Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

Discovery is launching HGTV, its home and lifestyle network – and the #3 most watched US cable network – in Germany as a free to air channel. The launch of HGTV will take place in June and marks the first European launch of this brand since the Scripps acquisition – with further launches to come. HGTV celebrates the spirit of home and its expansion into Europe will give people access to content across six pillars; buying and selling, home renovation, flipping, home improvement and dream homes. As well as an extensive library of existing content, the HGTV audience in Germany will be able to watch more than 500 hours of content per year. Key programme franchises include Flip or Flop, House Hunters, My Lottery Dream Home and Good Bones. Discovery research has identified that 209 million people across EMEA are interested in home decoration, DIY and home improvement and billions of Euros are spent each year on DIY and home improvement. Kasia Kieli, President & Managing

LITTLE BROWN BEAR – 13. MAY 2019 EVERY DAY 7:40 AM; 3:09 PM CET from 13rd of MAY Everybody knows Little Brown Bear! He’s kiddies’ mirror hero. He lives in the country with his Mum and Dad. In these new adventures, meet his older cousin, Big Red Bear, who just moved in next door with her family. Now, Little Brown Bear and Ruby Bear, his favorite playmate, are an inventive and dynamic duo!A whole new world of discovery and adventure opens up to the little bear. S1 –52X7’ MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO – 20. MAY 2019 EVERY DAY 5:27 PM; 10:04 PM CET from 20th of MAY Animated and live action preschool series that follows our host, Monkey, and his good friend Parrot as they learn about friendship, animals and the importance of movement. In each episode, Monkey invites children at home to have fun imitating the actions of animals while learning about their natural habitats through engaging song and dance. S1 –26X7’ THE ADVENTURES OF CHUCK AND FRIENDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY f

NEW CHANNELS: eReality was introduced as a member of the eFamily of channels owned by eMedia Investments and began broadcasting on 19 November on Openview. The channel positions itself as a broadcaster of "the world's most popular reality programmes, featuring real-life stories, fascinating personalities and human emotion in its rawest form." The channel includes shows themed around crime, paranormal activity, nature, adventure, medical anomalies, outrageous obsessions and bizarre behaviour. EXCLUDED: OneZED is a general entertainment channel and home for family viewing where authentic local stories meet international narratives. The channel will be available to all DStv customers in Zambia on DStv Channel 172 from Monday, 1 April 2019. DStv customers will find the best of Zambian entertainment in ONE place with a mix of talk shows, dramedies, music shows and documentaries on OneZED. THE HD PURGE: SABC News (DStv 404) which is carried on MultiChoice's

From Monday, 1 April, eExtra viewers will enjoy a revamped schedule with their favourite eBella telenovela titles moving to the channel to create a weekday guilty pleasure afternoon block. This will be followed by a serving of some court drama, the Afrikaans and viewer favourite ‘KuierTyd’, and other riveting local and international series. This merger of the two channels will give our audiences the best of both with a 24-hour entertainment offering. “eBella built a loyal following over the last year and gave us the opportunity to showcase and test new content that celebrates the lives of women around the world,” says MD of e.tv channels Marlon Davids. “Following the success of eBella, we are excited to incorporate our viewers’ most-loved telenovelas and series into our main schedule on eExtra. This move gives us the opportunity to provide eExtra viewers with a bigger and bolder content offering throughout the day, with all their favourite shows in one place.” The day

SHIMMER AND SHINE NEW EPISODES 13 May At 07:15 CAT When Zeta gets ahold of a magical painting gem, she creates lots of troublesome art that the girls must get under control. / When Leah accidentally wishes for the day to last forever, the kids must find a way to make the moon come up to end the day. The girls partake in a Zahracorn Race. Zeta and Nazboo enter with a tiny, speedy Zahracorn named Tickles. / The girls take Adara's Zahracorn to the salon, but must track her down when she gets spooked by all the salon magic. RUSTY RIVETS NEW EPISODES Weekdays At 08:45 CAT Ending 3 May Liam and Emily accidentally set the Rivet Sub on a course out to sea with the two kids inside. / Rusty and Ruby must a find a way to pop the mega bubbles that have scooped up Bytes and Mrs. Rivets before they float up into space! When Liam gets trapped inside an ancient elephant temple, Rusty and Ruby enlist the bots to breach the temple and find him. Ultimately, they undertake the recue w

