Africa Magic Showcase Termination

From 1 March 2016, Africa Magic Showcase (DStv channel 150) will no longer be available on the DStv
Premium package. DStv Premium customers can still get the best of local content on our other Africa Magic channels, as well as on Mzansi and VUZU.

Airtel Trace Music Star Makes A Comeback In 2016 With International Superstar Keri Hilson

Season 2 of Airtel TRACE Music Star, the biggest pan-African talent search competition, is back and will see Keri Hilson on the hunt for Africa’s next music talent from February 1, 2016! The 2015 edition of Airtel Trace Music Star With 2.3 million calls made in its previous season, the Airtel TRACE Music Star (ATMS) talent search is the biggest music competition to ever take place in Africa. The number of contestants surpassed European and American talent shows such as “The Voice” and “Idols”. The mobile phone based ATMS talent search contest also won the “Best Pan-African Initiative” accolade at the prestigious AfricaCom Awards held in Capetown, South Africa. Crowned Airtel TRACE Music star winner by megastar Akon, Mayunga won a record deal as well as promotion for a total value exceeding $500,000 and a mentorship programme with Akon. His first track “Nice Couple” reached number 1 on all major radio and TV charts in his home country of Tanzania. A few months ago, he was in Los Angeles with Akon to record his second single “Please Don’t Go Away” and shoot the music video. The grand prize comprises a mentorship program with multi-award.winning American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson in Atlanta. The winner will not only star in their own music video alongside Keri Hilson; he/she will get an opportunity to record a duet with the “Knock You Down” songstress, as well as receive a signed contract with a major music label and worldwide media exposure through various TRACE’s platforms.

Nicki Minaj Brings The Pinkprint Tour To South Africa In March

American pop & hip hop sensation
Nicki Minaj, is bringing the famous
Pinkprint tour to her South African
fans, with three unforgettable shows
in Johannesburg at the Ticketpro
Dome on Thursday 17 March,
Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium on
Sunday 20 March and Cape Town’s
Grand Arena, Grand West on Tuesday
22 March.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on
Thursday 28 January from
ticketpro.co.za and selected Edgars
retail stores nationally.
Grammy Award-nominated superstar,
Nicki Minaj, continues to break
records and impact pop culture at
large. Her critically lauded third full-
length album, The Pinkprint arrived at
the top of the Billboard 200 and
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart, cementing her as rap's reigning
queen.
Minaj recently made history,
simultaneously occupying four top 10
spots on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-
Hop airplay chart and becoming the
first female artist to achieve the feat.
Minaj also has the most hits on
Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart of any
female rapper in history and is #3
among all females. What’s more,
twelve of her entries entered the top
ten, yielding another record for a
female rapper.
Minaj stands at the top of the pop
vanguard. To date, the global
superstar has sold over 50 million
singles and 5 million albums
worldwide. Minaj has also been the
recipient of a bevy of awards
including American Music Awards,
MTV VMA’s, Billboard Awards,
People’s Choice Awards, BET Awards
& many others.
A global touring phenomenon, Minaj
has sold out iconic venues including
London’s O2 Arena, Brooklyn’s
Barclays Arena, The Staples Center in
Los Angeles, and many more.
Outside of music, she has starred in
films including Ice Age: Continental
Drift and The Other Woman in
addition to judging American Idol.
She’ll also take the screen alongside
Ice Cube and Cedric The Entertainer,
starring in 2016’s Barbershop 3.
In South Africa the chart-topping,
multi-award winning rapper and
actress will be performing a number
of her countless hits from her three
albums including her latest offering.
With an astonishing 96 million fans
on social media, Minaj will be pulling
out all the stops for her South African
tour.
The Nicki Minaj Pinkprint tickets can
be purchased from
www.ticketpro.co.za and selected
Edgars retail stores, with prices
ranging from R490.
Johannesburg: Ticketpro Dome - 17
March
Durban: Moses Mabhida Stadium - 20
March
Cape Town: Grand Arena, GrandWest
– 22 March
The Nicki Minaj Pinkprint tour is
presented by Airey Scott
Entertainment, 5FM, Metro FM, and
Channel O

