Jonathan Proctor is the former head of Bop Broadcasting Corporation. The bte noir of Lucas Mangope, he aired certain programmes well before Aunty-SABC dared. Publicity-shy and independent, this is a broadcaster with a plethora of skills. He will lead e.tv for five years with Richard Magau as his deputy.
Magau is an all-rounder from Bop-TV who has worked as a cameraman, producer and manager.
Tramping around the film and television markets of the world will be the forte of Pat Thekisho. This talented scheduler and buyer learned her skill at Bop, where she was responsible for introducing South Africans to top programmes like Oprah Winfrey, Arsenio Hall and others.
Thekisho will head foreign programming acquisitions, while heading up local acquisitions is Thabo Makhene.
The former head of Mmabatho TV has already been talking to local producers about bringing quality local ideas on to e.tv.
Its figurehead and doyenne is Nomazizi Mtshotshisa of Vula Communications Holdings, which will own 25% of the shares in Midi. A well-known figure in NGO circles, Mtshotshisa is now a business consultant.
The SABC’s former head of strategic planning, David Niddrie, will run e.tv’s news operations.