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eMedia's 4 Channels Recieve Another Extension On MultiChoice's DStv, Might Go Dark By August 2024

Since 2022, eMedia Investments and MultiChoice had been undergoing a carriage dispute with the Competition Tribunal. After the p...

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Boomerang Africa Premieres Another Movie, Scooby-Doo! Franken Creepy And That's Not All We've Also Got More Brand New Episodes Of Grizzly And The Lemmings Along With Zig & Sharko In June 2017

BRAND NEW EPISODES
GRIZZY AND THE LEMMINGS
What more could a bear need besides fshing and taking naps all day? Grizzy is the happiest of bears as this is exactly how he goes about his days, until he discovers more of man’s tools!

In the all new episodes of Grizzy & the Lemmings, Grizzy makes a new discovery…a camera! Courtesy of the ranger, this is set to be a strange but exciting adventure for him as he fgures out the camera is connected to a top notch printer, but why is there no more paper for the printer? “Diamonds are girl’s best friend” and marriage is in the air…or maybe not. Grizzy starts to imagine getting a ring for his she-bear but a problem arises when the diamond disappears. Do the Lemmings have a hand in the disappearance of the diamond?

Premiere Date : 05/06/2017
Tune-In : Monday - Friday @ 16:40 CAT
Repeat : Monday - Friday @ 07:35 CAT
Sat & Sun @ 06:00, 10:55 & 17:00 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
ZIG & SHARKO
On a desert island lives a starving hyena with one obsession: devour that delicious mermaid from the rock in the lagoon.

Ever try jet skiing on roller skates? Shark hunting with a toothpick? Surfng on a tsunami? All that so you could have fresh mermaid for dinner? Welcome to the lives of Zig & Sharko. A pretty little mermaid perched on a rock in the deep blue sea. A starving hyena on the island next door. And between them, a peaceful lagoon. Well not that peaceful... Because a shark lives there and he is madly in love with the young mermaid. Zig, with the help of his side-kick crab buddy, Bernie, will do anything to get his paws on Marina, the mermaid.

Premiere Date : 19/06/2017
Tune-In : Monday - Friday @ 15:10 CAT
Repeat : Monday - Friday @ 07:10, 09:30, 18:05 CAT
Sat @ 06:25 & Sun @ 15:50 CAT

CINEMA SLOT
MOVIE STARS
Lights, camera and action with Movie Stars! In the spirit of family co-viewing, Boomerang has a few special movies to share with the entire family for the month of June!

The gang is back and is about to bring the entire family to life in Scooby-Doo! Franken Creepy! This time they fnd themselves meddling in some spooky family matters when Velma inherits her great-great uncles cursed castle in Transylvania, Pennsylvania. That’s not all we have in store for viewers this month, also catch The Ant Bully, Dispicable Me: Minion Madness, and Happy Feet!

Scooby-Doo! Franken Creepy
Saturday 17/06/2017 @ 15:00 CAT
Back to back movies on Saturday 16/06/2017 @ 13:20 - 16:20 CAT
The Ant Bully
Dispicable Me: Minion  Madness
Happy Feet

In June 2017 You Can Catch The Epic Conclusion Of Regular Show With A Three Part Special You Don't Wanna Miss This Plus You Can Brand New Episodes Of Everyone's Favourite Teenage Crime Fighters Teen Titans GO! Plus A Father's Day Stunt With All Your Favourite Shows On Cartoon Network Africa

BRAND NEW EPISODES
TEEN TITANS GO!
Teen Titans Go! is back for some all new crime-fighting adventures!

With so much generosity going around, Teen Titans Go! celebrate a double birthday! Beast Boy decides to share his birthday with Starfire once he learns that she’s never celebrated a birthday since arriving on Earth. Meanwhile, crime fighting never stops for Robin but his streak of stopping 52 crimes every year is in jeopardy when some of his team are poached by Kid Flash. You can also watch as the Titans play an innocent game of ‘spin the bottle’ to get closer to their alien princess, Starfire, but who will Starfire kiss? Curious? Tune-in to find out more!

Tune-In: Monday - Friday @ 16:10 CAT
Repeat: Monday - Friday @ 05:00, 06:25, 09:10, 11:30, 14:10, 16:10 & 18:40 CAT
Weekends @ 05:00, 06:50, 09:10, 11:30, 13:50, 16:30, 18:50 & 20:15 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
REGULAR SHOW
The crazy duo, Mordecai and Rigby, will be hitting our TV screens this June, one space day at a time!

