News Shorts: Moonbug And Toikido Commune For PeaKeeBoo, Cape Town TV To Debut New Edutainment Series Side Hustle Susters And Doodsondes Season 5 (And Likely Season 6) Linear Release Date Reportedly Revealed

A new short form series debuts on YouTube

London’s Moonbug Entertainment and British toyco Toikido are embarking on a franchise-building partnership for a new short series called PeaKeeBoo. 

The preschool project, featuring 2D animation with CG-animated backgrounds, will star three tiny creatures (Pea, Kee and Boo) who are enthralled by all of the sights and sounds of nature. Moonbug is producing a 30 x one-minute first season that’s already slated for a global premiere sometime in 2024 on its Moonbug Kids YouTube channel (10.4 million subscribers).  

The companies are now working out a 360-degree franchise strategy for PeaKeeBoo, with plans to eventually launch toys, books, apparel, playsets and games. 

Cape Town TV announces their first show for the year

'Side Hustle Susters – van passie tot profyt’ is an Afrikaans edutainment female empowerment show by women for women, created by Dee Theart (who is also the presenter of the show), in conjunction with Cape Town TV.

The show confronts the scarcity of female jobs by educating and inspiring women to pursue their own business ventures. Every episode includes a weekly “side hustle suster” (female entrepreneur guest) and a weekly female business coach/expert guest talking about various business topics. The female narrative will be at the centre of the conversation.

Season 1 is set to air in early 2024.

Doodsondes season 5 and 6 (final) to debut on eExtra???

During the year, eMedia Investments mysteriously shelved the final seasons to the FOX original Doodsondes (Yasak Elma) to eVOD. With the first two seasons broadcast on eExtra only for the other two seasons to end up on e.tv with questions surrounding the finals.

According to sources, Doodsondes Season 5 is scheduled to air from the 1st of April. So the only show we know that is ending closer to that period is Roekeloos Dade (30 March) and if accurate we might have uncovered the first replacement to one of their current shows.

Synopsis for Doodsondes Season 5:

Six months have passed since the explosion in Hasan Ali's house. After the explosion, Ender and Yıldız were injured, while Hasan Ali passed away. After the investigation, it is understood that Hasan Ali's enemies carried out the bombing and the case is closed.

Recap: Cape Town TV Unveils Fresh New Look In The New Decade

Cape Town TV broadcasts free-to-air in the greater Cape Town area and nationally on DStv. The channel currently reaches an average monthly viewership of 2.5 million and appeals to a wide range of age, income and language groups.

In September 2022 Cape Town TV launched on South Africa’s digital terrestrial transmission (DTT) platform with a broadcast footprint across Cape Town and surrounding areas, reaching up to Stellenbosch, the West Coast and the southern peninsula.

Also coming with the new DTT platform was the channel's fresh new look within the decade with the slogan TV For You, TV By You.

Cape Town held a designer's challenge where from the looks of things the winner's design would be used across their platforms and what better way to have a new appearance than when analogue frequencies are being phased out.

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This new logo kind of like the previous design both come off as old but I feel there's more to tell here aside from a black and white screen. Judging by the TV set, it's possible that Cape Town TV is trying to go for the retro approach while as trying to appease the new audiences.

Analogue frequencies are being phased out in the market in the coming future and this is probably a way to also remember their childhood.

Cape Town TV may not be part of list of channels I'd watch on a personal note but a lot of consumers count on it for their survival and it's also one of the few community brands that still remain productive.

In 2023, the broadcaster plans to expand the reach of their DTT platform to the whole of the Western Cape reaching a potential audience of 4.5 million viewers. As of right now, Cape Town can be. viewed on MultiChoice's DStv and Sentech''s Freevision.

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Roundups #84: Via's Die Kontrak Has Been Picked Up By eMedia's eExtra, Cape Town TV Partners With Reemay Real Fitness For New Fitness Series And People's Weather Enters The Track With Rotax Karting

Kuiertyd doubles down on Afrikaans entertainment

Earlier in the year, eMedia Investments picked up Die Kontrak formerly seen on Via for a second season on eExtra which stopped airing such content as the content couldn't obtain enough viewers but after almost 3 years the channel gets back in the game.

'Die Kontrak' is the popular TV talent search program where a record contract from the prestigious Coleske group can be released. The program premiered in 2018 and Demi Lee Moore was announced as the winner.

Die Kontrak airs weekly on eExtra at 18:30 from 21 August with repeats available to stream on eVOD and to binge on e.tv every Saturday at 18:00.

Cape Town TV is about to enter the gym

TV Radio Actor, Corporate Media, Health Fitness Group & Personal Trainer / Motivational Speaker /Corporates Deemay Ramon's The Reemay Fitness Channel will be making its DStv debut on Cape Town TV this September.

