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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Three New Telenovelas Coming In November 2020 To TLNovelas Africa

Seriously soapie stories
Keep an eye out for 2 new faces in the soap world in November.
Telenovela tears, tantrums and trysts
3 brand-new telenovelas are coming to the tlnovelas channel (DStv 133) this November. Expect glamour, betrayal, the strange geometry of love triangles, family legacies of pain, and a toy shop-owning playboy who’s about to learn a tough lesson about growing up…

I Plead Guilty S1
Francois' glossy life is falling apart. This high-flying lawyer treasures his daughter, Natalia, but his marriage with his wife, Roberta, is falling apart. Francois feels stuck because Roberta’s father, Mauro, owns the law firm he works at. He is on the path to make some terrible mistakes. But he’ll need to keep it together, because while Natalia is fleeing her boyfriend’s attempts at date rape, she runs over a prominent football player in a hit-and-run accident that destroys his career dreams. Baby girl needs a lawyer!

Starts Monday, 9 November, airs weekdays at 16:05 CAT/15:05 WAT/17:05 EAT

Abyss of Passion S1
It’s new love versus old in this love-triangle telenovela about how past rivalries can destroy a new generation’s happiness. Elisa must choose between 2 friends: she’s deeply in love with Damián, but their relationship has rekindled the spark with his friend Gael – who was once Elisa’s childhood sweetheart. Meanwhile, Elisa’s own BFF has lost her heart to Gael. And the whole situation is complicated when someone who’s driven by the ghosts of past betrayals blackmails Elisa into marrying Gael by threatening Damián’s life.

Starts Monday, 16 November, airs weekdays at 17:40 CAT/16:40 WAT/18:40 EAT

Papa A Toda Madre
Playboy toy shop owner Mauriciois has it all – money, charm, and dashing good looks. Mauriciois secretly can’t stand children, so he trusts the day-to-day running of his store to his childhood best friend, Fabián. But when Mauriciois’ all play, no work lifestyle threatens to bankrupt the store, Fabián will have to put his foot down – and he might have some help getting the playboy to grow up when the lovely, athletic Renée comes along to challenge everything that Mauriciois thought he knew about love.

Starts Monday, 30 November, airs weekdays at 16:15 CAT/15:15 WAT/17:15 EAT

TLNovelas is available on DStv, Starsat and StarTimes

Friday, October 23, 2020

November 2020 On TNT Africa | Guns Akimbo | Altered Identity | Reporting For Duty

GUNS AKIMBO
On the frst Saturday of November, TNT Africa brings its monthly TNT Original Movies special with the premiere of Daniel Radclife’s new flm: Guns Akimbo. The flm is written and directed by Jason Lei Howden (visual efects, writer, and director), who has worked on visual efects on The Hobbit flms, as well as War on The Planet of the Apes) and previously written and directed Deathgasm. Radclife leads the cast in this action-comedy thriller alongside Samara Weaving (Hollywood, Ready or Not) and Rhys Darby (Flight of the Concords, Yes Man).
Following the successful premiere of the frst TNT Original Movie, Escape from Pretoria, this time, Radclife embodies Miles, a video game developer who inadvertently becomes the next participant in a real-life deathmatch that streams online. Initially, Miles’ lifetime of running from his problems pays of as he manages to elude his frst opponent but, when his girlfriend, Nova, is kidnapped, he must fnally stop running and overcome his fears to fight for the girl he loves.
True to the genre of movies TNT has come to be known for, Guns Akimbo combines suspense, black comedy and action in this chillingly prescient sci-fi thriller.
PREMIERE: Saturday 7/11/2020 @ 20:00 CAT

