<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms">What do you think? let us know</a>South Africa’s film, television and commercial production sectors now have a dedicated champion in the form of the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA). Chaired by acclaimed director, Andile Sinqoto, the guild is supplying &quot;a unified voice for all creative directors, ensuring they are supported, protected and given the opportunities they deserve to thrive in their careers.” African Couch Potato managed to grab a few minutes out of Andile&apos;s busy schedule to chat about the guild and its place alongside international institutions like the Directors Guild of America, the New York Film Academy, and Stage 32, providing members with exclusive benefits such as educational programmes and skills development training.Currently ranked in the top 25 TVC Directors by Creative Pool, Andile Sinqoto has almost two decades of experience in numerous fields of flm and television production. He is now the Chairperson of the Independent Directors Association Africa, as well as the Directors Guild of South Africa. Founded in 2024 and representing all directors within the profession ranging from directors of photography, assistant directors, creative directors, and directors’ assistants, the DGSA already boasts a membership of over 40 of South Africa’s most influential directors.“Directors are the heart and soul of South African storytelling, yet our contributions often go underappreciated in industry negotiations and policy discussions,” says Andile.<a href='https://dgosa.org.za'>https://dgosa.org.za</a><a href='https://creativepool.com/'>https://creativepool.com/</a>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: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'>twitter.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay © SANTE MEDIA 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms"&gt;What do you think? let us know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;South Africa’s film, television and commercial production sectors now have a dedicated champion in the form of the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA). Chaired by acclaimed director, Andile Sinqoto, the guild is supplying &amp;quot;a unified voice for all creative directors, ensuring they are supported, protected and given the opportunities they deserve to thrive in their careers.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;African Couch Potato managed to grab a few minutes out of Andile&amp;apos;s busy schedule to chat about the guild and its place alongside international institutions like the Directors Guild of America, the New York Film Academy, and Stage 32, providing members with exclusive benefits such as educational programmes and skills development training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Currently ranked in the top 25 TVC Directors by Creative Pool, Andile Sinqoto has almost two decades of experience in numerous fields of flm and television production. He is now the Chairperson of the Independent Directors Association Africa, as well as the Directors Guild of South Africa. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Founded in 2024 and representing all directors within the profession ranging from directors of photography, assistant directors, creative directors, and directors’ assistants, the DGSA already boasts a membership of over 40 of South Africa’s most influential directors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Directors are the heart and soul of South African storytelling, yet our contributions often go underappreciated in industry negotiations and policy discussions,” says Andile.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://dgosa.org.za'&gt;https://dgosa.org.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://creativepool.com/'&gt;https://creativepool.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'&gt;twitter.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2025&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What do you think? let us know South Africa’s film, television and commercial production sectors now have a dedicated champion in the form of the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA). Chaired by acclaimed director, Andile Sinqoto, the guild is supplying "a unified voice for all creative directors, ensuring they are supported, protected and given the opportunities they deserve to thrive in their careers.”  African Couch Potato managed to grab a few minutes out of Andile's busy schedule ...

