New Series Alert: Sortilegio Coming Soon To Telenovela Channel Phillipines

Telenovela Channel, a telenovela based channel in the Phillipines operated in a joint venture with Twenty Plus and TelevisaUnivision in a joint is home to various English dubbed novelas viewed on TLNovelas including Italian Bride, Wild Heart and The Power Of Destiny.

As seen last month, the channel is expected to revisit one of TLNovelas' old shows from the 1st of May, Sortilegio. Based on the 1985 telenovela Tú o nadie, it stars stars Jacqueline Bracamontes and William Levy as main protagonists.

Other cast members include David Zepeda, Chantal Andere, Otto Sirgo, Azela Robinson, Julián Gil and Ana Brenda Contreras who are playing main villains/antagonists of the story.

Alejandro returns home after a terrible accident to discover that he is married to Maria Jose, a poor, innocent girl who was deceived by Alejandro's brother Bruno. Bruno used Alejandro's name to marry Maria Jose, soon after he sent to kill his brother in hopes that Maria Jose would inherit Alejandro's fortune.

But when Maria Jose arrives at the mansion she realizes that Bruno lied to her and used her. She is also scared when Alejandro is found alive and returns home. Doctors tell Alejandro that he suffers from memory loss but he is convinced he never met Maria Jose before and goes in search of the truth, but during this time and Maria Jose actually fall in love, while Bruno and Maura (Alejandro's ex-girlfriend) plot to break them up. Meanwhile, the brothers' mother Victoria has fallen in love with Fernando--Alejandro's best friend, so closer to his age than hers.

The series makes its highly appreciated debut weekdays at 7pm from 1st May on Telenovela Channel Phillipines.

New Series Alert: Your Love Is My Fortune Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

Natalia Robles is a morally flawless woman who has been married to Adrián Cantú for the past twenty years, which she has devoted body and soul to ensuring her family's wellbeing. Our story begins at her twentieth anniversary party, where Andrea and Regina, her daughters, Adrián's lover Verónica, who is also Natalia's best friend and the girlfriend of Adrián's partner, Mario, are present, alongside their closest group of friends.

Adrian and Veronica have hatched a plan to flee on the same day of the celebration and once they have swindled the clients of the real estate agency of which Adrian, Veronica and Mario are partners.

Natalia collapses when she discovers that she has been betrayed, but she must also immediately solve her financial situation since Adrián has left her broke; she is devastated and resolves to rise again from the debris to help her daughters get ahead.

In a poor Mexico City neighborhood, Vicente Ramírez grieves the terrible loss of Lucía, his wife and mother of his only son Benjamín. The couple had achieved their dream of owning their own home, which they are still paying for. Little Benjamín becomes mute as a result of the impact of his mother's death. Vicente is a kind and sensitive man who has taken care of his family's financial stability: Doña Magos, his grandmother; Juan Gabriel and Pepe Pepe, his younger brothers.

The lives of Natalia and Vicente come together when he and the other creditors come to the real estate company to claim the money that was swindled from them. Natalia representing her husband, together with Mario, plead for time for them to be able to compensate the financial damage.

Natalia is left with only one house in a popular neighborhood where she must move in with her daughters. When she arrives, she finds out that Vicente is the supposed owner of the house, since he signed an invalid sales contract, which makes Natalia the real owner. Vicente refuses to receive them and Natalia, without hesitating, moves into the house that both will now share with their respective families, causing conflicts between the characters due to social and cultural differences.

Living together brings Natalia and Vicente closer. Without realizing it, he has fallen in love with the righteousness, tenacity, strength, decision, tenderness and kindness that she has displayed, especially with her son Benjamín; little by little Natalia will discover that after all the pain and sadness she has gone through, she is ready to give herself a second chance, and this time it will be with Vicente. Olga, who only wants to fulfill her whim of marrying him, hates Natalia and stirs up strong intrigues that separate them.

After overcoming adversity, our protagonists will confirm that real fortune is to be found in love.

Based on the Colombian telenovela La Quiero A Morir, Your Love Is My Fortune (Mi Fortuna Es Amarte) debuted on Las Estrellas from 8 November 2021 to 13 March 2022. Accumulating a total of 92 episodes, the series stars Susana González and David Zepeda.

The series debuts 29 May 2023 on TLNovelas (DStv 133). Ahead of its debut, the channel will rollout the classic series, Rubi.

News Shorts: Warner Bros. Discovery Issues Brief Description Of Cartoonito Africa, The Rich Also Cry Debuts On Joy Prime In The Coming Weeks And WWE Channel Opened To More DStv Consumers Ahead Of WrestleMania

Boomerang is now Cartoonito

Home to fan-favourites Zig & Sharko, hilarious Mr Bean and inseparable buddies Masha and the Bear alongside new flagship Warner Bros. franchise programmes like Batwheels and Bugs Bunny Builders, Cartoonito provides a safe space for kids 3-7, along with their families, to spend some time together and enjoy trusted fun. With fan-favourites beloved by kids and adults alike, including the iconic frenemies Tom & Jerry, the famous dog detective Scooby-Doo, and the wackiest Looney Tunes, alongside other rising cartoon stars such as Lucas the Spider and Interstellar Ella, the channel offers a wide variety of programmes, bringing together laughter, adventure and friendship!

Cartoonito Africa is available in English-speaking African countries on DStv (channel 302), GOtv (channel 68) (channel 155 in Ghana and channel 357 in Uganda), AzamTV (channel 227) and Canal+ Ethiopia (Channel 127).

The Rich Also Cry to make a landing on Joy Prime

Based on the 1979 Mexican telenovela of the same name, The Rich Also Cry (Los Ricos También Lloran) follows an orphan of both father and mother. She is left alone in the world when her godmother dies, which complicates her life more than she could have ever imagined.

