Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

eExtra, a South African based general entertainment channel operated by eMedia Investments which serves mainly telenovelas from India, Turkey and Korea is coming to Brazil for known other the Emmy awarded telenovela Orphans Of A Nation (Órfãos Da Terra). Created by the Emmy Award winners Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid tells the harrowing love story set within the modern-day context of refugees and immigrants from around the world who leave their countries for various reasons. Julia Dalavia and Renato Góes take on lead roles. Orphans Of The Nation was beamed on SABC 3 last year as the public broadcaster was hell bent on reinventing the channel to cater for those who'd view channels like M-Net on DStv and serving as an alternative to eMedia's Kuiertyd offering which has been dominating South African screens with their Turkish offering. At the time SABC channel's head stated: "Orphans of a Nation has a great big love story at the centre of it but it also manages to

During the week, MultiChoice has been sharing several advertisements to the upcoming preschool channel, Moonbug Kids from Moonbug Entertainment and this time it is placed on channel 314 and not channel 360 as originally advertised. Channel 360 just seemed like a very distant area for a kids channel especially if there's no alternatives sitting alongside so it makes sense to inherit the 314 as most other slots have been filled up by various regional channels ranging from Akili Kids to Edu TV. But questions amount to who was it fault for 360 could it be MultiChoice as the adverts do mention and credit DStv or could it be the owners themselves Moonbug Entertainment as North Africa also has the brand occupying the channel number. As seen through various outlets, Moonbug Kids will be rolling out on the DStv platform this October with various shows such as CoComelon, Blippi, Oddbods, Gecko's Garage, Arpo, Morphie and Supa Strikas. Prior to its rollout on DStv, Moonbug Kids had

Community channels Tshwane TV and GauTV both of which are supplied to MultiChoice's DStv by Zallywood Inc. seem to have gotten themselves in a much deeper hole following the alienation of their audiences for more prophets. As stated a while back, several community channels from the likes of Soweto TV, Cape Town TV and Mpuma Kapa TV have all been working on improving their offering as we reach a digital era with brands like these becoming a thing of the past but unlike these channels at least there's signs of life unfortunately I can't say the same for these two channels. Apparently, Tshwane TV's website which was seen as somewhat of an encyclopaedia or wiki has been replaced with spam mail as those who try viewing the website either get directed to ads requiring your phone number or other any scams seen on the defunct website. But that's not the end of it when searching for their website it writes the domain might be put up for sale. Is it possible that new m

Lionsgate is now leaning toward spinning off its studio division and selling a minority stake in it, rather than spinning Starz, according to sources. Lionsgate hasn’t given up on also selling a minority stake in Starz, but there’s more investor interest in the studio business, they added. Longer term, Lionsgate executives have interest in selling both the studio and Starz, sources said. The studio business produces films and TV series, and includes a library of more than 17,000 titles, such as “The Hunger Games” and “Mad Men". This would be a change in strategy for the media and entertainment company, which said in May it expected to finalize a spin or sale of Starz by the end of summer. In recent months, Lionsgate has held talks to sell a 20% stake in Starz to a number of potential buyers, including most recently Vivendi-owned Canal+, the people said, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. Those talks haven’t ended, but no deal is imminent, said the

The cable network and streaming service is getting a new name and identity as well as a handful of new titles, as part of a relaunch set for January 2023. MGM+ joins the likes of Disney+, Discovery+, Paramount+, ESPN+ and BET+ with the use of the symbol. It comes five years after the vaunted Hollywood studio completed its acquisition of Viacom and Lionsgate’s stake in the business, giving it full control of the network, and five months after Amazon completed its own acquisition of MGM. As part of the rebrand, the network, which will continue to be available in the U.S. on Prime Video, cable, telco, satellite, has handed out a number of greenlights. Hotel Cocaine, which comes from Narcos’ Chris Brancato, has been handed an eight-episode order and Julian Fellowes’ British period drama Belgravia has been given a follow-up series. Hotel Cocaine, which was revealed in development in February, is the story of Roman Compte, Cuban exile, CIA operative, and general manager of the The Mu

BBC Studios and South Africa’s Openview have announced the launch of a multi-genre free to view channel, BBC UKTV (channel 114). Entertaining shows The BBC’s first free-to-view channel in South Africa will launch on its 100th birthday, Tuesday 18 October 2022 and offer a variety of entertainment, natural history series, soaps and children’s shows from BBC Studios’ catalogue. Scheduled to match the viewing habits of families in South Africa, BBC UKTV will offer a variety of entertainment across all genres: Entertainment shows can be enjoyed on the channel every day ranging from the award-winning baking competition, The Great British Bake Off (Season 8) and cooking shows Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook and Mary Berry Cooks to thrilling motoring shows such as Million Dollar Car Hunters on Thursdays at 20:55 and classic Top Gear (Season 19) which will air weekdays at 20:00. British hospital-based soap Casualty (season 36) will debut in South Africa every Thursday at 18:20 and Doctors (s

