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Channel Closure: WildEarth Will Stop Airing On DStv By The End Of April, Freeview And ROKU Might Follow Soon

WildEarth is an interactive wildlife channel which brings viewers closer to nature with live safaris within the hotspot of Africa. Founded i...

Friday, May 28, 2021

After 2 Years, MTV Music24 Is Swapped For MTV Hits On DStv


2 years after, MultiChoice and ViacomCBS decided to remove the outdated VH1 Classic in favour of a third MTV channel revolving on modern international music, MTV Music 24. The brand is once again undergoing a name change this time MTV Hits.

MTV Hits is said to be the one stop pop shop for only the biggest, hottest, newest, vids out there featuring artists such as Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran and more.

Shows set to air on the channel include Fresh Vidz, Hot Hits, Hot Vidz and Big Fat Hits.

This change in South Africa comes alongside Central Europe which is set to replace the channel with NickMusic which also has a show on Nicktoons.

MTV Hits is currently available in over 40 markets. It recently launched in Germany and Netherlands which forms part of Europe.



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OpenView Gains More Subscribers During Lockdown And Scraps Streaming Service In Favor Of Another One


Openview, the free-to-air satellite platform in the eMedia Holdings stable and a sister company to e.tv, has increased the number of activations of its set-top boxes by more than 18% in the past year, to almost 2.4 million units.

That’s an improvement from the just less than two million activations recorded a year ago.

The figures were disclosed in JSE-listed eMedia’s results for the year ended 31 March 2021, which were published on Thursday.

The media group is now promising to launch new channels in the current financial year to improve the breadth of the Openview content offering. it also said it will launch a streaming video offering called eVOD in July, but didn’t provide any further details about the product or what programming it will offer.

In the last financial period, they promised to launch a new streaming service known as OpenView+ last year in October that never materialized only for them to go mute.

My presumed guess would be that the platform would be a lighter version of Showmax filled with a ton of series and movies (few exclusives) that is FREE and carries the eFamily channels.

Openview, inclusive of the e.tv multi-channel business, earned advertising revenue of R269.6-million in the year to March, up from R194.1-million previously. However, it incurred content costs of R366.9-million, up from R308.7-million in 2020.

Market share
“The increase is attributable to the additional sports on the news and sports channel as well as the addition of the Afrikaans block on eExtra,” eMedia said. These content investments have increased the television viewing market share of the group, it added.

Operating expenses at Openview fell by 7% due to the group ending a consumer subsidy of set-top boxes that was designed to drive sales. “Despite this reduction in subsidy, Openview set-top box activations continue to grow at an average of 35 000/month.”

eMedia Holdings reported full-year headline earnings per share of 16.42c, or about half the 33.34c reported in 2020. Revenue from continuing operations was R2.4-billion, compared to R2.5-billion last year. 

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- Nickelodeon returns to e.tv (updated)
Till The End Of Time coming soon to eExtra
Analogue TV is going off air soon, be sure to get a decoder when purchasing a TV set
Linear channels switch to 7 day viewing, Will SABC and e.tv viewers be able to cope
SABC and e.tv ratings for April
Judge Judy seen on e.tv ending after 25 seasons
Is an SABC 4 and SABC 5 channel on the way?
Details on SABC's kids brand (not SABC Education)
Other shows coming soon to eToonz?
e.tv acquired rights to Erkenci Kus
SABC to launch a streaming service
Current status of TV licence

New Series Alert: Martha Speaks Season 5 Coming Soon To PBS Kids Africa


The series revolves around a talking dog named Martha, who is owned by 10-year-old Helen Lorraine (known in the books as Helen Finney). Whenever Helen feeds Martha alphabet soup , the pasta letters somehow travel to her brain instead of her stomach, giving her the ability to speak human words. The show takes place in the fictional town of Wagstaff City, likely referring to Flagstaff, Arizona or even a fictionalized version of Flagstaff, Maine.

Based on the 1992 children's book with the same name. The show focuses on mainly synonyms and vocabulary, with each episode featuring an underlying theme illustrated with (usually informal) keywords, but can occasionally focus on introducing preschoolers to different science and other learning concepts, such as the Spanish language through passing mentions, history, and astronomy.

The fifth season consists of eight episodes which debuted back in 2013 in the United States and is one of the shortest seasons for the show.

The fifth season airs Fridays at 16:00 as part of Fresh Fridays from 4 June.

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- MultiChoice announce new kids shows
DStv and Starsat might be losing more Disney Channels
June on Da Vinci Kids
Upcoming programming for Disney Channel and Disney Junior
June on Nicktoons and Nick Jr
Details on SABC's kids brand (not SABC Education)
Other shows coming soon to eToonz?
Boomerang might be discontinued

New Series Alert: A Magical Love Story Coming Soon To Star Life


A new Indian supernatural fantasy drama A Magical Love Story starring Vikram Singh Chauhan and Aditi Sharma is heading to Star Life this July.

A Magical Love Story (Yehh Jadu Hai Jin Ka!) tells the story of Aman who lives under the dark shadow of a Jinn while Roshni is blessed with angelic qualities. What turn will Aman and Roshni's lives take when the two entangle in a 'magical' love story?