As stated by the owners of The Reemay Real Fitness:

To those who have DStv make sure not to miss our indetail, overall health, fitness and wellness programmes coming soon to the comfort of your homes.

The Reemay Real Fitness is currently broadcasting through StarSat on OnseTV every Tuesday at 7pm with Cape Town TV by September 2022 on DStv. For those without the necessary outlets can view it on YouTube.

Rotax Karting is blazing through People's Weather

Some of the most famous names in South African Motorsport have Rotax Kart Championship titles on their CVs, including Michael Stephen, Jonathan Aberdein, Julian van der Watt, David Perel, Mark and Gavin Cronje and Bradley Liebenberg, to name but a few.

In 2022, the Rotax South African Kart Championships will race together again. Well organised club, regional and national race days countrywide, run by officials who love Kart Racing.

Managed by Karting SA, The Championships run to a single, simple, clear and comprehensive set of regulations. Backed by our supporting ASN, WOMZA, who share in our vision and initiative.

Don't miss it on People's Weather at 14:30 from 4 September.

Roundups #46: Cape Town TV To Launch Drama Series Broken Village, Dinge Van 'N Kind Coming Soon To kykNET, Akwaaba Magic Duplicate Launching On DStv And The Grammy Awards Are Coming To E! Africa - May 2022 Highlights

More YouTube for community stations

Community stations are currently battling to get more quality content onto their lineup as they work on a low budget and what better way then YouTube as not a lot of consumers use it to view a ton of local content not seen on SABC and DStv.

In May, Cape Town TV is scheduled to launch Broken Village a drama series produced by Emmanuel Tshabalala that focuses on social economic problems that occur in consumers daily lives.

The first episode is available on YouTube and with Cape Town TV's viewership the show could gain more traction with the little viewership numbers on YouTube.

 

Stellenbosch Visio unveils a new kykNET series

"Dinge Van 'N Kind", a brand new drama series, is set to start on Tuesday 10 May 2022 on kykNET. Not only is the series based on the Afrikaans novel, it also promises to have viewers spellbound.

The series is compromising of 10 episodes, revolves around the trials and tribulations of Mart Vermaak. The disillusionment of the coming-of-age years takes place against the political upheavals of the late 1970s, but an older Mart find himself in a different kind of predicament.

MultiChoice continues cloning channels

This format has become a snoozefest and as it is a lot of channels ranging from Discovery Family, Novela Magic, Moja 9.9. and kykNET Lekker are all joining the newcomer Akwaaba Magic Abusua and soon-to-be-launched Via 2 channel that eat and breathe repeats.

 

MultiChoice Ghana on Akwaaba Magic Abusua: We're happy to announce the launch of Akwaaba Magic Abusua a 24 hour Ghanaian entertainment channel which will be available to all DStv and GOtv customers in Ghana from May 2nd.

What's coming in May to E!?

Live From E!: THE 2022 GRAMMY AWARDS
Premieres Tuesday 3 May at 20:00
Join E! on the red carpet of the 2022 Met Gala, the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Prestigious and very exclusive, we bring you the best possible coverage of who’s wearing what at “fashion’s biggest night out,” as the Big Apple’s movers and shakers walk the glamorous red carpet.

 

Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?
Premieres Sunday 29 May at 21:00
Comedian Nikki Glaser has uprooted her Hollywood life and moved back home with her parents in St. Louis. What started as a few weeks quarantine, has now turned into a permanent move! In this half-hour reality-sitcom, we’ll follow as Nikki hilariously attempts to rebuild her entire world, grow her career, make ne
w friends and look for love, all from the comfort of her childhood bedroom.

Continuing programs include Below Deck Mediterranean Season 6 Sundays at 18:10, Botched Season 7B Sundays at 20:00, E! News: Daily Pop Tuesdays to Saturdays at 14:30, Nightly Pop Tuesdays to Fridays at 22:00 and the season finale of Clash of the Cover Bands Sundays at 21:00 on 15 May.

Roundups #20: Scrat TV Series And Local Drama Mathata Coming To Disney+ And Cape Town TV Respectively In April, CBeebies Working On New Cooking Show Big Cook Little Cook And FOX News International Streaming Service Launched In South Africa And 6 Other Countries

Disney+ sets release date for final Blue Sky Studios project, Ice Age: Scrat Tales

This is a series of six all-new animated shorts starring Scrat, the hapless saber-toothed squirrel of the “Ice Age” adventures, who experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood, as he and the adorable, mischievous Baby Scrat, alternately bond with each other and battle for ownership of the highly treasured Acorn.

