Development Hell: Countdown To The List Of Bollywood Channels Coming Soon

Just going a through a list of concepts which was discussed, rumoured, delayed or potentially scrapped. Some of Bollywood channels currently seen on DStv and Openview were derived from several other concepts.

But I'm not here to discuss that but share a list of other channels and it goes as follows:

 

1. eBella/eBolly
The defunct channel was said to make a comeback as a replacement to one of the current Indian channels on Openview. The channel was said to offer Bollywood films something you hardly get on eMovies and other entertainment.

2. &TV
&TV is a Hindi language entertainment channel operated by Zee Entertainment Enterprises home to shows viewers would have come across on Zee TV such as Begusarai, The Heir and on eVOD Dayan, Destructive Beauty. The reasons for its absence has to do with Zee TV as they licence content from the brand and with both being operated by the same company the two are in sink.

The only known regions to provide it a standalone is the US and Asia.

 

3. Star Maa
Star Maa is a Telegu entertainment channel operated by Star India which broadcasts dramas, reality shows and movies. The channel was said to launch on DStv Indian.

4. Untitled Zee World repeats channel 1
Around the time Zee Bollynova launched on the defunct Kwesé TV and before Zee One existed. Rumour had it that MultiChoice was looking to add a reruns channel for their #1 Bollywood entertainment channel which could have been scrapped for Zee Alem.

5. Star Gold
Star Gold is the brand name Star India gives to their movie channels. This was part of list of possible movie channels on DStv but the channel be viewed on StarSat.

6. Untitled Zee World repeats channel 2
Close to the launch of Zee Alem in Ethiopia, Zee Entertainment Enterprises revealed in an interview that they were open to launching some regional channels. The second repeats channel was said to cater for Zulu, Swahili and Hausa viewers.

 

7. Life OK/Utsav
Disney+ is scheduled to launch in South Africa in the coming month and Star branding has been replaced with Utsav in most parts of Europe where the African feed operates. The question boiled down to the potential brand name for Star Life and its programming.

8. Zee Naija
Unlike most other Zee channels, this brand wouldn't cater entirely to repeats as there was a bunch of local content being planned such as Dance Nigeria Dance, Deceptive Measures and The Passion For Love.

 

9. Untitled Star Life movie channel
Unlike Star Gold, the movie channel would have been dubbed in English and would give the main channel sometime to source out other programming.

10. Bollytunes & Zee Music
Remember that TV show that had no purpose to Zee World as the program aired between shows well it was said to have its own channel one for English audiences another for Indian subscribers on DStv.

11. Untitled eMovies channel
eMedia Investments was rumoured to launch a Bollywood pop-up channel for movies before the pandemic hit and there's been no updates in that regard except that the possibility of a third movie channel.

 

12. Zindagi
Zindagi was the name of a brand Zee Entertainment Enterprises gave to their regional offering. What this channel did was air regional content kind of like the African adaptation of Mehek but it could have been scrapped as the brand is not active.

13. Zee Zest
Zee Zest is a Hindi entertainment channel operated by Zee Entertainment Enterprises and compared to all other channels on the list this one airs lifestyle and reality shows. It was said to launch on DStv Indian when it was known as Living Foodz.

 

14. Zee World and Zee One's replacements
The parent company of the channels are minority owners of the brands and rumour had it that the brands would include more content from Sony Pictures India as well as adapt to Sony branding.

15. Zee News (likely scrapped)
Zee News is a Hindi news channel operated by Essel Group that is also in charge of another news station on DStv, WION.

16. Zee Oldies
A channel for older dramas in the 90s to early 00s

Star Life Was The Most Watched Bollywood Channel While Glow TV's Viewership Begins To Plummet From The Period Of 27 April To 4 May - Viewership Stats For Zee World, Zee One And Glow TV

Zee World

Twist Of Fate (reruns) - 1.0
Married Again (reruns)  - 0.8
My Heart Knows - 2.1
Can You See Me - 1.8
I Do - 1.7
Bridal Material - 1.0
Once There Was A King - 1.2

Total: 7,8 million (excluding reruns)

Notes
- Twist Of Fate reruns lost 0.6 million and remains as the most watched rerun on the channel.
- My Heart Knows increased by 0.2 million and is currently the most watched show on primetime.
- Can You See Me increased by 0.1 million.
- I Do gained 0.7 million viewers.
- Bridal Material is the least watched during primetime.
- Once There Was A King lost half of their viewers from February.

 

 

Star Life

Forbidden Love (reruns) - 1.5
Kulfi - The Singing Star (reruns) - 1.2
Geet (reruns) - 0.9
A New Life - 1.5
Lost In Love - 2.1
Dream Girl - 1.1
Anupama - 3.6
Never Say Goodbye - 0.6

Total: 8,9 million (excluding reruns)

Notes
- Forbidden Love is the most watched rerun on the list and on Star Life.
- Kulfi - The Singing Star is the second most watched rerun on the list and on Star Life.
- Geet's viewership remains intact despite the new timeslot.
- Dream Girl viewership decreased by 0.6 million.
- Never Say Goodbye follows Once There Was A King with a massive drop losing 1.3 million viewers.
- On top of most watched channel, it even has the most views with reruns.