The series debuted back in 2019 with 2 seasons in the making and lasted a year on StarPlus with a combined total of 218 episodes. If you've watched The Evil Eye then this story follows similar relations.

The first season airs 3 July at 22:00 once the second season of The Evil Eye concludes.

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- June on Telemundo Africa
- Zee World launches two new series this June
- Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
- June on History

June on Universal
Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
June on Comedy Central
June on TLC and Real Time
June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
June on Investigation Discovery
June on The Home Channel
June on CBS Reality

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

MultiChoice Africa Announce Fresh New Kids Shows For 2021


MultiChoice have announced new shows for the young and young at heart. With a new show of programs set to premier each month for the kids.

The announcement was made during their 2021 Content Showcase where the company announced a line-up of upcoming content for its customers throughout the year.

The kids’ segment is an important one for us as they are part of our most loyal and demanding customers. With over 15 kids’ channels on our platforms, we strive to ensure that we keep the line-up fresh and exciting. The variety of educational and informative content available on DStv 24 hours a day is bound to handpicked to keep the young ones glued to their screens.

In May, Ghost Force on The Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) targeted to children aged six years old, follows a group of junior high school friends who “team to form a secret superhero team dedicated to protecting their City.” Goldie’s Oldies on Nickelodeon (DStv Channel 305, GOtv Channel 62) is a live-action sitcom that focuses on the life of teenager Goldie, whose life is turned upside down when her family moves in with their Grandpa Maury and his three ‘70 something’ roommates.

In June, Looney Tunes Cartoons on Boomerang (DStv Channel 302) brings Bugs Bunny! Daffy Duck! and all the looney toons from the classic Warner Bros. These animation characters return in Looney Tunes Cartoons as a series of new short-form cartoons.

July sees Beat Bugs on Nick Junior (DStv Channel 307) premier the Emmy-winning music-centric animated series featuring reimagined versions of famous Beatles songs performed by popular recording artists including Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Vedder, The Shins, Robbie Williams and Pink!.

August brings Unfiltered on Nicktoons (DStv Channel 308), a new game show, where celebrities hide behind hilarious 3D animated characters and it’s up to the panel to ask questions, gather clues, and play games to correctly guess the mystery guest.

DStv still has the best educational programing for all ages on ZooMoo (DStv 314), JimJam (DStv 310), CBeebies (DStv 306), Nick Jr (DStv 307), PBS Kids (DStv 313) and Da Vinci (DStv 318).

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- June on Da Vinci Kids
- Upcoming programming for Disney Channel and Disney Junior alongside FOX, ESPN 1 & 2, National Geographic & National Geographic Wild
- Moja Love is launching a new channel on DStv?
- June on Nicktoons and Nick Jr
- Details on SABC's kids brand (not SABC Education)
Other shows coming soon to eToonz?
Boomerang might be discontinued

After 4 Years, Nickelodeon Returns To e.tv Kids Lineup


e.tv quietly scrubbed Nickelodeon's content from their channel 4 years ago alongside it's kids channel, eToonz. Now they're bringing two sitcoms to the channel as mentioned below.

The dates of when these series will air are currently unavailable at the moment and the return of Nickelodeon could mean the return of shows that were unexpectedly pulled from their lineup.

Game Shakers
Wednesdays, 3:55 PM
Game Shakers
A live-action sitcom about two 12-year-old girls who start a multi-million-dollar gaming company and take on rap superstar Double G as a business partner.

School of Rock
Thursdays, 3.55 PM
School of Rock
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.

Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Tuesday 3:00PM
Mick Mouse
Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Daisy, Donald and many other clubhouse friends go on educational adventures and impart important lessons in a fun way.

Fill your weekday afternoons with fun animation and adventures you can’t miss! Only on Craze from 2:30 PM

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Analogue TV is going off air soon, be sure to get a decoder when purchasing a TV set
Linear channels switch to 7 day viewing, Will SABC and e.tv viewers be able to cope
SABC and e.tv ratings for April
Judge Judy seen on e.tv ending after 25 seasons
Is an SABC 4 and SABC 5 channel on the way?
Details on SABC's kids brand (not SABC Education)
Other shows coming soon to eToonz?
Boomerang might be discontinued
June on Cartoon Network and Boomerang
June on Disney Channel and Disney Junior

DStv Without Disney? Bob Chapek Confirms That Disney To Close 100 International TV Channels In 2021


With the international rollout of Disney+ in full swing, Disney has been making big changes to its traditional television networks, as it moves its content over to Disney+.

When Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, they obtained a large number of TV networks around the world including Fox, Star, National Geographic and more, in addition to their own Disney Channels.

Last year multiple Disney Channels were closed down around the world, including in Australia and in the United Kingdom. With Disney also set to close down the Fox channel in the UK next month and another 18 channels in South East Asia later this year.

During a recent interview with Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media And Communications Conference. He was asked if more international cable networks are going to be closing, and he replied:

Well, we closed 30 channels in FY2020 or in 2020. We plan to close 100 in 2021. So yes, we will continue and continue at a robust rate. And then the content to your question, we’ll continue to migrate to Disney+, the great majority of that content will migrate to Disney+. And again, the decisions that we make in individual channels and individual markets, and the timing of such are sort of framed up by existing deals that we’ve gotten some of the constraints we’ve got there, but as you can see, that continues to be a core strategy for us as we pivot towards direct-to-consumer.