Nickelodeon Africa March 2016 Schedule

05:00  Rabbids:Invasion
05:30  Breadwinners
05:55  Max & Shred
06:20  Harvey Beaks
06:45  SpongeBob SquarePants
07:10  SpongeBob SquarePants
07:35  Game Shakers
08:00  Sanjay & Craig
08:25  Breadwinners
08:50  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
09:20  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
09:45  100 Things To Do Before High School
10:10  Max & Shred
10:35  SpongeBob SquarePants
11:00  SpongeBob SquarePants
11:25  Harvey Beaks
11:50  Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
12:15  Breadwinners
12:40  Rabbids:Invasion
13:10  Game Shakers
13:35  The Thundermans
14:00  Harvey Beaks
14:25  SpongeBob Squarepants New Episodes (190-196)
14:50  SpongeBob SquarePants
15:20  Henry Danger
15:45  Breadwinners
16:10  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
16:35  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
17:00  100 Things To Do Before High School
17:25  Game Shakers
17:50  SpongeBob SquarePants
18:20  Bella & The Bulldogs
18:45  Sanjay & Craig
19:10  The Thundermans New Episodes (301-312)
19:35  Henry Danger
20:00  SpongeBob Squarepants
20:25  SpongeBob SquarePants
20:50  Harvey Beaks
21:15  Game Shakers
21:40  100 Things To Do Before High School
22:05  Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
22:25  Breadwinners
22:50  The Thundermans
23:20  Sanjay & Craig
23:45  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
00:05  Henry Danger
00:30  SpongeBob SquarePants
00:50  SpongeBob SquarePants
01:15  Bella & The Bulldogs
01:40  The Haunted Hathaways
02:00  Sam & Cat
02:25  ICarly
02:50  Breadwinners
03:20  Rabbids: Invasion
03:45  Legend of Korra
04:10  TMNT/SpongeBob Squarepants
04:35  ICarly

Nicktoons Africa March 2016 Schedule

6:00  T.U.F.F. Puppy
6:25  The Fairly OddParents
6:50  The Penguins Of Madagascar
7:15  Fanboy and Chum Chum
7:40  Avatar:Legend of Aang
8:05  Avatar:Legend of Aang
8:30  Alvin and the Chipmunks
8:55  The Fairly OddParents
9:20  Angry Beavers New Episodes (44-53)
9:45  Robot And Monster
10:10  Rugrats
10:35  All Grown Up
11:00  As Told By Ginger New Episodes (21-30)
11:25  Totally Spies
11:50  Totally Spies
12:15  Winx Club
12:40  Winx Club
13:05  Avatar:Legend of Aang
13:30  Avatar:Legend of Aang
13:55  The Fairly OddParents
14:20  Alvin and the Chipmunks New Episodes (121A-126B)
14:45  Get Blake!
15:10  T.U.F.F. Puppy New Episodes (41-50)
15:35  Kung Fu Panda
16:00  Monsters Vs Aliens New Episodes (14-26)
16:25  Fanboy and Chum Chum
16:50  The Penguins Of Madagascar
17:15  The Penguins Of Madagascar
17:40  Kung Fu Panda
18:05  Avatar:Legend of Aang New Episodes (312-321)
18:30  Avatar:Legend of Aang
18:55  Winx Club
19:20  Totally Spies
19:45  Totally Spies
20:10  Alvin and the Chipmunks
20:35  Get Blake!
21:00  The Fairly OddParents
21:25  Fanboy and Chum Chum
21:50  Monsters Vs Aliens
22:15  The Penguins Of Madagascar
22:40  The Penguins Of Madagascar
23:05  Kung Fu Panda
23:30  Totally Spies
23:55  Totally Spies
0:20  Monsters Vs Aliens
0:45  Danny Phantom
1:10  The Wild Thornberrys
1:35  The Ren & Stimpy Show
2:00  The Ren & Stimpy Show
2:25  Angry Beavers
2:50  Angry Beavers
3:15  Back at the Barnyard
3:40  Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
4:05  Jimmy Neutron
4:30  Hey Arnold!/Rugrats
4:55  Angry Beavers
5:20  Angry Beavers
5:45  Fanboy and Chum Chum

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Flies In March On Nickelodeon & Nicktoons

