The Real Reason Telemundo Africa Changed The Names To Shows Like The Way To Paradise And A Passion For Revenge

Telemundo is an American based entertainment channel home to variety of telenovelas from Latin America, Mexico and Colombia. It's been in Africa for 13 years with shows like My Heart Beats For Lola, For Love And Justice and The Face Of Destiny.

Some viewers have noticed that Telemundo changed the names various of shows being allocated on the channel. Aside from the latter two there's also The Woman In Charge, The Way To Paradise and All Roads Lead To Love.

The Woman In Charge which will be concluding soon is known as La Jefa which translates to The Boss. Because Telemundo already reserved The Boss for La Patrona, they resorted to an alternative title with the same meaning. 

For The Way To Paradise, it's whole premise even the title Sin Seños Si Hay Paraíso deals with breasts and some countries are sensitive about this. It's been long been speculated that Telemundo never made this show available in Africa due to this ordeal.

Another show which also got a name change For Love And Justice is known as Los Miserables which translates to The Miserable Ones. The series revolves on Lucia clearing her name (Justice) and finding romance "Love".

The Miserable Ones doesn't really sit well with a show containing such a plot. Another instance is All Roads Lead To Love (Eva La Trailera/Eva The Trucker) as they wanted it to appeal to a wider audience as opposed to feeling niche or industrial.

A Passion For Revenge (Tierra De Reyes/Land Of Kings) is a remake to Hidden Passions (Pasión de Gavilanes) and similar to All Roads Lead To Love the title was touching on the plot. Brothers avenge the death of sister (Revenge) and fall in love (Passion).

Another reason with A Passion For Revenge being a remake, Telemundo probably wanted it to stand on its own feet from past iterations.

In short, there's several reasons Telemundo gave these shows their respective names some like The Way To Paradise proved to be controversial. Then there's others like All Roads Lead To Love where they wanted to make it appealing to viewers.

May 2026 On Nick Jr. Across Europe And Africa | Channel Premiere: Rubble & Crew S4 | Returning Shows: Ben And Holly's Little Kingdom | More

-- Brand new episodes of Rubble & Crew season four:

- 2026-05-04 06:45 4x05a The Crew Builds A Conveyor Belt Restaurant

- 2026-05-05 06:45 4x05b The Crew Cooks Up A Community Soup

- 2026-05-06 06:45 4x06a The Crew Fixes The Observatory

- 2026-05-07 06:45 4x06b The Crew Builds A Meow Yard

-- Deer Squad season four:

- 2026-05-18 07:50 4x01 Out Of The Ice Part 1 & 2 - season four premiere

- 2026-05-19 07:50 4x02 Buns In Space / Scratch And Sniff

- 2026-05-20 07:50 4x03 Penguin Peril / Fix It Fair

- 2026-05-21 07:50 4x04 Dojobot / A Shark's Life

- 2026-05-22 07:50 4x05 Strength Of Steel / Bubbles, Bubbles, Lots Of Trouble

- 2026-05-25 07:50 4x06 Slushy Storm / Cowboy Steel

- 2026-05-26 07:50 4x07 Rise Of The Sub-Zero Sub / Balloon Bonanza

- 2026-05-27 07:50 4x08 Steel Man Steel / The Mystery Heroes

- 2026-05-28 07:50 4x09 Winter Is Coming / Kite Fright

- 2026-05-29 07:50 4x10 Musical Mayhem / Dinobadbot

-- Returning shows:

- Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom:

From Monday 11th May 2026, airing daily at 09:30, 16:00 and 02:10

- The Creature Cases:

From Monday 18th May 2026, airing daily at 14:40 (one-and-a-half episodes each day)

Canal+ To Shutter Showmax Streaming Service By The End Of April As Content Moves To DStv Stream

Showmax has today confirmed key dates marking the end of the streaming service that has operated across 44 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa for the past 11 years.