There are still many countries within Eastern Europe, Africa, The Middle East and in Asia, that don’t yet have Disney+ available. So we should expect a lot more channels in those regions to be closed later this year, once Disney+ launches in those regions.

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June on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and TNT

Discovery and WarnerMedia set to merge
June on Nicktoons and Nick Jr
June on Da Vinci Kids
Cartoon Network is doing live-action again
New kids programming coming to Cartoon Network
Cartoonito is coming back in Europe and Africa as WarnerMedia searches for original preschool content
Will Paramount+ cancel several linear channels like Comedy Central and MTV?
- SuperSport launches a kids brand
Utsav branding takes affect on Star Life and StarPlus

Updated (18/06): tvN Might Have Gotten An Extended Vacation On DStv


tvN launched in March on DStv channel 134 after failing to launch November of last year as promised in DStv's upfront and is expected to continue operating until June 20th at least that's what MultiChoice stated earlier.

tvN Africa posted a photo online asking fans which shows they like to see "this year".  Now read the inverted part didn't they say it would close later in June.

It's possible MultiChoice and the owners of the brand CJ ENM reached a new agreement giving the channel either a permanent or extended vacation.

Why else would the channel ask such questions and put these 8 shows in particular if there's no reason to it really.

If tvN does happen to be a permanent addition it will be the first out of the four pop-up channels advertised in DStv's upfront.

After all Timeless Dizi Channel was the first to be axed despite the massive followers and ZooMoo which was scheduled to close in March got extended until the end of June leaving TLNovelas as the only undecided channel.

July on tvN:

These shows are set to air during the extended period:

Mr. Queen, based on the original Chinese web drama Go Princess Go, the series is about a man named Bong-hwan from the modern age, being trapped in the body of Queen Cheorin in the Joseon era.

Sixth Sense, in each episode, the cast members, together with a male guest (known as the Sixth Man), visit three different places (or people) of hot issue.

Memorist, with the power to read people's memories, Dong Baek solves crimes as a detective in the police force. When a string of serial murders happen, Dong Baek teams up with talented criminal profiler Han Sun-mi to stop the killer and prevent further deaths.

Tomorrow With You, the story revolves around Yoo So-joon, a CEO of a real estate company, who has the ability to travel through time via a subway; and his wife, Song Ma-rin, who works as an amateur photographer.

tvN has been extended until the end of July.

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- FOX on Starsat and DStv might be rebranding to Star sooner than expected

- Moja Love is launching a new channel on DStv?
Cartoonito is coming back in Europe and Africa as WarnerMedia searches for original preschool content
- Dizi might return to DStv (updated 19 June)
Is Boomerang officially dead in Africa?
Discovery and WarnerMedia set to merge  meaning Cartoon Network and TLC join forces
Will SABC revive plans for SABC 4 and SABC 5?
BBC and ITV launching a streaming service in South Africa
Will Paramount+ cancel several linear channels like Comedy Central and MTV?
- SuperSport launches a kids brand
Media Brokerage Africa welcomes their services
Utsav branding takes affect on Star Life and StarPlus

Could FOX Africa Be Disney's Next Target For Star Following It's Launch In Latin America?


In 2019, Disney took ownership of 21st Century Studios. Since then they've been removing trying to rid themselves of the FOX name by turning 20th Century FOX Television into 20th Television and even going as far as replacing the international FOX Sports channels with ESPN.

FOX might be rebranding sooner than anticipated I mean there was no actual timeframe on when Star would replace more FOX channels since the last the trail went silent in Latin America back in February but the UK might have answered that.

The channel is scheduled to shutdown by the end of June in the UK and Africa could follow around that time if not the exact date the only thing difference here we'll follow Latin America and have a linear version of Star.

FOX turns 11 later in July or maybe it will be replaced before then as the channel started uploading new content but in this case it's coming from Disney+ Star. The second Star original Marvel's Helstorm is rolling out in the same month with the first being Solar Opposites that rolled out in May.

This theory seems very possible last year the UK lost their Disney Channels which came at the exact time Africa lost Disney XD.

Following on XD's demise, the channel began to phase out in groups in other territories within a span of 3 months. So chances are Star could roll out in groups on FOX like it did on Disney+.

It's possible that FOX in Africa won't wait for Disney+ to arrive in the market or even Utsav to take a toll on Star India's channels. For starters, Star's content on Disney+ is distributable and second with India none of their channels are called Star in general so as much as the logos cause confusion it wouldn't be too difficult to tare them apart.

In the end, I could see FOX remain only in the United States and Turkey by the end of the year.

If the rebrand does occur between June or July then Disney just missed the opportunity to inform the media about FOX's demise which wouldn't come as a surprise as they failed to last year to inform the media over the removal of FOX Life and Disney XD.

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- tvN might have been extended on DStv

- Moja Love is launching a new channel on DStv?
Cartoonito is coming back in Europe and Africa as WarnerMedia searches for original preschool content
- Dizi might return to DStv
Is Boomerang officially dead in Africa?
Discovery and WarnerMedia set to merge  meaning Cartoon Network and TLC join forces
Will SABC revive plans for SABC 4 and SABC 5?
BBC and ITV launching a streaming service in South Africa
Will Paramount+ cancel several linear channels like Comedy Central and MTV?