GET READY FOR SOMETHING BIG. Because the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards are coming, and this year your favorites are bringing it, BIG TIME! We’re talking the most massive musical performances  we’ve ever pulled off! The most colossal celebrities on the planet, all in one place! Stuffed with  supersized surprises that will BLOW. YOUR. MIND! And we’re bringing it all straight to you: the biggest fans in the world! So brace yourself for immense impact. Because this much fun cannot be  contained. KIDS’ CHOICE 2016: KIND OF A BIG DEAL.  The host of the 2016 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is ready to bring on the slime! Country music singer and coach on the U.S.’s ‘The Voice’, Blake Shelton is now taking on another new job. He’ll be taking center stage at the 2016 KCA! Joining him? A ton of your favorite celebs… and a ton of your  favorite green goo—SLIME!!! Don’t miss all the fun at the ultimate kids’ party, the 2016 KCA!  This year in the African category, Best African Blogger, your favorite lifestyle, fashion and beauty  bloggers have the chance to take home the orange blimp! And the cool thing about the KCA is that  YOU CHOOSE THE WINNER!  They are:
Style By Sylvia (Kenya) - Fashion Stylist & Blogger
Baked The Blog (South Africa) - Style & Beauty Blogger  Bella Naija (Nigeria) – Entertainment Blogger
Theodora Lee (South Africa) – Lifestyle Blogger

So get ready to cast your vote for the KCA 2016! And remember: the final decision is in your hands.  The KCA 2016 airs on Wednesday 16 March at 16:30 CAT after a marathon of brand new episodes  of SpongeBob SquarePants starting at 14:25 CAT. KCA 2016 encores on Friday 18 at 15:30 CAT,  on Saturday 19 at 11:30 CAT and Sunday 20 at 17:30 CAT, only in Nickelodeon!

So get ready to cast your vote for the KCA 2016! And remember: the final decision is in your hands.  The KCA 2016 airs on Wednesday 16 March at 16:30 CAT after a marathon of brand new episodes  of ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks starting at 14: 20 CAT. KCA 2016 encores on Friday 18 at  18:30 CAT, on Saturday 19 at 10:10 CAT and Sunday 20 at 15:35 CAT!

Updated:Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Nick Jr. Africa March 2016 Highlights

Nickelodeon Africa March 2016 Highlights:
Nickelodeon's KCA 2016
Airs on Wednesday 16 March at 16:30 CAT. KCA 2016 encores on Friday 18 at 15:30 CAT on Saturday 19 at 11:30 CAT and Sunday 20 at 17:30 CAT.

Spongebob Squarepants
New episodes (190-196)
Airs Monday to Friday at 14:25 CAT, starting on Monday 7 March. New episodes marathons on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 at 9:20 CAT and 15:20 respectively.

The Thundermans
New episodes (301-312)
Airs Monday to Friday at 19:10 CAT, starting on Monday 7 March. New episodes marathons on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 at 9:20 CAT and 15:20 CAT respectively.

Harvey Beaks
New episodes (118-122)
Airs Monday to Friday at 14:00 CAT, starting on Monday 29 February. New episodes marathons on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 at 9:20 CAT and 15:20 CAT respectively.

Nick Jr. Africa March 2016 Highlights:
Fresh Band of Spies
New series (101-110)
Premiere:Sunday, March 27 at 21:20 and Monday 28 at 05:10, 09:20 and 17:10

Blaze and the Monster Machines
New episodes (120, 204-206, 201-202)

Programming Stunts & Events
Music Week:Starting Sunday, March 20 at 21:20 and Monday, March 21 at 05:10, 09:20 and 17:10. Includes Dora La Maestra de Musica, Diego Kicho'a Magic Flute, Bubble Guppies Ducks in a row!, Dora and Friends We Save the Music, Ni Hao Kai Lan Tolee's Rhyme Time, Dora La Le Musica, Zack & Quack Zack & Quack, Olive the Ostrich Olive and the Orchestra, Max & Ruby Max's Music.

Dora Bedtime Marathon; Saturday, March 12 at 23:00 and Sunday 13 at 11:00

Blaze and the Monster Machines:Blaze of Glory *Sunday Movie*
Premiere:Saturday, March 5 at 19:10 and Sunday, March 6 at 7:10
Paw Patrol:Pup Flu, Pups Save the Dinosaur *Sunday Movie*
Premiere:Saturday, March 12 at 19:10 and Sunday, March 13 at 7:10
Bubble Guppies:The Puppy and the Ring *Sunday Movie*
Premiere:Saturday, March 19 at 19:10 and Sunday, March 20 at 7:10
Dora:Dora's World Adventure *Sunday Movie*
Premiere:Saturday, March 26 at 19:10 and Sunday, March 27 at 7:10

Nicktoons Africa March 2016 Highlights:
Nickelodeon's KCA 2016
Airs on Wednesday 16 March at 16:30 CAT. KCA 2016 encores on Friday 18 at 18:30 CAT and Saturday 19 at 10:10 CAT and Sunday 20 at 15:35 CAT.

