{"id":16066,"date":"2024-01-17T10:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/sabc\/?p=16066"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:05:22","slug":"new-timeslot-skeem-saam-moves-to-1930-4-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/new-timeslot-skeem-saam-moves-to-1930-4-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW TIMESLOT SKEEM SAAM MOVES TO 19:30 \u2013 4 MARCH 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Johannesburg, 17 January 2024<\/em><\/strong><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">SABC1 officially announces that the popular daily drama Skeem Saam will move to the new timeslot of 19:30, starting 4 March 2024. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">The decision to move Skeem Saam to 19:30 is in line with SABC Video Entertainment&#8217;s strategy to amplify its primetime local drama offering to its viewers from 19:30 to 21:30 with SABC1s Skeem Saam, Generations- The Legacy, Uzalo and SABC2s Muvhango. The SABC will host two hours of back-to-back drama on the SABC Video Entertainment platform, intentionally targeting a broader audience and ensuring the platform remains competitive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">Skeem Saam, started in 2011 and created by Winnie Serite, has been broadcast on SABC1 at 18:30. The show, set in Johannesburg and Turfloop, revolves around the ups and downs of teenagers trying to find their way through life&#8217;s struggles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">Over the years, viewers have seen the character of Mapitsi grow from being a teenage mother to getting married to the father of her child and recently launching a career as a radio presenter. Kwaito and Lizzy grew from being high school enemies to walking down the aisle, Leeto purchasing Bazaruto and losing a licence to practice law after his murder conviction and MaNtuli moving into her dream double-story house.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">With the new timeslot comes intriguing storylines full of suspense and intense drama. A Human Trafficking drama unfolds in Turfloop, someone goes down for murder, a soccer star blows up his millions, and there is a new hot couple in town.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">&#8220;For years, the SABC1 audience has made a plea, requesting to change the Skeem Saam timeslot, stating that the show timeslot is too early for some as the show broadcasts during the travelling time for a lot of the viewers. For SABC1, we see this as an opportunity to make the channel edgier and braver and adapt to the audience&#8217;s needs. The world of television is an exciting platform where we should not be afraid to adapt while upholding our responsibility to shape the youth and societal roles.&#8221; &#8211; SABC1 Channel Head: Ofentse Thinane.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u201cA timeslot change in our 12<sup>th<\/sup> season will definitely be a big change for us and it is something we will have to adjust to. However, we are positive that the change will give us an opportunity to expand and reach a larger audience. We have great stories lined up, and we can\u2019t wait for our viewers to tune in.\u201d \u2013 Peu Communications Solutions Publicity Manager: Sumaya Petersen Mogola.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">For more information, publicity photos and interview opportunities, contact the SABC1 Publicity office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(14, 16, 26)\">Angeke Bas\u2019khone with the Skeem Saam new timeslot change to 19:30 starting 4 March 2024, only on SABC1 Mzansi FoSho!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johannesburg, 17 January 2024 \u2013 SABC1 officially announces that the popular daily drama Skeem Saam will move to the new timeslot of 19:30, starting 4 March 2024. \u00a0 \u00a0 The decision to move Skeem Saam to 19:30 is in line with SABC Video Entertainment&#8217;s strategy to amplify its primetime local drama offering to its viewers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":8918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16067,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16066\/revisions\/16067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}