ATCHOO! NEW EPISODES 6 May At 13:30 CAT Teodor Green is a nice 9 years old boy who has a very particular way to express his emotions: since he was born, when feeling a strong emotion, he sneezes and turns into an animal. He can't control the sneezes and can't predict what kind of animal he'll turn into, but with the help of his friends he’ll always get out of it. This time there are trips to the forest, Mythological creatures, camping at the ‘Wolf Park’; Teo gets a job, goes to a dance party and gets to be teachers assistant for a day. What could go wrong. THE WILD THORNBERRYS NEW EPISODES 13 May At 05:05 CAT Traveling the world with her family and making nature documentaries, 12- year-old Eliza Thornberry has a secret: she can talk to animals. With every new step in their exotic adventures, they never know what to expect -- after all, it's a jungle out there. • Donnie gets lost in the Rain Forest he was brought up in. Eliza realizes he may be heading h

NOOBEES NEW EPISODES 6 May At 17:45 CAT Silvia, a young girl who was never interested in video games, decides to help her brother achieve his dream of becoming a professional gamer. Together they create the NOOBees to compete for the grand title in the Professional Video Game League. KNIGHT SQUAD NEW EPISODES 13 May At 16:10 CAT Ciara, a princess and Arc, a drifter have managed to keep their secret identities at Knight School, but for how much longer? The Phoenix Squad attempt to magically adjust Sage’s unpleasant attitude, but their plan backfires when they mistakenly turn Buttercup evil. Prudence learns of Arc and Ciara’s secrets, she agrees to have her memory wiped before accidentally exposing them to the entire kingdom! GAME SHAKERS NEW EPISODES 27 May At 17:20 CAT Babe and Kenzie, with their partner - rapper Double G and his son Triple G; all continue to learn life lessons while keeping their gaming company, Game Shakers, on trend. The Game Shakers haven't

eExtra the South African digital satellite television channel supplied by eMedia Investments on their Openview platform as well as MultiChoice's DStv and On Digital Media (ODM) Starsat switches back to 24 hour channel from April. The reason for the switch has to do with the shutdown of the unsuccessful female based channel eBella. Several if not most of eBella shows will be transmitted on eExtra in April as a "weekday guilty pleasure afternoon block" on the channel. eExtra hasn't been schedule wise for sometime now which has built a major impact on the brand. You'll find some new content on this channel get the late night treatment similar to what Turner U.S. and International does with Cartoon Network and Boomerang where 2-3 shows get attention while others which are on an indefinite hiatus for some reason get the death treatment by being put weekday mornings or nights with no repeats most of the time and if there was they'd put it at a time les

As the name is suggests FlavourTV is some of food/cooking channel meaning it could be South Africa's first ever food/cooking channel. Not much details is given about the channel except that it was made in South Africa. There's no telling if this is true or just a sham to get the media's attention. As Yatish Bipulprasad stated the channel will launch on DStv with a new show starring him and the Mayor of Durban Hot Sauce (lol). So basically this channel will be a rival to Discovery Inc's Food Network and BBC Studios' BBC Lifestyle. There's no telling how good the channel might be that is if its real. It was possibly commissioned by DStv as the pay-tv service is open for channel proposals (even tv shows) you've had successful ones like Moja Love (female base), TV Mall (Business, not sure for viewership) then you have non-performing channels like Voov (who watched it better yet who was it for exactly) and ANN7 (the Gupta owned channel was unorgan

The Canadian LGBT+ network OUTtv commissioned a bran new show titled "Fak Yaass" which is slated for an early 2019 release.  Fak Yaass is a series that tells the 'true' story of Nico Nicolakis' big Greek family and their journey of accepting Nico no matter his sexuality. Showing the clash between old tradition and the new age, millennial Nico struggles with the idea of returning home, somewhere he's always felt judged and unworthy. With the help of his friends, Anton and Jill, we'll watch as Nico's heart begins to let his family in and we'll see his family accept him for who he is, until a secret family scheme may ruin that forever. According to one of the crew members which has yet to be confirmed the series will air in South Africa along with Canada, New Zealand and Australia.(pictured below) Not only that the channel teased its return with more bold, diverse and LOCAL shows a few days after the channel closed.(pictured bel