 

Zee One

Bollytunes - 0.2
Movies - 1.5
Snack Attack - 0.1
Grand Trunk Rasoi - 0.1
The Baker's Table - 0.1
Guddan - 2.6
Sacred Ties - 1.5
Mehek - 2.1
Lies Of The Heart - 0.7
My Golden Home - 0.8

Total: 7,7 million (excluding variety shows and movies)

Notes
- Guddan's viewership remains intact and remains the most watched show on the channel.
- Sacred Ties viewership decreased by 0.6 million.
- Lies Of The Heart viewership decreased by 0.4 million.
- My Golden Home experiences a major boost with viewership increasing by 0.7 million.

 

Glow TV

This Is Love (reruns) - 0.6
A Touch Of Love - 0.9
Emperor Ashoka - 0.8
A Love To Die For - 0.8
True Love (reruns) - 1.0

Total: 2,5 million (excluding reruns)

Notes
- True Love is the most watched rerun on the channel.
- A Touch Of Love decreased by 0.1 million and remains as the most watched show on primetime.
- Emperor Ashoka viewership decreased by 0.3 million viewers.
- A Love To Die For viewership decreased by 0.1 million viewers.

New Series Alert For Zee World, Zee One And eExtra (Pending): Mehek + Begusarai + Kindred Hearts + Bridal Material + Fragmented Family + The Diligent Daughter + The Jinxed

If there's anything these 3 stations have in common is their dedication for Zee TV while StarPlus has only 1 channel for their English audience Zee TV has 3 but things get complicated depending on the platform you're viewing them.

Take for instance DStv, eExtra is creating competition for Zee World as most of their offering end up on their station such as Piyaa Albela, These Streets (Yeh Teri Galiyan) and I Do (Qubooi Hai) and vice versa with Dare To Love and The Heir.

Although Zee World may not be accessible on Openview, the duplicate channel Zee One is regarded as a TCM while eExtra is a modern. So it's only a matter of time till consumers refer to the channel as eExtra+.

 

Speaking of eExtra, their Afrikaans block gets a standalone channel known as ePlesier in the coming weeks. Would it surprise anyone if the same was done with their Bollywood offering especially on a platform where Zee One exists.

Getting back to Zee TV, 8 of their shows have been picked up for which 1 (Mehek) goes to Zee One, 2 (Kindred Hearts and Begusarai) for eExtra and the rest (Bridal Material, Fragmented Family, The Diligent Daughter and The Jinxed) obviously for Zee World.

Description
- Mehek (Zindagi Mehek) - Tells the story of a young and positive girl, Mehek who has a special gift for cooking. The show takes on her journey and life with the talent she possesses. The series starred Samiksha Jaiswal and Karan Vohra.
- Kindred Hearts (Woh Apna Sa) - Revolves around the lives of 3 people, Aditya, Nisha and Jhanvi will redefine the status of Woh, and make people think whether she is the one who breaks the relationships or gives a new hope to relationships. The series starred Sudeep Sahir, Disha Parmar, Ridhi Dogra, Manasi Salvi and Kunal Karan Kapoor.
 

- Bullets And Blood (Begusarai) - Set in the land of Bihar, the series focuses on the Takur family where bullets speak louder than words. The series starred Vishal Aditya Singh, Shweta Tiwari, Shivangi Joshi, and Sartaj Gill in lead roles.
- Bridal Material (Keleerein) - Follows the lives of Meera Dhingra is a free-spirited, independent woman who does not want to be well-groomed for her future husband and Vivaan is a rich business man from London in search for his mother. Both having different perspectives on marriage they colllide bringing out the worst in each other. The series starred Arjit Taneja and Aditi Sharma.
- Fragmented Family (Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti) - The show will depict the world of 2 children who try to bring their parents together and rekindle their happy family. The series starred Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi and Neha Marda.
- The Diligent Daughter (Apna Time Bhi Aayega) - Revolves around a young and aspirational middle class girl who after father dies has to take up her father's position at his workplace where he works for a rich family. The series starred Fahman Khan, Megha Ray and Vivana Singh in the lead roles.
- The Jinxed (Kaala Teeka) - Tells the story of Gauri and her father who was on a quest to keep his only daughter safe and protected. He discovers an abandoned baby girl can save his daughter from a familial curse, and he adopts her, naming her Kaali and making her Gauri's "Kaala Teeka". The series starred Simran Pareenja, Sukirti Kandpal, Karan Sharma and Fenil Umrigar.

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How MultiChoice Could Rollout Zee One On DStv?

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Zee One has been available in Africa for a few months offering content already seen on Zee World such as Sacred Ties, My Golden Home and Reach For The Stars with a few exceptions such as Guddan.

The channel can be seen on the Indian package of StarSat while eMedia Investments view it as a replacement channel for Glow TV which will continue to be available on Openview until their contracts ends in February 2023.

Zee One in a not so surprising note can't been seen on MultiChoice's DStv and GOtv in South Africa and the rest of Africa as viewers in those regions already have Zee World and content seen on this channel will be familiar with consumers.