Is eMedia Investments Slowly Following MultiChoice In Becoming Another SABC?


MultiChoice is currently the biggest monopoly in the entertainment industry. Before only the rich could grace in its local luxuries now even the less fortunate where eMedia Investments resides can bask in its glory.

eMedia Investments like or not has slowly gone down that forgotten and risky path. SABC and eMedia Investments traded places years back on the dominant player.

e.tv had a large catalogue of local content like Mahadi: Lobola, I Love South Africa, Forgive And Forget and Backstage and the closest anyone had to foreign content was through old sitcoms, reality, movies and kids shows then it moved to become a free version of M-Net with the likes of Chicago PD, NCIS and How To Get Away With Murder and it's Mega Movies.

In 2018, eMedia Investments rolled out a 2 hour Afrikaans block called Kuiertyd onto eExtra offering reality, lifestyle, dramas, movies and dubbed telenovelas which became a massive success particularly for the telenovelas.

A year later, e.tv got into the Kuiertyd spirit and dedicated 1 hour to telenovelas which led to constant lineup changes for eExtra which increased Kuiertyd's broadcast hours on weekdays and complicated repeat hours for other programs.

e.tv's mornings used to be filled with reruns of international dramas from eExtra, sitcoms and Days Of Our Lives now that Kuiertyd removed international dramas from eExtra only Days remains in the mornings with Kuiertyd hogging the rest of the slots.

On the kasi side, e.tv attempted to dedicate 18:30 to local dramas and it only took those attempts to find their #1 which is Durban Gen at the moment.

On reality, Family Feud SA swoops on e.tv and becomes one of the top 20 watched shows. Rehashed reruns even dominated the slot as the channel was working on another season instead looking for another show to add variety.

The kids side on e.tv is where things kind of took a toll. For starters, they cancelled a ton of local productions such as Cool Catz, Frenzy and Sistahood then followed eExtra and dubbed some of the kids content particularly preschool (for now) in various South African languages.

SABC has been doing that for years no matter the age. It's amazing how none of this is on eToonz since it is a product of e.tv but looking back the channel didn't house all shows from Craze with included youth-based shows like Frenzy and Sistahood.

The latest local development is on eReality as the channel which only housed international content already viewable on e.tv and certain channels from DStv launched a 1 hour local reality block on weekends, eKasi.

eMovies is currently the only brand that is yet to adapt to this format. None that it hasn't done before just that it you haven't seen it on a full-time basis.

The government wants to enforce a local quota on streaming platforms similar to cable has for over a decade and last I checked e.tv abided by the mandate even before Kuiertyd existed, could this be eMedia Investments' way of saying local is lekker.

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Analogue TV is going off air soon, be sure to get a decoder when purchasing a TV set
Linear channels switch to 7 day viewing, Will SABC and e.tv viewers be able to cope
SABC and e.tv ratings for April
Judge Judy seen on e.tv ending after 25 seasons
Is an SABC 4 and SABC 5 channel on the way?
Details on SABC's kids brand (not SABC Education)
Other shows coming soon to eToonz?
e.tv acquired rights to Erkenci Kus
SABC to launch a streaming service
Current status of TV licence
SABC planning to reduce Muvhango

June 2021 On E! Africa | 4 Finale Alerts Including Keeping Up With The Kardashians | 1 New & Returning Series


Reunion Road Trip
Starts Sunday 13 June at 21:00
Get ready to hit the road with E! this June, as some of the most iconic TV personalities of the past reconnect to go on a new adventure together, as they reminisce about their most unforgettable moments and dish behind-the-scenes gossip.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Season 20 Finale Sunday 13 June at 19:05
Reunion Sunday 20 & 27 June at 19:05
Over the years the Kardashian-Jenner family have experienced some of the highest highs and the lowest lows - and we’ve been right there alongside them for the ride! Now it’s time to say our fond farewells to the first family of television - and catch up with what’s happening here and now as they chew the fat together in two reunion specials.

Botched
Season 7 starts Sunday 20 June at 20:00
In the quest for perfection, some people’s efforts to improve their appearance can leave them with surprising results. World-renowned plastic surgeons Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif continue to fix the unfixable, as their seventh season of correcting plastic surgery nightmares begins this June on E!.

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
Season finale Sunday 6 June at 21:00
In this half-hour series, Lisa Vanderpump, the larger-than-life restaurateur, author, actress and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules and Dancing with the Stars, refuses to let lockdown bring down her lifestyle. Each episode, she hosts special surprise guests and throws an elaborate theme party from the confines of her beautiful home.

E! True Hollywood
Story
Season 2 finale Monday 7 June at 21:00
Welcome to Los Angeles! It may be the world’s entertainment capital, but behind the glitz and the glamour there’s another, darker city waiting to be discovered. From show-biz scandals to celebrity secrets, biographies, mysteries and more, the series that tells Hollywood’s most compelling stories is back, providing a voice to the moments that are reshaping popular culture.

