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May 2020 On TNT Africa | Adventure | Troubled Waters | Clint Eastwood

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ADVENTURE MONTH This May, TNT is bringing adventure stories that can separate you from reality and transport you on a journey that provides thrills and amazing experiences along the way. Don’t miss a good dose of adrenaline with TNT’s careful selection of adventure flms that have no limits for imagination. Every Saturday during May, TNT will broadcast a triple feature, kicking of with the channel premiere of the heart-stopping, mythic action-adventure, Apocalypto. Saturday 2nd of May 16:55 – Race the Sun (1996) 18:35 – Spy Kids (2001) 20:00 – Apocalypto (2006) channel premiere Saturday 9th of May 16:30 – The Goonies (1985) 18:20 – Joe versus The Volcano (1990) 20:00 – Green Lantern (2011) Saturday 16th of May 15:45 – Innerspace (1987) 17:40 – Superman (1977) 20:00 – Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (2005) Saturday 23rd of May 16:15 – Hook (1991) 18:35 – Jumanji (1995) 20:00 – Batman Begins (2005) Saturday 30th of May 16:30 – Labyrinth (1986) 18:10 – Free Willy (1993) 2

The History Of PBS Kids Before It's Debut In Africa (A Survey Is Also Inserted)

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I'm sure everyone with a DStv or GOtv by now heard about the brand (stylised as PBS KIDS) before stations like SABC and e.tv distributed a handful of series such as Zaboomafoo , Clifford The Big Red Dog , Peep And The Big Wide World , Wordgirl , The Magic School Bus , Arthur , Curious George , Sagwa , The Chinese Siamese Cat , Cyberspace and Super Why . Now we're gonna catch up with what PBS Kids was back when the brand only existed in the market through its series. Back when PBS Kids was somewhat decent with a huge fanbase (including every other kids channel to date), the channel aired series such as the ones mentioned above along with Mister Rogers Neighborhood , Sid The Science Kid , Dragon Tales and Clifford's Puppy Days just to name a few. Children's programming has been essential for many decades on PBS even it's successor National Educational Television (NET) had shows such as Mister Rogers Neighborhood , NET Playhouse before it got

Rumored And Speculated Developments For Telemundo Africa

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For those of you with DStv you might have come across Telemundo, a channel owned by NBCUniversal International along with Universal and E! Entertainment. The channel can be found on DStv channel 118 in English and 507 in Portuguese, it is available on GOtv. For those who've watched the channel since the channel's presence in the market would have noticed the overload and mismanaged repeats seen on Telemundo during the daytime reason being has to do with super series that are deemed inappropriate for daytime viewing and the fact they invest more money into them compared to those basic telenovelas. Now getting back to the topic Telemundo has made a lot of changes in the year which includes repeating old series in the mornings with some getting the weekend treatment which led to scrapping the omnibus for super series and airing them everyday which is hurting the channel a lot considering the fact that they don't have a lot of content in the vault so this is their d

Limpopo TV Greenlits Church And Gospel Series

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The Chat with Priscilla, hosted by author, actress and Bible teacher, Priscilla Shirer, is a talk show that covers a variety of topics for women such as singleness, sexuality, stress, & marriage, just to name a few. Interwoven into each episode is a message of faith & how to respond to these issues as a Christian woman. Priscilla speaks around the world at churches and other events, Shirer made her film debut in the film War Room. In October 2016, Shirer was recognized as one of four prominent women of faith. Shirer also featured at the 47th GMA Dove Awards. She has also authored several books: "Fervent; A Woman's Battle Plan for Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer" He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Speaks And We Are Changed: Encounters with a Transforming God A Jewel in His Crown: Rediscovering Your Value as a Woman of Excellence. She has Leading Film Features in: The War Room, as Eli

What Would SABC Education And SABC Children Be Today If They Got Their Standalone Channels

