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Big Brother Angola
''Big Brother Angola'' is the Angolan version of the ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'' reality television franchise produced by Endemol for DStv or M-Net Africa. The house is located in the same house as the houses of ''Big Brother Africa'' and ''Big Brother (South African TV series), Big Brother Mzansi'', in South Africa. For the third season in 2016, the franchise also included Mozambique. Series details References External links Official website 2014 television series debuts 2016 television series endings 2010s Angolan television series Big Brother (franchise) adaptations {{Angola-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemol
Endemol B.V. (stylized in all lowercase) was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, factual and children's programming. Endemol, a global network of operations in more than 30 countries, worked with over 300 broadcasters, digital platforms and licensees worldwide. The business covered development, production, marketing, distribution, franchise management and multi-platform initiatives including digital video, gaming and apps. Endemol was merged with Shine Group to form Endemol Shine Group (a joint-venture between The Walt Disney Company and Apollo Global Management) and headquartered in the Netherlands in 2015. Since the merger, Endemol is an in-name-only unit of Endemol Shine Group, and in the next years, Endemol's iconic eye logo was replaced with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Magic
Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and now comprises seven channels. History Africa Magic was launched in July 2003 as a movie and general entertainment channel geared at showcasing Nollywood talent and African culture and couture. At the time of its launch it received high popularity amongst DStv subscribers, especially in South Africa and Nigeria. Thus the launching of a sister channel, Africa Magic Plus, was made possible. The two channels went on another brand identity and over the next decade, the brand expanded to include seven more channels comprising movies, television shows and general entertainment. Africa Magic broadcasts in more than 50 African countries. The channels include ''Africa Magic Family'', ''Africa Magic Showcase'', ''Africa Magic Yoruba'', ''Africa Magi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (franchise)
''Big Brother'' is a reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr., first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999 and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "HouseGuests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The name is inspired by Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four), Big Brother from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', and the housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out of the house (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. , there have been 508 seasons of ''Big Brother'' in over 63 franchise countries and regions. English-language editions of the program are often referred to by its initials ''BB''. Premise At regular intervals, the housemates privat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother Africa
''Big Brother Africa'' is the African version of the international reality television franchise ''Big Brother'' created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997. The show was first aired in 2003 for one season on M-Net and broadcast to audiences in 42 African countries. In 2007, the show was back from four-year hiatus, until it got cancelled after season nine in 2014. The African version initially involved 12 countries within Africa (Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe) with two countries (Ethiopia and Mozambique) being added in season 4 and two other countries (Liberia and Sierra Leone) being added in season 7 while Rwanda was added in season 9. Each country provides at least one contestant living in an isolated house while trying to avoid being evicted by viewers and ultimately winning a large cash prize at the end of the show. The show is co-produced by Endemol South Africa. A special edition of the ''Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (South African TV Series)
''Big Brother Mzansi'', formerly known as ''Big Brother South Africa'', is a television series in South Africa produced by M-Net and Endemol. As of 2025, both shows have a total of seven seasons. ''Big Brother South Africa'' had two seasons, and a celebrity season in between. The first season aired in 2001 and the second in 2002. The seasons were directed by Leon Coetzer and hosted by Mark Pilgrim. In 2014, the show was rebooted and rebranded ''Big Brother Mzansi''. This return show brought with it a new host, Lungile Radu, and a new production network, M-Net's Mzansi Magic Mzansi Magic is a South African digital satellite and general entertainment channel created by Multichoice and run by M-Net's local interest division, and is broadcast on DStv. History The channel launched in mid-July 2010 on channel 107 as .... The second season was broadcast in 2015. Following a six-year hiatus, a third season of ''Big Brother Mzansi'' was announced, which premiered on 23 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and dialect. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese, who began a gradual process of colonisation and settlement in 1505. After over four centuries of Portuguese Mozambique, Portuguese rule, Mozambique Mozambican War of Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother Angola (season 1)
''Big Brother Angola: Tesouro'' is the Angolan version of the '' Big Brother'' reality television franchise produced by Endemol for DStv. The season began on 25 May 2014 and ran until 27 July 2014, with a total of 64 days. The show is hosted by Dicla Burity. Housemates Twists Apartamento Baía Azul In the Launch Show, Nany was selected by random draw as the "Soba da Casa" (''HoH''). She had to evict 4 housemates. She chose to evict Sandra, Larama, Suzete and Massaqui, who went to the studio. However, there, they were given the news that they were not evicted, and moved to a special part of the House named "Apartamento Baía Azul". They lived there for 2 weeks. Also, in the first eviction, the public were not voting for who they would like to evict, but were to move two contestants to "Apartamento Baía Azul". Essm and Rui were the most voted and moved to that area. They lived there for 1 week. Kamba necklace Each week, a challenge determinates who would win the Kamba ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angolan Kwanza
The kwanza (sign: Kz; ISO 4217 code: ) is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977. The currency derives its name from the Kwanza River (which is also written as: Cuanza, Coanza, Quanza). Overview First kwanza, AOK, 1977–1990 The kwanza was introduced following Angolan independence. It replaced the escudo at par and was subdivided into 100 ''lwei''. Its ISO 4217 code was ''AOK''. Following a change in currency, a confiscation took place. Individuals could convert up to 200,000 escudos for kwanzas and corporations up to 1,500,000 escudos. This kwanza had a remarkably stable exchange rate of 29.918 kwanzas to the U.S. dollar for the entire period. Coins The first coins issued for the kwanza currency did not bear any date of issue, although all bore the date of independence, "11 de Novembro de 1975". They were in denominations of 50 lwei, 1, 2, 5 and 10 kwanzas. 20 kwanza coins were added in 1978. The last date to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother Angola (season 2)
''Big Brother Angola 2'', also known as ''Big Brother: Duplo Impacto'', is the second season of the Angolan version of the '' Big Brother'' reality television franchise produced by Endemol for DStv. The season began on 31 May 2015 The show is hosted by Dicla Burity for the second time. Housemates Twists Pairs The launch was divided in two nights, May 31 and June 1. In each, a housemate had to choose another housemate to be his/her pair. The pairs of Day 1 were: * Suraya & Ananias * Filipe & Alicelma * Rossana & Timino * Cremilda & Kissamá * Luna & Aníbal The pairs of Day 2 were: * Samupafo & Petra * Neury & Dionísio * Mr. Norway & Marinela * Fanto+ & Li.G However, between the next 2 weeks housemates could swap pairs. At the end of Week 2, the pairs were definitive, and were the follow: * Alicelma & Fanto+ * Ananias & Rossana * Aníbal & Marinela * Cremilda & Filipe * Dionísio & Petra * Kissamá & Neury * Li.G & Timino * Luna & Mr Norway * Samupafo & Suraya Nominati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