ALTERED IDENTITY
More than ever before, trust has become such a rare commodity. But what happens when you can’t even trust yourself? Our characters from this month’s channel special each face an uphill battle to discover who they really are while up against the world and fghting for survival. Every Sunday during November, TNT brings a range of stories whose characters are in pursuit of their own self with powerful premieres such as Lucy, Jason Bourne, 47 Ronin, and Hannibal, to mention a few.
Sunday, 1 November
18:20 – Death Becomes Her (1992) channel premiere 20:00 – Jason Bourne (2016) channel premiere
Sunday, 8 November 18:05 – I, Robot (2004) 20:00 – Lucy (2014) channel premiere
Sunday, 15 November
18:25 – Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
20:00 – 47 Ronin (2013) channel premiere
Sunday, 22 November
18:10 – Green Lantern (2011)
20:00 – Hannibal (2001) channel premiere
Sunday, 29 November 18:30 – Surrogates (2009) 20:00 – Face Of (1997)

REPORTING FOR DUTY
There is nothing like a good cop movie. Cop movies have been popular for decades, giving us Hollywood’s take on the world of law enforcement. The one thing we know for sure is that the men and women in blue have a lot of work cut out for them, with danger lurking at every corner. Join TNT every Tuesday evening where we bring an action-driven double feature with premieres such as Ride Along and Chaos, among others, that features a police officer, detective, or modern-day lawman, which we either love or love to hate.
Tuesday, 3 November
20:00 – Ride Along (2014) channel premiere 21:45 – 12 Rounds (2009)
Tuesday, 10 November
20:00 – Chaos (2005) channel premiere 21:50 – Showtime (2002)
Tuesday, 17 November 20:00 – Exit Wounds (2002) 21:40 – Mad Max (1979)
Tuesday, 24 November
20:00 – Tango & Cash (1989) 21:40 – Snake Eyes (1998)

TNT is available on DStv, Starsat (SA) & StarTimes (ROA) and GOtv.

Power Returns For A Fourth Season On e.tv

James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick), a wealthy New York night club owner who has it all, catering to the city's elite and dreaming big, lives a double life as a drug kingpin.

In the fourth season premiere, having been arrested for the murder of Agent Knox, Ghost faces threats from multiple angles. The feds begin to build their case and Tasha scrambles to get bail. Tommy gets used to his new role and enlists help in recovering Tariq.

Season 4 airs Wednesdays at 22:00 from 4 November on e.tv

November 2020 On Curiosity Channel | Specials And More Specials | New Series

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS
SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 23 November 2020 CAT: Mondayat 22:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
The 20th century witnessed an astonishing revolution in physics, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos. It was also the century when radio and television became widespread, so for the first time, we were able to see who the greatest minds really were.

THE SECRET RULES OF MODERN LIVING: ALGORITHMS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 30 November 2020 CAT: Monday at 22:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
In this coding special, Professor Marcus du Sautoy lifts the veil on The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms. Our lives are touched by Algorithms every day. They are ubiquitous –yet most of us are unaware of their extraordinary impact on our everyday lives.

HISTORY LOVER TUESDAY
THE STORY OF WALES
New Episodes – continuing from October CAT: Tuesdays at 21:00
Episodes: 2x 60 mins -ends 10 November 2020
HuwEdwards presents this history of Wales, showing the country in ways its never been seen before. From prehistoric times, to power struggles with the barons and England, through to the industrial revolution and today this history is comprehensive and compulsive viewing.

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS
ANIMAL INSTINCTS: RAINFOREST HOME Documentary Special - 04 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Rainforest, the richest habitat on earth, teeming with millions of dramatic plants and animals. Jungle lies between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, a tropical belt green stretching across South and Central America, Central Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia and Northern Australia. Without a doubt, rainforests are the last stronghold for some of the most astonishing animal families you will find.

MIGRATIONS ON THE WING
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 11 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Half of all bird species undertake annual migrations, everything from heavy- bodied swans to delicate hummingbirds. Migration is one of the most remarkable phenomena on the planet, hosts of animals of all shapes and sizes demonstrating incredible feats of endurance.

WETLANDS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 18 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 30 mins
The crocodile is the king of the wetland; a cold-blooded monster with the most terrifying bite force on Earth. The product of a 100 million year ancestry, the 25 species around today are a testament to the crocodile’s supreme intelligence and adaptability.