Thanks to MultiChoice Kenya we finally know that PBS Kids will be a permanent addition to the DStv Platform. MultiChoice added kids content from America's PBS Kids to its DStv Catch Up service as part of the pay-TV operator's DStv Now streaming service and stated it might be used elsewhere if there's a demand for it. There's no response as yet from MultiChoice on when PBS Kids will be added. The channel will be available to all DStv subscribers as stated by MultiChoice Kenya. In South Africa, the channel is accessible from Easyview (cheapest package only found in South Africa). PBS Kids is the children's programming brand of America's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) that is broadcast as a kids programming block on PBS in the United States, but it is also a digital video channel streaming kids content as part of a video app that PBS launched in January 2017. The content which is seen on the channel is currently available on DStv's

e.tv PEPPA PIG Weekdays at 14:30 COOL CATZ Weekdays at 14:35 BOB THE BUILDER Mondays at 15:00 MISS MOON Mondays at 15:15 TURBO F.A.S.T. Mondays at 15:30 from 1 April Ever since Theo aka Turbo won the Indianapolis 500 from the film Turbo, Tito builds a city for all the snails along with Turbo. He even built a race track for the snails to race. Now Turbo continues his racing adventure with the help of his brother Chet, and his friends Whiplash, Burn, Skidmark, White Shadow, and Smoove Move. GGO FOOTBALL (NEW TIMESLOT) Mondays at 15:55 ZAFARI Tuesdays at 15:00 from 2 April A CGI animated children’s television series in which animals are magically born with the skin of other creatures. The show is notable as the first animated television series being rendered entirely with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. ZAK STORM (AIRED ON ETOONZ) Tuesdays at 15:30 POKEMON: THE SERIES (NEW TIMESLOT) Tuesdays at 15:55 MONCHHICHI TRIBE Wednesdays at 15:00

REINA DE CORAZONES (CONTINUATION FROM EBELLA) Monday 1 April At 09:15 MADHUBALA: EK ISHQ EK JUNOON (CONTINUATION FROM EBELLA) Monday 1 April At 14:30 MERI AASHIQUI TUM SE HI (CONTINUATION FROM EBELLA) Monday 1 April At 14:55 THE GIRL NAMED FERIHA (CONTINUATION FROM EBELLA) Monday 1 April At 06:00 HOT BENCH Monday 1 April At 17:00 The brains behind the hit is none other than daytime TV’s presiding arbiter, Judge Judy Sheindlin. At a courtroom in Hollywood, two litigants square up over a car sale gone wrong. With cameras rolling, three judges interrogate them as they squabble about a deed. NAAGIN Friday 5 April At 15: 20 BLACK MONEY LOVE Sunday 7 April At 22:15 MORE MIGHT BE COMING SOON...

Today we go back to Steve Hullet’s blog he answered some question mostly all of them where CN related but somebody mentioned if Disney XD is having a future project or if Disney XD will rebrand in Marvel HQ due the lack of original content Steve Hullet says that the status of the channel is quo. When I talked to Marvel a couple weeks back, they weren’t doing Marvel HQ in Glendale. Not sure where it’s being done. My assumption is that, at some point it will be streamed. (Prediction: eventually, most channels and most product will be streamed.) But until Diz Co. makes an announcement about Disney XD'x fate, its status can be considered quo. At the moment Steve mentioned that 3 Spiderman specials are on the works (unsure if it will be for XD) and that future Marvel projects will go to Disney Channel (Marvel Rising) or Hulu (those 4 adult Marvel animated shows) and that Avengers Assemble is wrapping up production.