The Rich Also Cry series stars Sebastián Rulli as Luis Alberto Salvatierra, Claudia Martín as Mariana Villarreal, Fabiola Guajardo as Soraya Montenegro and Azela Robinson as Elena Suárez.

Serving as a fourth production of Dream Factory (Fábrica de Sueños). The series airs next Monday on Joy Prime in Ghana.

More wrestling action for DStv customers

During the week, MultiChoice in select African territories decided to give consumers access to all the wrestling action on channel 128 from 20 March to 2 April. As somewhat of a countdown to WrestleMania. Some of the content seen on the brand include Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Notsam Wrestling and archived material viewed on the WWE Network.

In other developments, the pay-tv company is gearing up for Ramadan with yet another Islamic pop-up channel but this time based in Nigeria, Mustaeina TV.

New Series Alert: Cabo Coming Soon To ZAP Novelas

Zap Novelas, a telenovela channel promoting the best of Turkey and Latin America will be joining a list of broadcasters in East Africa in sourcing content that has yet to be seen on the African feed of TLNovelas with Cabo.

Based on the 1985 Mexican telenovela Tú o nadie created by María Zarattini, Sofía and Alejandro get married in a dream wedding, but when Alejandro dies in a plane crash and Sofia travels to Cabo to meet his new family, she realizes that Alejandro is alive and that his real name is Eduardo.

The series stars Bárbara de Regil as Sofía Chávez, Matías Novoa as Alejandro Noriega, Eva Cedeño as Isabela Escalante, Diego Amozurrutia as Eduardo Torres, Rebecca Jones as Lucía de Noriega and Rafael Inclán as Alfonso "Poncho" Chávez.

It debuted last year on Las Estrellas pulling 3 million viewers at launch with its final episode drawing another million. The series currently has 85 episodes each consisting of 42-45 minutes.

Cabo will debut on Zap Novelas across Angola and Mozambique in April. There's no confirmation as to whether the series will be viewable in English but for now it's likely to only be viewable in Portuguese as seen with most of the content on the channel.

Recap To The Past Week: Rubi 2004 Is Coming To TLNovelas Africa, No Word On The Follow-Up To Classic Series

During the month, TLNovelas unveiled a brand new on air look and as seen in various European territories they were being nostalgic with by rolling out a couple of classic content and from what was seen through various outlets the 2004 adaptation of Rubi is gearing up for its debut on the channel.

Based on Yolanda Vargas's 1963 serial Lágrimas, Risas Y Amor, the series follows the titular character living in a poor household comprised of herself, her single, elderly mother Doña Refugio, and her older sister Cristina who is the breadwinner. They live in a rundown department complex. Thanks to the efforts of Cristina and Rubí's own academic brilliance, Rubí is able to get a partial scholarship at a prestigious private university. While majoring in Business Administration, Rubí befriends and envies Maribel, a crippled, shy, Spoiled Sweet girl.

Maribel meets Héctor, a rich architect, on the internet and the two quickly become a couple. However, Héctor finds himself very physically attracted to Rubí from the get-go. With Héctor comes Alejandro, a middle-class, talented physician who subtly pretends to be more well-off than he actually is in order to seduce Rubí. The two genuinely fall in love but due to Alejandro's trickery and Rubí's ambition, their relationship is ill-fated.

Rubí, overcame by heartbreak and her envy toward Maribel, sets out to seduce Héctor who she has proof is wealthy. She succeeds and they flee to Cancún the day of Héctor and Maribel's wedding. Once married to him, Rubí starts living her dream life, surrounded by luxury and a handsome, wealthy husband eager to please her. Unfortunately, she's no Karma Houdini and her deeds start catching up to her three years later when it's revealed that Alejandro became a Self-Made Man and that he and Maribel are now an item.

The series stars Bárbara Mori as Rubí Pérez Ocho, Eduardo Santamarina as Alejandro Cárdenas Ruiz, Jacqueline Bracamontes as Maribel de la Fuente Ortiz, Sebastián Rulli as Héctor Ferrer Garza, Ana Martín as Refugio Ochoa Vda. de Pérez and Yadhira Carrillo as Elena Navarro.

As advised the series airs on the channel daily at 19:05 from April 3rd. As for the follow-up which was initially announced, it has been filmed in English not sure what's going on in terms of premises but the original become one of the top shows while that one was the most hated so far amongst adaptations.

Our sources did hit us with the 2020 component but considering how behind the channel is on a number of aspects. I wouldn't hold my breath hoping for it to air at some point in the year cause honestly does anyone need the follow-up cause this version makes more sense to explore.

New Series Alert (Rumour): The Three Sides Of Ana, Falling In Love With Ramon And More Developments Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

TLNovelas, a Mexican entertainment channel owned by TelevisaUnivision which is home to various productions from Las Estrellas. As some viewers may have already noticed TLNovelas is another DreamWorks rehashing content consumers in certain parts of Africa have already seen.

Although, the channel has yet to adjust their offering or modernize their lineup like current rivals, Telemundo. They do however offer a lot of stories to keep viewers occupied and distracted from the existing repeats.