OWLS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 18 November 2020 CAT: 20:30 Episodes: 1x 30 mins
Owls are remarkable, highly resourceful birds that have carved out a unique way to live. They have colonized terrains from tundra to rainforest and will hunt almost anything.

TIME LAPSE
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 25 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
We like to think we can control everything: changing the course of water, reclaiming land, replanting deserts – we constantly remodel the natural world to suit our needs. But there’s one thing we can’t control: the passing of time. However, we can change how we see things; using cameras we can start to see the world in different time frames. Now we can see animals following the sun, mass movements of the changing seasons and even the vast impact of the changing weather. Watch what happens when time flies…

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE FRIDAY
THE NILE: 5 000 YEARS OF HISTORY
Brand New Series - premieres 06 November 2020 CAT: Fridays at 20:00
Episodes: 4 x 60mins -ends 27 November 2020
For 5 000 years Egypt has been shaped by one thing more than any other: the River Nile. For historian BettanyHughes, this is the journey of a lifetime, as she sets off on a 900 mile adventure up the Nile, from its mouth to Egypt's southern border. With the use of a timeless Nile cruise boat, Bettany travels the country and sees it as the ancient Egyptians once did, from the great river.

BEST OF CURIOSITY SUNDAYS
Sundays from 19:00
SAVING THE DINOSAUR FISH
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 08 November 2020 CAT: 19:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Rory Moore, a marine biologist and wildlife photographer, is on a mission to save the sturgeon from extinction. A prehistoric fish and one of the most critically endangered species on earth.

Sundays from 19:00
PREHISTORIC ASTRONOMERS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 08 November 2020 CAT: 21:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Cave paintings and lunar calendars exist in the caves and remains of prehistoric hunters studied recently. What if Prehistoric Man were clever enough to develop in-depth scientific knowledge? As unlikely as it may seem, new data tend to prove that Prehistoric Man actually invented Astronomy!

Sundays from 19:00
COLD WAR HOT JETS
Brand New Series Special - premieres 15 November 2020 CAT: 19:00 (back to back) Episodes: 2x 60 mins
The jet engine is one of the most transformative inventions of the modern age. A crucial discovery in World War Two, flowing from a golden age of British inventiveness, energy and sheer derring-do, it was a technology that truly came of age in the 1950s during the early years of the Cold War.

Sundays from 19:00
THE PERSEUS SURVIVOR
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 15 November 2020 CAT: 21:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
The Perseus Survivor documents the story of British Navy stoker John Capes, the lone survivor of a sunken submarine who hid from enemy forces for 18 months before his rescue.

Curiosity Channel is on DStv channel 185

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SABC Is Planning To Launch A Streaming Service In 2021

The SABC's plan to roll out its own bespoke entertainment VOD streamer comes at the same time as the country's ANC-led government and the financially struggling broadcaster are crafting controversial plans and possible legislation changes to try and force private pay-TV companies and subscription video-on-demand services to pay the SABC through harvesting their customer databases to tack on compulsory SABC TV Licence fees.

What is means is that the SABC and the government want to amend the existing legislation so that the South African Broadcasting Corporation will get paid money from the likes of DStv and Netflix South Africa at the same time that the SABC might be running its own video streaming service.

Only about a third of South African TV households still bother to pay their annual SABC TV Licence fee of R265 with the beleaguered SABC that is owed billions over many years in outstanding licencing fees.

Besides millions of viewers who have abandoned the SABC, a growing number of video viewers have shifted to digital platforms where they don't watch or listen to any SABC content.

These digital content consumers watch YouTube or are subscribing and using the offerings of pay-TV services like MultiChoice (DStv) and China's StarTimes (StarSat) - as well as the flurry of international and local companies providing subscription video-on-demand services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Vodacom's Video Play, Apple TV+, VIU, Showmax and others - using laptops and mobile devices and gadgets like tablets.

