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SPI International’s Timeless Drama Channel (TDC), has so far launched in 12 countries with 14 operators and it is reaching 2.5 million homes in just six months. Timeless Drama Channel is among the top 25 channels on platforms where it’s available. TDC plans to double its market penetration in 2020 with more launches to be disclosed soon. SPI International announced the worldwide launch of the first global Turkish drama channel, Timeless Drama Channel (TDC) during last year’s MIPCOM. Since then, the channel has been rapidly soaring to success, signifying a profound international affinity towards Turkish dramas. TDC brings over 600 hours of fresh content including critically-acclaimed Turkish dramas and movies to 2.5 million homes in 12 countries through 14 operators. One of the fastest-growing drama genre channels in the world, TDC has managed to land a place among the top 25 most-watched channels on platforms where it’s available. The channel plans to double its reach

National Geographic is going to be one of the main core brands of Disney+ and it’s “Nat Geo Kids” division is set to take advantage of its new audience. And with “Nat Geo Kids” getting its own “section” within the Children’s profile section, we can expect to see more new shows from the brand, which also makes a wide range of products including books and magazines. Disney want the team at “Nat Geo Kids” to develop new content for Disney+, though there isn’t a set number of hours or content quota to fill. “Nat Geo Kids” is looking to create long-form TV series that are aimed at kids aged from six to 12. This new content can be animated, live action, game shows, and competition series. “The programming we’re looking for is going to be brainy, fun, fact-filled, inspiring and will really amplify and grow Nat Geo’s mission. It’s an opportunity for us to continue to ramp up across a number of our pillars like animals in nature, exploration and adventure, science and innovation,

A Berlin-based media company that offers Da Vinci Kids (as TV channel and VOD app) with hours of handpicked educational entertainment available 24/7, and Da Vinci Learning (as TV channel) with award-winning science documentaries that parents and adults can enjoy in the evening. Available in over 90 territories in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa and Asia and broadcast in 18 languages. Founded in 2007, today Da Vinci reaches more than 30 million homes with fresh and stimulating content from around the globe combining fun and knowledge for curious kids and adults. With 2500+ videos that can be safely viewed anytime of the day, Da Vinci inspires the audience to make their life bigger and more extraordinary. The channel turns complex knowledge topics into enthralling and entertaining adventures of the mind, using creative visualisation techniques and integrating a meaningful educational takeout. Showing programmes which are smart, experiential, thou

Aurelio Casillas recovered all the lost fortune and finally feels the need to retire. But it is time for retribution, the hatred that he sowed since he sold his soul to the drug trafficking demon is now knocking on his door with the face and blood of the many innocent people he destroyed. Aurelio will understand that his riches are an illusion, and that after being the great hunter he was, he will now become the prey. The women he mistreated, the men he betrayed, the political puppets he put in power, and even his own children will turn against him. Catch The 6th Season Of Lord Of The Skies Monday 16 December On Telemundo Africa

Disney 11 (S3 Launch) TX Details: Weekdays @17:00, from 4th November – 29th November Synopsis: Season 3 will show us how Gabo and his teammates dispute a School World Championship, where they will pursue their objective of being champions, but also fight to achieve their most cherished desire; to become professional football players. Star Wars Resistance (S2 Launch) TX Details: Saturday @07:30 from 2nd November Synopsis: The Colossus faces new dangers across the galaxy. DuckTales (New Eps) TX Details: Weekdays @17:25 from 4th November – 8th November Synopsis: Della Duck's been stuck on the moon, surviving untold danger; will she be able to get back to Huey, Dewey and Louie? The answer may be the Duck family’s greatest adventure yet!

Miraculous (S3 Launch) TX Details: Weekdays @16:35 from 4th November – 6th December Synopsis: Students Marinette and Adrien transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir, to save Paris by capturing evil creatures, Akumas, which transform people into villains. Cookabout (Season Finale) TX Details: Saturday @10:15 and 10:40 on 30th November Synopsis: Cookery gameshow set in South Africa. Two young chefs head out to explore where the food on our tables comes from and then back to the amazing kitchen to rustle up some tasty dishes. With Kirsten Mohamed and Mthunzi Ntoyi!