Total Bellas
Season 6 finale Sunday 13 June at 20:00
Sisters Nikki and Brie Bella have built their lives and careers together, but nothing they’ve been through before has prepared them (or the men in their lives) for being pregnant at the same time. The Bella Twins are having babies, and everyone’s lives are about to change.

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- June on Studio Universal

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Moja Love Is Launching A NEW CHANNEL On DStv?
June on Universal
Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
June on Comedy Central
June on Telemundo Africa
June on TLC and Real Time
June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
June on Investigation Discovery
June on The Home Channel
Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
War Of The World S2 coming to FOX
June on CBS Reality

June 2021 On Studio Universal Africa | Action Weekends: June Claude Van Damme | Dance Movie Takeover | Father's Day Weekend


ACTION WEEKENDS: JUNE CLAUDE VAN DAMME
No apologies, that’s the name of the stunt!
The Muscles from Brussels in double bills every weekend (Fri-Sun) throughout June, from 8pm:

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
13th June at 20:00
And here’s another of the big JCVD hits, putting him up against fellow nineties action titan Dolph Lundgren. At the film’s heart is the eponymous Universal Soldier programme, a scheme to bring dead soldiers back to life free of memory and conscience, and use them as easily controlled superhuman killing machines. What could possibly go wrong, eh? But when Van Damme finds out what’s been done to him, he goes on the run with a reporter (Ally Walker), determined to reclaim his life. The military has other ideas, and carnage ensues.

IN HELL
25th June at 20:00
After avenging his wife's death, an American in Russia is imprisoned, and becomes mired in the jail's underground fight competitions. Director Ringo Lam’s other work includes City On Fire, known in the West for its influence on Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and he made his first Hollywood film with Van Damme. This reprise of their collaboration once again marries the director and star’s knacks for nerve-wracking tension and untrammelled violence. Lawrence Taylor and Marnie Alton also star.

KICKBOXER
26th June at 20:00
One of the key films in Van Damme’s initial rise to fame, Kickboxer saw him influencing a generation’s playground ideas of ultimate toughness by showing off his real-life martial arts skills. He plays Kurt Sloane, a cornerman driven into the ring himself after a malicious opponent paralyses his fighter brother Eric, the US kickboxing champ. But even be- yond the violence in the ring, he soon finds himself caught up in corruption and conspiracy, with Eric’s life on the line.

DANCE STUDIO UNIVERSAL
A dance movie takeover of the channel for one week, 7th – 13th June Every day, all afternoon, including:

STEP UP
8th June at 16:40
Back in his early days, when Channing Tatum was just an actor instead of a beloved institution, he starred in this engaging dance romance as Tyler Gage, a kid from a disadvantaged background who gets sentenced to community service and ends up helping out at the school his tearaway friends just trashed. Here he meets dancer Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan), and ends up standing in for her partner who’s been put out of commission by a sprained ankle. If the two of them can work together, it could end up changing both their lives – and in more ways than they've bargained for.

BRING IT ON
8th June at 15:00
A cheerleading squad discovers its captain stole their routines from an inner-city school, and must scramble to get new ones together in time to compete at this year's championships. A surprise hit that helped kick off a whole subgenre, Bring It On’s success owes much to its cast and crew – debut director Peyton Reed is now firmly ensconsed in the MCU, with two Ant-Man films under his belt, while the stars include Kirsten Dunst and Buffy’s Eliza Dushku. And if that only serves to whet your appetite, four Bring It On sequels also air on STUDIO this month.

DANCE-OFF
10th June at 13:00
Some films do exactly what they say on the tin, and this is one of them! Two dance crews go toe-to-toe as they compete for a $25,000 prize, but the dazzling choreography does need a teensy bit of plot behind it, so what better than to steal from the best and add a dash of Romeo & Juliet? Brandon (Shane Harper) grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, and when his poor mother had to move away in a hurry, he never got chance to say goodbye to childhood sweetheart Jasmine (Kathryn McCormick). Now, wouldn’t you know it, they face off from the rival teams!

FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND
A Saturday and Sunday dedicated to dads (19th & 20th, starts @ 2:15pm). Two triple-bills, including two channel premieres:

BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT
19th June at 18:05
Ice Cube and Anthony Anderson return in the third installment of the popular Barbershop franchise. But as befits this American institution’s role as a gathering place for communities, they’re joined by an ensemble cast featuring everyone from Eve and Nicki Minaj to Common and Cedric the Entertainer. The film finds Calvin’s Barbershop now home to a women’s section too, meaning it’s serving a wider section of the neighbourhood – and with their area of Chicago increasingly plagued by gang activity, they’ll all need to pull together to share some laughs and life lessons as they solve their problems.

SAN ANDREAS
19th June at 16:05
The Rock is the biggest action hero in the world today, and it doesn’t get much bigger than this, a disaster movie with most of California on the line. He plays Ray Gaines, an LA helicopter rescue pilot whose skills are suddenly in particularly high demand when the Big One finally hits and a 9.1 magnitude earthquake devastates the West Coast. Even after he’s rescued his wife from a skyscraper rendered unstable by the seismic event, there are still looters, fires and the threat of a tsunami to come.

