Could NBCUniversal Acquire The Real Housewives For E! Entertainment Or Could It Fold Under M-Net Once 1Magic Exits DStv?

During the week, we recieved word from various DStv consumers that MultiChoice will be axing both M-Net Essentials (ME) and 1Magic by February 2nd, 2024. In an enquiry, we were able to retrieve confirmation of the terminations which comes weeks before the demise of Emmanuel TV.

Since then, several DStv customers are looking to cancel or migrate to a cheaper price plan. This puts their Compact+ tier under junk status while their Compact consumers have access to ESPN, Comedy Central and Disney Channel.

While Me was basically an outlet to access content from M-Net, 1Magic had garnered prestige for shows like The River, Unmarried and Being Bonang. It was also the home to reality franchise The Real Housewives by Bravo TV with consumers left in the dark about the fate of the franchise.

As mentioned, it was reported that Me would be exiting alongside 1Magic leaving M-Net as the only other contender for the franchise. 1Magic catered for a different target group so either way consumers on M-Net may not be very welcoming of the inclusion of Housewives.

MultiChoice in partnership NBCUniversal will be rolling out a revamped Showmax streaming service. It had been speculated that MultiChoice probably wants to prioritise Universal TV also owned by NBCUniversal in place of Me as both reside within the same package.

When Me and 1Magic cancellation were reported no word on a follow-up for either brand was announced as seen when M-Net City and VUZU were axed.

Several content from Me can be viewed on Universal TV and this included Magnum Pi, The Equalizer, Chicago PD and NCIS: Los Angeles. If anything, could it be possible that The Real Housewives may end up on E! Entertainment I mean it wouldn't seem that far fetched.

E! Entertainment had been airing content from Bravo TV for a while now and this included shows like Below Deck Mediterranean, Million Dollar Listing and Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. Similar to Telemundo, the channel has been running short of new content.

The Real Housewives could help build up the schedule with the number of adaptations already produced. It would align NBCUniversal closer to their own assets as the latter would often get scooped up M-Net.

MultiChoice will be sharing more updates about these channels by next week.

Could E! Entertainment Also Be Shutting Down On DStv And The Rest Of Africa??? Here's Why

NBCUniversal International has been slowly phasing out the E! brand across European countries. After Comcast had made some budget cuts to the programming, E! Entertainment had to sought out shows like Vanderpump Rules and Below Deck Mediterranean from Bravo.

During the week, both M-Net Movies and E! Entertainment were set to broadcast The Golden Globes but to consumer's dismay E! Entertainment had opted to not broadcast the red carpet. It was viewed as one of the signature looks for the channel alongside The Kardashians.

As mentioned above, E! Entertainment had shuttered in parts of Europe with the UK that closed by 31 December 2023 after 20 years with Germany a year prior on the same date. It lead to growing fear from several DStv consumers that the same fate could await the whole of Africa.

Similar to the likes of 1Magic and Lifetime, most channels to have exited the platform would often distance themselves from their primetime lineup and E! has been falling inline with these former DStv channels.

Besides that, E! Entertainment in the UK had also lost out on the red carpet and various other programs before closing down. Now consumers in Africa are witnessing the same outcome seen in Africa so it's only a matter of time till the channel closes down.

In other developments, MultiChoice is set to lose 3 more channels later in the month: 1Magic, Me and Emmanuel TV. This comes amidst their annual price adjustment and most consumers will wonder why they're paying more if they can't minimise the bloodbath of channels.

DStv Without E! Entertainment??? As NBCUniversal Looks To Close The Channel In The UK

During the week, it was reported that Peacock would be closing down in the UK by the end of 2023. But that's not the only thing NBCUniversal plans to scrap of their bucket list as E! Entertainment is also slated to go dark on Sky and Virgin Media with further content on Hayu.

Hayu serves as the digital counterpart of both E! Entertainment and Bravo which is also operated by NBCUniversal. From 2024, consumers wanting to watch shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Below Deck Mediterranean would need to view it on the streamer.

The news of its demise doesn't come as much of a shock following its closure in Germany by 2022. At the time, it was outlined that the feeds in the UK and Eastern Europe were anticipated to continue but from what we can see that was short lived.

If we had to guess why E! Entertainment was getting culled its probably similar to Disney's reasons for the terminating the FOX/Star general entertainment brand in parts of the world. The latter are putting more focus toward their direct to consumer business which has been making waves for a while now.

