Archive for the 'TV' Category

For a news junkie like myself - most journos suffer from this affliction - the launch of e.tv’s 24-hour news channel was the highlight of the week. It’s sad I know, but for those of us who watch more news than entertainment on TV, getting a break from CNN’s overkill on the American presidential election, [...]

And capitalising on all the comment since its flighting, this week’s poll is: Was the Web 2.0 Carte Blanche piece good or bad journalism?  If you’ve not seen the video yet, view it here on Zoopy and then add your two cents to our poll.

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Llewellyn Kriel, the former sub-editor at the Sowetan who was fired by Avusa last year for revealing confidential company information on a blog, announced today that he has joined e.tv’s sub-editing and quality control department.

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Just read on Business Day that Jeremy Maggs is leaving SAfm, where he has been the lead anchor on AM Live since taking over from John Perlman last year, to join e.Sat as a leader anchor. It’s going to be an interesting year seeing who goes as the pay TV race continues to heat up.

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