Fancy Nancy Clancy (New Eps) TX Details: Weekdays @17:00 from 11 November onwards Synopsis: Follow Fancy Nancy Clancy on her adventures with family and friends, as she finds the extraordinary in the ordinary, and – with a little imagination- transforms the plain into the exquisite. Nursery Rhymes (New Eps) TX Details: Weekdays @16:25 from 25th November Synopsis: Classic nursery rhymes are re-imagined in a fun and playful way with the help of music and popular Disney Junior characters. The Lion Guard (S3 Launch) TX Details: Weekdays @16:30, from 25th November – 6th December Synopsis: The Lion Guard roars again to defend the Pride Lands! Kion, Bunga and the rest of the Guard battle predators and villains to protect their home and preserve the Circle of Life.

Statement from The Walt Disney Company Africa: “We can confirm that our channels (Fox, Fox Life, ESPN, ESPN 2, Fox Portuguese, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic Portuguese, Baby TV, Voyage, National Geographic French, Nat Geo Wild French) are currently not being provided to StarSat. This follows ongoing commercial issues with StarSat. Despite Disney’s negotiations in good faith and significant efforts to find a resolution, The Walt Disney Company Africa has had to suspend the feeds of all our channels to StarSat at this time. We continue to work to find a positive resolution but in the meantime our channels will remain available on various other platforms across the continent. Viewers are encouraged to visit https://www.foxafrica.com/, https://www.natgeotv.com/za, and https://www.espn.com/ to find tune-in information.” Statement from StarSat: 1. Yes these channels - FOX, FOX LIFE, NGC and NGW  were offline from 1st October 2019 2. The current Fox channel

Statement from The Walt Disney Company Africa: “We can confirm that our channels (Fox, Fox Life, ESPN, ESPN 2, Fox Portuguese, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic Portuguese, Baby TV, Voyage, National Geographic French, Nat Geo Wild French) are currently not being provided to StarSat. This follows ongoing commercial issues with StarSat. Despite Disney’s negotiations in good faith and significant efforts to find a resolution, The Walt Disney Company Africa has had to suspend the feeds of all our channels to StarSat at this time. We continue to work to find a positive resolution but in the meantime our channels will remain available on various other platforms across the continent. Viewers are encouraged to visit https://www.foxafrica.com/, https://www.natgeotv.com/za, and https://www.espn.com/ to find tune-in information.” Statement from StarSat: 1. Yes these channels - FOX, FOX LIFE, NGC and NGW  were offline from 1st October 2019 2. The current Fox channel

Statement from The Walt Disney Company Africa: “We can confirm that our channels (Fox, Fox Life, ESPN, ESPN 2, Fox Portuguese, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic Portuguese, Baby TV, Voyage, National Geographic French, Nat Geo Wild French) are currently not being provided to StarSat. This follows ongoing commercial issues with StarSat. Despite Disney’s negotiations in good faith and significant efforts to find a resolution, The Walt Disney Company Africa has had to suspend the feeds of all our channels to StarSat at this time. We continue to work to find a positive resolution but in the meantime our channels will remain available on various other platforms across the continent. Viewers are encouraged to visit https://www.foxafrica.com/, https://www.natgeotv.com/za, and https://www.espn.com/ to find tune-in information.” Statement from StarSat: 1. Yes these channels - FOX, FOX LIFE, NGC and NGW  were offline from 1st October 2019 2. The current Fox chann

ORIGINAL TITLE TAFFY CATEGORY New Episodes SYNOPSIS Bow off – Raccoon. Bow on – cat! Welcome to Muchmore manor, home of uber-rich senior Mrs. Muchmore and her beloved dog with a red bow, Bentley. They want for nothing – unlike the down-on-his-luck trash-eating raccoon Scraggs, who spends his days jealously gazing at the constant food deliveries to the Manor. Eventually it becomes too much for the little scavenger, and he gets an idea – he’ll disguise himself as an adorable kitty cat and infiltrate the manor, where it’ll be a never-ending buffet! PREMIERE DATE Monday 04/11/2019 TUNE-IN Monday To Friday @ 17:35 CAT ORIGINAL TITLE WACKY RACES CATEGORY New Episodes SYNOPSIS When the engines start, the laughter roars in this animated comedy series featuring the return of your favorite racers … and, of ourse, their wacky cars!  Joining these familiar faces will be a whole new roster of racers ready to take the track and race to strange and exotic locales aroun