NBCUniversal has been cutting back on the original content slate for E! Entertainment which resulted in content from Bravo being added to the lineup. The idea of E! Entertainment becoming a thing of the past wouldn't seem far fetched or at least in regions where Hayu exists.

Hayu is available in United Kingdom, Ireland, Albania, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Philippines, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Poland. Although Hayu is not available in South Africa or anywhere in Africa the latter would form part of Showmax's existing offering.

Development Alertl: E! Entertainment Is Now Available To DStv Family And Access Customers

During the week, several DStv consumers particularly those on the Family and and Access bouquet spotted E! Entertainment (channel 124) on their bouquet with consumers asking Insidus for answers on this recent development seeing as customer care were of no use.

Through a video on Universal+ Africa YouTube page, it had been confirmed that E! Entertainment which was currently exclusive to DStv Premium, Compact+ and Compact has now been made added to Family and Access consumers.

E! Entertainment is a general entertainment channel operated by NBCUniversal which is home to shows like House Of Villains, Celebrity Game Night, Million Dollar Listing: New York, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Botched all of which is now viewable on Access as from yesterday.

The addition of E! Entertainment on DStv Access comes at the same time MultiChoice and BBC Studios extended their partnership which saw DStv Compact consumers get the general entertainment brand BBC UKTV with Family consumers viewing British cuisine on BBC Lifestyle. 

In other developments, MultiChoice and Ngwato Nkosi Group will be adding their third TV channel to the platform, Play Room. It is the country's first ever multilingual children's channel offering original content like Play Room Live alongside other shows like CoComelon and Game Shakers.

Kevin Hart And Nick Cannon To Host Celebrity Prank Wars On E! Across Africa

Laugh out loud as Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon host Celebrity Prank Wars, where celebrities compete in wild and unpredictable pranks.
Television personalities Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon will elevate their well-known friendly rivalry to a higher level through the amusing and entertaining competition show called Celebrity Prank Wars.

This hilarious series will debut on E! Africa (DStv channel 124) on 2 July at 7.05pm (South African Standard Time).

‘The ultimate Prank War victor’
Prepare for an intense battle as celebrities engage in a series of pranks, triggering a chain of retaliations.

In each episode, famous individuals will devise and execute outrageous pranks on one another, while hosts Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart determine the ultimate Prank War victor.

With each prank surpassing the previous one in complexity, expect unexpected surprises, embarrassing scenarios, and shocking revelations.

Celebrities would be wise to remain vigilant in the presence of these mischievous pranksters.

Celebrity participants
The lineup of celebrity participants in Celebrity Prank Wars includes Anthony Anderson, Brie Garcia, Nikki Garcia, Lil Duval, Big E, Fantasia, Tiffany Haddish, Taraji P. Henson, Lil Jon, Kofi Kingston, Ludacris, Joel McHale, Killer Mike, Chance The Rapper, T-Pain, Robin Thicke, T.I., and Xavier Woods.

Produced by Hartbeat and NCredible, the show has Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Kevin Healey, Luke Kelly-Clyne, Mike Stein, Bryan Smiley, Thai Randolph, Jeff Clanagan, Michael Goldman, and Ben Sumpter serving as Executive Producers.

News Shorts: Cartoon Network's New Series Garbage Boy And Trash Can Gearing Up For A 2023 Debut And Elif And Celebrity Game Night Are Both Returning With Fourth Seasons Respectively On eExtra And E!

More African entertainment coming to Cartoon Network

Created by Moshod Shades Ridwan in partnership with African Animation Network, the comedy-driven toon is about a boy with imaginary superpowers who fights for justice with his trusty sidekick. Moshood was inspired to create the series by his experience being bullied in school. As seen through various social outlets, the series had wrapped production.

It was slated to debut by the fall of last a but for some apparent reason that was never the case. Amidst the addition of Garbage Boy And Trash Can, the network is looking to air a brand new African inspired series, Junior.

The journey continues on eExtra with Elif

Currently on its third season, the series followed the 6 year old who got separated from her mother.

In the upcoming fourth season, Macide's sister, Kiymet comes after 30 years to revenge her. In the past, her husband abandoned her pregnant and married Macide. Together with her son Mahir, they make evil plans against the Haktanir family.
Macide's sister, Kiymet comes after 30 years to revenge her. In the past, her husband abandoned her pregnant and married Macide. Together with her son Mahir, they make evil plans against the Haktanir family.