South African TV viewers will finally get more choice and the country's lethargic free-to-air TV industry massive new competition and content for the first time in 21 years, with South Africa's broadcasting regulator that approved a TV licence for Kwesé Free TV to start 5 freely-available TV channels. Kwesé Free TV will bring much-needed competition and a new TV destination option besides the SABC and e.tv, after the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) decided to grant it a licence. This is the first new, individual, commercial free-to-air TV licence awarded since e.tv launched in 1998. As a new digital terrestrial television (DTT) commercial TV station, Kwesé Free TV was granted capacity to start one high definition (HD) TV channel and another 4 standard definition channels as part of a "multi-channel" service, somewhat similar to what eMedia Investments is doing with its Openview service. Kwesé Free TV plans to launch a

New Episodes: Star Wars Resistance 4 May - The Descent S1/E19: TBC 4 May - No Escape - Part One S1/E20: TBC 4 May - No Escape Part Two S1/E21: TBC Saturday at 08:00 CAT Big City Greens 6 May - Uncaged S1/21: TBC 7 May - Big Deal S1/E37: Cricket persuades the family to hit up a Thanksgiving sale for a sweet deal on a new TV. 8 May - Forbidden Feline S1/E38: Tilly hits it off with Anoosh, the neighbourhood cat. 9 May - Harvest Dinner S1/E45: TBC 10 May - Winner, Winner S1/E46: TBC 13 May - Night Bill S1/E43: TBC 14 May - Cheap Snake S1/E44: TBC 15 May - Hiya Henry S1/E47: TBC 16 May - People Watching S1/E48: TBC Weekdays at 16:00 CAT Avengers: Black Panther's Quest: 11 May - The Lost Temple S5/E15: Black Panther and his allies finally discover the artifact for which they've been searching. 12 May - Descent of the Shadow S5/E16: Black Panther and The Avengers work together to protect New York City from a new threat. 18 May - The Last Avenger S5/E17:

Miraculous: Heroes Day Premieres Friday 3 May at 15:10 CAT This is the season 2 finale and season 3 is set to commence later in the year Kim Possible (Movie) Premieres Friday 3 May at 16:00 CAT In this all action re-make teen hero Kim Possible and her friend Ron Stoppable embark on their freshman year at high school, while also saving the world from evil villains. New Episodes: Penny On M.A.R.S. Season 2 6 May - A New Friend S2/E17: Seb has just found out the truth about Bakia and the stolen song, and he doesn’t want to see Penny any more. She then falls down the stairs and ends up with two broken ribs. 7 May - Tom's Real Identity S2/E18: The teams for the -good are out and Penny finds out that she has to work with Sasha. 8 May - Mom, Meet Dad S2/E19: The background of the mysterious Tom is revealed. Will this affect whether the others can trust him? 9 May - The Unexpected Kiss S2/E20: Sofia misses Nick but starts to feel distant from him, and she doesn’t know

eBella (DStv 159/Openview 109) channel was unsuccessful and will be shutting down at the end of March a year after it started. eBella's dubbed telenovelas and other content will be moved to eExtra from April after eBella closes.

Dave Pepler is a well-known South African environmentalist. After growing up in Robertson in the Western Cape, he attended the Saasveld Forestry College for a National Diploma in Forestry, and also received an MPil in Zoology from Cambridge (UK). Dave Pepler is best known as the face of Groen, one of the icons of KykNET. He has been presenting this environmental programme for almost 10 years and it has become one of the most watched programmes on TV in South Africa. However Groen represents only a small part of Dave's interests, activities and contributions. Available on Openview 150, DStv 311 and Starsat

Barbie: Dreamtopia Monday 25 March At 16:00 Barbie and her little sister Chelsea travel through the whimsical worlds of Dreamtopia. Through the eyes of Chelsea's imagination, viewers explore delicious and delightful worlds and meet colorful characters who live there. Fantasy Patrol Premieres Monday 25 March At 16:25 The animated series presents the incredible and exciting adventures of four young sorceresses: Helena, Valery, Mary and Snowy. The three friends come to Fableton to visit a fairytale park, where they meet a local girl, Helena. Overcoming challenges and differences, the girls become great friends. They become a team dedicated to controlling the forces of fantasy and keeping the peace. Available on Openview 130 and DStv 311 (South Africa only)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARK KNIGHT Since his debut in Detective Comic in 1939, Batman has become one of the most popular superheroes in history, living a mark in popular culture for generations. This month is his 80th birthday and TNT will join in on the celebration by premiering the latest trilogy of this legendary character: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Broadcast throughout the 3rd weekend of May on primetime and concluding with a marathon on Sunday. ONE OF THE STRONGEST SPECIALS IN 2019. Friday 3rd of May 20:00 – Batman Begins (2005) channel premiere Friday 17th of May 20:00 – The Dark Knight Rises (2012) channel premiere Friday 10th of May 20:00 – The Dark Knight (2008) channel premiere Sunday 26th of May 15:05 – Batman Begins (2005) 17:30 – The Dark Knight (2008) 20:00 – The Dark Knight Rises (2012) DWAYNE JOHNSON FAN MONTH Since his acclaimed appearance as an actor in the film The Mummy Returns, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known

