M-Net has just announced that the reality show will be back for a fifth season - something I've known for about 3 weeks now What M-Net is not yet saying, is that the contestants in this new season will be those eye-popping contestants out of the previous four seasons who had viewers glued.
''With the volume of interaction Big Brother Africa received from fans, it was clear that Big Brother Africa 5 was definitely on the cards,'' says Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa managing director. ''We've been developing what we believe will be thrilling new format changes.'' Channel 198 will be available to both DStv Premium as well as DStv Compact subscribers.
M-Net is coy about the contestants, only saying they're now ''head-hunting contestants from a database of previous entries submitted for the show''. I can tell you that they're actually planning on bringing back the best contestants from the previous four Big Brother Africa seasons, as production crew told me two weeks ago to make for an explosive new season.
Technology
One technological change already in place is that this year DStv channel 198 will feature two television feeds so audiences can choose to move from one BIG BROTHER feed to another. At any one time there will be two streams of video and audio coming out of the house and audiences can simply pick the one that they wish to watch.
And with the rules governing conspiracy and alliance about to be given a radical new perspective, audiences will definitely want to follow the action closely!
IK is Back
More good news from BIG BROTHER AFRICA is that charming Nigerian television and radio star I.K. Osakioduwa, whose easy humor and professional style are well known, will return to the BIG BROTHER stage for a second time. The star, whose credits include Comedy Club and Studio 53, is a familiar face to DStv viewers and a longtime fan of the Big Brother series.
Asked why he thinks audiences relate so well to BIG BROTHER AFRICA, I.K. says, “It’s all reality. That’s what makes it so interesting. People like to see the way that other people handle real life situations. And Big Brother always does his part to keep the activities and surprises in the house fresh.”
Meanwhile this year contestants will once again be drawn from 14 countries – Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. BIG BROTHER AFRICA season five will be produced by Endemol and filmed on location in Johannesburg. This year, the house will feature 53 cameras and 100 microphones ensuring that, as always, Big Brother is always watching!
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