Presenting a list of shows anticipated to rollout on the channel in the coming future, if you see anything you recognise from the channel it's a rebroadcast:

1. The Three Sides Of Ana (Tres Veces Ana): Three identical triplets with different personalities life changes upon a car accident.
2. Falling In Love With Ramon (Enamorándome De Ramón): Fabiola's parents are killed in a plane crash leaving her and her younger sister Andrea orphans. Their parents' estate is divided equally between the girls, but at the will reading, the family is surprised to learn of the existence of $1-million life-insurance police, and even more surprised when they learn who is the sole beneficiary of it.
3. Fall Into Temptation (Caer En Tentación): Raquel and Damián are happily married with two children. Destiny leads Damián to meet Carolina and feels an undeniable attraction towards her. Damián did not know that Carolina was already married to Santiago, a construction architect with whom she has two children with.
4. Unforgivable (Lo Imperdonable): Basically it's about something unforgettable and vengeance and hate is formed along the process yet at the same time something beautiful can be formed as long as there is forgiveness.you know what they say something's can be forgiven.
5. The One Who Couldn't Love (La Que No Podía Amar): An original story by renowned novela dame Delia Fiallo. Ana Paula fights to set herself free from her powerful, short-tempered husband Rogelio, whom she met while working at the Hacienda del Fuerte.
6. If They Let Us (Si Nos Dejan): After having dedicated a lifetime to her family and husband, Alicia's world will change completely after a betrayal.
7. I Love You, Güero (La Mexicana Y El Güero): The story revolves around Andrea, a beautiful swindler, and Tyler, an idealistic millionaire who returns to Mexico in search of his biological family after his adoptive mother dies and tells him to return to his place of origin.

Roundups #142: Barney The Dinosaur Reboot Is Giving People Nightmares, TLNovelas Dumps The Pink And Dye Their Hair Blue And eMedia Investments And BBC Studios Remain Silent On Any Developments Regarding BBC UKTV

Barney is set to make his comeback by 2024

Mattel announced that they would be relaunching the Barney the Dinosaur franchise and now we have a look at the titular dino’s redesign. And, unsurprisingly, people on social media sure hate it.

The most noticeable change is that they’re going from a live-action Barney the Dinosaur to an animated version. It also appears that his colors have brightened up a bit. Other than being animated, the most noticeable change is definitely Barney’s face.

As some pointed out, it sort of looks like Barney the Dinosaur went under the knife for some plastic surgery. Buccal fat removal is a procedure that thins out the cheeks. It definitely looks like the new Barney has had a little bit of work done.

In short, if this Barney redesign isn’t for you, you could simply not watch it. According to Mattel, the series is specifically being made to teach lessons to preschool-aged kids. Maybe in another three decades when they redesign Barney the Dinosaur again, the kids who watch this new series will be complaining about how their Barney is ruined.

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

TLNovelas debuts a new look in Latin America and several countries

As part of this new image, for its 30th anniversary, the TLNovelas channel in the regions will re-release "ACAPULCO, CUERPO Y ALMA" and "TE SIGO AMANDO" two super successful soap operas back in the 90s. Both will be remastered and in high definition.

The channel has unique and exclusive content to enjoy as a family the successful melodramas that are part of more than 500 productions of the TelevisaUnivisión group. Ranging from classic and stellar to youth and children with a presence in Mexico, Latin America, the United States, Africa and Europe.

This change responds to the interests and expectations of the new pay television audiences, mainly the 04-44 segment, which makes up more than 50% of the total audience that follows the Tlnovelas signal. The channel's programming bar, which also broadcasts original programs and content focused on the world of melodrama, is aimed at an increasingly heterogeneous audience, to which young audiences from Mexico and Latin America have joined.

Everyday Novelas:
- Rubi coming soon to TLNovelas
- Until Money Do Us Part coming soon to Telemundo
- Second Chance and Hart Van Goud coming soon to Zee One and eExtra respectively

BBC UKTV still not available on the Openview platform

Last year, eMedia Investments and BBC Studios were gearing up for the rollout of BBC's sixth channel BBC UKTV to the market joining existing brands like BBC Brit, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Earth, BBC News and CBeebies currently seen on the DStv platform.

As of January 2023, BBC UKTV is currently available on the DStv platform offering rebroadcasts to several shows from above-mentioned channels to Access, Family and Easyview customers including Doctors, Top Gear and Come Dine With Me.

It has since then led to a clash amongst Openview consumers some even speculating that MultiChoice ripped the channel away from eMedia Investments in an exclusive deal with the BBC.

In a media enquiry with both BBC and eMedia Investments, they both remain very much silent regarding details about BBC UKTV. At the moment, eMedia Investments is gearing up for the rollout of Ultraview. What are the chances BBC UKTV will rollout thereafter?

eMedia Investments:
- SABC+ Vs. eVOD: The Consequence Of Free-To-View Television
- MultiChoice and eMedia Investments plan to combat load shedding get a lot of attention
- Could SABC be unveiling another two channels for Openview Ultra?

Rubi: The Shortest Telenovela To Date Makes Its Much Anticipated Debut On TLNovelas Africa

TLNovelas, a Mexican entertainment channel owned by TelevisaUnivision featuring content from Las Estrellas and which unlike rival Telemundo has been lagging behind with the latest content is set to one of the shortest programs to date titled Rubí.

Based on the 2004 Mexican telenovela of the same name, the story revolves around a young journalist named Carla who convinces the titular character, a mysterious woman who lives in a dark mansion, to tell the story of her life and why she isolated herself from the outside world out of free will.

Everyday Novelas:
- Sightless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
- Zee World to add an additional 3 shows to their lineup
- Ana's Revenge coming soon to Telemundo
- Second Chance and Hart Van Goud coming soon to Zee One and eExtra respectively
- Queen Of The Night and How Do I Say This? coming respectively to Timeless Dizi Channel and Zee World
- New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Turkish Romcom, Aşk Mantık İntikam

The series premiered first in the United States on 21 January 2020 on Univision, and ended on 27 February 2020 with a total of 26 episodes. It stars Camila Sodi as the title character alongside other stars like Jose Ron, Rodrigo Guirao and Kimberley Dos Ramos.