Zee World ranks as one of the most popular international telenovela channels in South Africa surpassing channels like Telemundo despite being on the family package while the rest of Africa can view it on Access and the DStv duplicate GOtv.

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- Unforseen Love, Bold and Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
- Balaji Telefilms unveils new content possibly for Glow TV, Zee One, eExtra and Star Life
- The Daughter-In-Law coming soon to Zee World while a repeat of The Vow debuts on Zee One
- The Homemaker, The Accidental Mayor and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life
- Two new series coming to Zee World: Luck In My Fate and Beauty And The Beast
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- Upcoming programming for Star Life and Zee World

For anyone with these platforms, they've seen a couple of brands such as Moja 9.9., Mzansi Wethu, Nicktoons and Discovery Family follow Zee One which duplicates content for a different audience and often lure existing viewers.

Why not Zee One?

The channel didn't have much purpose on DStv aside from Zee World even eExtra was caught in that rift now that Zee World will be the only English station distributing Zee TV productions there is a bit of hope for Zee One.

Knowing MultiChoice, they don't have anything special planned for the channel number and a 195 wouldn't be a bad place for a channel like Zee One as it incorporates eExtra afternoon lineup on top of catering to repeats and not a lot of consumers are expecting anything premium in that section.

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- PBS Kids will be made available to DStv Easyview customers
- Could Zee World replace eExtra on DStv Access perhaps?
- New movie channel launching later in the year on DStv
- KIX will be made available to DStv Family and Access customers
- SuperSport launches new sports channel in Ethiopia and the rest of Africa
- eExtra, eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz will stop airing on DStv
- KIX will be made available to DStv Family and Access customers

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Reminder: Sriti Jha (Pragya) And Shabir Ahluwalia (Abhi) Exit Twist Of Fate (Kumkum Bhagya), Season 8 To Focus On New Generation

Twist Of Fate (Kumkum Bhagya) has been on air for the past 7 years on Zee World (8 years in India) which followed the ups and downs of Sriti Jha and Shabir Ahluwalia's characters Pragya Arora Mehra and Abhishek "Abhi" Mera. The pair are set to exit the franchise with the fate of their characters up in the air.

As reported through several outlets, Sriti Jha and Shabir Ahluwalia have called it quits with the eighth season revolving on one of their daughters Prachi Arora Kohli who is played by Mugdha Chaphekar and her husband Ranbir Kohli who is played by Krishna Kaul.

Their exit gives them time to put focus on other projects as reported through other outlets, Shabir Ahluwalia is said to be a protagonist in a new love story for Colors TV which will be produced by Ishq Mein Marjawan's (currently seen on Glow TV as A Love To Die For) Yash Patnaik.

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- Balaji Telefilms unveils new content possibly for Glow TV, Zee One, eExtra and Star Life
- The Daughter-In-Law coming soon to Zee World while a repeat of The Vow debuts on Zee One
- Akshay Kumar stars in a new film which comes out this month
- The Homemaker, The Accidental Mayor and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life
- Two new series coming to Zee World: Luck In My Fate and Beauty And The Beast
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- Upcoming programming for Star Life and Zee World

There's so many characters in the show and with the new leads it would be pretty impossible to juggle two complicated love stories.

Twist Of Fate was produced by Balaji Telefilms which is responsible for the show's two spinoffs This Is Fate (Kundali Bhagya) and Zee World's upcoming series Luck In My Fate (Bhagya Lakshmi) which is rumoured to replace Twist Of Fate on Zee World later in the year.

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- Zee World left out some content at the MultiChoice Showcase
- Could Timeless Dizi Channel and possibly tvN replace eExtra on DStv?
- List of content coming to Star Life from 2021
- Super Dancer reportedly coming soon to Zee World
- Zee World and Zee One being owned by Sony Channel could lead to a name change
- Studio Dragon unveil a set of Korean dramas launching on tvN
- Telemundo and Televisa 2022 part of which will take time to arrive in Africa

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Roundups #25: Akshay Kumar Lives The Street Life In Zee Studios Upcoming Film Bachchhan Paandey, The Second Season Of Telemundo Africa's Upcoming Series Hidden Passions Is Available To Stream On WLEXT, Apple & Onion Ending After 2 Seasons On Cartoon Network And Sandra Oh Stars As Amanda In The Supernatural Horror Umma

Bachchhan Paandey starring Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon will be out March 18th

Starring superstar Akshay Kumar in and as Bachchhan Paandey, the highly anticipated action comedy is set to release in theatres this Holi, 18th March 2022.

The trailer showcases a story of action, comedy
and crime. Packed with strong performances, the
trailer boasts of an amazing background score, top-notch action, Akshay Kumar's signature comic finesse and Arshad Warsi's outstanding.

Directed by Farhad Samji, the trailer takes audience through the heartland of India with larger-than-life visuals and Akshay Kumar in a never-seen-before avatar. Audiences can also expect great performances from talents including Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra, Abhimanyu Singh, Arshad Warsi and Jacqueline Fernandez.

