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MultiChoice and eMedia Investments got into a fist fight in March following regarding the four e.tv channels which were set to go dark on DStv by the end the same month but eventually got delayed for another 2 months as they tried to resolve the issue in court . As seen by several DStv customers later today, MultiChoice silently removed these channels on DStv without notice on the EPG as seen with ITV Networks and Lifetime . To top it off, e.tv didn't even advertise the termination as seen in March. Could it be possible that eMedia was left in the dark and only found out at the last minute? Who knows really?     One things for certain, e.tv is your only source of entertainment as stated in March for these 4 brands meaning those who choose to stay aboard the platform will have to wait much longer for some content while others air on a limited basis. But on the bright side viewers can still view other e.tv brands like eNCA and eNuus on kykNET but is that enough t

While Zee TV's supernatural horror Dayan, Destructive Beauty now on eVOD launch on eExtra had been postponed. More news coming in is that Kindred Hearts one of the most anticipated shows on the channel is set to replace The Heir. Aditya Jindal has a troubled marriage with the selfish Nisha Verma but remains with her for the sake of his family who think highly of her. He soon meets Jhanvi Agarwal and together they realise Nisha's true colors but will love keep them apart. Some of the stars featured in this Zee TV soap included Sudeep Sahir, Disha Parmar, Ridhi Dogra, Manasi Salvi and Kunal Karan Kapoor.     Interesting enough, the show was replaced by Yeh Teri Galiyan in India and can you believe it aired on eExtra with reruns currently being viewed in the early hours of the week so some may view this as coincidence while others turn to it as fate. The series airs 27 June but that's the thing Kindred Hearts isn't the only Zee World/Zee TV soap to be la

After almost 2 years, MultiChoice announced that South Africa's first and only Afrikaans movie channel fliekNET home to locally produced films like You Must be Joking, There's a Zulu on my Stoep, Sweet 'n Short and Agter Elke Man on channel 149 will stop airing on DStv from 15 July. The channel began in 2014 as a pop-up channel and will live on a pop-up channel for the years to come with kykNET filling up their Saturday night movie schedule with new Afrikaans films. A 50 minute short film will be added alongside a 90 minute film by 2023. Interesting enough about this timeslot, it kind of coincides with eMedia's eExtra channel movie block which too offers Afrikaans films. Except kykNET is going for the M-Net approach which is fresh while eExtra is just scrapping the pot for gold.     The two's rivalry doesn't stop from there as kykNET will be filing their stockings with Turkish dramas I mean it was bound to happen as they've dubbed several ot

As streaming becomes another source of entertainment as cable starts dying down. There's still plenty of viewers in the mood for the same fast action or kungfu. This topic dives further below the glitz and glamour and more toward rural setting. Community channels seek to be representative of their respective areas providing content that informs, empower and resonate with their audience. Often criticized for the quality of content and failure to keep up to a consistent schedule finally catch a break. After nearly a decade, these fellow stations have begun getting some much relevant content. Soweto TV broadcasted their first reality show Single In Soweto, Mpuma Kapa TV got weekly live event Champion Pro Wrestling (CPW) and Cape Town TV has a local YouTube (not SABC) drama Mathata.     Within this excitement unfortunately there comes brands which in some way deserve to be put out of its misery if not saved at this point which is none other than Tshwane TV and GauTV. Ts

More info here Crime and Family When you join the family, ‘until death do us part’ may come quicker than you thought. But even when things get complicated, there is one thing you can be sure of: What happens in the family stays in the family! TNT’s Crime and Family Special airs every Friday in June with two crime thriller movies. Leading with the channel premiere of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, an ordinary suburban couple (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) are stuck in a rut … until the truth comes out! They are elite assassins working for competing agencies. When they discover they are each other's next target, their secret lives explode into non-stop action and pent-up passion.   TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premieres) Friday, 3 June 20:30      –   Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) 22:35      –   Presumed Innocent (1990) Friday, 10 June 20:30      –   Lethal Weapon 4 (1997) 22:35      –   Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Friday, 17 June 20:30      –   Meeting Evil (2012) 2