ORIGINAL TITLE VICTOR AND VALENTINO CATEGORY New Cartoon Network Original Series SYNOPSIS Victor and Valentino is a supernatural adventure comedy about two half-brothers who spend the summer with their grandma in a place called Monte Macabre, a small, mysterious town where the myths and legends of Latin American folklore come to life. Sneak Peek : 09/11 @ 08:40 (4 Regular Show episodes + Victor and Valentino 1st episode) PREMIERE DATE Saturday 23 November 2019 TUNE-IN Weekends @06:00, 17:05, 19:20 CAT ORIGINAL TITLE POWER RANGERS BEAST MORPHER CATEGORY New Episodes SYNOPSIS Set in the future, a secret agency combines a newly discovered substance called “Morph-X” with animal DNA to create the Power Rangers Beast Morphers team. The Rangers must fight off an evil sentient computer virus bent on taking over the source of all Ranger power, the Morphin Grid itself. PREMIERE DATE Monday 4 November 2019 TUNE-IN Monday-Friday @16:45 CAT ORIGINAL TITLE Craig

STUNT NAME Film Fight Night : SUPERHEROES! DESCRIPTION Superheroes have been around for a long time in the history of cinema and people have their favourites, identifying with some more than with others. Either you are more into Spiderman or into Batman... and more into Blade or The Crow. So on this occasion, TNT proposes a new version of its Film Fight Night. Every Sunday evening, two superhero movies will be broadcast back to back, in a battle that will put their skills against each other’s' in order to prove who is worthy of the audience’s trust! FILMS Sunday 3 November 17:55 Batman (1989) 20:00 Blade (1998) Sunday 10 November 18:00 Green Lantern (2011) 20:00 Spider-Man (2002) Sunday 17 November 17:30 The Dark Knight (2008) 20:00 The Crow (1994) Sunday 24th November 18:20 The Mask 20:00 Spy Kids STUNT NAME Martial Arts Mega Marathon DESCRIPTION The list of the all time greatest martial arts actors is very wide, but there isn't the slightest doubt

"As part of our ongoing efforts to refresh our content line-up and optimise the suite of channels on offer, MultiChoice Group will be saying goodbye to the History, Crime + Investigation and Lifetime channels on its DStv platform at the end of the current contract term. The current contract expires on 1 November 2019. Viewers will however be able to continue enjoying some of the firm favourites such as the Housewives franchise that’s already available on 1 Magic. We will soon be announcing the introduction of two new channels to DStv. The first is an established global brand and the other, a new innovative brand. Both channels will bring exciting new titles and genres that viewers will really enjoy, including among others blue chip documentaries, history and factual reality shows. In addition, we continue to increase our significant investment in local shows and content, which have great resonance with customers and are a key driver of engagement. We are continuously reviewing o

NOTE! This is the unedited statement! “DStv announced that they plan to take away the A+E Networks Africa family of channels, including HISTORY (channel 186), Crime+Investigation (channel 170) and Lifetime (channel 131) from their customers. DStv has decided that our channels do not offer good value to their subscribers. Fans of our channels could soon miss out on the thousands of hours of new and unique shows we provide across our world class global brands including Surviving R Kelly, Forged in Fire, American Pickers, Curse of Oak Island, Damian Lewis Spy Wars, The First 48, Homicide Hunter, Married at First Sight, Little Women, Lifetime movies, Lost Gold of World War2, Watergate, Treasures Decoded, and many more. This includes current and upcoming local programming such as Crime Stories SA, Don’t Tell the Bride SA and Loved Like Crazy. We have been very proactive in trying to reach an agreement that is best for our viewers and for DStv. Our goal is to continue to bring our

DStv is set to cut three popular channels from its network at the end of October – History, Crime + Investigation, and Lifetime. The contract term for these channels, which are all produced by the American broadcasting company A&E Television Networks, ends on 1 November 2019. MultiChoice said the decision to cut these channels forms part of its “ongoing efforts to refresh our content line-up and optimise the suite of channels on offer”. “We are continuously reviewing our content line-up and channel selection to improve our entertainment offering to our customers,” MultiChoice said. “This process includes ongoing engagement with various content partners to ensure we can provide more compelling content offerings for customers.” New channels to be announced soon MultiChoice said it will soon announce the introduction of two new channels to DStv – an established global brand and a new innovative brand. “Both channels will bring exciting new titles and genres that

Its time for Africa to rejoice as Nick Wilson, head of projects and content at African Animation Network (AAN) announced the launch of Africa's first animated and pop culture kids channel AAN at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The official launch is set to be held at DISCOP Johannesburg later this year. According to Wilson, the channel is said to launch the channel in the last quarter of 2019 with African produced content which he mentions will grow overtime as the country's capacity grows. The name of the kids channel is called African Animation Network as mentioned earlier. AAN is a pro-profit, talent-driven social enterprise and open network with a core mandate to empower African animation professionals and build a sustainable African animation industry. As you African animation has going through some challenges over the years due to the lack of funding and animation studios you've come across series that have been produced overseas like Supa