Also read:
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- The Homemaker, The Accidental Mayor and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life
- Two new series coming to Zee World: Luck In My Fate and Beauty And The Beast
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- tvN pushing to become a permanent linear channel in Africa
- Zee World left out some content at the MultiChoice Showcase

Hidden Passions is available on WLEXT

WLEXT the no. 1 platform for telenovelas from Mexico and Latin America which also offer a range of international dramas and movies have uploaded the second season of Pasión De Gavilanes.

Taking place 20 years after the first season, 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.

In other telenovela based news, Telemundo will be airing The Scent Of Passion within the next month and My Heart Beats For Lola will begin in a few days.

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- The Search For Frida March 2022 teasers
- Nurses March 2022 teasers
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Cartoon Network cancels another series

Apple & Onion focuses on its titular characters Apple and Onion and their adventures in a settlement inhabited by anthropomorphic food.

According to series creator, the series would be ending after the second season but the season wasn't filmed in the manner of a finale.

Killing Eve star is back for more horror

Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh serves as executive producer and stars in the supernatural horror Umma which follows Amanda (Oh) and her daughter living a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

It is scheduled to be released on March 18, 2022.

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Viewership Stats 17-24 February: Zee One And Glow TV's Viewership Plummets Giving Star Life An Advantage Over Zee World And Star Life

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- Unforseen Love, Bold and Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
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- No free eVOD data on MTN
- A Promise Of Love coming soon to Glow TV
- Two new series coming to Zee World: Luck In My Fate and Beauty And The Beast
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- Upcoming programming for Star Life and Zee World
- tvN pushing to become a permanent linear channel in Africa

Zee World viewership goes as follows:

Twist Of Fate (Rerun) - 1.6
King Of Hearts (Rerun) - 1.6
My Heart Knows - 1.9
Can You See Me? - 1.7
These Streets (Finale) - 0.9
I Do - 1.0
Twist Of Fate - 3.1
Once There Was A King - 2.4

Total: 10,1 million (including Can You See Me and not repeats) and 9,3 million (including These Streets and not repeats)

Notes
- Twist Of Fate reruns decreased by 0.3 million.
- My Heart Knows decreased by 0.2 million while Twist Of Fate decreased by 0.1 million.
- I Do and Once There Was A King viewership remains the same as the previous week.
- These Streets finale gained 0.3 million viewers.
- Zee World has the most viewers on the list.

Star Life viewership goes as follows:

Geet (Rerun) - 0.9
A Lockdown Love Story - 2.0
Dream Girl - 1.7
Happy Hearts - 1.1
Never Say Goodbye - 1.9

Total: 6,7 million (excluding reruns)

Notes
- Geet rerun decreased by 0.1 million viewers.
- A Lockdown Love Story gained 0.7 million viewers.
- Dream Girl and Never Say Goodbye gained 0.3 million viewers.
- Happy Hearts decreased by 0.1 million viewers.
- Star Life is the second most watched channel this week.

Also read:
- The Scent Of Passion coming soon to Telemundo
- Zee World left out some content at the MultiChoice Showcase
- This Is Love and Saras might stop airing on Glow TV
- List of content coming to Star Life from 2021
- Super Dancer reportedly coming soon to Zee World
- Zee World and Zee One becoming a Sony Channel could lead to a name change
- Studio Dragon unveil a set of Korean dramas launching on tvN
- Telemundo and Televisa 2022 part of which will take time to arrive in Africa

Zee One viewership goes as follows:

Guddan - 2.6
Sacred Ties - 2.1
The Heir - 0.6
Lies Of The Heart - 1.1
My Golden Home - 0.1

Total: 6,5 million

Notes
- Guddan viewership decreased by 0.3 million viewers.
- The Heir and My Golden Home remains the same from the previous week.
- Lies Of The Heart viewership decreased by 0.2 million.
- Zee One is the third most watched channel this week.

Glow TV viewership goes as follows:

This Is Love (Rerun) - 0.6
A Touch Of Love - 1.0
Emperor Ashoka - 1.1
A Love To Die For - 0.9
True Love (Rerun) - 1.0

Total: 3 million (excluding reruns)

Notes
- This Is Love viewership decreased by 0.1 million.
- A Touch Of Love and A Love To Die For viewership remains the same.
- Emperor Ashoka viewership decreased by 0.4 million.
- True Love gained 0.4 million viewers.
- The brand with the most repeats.

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- Indian horror Dayan, Destructive Beauty has a release date on eExtra
- Could eNCA launch on Openview?
- Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
- Why Openview has more Indian content?
- Doodsondes returning for a fourth season on eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- The last FOX Life available in the United States closes down in March

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Travel Back To The 00s With The Spanking New Series Daughter-In-Law Coming Soon To Zee World While Sindoora Singh Unleashes Havoc In The Vow On Zee One + The Johnsons Launches On Novela Magic

In 2022, Zee TV India's most popular entertainment channel embraces the classics with two series dating back to the 2000s era for their sister brands Zee World and Zee One titled The Daughter In Law (Chotti Bahu) and The Vow (Banoo Main Teri Dulhann) respectively.

