Auditions for Big Brother Mzansi to open in October

Is one up for having one's every move watched by millions, 24 hours a day, seven days week? Then make sure not to miss the upcoming auditions for Big Brother Mzansi this October.

The auditions take place in Durban at the BAT Centre on Saturday, 12 October and Sunday, 13 October; Johannesburg at The Pyramid Conference and Venue Centre on Saturday, 19 October and Sunday, 20 October; and Cape Town at The River Club on Saturday, 26 October and Sunday, 27 October.

Mzansi Magic is on a mission to find the perfect mix of personalities to live together in the Big Brother Mzansihouse. Contestants must be prepared to be part of a unique social experiment, where the action unfolds over real time, and all the drama, friendships, betrayal, and even love is on constant public display for viewers.

Big Brother Mzansi makes its debut in February 2014 on Mzansi Magic, channel 161 on DStv. It follows on from Big Brother Africa The Chase, the latest in several continent-wide editions of the house-bound reality show that have struck gold with viewers across the continent.

Big Brother Mzansi will take place nearly 13 years after the first-ever Big Brother on African soil grabbed the attention of South Africans in 2001. The 24-hour camera surveillance of a group of strangers living in a house, starring in a real-life soap opera, hasn’t altered since then – and has proved to be enduringly popular with viewers.

Although details of the location, host, theme and prize are yet to be revealed, one thing is for sure: only individuals with a taste for adventure of a different kind, as well as the capacity to try and live normally while being watched by viewers around the country need apply!

Wannabe Big Brother Mzansi participants must be over the age of 21 and bring a valid South African ID or work permit/visa to the auditions.

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Applications Open For 2014 Big Brother Mzansi

Mzanzi Magic on DStv Channel 161 is looking for the next group of housemates to join the Big Brother house.

The reality series is holding nationwide auditions to find the perfect mix of contestants for the next season, which airs in February 2014.

Audition dates and venues:

Durban, BAT Centre – Saturday, 12 October and Sunday, 13 October
Johannesburg, The Pyramid Conference and Venue Centre – Saturday, 19 October and Sunday, 20 October
Cape Town, The River Club – Saturday, 26 October and Sunday, 27 October.

Chosen contenders will share everything with millions of viewers in an around-the-clock social experiment packed with action, relationships and real-life drama.

Participants need to be over 21 and will be required to bring a valid South African ID or work permit/visa to the audition.

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City and Dates For Auditions of Big Brother South Africa

Big Brother Mzansi is returning to our screens in February 2014 on Mzansi Magic, channel 161 on DSTV. Auditions will be held  in Durban, Johannesburg and Capetown on the following dates and venues:

Durban
Date: Saturday, 12 and Sunday, 13 October 2013
Venue: The BAT Centre
45 Martime Place, Small Craft Harbour, Durban.



Johannesburg
Date: Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 October 2013
Venue: The Pyramid Conference and Venue Centre
96 Eloff Street ext, Village Deep, Selby.

Cape Town
Date: Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 October 2013
Venue: The Riverclub
Liesbeek Parkway, Observatory.

Registration starts at 08h00 and closes at 15h00 on both audition days i.e. the latest you can register by is 15h00. Auditions are on a first come/first serve basis in each city.

What to take with you:
A photocopy of your South African ID, Passport or relevant Visa in Foreign Passport.
A pen to fill in your entry form.
A Hat and sunscreen in case the lines are long and outdoors.
Water and snacks as the show can’t guarantee that you’ll be able to buy these at the venue

In addition to that, applicants need to be 21 or older on 1 January 2014 and a citizen or legal resident of South Africa. Big Brother Mzansi Housemates should be vocal, fun-loving, creative, original and articulate. It is important to show the side that your friends see – who you are when at home.

If you've Big Brother is your thing and you think you've got what it takes, the least you can do is audition!

Good luck :)

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Mzansi to have its own Big Brother

Big Brother Mzansi, produced by Endemol SA for M-Net’s Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) channel, is coming to viewers in January 2014 as the reality format is given another South African go by the pay-TV broadcaster.

