one of the only popular horror staples to survive into and beyond the 2010s. We haven’t heard from Jason Voorhees…

Netflix rolls out games to Android app users: How to access them

Netflix has announced it will roll its collection of games out to subscribers on mobile following months of testing. Five games will become available…

Kristofer Hivju Q&A: Actor shares insights on his role as Nivellen in The Witcher Season 2

Season 2 of The Witcher hits Netflix on 17 December, with the streaming company treating fans to glimpses at what’s in store through trailers…

Venom: Let There Be Carnage review: An antihero movie with blunted edges

There’s a lot that can be said about Venom: Let There Be Carnage, a movie that’s a follow-up to one that many people didn’t like. Love…

Showmax debuts multicam feed for El Clasico football match

Showmax has introduced a multi-camera viewing option for its Pro subscribers to watch sport from different angles. The option debuted on 24 October and…

YouTube announces three South Africans in Black Voices Music Class of 2022

YouTube has announced the list of artists, including three from South Africa, who will participate in its Black Voices Music Class of 2022. The…

Here are the most common passwords of 2020

The year is 2020 and apparently people are still using passwords like “123456”, according to the latest list of the most common passwords from…

You can now watch some Showmax content for free

Showmax has announced a new free version of the streaming service that lets you watch content without a subscription. The company launched its free…

SA series Kings of Joburg lands on Netflix in December

Netflix has teamed up with a South African production company to create Africa’s next Original series, with Kings of Joburg premiering next month on the…

TelkomOne: SABC and Telkom enter streaming agreement

Telkom and the SABC have entered into an agreement that will see the national broadcaster’s content available on the new TelkomOne streaming service. This…

RIP Quibi: Short-lived streaming service shuts down

Streaming platform Quibi has announced that it will be closing down, after only being on the market for six months. The streaming platform, launched…

TV licences to watch Netflix? What to know about the SABC proposal

Social media was full of reactions to news that Netflix and MultiChoice may be asked to collect TV licence fees for the SABC from…

Spotify app now lets you search for songs using lyrics

Ever get that sinking feeling when you can kind of remember lyrics to a particular song you like, but don’t remember the title? Well,…

South Africa gets spotlight in upcoming Netflix Original for festive season

Netflix has announced a new African Original series coming to the streaming platform: a South African festive season miniseries starring local talent. The series,…

New South African airline will give you the chance to name it online

Locals will get a chance to name a new South African airline by submitting ideas online — along with getting a year free fights…

South African series: SA to get its own fantasy epic series with Blood Psalms

MultiChoice has announced that a new South African fantasy series — based on pre-colonial African mythology — will be coming to Showmax in 2021….

Exclusive Q&A: How Showmax decides when and if a series will come to the streaming platform

Showmax is a streaming behemoth in South Africa — with exclusive rights to broadcast certain popular series and network content locally. These include networks…

Showmax Pro in South Africa: Everything you need to know

This week, MultiChoice announced the launch of Showmax Pro in South Africa — a premium version of Showmax that includes live sports streaming. But…

South Africa among first countries to lose Google Play Music

Google has announced the phase-out plan for Google Play Music — with South Africa being one of the first countries that to lose access…

Streaming scams: The most popular sites and shows for hackers

With the popularity of streaming services and increased demand during the coronavirus pandemic, hackers often use the names of popular sites and shows to…

Gauteng becomes SA’s COVID-19 epicentre, #GautengGoesToLevel9 trends

The hashtag #GautengGoesToLevel9 became Twitter’s top trend on Friday morning as the province became South Africa’s epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Up until now,…

Showmax Pro brings sports live-streaming – but not to SA (yet)

Showmax has announced the launch of Showmax Pro, which will let users stream certain live sport events from SuperSport — but the service isn’t…

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