S2 40 Andile Sinqoto on the Directors Guild of South Africa

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms">What do you think? let us know</a>Millions of South Africans who had direct or indirect investments in the company Steinhof, suddenly saw their savings disappear overnight. Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste got caught pulling the scam of the century. Steinheist, currently streaming on Showmax,  sheds light on Jooste’s scandalous business actions and on how corruption in the private sector all too regularly goes unnoticed. Gino gets to chat, via Zoom, with series director Richard Finn Gregory. This was the last man to film Nelson Mandela in a private setting before he passed away…He has won 2 SAFTAs and been nominated for 3…He then led the SAFTA judging for multiple years…He has a Medal of Honour from the South African Academy of Sciences and Arts…He attended film school in Barcelona…He has a Masters degree in scriptwriting and directing…And the 2022 release of his Showmax Original, Steinheist, broke records for the most views on the first day for a docu-series. With the last two episodes fresh on the streaming platform, it was a great time to talk to the &quot;Silver Fox&quot;. You&apos;ll have to listen to find out! 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: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'>twitter.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay © SANTE MEDIA 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms"&gt;What do you think? let us know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Millions of South Africans who had direct or indirect investments in the company Steinhof, suddenly saw their savings disappear overnight. Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste got caught pulling the scam of the century. &lt;em&gt;Steinheist,&lt;/em&gt; currently streaming on Showmax,  sheds light on Jooste’s scandalous business actions and on how corruption in the private sector all too regularly goes unnoticed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gino gets to chat, via Zoom, with series director Richard Finn Gregory. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was the last man to film Nelson Mandela in a private setting before he passed away…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has won 2 SAFTAs and been nominated for 3…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He then led the SAFTA judging for multiple years…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has a Medal of Honour from the South African Academy of Sciences and Arts…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He attended film school in Barcelona…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has a Masters degree in scriptwriting and directing…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the 2022 release of his Showmax Original, &lt;em&gt;Steinheist,&lt;/em&gt; broke records for the most views on the first day for a docu-series. With the last two episodes fresh on the streaming platform, it was a great time to talk to the &amp;quot;Silver Fox&amp;quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You&amp;apos;ll have to listen to find out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'&gt;twitter.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2025&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What do you think? let us know Millions of South Africans who had direct or indirect investments in the company Steinhof, suddenly saw their savings disappear overnight. Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste got caught pulling the scam of the century. Steinheist, currently streaming on Showmax,  sheds light on Jooste’s scandalous business actions and on how corruption in the private sector all too regularly goes unnoticed.  Gino gets to chat, via Zoom, with series director Richard Finn Gregor...

S2 39 Richard Finn Gregory on Steinheist

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms">What do you think? let us know</a>Some people seem to be able to do it all. This episode finds Gino chatting to one such person. Yalezo Njuguna, film-maker, podcaster, content creator and curator, and the festival director of BAI Heatseekers.Yalezo is an acclaimed director and producer, known for his ability to capture the essence of contemporary African culture. His expertise covers many genres, including comedy, documentary, and social commentary, with standout projects like Afriquan Film Conversations and the Bubbling Culture documentary series. Through his production company, Enraptured Odyssey, he has developed a range of film and web-series projects that celebrate African storytelling, challenge industry norms, and push the boundaries of digital content creation.The recent BAI&apos;s Heatseekers Film Showcase presented a top showcase of South African short films and digital content created by trailblazing local youth filmmakers and digital voices. Through his unique vision and dynamic projects, Yalezo continues to inspire and captivate audiences, and make a significant impact in the creative world.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: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'>twitter.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay © SANTE MEDIA 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms"&gt;What do you think? let us know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people seem to be able to do it all. This episode finds Gino chatting to one such person. Yalezo Njuguna, film-maker, podcaster, content creator and curator, and the festival director of BAI Heatseekers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yalezo is an acclaimed director and producer, known for his ability to capture the essence of contemporary African culture. His expertise covers many genres, including comedy, documentary, and social commentary, with standout projects like Afriquan Film Conversations and the Bubbling Culture documentary series. Through his production company, Enraptured Odyssey, he has developed a range of film and web-series projects that celebrate African storytelling, challenge industry norms, and push the boundaries of digital content creation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The recent BAI&amp;apos;s Heatseekers Film Showcase presented a top showcase of South African short films and digital content created by trailblazing local youth filmmakers and digital voices. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Through his unique vision and dynamic projects, Yalezo continues to inspire and captivate audiences, and make a significant impact in the creative world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'&gt;twitter.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2025&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What do you think? let us know Some people seem to be able to do it all. This episode finds Gino chatting to one such person. Yalezo Njuguna, film-maker, podcaster, content creator and curator, and the festival director of BAI Heatseekers. Yalezo is an acclaimed director and producer, known for his ability to capture the essence of contemporary African culture. His expertise covers many genres, including comedy, documentary, and social commentary, with standout projects like Afriquan Film Con...