More info here Cartoon Network: Brand New Episodes - Teen Titans Go! TEEN TITANS GO! NOW YOU SEE ME… NOW YOU DON’T! This month, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven continue the fun in TEEN TITANS GO! with all-new comedic adventures. In the new episodes, when the Titans are not busy saving the world, they are up for some fun and games with our favourite DC Comic characters like Batman, the Joker, and Aquaman! Robin teaches the Titans the art of concealment through a game of hide and seek. The Titans also have some hard lessons to learn about taxes after winning a huge cash prize. With epic contests and a series of quests, one thing is for sure, these Titans will always be ready for an adventure, with or without their capes!     PREMIERE: Monday, 6 June 2022 TUNE-IN: Monday to Friday @ 17:00 CAT LEGO DC Movie Stunt CN MOVIES TIME FOR LEGO DC ADVENTURES! Whether you’re a Superman, Batman, or Justice League fan, we’ve got you covered this month with th

This past week, BBC Studios Director General Tim Dave unveiled plans to become a digital first platform by doing so they'll be riding consumers in the UK and global of brands like CBBC (basically CBeebies for older children) and the free-to-air channel BBC Four serving up arts and documentary. This trend has been common with The Walt Disney Company post the pandemic which has closed several channels internationally as the consumer base for Disney+ rises so BBC Studios is basically following a pattern in order to boost their streaming endeavours.   After 27 years on air, sources reveal that aside from BBC Four and CBBC even BBC World News will put to sleep and referred to as BBC News dropping World from the name and continuing its commitment to audiences in the UK and international.   BBC Studios will reinvest £500 million to make the BBC digital-led and the 24-hour TV news channel. Of course, a timeframe for the switch to BBC News has yet to be confirmed but by hunch

PBS Kids is educational brand owned by the Public Broadcasting Service which caters to children aged 3 to 9 years with a mixture of animation and live-action to help improve on their maths, literacy and other curriculum based activities. For almost 23 years, PBS Kids had been going green featuring sibling duo Dash and Dot (which were part of the PBS Kids logo) before getting less screentime and ultimately replaced with twin siblings Dee and Del. Prior to that there was Hooper a pet pig for their defunct preschool block.     Through several bumpers and on-screen ads you'd see these characters goofing off within couch cushions or doing some site seeing or exploration within a fish bowl but all that's about to change.   As seen across several media outlets, PBS Kids is retiring their logo with it the mascots Dee, Del and when available Dot for something bland, simple and other people's terms boring. This change is likely due to PBS's current logo which

DreamWorks Jr. launching new series Amidst the launch on DStv, DreamWorks Channel unveiled a bunch of content that wasn't part of the channel's lineup as seen during its run on StarTimes. It looks like part of this content is starting to resurface as DreamWorks Channel picked by the second prequel to DreamWorks Dragons titled Rescue Riders. The series follows Dak and Leyla, human twins raised by dragons who have developed, as a result, a unique ability to directly communicate with them, helping and rescuing dragons and the people of the town Huttsgalor. DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders will likely debut by August which concides with the debut of another original series, George Of The Jungle .   Universal acquired rights to this FOX drama Set in a luxury resort that aims to fulfil its guest's every fantasy. Elena Roarke (Roselyn Sanchez) who sets aside her ambitions and true love to run the family business. The series also stars Kiara Barnes and John Gabriel Rod