The third season is set to come to a close in the coming future with season 4 expected later in April.

Celebrity Game Night is back for a fourth season

The award-winning Celebrity Game Night returns for Season 4 from Sunday 23 April at 19:00 on E!.

Anele Mdoda returns to host Africa’s biggest games night with 10 one-hour episodes, promising uncontrollable laughter and non-stop hilarity.

Led by long-standing team captains Ayanda Thabethe and Jason Goliath, a starry array of local media personalities as they compete in raucous challenges. Look out for first-time guests: ProVerb, Gigi Lamayne, Amanda du-Pont, Anton Jeftha, Thuli Phongolo, Emo Adams, Shekinah, TBO Touch, Zakes Bantwini, Zozibini Tunzi and many more.

Roundups #144: ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks Possibly Cancelled On Nickelodeon, Die Put To Return For A Third Season This March On eVOD Ahead Of Debut On eExtra, Nikki Bella Makes A Comeback To E! Africa To Say I Do

It's farewell to Alvin, Simon, Theodore and David Seville

Just like most other instalments of the franchise, the series reflects the trials and tribulations of a single parent, David Seville, trying to raise six hyper-active Chipmunks. Like most parents, Dave's patience will be pushed to the limit, forcing him to end most sentences in "ALVINNN!!!"

The series gained a lot of popularity following its debut in 2015 on Nickelodeon (or Nicktoons) that multiple broadcasters such as e.tv acquired rights to the musical duo. So far the series has over 260+ episodes within 5 seasons with an additional two seasons possibly scrapped.

In 2019, it was announced an additional two seasons were ordered bringing ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks to 360+ episodes and 7 seasons through 2025 but as several sources noted Nickelodeon has removing the show or promoting them less internationally.

Coincidence, the owners of the Alvin And The Chipmunks franchise Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman were exploring a potential sale and Paramount was said to be a bidder with these developments happening in several countries it could mean they're out the running.

Regular Nick:
- Wonder Pets revival might be in the works for Nickelodeon
- Peacock greenlights two new animated series
- Boomerang to go dark on the DStv platform next month

Die Put becomes a eVOD exclusive

Ahead of its debut on eExtra in May, eVOD the digital component of the channel announced the upcoming third season of Die Put would be available to stream on the platform two months in advance. I don't know but it doesn't look like eMedia is pulling a DStv.

I mean several channels ranging from M-Net, 1Magic even the BBC are labelled as premium based channels with the second grade channels such as Me, Mzansi Magic and BBC UKTV picking up the slack now eExtra knows how it feels to be second rate.

Here's a synopsis to Die Put S3:

Koçovalı Family are faced with the biggest pain of their lives. Because of Yücel's trap, one of Yamaç or İdris Koçovalı had to kill the other. While Akın Koçovalı takes control of Çukur, where nothing will be the same as before, the step of Baykal's daughter Efsun to Çukur will cause the cards to be redistributed. While Efsun's plan, who collaborated with Yücel, Azer, and Timsah, is eagerly awaited, it will be a question mark how Akın will led the neighborhood.

Everyday Novelas:
- Zee World to add an additional 3 shows to their lineup
- Second Chance and Hart Van Goud coming soon to Zee One and eExtra respectively
- New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Turkish Romcom, Aşk Mantık İntikam

The Bellas are making a comeback on E!

Following the network's commitment to Total Bellas and Total Divas, E! a celebrity based lifestyle channel which since NBCUniversal had been cutting back on original programming supplies content from Bravo had announced the launch of Nikki Bella Says I Do.

Nikki Bella, a WWE Superstar, and, Artem Chingvintsev "Dancing with the Stars" champion, share all of their special moments of the ultimate decision to get married in the city of lights on their four-part special event tagging along will be Brie Bella.

The series is slated to premiere on E! from Sunday, 12 March at 19:05 CAT.

In other developments, E!'s sister channel Telemundo will be rolling out two new dramas in its repeat padded schedule, Until Money Do Us Part and Ana's Revenge in place of The Way To Paradise and The Chosen Granddaughter in the coming months.

DStv Flex:
- March on VIA
- Virtual Reality offers a new opportunity for African filmmakers
- CBS Reality acquired rights to Killer's Caught On Camera

Could E! Entertainment Be A Thing Of The Past?