Pierre Branco, General Manager of Warner Bros. Discovery for the France, Benelux and Africa region, announced today his new leadership team with immediate effect. Branco said: “The new leadership team will work with me on writing the next chapters for our organization with a ‘one company’ mindset. I am convinced that we have the content, brands, talents and passion to grow our business even further and position ourselves strongly for the future in a competitive and challenging region that is also full of opportunities.” - Romain Carbonne will manage the Insights and Research teams across the region Guillaume Coffin will lead the region’s Affiliate Sales, Ad Sales and Content Licensing - Yves Elalouf will lead the retail business for the region across Home Entertainment (Video, Games & Digital) and Consumer Products - Tatiana Lagewaard will lead Content & Programming for General Entertainment (GE) and factual brands in the region, including Local Unscripted Productions f

A new television channel dedicated to teenagers in Africa has been birthed by filmmaker Charles Novia and will start broadcasting on DStv later this month. Called Teen Africa TV, the channel marks a major limestone in the history of broadcasting in Africa as it is the first indigenous television channel for teenagers in Africa. “Teen Africa TV is a new and exciting niche television channel poised to be the first platform for teenagers in the African broadcast space, running for 24 hours daily across African countries and targeting first line audiences of pre-teens, teenagers aged 13 to 19 as well as young adults and family,” said Novia. The channel was initially slated to rollout on the platform in 2019 but got delayed within the following year only to surface on rival platform, StarTimes. Teen Africa TV features talk shows, lifestyle, educational, entertainment and events programmes that are specifically tailored for teens. Some notable titles include Breakfast Club, Street Live

Suzanne Vega wrote her wordy a cappella tune "Tom’s Diner" in 1981 during a visit to a diner in her neighborhood, the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The place itself is actually called Tom’s Restaurant and would become even more famous as the exterior of the diner frequented by the characters on Seinfeld. The song appeared as the opening track on Vega’s second album, Solitude Standing, in 1987, but her label passed it over as a single in the States, going instead for “Luka,” a beautifully melodic downer about an abused child. ("Luka" reached No. 3 on Billboard’s chart, so it wasn’t a bad decision.) But “Tom’s Diner” ended up with a much longer, more interesting life full of revivals, remakes, and other shots at immortality, including a prominent sampling in Fall Out Boy’s hit “Centuries” last year and a recent, well-received cover sung by Britney Spears on the Giorgio Moroder album Déjà Vu. Some of the other highlights of “Tom’s” enduring life: 1. "Tom's Di

2022 is proving to be a productive year for the streamer after Is'phindiselo made its linear debut on e.tv pulling close to 2 million households with Umbrella Men being a main attraction at the Toronto International Film Festival. The streamer continues to ramp up its local offering with Gereza and Sliding Pieces. Their entrepreneurs decide to take the law into their own hands after learning the truck carrying their government-awarded funds is going to be hijacked. Intent on plotting the most perfect heist within a heist, they spend time crafting their immaculate plan. But on the day of reckoning, it all spirals out of control when a high-speed car chase with the Metro Police ensues on the highway and forces them into Alexandra Township where they are all trapped. Gereza features Litemba Mkoka, Jesse Suntele, Anele Zondo and Bheki Mkhwane. In the fast paced world of Maboneng, Johannesburg, friends Linda and Tshepi face relationship challenges and must learn to be honest to ov

NEW EPISODES: BOSS BABY: BACK IN BUSINESS Boss Baby, with the help of his big brother and partner-in-crime Tim, continues to navigate the cutthroat corporate jungle gym of Baby Corp, while angling to achieve the near-impossible: the work-life balance of a modern career baby. From Monday of 3rd October Weekdays at 8.15am, 6.05pm, 21.25pm Weekends at 8.40am, 3pm, 9pm NEW EPISODES: HOME: ADVENTURES WITH TIP & OH What happens after a misfit alien named Oh conquers Earth, befriends an adventurous teen girl named Tip and together they save the day? Oh moves in with Tip and her human family and finally discovers the true meaning of home. The galaxy's dynamic duo are back in DreamWorks Animation's "Home: Adventures With Tip & Oh," an all-new series jam-packed with outrageous laughs, tons of heart and contemporary urban pop music performed by teen singing sensation Rachel Crow ("Rio 2," "X Factor"). Life on earth will never be the same! Pick

