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CuriosityStream in the first quarter saw progress in its direct-to-consumer business, bolstered by new distribution agreements with international launch partners. As with its Q4 2022 earnings, Curiosity didn’t reveal its total paid subscriber count (in Q3 it reported total subs dropped to 23 million). But CEO Clint Stinchcomb said on an earnings call the company added “several million paying subscribers” through bundled distribution partnerships across five continents. New launch partners include Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in India, Mexico’s Izzi Telecom, Fetch TV in Australia, and Ziggo, the largest MVPD in The Netherlands, among others. Curiosity didn’t go into too much detail about the individual agreements, but Stinchcomb noted these distribution deals are typically multi-year agreements with a fixed fee. “We expect meaningful improvement in our revenues from distribution partners moving forward as our full product set – from localized channels to integrated app offerings

Global family entertainment streamer Da Vinci and Bear Grylls‘ production company BecomingX have debuted the first trailer for docuseries “Becoming Xtraordinary.” The series features interview-driven stories of success from Julia Roberts, Roger Federer, Courteney Cox, Channing Tatum, Olympic gold medallists, Nobel laureates and more. Co-produced by Chrome Productions, “Becoming Xtraordinary” comprises three seasons of 10 episodes each, all presented by Grylls and guided by in-studio hosts Mwaksy Mudenda (“Blue Peter”) and YouTuber Evan Edinger. The first season will premiere on May 28 and will be available across Da Vinci’s linear and video-on-demand platforms. Grylls said: “There are no shortcuts to success, but there are some secrets. We wanted to create a series where families around the globe can hear first-hand from some of the world’s greatest achievers and realize that they too can attain extraordinary things.” Estelle Lloyd, Da Vinci co-founder, COO, and series executiv

Glow TV was a South African based community channel operated by Nismedia which featured various reality shows, drama series and movies from the heart of India. It was also dubbed the home of Little Bheem, Get Real With Denver Naicker and Emperor Ahsoka. Last month, the party involved in the distribution of Glow TV announced plans to take legal action against eMedia Investments for the removal of the channel on the Openview platform while StarSat similar to DStv remains unscathed following the termination. Unlike eMedia's 4 channels currently seen on DStv, Glow TV has no other outlet to continue supplying the lineup of content as the only other alternative StarSat which was thought to be such at the time despite having little views opted not to renew their agreement. Glow TV is back on DStv and StarSat but as a 1 hour segment Glow TV Plus on Soweto TV airing former Glow TV soaps such as Love Or Poison and Complicated Love. Chances are this is what we might expect should the

Vice Media filed for bankruptcy on Monday, punctuating a yearslong descent from a new-media darling to a cautionary tale of the problems facing the digital publishing industry. The bankruptcy will not interrupt daily operations for Vice’s businesses, which in addition to its flagship website include the ad agency Virtue, the Pulse Films division and Refinery29, a women-focused site acquired by Vice in 2019. A group of Vice’s lenders, including Fortress Investment Group and Soros Fund Management, is in the leading position to acquire the company out of bankruptcy. The group has submitted a bid of $225 million, which would be covered by its existing loans to the company. It would also take over “significant liabilities” from Vice after any deal closes. A sale process follows next. The lenders have secured a $20 million loan to continue operating Vice and then, if a better bid does not emerge, the group that includes Fortress and Soros will acquire Vice. Still, the dreams that Vice ex

Freakin’ sweet! Come spend some time with the Griffins in this outrageously funny game based on the hit Fox TV show. Play as the eccentric Peter Griffin, the brilliantly sadistic baby Stewie, and other favourite characters in mini-game episodes based on hilarious situations. Re-visit Peter’s Quahog, including Spooner Street, Goldman's Pharmacy, The Drunken Clam, and City Hall. Take on the mysterious Giant Chicken, fulfil Quagmire's jungle fantasy, and blast into a space-age adventure as ROBO-Stewie. Capturing memorable moments and non stop humour, this game accurately represents the TV show you love. It’s funny, it’s uncensored, it’s just plain wrong! (Requires A J2ME Holder) Download Now

Spun off from Pop-Up Channel (upcoming attractions), this is basically a content page which leverages content from Insidus and Insidus Plus. It's not a news section as seen with Pop-Up but more of an entertainment section featuring content with no particular timeframe. We rolled out our pages during the year and promised to rollout more in the coming future and this formed part of those plans. As of right now, not much content is available on Entertainment Box but we will add more overtime. Unlike Pop-Up Channel, the content here sticks for a much longer duration and we feel that this is something that's been long overdue. Some of the stuff covered include eExtra's Kuiertyd, WWE, cartoon games and more. The link is currently viewable across our sites.

TNT Original Movie, Paper Spiders,  premiered on TNT Africa (DStv Channel 137) last Sunday, 14 May, at 20:00 CAT – with an important message about mental health. In the film, recently-widowed Dawn experiences growing anxiety as her daughter Melanie plans to move away for college. An argument with a hostile new neighbour aggravates Dawn's mental condition, and she begins to show signs of paranoid delusions. Determined to help her mom, Melanie attempts a series of interventions, but challenging Dawn's real feelings of persecution threatens to destroy their loving relationship. Melanie is forced to make the toughest choices as she struggles to support her mother on the path to recovery and healing — a bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness. “TNT Africa is joining the battle to raise awareness of and remove the stigma around mental health challenges,” says Guillaume Le Gros, Director, Programming and Acquisitions, WBD GE Networks France and Africa.

Whether or not you’re a pro-wrestling superfan, you’ve most likely heard of the name Ric Flair. And that’s because he’s a legend and is always featured in lists discussing the best wrestlers of all time. Flair has been in the WWE Hall of Fame for over a decade and has had the nickname of “Nature Boy” for quite a while now. So, what’s the deal with this guy? Rap fans have probably heard his famous line: “limousine-riding, jet-flying, kiss-stealing, wheeling, dealing,” and on it goes. But there’s so much more to learn about Ric Flair, like his 20-year boozing routine that he has somehow lived through, or his insane spending habits, or his multiple near-death experiences. Buckle up and prepare for take-off: This is the wild and crazy ride that is Ric Flair! He Might Have Been Abducted as a Baby It might intrigue you to know that the wrestling legend came from both humble and mysterious beginnings. While it has never been confirmed, given that his parents adopted him from the notorious Ten

The eighth season of “The Lord of the Skies” (El Señor De Los Cielos) is currently airing on Telemundo Internacional and later in the year across Africa but the superseries starring the Mexican actor, Rafael Amaya is far from coming to an end. As part of its multiplatform programming for the 2023/2024 season, Telemundo has confirmed a new season of the successful saga, which will be the ninth. The “longest-running and best-loved” franchise is set to return next year with “a riveting ninth season featuring fan-favorite leading man Rafael Amaya.” In the upcoming season of “The Lord of the Skies”, Aurelio will have no other option but to return to the violent nature that is in his blood, accepting that the Casillas will never live in peace. After being betrayed and his son Ismael is arrested, Aurelio will unleash a wave of violence in the country by wanting to take revenge and defend his family. With new and old enemies to neutralize, Aurelio will show no mercy and let out the beast that