E! Entertainment is a celebrity based entertainment channel owned by NBCUniversal that has mainly been used for glitz and glamour or in other words takes you on a trip to Hollywood through red carpets and interviews with their notable title being The Kardashians.

As seen these past months or in other people's perspective last year, NBCUniversal has been cutting back on original content for their channels and E! Entertainment happened to be one of those last remaining channels internationally.

As it is DreamWorks Channel is more like PBS Kids as content is funded by third parties, there's not much changes coming to Studio Universal but when you turn to Universal TV they were more like CBS Reality pitching for new content now they're the slums like BET.

E! Entertainment has lost out on several originals like Keeping Up With The Kardashians, E! News, The Soup and Daily Pop. At the time, not a lot of people knew how far NBCUniversal would go in this layoffs that was until they were reports of the channel closing in some parts of Europe.

I don't know whether this will happen in other countries as NBCUniversal has been eyeing strategic purposes in the phasing out of the E! brand but from what is known so far would the idea be far fetched.

In Africa, E! Entertainment has been adding content from NBCUniversal's Bravo channel. Overseas this two have been operating on seperate grounds but in this region they're working hand-to-hand.

And I'm not saying that E! Entertainment will turn into Bravo but the idea of what's happening in Africa possibly being the outcome overseas wouldn't be shocking I mean Days Of Our Lives is heading to streaming and NBC closed their sports channel.

Don't be surprised if there was an announcement that E! Entertainment would be closing down with further content being divided amongst their brands, Bravo.

Bravo would make a great successor I mean there's a lot the channel can do that celebrity based E! Entertainment had restricted. The channel hasn't gotten that far in terms of popularity but with the right tooling they can get ahead.

Bravo is currently positioned in a similar form to MTV and with E! Entertainment supplying various shows from the brand. They might as well source content from Oxygen since it's also female driven and from what I can make out with this combo you're basically getting Lifetime.

Lifetime was one of my least favourite channels I usually watch it for the documentaries and crime hours. Should Bravo eventually rear it's face one of my expectations is that it could fill the void left by this channel from A+E Networks.

Roundups 105: Queen Of The South To End With Season 3 On Telemundo, Paddington Renewed For Season 3 On Nick Jr. And E! News Revived By NBCUniversal For E! Entertainment

Teresa Mendoza returns to your screens one last time

The television series La Reina del Sur tells the story of a powerful fictional drug trafficker named Teresa Mendoza, who is currently locked up in a U.S. maximum security prison for the murder of DEA agents.

The third season begins with Teresa still in a four-year solitary confinement.

"Four years have passed since being in a prison and it brings other things to head. It obviously brings a desire for freedom and revenge, to be once again with her daughter. We are going to see a warrior and craziest Teresa. Now she has absolutely nothing to lose," said the starring actress of the series, Kate del Castillo, in an interview with People en Español.

Paddington is getting a third season

Top European powerhouse Studiocanal has renewed its global deal with Nickelodeon which will board Season 3 of CG animated megahit “The Adventures of Paddington.”

Marking most surely one of the biggest single title content deals unveiled at this year’s Mipcom, the Nickelodeon renewal for Season 3 comes as Studiocanal has also unveiled a slew of second-window deals on Season 1 after the title’s hugely successful global rollout overseen, like Season 2, by Nickelodeon. It comes, moreover, just months after Studiocanal announced in June that Dougal Wilson is attached to direct “Paddington” 3, the third feature film in the franchise.

Together, the renewal, sales and new movie confirm “Paddington” as not only the biggest franchise at Studiocanal – at a time when the production-distribution-international sales giant is looking to expand its brand activity, says Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh – but as one of the most powerful in Europe.

E! News premieres 14 November

Late nights just got a whole lot better with the return of the beloved entertainment news show, E! News. After being put on hiatus in March 2020 due to COVID, the series was officially canceled in August 2020.

Going forward, the reimagined series will focus on fact-based reporting and give celebrities a platform to interact with their fans. In charge of helping you end your night with the 411 on all things pop culture are Emmy-winning TV host and personality Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and former Daily Pop host Justin Sylvester.

The return of E! News is a part of a much more significant shift happening in the entertainment network. Over the past few months, long-running shows like Daily Pop, hosted by Sylvester and Loni Love, as well as Nightly Pop, have been canceled as a part of the network’s plan to restructure. It was mentioned that the network wanted to “solidify E!’s role in entertainment news” and “return to the roots of the E! News brand as the gold standard of entertainment news coverage.”