Having a race in space could prove to be more fun than expected! Who wouldn’t enjoy messing around with a teleportation machine, unless of course it doesn’t go according to plan? A bounce here and a jump there means that new beds have arrived for our friends, however, all this fun and excitement is cut short after Mordecai and Rigby have to escape the claws of an unwelcomed guest. And in a three part special, discover the epic fnal battle in space that will decide the fate of the universe!

Premiere: Monday 05/06/2017
Tune-in: Monday - Friday @ 17:20 CAT
Weekends @ 05:40, 08:00, 12:40, 15:00 & 17:40 CAT
3 Part Special Friday 16/06/2017 @15:20

HOLIDAY STUNT
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
In the spirit of Father’s Day, this month Cartoon Network would like to pay tribute to the wonderful fatherly fgures across Africa through a series of special father-focused episodes!

Viewers can look forward to special screenings of all their favourite father characters doing what they do best! Watch as things get weirdly awkward when Raven’s father from Teen Titans Go! tries to steal the rest of the team’s souls. Viewers can also look forward to some comedic fun as Jake the Dog becomes a father. What could be more challenging than being a father – being a father to Rainicorn pups! Lastly, Bubbles can’t help but feel that she and the professor have nothing in common. The problem is soon resolved when Bubbles schedules a road trip for just the two of them!

Tune-in: Sunday 18/06/2017 @16:30 CAT

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

From What I've Seen Is It Possible For Multichoice's DStv To Add Etv's Sister Channels Which Is Reserved (Only) For Openview HD

etv launched Openview HD in 2015 with the launch of eKasi+, eMovies+, eAfrica+ and eToonz+ which were due to debut on the day Openview HD launched but didn't yet - after a while it launched. With its growth in subscribers and declining to viewership due to eAfrica+ and eKasi+ which aburtly shut down and replaced by eNolly and etv Extra (yay).

eToonz+ etv first free-to-air kids channel which runs 18 hours a day seven days a week like Disney XD (from sources) with a range of programs such as Cool Catz, Henry's World, Jelly Jam, Mike the Knight, Spongebob Squarepants, Regal Academy, Johnny Test and many more. Some of which are available on some of Multichoice DStv's Kids channels.

etv Extra is backup channel for local shows such as Rhythm City, Scandal and Gold Diggers, and international shows such as Empire, Broken Angel (Santa Diabla) with 205 live. It is the perfect destination to binge watch all your favourite shows. This is a wise decision now I can catch up with some of the latest shows. International shows can be found on M-Net and FOX with Telemundo formerly being Broken Angel.

eMovies+ is etv first ever movie channel which was like a caterpillar which sprouted into a butterfly. Most of the movies weren't great before then I gave up on the channel but etv managed to up its game which potentially got an additional movie channel, now I'm impressed. Thank You. Some of the latest aren't airing on the Compact movie channels.

eKasi+ and eAfrica+ were my least favourite channels I hardly paid attention to them, its sad to see a channel go but the sooner we accept it the better.

Before I use to watch SABC 1-3, then it became 2 and 3 at the moment now I just browse threw the two for Muvhango, Isidingo and a bit of the movies and international shows. Between SABC and etv I would rather prefer etv because they have this special element that get viewers attention whether its local or international. You can't have 90% local and 10% international/other you've got to keep it at a minimum.

Recommendations
eToonz + should be available on channel 300 since its a free to air kids channel carrying some of shows airing on DStv and eMovies should be on 138 maybe to fill a gap in movie genre due to the loss of several movie channels.

Additional News
Apparently when scrolling through the channels I press option and leave it at all channels and you see MNet+1 and MNTT and as you go further to channel 1001 and onwards you'll see former and future channels on DStv as well as channels that aren't available like eMovies HD, eMovies Extra HD, eToonz+ HD and etv Extra like the other day when I went to channel 100 and I found a commercial for Grojband on Boing (channel which is not available on DStv). So I'm just wondering whats going on cause I'm confused. This isn't the first time it happened you would usually find a channel written coming soon and airs programs which aren't available on DStv yet.

I'd consider getting an Openview HD before it was pointless but now I'd recommend it.

What Is Thought Of More New Shows, Less Repeats And Channel Arrangements On DStv With Recommendations

Since late 2014 till now DStv has found many alternatives of improving our viewing to offer the best entertainment with additional channels, extensions which results to minor losses.