eMedia Investments got into a fist fight with MultiChoice when the pay-tv platform decided to scrap 4 of their e.tv channels before handling the matter with Competition Tribunal with outcomes to the agreement set to be unraveled. As seen this past week, kykNET's duplicate channel kykNET & Kie will be adapting to the concept seen on eExtra's Kuiertyd block where they dub various telenovelas particularly Turkish in Afrikaans and giving the free-to-view brand some steady competition. As mentioned in an early press release: World-class TV has been dubbed into Afrikaans for decades. Over the past few years, South Africa's excellent reverberation skills have been used to bring Turkish telenovelas to local screens - in Afrikaans. The plot, action and romance in these telenovelas keep viewers glued.     kykNET obviously got this entail from e.tv as series like Droomvelore can pull close to 2 million views while a show like 7de Laan has less than 900000 views m

eMedia’s Financial Performance For the year ending 31 March 2022, eMedia has experienced a resounding bounce back in its fnancial performance after the impact of the pandemic on businesses and the economy generally. This resounding bounce back is evident in a signifcant increase in proft from continued operations of R426.4 million as compared to the previous year’s proft of R138.5 million. The year’s proft is also signifcantly better than the pre-COVID-19 year fiscal which ended in March 2020, which ended with an adjusted proft after adding back the goodwill impairment of R241.6 million. This fscal as compared to the pre-COVID-19 March 2020 proft shows a R184.8 million increase or a 76.5% increase and as compared to March 2021 is R287.9 million more and 207.9% better. Revenue and Market Share The Group’s revenue for the fiscal of R3.2 billion is the highest ever achieved, underscored by an increase in television advertising revenue to R2.1 billion. The television advertising revenu

Roman to the Rescue from The Dodo and Group Nine Studios will bow next month on Disney XD and Hulu. Animal-focused entertainment brand The Dodo is pushing deeper into family-friendly TV programming with the upcoming launch of Roman to the Rescue, a new original live-action series that has been picked up by Disney XD. Co-produced by The Dodo, Group Nine Studios (Dodo parentco Group Nine Media’s production division) and Nomadica Films, the series tags along with 10-year-old animal rescuer Roman McConn as he teams up with influencers and Disney Channel talent to find forever homes for 17 loveable shelter dogs. Also read: - WWE could be put up for sale -  Baby TV could be on the chopping block -  2022 on HBO Max including Peacemaker and a Batman Christmas special -  Bel-Air streaming this February on Peacock -  Nicktoons upcoming series Big Nate debuting on Paramount+ -  2022 on Paramount+ includes new season of iCarly, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Why Women Kill - Moon Knight

Married Again - Daily @ 5pm Yash, a wealthy widower with two daughters, marries Aarti who has a son from her previous marriage. Both individuals face many ups and downs in their second endeavor to embark on their marital journey. If men can remarry after the death of a spouse or following a divorce, why do we judge women differently when it comes to marrying a second time? Premiers 29 June Age is Just a Number – Daily @ 5pm A love story between a 42 year old middle class, conservative single mother, Vedika and a 24 year old irresponsible, maverick, Sahil, from a traditional, super rich business family.   My Heart Knows – Daily @ 6pm Focusing on the unspoken connections and bonds between people - the story revolves around the bittersweet relationship between a step-daughter and stepmother. Kalyani’s world turns upside down when her mother dies in an accident and her father is arrested for it. Kalyani then learns about her father’s relationship with another woman, Anupriya, who

In March, MultiChoice planned to eliminate the 4 e.tv channels and leave each customer with 1 replacement ( DreamWorks - Compact , KIX - Access and PBS Kids - Easyview ). The news recieved major backlash with others opting for Openview when the channels go off air as they weren't satisfied with the offering on DStv. eMedia Investments which serves as the parent company for these brands filed a court application to determine whether these channels are worth saving with MultiChoice carrying the channels for another 2 months due to this legal battle.   A lot of punches were thrown on both ends with eMedia accusing MultiChoice of being "anti-competitive" while MultiChoice reprimanded eMedia for its failure to reduce the level of repetition and lack of local content. eMedia went on to say MultiChoice covered up the recent confrontation by stating the demise of e.tv's channels were mutual while MultiChoice stated they were removing them for three yet-to-be launch