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In September 2020, M-Net Movies restructured their movie offering further reducing the number of channels from 6 to 4. MultiChoice also added two additional movie channels KIX and fliekNET with one of them serving as a promotion to low tailored consumers known as AddMovies. AddMovies gave DStv consumers the opportunity to browse some of the cinemas freshest releases on M-Net Movies 1 and 2 alongside browse potential pop-up channels at the fee of R99p/m before dropping to R79p/m. In recent months, MultiChoice has done a lot of downsizing/content management which included the cancellation of Maisha Magic Movies, HONEY, ROK GH, Tellytrack and Novela Magic. Even their movie offering particularly AddMovies had seen a reduction in airtime. Aside from a reduced price rate, M-Net Movies hadn't launched any pop-up channel in the current financial year leading some to believe that M-Net had moved away from this offering. I mean their premium movie channels are seen airing film

Last month, Disney opted to scrap Secrets Of Sulphur Springs and The Ghost And Molly McGee after their current seasons on Disney Channel. This news comes after the brand had announced the cancellation of Bunk'd and Saturdays as they look to reduce content costs and focus more on existing IPs. Some IPs slated to air across various international feeds include Playdate With Winnie The Pooh and The Little Mermaid for Disney Junior and Phineas And Ferb Season 5 and Monsters At Work for Disney Channel. Following these cancellations, fans of the networks have been in an uproar wondering what fate awaits their remaining offering. As some readers are aware, Disney is rumoured to have axed Pretty Freekin Scary and although there's still no official confirmation the company has been known for doing it's content dirty (e.g. Milo Murphy's Law). Below a list of various content on the Disney Channel and their status Renewals Big City Greens Season 4 Hamster And Gretel S

By late October, MultiChoice added two provincial channels to the DStv platform, One Freestate Televisual and NWTV. One was based in Bloemfontein and catered for Free State while the other was based in the North West but catered for Southern Africa. Both channels offered a mixture of content ranging from reality shows, news, cartoons and drama series. But as seen earlier in the month none of these channels currently reside with DStv with One Freestate Televisual that is also seen on StarSat. At the time of publishing MultiChoice remained hush hush on why these channels suddenly went dark in the first place. From what other sources gathered, MultiChoice had added both NWTV and One Freestate Televisual on a trial run basis which took about 3 months. One Freestate Televisual has been trying to negotiate with MultiChoice on a new agreement while NWTV is no more. These talks are said to be still in discussion so it remains to be determined whether this channel would return.

SABC and eMedia were arch rivals for a more than a decade and 3 years ago they put their differences aside and formed a new partnership. This led to the additions of SABC Sport and through a separate agreement on MultiChoice's DStv, SABC's 19 radio stations on Openview. Since then, SABC Sport had become a trailblazer ranking as one of the top 10 most watched channels on the platform joining elites like eExtra, eReality and eMovies. The channel offers a variety of sport including Premier League, NBA, La Liga, Racing Today and TKO Boxing. Ukhozi FM, Radio 2000, Channel Africa and Phalaphala FM, some of the many radio stations operated by SABC to consumers expands eMedia's local line-up. During the week, it was reported that Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are looking to launch a joint streaming service for sports . Similar to SABC and eMedia Investments these two had been rivalling for several decades and with the current economic climate are trying to sustain t

That Girl Lay Lay is an American comedy television series created by David A. Arnold that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 23, 2021. The series stars That Girl Lay Lay, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Tiffany Daniels, Thomas Hobson, Peyton Perrine III, and Caleb Brown. Synopsis for That Girl Lay Lay Struggling to make her mark at school and needing a best friend to talk to, Sadie wishes that Lay Lay, an artificially intelligent avatar from a personal affirmation app, were real and could help teach her how to stand out. When her wish comes true and Lay Lay is magically brought to life, they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are, all while trying to keep Lay Lay's identity hidden. The first season premiered on September 23, 2021 and consisted of 13 episodes and surprising the second season premiered July 14, 2022 with 39 episodes set to be produced basically tripling the first seasons commission. During the week, several viewers had spotted the second

In the waking hours of NWTV and One Freestate Televisual silent dismissal from the DStv platform . MultiChoice added SuperSport La Liga to DStv Family and Access and word going around is that SuperSport PSL is next victim to have been purged to these consumers. Similar to La Liga, PSL was being curated for MultiChoice's mid tier market being Compact. As seen in a recent conversation with several consumers, it appears that the Access households is gradually phasing the Compact as this would be the third sports channel. In December, MultiChoice extended the reach of ESPN 1 to Access and also made it accessible to GOtv consumers in selected countries. Since last month, various questions have been looming around regarding some of the recent developments to have occured on their platforms. As some readers are aware, MultiChoice was slated to axe 1Magic and Me earlier in the month . There was no plans to substitute the content immediately after they went dark leading to the

Before Courage was a scrapped prequel revival series to the Cartoon Network series, Courage the Cowardly Dog initially made for release on the Boomerang channel. Although development for the series' pilot began in late 2018, it was later shelved due to the management team at Cartoon Network prioritizing their focus to other properties. In October 2018, Dilworth commented on a Facebook post that he was in negotiations with Boomerang for a prequel to the series. Later that month, Dilworth announced on Facebook that development on a "potential prequel" to Courage for Boomerang was expected to begin.[1] However, in May 2020, when asked about the project, Dilworth responded that it had been "transformed into another thing". Albeit not confirmed, it could be presumed that he may have referred to the Scooby Doo crossover, Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog. In June 2021, Dilworth revealed that the project was on turnaround as Cartoon Net

FOX Life was home to various telenovelas viewed in Latin America and Turkey alongside reality shows and drama series. It debuted in 2016 across Africa featuring various shows like the Turkish drama Matter Of Respect alongside Portuguese shows like Along Came Love. As seen by September 2020, Disney had opted to discontinue carriage of the FOX Life brand across Africa and since then several content from the channel had resurfaced on TLNovelas such as Roads To Destiny, Secrets At The Hotel and The Candidate. During the week, it was revealed that Shadows Of The Past (La Sombra Del Pasado) will be returning to Africa therefore completing the set of Portuguese shows from TelevisaUnivision to have aired on FOX Life. Based on 2001 telenovela El Manantial, it follows Two very different families live in the village of Santa Lucía who are involved in a whirlwind of passion, pain, and revenge. From those opposite sides, Aldonza and Cristóbal meet and a bond that will face hurdles i

True Crime, the #1 factual entertainment channel in the UK amongst women 16+, part of a joint venture owned by AMC Networks International – UK and Paramount Global, announces the premiere of a new, expert-led true crime original series offering an insight into recent murder investigations. “Secrets of a Murder Detective” (10×60’) was produced by Phoenix Television and will premiere on 20th March in the UK. The series, presented by former Scotland Yard Homicide Detective Inspector Steve Keogh, invites viewers into the intriguing realm of crime solving. With 30 years of experience under his belt including twelve years of service as a murder detective at the Metropolitan Police, Steve is opening up his contact books for the first time to reveal the secrets of what it really takes to be a murder detective on the frontline. Each episode unfolds as a gripping narrative, with Steve setting the scene and tone of each murder case. The series takes viewers on an immersive journey thr