With Big Brother Africa The Chase currently taking place as the latest pan-African season of the show in which Africans from across the continent are under constant 24-hour camera surveillance in Johannesburg, M-Net has commissioned another version of the show for this country, saying a Big Brother season for the Mzansi Magic channel is “a logical next step”.

South African viewers got their first taste of Big Brother in 2001. Observers and media critics lamented a cultural zeitgeist celebrating the loss of privacy, but the show saw several further seasons and made television nouveau stars out of people like Ferdinand Rabie and “Bad Brad” Brad Wood.

Then the show transitioned to a continental African version set in Johannesburg with contestants from across Africa.

“The multiple requests over the years for another local version of this supernova show, together with the overwhelming viewer response to Big Brother Africa, signalled that it will be a sure-fire hit in our market,” said Yolisa Phahle, M-Net’s director of local-interest channels.

“Adding Big Brother to our varied, increasing portfolio of general-entertainment productions – ranging from telenovellas, soaps, lifestyle shows and comedies to reality and drama – consolidates Mzansi Magic’s commitment to bringing the biggest and the best local shows to our viewers.

“The format is perfectly aligned to our vision, which is to produce the most compelling content for audiences when they want it and where they want it,” said Phahle.

Big Brother The Chase, shown on Africa Magic across DStv in Africa and used as a driver for DStv pay-TV growth across Africa, has already lured just under 1 million unique website visitors since it started two weeks ago, with 1.5 million online video views and 30 million page views online.

The show has received more than 1 million messages from viewers of the TV show.

“We are extremely proud of all the Big Brother editions,” said Sivan Pillay, Endemol SA’s managing director.

“The brand just keeps on growing and each season has had its own charm.

“We value our long-standing relationship with M-Net as a company and look forward to collaborating with another channel in its family of brands.”

No specifics, such as the presenter, the prize, the theme or which South Africans would be allowed to enter has been announced.

- Channel24

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Big Brother Mzansi In Durban on Octo­ber 12 and 13.

ARE you up for having your every move watched by millions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Then make sure you don’t miss the auditions for Big Brother Mzansi at the BAT Centre in Durban’s small craft harbour on Octo­ber 12 and 13.

Contestants must be prepared to be part of a unique social experiment, where the action unfolds over real time, and all the drama, friendships, betrayal, and even love is on constant public display for viewers.

Big Brother Mzansi will make its debut in February 2014 on DStv channel 161.
Wannabe participants must be over the age of 21 and bring a valid South African ID or work permit/visa to the auditions. For more information go to www.mzansimagic.tv

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Big Brother Mzansi to hit South African shores early 2014

Big Brother – and millions of television viewers – will be watching every move of a group of outgoing, yet house-bound South Africans again in January 2014. M-Net announced that its proudly local brand, Mzansi Magic, will produce another South African edition of Big Brother, and this time the show will aptly be called Big Brother Mnszai.

Yolisa Phahle, M-Net’s director of Local Interest Channels, says hosting a reality show of the magnitude of Big Brother is a logical next step for Mzansi Magic. “The multiple requests over the years for another local version of this supernova television show, together with the overwhelming viewer response to Big Brother Africa signaled that it will be a sure-fire hit in our market.” In a bold move for the era of television at the time, M-Net and format owner and production company Endemol 

SA, introduced the concept of realty television to SA audiences in 2001 with the very first 24/7 Big Brother broadcasts in the southern hemisphere. Big Brother and the irreverent inhabitants of the specially-built Big Brother House immediately grabbed the imagination of the nation, frequented newspaper headlines and even inspired academic thesis and debates.

Then, after a second South African season in 2002, Big Brother ventured into the entire continent, where it continues to create waves of excitement and viewer participation season after season.

We value our longstanding relationship with M-Net as a company and look forward to be collaborating with another channel in its family of brands.”

But who will the presenter be? Who may enter? When will the contestants be chosen? How much money is up for grabs? And, what will the theme be?

“This country-specific Big Brother will be filled with twists and turns, just like the Pan-African ones,” says Pillay. “More will be revealed at a later stage.”

Big Brother Mzansi will be the 11th season produced by companies M-Net and Endemol SA. This includes two seasons of Big Brother South Africa, and eight seasons of Big Brother Africa and Big Brother Nigeria.

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