By Claire Herman, Media Operations Manager, The MediaShop From a Full House of Golden Girls to Game of Thrones and Squid Game – the evolving story of TV in our lives… Following the recent deaths of Betty White and Bob Saget, I was taken back to the “early days” of television, where we waited impatiently […]
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Lessons from TV
Colin Ramparsadh, Business Unit Director at The MediaShop Over the years we have learned a lot from TV, despite our parents often despairing that the hours and hours spent in front of the box instead of studying would ruin our lives! There is some merit in watching television though – let me explain. In the […]
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BRC announces interim results to the TAMS audit
In the beginning of 2021, The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) announced its intention to commission a more comprehensive TAMS (TV Audience Measurement Survey) audit due to rapid changes in the video viewing landscape, a rise in zero ratings, loadshedding and greater challenges faced by technicians servicing the TAMS panel due to COVID-19. […]
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Ultimate Braai Master is returning for Season 7
What comes to mind when mentioning a South African social custom or a way of cooking outdoors? You guessed right! The good old Sishanyama or Braai. Whatever your preference is: boerie, chops, chicken or even a vegetarian dish, every Saffa knows it’s going to be a great time around the fire when gathering with friends […]
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TAMS panel healthy and in full working order
According to the Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC), the core of South African TV measurement, the TAMS (TV Audience Measurement Survey) panel, is in full working order with no reports of loss of signal on the back of the commencement of the phased switch-off of analogue television transmitters in the Free State. “The […]
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Family Feud SA back for a second season
After a hugely successful first season on e.tv, Family Feud SA is back on our screens from this Sunday the 9th May for Season 2. Family Feud South Africa initially launched on Sunday, 5th of April 2020 during the national South African COVID-19 lockdown and entertained the entire family every Sunday at 6 pm over 26-Episodes. […]
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There have been rapid changes in the recent video viewing landscape exacerbated by the Covid outbreak and the resultant accelerated changes in access to alternate video services and data. In this context, it is more important than ever that the industry remains confident in the TAMS (TV Audience Measurement Survey) panel, the core of South […]
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Who is the Coolest OG?
In this first-to-TV production, 12 of the Coolest OG’s are competing for a R100 000 grand prize by going through a series of fun and really cool challenges to see if they are truly THEE COOLEST OG. Contestants will go through different challenges in each episode to see who will ultimately win the title of […]
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McCann1886 successfully applies lockdown lessons for Steers
McCann1886 is successfully applying the lessons it learnt during last year’s hard lockdown to the work it is doing for clients across the board. Last year, the approach adopted by the agency during the COVID-19 lockdown allowed it to develop work that proved so in-sync with Steers’ mostly metropolitan male 18-to-34-year-old target market that it […]
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Steve Harvey returns to South Africa to host Season 2 of Family Feud SA
On Sunday 5th April last year, e.tv launched the first episode of the 26-episode series of Family Feud South Africa. The Family Feud format has been an instant success in SA with an average of over 2.1 million viewers (age 15+) every Sunday between 18h00-19h00. Now, the series returns for a second season in 2021. G2 Connection […]
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