2014-2015:
-Launch of Lifetime, BET International, NickToons and Nick Jr. in 2015 later in 2015 BET International became BET 2 for lower packages while BET was for premium packages which later converted back into one BET channel.
-Launching of two premium channels M-Net Edge and Vuzu AMP.
-Launch of Eva, Itv Choice, Zee World, M-Net City and M-Net Family for the first part of 2015.
-The second part of 2015 BBC Entertainment and Knowledge were dumped and replaced by BBC Brit and Earth with an additional channel BBC First later it was announced that BBC World News and Cbeebies may not continue which would be available to stream on an app then an ongoing protest commenced to save them both.
-The launch of an Afrikaans lifestyle channel Via.

2016-present:
-People's Weather moved to a new channel number as well as TLC Entertainment.
-M-Net Movies Family, Romance and Comedy were dumped and replaced with M-Net Movies Smile.
-Fashion TV, Rhema TV, KykNet Musiek, Discovery ID, Discovery World and FOX Crime and Trace Sports Stars were dumped for Fashion One, TBN, KykNet Nou, ID Xtra, Discovery Family, FOX Life and Trace Africa.
-CBS Action, CBS Drama, AMC and True Movies 1 were dumped due to the underperformance and deduction of repeats.
-Eva+ and ROK were launched everywhere in Africa excluding South Africa till December were we saw the launch of ROK, Soundcity and Spice TV in South Africa.
-In 2017, we had the launch of CGTN News, Zee Bollymovies and GOD TV.
-The termination of M-Net Edge, M-Net Family and M-Net Movies Showcase.
-Mentions about Ginx tv Esports Channel and its programming will also be generated with Supersport.

It maybe a way to spice up our offering but this is too much, theres nothing wrong with the new but as time goes by you lately miss the old, I understand that you're trying to enhance our viewing but we need a bit of old back, try to adding more repeats for example:

General Entertainment
-M-Net Movies Action and All Stars they should consider adding more present movies like etv.
-Pop up channels, they aren't a bad idea but you could try and add content that haven't been seen on premium packages and first time for local packages.
-FOX Life has more local and reality shows it more international series and you could air older seasons of The Simpsons.
-Universal Channel has a lack of series to air weekdays at 6am CAT.
-Sony Channel and Sony Max need a little more programs. It usually feel like a rerun channel at this point at time. Sony Channel needs movies. It is better if you replace it with Adult Swim.
-Telemundo needs more action-packed series like Lord of the Skies(El Senor De Los Cielos), Darling of the Centaur(La Querida Del Centauro) and El Chema so far only Woman of Steel(Senora Acero) managed to arrive as well as movies that are Latin American.
-Lack of fashion channels like the discontinued Style Network.
-Instead of having an Eva+ you could have a Telemundo+ which airs the the telenovelas from below 2010 with telenovelas from above 2010.
-Since you dumped CBS Action, CBS Drama and AMC couldn't you have just try to make a general entertainment channel which supplied itself with programs and movies from these channels as well as CBS Reality.
-Isn't there a way to get WWE female targeted series on E! if you can't add Diva Universal.

Kids:
-Cartoon Network needs to bring some of its old shows back from 2010 while Boomerang has to bring back the Flintstones, Yogi Bear and Animaniacs.
-Disney Channel when most of girl targeted series are finished can't you put them on Disney XD and Junior.
-Disney XD should be available 24/7 but it still not available 24/7 everywhere else.
-Most of the shows on NickToons are new (acquired) I can accept that but you could try and bring Sanjay and Craig,Breadwinners and Legend of Korra if you have the time because after all they haven't aired yet on the channel and not everyone with a Compact package has access to Nickelodeon.
-There is need for more kids channels especially with its programming because Teen Titans (Not GO!) didn't air on Cartoon Network thats why there is a need for Toonami even for Anime while Samurai Jack Season 5 and Robot Chicken is only available on Adult Swim. Boing is like Cartoon Network Too.
-TeenNick is needed not because we want it but because we have NickToons to watch all our animated Nick and other animated shows not live-action like True Jackson, Big Time Rush and All That.