ZOOKEEPER
20th June at 16:30
Kevin James plays Griffin Keyes, a zookeeper who loves his job – but also loves Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), who doesn’t see herself married to a man in this particular trade. So he considers joining his brother’s car dealership instead – a plan the animals in the zoo don’t much like, so they decide to help him turn his love life around! The voice cast features everyone from Jon Favreau as a bear, through Maya Rudolph playing a giraffe, to Stallone as a lion and Nick Nolte the gorilla.

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- June on Telemundo Africa
June on History

- June on Zee World
- June on E! Entertainment

Zee World launches two new series this June
Moja Love Is Launching A NEW CHANNEL On DStv?
June on Universal
Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
June on Comedy Central
June on Telemundo Africa
June on TLC and Real Time
June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
June on Investigation Discovery
June on The Home Channel
Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
June on CBS Reality

Sunday, May 23, 2021

June 2021 On Ignition | 3 New Series Alert! | 1 Season Finale Alert


FULL CUSTOM GARAGE: SPORTS EDITION
New Show Starts 29th May
Ian goes on a journey that no man has dared to go before. Full Custom Garage : Sports Edition follows Ian’s journey as he takes on an in-depth build, where each part of a modern custom car body is handcrafted. The devil is truly in the detail as Ian handcrafts parts of these cars over 13 episodes, each bringing its own design challenges.

Sat: 8:30pm | Wed: 9:30pm | Thu: 6:30pm

RESTORATION GARAGE
New Show Starts 12th June
In a multibillion dollar industry, the Guild of Automotive Restorers tries to get a piece of the pie by completing any task put before it. These guys preserve, restore and sell some of the world's greatest cars. No car is too damage for these wicked wizards !!

Sun: 10am|Mon: 6pm |Fri: 9pm

CAR-CRASH-GLOBAL: CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Season Finale 19th June
Car Crash Global : Caught On Camera features astonishing video footage, including extreme clips from China and the US, the top five biggest show-offs on the road and the most incredible near misses. It’s hold your breath and clench your fists moments all caught on camera!

Sat: 7pm|Tue: 9pm|Wed: 6pm

DESERT COLLECTORS
New Show Starts 19th June
Collecting is not just Australian, it's a universal habit. Desert Collectors travel over 20,000 kms from the desert to the coast, meeting the most unique people from all walks of life. From Janet and Steve and their massive alcohol collection, to Burt and Angie with an incredible number of cars from all over the world. It’s unique characters with some of the most unique stories!

Sat: 6pm | Mon: 9pm | Tue 6pm

Ignition is available on DStv and TelkomOne

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June on Universal
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June on Comedy Central
June on Telemundo Africa
June on TLC and Real Time
June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
June on Investigation Discovery
June on The Home Channel
Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
War Of The World S2 coming to FOX
June on CBS Reality

June 2021 On History Africa | World War II Extravaganza | New Series Alert! | Returning Show


From 13 June – 25 July

WORLD WAR II
Sundays from 20h15
The HISTORY® Channel Africa presents a series of documentaries and specials showcasing the politcal events and history that led to World War II, the memorie00 and disease.

Brand New and Exclusive
HITLER’S GOLD
13 June – 4 July
Sundays 20h15
Who financed Hitler? Where did he get the money and the backing to achieve power in 1933 Germany? This eye-opening mini-series unearths Hitler’s money trail, and exposes his secret partners, and money managers who enabled him to fnance his success and become the most powerful man in Europe. Hidden treasures, bank accounts, and much more. This series unravels the covert fnancial web that Hitler spun across Europe and around the globe to bankroll his dream of world dominaton.

Brand New & Exclusive
BATTLESHIPS
13 June Sunday 21h05
The story of Germany’s great batleships during the Second World War. With graphic recollectons from veterans of the ‘Kriegsmarine’, this flm depicts the rise of Hitler’s Naval Expansion program, through to the ultmate destructon by the allies, of the Schlesig Holstein, the Scharnhorst, the Admiral Scheer, the Gneisenau, the Graf Spee, the Tirpitz and finally the legendary Bismarck.

Brand New & Exclusive
STORMTROOPERS
20 June Sunday 21h05
The stormtroopers originated in the First World War. The 60 minute program outlines how the Stormtroopers were again used successfully in the Second World War by the Generals of the Wehrmacht in the Lightning War or ‘Blitzkrieg’ period.

Brand New & Exclusive
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
27 June
Sunday 21h05
Presented by Richard Todd, this flm portrays the story of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. Beginning with its birth as a fedging arm of the Force in WWI, throughout its development between the wars, its rapid expansion at the outbreak of WWII and a complete insight into the strategy, tactcs, personnel, aircraf and operatons during the confict.

Brand New and Exclusive
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
4 July
Sunday 21h05
By attacking Midway Atoll, at the far western end of the Hawaiian chain, the Japanese hoped to lure the US Pacifc Fleet into the open sea and destroy it. Instead, due to superb US intelligence and costly Japanese tactcal errors, the atack marked the destructon of the Japanese Fleet and the end of Tokyo’s supremacy in the Pacifc Ocean. This flm portrays the momentous batle in a day-by-day account.

