The hounds are going to howl again: SABC2 has ordered its weekday Afrikaans soap 7de Laan 2018 to bring back its original, iconic theme song.
The soapie changed its theme song in June 2015 as part of a series of transformative becomes make the weekday Afrikaans soap more palatable to a broader audience.
It can not as yet clear from what date SABC2 viewers will again hear the memorable, violin-infused theme song done by the Soweto Chain Quartet.
For many years, dogs across South African households, considering they're little wolves, howled along when the somewhat-melancholic violin melody composed by Louis van Rensburg started out, literally notifying and dialling their owners to TV SET sets. (Read more here)
That changed when the unmemorable new song from Joe Niemand and new opening sequence was launched.
"The omnibus of 7de Laan is returning, such as original signature song of the show, " said Jacqui Hlongwane, SABC2 system manager, according to AlexNews.
Hlongwane told the multimedia that e. tv is "breathing down our neck" and that SABC2 is aware that the SABC will have to produce better content if is actually to keep its audiences.
"Our relationship with our viewers must not be an one-night stand but the one which will last for eternity. All of us need not take them with no consideration as they now have more options at their disposal. "
"e. tv is breathing down our neck and the only way to settle relevant is to beat them at this viewership and can do that by producing top class materials for the viewers, inches Jacqui Hlongwane reportedly said.
She said SABC2 is aware that line-up and schedule changes the route introduced touched a raw-nerve that negatively impacted viewership. "I can assure them that we have took in and we're answering their numerous calls urging all of us to do something. inches
SABC TV head publicist Zandile Nkonyeni didn't react to a media question, inquiry, interrogation on Wednesday seeking review about why SABC2 determined to bring back the original 7de Laan theme song.