National Geographic enter the playground
The Walt Disney Company, Wildlife Direct, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Department of State have announced that production has commenced on the National Geographic Kids Africa educational entertainment series.
The 26-part television series will be shot primarily in East Africa with additional filming in West and Southern Africa.
Additionally, the series’ first group of presenters has been announced. Mysha Hodson (13), Marita Lucas (12), Shanah Manjeru (14), Railey Mwai (10), and Adarsh Nagda (12) will serve as the studio and Nairobi-based hosts for the show.
As mentioned last year, the series will air across Africa on both National Geographic Wild and Disney Channel, late in 2022, with engaging digital extensions on social media platforms that will allow viewers to further explore topics addressed in the series.
Who is who in eExtra's new series?
In 2 weeks, eExtra will be the releasing the Fenix, the Turkish adaptation of the French miniseries The Bonfire Of Destiny which follows the story of the 3 women who lives have changed amid a devastating fire which led to the deaths of several people.
Each cast member has an Afrikaans voice actor and they go as follows:
Hannah Borthwick as Cemre Kayabeyli
Karli Heine as Rüya Yildirimlar
Celeste Loots as Çiçek Görgülü
Marvin-Lee Beukes as Ömer
Terence Makapan as Ozan
Eben Bester as Kenan
Niël Tait as Ali
Daniel Snyman as Atlas
Electra Hartman as Tomris
Geon Nel as Bulent
Nicola Koen as Günes
Jacques Theron as Cemre's husband Çelebi.
MultiChoice's wings might be clipped
South Africa's broadcasting regulator is restarting its inquiry into South Africa's pay-TV industry and superficially the near-monopoly market dominance of MultiChoice, citing "ongoing developments in what is a rapidly changing market".
"Based on ongoing developments in what is a rapidly changing market, the consultation process in respect of the Inquiry into the Subscription Broadcasting Services Market must be extended into the current financial year," Icasa announced.
These over-the-top players like Netflix SA, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, VIU and others are making headway in signing up pay-TV subscribers in South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa, with The Walt Disney Company Africa set to launch its streaming service Disney+ on 18 May in South Africa adding another one to the mix.
"Icasa is mindful that any regulation of the market and/or its market segments must be aimed at enhancing competitiveness in the market going forward."
"The rebooting of this process is meant to enableIcasa to take account of all relevant and current developments to inform a robust, forward-looking regulatory intervention that balances interests of consumers and stability of the broadcasting services market."
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