S2 38 Yalezo Njuguna (Festival Director) of BAI Heatseekers

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms">What do you think? let us know</a>This week&apos;s episode is something different as this year we are taking part in Podcasthon - a global movement where podcasters from across the world come together and dedicate an episode of their podcast to a charity that they would like to support. Our chosen charity is Kulea Childcare Villages.  In Kenya and Tanzania, families living in extreme or absolute poverty have high rates of malnutrition and maternal death and usually cannot afford school fees for all their children or medical care. When a mother passes in childbirth, her baby is at great risk of dying, also, so extended families often surrender that baby to an orphanage because they cannot afford formula. Kulea Villages helps keep families together even if the mother has passed. We provide crisis support immediately (infant formula and food for the family) and work through holistic support to help families escape the endless cycle of poverty. Our two programs, Child Sponsorship and Maisha Matters, provide assistance which focuses on the physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual well-being of the caregiver(s) of each enrolled baby or child. We extend mentorship to the caregiver by enabling them to start and run their own small business. After a child or baby has been in our program for 1 - 2 years and is leaving, our hope is to have a healthy baby or child whose needs are met consistently through the small business run by their mother or relative who now has confidence in his/her ability to earn a living and to raise children.Gino managed to get some chat time, via Zoom, with Deborah Brown Magaya, Executive Director of Kulea Childcare Villages, from her offices in Tanzania.If you want to know more about Kulea Childcare Villages or help in any way contact them through their website <a href='http://kuleavillages.org/'>kuleavillages.org</a>. 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: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'>twitter.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay © SANTE MEDIA 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms"&gt;What do you think? let us know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week&amp;apos;s episode is something different as this year we are taking part in Podcasthon - a global movement where podcasters from across the world come together and dedicate an episode of their podcast to a charity that they would like to support. Our chosen charity is Kulea Childcare Villages.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Kenya and Tanzania, families living in extreme or absolute poverty have high rates of malnutrition and maternal death and usually cannot afford school fees for all their children or medical care. When a mother passes in childbirth, her baby is at great risk of dying, also, so extended families often surrender that baby to an orphanage because they cannot afford formula. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kulea Villages helps keep families together even if the mother has passed. We provide crisis support immediately (infant formula and food for the family) and work through holistic support to help families escape the endless cycle of poverty. Our two programs, Child Sponsorship and Maisha Matters, provide assistance which focuses on the physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual well-being of the caregiver(s) of each enrolled baby or child. We extend mentorship to the caregiver by enabling them to start and run their own small business. After a child or baby has been in our program for 1 - 2 years and is leaving, our hope is to have a healthy baby or child whose needs are met consistently through the small business run by their mother or relative who now has confidence in his/her ability to earn a living and to raise children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gino managed to get some chat time, via Zoom, with Deborah Brown Magaya, Executive Director of Kulea Childcare Villages, from her offices in Tanzania.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know more about Kulea Childcare Villages or help in any way contact them through their website &lt;a href='http://kuleavillages.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;kuleavillages.org&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'&gt;twitter.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2025&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What do you think? let us know This week's episode is something different as this year we are taking part in Podcasthon - a global movement where podcasters from across the world come together and dedicate an episode of their podcast to a charity that they would like to support. Our chosen charity is Kulea Childcare Villages.   In Kenya and Tanzania, families living in extreme or absolute poverty have high rates of malnutrition and maternal death and usually cannot afford school fees for...

S2 37 Deborah Brown Magaya (Kulea Childcare Villages) PODCASTHON

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms">What do you think? let us know</a>What&apos;s been happening? What&apos;s hot and what&apos;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&apos;s Beauty in Black has dropped, so Netflix and... whatever you get up to.Elon Musk is sulking because SA won&apos;t change the country&apos;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: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'>twitter.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay © SANTE MEDIA 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2220442/open_sms"&gt;What do you think? let us know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What&amp;apos;s been happening? What&amp;apos;s hot and what&amp;apos;s not? This week Gino looks at current events in the African broadcasting industry, plus Tyler Perry is back, with part 2 of &lt;em&gt;Beauty in Black&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Part 2 of Tyler Perry&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;Beauty in Black&lt;/em&gt; has dropped, so Netflix and... whatever you get up to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elon Musk is sulking because SA won&amp;apos;t change the country&amp;apos;s laws for his Starlink. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sadly, popular comedian and actor Ebenhaazer Dibakwane has passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And Multichoice Nigeria is once more in the news for all the wrong reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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. . .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feet up and get binging!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/africancouchpot'&gt;twitter.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:%20justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2025&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What do you think? let us know 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 sulkin...

S2 36 Beauty In Black Part 2, Starlink, SABC Streaming Levy, Ebenhaezar Dibakwane, Nigeria Sues Multichoice

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.

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