Brand New and Exclusive
HISTORY OF WWII
11 July
Sunday 20h15
World War II was an event that played out globally and has been described as the most horrifc war humanity has ever known. Actor Robert Hardy, famous for his role as Winston Churchill, presents this condensed chronology of WWII. A fascinatng flm which outlines all the politcal history and events leading up to the outbreak of war; and details all the major campaigns and batles fought on very front during the six year conflict.

Brand New & Exclusive
COLDITZ – THE LEGEND
18 July Sunday 20h15 In Colditz – The Legend, surviving soldiers who risked it all to escape Germany’s Colditz Castle prisoner of war camp tell the story of how they achieved the impossible. Colditz Castle was the prisoner of war camp no-one was meant to escape from – but escape they did. This excitng and moving documentary takes a fresh look at the legend, hearing from both Colditz survivors and their families. The escapes are ingenious, brave, excitng and even poignant, but it’s the touching memories of daily life, leters from home, secretly-brewed hooch and staving of the boredom which reveal what it was really like to have been locked up inside the notorious castle.

Brand New and Exclusive
A WAR TO REMEMBER
25 July
Sunday 20h15
World War II was a confict that impacted the world, a war packed with memories of hardship and losses, courage and sacrifce, humour and comradeship. This flm, presented by the late Dame Vera Lynn, tells the story of the 8th May 1845, when the fnal curtain had finally come down on a drama that had been acted out across all corners of the globe, for six long hard years.

OTHER PROGRAMMING

Brand New & Exclusive
SALVAGE KINGS S2
9 June
Wednesdays 20h15
The second series of Salvage Kings featuring the demoliton and salvage teams at Priestly Demoliton Inc. in the fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping job of tearing down buildings and racing against the clock to pull out anything valuable lef behind. There’s never a dull moment as Ryan Priestly – who owes everything he knows about the business to his dad and company founder Vic Priestly – takes any chance he can to smash, trash, and crash some of the world’s biggest and most challenging structures, while Ted and Justn reel in one-in-a-million treasures as the wrecking ball’s about to make its frst swing. All this while teaching Ryan’s nephew Julien, the tricks of the trade so he can one day run the family business.

Brand New & Exclusive
LEGENDS OF THE PHARAOHS
12 June
Saturdays 20h15
Legends of the Pharaohs is an ambitous docudrama series that brings to life extraordinary true stories from the age of the Pharaohs. Based on the most recent research, with dramatc locaton flming, the series captures the energy and immediacy of a living world, the drama of real lives, and the splendour of the most fascinatng civilisaton in the ancient world. This new series will bring back to life Egypt’s great pyramid builders and trace one century of epic constructon, from the frst true pyramid built by Djoser untl the third and last Pyramid of Giza. Today, for the frst tme, thanks to the most up-to-date research, it is possible to shine a new light on personal stories of individuals who took part in the constructon of the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza. This is the gripping tale of how the ancient Pharaohs’ quest to enter the aferlife afected the lives of tens of thousands of people, changed the face of the planet and helped create the world’s first naton.

History is available on DStv

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June on Universal
Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
June on Comedy Central
June on Telemundo Africa
June on TLC and Real Time
June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
June on Investigation Discovery
June on The Home Channel
Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
War Of The World S2 coming to FOX
June on CBS Reality

Zee World Is About To Be A Double Bonanza As Two New Shows Replace Ring Of Fire

This June, the double bill episodes of Ring Of Fire will conclude on Zee World thereafter new entries called The Good Son and These Streets.


The Good Son (Rajaa Betaa), follows the story of Vedant who struggles for acceptance when a doctor adopts him against the will of his family. When he grows up, he faces a situation on his wedding night, whether to accept or disown his pregnant wife. Rrahul Sudhir takes up on the lead role.


These Streets (Yeh Teri Galiyan), follows the story of two children, a boy and a girl, who are raised in a brothel and love each other are cruelly separated where one is adopted by rich parents. Vrushika Mehta and Lavin Gothi are to star.

These Streets airs at 19:00 from June 1st followed by The Good Son at 18:00 from June 2nd.

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June 2021 On Investigation Discovery Africa


Murder In The Heartland S3B
New Season
Date: 27 June
Time: 21:00 CAT
Day: Sunday
Every episode documents a town and its people through a murder that tore through it. The townspeople not only become our storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the puzzle that has forever changed their lives and how they understand their home.

The Murder Tapes S4A
New Season
Date: 5 June
Time: 21:00 CAT
Day: Saturday
Homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real footage in this groundbreaking series. The series provides an up-close perspective of the case, including footage from bodycam at the crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room video.

Signs Of A Psychopath S1B
New Seasons
Date: 8 June
Time: 22:00 CAT
Day: Tuesday
Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to impersonate normal humans, there are always signs that reveal their true nature: calculating, narcissistic -- and sometimes, murderous.

American Cartel S1
Brand New
Date: 6 June
Time: 21:00 CAT
Day: Sunday
An exclusive account of a routine traffic stop in Burbank that led to the murder of a police officer, an international manhunt, millions of dollars seized, multiple homicides, exposure of government corruption, and a Federal wiretap investigation that revealed a nationwide drug distribution network controlled by a street gang with ties to Mexico's most dangerous drug Cartels.