The SABC and the country's department of communications and digital technologies want to broaden the definition of the existing SABC TV Licence so that consumers who are for instance watching Netflix SA on a tablet, DStv on a laptop, or StarSat through the StarTimesON app on a cellphone, all have to pay a SABC TV Licence although they don't use or consumer SABC content.

With even more local and international SVOD service that might launch in South Africa in future like The Walt Disney Company's Disney+ or Star, Discovery Inc.'s discovery+, ViacomCBS' Paramount+, WarnerMedia's HBO Max and others, a compulsory, tacked on SABC TV Licence fee to subscribers' monthly bill will mean a multi-million rand revenue boost for the SABC's cash-strapped Auckland Park kitty.

eMedia Investments that runs South Africa's commercial free-to-air e.tv channel and a collection of e.tv-packaged channels on its Openview free-to-air satellite service also plans to launch its own Openview Plus video streaming service soon. It's unclear whether e.tv would have to "help" collect SABC TV Licence fees.

SABC streamer to mimic the BBC iPlayer

While details around the SABC's planned video streaming service is still sketchy, the streaming service will mimic the BBC iPlayer and work in the same way as the SABC's recently-launched SABC News app.

The SABC currently provides some of its locally-produced entertainment content on MultiChoice DStv Catch Up service, licenses some series to VIU, and places some of it on YouTube.

With its own "SABC iPlayer" the public broadcaster will be able to bundle most of its own content on its own platform, where a limited volume of entertainment content will be freely accessible and with the bulk of its library catalogue and new entertainment content that will only be accessible after registration and login, for instance by entering a valid SABC TV Licence number.

"The SABC can confirm that it is planning to launch its video and audio streaming services in line with the ever-changing industry trends and consumer needs," Mmoni Seapolelo, SABC spokesperson in response to a media enquiry.

"At this stage the SABC is not in a position to provide more detail, due to the commercial sensitivity of the information," she said.

The SABC says that it plans to launch its own SABC video streamer in 2021, and said that the broadcaster sees the launch of its own bespoke video streaming service as crucial and necessary because of reasons including competitive advantage, responding to industry needs, fulfilling the role of being a content aggregator and being a platform operator.

November 2020 On Disney Junior Africa | New Series & Shorts | New Episodes

MIRA: ROYAL DETECTIVE
Series premiere episodes
Weekdays from 9th to 27th November at 18:00
Disney Junior’s new fun-filled animated series launches this month. Premiere episodes of Mira: Royal Detective air on weekdays from 9th to 27th November at 18:00.

As newly appointed royal detective to the Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the brave, resourceful Mira travels throughout the kingdom helping royals and townspeople. In the series launch premiere episode The Mystery of the Royal Scarf/The Case Of The Missing Bicycle (Monday 9th November at 18:00), when the special scarf Priya designed for the Queen goes missing, it's up to Mira to help find it. Mira juggles babysitting her cousin and searching for a missing bike.
Premiere episodes of Mira: Royal Detective air on weekdays from 9th to 27th November at 18:00, with a special Mira marathon on 14th November from 13:00, on Disney Junior.

READY FOR PRE-SCHOOL
Series premiere episodes
Weekdays 16th to 27th November at 16:25
This month sees a brand new series of shorts launch on the channel. Premiere episodes of Disney Junior Ready for Preschool air on weekdays from 16th to 27th November at 16:25.
Disney Junior Ready for Preschool is an entertaining and educational series where the love of learning begins, focusing on inspiring kids to develop a love of learning through Disney characters and magical storytelling. In the topically entitled first of these, Everybody Wash Your Hands (Monday 16th November at 16:25), join Doc McStuffins and her toys as they learn the best way to wash their hands!
Premiere episodes of Disney Junior Ready for Preschool air on weekdays from 16th to 27th November at 16:25.