Monsters Vs. Aliens
New episodes (114-126)
Airs Monday to Friday at 16:00 CAT, starting on Monday 7 March. New episodes marathons on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March at 8:05 CAT and 13:30 CAT respectively.

Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
New episodes (121A-126B)
Airs Monday to Friday at 14:20 CAT, starting on Monday 7 March. New episodes marathons on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March at 8:05 CAT and 13:30 CAT respectively.

Monster's Apprentice
Airs Monday to Friday from 16:00 CAT on the week of March 21. Stunt's episodes marathons on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March at 8:05 CAT and 13:30 CAT respectively. Includes Monsters Vs. Aliens, Planet Sheen and Robot and Monster.

Avatar:The Legend of Aang                  New episodes (312-321)                       Airs Monday to Friday at 18:05 CAT, starting on Monday 14 March.

T.U.F.F. Puppy
New episodes (215-224)
Airs Monday to Friday at 15:10 CAT, starting on Monday 14 March. New episodes marathons on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 April at 8:05:CAT and 13:30 respectively.

Plus:Angry Beavers New Episodes (44-53) and As Told By Ginger New Episodes (21-30)

Nickelodeon Africa To Premiere Game Shakers From Monday 8 February At 17:25

GAME SHAKERS
New Series (101-113)
Airs Monday to Friday at 17:25 CAT, starting on Monday 8 February. New episodes  marathon on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 at 9:20 CAT and 15:20 CAT respectively, and the  weekend of 27 and 28 February at 9:20 CAT and 15:20 CAT respectively.
When they created Sky Whale for their science project, seventh graders Babe and Kenzie were  hoping for a passing grade at best. Although not parting from a very smooth beginning, the abilities  combined of the natural-born leader Babe and the geeky smart Kenzie set up the pillars of a  successful business relationship: the partners-turned-business-partners-turned-friends never expected  that their mobile gaming app will become the most popular game of the year! With the profits, Babe  and Kenzie start GAME SHAKERS, a super cool gaming company in Brooklyn, hiring their friend  Hudson as their first employee and overexcited tester.  But when superstar rapper Double G finds out the girls used one of his songs in their game without  permission, he threatens to sue them for all he is owed! To make things right, Babe and Kenzie  decide to make the rap superstar their business partner and hire his son, Triple G, as a game  consultant. Together, Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Triple G and Double G will work to make Game  Shakers a huge success in the gaming world!
In the new series starting on Monday 8 February, we’ll see how this Game Shakers turn things  around in the gaming world! Answering to other companies’ requests of creating new apps about  some of their products or conceding to their new partner Double G and his eccentric ‘ideas’; all the  while trying to keep order in their business and that nothing goes out of their hands.  Do you want to know some more about the lives of 12-years-old successful entrepreneurs? Then stay  tuned to Nickelodeon Monday to Friday at 17:25 CAT! With the special two-episodes premiere  taking place on the same Monday. But don’t
worry if you miss something, you’ll have the
opportunity to get back to these tech savvies on
the new episodes marathons, taking place on
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 at 9:20 CAT and
15:20 CAT respectively, and the weekend of 27
and 28 February at 9:20 CAT and 15:20 CAT
respectively.

Ex On The Beach Season Four Premier On MTV this January

Ex On The Beach S4: The hit reality television series Ex On The Beach is back and season 4 promises to be even crazier than the last, as eight new sexy singles head to a holiday heaven in Mexico... or so they think. The new series also promises a few surprise celebrity exes dropping in to make sure that the contestants’ perfect summer romances do not go according to plan.
Programme: Ex On The Beach
Channel: MTV (DStv channel 130)
Broadcast: 26 January
Time: 21:15

According To Alex Premieres On BET, 20 January

According to Alex premiering on BET (DStv channel 129), is a docu-series that focuses on Alex Martin Dean, the
daughter of Whoopi Goldberg and Alvin Martin, and her three children - now in their teens and 20s. This docu-series shows Alex’s journey as she reinvents herself
personally and professionally with the help of her husband, Bernard, and their best friends, Leisa (the daughter of Hill Street Blues actor Lee Weaver) and Ron.
When her eldest daughter, Amara, decides to move back home - with her fiancé and new baby in tow – suddenly, three generations will be living under one roof and Alex and Leisa’s plans may have to be take a back seat. Catch According to Alex weekly on BET (DStv channel 129) from Wednesday 20 January at 19:30.
Programme: According To Alex
Channel: BET (DStv Channel 129)
Date: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Time: 19:30

