Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

The Walt Disney Company has renewed their contract with MultiChoice through 2024 meaning viewers have another 2 years to enjoy Disney Channel and Disney Junior once Disney+ launches in South Africa. Later this year, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to close off 100 channels internationally by the end of 2021 and who would have guessed that being those markets that are almost last in everything could work in our favor. Disney+ launched in 2019 and South Africa has to wait till June 2022 with the rest of Africa possibly waiting till 2023 so the deadline only seemed logical considering the timeframe. If I had to guess, Disney Channel and Disney Junior will likely go off air by the end of 2023 (December 31st, 2023 at 23:59; round it off it takes you to 2024). By then Disney+ should be available in most African markets if not all as yet kind of similar to Asia. DISNEY CHANNEL: GHOST FORCE Series Premiere Weekdays from 6 December at 15:15 Premiere episodes from 6th to 21st Dec

(As indicated in the sneak peeks ) GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT While telling African stories is at the heart of what MultiChoice does, our channels and services also pride themselves on delivering the hottest international shows – and that’s set to continue in 2022. DStv Premium subscribers will be among the first to get in on all the drama as Sex & The City’s Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda make their return on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) in the highly anticipated ten-episode spin-off series, And Just Like That..., from 13 December. And Just Like That… stars Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Sarah Jessica Parker (who reprises her role as the fashion icon and columnist, Carrie Bradshaw); the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Kristin Davis (the naïve but tough Charlotte York); and the Emmy Award- winning Cynthia Nixon (the irrepressible Miranda Hobbes). The sizzling new series follows the characters as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 3

(As indicated in the sneak peeks ) MultiChoice’s hyper-local content strategy sees us continue to tell stories that resonate with our customers, in their language and featuring characters they identify with – and helping take proudly African stories to global audiences. The company is the biggest funder of local content in Africa and produced 2 692 hours of local content in the last financial year – 41% more than the year before – bringing its local content library to nearly 66 000 hours “We’re home to over 42 local channels across the continent because it’s incumbent upon us to both cater for regional tastes and share familiar stories,” said Yolisa Phahle, CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video at Multichoice Group. “We support local production companies, unearth new acting talent and develop entire industries – and then showcase them to the world, a duty we couldn’t be prouder to bear”. MultiChoice’s Owned Reality Formats continue to grow, with Our Perfect Wedding rating

(As indicated in the sneak peeks ) MultiChoice’s ambition to tell stories that resonate with our customers, in their language and featuring characters they identify with drives our hyper- local content strategy, while developing industries across the African continent and helping take proudly African stories to global audiences. The company is the biggest funder of local content in Africa and produced 2 692 hours of local content in the last financial year – 41% more than the year before – bringing its local content library to nearly 66 000 hours. “MultiChoice is home to over 42 local channels across the continent, each designed and curated to cater for regional tastes whilst simultaneously creating a platform to cross pollinate regional content,” says Yolisa Phahle, CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video at Multichoice Group. “Our General Entertainment stable continues to command the lion’s share of viewership across the DStv Platform as we roll out our owned formats acros

SuperSport celebrated a full house of international sport for 2022 at today’s MultiChoice Showcase, cementing the company’s reputation as the global Home of Champions. The company reaffirmed its commitment to bringing customers all the thrills of the best in action sports from the very best international sports events – live and packaged – from across the planet, on DStv & Showmax Pro. Access to the 2022 FIFA Football World Cup takes pride of place in the SuperSport footballing line-up in December 2022. “Indeed, we’re the undisputed Home of Football, with Premier League, La Liga, the DStv Premiership, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League – and plenty of cup competitions in-between – offering an Unbeatable Football experience,” says Marc Jury, Chief Executive Officer of SuperSport. SuperSport remains a long-term supporter of local sport, both as an investor and a broadcaster. “Our coverage of the DStv Premiership, Telkom KO, Nedbank Cup domestic rugby and cricket is unmat

(As indicated in the sneak peeks ) Africa-first streaming service Showmax is going big on local content for 2022 – and beyond – with a host of firsts from the four corners and many languages of the continent. This follows a year where Showmax Originals consistently broke records as the most watched content ever on the streaming platform, from The Real Housewives of Durban in January to Uthando Lodumo in June, to Devilsdorp in July to The Wife in November 2021 - not to mention I Am Laycon setting a Nigerian record in February 2021. “Our audiences are most engaged when watching shows that reflect their reality, their hopes and their dreams. This is why the three most popular shows on Showmax in the first half of 2021 were all local,” says Candice Fangueiro, Showmax’s head of content. “So, we’re delighted to introduce our next wave of Showmax Originals, a mix of returning favourites and groundbreaking firsts, from some of Africa’s most talented filmmakers.” These include first seasons

Showmax/M-Net: Crime And Justice - Detectives Makena and Silas from Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations investigate different crimes, some dealing with social or political impact. Glasshouse (movie) - confined to their glasshouse, a family survives The Shred, a toxin that erases memory. Until the sisters are seduced by a Stranger who shatters their peace and stirs a past best left buried. Gossip Girl - eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teenagers are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl. Palm Springs (movie) - stuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again. Succession S1 - S3 - the Logan family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company. Ghana Jollof - is the first Showmax Original comedy series in West Africa and

The Nat Geo UK-based commissioning and production team has been restructured and now feeds into Disney’s EMEA production hub, reporting to Liam Keelan. The move is understood to have taken place several weeks ago, with the Nat Geo London-based team now focusing on international productions, regional European and local market productions. The team is also working closely with London-based Sean Doyle, Disney’s Director of Original Production, Unscripted General Entertainment for Europe and Africa, it is understood. The Nat Geo team, which comprises the likes of Commissioning Editors Carolyn Payne and Simon Raikes, Associate Producer, Development and Production Alexander Lawson and Production and Development Coordinator Daisy Bryant, now reports into Keelan, Disney’s Vice President Original Content, Europe and Africa, whose main focus is Disney+. Keelan, a former BBC Studios scripted exec and BBC commissioner who joined 18 months ago, reports into Diego Londono, EMEA EVP, Media Networks

A month after The Smithsonian Channel , the Canadian-based Love Nature featuring documentaries related to wildlife and nature goes off air on StarSat across Africa by the end of November. Love Nature launched 2 years ago alongside The Smithsonian Channel as replacements to National Geographic and National Geographic Wild as StarSat had been going through a contractual dispute with The Walt Disney Company. The demise of Love Nature leaves a big gap in the viewership as so many channels were culled from the platform including FOX , SA Music, SA Playlist, St Eyethu and a range of Discovery Channels . Just like Smithsonian, fans of Love Nature will have rely on National Geographic to give viewers the best in factual and educational programming, and hope that doesn't get culled as well. 2021 has proven to be weak year on the basis of new channels. So far the platform launched MUTV , Zimbabwe's Jit TV, the ANC inspired C12 TV , Fashion TV , Roots TV and 3 Zee TV channels .