HIP-HOP AWARDS 2022 PREMIERES LIVE 5 OCTOBER REPEAT: THURSDAY AT 19:30 The BET Hip-Hop Awards are an annual awards show airing on BET, showcasing hip-hop performers, producers and music video directors. DJ ZINHLE: THE UNEXPECTED S2 SATURDAY AT 19:30 Meet DJ Zinhle as she throws the curtain on her life open. Get to know the woman behind the music, the businesses and products that's loved by many. TALES SEASON 3 THURSDAY AT 22:00 PREMIERES 6 OCTOBER Hip-Hop record producer Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo redefines the music genre in a completely new way for television, "Tales," described by BET as an scripted anthology series of "song stories," uses lyrics of hip-hop songs and reimagines them into mini-movies, each featuring a unique director, screenwriter and cast. CARL WEBER'S THE BLACK HAMPTONS WEDNESDAY AT 22:30 PREMIERES 26 OCTOBER The show is a new family drama set in the quaint town of Sag Harbor, known as "The Black Hamptons,"

TNT: October Horror Fest - stunt featuring movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Final Destination. Money Fever - Chris Hemsworth is the star attraction. Smashing Saturdays - an action block. Against Their Will - film featuring Tom Hanks. Cartoon Network: Lego Monkie Kid - New show Halloween Stunt - featuring the channel's last remaining shows such as Teen Titans GO!, We Baby Bears and Craig Of The Creek with some added bonuses like The Amazing World Of Gumball and Hotel Transylvania. Teen Titans Go ! Top Talents Boomerang: Tweety's 80th Anniversary - Stunt Looney Tunes Cartoons - New episodes Disney Channel: Ultraviolet and Black Scorpion - New show Zombies 3 - Movie premiere  

Primetime gets a major boost on StarPlus Star Plus is India’s #1 phgec channel, and always delivers the best, chart- topping shows. Now the great news is that viewers will get to see their favorite shows on Star Plus all seven days of the week starting from this Sunday, 2nd Oct, 2022. Each and every show of Star Plus is utterly cherished by the audience for its gripping plots and realistic storylines. And now the viewers will get to see their favorite couples MaAn, AbhiRa, Yuvanni and others more often, which is sure to be delight for everyone. The channel has continuously conquered the leadership on TRP charts with all its shows, i.e, ‘Anupama’, ‘Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin’, ‘Yeh Hai Chahatein’, ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’, ‘Imlie’, ‘Pandya Store’, ‘Rajjo’, ‘Anandibaa aur Emily’ and others. Now that we are being blessed with seeing these shows, not just 6 but all 7 days, it will absolutely change the viewing experience for many. It truly showcases the channel’s commitment to the

St KungFu, a general entertainment channel headed by StarTimes that is home to various martial arts based programming and movies. On top of serving as a rival Celestial Tiger's KIX channel on DStv will be introducing the following the shows from October, all of which are dubbed: - Hot Girl: Guan Xiao Di is a rebellious girl. By chance, she enrolled into a bodyguard training center and befriended an arrogant boy and four talented girls. Through the grueling training program, she transformed into a legendary bodyguard. Dilraba Dilmurat and Ma Ke take on the lead roles. It premieres October 1st at 10:50 CAT. - Sword, Snow, Stride: In a time of great upheaval a new king takes the throne and some at court worry he will not be as great as his father. The series is lead by Zhang Ruo Yun, Teresa Li, Qiu Xin Zhi and several others. It premieres October 19th at 20:20 CAT. - The Taoism Grandmaster: It has been foretold over three thousand years ago that the apocalypse is impending and t

Spring has sprung and 4Racing’s Topbet Spring Challenge Family Fun Day on Saturday 1 October is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the horses, warm weather, and a serene view of the city of Johannesburg from the Turffontein racecourse, with carnival-inspired entertainment for the whole family. The event has no entry fee and will feature a family picnic area and kiddies play area with childminders. Additional exciting entertainment for the young ones will be face painting, edutainment shows, and pony rides. The rest of the family can enjoy delicious, freshly made meals from various food stalls including one of Johannesburg’s favourite authentic Portuguese cuisine restaurants, The Troyeville Hotel Restaurant, party pop-up food stall StripCheez, and many other market-style vendors, craft beer, and gin bars. A DJ will provide live entertainment for music lovers. Equestrian market vendors HH Feeds, Motherkind & Equigold, Equine 74, Back on Track, Interwoven, Highveld Horse Care, Afr