MICKEY MOUSE MIXED UP ADVENTURES
Premiere episodes
Weekdays from 2nd to 25th November at 17:30
In season three of Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures viewers can get mixed-up with Mickey and his pals in their new house in Hot Dog Hills. Premiere episodes air on weekdays from 2nd to 25th November at 17:30
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy, Pluto and Chip 'n Dale have brand new surprises in store. Whether they're looking for a unicorn, teaching kids to play baseball or taking care of a litter of mischievous kitties, Mickey and his friends always have a great time with a happy mix of friendship, teamwork, community, adventure and tons of laughter and joy.
In the first of this month’s episodes, Hard Hat Diggity Dog, (Monday 2nd November at 17:30) Mickey enlists his friends to use their Mixed-Up Construction Vehicles to rebuild the playground for Bitsy’s birthday party!
Premiere episodes of Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures air on weekdays from 2nd to 25th November at 17:30, on Disney Junior.

FANCY NANCY CLANCY
Season premiere episodes
Weekdays until Friday 6th November at 18:00
Fancy Nancy returned to Disney Junior last month – finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, and transforming the plain into the exquisite! Season two of her experiences continue on the channel with premiere episodes on weekdays until Friday 6th November at 18:00.
In the first of this month’s premiere episodes, entitled Operation Fix Marabelle (Monday 2nd November at 18:00), when Marabelle gets injured, Nancy must stay calm under pressure as the "doll surgeon" on call.
Premiere episodes of Fancy Nancy Clancy air on weekdays at 18:00 until Friday 6th November on Disney Junior.

MICKEY MOUSE HOT DIGGITY DOG TALES
Premiere Christmas short
Monday 30th November at 16:25
Hot Diggity Dog! In Disney Junior’s new series of premiere shorts, Mickey and Pluto celebrate their loving friendship with lots of fun, as they pal-around Hot Dog Hills. This month sees a special premiere Christmas themed episode of Hot Diggity Dog Tales, on Monday 30th November at 16:25.
In this episode, entitled The Lights Before Christmas (Monday 30th November at 16:25), ‘Tis the season for Christmas rivalry when Mickey and Pete get into a holiday decorations battle of lights. May the best bulbs win!
The festive fun starts here on Disney Junior, with this special premiere Christmas themed episode of Mickey Mouse Hot Diggity Dog Tales, on Monday 30th November at 16:25.

THE ROCKETEER
Premiere Christmas episode
Monday 30th November at 18:00
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s Kit Secord, Disney Junior’s latest superhero. This month sees her star in a special premiere festive episode of The Rocketeer, on Monday 30th November at 18:00.
Seven-year-old aspiring pilot Kit Secord learns she’s next in line to become The Rocketeer, a rocket-pack wearing superhero who can fly. In this festive episode, The Christmas Star (Monday 30th November at 18:00)
The Rocketeer must save the town's Christmas when the annual Hughesville Christmas celebration is threatened by Sylvester Slapdash's attempt to steal the town's gifts.

This special premiere festive episode of The Rocketeer, airs on Monday 30th November at 18:00.

November 2020 On Disney Channel Africa | New Season | Movies

JUST ROLL WITH IT
Season premiere episodes
Weekdays from Monday 9th November at 17:25

Innovative comedy series Just Roll With It returns this month, as season two launches with premiere episodes on weekdays from Monday 9th November at 17:25.

Filmed before a studio audience, Just Roll With It blends improvisational comedy with a scripted family sitcom that gives the audience the power to pick what happens next. Viewers follow the newly blended Bennett-Blatt family, pre-teen stepsiblings Blair and Owen and their parents Rachel and Byron, as they navigate everyday family life while balancing a household of contrasting personalities. Through it all the Bennett-Blatts, and the actors who play them, take whatever life (and the studio audience) throws at them, and they Just Roll With It! In this second season, after surviving a harrowing ordeal on the lake, the family must adjust to life when Grandpa Blatt moves in.