Originally, the series was meant to be serve as a reboot but instead they writers opted for a sequel which will not only address those aspects known to the public, but will explore what happened to the character years after.

The series received both positive and negative reviews from the audience. Sodi's performance was compared to that of Bárbara Mori's from the 2004 adaptation. Luckily, the series managed to obtain good ratings during its run on Univision.

Rubi is set to air daily at 19:05 from April 3rd.

Rubi: The 2004 Classic Telenovela That Won A Lot Of Hearts

As reported a while ago, TLNovelas is planning to rollout the Mexican telenovela Rubi in the coming month and unlike most remakes this one comes as a sequel leaving audiences with several missing pieces but it's a norm with most reboots so travel back to 2004 where it all started.

Rubi follows the titular character described as a beautiful but poor university student who is only interested in money. Her dream is marrying a rich man to leave poverty behind and does whatever it takes to achieve it even if it makes people unhappy.

It stars Bárbara Mori, Eduardo Santamarina, Jacqueline Bracamontes, Sebastián Rulli, Ana Martín, Yadhira Carrillo, Josefina Echánove, Antonio Medellín, Ana Bertha Espín and José Elías Moreno.

Everyday Novelas:
- Sightless Love coming soon to TLNovelas
- Zee World to add an additional 3 shows to their lineup
- Ana's Revenge coming soon to Telemundo
- Second Chance and Hart Van Goud coming soon to Zee One and eExtra respectively
- Queen Of The Night and How Do I Say This? coming respectively to Timeless Dizi Channel and Zee World
- New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Turkish Romcom, Aşk Mantık İntikam

Canal de las Estrellas aired Rubí from May 17 to October 22, 2004 with a total of 115 episodes. Univision broadcast Rubí from September 20, 2004 to March 7, 2005, and has named Rubí as the top telenovela of all time.

Rubi became a star in the awards category after bagging Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Telenovela, Best Supporting Actress and Best Musical Theme at the 23rd TVyNovelas Awards and Best Female Protagonist Of The Decade at the Tv Adicto Golden Awards.

A number of adaptations had already been produced the original dates back to 1968 followed by a film in 1970. From the 2010s, a Pinoy version titled Bagong Simula with an Arabic version had been produced with the 2020 remake being the latest installment so far.

Out of all these remake, the upcoming series Rubi will be one of the shortest tales to date on the channel.

Everyday Novelas Updates: Trinayani To Make It's Long Awaited African Debut On Zee One, Crown Of Tears (Corona De Lágrimas) Season 2 Serving To Be The Most Hated Telenovela To Date On Las Estrellas And Die Put To Return With A Third Season Later In The Year On eExtra

Zee One to rollout first ever telegu series

Zee One, a freemium entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises and a spinoff to the current pay-tv exclusive channel, Zee World will be rolling out the much anticipated series, Trinayani from February 9th.

Trinayani follows the titular character's ability to foresee the future and the past often lands her in trouble. Despite the setbacks, she strives to use her gift to protect the people around her from harm.

It stars Sri Satya Sumana, Aashika Gopal Padukone, Chandu Gowda, Priyanka Chowdary, Pavitra Jayaram, Anil Chowdary, Bhavana Reddy and several others.

In other developments, Close To My Heart will be rolling out on Star Life later this month with Zee One's pay-tv counterpart Zee World rolling out a romcom with a very weird title, How Do I Say This?.

Everyday Novelas:
- Nurses returns for a season 3
- The origin story of Forbidden Passion
- New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Turkish Romcom, Aşk Mantık İntikam
- Close To My Heart coming soon to Star Life

Crown Of Tears S2 battered with negative comments

Forming one of the initial programs on TLNovelas Africa, Crown Of Tears serves 2012 remake to the 60s classic starring Victoria Ruffo, Maribel Guardia, Ernesto Laguardia, Africa Zavala, Adriana Louvier, José María Torre, Mané de la Parra and Alejandro Nones.

Since the announcement and arrival of season 2, it was ridiculed with a lot of hate comments for the fact it existed and how the plot came to be, a look at some comments:

A terrible direction of scenes, along with the mixture of a nonsensical story, results in these products that, honestly, the public does not deserve.

Goodbye "Corona De Lagrimas 2" your mistake was being born at the whim of Victoria Ruffo (I'm glad she failed because she didn't want to accept that at 60 she can no longer be the protagonist)

....It is time Victoria Ruffo accepts that her time as the center of attention is long gone, she should put aside her pride and start playing the mother to the protaganists. She has now starred in two failures in a row just because she doesn't want to take supporting or co protaganist roles

Openview Plus:
- Ratings for SABC 1-3 and e.tv for December 2022
- e.tv to rollout a rebroadcast of Die Put
- eExtra scrapped the launch of 4 telenovelas
- Verdeelde Liefde to return with a second season on eExtra

Die Put to continue swinging on eExtra in 2023

Last month, the second season of Die Put starring Aras Bulut İynemli, Perihan Savaş and Öner Erkan came to a close on eExtra with e.tv expected to air a rebroadcast to the first season of the action series immediately after Voëlvry later this month.

Through several social accounts, it was confirmed by sources that eMedia Investments plans to rollout the third season in the second quarter of the year (May 8th) with a fifth season of Doodsondes scheduled for the third quarter (August).

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.

New Series Alert: Tomorrow Is A New Day Coming Soon To Galaxy Television

Galaxy TV, a broadcaster based in Nigeria that is known for its selection of telenovelas from TelevisaUnivision which currently supplies the outdated TLNovelas channel will be rolling out a brand new family comedy titled Tomorrow Is A New Day (Y Mañana Sera Otro Dia).