Shastriji and Devki live in a Vrindavan, and they have two daughters, Radhika (Rubina Dilaik), who is an adopted child, and Vishakha Shashtri. Radhika is simple and dutiful, whereas Vishakha wants to be an actress in Bollywood. She is headstrong and selfish. Vishakha and Radhika share a close bond. The Purohits are a well to do from Delhi and have their ancestral home in Vrindavan. They have two sons - Vivek and Dev (Avinash Sachdev). The Purohits have great expectations from Dev who falls in love with Radhika. But fate wills otherwise, and he thinks he marries Vishakha due to a confusion. The story takes a dramatic turn when Radhika enters Dev's house, and the stage is set for an unusual love triangle, with each character grappling with peculiar dilemmas.

The series was popular in Mauritius, West Indies, Romania, USA, Trinidad, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda,Guyana and South Africa.

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- Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
- The Estate cancelled only on SABC 1 for new drama series
- Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- Overcoming Fear coming soon to TLNovelas
- Dokter Ali S2 coming in April on eExtra
- Malverde: The Patron Saint coming soon to Telemundo Africa???
- 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
- Nurses March 2022 teasers

The story is about a beautiful, simple and loyal Vidya (Divyanka Tripathi) from Benaras (Varanasi). She does all the work in her household and her uncle, aunt, and cousin Shalu torture her. They don't allow Vidya to get an education, leaving her illiterate. Soon, Rajendra Pratap Singh who was a landlord in Banaras who lives in Delhi and is a businessman comes to Benaras to find a wife for his son Sagar (Sharad Malhotra). When Sagar's father sees Vidya, he decides that she will be his daughter-in-law. On the day of her marriage day, Vidya finds out that Sagar is mentally unstable with the mind of a child due to a car accident that happened six months ago that almost claimed his life. Sagar does not realize he is married so he and Vidya get off to a rocky start.

The series was one of the most popular series in 2006 and one of the programs that fell under Zee World's initial offering in 2015. Now the show will be reintroduced to a new array of fans on Zee One.

The Daughter-In-Law is said to air in an afternoon slot on Zee World while The Vow launches by Mid 2022 likely to replace The Heir.

In other Indian developments, A Promise Of Love starring the male lead of The Vow is set launch on Glow TV while Dayan, Destructive Beauty which is currently streaming on eMedia Investments streaming service eVOD is said to also launch by mid 2022 on eExtra.

The Johnsons are heading to Novela Magic

After several delays, Novela Magic Africa's first telenovela from M-Net will broadcast the first season of the Africa Magic original series, The Johnsons from March 10th at 18:00 CAT.

Currently on the 10th season on Africa Magic, The Johnsons is a family sitcom focused on an average family based in Lagos Nigeria, their diverse traits and how they cope with what life has to offer them.

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Viewership Stats For 10-17 February: A Week Of Major Declines For The Indian Channels But On The Bright Side Zee World Is Once Again The Most Viewed Indian Channel In South Africa

Star Life and Zee One both had season finales which brought the best numbers for the programming. In that, Zee One seems to have fallen to the cracks as its main counterpart Zee World gains the figures to once again become the most watched Indian channel in South Africa but experiences a decline as seen in previous weeks.

Also view: stats from 3rd to 10th February

Zee World's figures goes as follows:

Twist Of Fate (Rerun) - 1.9
King Of Hearts (Rerun) - 1.6
My Heart Knows - 2.1
These Streets - 0.6
I Do - 1.0
Twist Of Fate - 3.0
Once There Was A King - 2.4

Total: 9,1 million excluding reruns

Notes
- Reruns pulled 3,5 million during the week making them the most viewed Indian channel in repeats.
- These Streets experiences a major decline in viewership from 1,4 million in the previous week to 0,6 million in this week with a difference of 0,8 million.
- Twist Of Fate reached a new milestone 3 million viewers.
- Once There Was A King gained 0.4 million viewers within this week.
- The channel lost 0.3 million viewers in the previous week.

Star Life's figures goes as follows:

Geet - 1.0
Illusion (Finale Week) - 3.0
A Lockdown Love Story (Opening Week) - 1.3
Dream Girl - 1.4
Happy Hearts - 1.2
Never Say Goodbye - 1.6

Total: 7,2 million (excluding Lockdown and Geet) and 5,5 million (excluding Illusion and Geet)

Notes
- Illusion brought the biggest figure the channel could have even gotten in a longtime as the viewership increased by a further 2,1 million.
- Dream Girl, Happy Hearts and Never Said Goodbye all experienced small increases the following week.
- Star Life became the second most watched Indian channel for one day as Zee One fell to third place.

Also read:
- My Heart Beats For Lola coming soon to Telemundo
- News And Sport will stop airing on Openview in March
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development for Openview
- More about TLNovelas upcoming series Keeping My Family Together
- Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
- The Estate cancelled only on SABC 1 for new drama series
- Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- Overcoming Fear coming soon to TLNovelas
- Dokter Ali S2 coming in April on eExtra
- Malverde: The Patron Saint coming soon to Telemundo Africa???
- 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
- Nurses March 2022 teasers

Zee One's figures goes as follows:

Guddan - 2.9
Reach For The Stars (Finale) - 2.0
The Heir - 0.6
Lies Of The Heart - 1.3
My Golden Home - 0.1

Total: 6,9 million

Notes
- Guddan and The Heir experienced no change in viewership.
- Reach For The Stars and My Golden Home both experienced increases in viewership.
- My Golden Home dropped by 0,5 million.
- Reach For The Stars finale hit their biggest peak 0.6 million.