Music:
-Lack of genres such as Pop, Rock and Electronic.
-Too much local music.
-Theres tracks that launched with music videos for certain artists and bands such as Keke Palmer, Skillet, Bridgit Mendler and Red that haven't shown on Trace Urban, MTV Base, Channel O and Soundcity.
-Most of the music channels air the same type of music.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

From The Creator Of The Popular Nicktoons Series The Fairly OddParents Comes Bunsen Is A Beast Premiering Monday 5 June At 15:10 CAT Along With The First Season Of ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks, More Loud House And Hunter Street In June 2017 On Nickelodeon Africa

Changes will occur from Monday 5 June 2017:

05:00  Henry Danger
05:30  Henry Danger
06:00  The Loud House
06:25  The Loud House
06:50  Bunsen is a Beast
07:15  The Thundermans
07:45  The Thundermans
08:10  Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
08:35  Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
09:00  Game Shakers
09:30  Hunter Street
09:55  The Loud House
10:20  The Loud House
10:50  Bunsen is a Beast
11:15  The Thundermans
11:45  The Thundermans
12:10  Henry Danger
12:35  Henry Danger
13:00  Game Shakers
13:25  Hunter Street
13:50  SpongeBob SquarePants
14:15  SpongeBob SquarePants
14:45  ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks
15:10  Bunsen is a Beast
15:40  The Loud House
16:15  The Loud House
16:45  The Thundermans
17:10  The Thundermans
17:35  Hunter Street
18:00  Game Shakers
18:30  Henry Danger
19:00  Henry Danger
19:25  Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
19:50  Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
20:15  Hunter Street
20:40  Game Shakers
21:05  Sam & Cat
21:30  Every Witch Way
21:55  Bunsen is a Beast
22:20  The Loud House
22:45  Henry Danger
23:10  Henry Danger
23:35  The Thundermans
00:00  The Thundermans
00:25  SpongeBob SquarePants
00:50  SpongeBob SquarePants
01:20  Pig Goat Banana Cricket
01:50  Sanjay & Craig
02:20  Rabbids: Invasion
02:50  Rabbids: Invasion
03:20  Pop Pixie
03:45  Make It Pop
04:10  TMNT/SpongeBob SquarePants
04:35  Every Witch Way

ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks S1
New Series (101-126)
Weekdays at 14:55 CAT.

Hunter Street
New Episodes (101-120)
Weekdays at 17:35 CAT. New episodes marathon on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 at 08:10 CAT and 12:55 CAT respectively.

Bunsen is a Beast
New Series (101-110)
Premieres Monday 5 June at 15:10 CAT. New episodes marathon on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June at 08:10 CAT and 12:55 CAT respectively.

Spongebob SquarePants Marathon
Saturday 10 June at 12:55 CAT.

The Loud House
New Episodes (208-214)
Premieres Monday 12 June at 15:10 CAT. New episodes marathon on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June at 08:10 CAT and 12:55 CAT respectively.

The Thundermans Marathon
Saturday 17 June at  12:55 CAT.

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Marathon
Saturday 24 June at 12:55 CAT.

Game Shakers Marathon
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July at 08:10 CAT and 12:55 CAT respectively.

SUNDAY MOVIES
Rags
11 June at 08:10 CAT
Nicky Deuce
18 June at 08:10 CAT
Monster High: Great Scarier Reef
25 June at 08:10 CAT
Monster High: Frights Camera Action
2 July at 08:10 CAT

In June 2017 We've Got Brand New Episodes Of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, My Life As A Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents And Rabbids: Invasion With The Return Of As Told By Ginger Weekdays At 06:00 CAT On NickToons Africa

Changes will occur from Monday 5 June 2017:
6:00  As Told By Ginger
6:25  Littlest Pet Shop
6:50  Peppa Pig
7:15  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
7:40  Regal Academy
8:05  ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
8:30  Rabbids: Invasion
8:55  My Life as a Teenage Robot
9:20  Littlest Pet Shop
9:45  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
10:10  Peppa Pig
10:35  Harvey Beaks
11:00  Inazuma Eleven
11:25  Totally Spies!
11:50  Totally Spies!
12:15  Winx Club
12:40  Regal Academy
13:05  Peppa Pig
13:30  Littlest Pet Shop
13:55  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
14:20  ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
14:45  The Fairly OddParents
15:10  Inazuma Eleven
15:35  The Penguins of Madagascar
16:00  Harvey Beaks
16:25  Peppa Pig
16:50  Rabbids: Invasion
17:15  Littlest Pet Shop
17:40  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
18:05  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
18:30  Regal Academy
18:55  Winx Club
19:20  Totally Spies!
19:45  Totally Spies!
20:10  ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
20:35  The Fairly OddParents
21:00  Harvey Beaks
21:25  Inazuma Eleven
21:50  Regal Academy
22:15  ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
22:40  Rabbids: Invasion
23:05  The Fairly OddParents
23:30  The Penguins of Madagascar
23:55  T.U.F.F. Puppy
0:20  The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
0:45  Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
1:10  Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
1:35  The Penguins of Madagascar
2:00  The Penguins of Madagascar
2:25  Avatar: The Last Airbender
2:50  Avatar: The Last Airbender
3:15  Totally Spies!
3:40  Totally Spies!
4:05  Fanboy and Chum Chum
4:30  Hey Arnold!/Rugrats
4:55  Winx Club
5:20  Winx Club
5:45  ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks

My Life as a Teenage Robot
New Episodes (21-30)
Monday 5 June at 08:55 CAT.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
New Episodes (414-426)
Premieres Monday 5 June at 13:55 CAT. New episodes marathon on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June at 08:05 CAT and 13:30 CAT respectively.

The Fairly OddParents
New Episodes (126-137)
Monday 5 June at 14:45 CAT. New episodes on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June at 08:05 CAT and 13:30 CAT respectively.

Rabbids: Invasion
Premieres Monday 12 June at 16:50 CAT. New episodes marathon on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June at 08:05 CAT and 13:30 CAT respectively.

Harvey Beaks Marathon
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July at 08:05 CAT.

Nella The Princess Knight Premieres Monday 26 June At 07:50 CAT On Nick Jr Africa Along With Brand New Episodes Of Shimmer And Shine

Changes will occur from Monday 5 June 2017:

06:00  Zack & Quack
06:20  Dora the Explorer
06:45  Blaze and the Monster Machines
07:05  Paw Patrol
07:30  Shimmer and Shine
07:50  Nella the Princess Knight
08:15  The Day Henry Met
08:20  Paw Patrol
08:45  Rusty Rivets
08:55  Bubble Guppies
09:20  Fresh Beat Band of Spies
09:40  Zack & Quack
09:50  Team Umizoomiz
10:15  Shimmer and Shine
10:35  Shimmer and Shine
11:00  Max & Ruby
11:25  Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
11:45  The Day Henry Met
11:55  Blaze and the Monster Machines
12:20  Blaze and the Monster Machines
12:40  Zack & Quack
13:00  Team Umizoomiz
13:25  Olive the Ostrich
13:35  Paw Patrol
13:55  Little Charmers
14:10  Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
14:20  Dora the Explorer
14:45  Max & Ruby
15:05  Nella the Princess Knight
15:30  Shimmer and Shine
15:55  Dora and Friends
16:15  Zack & Quack
16:30  The Day Henry Met
16:36  Blaze and the Monster Machines
17:00  Rusty Rivets
17:10  Paw Patrol
17:35  Dora the Explorer
18:00  Zack & Quack
18:20  Dora the Explorer
18:45  Blaze and the Monster Machines
19:05  Paw Patrol
19:30  Shimmer and Shine
19:50  Nella the Princess Knight
20:15  The Day Henry Met
20:20  Paw Patrol
20:45  Rusty Rivets
20:55  Bubble Guppies
21:20  Fresh Beat Band of Spies
21:40  Zack & Quack
21:50  Team Umizoomiz
22:15  Shimmer and Shine
22:35  Shimmer and Shine
23:00  Max & Ruby
23:25  Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
23:45  The Day Henry Met
23:55  Blaze and the Monster Machines
00:20  Blaze and the Monster Machines
00:40  Zack & Quack
01:00  Team Umizoomiz
01:25  Olive the Ostrich
01:35  Paw Patrol
01:55  Little Charmers
02:10  Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
02:20  Dora the Explorer
02:45  Max & Ruby
03:30  Shimmer and Shine
03:55  Dora and Friends
04:15  Zack & Quack
04:30  The Day Henry Met
04:36  Blaze and the Monster Machines
05:00  Rusty Rivets
05:10  Paw Patrol
05:35  Dora the Explorer

Shimmer and Shine
New Episodes (230, 216-220)
Premieres Monday 5 June at 07:30 CAT.

Nella the Princess Knight
New Series (101, 102, 104, 105, 107)
Premieres Monday 26 June at 07:50 CAT.

MOVIES
Bubble Guppies: Bubble Puppy's Fin-tastic Fairytale
Premieres Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June at 19:10 CAT and 07:10 CAT respectively.

Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure
Premieres Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June at 19:10 CAT and 07:10 CAT respectively.

Shimmer and Shine: The First Wish
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June at 19:10 CAT and 07:10 CAT respectively.