The Estate on SABC 3, while SABC 1 will welcome new series in
uBettina Wethu.
Merlin Naicker, SABC group executive for video entertainment, gives Sowetan an all-access pass on the new changes.
Is SABC 3 getting its groove back?
Definitely. Watch out for
The Estate on April 5. It’s beautiful and relevant in our day and time. You will see the storyline parallel with what’s happening in SA right now. We are also doing it in multi-lingual [format]. We feel that we need to re-energise the market on the offering we are bringing to the channel.
What other new shows will viewers be introduced to?
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The SABC remains a leading provider of local content. However, the growing demand for more home-grown programming to cater to varying audiences’ tastes across South Africa is driving a shift in the SABC’s Television programme offering, particularly its soapies. To add to this, as part of its mandate, the SABC has a social responsibility to deliver content of varying genres and languages, to appeal to a diverse audience and reflect the South African society in its entirety.
In discharging its public mandate, the SABC has continuously strived to be a world-class content provider by regularly effecting changes to its programme line-up that offers more choice to audiences. And like its competitors, these changes improve the broadcast offering and ensure that the SABC’s television network (SABC 1, SABC 2 and SABC 3) rem
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There are over 3 500 signatures on an online petition to save the SABC2 weekday soap
7de Laan.
In January, the channel announced that the soapie would be cut down from five to three episodes per week from April.
About the cut, Danie Odendaal productions said: We can only wait and see what the effect of the three days a week is going to be on viewership figures.
7de Laan in its weekday timeslot, the show says it makes absolute sense that viewers are disturbed over the SABC s shocking decision.
SABC2 plans to cut
7de Laan down from five to three episodes per week from April in the 18:00 timeslot. The Venda weekday soap Muvhango is also getting axed from 5 to 3 episodes per week from August in its 21:00 timeslot.