NBCUniversal International To Close E! In Germany, Austria And Switzerland By The End Of 2022

During the week, Broadband TV shared the news that NBCUniversal will be axing their female skewed celebrity based E! channel by the end of 2022 for strategic purposes.

“For strategic reasons, the channel E! Entertainment will be discontinued at the end of the year,” a Sky Deutschland spokesman confirmed to Broadband TV News. “We are fully concentrating on our very successful pay-TV channel brands 13th Street, SYFY and Universal TV, providing our customers with an exciting and broad entertainment portfolio,” said the Sky spokesman.

Both NBC Universal and Sky Group are part of US media company Comcast.

Of course this entail doesn't state what fate awaits the rest of NBCUniversal's linear offering globally or in this case E! Entertainment as traditional TV is becoming a waste for OTT platforms like Disney+ and Netflix.

NBCUniversal will be rolling out a new streaming service Universal+ in South Africa from October 14th exclusively on MultiChoice's Explora Ultra supplying content already viewed on various channels including Telemundo, Universal TV and DreamWorks Channel.

Roundups #90: More Reruns Await Consumers With Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V On SABC 2, Celebrity Beef With Joel McHale Coming Soon To E! Africa And Overcoming The Past Has Been Picked Up By Galaxy TV

More repeats coming soon to SABC 2

Dragonball Super is set to reach its climax on SABC 2 with further reruns currently seen on Cartoon Network and Toonami with the free-to-air channel set to a rebroadcast Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V for a third time in a row.

In Paradise City's You Show Duel School, a second-year middle school student named Yuya Sakaki aspires to become a professional Dueltainer. Yuya awakens a new power called Pendulum Summoning, which attracted the attention of the Leo Corporation's president, Declan Akaba. Yuya later meets three Duelists who greatly resemble him.

Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V serves as the fourth spin-off anime series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise following Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. It also airs weekdays at 17:00 from 14 September.

Joan McHale is a hosting a new E! original

Actor, comedian and television host known for hosting The Soup (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015) will be hosting a new celebrity based food show, Celebrity Beef.

Celebrity Beef follows two celebrities as they go head-to-head-in a cook-off and squash their beef with knives in hand, spices on the rack and ready to prepare the best dish.

Overcoming The Past has been picked up by another broadcaster

Ahead of its rollout on TLNovelas, Galaxy TV a general entertainment channel situated in Nigeria joins Kenyan broadcaster Citizen TV to air the third instalment in the Overcoming franchise titled Overcoming The Past (Vencer El Pasado).

The series follows four women who try to overcome misfortunes. Realizing that what is posted on social media is never erased, they must find a solution to live in the present and focus on a positive future if they want to overcome past obstacles.

Overcoming The Past stars Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, Erika Buenfil, Africa Zavala, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, Leticia Perdigón, Ferdinando Valencia, and Horacio Pancheri.

 

Terry Dubrow And Heather Dubrow Host A Brand New Series The 7 Year Stitch Coming Soon To E! + A Rerun Of Lord Of The Skies Commences On Telemundo Africa

The Botched and Real Housewives star are set to host a new series

The ultimate power couple is sharing their secrets for a successful marriage. But will Terry Dubrow and Heather Dubrow's efforts be enough to save another couple's marriage? That's what they're determined to find out on E!'s The Seven Year Stitch.

Audiences rarely get to see reality stars at work and at home. The intimate view the Dubrow's have given to fans of the pros and cons of every aspect of their lives clarifies why they are ideal relationship experts.

According to Dr. Dubrow, he believes that “one of the key things about a relationship is that it has good and bad parts.” While that might not seem like the perfect script, it is reality. More importantly, he said that “if you don’t keep your relationship to a certain degree under a microscope and keep an eye on it, it will get out from under you.”

Heather explained, the heart of the program is to see how and why couples can be stitched back together. The couples are at a critical moment in their relationship. She said, “the honeymoon is over and real life has set it.”

The series is slated to air on E! next month

Also read:
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- April on Honey
- March on TNT
- The Johnsons coming soon to Novela Magic
- March on Curiosity
- March on Universal TV
- March on Studio Universal
- Simply Maria has a release date on TLNovelas
- Second batch of rumoured series coming to M-Net, 1Magic, Me and Showmax
- March on E!
- March on CBS Reality and CBS Justice
- March on History

Telemundo is bringing back an elite series

Rafael Amaya forged a new agreement with Telemundo Studios which would see the return of star studded Aurelio Casillas in the eighth instalment El Señor De Los Cielos (Lord Of The Skies). As viewers wait for an unspecified period for the new season Telemundo will be airing reruns to the show.