Glow TV's figures goes as follows:
This Is Love (Rerun @5) - 0.7
A Touch Of Love - 1.0
Emperor Ashoka - 1.5
A Love To Die For - 0.9
True Love (Rerun @9) - 0.6
This Is Love (Rerun @10) - 1.6

Total: 3,4 million (excluding reruns)

Notes
- Second most watched channel on the terms of repeats 2,2 million excluding the 5pm rerun.
- Primetime series have all experienced declines.
- This Is Love rerun becomes the most watched show on the channel.

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The 4th Edition Of Mzansi's Viewers Choice Awards Returns To Mzansi Magic And Sacred Ties Launches On Zee One

Mzansi Magic welcomes back the viewers voice awards

MultiChoice is bringing back its DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards in 2022 for a fourth edition that will take place in June as a live broadcast on Mzansi Magic from the Sun Arena in Pretoria.

The return of the DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards after two years - last held in early-2020 just as the Covid-19 pandemic started - follows the return after two years of the 8th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA's) that will once again be staged in Lagos, Nigeria this year as an in-person awards show, and kykNET's 10th Silwerskermfees film festival set as a hybrid in-person event for Camps Bay in Cape Town from 23 March.

The Covid-19 pandemic forced MultiChoice and M-Net to shutter the DStv Mzansi Magic Viewers Choice Awards, the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and the Silwerskermfees indefinitely, will all 3 events now back on 2022's pan-African entertainment calendar, in addition to the 2022 Cape Town Carnival that is also back after two years on 19 March as an in-person event.

Also read:
- Coroner and Tell Me Your Secrets coming soon to Universal TV
- Kidz Club is back for the March holidays and more on Studio Universal
- In March, E! will also be hosting the Oscars live from the red carpet and launch the cover bands
- Could G4 launch on DStv perhaps to replace a channel like Ginx Esports TV?
- February on The Home Channel
- Why VH1 Classic was terminated on DStv?
- The first batch of drama series coming to M-Net, 1Magic and Showmax
- AEW: Battle Of The Belts launches on TNT
- February on CBS Reality

Zee One adds another Zee World repeat, Sacred Ties

Based on the Tamil series Thirumathi Selvam, Sacred Ties (Pavitra Rishta) follows Manav, a garage owner, is smitten with Archana, a homely and hardworking girl belonging to a middle-class family. When Archana marries Manav, their happiness gets dampened by the crises in his family.

Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput take up the lead roles.

The series premiered in 2016 on Zee World and spawned four new seasons now viewers on Zee One can witness the story from the very beginning tonight at 7pm.

Read Also:
- Upcoming programming for Zee World and Star Life
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development 
- Viewership stats for Glow TV, Zee World, Star Life in January
- A list of Afrikaans voice actors for Die Put and Droomvelore
- Unforseen Love, Bold And Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
- Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- Dokter Ali S2 coming in April on eExtra

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Viewership Stats For 3-10 February: Zee One Dethroned Zee World And Star Life Continues To Clash With Glow TV

Zee World and Zee One are managed by the same people so it only seemed logical for something like this to happen. The only thing that kind of ties Star Life with Glow TV is the paint used for the channel's logos and poor offering.

Zee World viewership statics goes as follows:

Bollywood Movies - 1.0
Twist Of Fate (Rerun) - 1.4
King Of Hearts (Rerun) - 1.3
My Heart Knows - 2.1
These Streets - 1.4
I Do - 1.0
Twist Of Fate - 2.9
Once There Was A King - 2.0

Total: 9,4 million (excluding repeats and movies)

Notes:
- Became the second most watched channel in that period.
- Bollywood movies and I Do hit a tie and are both the least watched.
- None of Zee World's content has less than a million views making it the only brand to do so despite being a pay channel.
- Twist Of Fate is still adored by fans of the channel on primetime even with reruns.
- Zee World has the highest viewership for reruns (2.7 million).

Read Also:
- Upcoming programming for Zee World and Star Life
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development 
- Viewership stats for Glow TV, Zee World, Star Life in January
- A list of Afrikaans voice actors for Die Put and Droomvelore
- Unforseen Love, Bold And Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
- Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- Dokter Ali S2 coming in April on eExtra

Star Life viewership statics goes as follows:

Bollywood Movies - 0.5
Geet (Rerun) - 0.7
Illusion - 0.9
Dream Girl - 1.2
Happy Hearts - 1.1
Never Say Goodbye - 1.7

Total: 4,9 million (excluding reruns and movies)

Notes
- The brand with the least watched Bollywood films I mean it's justified as there's mostly reruns.
- Star Life is the only channel with content that struggles to attract 2 million views.
- Never Say Goodbye was the most watched show during this period and Geet remains in the gutters.

