African Couch Potato
African Couch Potato is a South African perspective on all things film and television. Hosted by award-winning TV producer, Gino Shelile, it mashes up in-studio interviews with industry professionals, titles to check out each week, a current film or series review, and a look at old movies that are worth rewatching.
African Couch Potato
S2 36 Beauty In Black Part 2, Starlink, SABC Streaming Levy, Ebenhaezar Dibakwane, Nigeria Sues Multichoice
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What's been happening? What's hot and what's not? This week Gino looks at current events in the African broadcasting industry, plus Tyler Perry is back, with part 2 of Beauty in Black.
We kick off with a plan to cover the cost of the national broadcaster, the SABC, by bringing in a levy on streaming services. Unless you have a TV licence, of course!
Part 2 of Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black has dropped, so Netflix and... whatever you get up to.
Elon Musk is sulking because SA won't change the country's laws for his Starlink.
Sadly, popular comedian and actor Ebenhaazer Dibakwane has passed away.
And Multichoice Nigeria is once more in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Now for some us time: We are proud to be part of the global event, Podcasthon 2025, uniting thousands of podcasts from around the world, all dedicated to supporting charitable causes. We are still No. 1 Film and TV podcast in the country, according to Feedspot.com, and a New York publicist has been in touch. . .
Feet up and get binging!
Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:
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