Based on the 2009 Chilean telenovela Cuenta Conmigo, Tomorrow Is A New Day follows Mónica, a career-minded woman, falls in love with Camilo, her married boss. Meanwhile, his secretly terminally-ill wife plans to set up Mónica and her own husband to ensure that her children have a family after her death.

Everyday Novelas:
- Nurses returns for a season 3
- The origin story of Forbidden Passion
- New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Turkish Romcom, Aşk Mantık İntikam
- Close To My Heart coming soon to Star Life

It starred Angélica Vale in the leading role alongside Diego Olivera, Alejandra Barros, Nuria Bages, Ana Layevska, Fabián Robles and Diego de Erice.

Production of the show began back in 2018 and concluded within that year. Tomorrow Is A New Day managed to accumulate 77 episodes each consisting of 45 minutes.

It is expected to replace the third installment to Overcoming titled Overcoming The Past on Galaxy TV while TLNovelas will be rolling out Sightless Love in the coming months to replace the second installment to Overcoming titled Overcoming Heartbreak.

New Series Alert: Sightless Love Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

TLNovelas, a Mexican based entertainment channel owned by TelevisaUnivision which offers telenovelas ranging from drama, romance, comedy and thriller is set to unveil yet another remake to the lineup titled Sightless Love (Sin Tu Mirada).

Based on the Venezuelan telenovela Esmeralda, Sightless Love follows Marina, a humble young woman, lives independently despite being born blind. She falls in love with rich, dashing Luis Alberto but prejudices against her disability and her class status threaten their happiness.

Everyday Novelas:
- Decisions is making a comeback on Telemundo
- Forbidden Passion season 2 not moving forward on Telemundo
- Nurses returns for a season 3
- The origin story of Forbidden Passion

It stars Claudia Martín, Osvaldo de León, Ana Martín, Claudia Ramírez, Luz Elena González and Eduardo Santamarina.

Sightless Love happens to be the latest adaptation to the Esmeralda trilogy and also the second remake from Televisa with the other titled Esmeralda as seen with the original instalment dating back to 1997 with Leticia Calderón as the lead protagonist.

Overcoming Heartbreak is set to reach its climax in the coming months with Overcoming The Past set to launch in the fall. In the meantime, Sightless Love will occupy the 16:30 timeslot weekdays from March 13th.

DStv Flex:
- Brand new seasons of your favourite shows coming to History
- February on The Home Channel
- February on HONEY
- Reyka renewed for season 2 on M-Net

New Series Alert (Rumour): Law Of Love + Rubi + Queen Of The South Season 3 + Lord Of The Skies Season 8 Coming Soon To TLNovelas And Telemundo Africa Respectively

Last year, a lot of productions were unveiled for both Telemundo (DStv 118) and TLNovelas (DStv 133) and due to some technicalities only a portion of content was unveiled for the brands with more content set to be addressed in the coming future.

Although, we can't share too much at the moment a little birdie has been going around spreading a bunch of rumours about the following projects.

Upcoming:

1. Law Of Love (Por Amar Sin Ley)

Based on the 2016 Colombian telenovela La Ley Del Corazon which viewers on Telemundo would recognise as Law Of The Heart, the telenovela revolves around the personal life and work of a group of lawyers belonging to a prestigious law firm. It stars Ana Brenda Contreras, David Zepeda, Julián Gil, José María Torre Hütt and Sergio Basañez.

It is said to make a debut around the same period as item number 2.

Everyday Novelas:
- Decisions is making a comeback on Telemundo
- Forbidden Passion season 2 not moving forward on Telemundo
- Nurses returns for a season 3
- The origin story of Forbidden Passion

2. Rubi

Based on the 2004 Mexican telenovela of the same name, Rubi follows the titular character who through the guidance of her friend tells the story about how she isolated herself from the rest of the world. It stars Camila Sodi, José Ron, Rodrigo Guirao, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Ela Velden and Tania Lizardo.

It is anticipated to launch between the 2023/4 period.

3. Queen Of The South Season 3

After four years in prison in the United States for the deaths of three DEA agents, Teresa Mendoza escapes but will have to face a world full of conspiracy, risking her life in order to clear her name and reunite with her daughter Sofía.

It is said to occupy the timeslot used for shows like Hidden Passions and The Chosen Granddaughter or move to Lord Of The Skies timeslot depending on how long it may take to get season 8.

4. Lord Of The Skies Season 8

The season centers on the return of Aurelio Casillas, who supposedly died at the beginning of the previous season after falling into a coma following an attempt on his life. It is only the DEA who knows that Aurelio is alive, having hidden him in the desert. In enacting his plan of revenge, Aurelio establishes connections with old allies, while also facing new romances and uncovering family mysteries.

It is said to come immediately after the rebroadcast of the show depending on how soon they are able to get the show.

DStv Flex:
- Brand new seasons of your favourite shows coming to History
- February on The Home Channel
- February on HONEY
- Reyka renewed for season 2 on M-Net

New Series Alert: A Woman Of Steel Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

Not to be mistaken with competitor Telemundo's 2015 series Woman Of Steel, the Mexican based brand TLNovelas offering dramas that contain romance, drama, comedy and other socio-economic situations will be introducing a new series, A Woman Of Steel (Soy Tu dueña).

Valentina's life is turned upside-down after her fiancé Alonso leaves her at the altar. She becomes a different woman and her new attitude sends her to the family's hacienda, where she governs with a firm hand and soon this protagonist becomes the town's villain.

Everyday Novelas:
- Nurses S3 coming soon to Telemundo
- Fearless Heart coming soon to Telemundo
- Prediction: What to expect on Telemundo by next year?
- Prediction: What to expect on TLNovelas by next year?