The series follows the life of Aurelio Casillas (Rafael Amaya), a drug lord who is recognized for knowing how to transfer drug substances to Mexico, Colombia, and the United States. Aurelio and his wife Ximena (Ximena Herrera) have three children, Rutila (Carmen Aub), Heriberto (Ruy Senderos), and Luz Marina (Gala Montes). He also has his faithful brother Chacorta (Raúl Méndez) who helps him in all his illicit businesses.

Queen Of Miami concludes on Thursday, 17 March at 23:00 and Lord Of The Skies follows Friday, 18 March in the same timeslot.

Also read:
- More about TLNovelas upcoming series Keeping My Family Together
- Overcoming Fear coming soon to TLNovelas
- Malverde: The Patron Saint coming soon to Telemundo Africa???
- Could Timeless Dizi Channel and possibly tvN return to replace eExtra on DStv?
- Overcoming Heartbreak and Overcoming The Past coming soon to TLNovelas
- In March, E! will also be hosting the Oscars live from the red carpet and launch the cover bands
- The Search For Frida March 2022 teasers
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- Nurses March 2022 teasers
- The Homemaker, The Accidental Mayor and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life

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The 2022 Oscars Airs Live This March On E! Africa Alongside The Red Carpet - March 2022 Highlights

Also read:
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- The last FOX Life available in the United States closes down in March
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- February on WildEarth
- List of K-dramas and reality shows TVN will likely air if they return to DStv
- Could ESPN close alongside National Geographic and Disney Channel?
- Baby TV could be on the chopping block
- February on Comedy Central, MTV and BET

CLASH OF THE COVER BANDS
Premieres on Sunday 13 March at 21:00
They’re the biggest arena rockers, showstoppers, kings of country and pop divas on the planet - or are they? Join E! this March as each episode of brand-new series Clash of the Cover Bands pits two of the best cover bands or artists of a similar musical genre against each other over two rounds to see which has the most entertaining performance. With judges Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert and Ester Dean calling the shots alongside host tWitch, the stakes are high as the artists compete to win a cash prize and the right to call themselves the best of the best.

LIVE FROM E!
THE 2022 OSCARS
Airs live Sunday 27 March 23:00 Primetime repeat Monday 28 March 20:00
Join E! at the 2022 Academy Awards, the annual event that celebrates the crème de la crème of movie making. We’ll bring you the best possible coverage of who’s wearing what as the stars gather for Hollywood’s most glittering night of the year.

Also read:
- February on Da Vinci Kids
- Nurses coming in February to Telemundo Africa
- February on The Home Channel
- Nicktoons upcoming series Big Nate debuts on Paramount+ this February
- Why VH1 Classic was terminated on DStv?
- Xtreme Football League returns in 2023, could SuperSport perhaps get it?
- February on History
- February on Curiosity Channel
- Moon Knight debuts this March on Disney+
- February on CBS Reality

Red Carpet Rundown:
Oscars 2022
Airs live Sunday 27 March at 01:30
Prime time repeat Monday 28 March 22:30
Let E! be your guide this March as the 94th Academy Awards honours all that’s best in the movies. With Hollywood’s movers and shakers in attendance, primped, preened and at their glittering best, this promises to be another amazing night to remember!

Continuing shows include Celebrity Game Night
Season 3 Sundays at 20:00, Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules Sundays at 19:05, E! News: Daily Pop Tuesdays to Saturdays at 14:30 and Nightly Pop Tuesdays to Fridays at 22:00.

Also read:
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- National Geographic Kids Africa launches in 2022
- NCIS: Los Angeles might be cancelled after 13 seasons
- As Africa await for their Disney Channels to close in 2024 Latin America starts with Star Life, National Geographic Wild, Disney XD and FX Movies
- Timeless Dizi Channel acquired rights to Bittersoet

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June 2021 On E! Africa | 4 Finale Alerts Including Keeping Up With The Kardashians | 1 New & Returning Series

Reunion Road Trip
Starts Sunday 13 June at 21:00
Get ready to hit the road with E! this June, as some of the most iconic TV personalities of the past reconnect to go on a new adventure together, as they reminisce about their most unforgettable moments and dish behind-the-scenes gossip.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Season 20 Finale Sunday 13 June at 19:05
Reunion Sunday 20 & 27 June at 19:05
Over the years the Kardashian-Jenner family have experienced some of the highest highs and the lowest lows - and we’ve been right there alongside them for the ride! Now it’s time to say our fond farewells to the first family of television - and catch up with what’s happening here and now as they chew the fat together in two reunion specials.

