Channel Thinus Ferreira

SABC1, Tropika - let Reeva rest in peace

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:09:20 +0200

It's extremely sad, distressing, disappointing and scandalous that SABC1 and the production company are not pulling the reality show Tropika Island of Treasure 5 with the late model Reeva Steenkamp.

MTV shows hard liquor ads to its young audience

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:15:39 +0200

It's not illegal, but surely it's not right for MTV to be advertising vodka when the majority of its audience is under 18 years of age?

Dineo Ranaka's dismal TV disaster

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:41:51 +0200

Dineo's Diary is boring television with no redeeming qualities which offers nothing but empty calories for viewers, writes Thinus Ferreira.

Saftas broadcast sinks again

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:30:48 +0200

The TV broadcast of the South African Film and Television Awards was a sinker: Glamorous people on deck for a disastrous awards ceremony that kept sinking deeper into sea of embarrassment.

Can someone fix the Saftas, please!

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:43:45 +0200

A look at why the South African Film and Television Awards are such a shame.

Old laughs on new Comedy Central?

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:48:40 +0200

MultiChoice starts broadcasting Comedy Central on DStv tonight, but the biggest joke could turn out to be the channel itself.

South Africa's pay TV in peril

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:24:29 +0200

The National Consumer Commission is going to break South Africa's pay TV industry.

Kenny Kunene's cash can't carry his reality show

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:04:46 +0200

Devoid of any real drama and looking like a shoddy music video, KK – So What comes across as uninspired, trash television.

TopTV turns one: The analysis

Thu, 05 May 2011 16:10:48 +0200

After a year in the business, TopTV has lost momentum, says Thinus Ferreira.