Based on the 1995 telenovela La Dueña, it stars Lucero and Fernando Colunga as the protagonists with Eduardo Capetillo as the co-protagonist, while Gabriela Spanic, David Zepeda, Sergio Goyri, and Jacqueline Andere stars as the antagonists.

In December 2022, TLNovelas unveiled another series The Heartless starring Livia Brito and José Ron is scheduled for to be released later in the month in place of Giving Up My Life so A Woman Of Steel will likely take up Overcoming Heartbreak in February.

DStv Flex:
- What to expect this January on Curiosity Channel?
- What to expect this January on The Home Channel?
- Reyka renewed for season 2 on M-Net
- What to expect this January on Qwest TV?

Roundups #122: CBeebies Picks Up Second Season To Tish And Tash, Soete Wraak Eyeing An Early 2023 Debut On eExtra And AIT Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Televisa's Falling Into Temptations

CBeebies renews this preschool series for another season

London-based distributor CAKE brokered the presale deal for co-producers Studio Gale (South Korea), August Media Holdings (Singapore) and Karrot Entertainment (UK). CBeebies is in for an additional 52 x five minutes of the series, bringing its total episode count up to 104.

Aimed at three-to five-year-olds, Tish Tash revolves around the adventures of a young bear, her imaginary friend and her family as they turn everyday experiences—like boring car rides and cheering up a baby—into fun problem-solving moments.

Tish Tash premiered on South Korean pubcaster EBS in 2020. CAKE picked up worldwide distribution rights in fall 2020 and sold season one to both CBeebies and ABC Australia.

Regular Nick:
- Best & Bester coming soon to Nicktoons
- We Baby Bears currently the only original program on Cartoon Network
- January on Cartoon Network and Boomerang
- January on Disney Channel
- January on Disney Junior
- January on Da Vinci Kids

A brand new romcom is making its way to eExtra's Kuiertyd

eVOD is streaming services operated by eMedia Investments which is home to various current and upcoming local alongside international productions. As seen through various, Soete Wraak (Tatlı İntikam) will be making to eExtra by early 2023 possibly to replace Verdeelde Liefde.

Soete Wraak follows the story of two people who were together in college. Sinan has fallen in love with Pelin but he rejected his feelings and insulted her in front of all. They two meet each other again after many years and Pelin asks Sinan for help to change her fate and the situation brings them together. Pelin and Sinan both are in love, but faces many consequences.

Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu and Furkan Andıç take on the leading roles with the assistances of other actors such as İlker Kızmaz, Zeyno Günenç, Kerem Atabeyoğlu, Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu and Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu.

eExtra Updates:
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra
- Charlize Theron faces backlash over the Afrikaans language
- eExtra alongside the 3 other channels to go dark on the DStv platform
- Vierspel Vuurspel getting a Romanian adaptation
- kykNET Vs. eExtra: MultiChoice purposed attempt at replacing Kuiertyd

TLNovelas is still lagging behind

TLNovelas launched in the African market by mid 2020 and since then the channel has been far behind with Las Estrellas and TLNovelas in Mexico alongside various African broadcasters in uploading fresh content so Nigerian broadcaster scoops up rights to Falling Into Temptation (Caer En Tentación).

Raquel and Damián are happily married with two children. Destiny leads Damián to meet Carolina and feels an undeniable attraction towards her. Until a fatal accident leads one to disappear on the scene. During the investigation by the police, their spouses learn that their spouses are lovers.

Silvia Navarro stars as Raquel, Carlos Ferro stars as Santiago, José Manuel Rincón stars as Nicholas, Gabriel Soto stars as Damián and Adriana Louvier stars as Adriana Louvier.

Everyday Novelas:
- Prediction: What to expect on Telemundo by next year?
- Prediction: eBolly to rollout on the Openview platform
- Prediction: What to expect on TLNovelas by next year?
- Carmen And Razia Sultan coming soon to Zee One and Zee World
- Laxmi and more content awaiting launch on Star Life
- Daai Crazy Somer coming soon to e.tv

Prediction: What To Expect In 2023 On TLNovelas Africa?

TLNovelas debuted in the market two years ago in Africa's pay-tv giant DStv managed entirely by MultiChoice and has since then (re)introduced audiences to shows Along Came Love, Head Over Heels, Secrets At The Hotel, Keeping My Family and several others.

Since then the channel has made some rather bizarre and unusual changes to their lineup by scrapping the double bill offering for a format that was once retained by their American rival, Telemundo.

Several shows were planned for the channel in which some were fortunate to rollout at a later stage while others supposedly scrapped. So we look at what the channel has in store for the coming future.

Please note part of this list came from the scrapped portion while others form part of their current lineup.

1. Overcoming The Past/Vencer El Pasado

Four women of different ages and backgrounds confront modern obstacles including social media, illness, romance, reproductive freedom, and the workforce.

Everyday Novelas:
- Prediction: What to expect on Telemundo by next year?
- Prediction: eBolly to rollout on the Openview platform
- Prediction: What to expect on TLNovelas by next year?
- Carmen And Razia Sultan coming soon to Zee One and Zee World
- Laxmi and more content awaiting launch on Star Life
- Daai Crazy Somer coming soon to e.tv

2. A Shelter For Love/Un Refugio Para El Amor

The love story of Luciana, a beautiful and joyful young girl who, after her father's death, escapes from the sexual harassment to find love.

3. Your Love Is My Fortune/Mi Fortuna Es Amarte

Natalia and Chente's lives are forever changed when Natalia's estranged husband Adrián scams Chente out of a large sum of money. As Natalia tries to make things right, she and Chente unexpectedly begin to fall in love.