RANSOM Season 2 - Channel Premiere Tuesdays at 8pm from April 23rd Luke Roberts returns in the role of tough hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont as the second series of the globe-trotting drama arrives on Universal TV in April. The tense season premiere sees Eric given three ransom demands to complete in order to save his daughter Evie, who has been kidnapped by his long-time nemesis Damien Delaine (Carlo Rota). The action continues when the owner of a forensic accounting firm leads Eric and Zara (Nazneen Contractor) into a tense hostage situation. PROVEN INNOCENT Season 1 - Continuing Territory Premiere Mondays at 8pm Legal drama Proven Innocent continues this month, with Rachelle Lefevre starring as Madeline Scott, who was wrongly convicted for murder at the age of 18. Freed after a decade behind bars, Madeline now heads up a legal team that takes on cases involving miscarriages of justice. Russell Hornsby co-stars as Easy Boudreau, the lawyer who helped seal her freed

CSI MIAMI S7 & S8 Fridays at 19:55, From 5 April. Double bills (48 x 60,’Ends 20 September) As Calleigh struggles to hold the team together, following Horatio’s assassination, Ryan finds himself in the frame for the murder, but are bigger things at play during the seventh season of CSI: Miami!  EMPIRE S5B Thursday at 20:45 (9 x 60” From 14 March) A powerful drama about a family dynasty set within the glamorous and sometimes dangerous world of hip-hop music, the show revolves around the Lyons and their media company, Empire Entertainment. THE GIFTED S2 CATCH UP Saturday 6 April – Episodes 1 – 5, from 13:05 Sunday 7 April – Episodes 6 – 10, from 13:05 The X-Men believed that humans and men could live together in piece. Now that dream hangs in the balance. THE GIFTED S2B Mondays at 20:45, From 8 April (From episode 11, ends 13 May) The X-Men believed that humans and men could live together in piece. Now that dream hangs in the balance.

Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet From Monday 13 May at 21:00 Denver's most passionate and persevering veterinarian is back - flip flops, long hair, tattoos and all -for another series. For 80,000-plus clients and their pets, the Planned Pethood Plus veterinary clinic and its maverick vet Dr. Jeff Young represent one last hope - and possibly the difference between life and death. In the opening episode, the team unites when a tiny kitten is found unconscious at a construction site, and Dr. Amy takes on the challenge of treating seven bad-tempered chickens. From treating an underweight Burmese python to running a mobile clinic in Mexico for those who can't afford veterinary care, there's no such thing as an 'average day' for the valiant vet and his dedicated team. Girls Who Don't Age From Wednesday 29 May at 21:00 A mystery surrounds little girls who seem to be forever young. Trapped in the bodies of helpless babies, they've never learned to crawl, talk, or s

Strange Evidence From Wednesday 1 May at 19:20 Worldwide, six billion cameras are watching us; on the street, at work, and in our homes. Sometimes, they capture things that seem impossible, that defy the laws of physics. In this series, experts carry out analysis of these unusual events to decipher whether these clips really defy explanation, or can science explain the inexplicable? From a girl seemingly thrown into the air as she walks along a pavement to a slab of meat that appears to be twitching on its own, scientists examine video footage to discover the truth behind some of the world's most bizarre and mysterious occurrences ever recorded on camera. Xtreme Waterparks From Friday 3 May at 15:10 Getting wet has never been wilder as this series embarks on a thrill-seeking quest for the most extravagant and exhilarating water rides in the world! From the world's tallest trap door slide in Benidorm, Spain; to a 50-mph loop in Montreux, Switzerland; and the world'