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As some of you already know the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been going through a ruff patch for nearly a decade. From being the dominant player in the free-to-air market into a debt flooded corporation. Before that whole mess came into affect both SABC and e.tv plotted to launch their own STB which included growing the number of FTA channels while SABC decided to wait for digital migration to take effect, e.tv on the other hand went ahead and launched their STB becoming an even more dominant player in the market. SABC made the mistake of waiting, part of that may have to do with the whole debate regarding the encryption of the STBs. Even if this platform were to arrive in 2020 it would be very difficult for them to make a huge impact if they want TV licence holders and the fact that OpenView has lured potential customers with the last option being streaming services like Showmax and Netflix makes it kind of difficult. The channels SABC plotted to h

MultiChoice Dumps TV Mall After 2 Years

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MCG will no longer be carrying TV Mall on its DStv platform, as from on 30 April 2020. The business has opted to streamline its offering and continue its product sales online. TV Mall has been a beacon of change in the African broadcasting landscape, being the very first live shopping mall in Africa. The channel was launched on the DStv platform in 2018 and performed very well in the local commerce industry. At Multichoice Group, we constantly review our content and channel offering to ensure that we give our customers local content that resonates with them at great value. “It has been wonderful to work with the TV Mall team, being the first African live shopping mall, they have been a true milestone in Africa’s broadcast industry,” said Aletta Alberts, Executive Head of Content Strategy at MultiChoice Group. Nicky Fintz, CEO of TV Mall says: “During this time, we need to understand the dynamics of the market we aim to please, and we’re cognisant of the state of the economy d

RX Radio Rumoured To Be Added On Openview, No Word On Whether It Will Launch On DStv As Well

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eMedia's Investments free-to-view platform Openview is rumored to add the youth based station RX Radio to help keep people updated with the coronavirus. On top of that eMedia recently launched a relief fund admist the pandemic. MultiChoice on the other hand reserved a space in the test channel section for an untitled audio station most likely to help cope with Covid-19. Even though there's no official confirmation yet RX Radio has collaborated with Zibonele FM and SABC News in the past. RX Radio is a radio station run by and for children operating from the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. It is the first radio station in the world that trains child reporters to broadcast from within a hospital. RX Radio ran as an online station for almost 3 years now it might be expanding the footprint elsewhere.

Coronavirus: Vierspel Vuurspel's Fate On eExtra

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As some of you already know eExtra was set to introduce the Afrikaans dubbed Turkish series Vierspel Vuurspel (Içerde) on 6 April at 20:55 during Walker Texas Ranger instead viewers got reruns of another Afrikaans dubbed Turkish series Die Vreemdeling a series that ended on e.tv back in December. e.tv remained silent on the fate on the fate of the series but according to one of the crew members, the reason for the sudden removal had to do with the lockdown that is currently implemented in South Africa due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The crew had to shutdown work on the series temporarily as they wouldn't be able to keep up with the broadcast of the show in Afrikaans. With that in mind the crew are still looking into airing the show later in the year probably after Die Vreemdeling or move to e.tv during Bittersoet and depending on the Impact of Covid-19. If you think eExtra is the only one think again other channels affected by Covid-19 include Zee World ,

May 2020 On Boomerang Africa | Kingdom Force S1 | Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz S3 | Masha Stunt

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BRAND NEW SHOW KINGDOM FORCE “Kingdom Force: unite!” A hero’s work is never done, and the 24/7 Kingdom Force search and rescue team are dedicated to serving and protecting their fellow animals. The team of fve, diverse heroes and their all-terrain vehicles, serve and protect the citizens of their different kingdoms. At the same time, their massive, mobile HQ regularly patrols in search of action and adventure. When the danger gets too hot to handle, the team shouts their rallying cry of “Kingdom Force: unite!” and the vehicles fuidly transform into a massive, state-of-the-art rescue robot, combining all the strengths of the fve animal heroes of Kingdom Force. Through teamwork, cooperation, and embracing diversity, there is no challenge the Kingdom Force team can’t handle! Premiere Date: Monday 04/05/2020 Tune-in: Mondayto Friday @ 15:10 CAT FINAL SEASON DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD OF OZ Lost and found! This May, travel back to the wonderful and magical land of Oz with t