Broadcasting
Sandra and Theo Evicted Nine Days After Big Brother Titans Entrance
Big Brother Titans continues to make headlines after the show’s most explosive week. With a mix of everything – from twists to fights and spicy romantic triangles, the debut housemates are doing everything to entertain viewers.
After last week’s twist, where Big Brother paired the housemates as male and female from opposite countries in a sink-or-swim tie, the show has only gotten hotter. This evening, during the season’s third live show, the pairings also gave fans the season’s first double eviction – the SanTheo pair.
SanTheo – made up of Sandra and Theo, two housemates who were part of Biggie’s first twist, said goodbye to other housemates as they bowed out of the competition and the race for $100,000.
After the usual trip down memory lane, reviewing the week’s activities from the HOH game, wager, fights, and the Saturday party, Ebuka and Lawrence dived straight into the post-eviction talks. All nominated housemates – Juiovla (Juicy J and Olivia), Juvonne (Justin and Yvonne), Yelisa (Yemi Cregx and Nelisa), and SanTheo, were put on the chopping block. First, Ebuka declared Juiovla safe and allowed the rest to stew.
After discussing with Blaqboi and Ipeleng (Blaqleng) about their reign as joint HOH, it was time to send one pair home. However, Blaqboi first noted that their tenure appeared chaotic because their honeymoon phase (the first week) was over, and tempers have continued to rise. He predicted that every other HOH pair would deal with similar circumstances but conceded that he found the fights entertaining.
Ipeleng, on the other hand, decided to play it safe and refused to directly answer Ebuka when he asked her which of the ladies she thought had spoken ill about her for enjoying the HOH room two weeks in a row. She said she didn’t want to jeopardise the new relationships she was forming with the housemates.
When Ebuka returned to the issue of evicting a pair, he sadly asked Sandra and Theo Traw to leave the house immediately. During Lawrence’s chat with Theo, the fashionista noted that he wasn’t surprised to have been nominated as he didn’t form enough bonds in the house. He told the South African host that he enjoyed being friends with Jaypee and would continue making his music out of the house.
Despite her short stay in Biggie’s house, Sandra seemed to be in a much better mood than Theo, saying, “Everyone will eventually come out.” She told Lawrence she believed the other ladies, like Khosi and Nelisa, found her to be a threat, but she’s glad about her gameplay while in the house.
To end the show, Ebuka and Lawrence reminded the housemates that they have numbered days in the Big Brother Titans house, and they should step up the drama and sleep less. Ebuka, however, left fans with a big question – What Nigerian name do we give Lawrence Maleka?
Continue enjoying the explosive debut season every day on the 24/7 channel – DStv ch. 198 and GOtv ch. 29. Fans can also catch the show anywhere they are across Sub-saharan Africa, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland on Showmax.
Also, get more out of your votes by jumping on the DStv step-up offer. All you have to do is upgrade to the package above your current package and DStv will upgrade you to the next higher tier. For example, if you upgrade from Compact to Compact Plus, DStv will upgrade you to Premium. Remember, the higher your tier, the more votes you get.
A major shake‑up rocks viewers and subscribers of DSTV/GOTV as many channels are set to shut down and be removed on January 1, 2026.
The trigger for the upcoming shut‑down is a breakdown in negotiations between the owners of multiple global channels and the pay‑TV operator.
As of December 2025, the deal between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and DStv/GOtv has expired and the two parties have not reached a renewal agreement.
Without a new carriage/distribution agreement, the channels belonging to WBD risk being pulled off the DStv/GOtv line‑up.
This is the most significant content cutback the service has seen in years.
The affected channels are:
Discovery Channel
TLC
Cartoonito
Cartoon Network
CNN International
Food Network
The Travel Channel
TNT
Investigation Discovery
Real Time
HGTV
Discovery Family
Paramount Africa is officially shutting down at the end of December 2025, drawing the curtain on more than two decades of operations in South Africa and Nigeria.
The company, which once reached over 100 million viewers across 52 African territories, confirmed it will close its doors as part of a massive global restructuring at its parent company, Paramount Global.
This is the same Paramount Africa behind channels like BET, MTV, MTV Base, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and more.
Its digital footprint has also been significant, with millions of monthly page views, social media engagements, and content partnerships across Africa.
But despite that scale, rising costs and a global strategic reset have caught up with the business.
Paramount’s retrenchment has been building for months.
Earlier this year, plans to launch a standalone Paramount+ app in South Africa were quietly shelved.
Then in August, the company said its content would remain available only via DStv and Showmax.
And last month, MultiChoice confirmed that BET Africa and MTV Base will disappear from DStv and GOtv on January 1, 2026, as Paramount Africa winds down entirely.
The shutdown is tied to aggressive cost-cutting after Paramount’s merger with Skydance. The company is targeting a 15% reduction in global staff and $3 billion in savings.
International divisions, including Africa, have taken the hardest hit as the business pivots away from linear TV and doubles down on a more streamlined streaming-first model.
At the same time, the global media landscape is being shaken by Warner Bros. Discovery’s chaotic auction. Netflix, Paramount, and Comcast have all submitted fresh bids for WBD, with some offers reportedly focusing on the studios-and-streaming division, home to HBO, HBO Max, DC, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Analysts say the crown jewel bundle could go for as much as $70 billion, a deal that would reshape Hollywood and accelerate the decline of traditional TV.
DStv subscribers may lose access to 12 major Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) channels, including CNN International, Discovery Channel, TLC, and Cartoon Network, from Jan. 1, 2026, if MultiChoice and WBD fail to conclude a new distribution agreement.
DStv
MultiChoice, now owned by Canal+, issued a notice to customers on Monday, warning that its current carriage deal with WBD will expire on Dec. 31, 2025, and negotiations to renew the contract remain inconclusive.
“While discussions between the parties continue, no agreement has been reached at this stage. If this remains unchanged, several Warner Bros. Discovery channels may no longer be available on DStv from Jan. 1, 2026,” the company said.
The channels at risk include Discovery Channel, CNN International, TLC, Discovery Family, Real Time, TNT Africa, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, and Travel Channel.
The development comes amid subscriber losses for MultiChoice, which has shed 2.8 million active linear subscribers over the last two financial years.
This includes 1.2 million customers lost in 2025 alone, representing an 8 per cent decline across South Africa and the rest of Africa.
In Nigeria, MultiChoice has lost 1.4 million subscribers in the past two years, largely due to repeated subscription price increases, according to Nairametrics.
The broadcaster is also set to lose additional content in the coming months. Paramount Africa will discontinue BET Africa and MTV Base from Jan. 1, 2026, while CBS Reality and CBS Justice will cease operations on Dec. 31, 2025.
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