In an email sent to subscribers on Wednesday evening, the platform outlined a phased wind-down of its current service, with 31 March 2026 set as the final day for subscription renewals and voucher redemptions. From 1 April 2026, new subscriptions and renewals will no longer be available.

Existing subscribers will continue watching content until their subscription expires, or until the end of April 2026, whichever comes first.

This new update provides the clearest consumer-facing timeline yet, following the announcement roughly two weeks ago that Canal+ would shut down Showmax, citing “unacceptable” losses at the African streamer as it sought cost-saving measures.

That announcement sent shockwaves across the industry, from Nairobi to Lagos to Johannesburg, with filmmakers and actors raising concerns over the loss of a key African platform that had, for over a decade, commissioned and amplified local storytelling at scale.

At the same time, the announcement was also met with uncertainty, particularly due to the absence of a clear shutdown timeline or transition plan for subscribers.

Even now, some subscribers have already begun expressing frustration over the short transition window. “It’s really annoying how little time is left,” one subscriber and regular Showmax viewer said in a WhatsApp message.

Showmax Originals will now move to DStv Stream, positioning it as MultiChoice’s central hub for streaming offering, at least for now.

“Showmax is starting a new chapter, and your favourite shows are getting a shiny new home on DStv Stream,” the company said in the email.

But the language used in the communication also suggests that there is more to come. In stating that the content will join “a bigger world of entertainment, all in one place,” MultiChoice hints at a broader consolidation strategy — one that could see Canal+ and MultiChoice’s currently fragmented digital products folded into a more unified streaming ecosystem. There have been reports that Canal+ is exploring a single “super app”, one to rule them all, though this remains unconfirmed at this stage.

In the meantime, it remains unclear whether Showmax users will be migrated to DStv Stream, and what that process would look like in terms of pricing, packaging and access, especially given the current price disparity between the two services.

Chrysalis (Kamdaki Kiz) Season 3 Ending Explained

In the TV finale for Chrysalis (Kamdaki Kiz), Sedat and Nalan's actual remarriage was not shown on screen because the production opted for a time-skip conclusion that focused on their reconciliation rather than a full wedding sequence.

The decision to provide a "forced happy ending" for the television series was heavily criticised by viewers and critics, primarily because it deviated significantly from the original book's ending.

Key reasons for the handling of the finale include:

• Deviation from the source material: In the real life-story and the novel, Nalan and Sedat never get back together. Nalan's true life partner after her divorce is Hayri, with whom she lived with for seven years.

• Thematic shift: The TV series chose to redeem Sedat - showing him changing his ways after his mother's death - and concluded with him proposing to Nalan again on her birthday.

• Pacing and Time Skips: Rather than dedicating screen time to a second wedding, the final episode used a one-year time jump to show the couple already reunited and happy, which some viewers perceived as "cutting" the wedding scene.

Canal+ To Rollout Fishing TV Channel To Consumers Across Africa (Excluding MultiChoice Territories)

Fishing TV is a premium video-on-demand (VOD) platform dedicated to recreational angling (fishing). Launched in 2009, it serves as a specialized streaming service for high-quality fishing content, functioning like a "Netflix for fishing".

It aggregates and produces professional fishing TV shows, videos, movies, documentaries, and short tips from around the world. This include The Fishing TV Show, Yucatan Anglers TV and 24 Hr Rod Race.

Fishing TV organizes its library into dedicated channels (categories) covering nearly every style and discipline of recreational fishing. This includes Fly Fishing, Saltwater, Carp, Coarse & Match and Predator Fishing.

During the month, it was reported that Canal+ Afrique would be adding Fishing TV to their platforms. This was accompanied by various channels already seen on DStv like SuperSport Grandstand, Comedy Central and History.

Similar to Love Nature, Fishing TV serves as yet another TV channel that the French broadcaster hadn't picked up for MultiChoice territories. Despite offering The Wildfly Fishing Series and Inside Angling on SuperSport.

Aside from offering a linear channel, Fishing TV is available on Smart TVs, mobile devices (iOS/Android), tablets, and set-top boxes.