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Sweet Tooth confirmed for Season 2 on Netflix

Netflix has confirmed that the post-apocalyptic series Sweet Tooth, based on a comic of the same name, has been renewed for a second season….

British streaming service BritBox comes to SA: launch date & price

BBC and ITV have lifted the lid on the details around the launch of British streaming service BritBox in South Africa, including the launch…

Spotify to add What’s New feed to showcase new releases

Spotify has announced it will introduce a What’s New feed that notifies users when their favourite artists and podcasters have published new releases. The…

Temptation Island South Africa: Showmax drops teaser trailer

Showmax has released a first-look trailer for Temptation Island South Africa, a local version of the popular romance reality show. The streaming service revealed the…

King of Boys sequel: Netflix reveals cast list following teaser

Netflix has revealed the cast list for King of Boys: The Return of the King, ten months after its creator teased the sequel series…

Google celebrates Olympic Games with 16-bit Doodle game

Google has introduced a 16-bit Doodle game to its homepage to celebrate the 2021 Olympic Games, the largest-ever Doodle game the company has made….

Telkom announces music streaming app

Telkom has announced its own music streaming platform in partnership with Tencent’s JOOX: Telkom Music Powered by JOOX. This follows other services launched by…

Netflix is testing feature that lets you change playback speeds

A report by Android Police this week revealed that Netflix is testing a new feature that will allow users to adjust playback speed on…

HBO cancels first ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff and announces replacement

A report by Deadline on Tuesday revealed that HBO has cancelled its first Game of Thrones spinoff series starring Naomi Watts. According to the…

HBO Max will launch for $14.99 in the United States next year

WarnerMedia on Tuesday revealed the official launch date and subscription fee for its upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Launching in May next year, the…

Twitter users share their favourite John Witherspoon moments following the actor’s death

Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, famous for his roles in the Friday franchise and The Boondocks, has died. “It is with deep sadness we…

360 by Deezer is a new app exclusively for Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format

To accommodate Sony’s new 360 Reality Audio format, Deezer on Monday revealed a new standalone app called 360 by Deezer exclusively for Deezer HiFi…

‘The Lion King’ finally leaves the SA box office as another Disney triumph

It’s finally time for Simba and the rest of The Lion King pride to say goodbye to the South African box office after charting…

Nearly a quarter of a billion people use Spotify after massive user growth in 2019

Spotify on Monday revealed that its third financial quarter exceeded expectations due to a significant growth in users and revenue. In fact, the company…

Spotify is letting artists pay to recommend new music to users

Spotify is testing a new feature in the United States that will allow artists to directly recommend new music to users. “In this test,…

‘El Camino’ is a big hit, but not Netflix’s biggest by a long shot

Over 25-million households watched El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie following its release last week, according to Netflix. The movie-length sequel to the popular…

Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format is like VR music for your ears

Sony’s new audio format is ready for your ears. First announced at CES 2019, the company on Tuesday revealed that more than 1000 songs…

Apple shot Selena Gomez’s latest music video with the iPhone 11 Pro

Apple on Tuesday released a teaser for a Selena Gomez music video showing off the iPhone 11 Pro’s triple camera system with 4K video…

Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ shows off its acting talent in season 3 trailer

The official trailer for the third season of Netflix’s The Crown was released on Monday, finally giving us a first look at the show’s…

The final trailer for Disney’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is here

The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dropped on Monday, giving fans even more insight into the eagerly-awaited “Skywalker saga” conclusion. The…

‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ is Disney’s take on the ‘Red Wedding’

After seeing the trailers and watching a few interviews I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. But then again,…

Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things 3’ racks up 64m ‘household’ views in one month

Netflix on Wednesday revealed that Stranger Things 3 was the most watched season of the show to do date, with 64-million households tuning in…

SABC cancels ‘Top Billing’ after 23 years and South Africa can’t believe it

The SABC is cancelling Top Billing after the lifestyle show’s 23-year run on South African TV. According to a report by Sowetan Live, sources…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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