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- June on Universal
- Upcoming developments for FOX, National Geographic and ESPN
- June on Comedy Central
- June on Telemundo Africa
- June on TLC and Real Time
June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
- June on The Home Channel
Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
War Of The World S2 coming to FOX
June on CBS Reality

eMedia Investments Revives eKasi As A Local Programming Block


eKasi is making a comeback 3 years after eMedia Investments replaced it with eExtra in the hopes to bolster their content offering. It also spawned an anthology series known as eKasi: Our Stories.

The brand will be launching as a weekend programming block for 1 hour through eReality and according to sources Rewind.

The block will serve up shows such as Will You Be My Ex, Deadbeats, Beef and Pay Back The Money. They will likely serve up archived content from eMedia Investments as well as content seen on M-Net.

eKasi is the second block introduced to eMedia's stable following the launch of the Afrikaans block, Kuiertyd in 2018 that serves up reality, lifestyle and telenovelas.

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- SABC and e.tv ratings for April
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Details on SABC's kids brand (not SABC Education)
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Friday, May 21, 2021

New Channel Alert: Moja 9.9. Coming Soon To DStv?


Official logo

(This is not the official logo for Moja 9.9.)

Moja Love might be getting a companion soon. For now it's too early to confirm anything but apparently MultiChoice stacked up some content from this brand on Moja 9.9.

The name originated from one of the shows listed on this "new channel" which is Zodwa that is starting from scratch on this supposed channel.

Other shows listed on this channel include Meet The Khambules and Isencane Lengane both of which aired on Moja Love. That's pretty much the only thing for the channel maybe they'll add more close to its launch.

Moja Love has been around for 3 years and already MultiChoice feels it's okay to launch a rewind channel for the brand but channels such as BET2 and SABC Encore had to be axed.

Since everything on this channel is just a repeat and not that OLD I wouldn't be stunned if it joined KykNet Lekker and is made available exclusively to Access (and Easyview) customers on channel 158/9.

By the looks of it, I wouldn't even be surprised if MultiChoice decided to launch an extra channel for Honey or even revive SABC Encore. Even the idea of them possibly adding Boing and Toonami that serve as repeat channels to Cartoon Network don't seem far fetched at this point.

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MOJA 9.9. LAUNCHES ON DSTV ACCESS


Siyaya TV and MultiChoice will be launching Moja 9.9 (DStv 158) as a spin-off repeat channel of the existing Moja Love channel on 16 June, repositioning and repeating already-seen content of the Moja Love channel for lower-tiered DStv subscribers.


Moja 9.9 will become available to DStv Access subscribers only, with Moja Love that has been available over the past 3 years for DStv Premium to DStv Family subscribers with a popular blend of conflict-driven lifestyle-reality content with a firm tabloid slant.


The name of the Moja 9.9 channel spin-off derives from the slang word "moja" meaning "everything is good" while the "9.9" means confronting truth, similar to the hugely popular Uyajola 99 cheater- tabloid reality show.


Siyaya TV says that the name of Moja 9.9 "is aligned to the content it will deliver, which mainly mirrors what is happening in our communities and resonates with the channel's target audience. The 24-hour channel will be filled with locally produced shows and primarily targeted at women, with a spillover of male audiences". Aubrey Tau, Siyaya TV CEO, says "Ten years ago, our team began to imagine what a channel, inspired by our vision and values, could mean to viewers across Mzansi. In an increasingly crowded landscape, Moja Love has emerged as one of the leading destinations for viewers across TV screens".


"Creating the Moja Love brand and seeing it flourish, supported by the talented team that includes the channel head, exco, executive producers, producers, editors, crews working with a group of the finest storytellers and creators in television, is one of Siyaya TV proudest achievements as a black-owned company."


"We are thrilled about the channel's success and excited about the next chapter, the launch of the second channel, Moja 9.9, in partnership with MultiChoice. We will continue to inspire our viewers with rave, real stories that are relatable and resonate with audience." Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video, says "Moja 9.9 adds to the already vibrant content available on DStv Access and is sure to spark conversations and debates for many viewers".


"DStv customers who are on the DStv Access package can look forward to watching some of South Africa’s most-talked about local shows that were previously on Moja Love (DStv 157). All this great content will only be available to DStv Access subscribers, allowing more South Africans to enjoy the best of local content that DStv has to offer."


Start Somewhere is a new debate show that will start on 16 June and that will be shown on both Moja Love and Moja 9.9 and that will "touch on thought-provoking topics around challenges that young people face".


Moja Love says that young viewers "will be given sage advice from mentors and social influencers on how to pursue their ambitions".


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- FOX closes in the UK by June, Africa will likely follow
- Cartoonito is coming back in Europe and Africa as WarnerMedia searches for original preschool content
- Is Boomerang officially dead?
Discovery and WarnerMedia set to merge  meaning Cartoon Network and TLC join forces
- SuperSport launches a kids brand
Media Brokerage Africa welcomes their services
Will SABC revive plans for SABC 4 and SABC 5?
Dizi might return to DStv
Adult Swim is back on another network
BBC and ITV launching a streaming service in South Africa
Utsav branding takes affect on Star Life and StarPlus
Will Paramount+ cancel several linear channels like Comedy Central and MTV?