4. You Are The One/Contiago Si

Ángela marries Álvaro after a whirlwind romance during his business trip. After Álvaro abandons her in favor of his other fiancée Samanta, Ángela tracks him down and meets Leonardo, a doctor who may offer real love.

5. SOS I'm Falling In Love/SOS Me Estoy Enamorando

Alberto needs to save his family's print shop. His plans are complicated when he falls in love with single mother Sofía, the daughter of a shady business magnate who could make or break Alberto's future.

6. If They Let Us/Si Nos Dejan

After dedicating a lifetime to her husband and family, Alicia's world changes completely when she discovers a betrayal. Determined to rebuild her life, Alicia begins to fall in love with a much younger man.

7. Thread Of Love/Diseñando Tu Amor

Despite their differences, Valentina and her sister Nora share the dream of becoming successful in the fashion world. As they try to reach their dreams, obstacles like family and romance complicate their journeys.

8. Burning Fire/Fuego Ardiente

Dante and Irene Ferrer own an important olive-oil production company in Mexico. When they reunite their extended family, a forbidden love blooms between Gabriel and Alexa, who are unhappily married to other people.

Everyday Novelas:
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra
- The Heartless coming soon to TLNovelas
- Lord Of The Skies renewed for 8th season on Telemundo
- Chrysalis currently streaming on eVOD
- 3AM coming soon to KIX

9. To Want It All/Quererlo Todo

When wealthy Patricio Montes dies, the heirs to the fortune battle over the inheritance. Valeria helps her boyfriend Leonel, Patricio's son, sort out his affairs. When she meets Mateo, the inheritance executor, their lives change forever.

10. Empire Of Lies/Imperio De Mentiras

Elisa Cantú never imagined that, upon returning to Mexico from New York, where she resides, she would encounter an unexpected tragedy that changes her life. She meets Leonardo Velasco, a policeman to whom she'll have to partner up with to uncover what happened to their loved ones.

11. I Love You Güero/La Mexicana Y El Güero

Andrea, a con artist, sets her sights on idealistic millionaire Tyler after he returns to Mexico in search of his birth mother and the rest of his biological family. When they develop real feelings despite Andrea's deception, sparks fly.

Rumour

* Some of the content in question could be for the Portuguese feed

1. Dressed For Mourning/Mujeres De Negro

Three women tired of the abuse from their husbands decide to kill them.

2. In The Name Of Love/En Nombre Del Amor

The story of Macarena and Carlota, who are sisters and who went through a lot of pain, loneliness and shame, because they fell in love with the same man - Cristobal Gamboa.

TLNovelas:
- Meet the cast and learn more about Simply Maria
- Overcoming The Past coming soon to TLNovelas
- No One Like You's origin story
- Love To Death now on StarTimes
- Head Over Heels now on TLNovelas

3. Oath Of Love/Juro Que Te Amo

Violeta Madrigal is a beautiful girl who lives in a village with her parents, Amado and Antonia, and her brothers Julio and Daniel, and sister Lia. The family was the richest in town, but after losing their fortune they realized the hypocrisy of people who previously seemed to love and respect them.

4. Zacatillo, A New Beginning/Zacatillo, Un Lugar En Tu Corazón

Karla is an actress and singer, who decides to rest from show business after her concert at Zacatillo. Her agent ordered to have her killed. Everyone believes she is dead, but she takes refuge in Zacatillo, where she once found love and may find love again but with a different man. Her manager arranged for her to be dragged and thrown into the sea.

5. Love To Death/Amar A Muerte

The series is a complex story of destinies that intersect when they assassinate a media mogul on their wedding day, at the same time that an assassin in the United States is executed in the electric chair. The tycoon's soul is reincarnated in the body of the hit man and, in turn, the killer's soul ends up in the body of a professor of anthropology.

Roundups #116: Craig Of The Creek Cancelled On Cartoon Network After 5 Seasons, Reyka Renewed For Season 2 On M-Net And Televisa In Talks To Adapt The Turkish Drama The Girl Named Feriha

Craig Of The Creek is ending here's what you need to know

If you had any hope for the show defying the odds think again, in a series of tweets from the creator Ben Levin talked about the situation while confirming this is really the end.

We wrote the final episode of Craig Of The Creek today. That's 181 episodes in total - not including the movie. Technically, we wrote 188 episodes, but unfortunately 7 of those will not be seen because of our order being cut short (I'll share more about the episodes someday). I'm going to miss this very much. The Creek was a giant sandbox and we tried to make room for everyone to play. We collectively channeled our childhood dreams and adventures into each episode, hoping to inspire the kids watching at home or at least make them laugh. The infinite talents of the entire crew and cast made the Creek into a living, breathing world. The characters and space were rich and nuanced and it felt like we could explore them forever. And we certainly had more stories to tell, but unfortunately because of this merger. This is the end. Still 5 seasons and a movie (and spinoff) ain't nothing. Thanks to everyone who has been part of this writer's room for over six years.

The crew was going to keep this show going but it was cut short with that said what's more concerning is the state of Cartoon Network as the only original program left happens to be We Baby Bears with Teen Titans GO! in another department.

Cartoon Network has a bunch of content coming up such as Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, Invincible Fight Girl and Adventure Time: Fiona And Cake. The only problem is that the channel hasn't shared much details on any of this content of course there is the new Ivandoe series produced in Europe.

Regular Nick:
- The Simpsons: A look at various spinoffs that never got greenlit
- Garbage Boy And Trash Can still in development on Cartoon Network
- Team Sayari coming soon to Disney Channel
- Boomerang being swapped for Cartoonito in these region
- Review: The concept of Cartoonito and Boomerang
- What to expect this December on Da Vinci Kids?