Featuring the vocal talents of Chris Wedges as Scrat and Kari Wahlgren as Baby Scrat, the series is produced by Anthony Nisi, with Robert L. Baird and Andrew Millstein serving as executive producers.

The series will be available for streaming by April 13th.

Mathata has a release date on Cape Town TV

Last year, several crew members began promoting the long awaited Limpopo based drama series Mathata for Cape Town TV which is set in the areas of Seshego and Polokwane.

Mathata S1 will start to play from 04 April 2022. The drama will play Every Monday's at 21:00. On Cape Town TV channel 263 on DStv.

CBeebies bringing back a famous cooking show

The BBC’s preschool channel is teaming up with London’s ​​Dot To Dot Productions to revamp 20-year-old show Big Cook, Little Cook for a modern under-five audience.

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CBeebies has ordered 50 x 19-minute live-action episodes, and the first five are set to launch on February 28. This comedy-driven educational series features two cooks—one life - sized, and one the size of a pepper pod—making recipes that kids can try at home. Each ep will feature an animated segment and shots of various real-life locations around the UK, such as factories and fields.

FOX News is available to stream

The American channel FOX News will start streaming in South Africa and 6 other African countries from today with the FOX News International streaming service that is launching with live streams and on-demand content in countries ranging from Nigeria and Zambia, to Egypt, Ivory Coast, Rwanda and Kenya.

FOX News as a traditional pay-TV channel has been available on China's StarTimes pay-TV service in Africa, operating under the StarSat brand in South Africa, on channel 261.

FOX News Media has been rolling out its FOX News International streamer it launched in August 2020, globally, with South Africa getting access on 17 February to the FOX News (FNC) and FOX Business (FBN) live linear TV channels as digital streams, accessible in South Africa, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Zambia.

"The service's expansion into Africa will increase FOX News Media's international reach to 44 countries and allow more fans around the globe to access their favourite live and on-demand FOX News Media programmes at their fingertips," the company says in an investors' statement.

Priced at R105 per month, FOX News International is accessible in the 7 new African countries for download on iOS, tvOS, Android and Fire TV, bringing the total countries where FOX News International is now available to 44.

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New Series Alert: The Violence Coming Soon To Cape Town TV With The Real Housewives Of Cape Town Is In The Works

Cape Town TV is picking up more dramas

Following the launch of the YouTube based family drama Legacy Of Betrayal, Cape Town TV is picking up another series from the masterminds of the show called The Violence which is set for March 2022 debut.

In 2021, The Violence was distributed a short film through Cape Town TV promoting issues such as gender based violence. The series continues from where the movie stopped promoting various kinds of abuse.

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The leads include Emmanuel Mashumu as Nkateko, Makgotso Selaule as Bonolo, Innocent Setagane as Godfather.

Other actors joining the series include Tiyiselani Khosa as Wiseman, Kamogelo Lesufi as Ofentse, Fortune Maenetja as Thulani, Excellent Malesa as Scorpion, Ashel Mashale as Mpho, PC Malatji as Quinton, Sharon Pilusa as Lerato, Lebogang Malesa as Tiisetso, Samaria Mokhomola as Lesedi and Rivalani Masavana as Vukosi.

The Violence was produced by Mashuganefilms, Setagane Empire Films, Retse Photography and Starlight production. Setagane Innocent serves as both creator and director with Emmanuel Mashumu.

The series is said to debut sometime in March with the first season consisting of 100 episodes.

The Housewives are invading Cape Town

The Real Housewives franchise took Mzansi into the lives of elegant and wealthy women in Johannesburg and Durban. After a successful run in both cities, the hit series is headed to the sunny city of Cape Town. Production for the series will reportedly begin after Real Housewives of Durban.

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Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela took to Twitter on Wednesday 12 January to announce that Real Housewives of Cape Town is in the works and will be “coming soon”.

Mphela further highlighted that production for Real Housewives of Cape Town will kick off after season two of Real Housewives of Durban.

The second season of Real Housewives of Durban is set to premiere on Showmax on Friday 28 January 2022.

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New Series Alert: Cape Town TV To Air Local Drama Mathata

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Earlier in the year, the newly launched Mpuma Kapa TV aired its first local drama Ekhondweni and in some way it seems like more community channels want in on the action.

It was announced through several media outlets that Cape Town TV will soon air the Limpopo/Polokwane based drama Mathata in the coming months.

Mathata takes place Seshego and Polokwane area, taking you through the lives of the everyday people, filled with drama, suspense and whole of action, betrayal and ways to dig in the truth.

Mathata promotes Tsonga,Venda and Sepedi speakers and was filmed with Limpopo based actors.

The show aired last year through the public television Limpopo TV and they were calls by several individuals to have this program transmit on SABC 2 but instead you got Cape Town TV meaning the request didn't go through.

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