Botched
Season 7 starts Sunday 20 June at 20:00
In the quest for perfection, some people’s efforts to improve their appearance can leave them with surprising results. World-renowned plastic surgeons Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif continue to fix the unfixable, as their seventh season of correcting plastic surgery nightmares begins this June on E!.

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
Season finale Sunday 6 June at 21:00
In this half-hour series, Lisa Vanderpump, the larger-than-life restaurateur, author, actress and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules and Dancing with the Stars, refuses to let lockdown bring down her lifestyle. Each episode, she hosts special surprise guests and throws an elaborate theme party from the confines of her beautiful home.

E! True Hollywood
Story
Season 2 finale Monday 7 June at 21:00
Welcome to Los Angeles! It may be the world’s entertainment capital, but behind the glitz and the glamour there’s another, darker city waiting to be discovered. From show-biz scandals to celebrity secrets, biographies, mysteries and more, the series that tells Hollywood’s most compelling stories is back, providing a voice to the moments that are reshaping popular culture.

Total Bellas
Season 6 finale Sunday 13 June at 20:00
Sisters Nikki and Brie Bella have built their lives and careers together, but nothing they’ve been through before has prepared them (or the men in their lives) for being pregnant at the same time. The Bella Twins are having babies, and everyone’s lives are about to change.

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- June on Studio Universal

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- Moja Love Is Launching A NEW CHANNEL On DStv?
- June on Universal
- Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
- June on Comedy Central
- June on Telemundo Africa
- June on TLC and Real Time
- June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
- June on Investigation Discovery
- June on The Home Channel
- Timeless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
- War Of The World S2 coming to FOX
- June on CBS Reality

Streaming: What Will Happen To NBCUniversal Linear Channels Currently Seen On DStv, Starsat And StarTimes?

NBCUniversal International (in Africa) supplies channels such as Universal TV, Studio Universal, DreamWorks Channel, Telemundo and E!

The restructuring of the TV and streaming business of Comcast's NBCUniversal featured prominently on the company's third-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday.

"In essence, we have done away with the concept of creating a piece of work for a specific network," Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said.

NBCU recently rejigged and streamlined key parts of its operations to cut costs and update structures for the digital age. A recently launched TV and Streaming unit, which combined those businesses under Mark Lazarus, was part of a restructuring designed to shift resources and investment from linear to streaming, but also causing job cuts. On Thursday, Roberts explained the move this way: "In essence, we have done away with the concept of creating a piece of work for a specific network."

Management showed a slide saying the move would drive “long-term value.” It showed the old structure as being “fragmented, with individual network executive teams” and optimizing "specific networks and brands.” The new structure "optimizes [the] full portfolio of linear and digital outlets" and is "centralized, with small programming executive teams."

NBCU CEO Jeff Shell during the third-quarter earnings conference call said the costs for the restructuring are hitting over the course of about a year, with a third "in this current quarter" and most of it having hit by midyear 2021, which will lead to "a lot less cost" and position the company for future opportunities. "We are kind of through the execution of most of our restructuring," he said, adding that the changing world and industry, including revenue pressures, mean a need for reform to ensure long-term profitability and health.

Comcast CFO Mike Cavanagh on the call detailed restructuring charges taken this year. He said "COVID-related severance and restructuring charges" year-to-date have reached $239 million. "We expect to incur an additional charge that is approximately double this amount in this year’s fourth quarter as we continue to align the cost structure across all of our businesses," he added. That would mean around $478 million in the quarter and around $717 million for the whole year.

Shell also said the advertising upfront ended up being much smaller than in the past, but "much better" than expected for the company, with pricing slightly higher, instead of the expected decline, and ad volume being down slightly.

Cavanagh on Thursday's call also predicted that the theme parks unit, which posted a third-quarter loss just like in the previous quarter, would break even again some time in 2021 no matter what happens to Universal Studios Hollywood. Roberts said the division has seen "the most pressure" from the coronavirus pandemic and it will take some time to recover, but management remains "very bullish" on theme parks longer-term. He also highlighted that excluding theme parks losses, NBCU's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization would have grown 9 percent in the third quarter.