Fremantle picks up this local drama for another season

South African crime drama “Reyka,” a co-production between global producer-distributor Fremantle and South African broadcaster M-Net, has been greenlit for a second season.

South African-born Kim Engelbrecht and Iain Glen (“Game of Thrones”) will reprise their roles in the series from writer and creator Rohan Dickson, with production set to kick off in January 2023. Season 2 will premiere on M-Net in late 2023.

The second season centers around a series of violent attacks in the port city of Durban and will see Reyka work with a new team to find mysterious connections between the Lover’s Lane Killer, teenage sex workers and the deadly assault of a cobbler.

DStv Flex:
- What to expect this January on Qwest TV?
- The Heartless coming soon to TLNovelas
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- What to expect this December on TNT?
- What to expect this December on The Home Channel?
- What to expect this December on Curiosity Channel?

Beloved Turkish drama is heading to Mexico

The Girl Named Feriha follows housekeeper Feriha Yilmaz, a young woman from a poor background who is awarded a scholarship to an elite university, where wealthy playboy Emir Sarrafoğlu studies as well. Emir eventually falls in love with Feriha, believing she is also wealthy.

eExtra has been airing all 3 seasons on repeat for as long as it has been viewable on the DStv platform and as several sources mentioned. The Mexican based broadcaster Televisa is looking to adapt the popular Turkish drama - nothing is official as of yet.

But if they do get a shot in remaking The Girl Named Feriha take some facts into account. The whole setting of the show will change some with the character's name. Take into account that this is not the only Turkish drama to be remade by them even Black Money Love was adapted as Imperio De Mentiras.

Everyday Novelas:
- Queen Of The South to end with third season on Telemundo
- The Game Of My Destiny a brand new Turkish drama unveiled by Global Agency
- The Rebel Princess coming soon to eExtra
- The history of Zee TV's Razia Sultana
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra

New Series Alert: Heartless Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

TLNovelas, a Mexican based entertainment channel home to various Portuguese telenovelas which can also be viewed in English and also a rival to Telemundo's existing lineup is starting off 2023 with their first telenovela titled Heartless (La Desalmada).

Based on the Colombian telenovela La Dama De Troya, the series follows Fernanda out for revenge after her husband is murdered and she is violated on her wedding night. With a poor memory of that traumatic night, Fernanda mistakes her true love Rafael for the man who ruined her life - Rafael's father.

Livia Brito stars as titular character, alongside José Ron, Eduardo Santamarina, Marjorie de Sousa and Marlene Favela.

Heartless premiered last year on Las Estrellas pulling about 3 million households and earlier in the year TelevisaUnivision confirmed production of a second season with viewers in some parts of Africa watching the first season for the very first time.

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In the first episode titled, Fernanda and Santiago will soon marry, a moment that fills them with happiness ends in tragedy as Santiago surprises Fernanda on her wedding day. Octavio, with the help of Carmelo, arrive at Santiago's house in order to force him to sign and thus be able to sell his lands; however things get out of control and Octavio shoots Santiago, killin him.

Don't miss out on the first episode from 23 January at 17:20 replacing Giving Up My Life.

New Series Slate: Soete Wraak + The Sisterhood + #DisComplicated + Verdeelde Liefde + International Coming This Month

September is full of premieres for telenovela lovers specifically for those viewing on eExtra as the channel will be rolling out 4 new Turkish series with one likely to not be Afrikaans dubbed with Telemundo and TLNovelas rolling out just 1 series for audiences within the month.

New Series:
- Soete Wraak - Follows the story of two people who were together in college. Sinan has fallen in love with Pelin but he rejected his feelings and insulted her in front of all. They two meet each other again after many years and Pelin asks Sinan for help to change her fate and the situation brings them together. Pelin and Sinan both are in love, but faces many consequences. Currently streaming on eVOD.

- The Sisterhood - three sisters who grew up unaware of each other receive a mysterious letter one day and meet at the wedding of one of them. But on the wedding night they will find themselves in an unexpected situation. After that night, they cannot leave the beautiful town of the Aegean and are forced to live together. This imperative condition gradually leaves its place to the adventure of discovering brotherhood, friendship and solidarity. Premieres 3 September on eExtra.

- #DisComplicated - Follows Eda Yıldız longing to become a landscape architect. After losing her parents when she was young, this brilliant student pursued her studies with scholarships. However, she crosses paths with Serkan Bolat an obsessive workaholic who jeopardizes her plans. Premieres 13 September on eExtra.

- Head Over Heels - Natalia always surrounded by love; and she believed her future would get even better when she meets Diego seeing as love emerged instantly between them the moment they met. However, they never imagined that their lives would dramatically change because Rodrigo, Diego’s twin brother, was ready to do anything to get Natalia. Premieres 19 September on TLNovelas.

- Every Girl's Dream - Krisha a hospitality graduate, trying best to prove herself and help her family financially by working at her father's friends' royal hotel in Udaipur. It was there where she meets her Prince Charming, Devraj. Premieres 21 September on Zee World.

- Verdeelde Liefde - Caught between two families, Zeynep was born in the slums and raised by a rich family. Living in bad conditions, her family give her up for adoption in exchange for money. In the mist of her struggles she meets Mehdi. Premieres 20 September on eExtra.

- Hidden Passion - 20 years after the first instalment, the Reyes and Elizondo family will face new challenges that threaten their family. The death of a teacher shakes the family as evidence points to one of the sons of one of the couples as the possible culprit, triggering a series of heartbreaking events that will, once again, put their love and loyalty to the test. Premieres 26 September on Telemundo.