Boomerang Africa (EMEA) 2016-Slate

Bunnicula
An animated comedy series based on the  bestselling children’s book. The series follows the paranormal comedy adventures  of Bunnicula the vampire rabbit, who — instead of drinking blood — drains the juice  of carrots and other vegetables to boost  his supernatural abilities. 
New Show
Exclusive
May 2016
10 episodes x 22’
A Warner Bros Production

Grizzy & the Lemmings
He is big as a bear, strong as a bear, smart…as a bear. Naturally, no other animal dares to  contest this “bear’s privilege”. That is no other animal except one: a tribe that belongs to the  most ino?ensive, stupid and ridiculous mammal family that exists – the lemmings.
New Show - Exclusive
September 2016
39 episodes x7’
A  Studio Hari Production

Cartoon Network Africa 2016-Slate

Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls, featuring Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, are three girl superheroes  whose mission is to fight crime in between living a normal childhood. The reimagined series, about three girls juggling school and saving the world before bedtime, is slated for a 2016 global launch and will include a brand-new television series, produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

Show reboot

40 episodes x 11'

March 2016

A Cartoon Network Studios Production

Ben 10

Cartoon Network is introducing a brand new Ben 10 to a new generation of fans across the globe with an all-new television series. The new animated series, based on the highly successful franchise about an alien-powered kid hero, is being produced by Cartoon Network Studios and will premiere on Cartoon Network international channels in the fall of 2016.

Show reboot

Exclusive

October 2016

10 episodes x 11’

A Cartoon Network Studios Production

Mighty Magisword

When quests need questing, call Vambre and Prohyas: Warriors for Hire!

Both of them use crazy swords with magical properties so diverse you could never list them all. The show is the latest brainchild of Kyle Carrozza, the mastermind behind The Spongebob Movie. Focusing on a pair of eccentric but lovable siblings, Prohyas and Vambre, the show will be distributed online, in the form of micro-shorts, and on air.

Brand new shorts

March 2016

20 episodes x 5’

A Cartoon Network Studios production

KaBoom Announces Ongoing 'Over The Garden Wall' Series

This April, Boom Studios ‘ all-ages imprint KaBoom is launching Over The Garden Wall as an ongoing series, written by Jim Campbell and show writer Amalia Levari, with art by Campbell and Cara McGee. Over the Garden
Wall began life as an animated miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network, which led to a one-shot tie-in comic from Kaboom, which led in turn to a comic miniseries, and now this ongoing book. Over the Garden Wall ‘s original focus was on Wirt and Greg, two brothers who are trying to find their way home from a forest called the Unknown. As of the new series, the scope has expanded far beyond that, featuring stories of
other characters who live within the Unknown, as well as Wirt and Greg’s experiences after making it home. This series will be the first part of the Over the Garden Wall franchise that doesn’t feature writing from series creator Patrick McHale. However, Jim Campbell collaborated with McHale on the previous Garden Wall comics, while his co-writer Amalia Levari comes directly from the animated series, so it seems unlikely that things will drift very far from McHale’s original vision. The plan is for each issue of the new series to feature two complete stories. The first issue will tell the story of Anna, a woodsman’s daughter who must learn to survive the
Unknown. It also features a story about Wirt and Greg, who have left the Unknown behind, except that maybe they haven’t really left the Unknown behind at all. Incentive variant cover by Veronica Fish

A Wacky Races Reboot From Turner Broadcasting And Warner Bros.

In recent years, there has been some doubt regarding a pilot that was created 10 years ago which gave new light to Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races franchise, titled "Wacky Races Forever". But, combined with Warner Bros. Animation's "milking" of the company's "Big 3" franchises, Scooby-Doo , Tom & Jerry, and Looney Tunes, there's been minimal hope of an older HB franchise to step into the children's media market, hence why the aforementioned Wacky Races reboot pilot was not picked up. However, as of this post, there was a new video that surfaced promoting the Australian Cartoon Network and Boomerang feeds. It showcases the 2016 lineup of new programming. You'd miss it in the blink of an eye, but at 1:11 a certain, unfamiliar title
card appears. With some new clips for yet-to-air CN
Originals (Powerpuff Girls reboot) and acquired series (Grizzy and the Lemmings ) the authenticity of this video is likely confirmed. Boomerang rebranded earlier this year, and about a year ago this month, some new, original programming has been promised for the international feeds that represent the brand. But is rebooting Wacky Races a smart choice for Turner and WBA? What are your thoughts?