Development Alert: Telemundo Is Said To Be Censoring Likely Banning Shows From Across Africa

During the week, a lot of Telemundo related developments had occurred first was the removal of Nurses as further episodes can only be streamed on Universal+. Another development was the complete removal of primetime on the channel.

We finally recieved word from our sources about the recent developments:

We aim to comply with local broadcast regulations in each market where our channels are broadcast and are adjusting our schedule to ensure compliance.

What this means in general is that Telemundo will be monitoring the type of content consumers will be viewing across Africa and this may have to do with the recent regulations proposed by Ugandan law enforcers where those under the LGBTQ can be jailed or killed.

Another brand involved in a similar scenario was Nickelodeon with The Loud House which featured two gay dads and the channel opted to censor some of their content before Kenyan government opted to rather ban the show from ever being viewed in the region.

Unlike Nickelodeon, Telemundo offers one feed across Africa meaning consumers won't get to see the rest of Nurses unless you have Universal+ which some consumers had reported is missing likely for consumers in neighbouring countries as opposed to South Africa.

Similar to how Nurses was phased out, it's very much possible that new content on the channel alongside rebroadcasts will likely undergo the same procedure before being made available anywhere in Africa.

Last year, Zee World and BBC Lifestyle rolled out regional feeds across Africa granting consumers particularly in South Africa the chance to see some of this unseen content. It's currently unknown if Telemundo will follow suit or rely on Universal+ for such content.