The topic of premium VOD and theatrical film releases, which has been a key issue on recent Comcast earnings calls, only came up in passing on Thursday. Cavanagh mentioned that NBCU's film team plans to release The Croods: A New Age in theaters and on PVOD in the fourth quarter, while other movies have been pushed to 2021.

Shell previously addressed Universal Pictures' historic agreement with cinema giant AMC Theatres, which will allow the studio's movies to be made available on premium video-on-demand after just 17 days of play in cinemas, including three weekends. The deal, which initially covers AMC's U.S. locations, shatters the traditional theatrical window of nearly three months before studios can make movies available in the home. AMC, the world's largest theater chain, is expected to share in the revenue from PVOD. "Together we can build a new, more attractive business model for us both," Shell said this summer. He also signaled Universal was expecting to reach similar deals with other exhibitors.

Shell also said back then that in recent years it has become "increasingly more difficult" to get the same returns on movies over the first two windows, with the AMC deal helping the studio and the exhibitor on that front.

Conclusion: This affects mostly E! since it was the only channel fitting that description while the rest have just been relying on acquisitions and archived shows. Telemundo in the U.S. is not managed by Comcast while NBCUniversal here manages it so my guess would be that E! and Telemundo will merge into a single channel which would be similar to the defunct FOX Life channel:
1. Since NBCUniversal is on a cancelling spree, E! joined Telemundo on a reruns rampage.
2.1. Telemundo lineup gets weaker on a yearly basis as more repeats begin to fill up the channel. They use to provide 4 hours of fresh content now that's dropped by 3 hours with only an hour repeating during the daytime. By next year, they're very likely going to offer 2 hours of fresh content which is okay since it gives viewers time to watch other stations.
2.2. E! will look more like BET, FOX and Comedy Central which can only provide an hour or more of fresh content per week.
3. E! has been heavily reliant on The Kardashians to boost their airtime now that their chapter is coming to an end what's left for the channel besides Botched! which is likely getting canned or moving to streaming services.

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E Channel 124 Will Be Added To DStv Compact Package Soon

NBCUniversal International Networks' E! Entertainment (DStv 124) channel is getting wider carriage with MultiChoice making the channel available to DStv Compact subscribers in South Africa from Tuesday 14 April 2020.

E! is currently available to DStv Premium and DStv Compact Plus subscribers. E! is already available to DStv subscribers on DStv Compact in the rest of Africa.

"We are delighted that E! will now be available to a broader audience in Africa," says Lee Raftery, the managing director, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at NBCUniversal International and chief marketing officer.

"This is an exciting evolution in our partnership with DStv, and new viewers to the channel will be able to enjoy ever-popular series such as Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Botched. We remain committed to bringing African audiences local content, with brand-new episodes of the Safta-nominated Celebrity Game Night."

Thabisa Mkhwanazi, MultiChoice South Africa head of marketing, says "We’re thrilled that our Compact subscribers will now also have access to the wide range of content that the E! Entertainment channel has to offer".

"We continue to strive to bring our customers the best content available so they get the greatest viewing experience possible."

The new season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians just started on E! on Sundays at 20:00with Kourtney's recent revelation that she's no longer happy working with her sisters, while Kris gets creative to encourage a reluctant Khloe to start dating again, while Kylie undergoes a frightening medical procedure.

Meanwhile Anele Mdoda is back as the host of Celebrity Game Night from Sunday 19 April at 21:00 with team captains Jason Goliath and Ayanda Thabethe for brand-new episodes of Celebrity Game Night.

Based on the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series Hollywood Game Night, Anele Mdoda recently received a Safta nomination for Best TV Presenter for hosting the local version of this show, while the production for Celebrity Game Night is also up for an award in the category Best International Format Show.

The E! presenter Jason Kennedy takes E! viewers inside celebrity homes for in-depth interviews in the new series In The Room on Mondays at 21:00 from 11 May as he meets Kourtney Kardashian, Tom Brady and Chris Pratt to discuss their latest projects, products, passions and more.

E! also has new episodes of Botched on Mondays at 20:00 from 8 June revolving around the plastic surgeons Dr Paul Nassif and Dr Terry Dubrow, as well as the latest season of Total Bellas on Sundays at 20:00 from 10 May.