During the week, it was reported that the Moonbug Kids channel will be made available to DStv subscribers across 45 African countries this October with content like CoComelon, Blippi, Gecko’s Garage, Morphle, Arpo and recent acquisitions such as Little Angel and Oddbods. With plans to launch a localised version in Turkey and expand it to further regions in Western Europe. Moonbug earlier this year hired former Discovery exec – and former Digitürk chief content officer and CMO – Dilek Doyran as director, distribution and content partnerships, EMEA, to help take its business forward in the region. In an interview with TBI sister title DTVE, Moonbug EMEA and APAC managing director Nicolas Eglau said Moonbug’s strategy of continuing to acquire more content that can be distributed in multiple ways also means it is now in sight of launching a second channel. “We have so much content that I believe we would be able to launch a second channel in some markets,” he said, citing the model

When Hasbro bought eOne under former CEO and Chairman Brian Goldner, who died unexpectedly last fall, the company was getting both valuable new intellectual properties — including PJ Masks and Peppa Pig — of benefit to its toy business, as well as knowhow in producing entertainment, giving the company a direct channel to cashing in from media made out of its own properties. “The acquisition of eOne adds beloved story-led global family brands that deliver strong operating returns to Hasbro’s portfolio and provides a pipeline of new brand creation driven by family-oriented storytelling, which will now include Hasbro’s IP,” Goldner explained in a press release at the time. “In addition, Hasbro will leverage eOne’s immersive entertainment capabilities to bring our portfolio of brands … to all screens globally and realize full franchise economics across our blueprint strategy for shareholders.” With the acquisition, Hasbro’s entertainment revenue jumped from $77.8 million in 2019 to mo

Last year, The Walt Disney Company unveiled plans to close a further 100 channels globally as more content goes onto the streaming service, Disney+. With MultiChoice carrying parts of these channels through 2024 means viewers have more time to unwind until the same occurs as seen in these regions. Later in the year, it was reported that FOX in Turkey the only International feed to offer original content part of which has been supplied to e.tv such as Dokter Ali (Mucize Doctor), Doodsondes (Yasak Elma) and DisComplicated (Sen Çal Kapımı) will go off air by 2023. Ahead of its demise, FOX Crime will suffer the chop by the end of this month which kind of coincides with FOX and FOX Life's termination in Africa as both were shuttered within the same period just years apart from each other. In Italy, Sky was able to confirm that both National Geographic and National Geographic Wild will also go dark by the end of the month not only on their platforms but the whole region. This come

“Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the 20th century,” the famous composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein told a reporter from TIME in the late 1960s. When the reporter prodded, skeptical, about the cultural influence of other legendary artists like Picasso, Bernstein merely reiterated, "No, it’s Elvis." 45 years after the iconic performer's death—with 108 Billboard Hot 100 hits, 129 charted albums, and 67 collective weeks at the top of the charts on his record—it's a sentiment that remains hard to argue with. Ahead of Baz Luhrman's new biopic, Elvis , starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks (out June 24), we're taking a look back at the tragic end of the rock star's life. When did Elvis die? Born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935, Elvis Aron Presley would become one of the most recognizable musicians in the world by the time he passed away in his famed Memphis mansion, Graceland, on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42. That aftern

Yikes, this is actually a TV show Best and Bester are siblings and best friends obsessed with comparing the best things of all time while enjoying the power to transform themselves into anything they want, once a day – if only they can figure out what the best thing to be actually is! Best & Bester (52x11) is a co-production between London-based studio Eye Present and Finnish studio Gigglebug Entertainment. Nickelodeon International acquired the pre-buy rights to the series in February 2020. The deal includes creative editorial input and broadcast commitment from Nickelodeon International, as well as YLE, The Finnish Broadcasting Company, and development funding from Creative Europe, a cultural support program run by the European Union. The series has managed to air various Nickelodeon feeds internationally with Nicktoons set to debut it globally. Of course, Nickelodeon hasn't picked up the show just yet for audiences in Africa which could be the reason for its absence on Ni

Hollywood Action!  EVERY SATURDAY @ 7 PM (CAT) | 6 PM (WAT) | 8 PM (EAT) KIX proudly presents 5 Hollywood blockbusters featuring the biggest movie stars this October! Oblivion Channel Premiere 1 October Cast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman On a desolate future Earth in 2077, a lone repairman finds himself questioning all he knows in a fight to save humanity against a new and evolving alien threat. 47 Ronin Channel Premiere 8 October Cast: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada 47 samurai vow to take revenge for their master and must seek help from an Anglo-Japanese outcast, Kai, to confront their enemy and fight their way across a savage world. The Huntsman: Winter’s War Channel Premiere 15 October Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt An elite huntsman is brought up in a love forbidden kingdom to protect the queen, and is eventually caught in the rivalry between the queen and her sister. Kindergarten Cop 2 Channel Premiere 22 October Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Bil