Season two of Just Roll With It launches on Monday 9th November at 17:25. In the second of this month’s episodes, entitled The Most Brilliant Blair in the World (Tuesday 10th November at 17:25), when the kids receive their standardized test scores, it's discovered that Blair is a genius!

Premiere episodes of Just Roll With It season two air on weekdays from Monday 9th November at 17:25, on Disney Channel.

DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES
Programming event
Fridays throughout November at 17:00

Disney Channel’s weekly treat for film fans continues throughout November, offering a chance to see a classic Disney Channel Original Movie every Friday at 17:00, repeated on Saturday at 10:40.

The November DCOMs start with Wizards of Waverly Place – The Movie (Friday 6th November), then continue with Geek Charming (Friday 13th November), followed by Princess Protection Programme (Friday 20th November), and finally Zapped (Friday 27th November).

In Wizards of Waverly Place – The Movie (Friday 6th November) viewers embark on a supernaturally exciting adventure as wizards-in-training the Russos join together on a quest full of heart-stopping action and hilarious magical mishaps.

While on vacation, Alex (Selena Gomez) accidentally casts a spell that threatens her family's existence. Max (Jake T. Austin) tries to keep his parents together while Alex and Justin (David Henrie) use every trick they know as they search for the Stone of Dreams to reverse the spell and save their family. It’s a magic-filled, action-packed movie!

Fans have a chance to see these great Disney Channel Original Movies again on Fridays throughout November at 17:00, repeated on the following Saturday at 10:40.

The Current Status Of TV Licence In South Africa And The Rest Of The World + Other Matters

South Africans who watch video streaming services like Netflix or pay-TV services like DStv or StarSat and who don't even watch or use the services of the South African public broadcaster could be forced to pay a SABC TV licence fee like a compulsory "traffic fine" - even if they don't use a TV, the SABC or just watch content on devices like laptops and tablets.

This is the latest plan of the financially struggling South African public broadcaster to prop up its finances, with Pinky Kekana, South Africa's deputy communications minister, who told parliament's portfolio committee on communications on Tuesday morning that the SABC wants to broaden the definition of the existing mandatory SABC TV licence that is payable by people with a TV set.

There's about 27 other countries that still do TV licences followed by 25 countries that abolished it and make their revenue through commercial sales, advertising, tax and pay or free-to-air platforms (which is what SABC is proposing). Then there's 11 other countries that never had a TV licence some of them don't have a national broadcaster (e.g. SABC, BBC), some are funded by private companies (e.g. e.tv), some rely on advertising, grants and government funds.

MUST CARRY RULE
The SABC wants the government to remove the must carry clause on their channels since it benefits other platforms as they don't pay a cent for their channels.

SPORTS
SABC wants national sports to be available to them at a very affordable price.

If SABC wants to charge people TV licence they could have added it onto our taxes regardless most people using DStv or OpenView don't watch their channels since they lack redeeming quality. If the government does abolish the must-carry regulation it means all platforms will likely do away with SABC 1-3 or have less SABC channels on their platform.

I know most people don't watch their channels but for the people that rely on their channels, what are the chances that these platforms will indeed do away with SABC entirely. Knowing some providers they're likely to keep only 1 or 2 out of the 3 channels.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

NEW CHANNEL ALERT: Ziric Media Coming Soon To DStv?

Ziric Media is a communication and marketing firm that specializes in advertising, event management, branding and design, Public Relations, publishing and web development . Our aim is to create an experience that goes beyond expectations. We are a onestop-shop fully equipped to produce a range of marketing and communication tools from conception to completion. It might be located in the North West province in South Africa.

According to their Facebook page, they'll be launching a channel on DStv very soon with the same name. Not much details is given about the channel as yet.

Through their promo, they mention providing epic action movies, great content and children's programming. All of which is movies perhaps the channel will revolve around that or it could be some business, media or marketing channel which is the whole point of the brand.

Update: The channel will come with motivational, educational, kids shows, talk shows and many more. It's supposedly set to be available early 2021 on DStv.