Zee One viewership statics goes as follows:

Dance India Dance - 1.0
Bollywood Movie - 2.6
Grand Trunk Rasoi - 0.2
The Baker's Table - 0.2
Snack Attack - 0.1
Guddan - 2.9
Reach For The Stars - 1.4
The Heir - 0.6
Lies Of The Heart - 4.2
My Golden Home - 0.6

Total: 9,7 million (excluding repeats, movies and variety shows)

Notes
- My Golden Home and The Heir tie this month
- Snack Attack is the least watched show on the channel.
- Lies Of The Heart was the most watched show in this period.
- Zee One has more content than any other channel on the list therefore increasing their viewership.
- The only brand to have provided variety shows
- Currently has the highest rated movie
- Became the most watched channel on the list thanks to Zee World's reruns so it's a win win either way.
- Has the most content with less than a million views.

Glow TV viewership statics goes as follows:

This Is Love (Rerun) - 1.0
A Touch Of Love - 0.6
Emperor Ashoka - 2.4
A Love To Die For - 2.3
True Love (Rerun) - 0.1

Total: 5,6 million (excluding repeats)

- The only station that couldn't provide the views for Bollywood films.
- The only station with the least amount of new shows.
- Remains as the least watched Indian channel.
- Unlike Star Life, the content can attract 2 million views.
- Emperor Ahsoka was the most watched show during that period.
- The channel has the lowest rated repeat on the list (This Is Love).

Available to DStv is Zee World and Star Life while StarSat and Openview have every other channel but Zee World.

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January's Viewership Stats For Glow TV Raises Even More Suspicion Regarding Its Sudden Termination From The Openview Platform + Zee World And Star Life's Stats Are Included Inside

Viewership stats for the weeks of 20 - 26 January are out for Zee World, Star Life and Glow TV. Through these stats, you can clearly see Zee World pulls in the most punches outside of reruns compared to the other two despite being accessible on Openview.

Zee World's viewership stats goes as follows:

Twist Of Fate (Rerun) - 1.4
King Of Hearts (Rerun) - 1.2
My Heart Knows - 2.0
These Streets - 1.6
I Do - 1.9
Twist Of Fate - 2.4
Once There Was A King - 2.1

Total: 10 million (12,6 million if it includes reruns)

Also read:
- Simply Maria alongside two other telenovelas launching soon on TLNovelas
- The Search For Frida March 2022 teasers
- Nurses March 2022 teasers
- Case Closed returns to Telemundo ahead of Nurses debut
- Televisa and Univision merger is complete
- Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
- The Blood Sisters coming in Zulu likely on ST Novelas
- Globoplay and Televisa upcoming programs

Important notes:
- Twist Of Fate is the most watched show despite the amount of criticism the fate series get proving that any attention is beneficial for a business to grow.
- Compared to the other channels, Zee World doesn't have any programs sitting below the 1 million mark.
- Zee World reruns have more viewers than other channel on the list.
- These Streets and to some extent I Do both of which are repeats from eExtra are the only shows sitting below the 2 million mark on primetime.

Star Life's viewership stats goes as follows:

Geet (Rerun) - 0.6
Illusion - 1.1
Mismatched - 3.9
Wedding Planners - 1.8
The Insolent Heart - 0.4

Total: 7,2 million (7,8 million if it includes reruns)

Important notes:
- Mismatched was the most watched show better yet the only thing keeping the channel afloat with its dismal viewership.
- The Insolent Heart was the least watched show of course it wouldn't be a big deal but imagine a repeat such as Geet having more views than a new show.
- None of their programs are sitting in the 2 and to some extent 3 million tile yet Mismatched broke all the laws of physics with their 3.9 million (4 million) views.
- The only channel with less repeated programming.

Also read:
- This City Will Come Behind You coming soon to Timeless Dizi Channel
- Pantaya working on content with Telemundo and Televisa stars
- List of K-dramas and reality shows TVN will likely air if they return to DStv
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- The Law Of Revenge coming soon to St Novelas
- Upcoming programming for Star Life and Zee World
- tvN pushing to become a permanent linear channel in Africa

Glow TV's viewership stats goes as follows:

This Is Love (Rerun) - 0.8
A Touch Of Love - 1.5
Emperor Ashoka - 1.6
A Love To Die For - 1.0
True Love (Rerun) - 0.9

Total: 4,1 million (5,8 if you include reruns)

Important notice:
- Emperor Ahsoka was the most watched show and it's not a big deal as A Touch Of Love is behind by 0.1 views.
- Glow TV repeats have more views than Star Life

If anyone remembers that incident with Glow TV's owners Nismedia and eMedia Investments which led them to court. eMedia Investments turned to viewership as the sole cause of Glow TV's demise.

Compare Glow TV with Star Life, does the channel stand a chance of remaining on the Openview platform past their February 2023 expiration date?

Even the recently launched Zee One which was set to replace the channel has more views.

Zee One's viewership stats goes as follows:

27 Jan - 03 Feb

Guddan - 2.4
Reach For The Stars - 1.0
The Heir - 1.6
Lies Of The Heart - 2.0
My Golden Home - 0.4

Total: 7,4 million

Also read:
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
- Kara Sevda and Kuzgun coming soon to Timeless Dizi Channel
- tvN unveils upcoming music shows
- Prima Donnas coming soon to KTN Home
- Lockdown Ki Love Story coming soon to Star Life
- Die Vreemdeling is airing on Timeless Dizi Channel international in English
- Studio Dragon unveil a set of Korean dramas launching on tvN

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New Series Alert (Rumour): Super Dancer Coming Soon To Zee World Alongside Some New Developments For Zee One And The First Popular Demand Of 2022 On Telemundo Africa Is...PRICE OF FAME

Sony and Zee are working hand in hand

Sony and Zee are expected to put their aside and form a joint company. It's likely that we'll be seeing some Sony originals although there's not that many viewers get a choice between Zee TV, &TV and now Sony TV.

According to sources, Zee World will be introducing a brand new kids show Super Dance from Sony TV making it the first program from the brand to debut on the Zee brand.

Talented children in the age groups of four and thirteen compete against each other to win the title and entertain everyone through their performances.

On Zee World's duplicate, we could be some schedule changes. To be honest I doubt this will last long or at least for some areas but Zee World is doing it and Star Life underwent the procedure later on.

Zee One's primetime offering is said to increase from 5 to 7 days a week which seems logical. Viewers watch TV on a daily basis and not everyone is delighted to catch-up on content they've already seen.

The lineup will include content from other Zee brands including Zee Zest (Formerly Living Foodz), Zee Cinema (currently seen on DStv), regional productions and the usual Zee World.

Popular demands continue through 2022 on Telemundo

All channels got them so I'm saying why can't Telemundo do the same. 2022 started taking off we got a new series The Search For Frida and the first repeat to grace 2022 Price Of Fame.

Mateo Solar, music producer and member of a Latin family of artists making their mark in the world of music, falls in love with Manara Matamoros, a singer his company plans to release as a new pop star.

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Read Also:
- Channel roundups for DStv and Openview including new channels and popups
- Upcoming programming for Telemundo Africa
- Droomvelore coming soon to e.tv
- Kuiertyd Premium coming soon to eExtra with Impak
- Telemundo's Decisions is based on true stories here's one on the child who murdered her abusive mom
- Timeless Dizi Channel airs Cesur Ve Güzel also known as Die Vreemdeling
- Dream Girl and Never Say Goodbye coming soon to Star Life
- Boomerang reportedly closing down across Europe, Middle East and Africa
- The Search For Frida is coming to Telemundo
- What If Zee World becomes Sony Prime and Zee One becomes Sony One?
- January on CBS Reality and CBS Justice
- January on History Channel
- January on Ignition and The Home Channel
- Televisa and Univision set of channels likely to get a name change
- January on Honey
- More international content coming to M-Net and Discovery set of channels

Predictions: Zee World And Zee One Folded Under Sony Pictures India Following Zee Entertainment Enterprises Merger With The Brand, What Does This Mean For Viewers?

Last year, it was reported that Zee Entertainment Enterprises would be merging with Sony Pictures India. Sony will be majority stakeholder with 51% in their grasp while Zee gets the remaining stake 49%.

If you compare the properties of both companies you can clearly see Zee Entertainment Enterprises has more in their pockets as opposed to Sony meaning they'll have to reduce their portfolio to meet up with the requirements.

This could lead to the cancellation and merger of several Zee channels. If I had to guess one of the items Sony could get out of this merger is their regional offering available globally which include Zee World, Zee Magic and Zee One.

Similar to Star India that no longer caters for the English market their rivals Zee undergoes the same procedure. Sony has always been the understudy to these two and this merger changes that.

Sony could take up the international and regional operations of the company which include supplying customary channels while Zee supplies existing channels such as Zee TV, Zee Cinema and WION.

Although Zee World, Zee Magic and Zee One would be folded under Sony's portfolio presumably Sony Prime, Sony Now and Sony One. Viewers aren't losing much from the switch but gaining more.

As mentioned, Zee has more junk in the trunk which will likely be scrapped or form part of Sony. These new brands will distribute content from Sony while as incorporating content from Zee.

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Read Also:
- List of pop-ups and rumoured permanent channels launching on DStv
- Digital brands that love local content
- Kuiertyd Premium coming soon to eExtra with Impak
- Is'phindiselo might be coming soon to e.tv
- SABC registered three more channels
- Dream Girl and Never Say Goodbye coming soon to Star Life
- The Search For Frida coming soon to Telemundo
- Afrikaans voiceovers for Elif and Wrede Stad
- As Die Skoen Pas and Vierspel Vuurspel coming soon to e.tv
- Upcoming shows on eReality
- Could The Estate be cancelled on S3?
- Our Perfect Wedding coming soon to e.tv
- What happens to Days Of Our Lives on e.tv?
- Upcoming programming for Zee World and Star Life
- Droom Velore and Die Put makes its linear debut on e.tv and eExtra
- eExtra acquires rights to the Indian horror Vishkanya: Blue Venom Girl and K-drama High Society Scandal
- Openview becomes Bollyview
- Kuiertyd doesn't care about repeats
- More Zee World repeats for Zee One and eExtra
- Could SABC Children be an exact replica of SABC Education?