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The End Of Paradise Coming In November To Telemundo Africa

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Two years later, Catalina, la grande (Carmen Villalobos) assumes her new duties and responsibilities as the new director of the DEA in Colombia, her daughter Mariana (Stephania Duque), El Titi (Gregorio Pernía) and Dayana (Elianis Garrido) they have associated with Yésica Beltrán (Kimberly Reyes), their worst enemy, whose ambitions are increasingly dangerous. This time it was devastating to return with a formidable weapon since La Diabla has a new face thanks to a total face transplant. This finally manages to infiltrate the organization of the DEA precisely with the help of Mano Negra (Juan Pablo Gamboa). Without knowing it, Catalina Santana works hand-in-hand with Yésica but who presents herself under a new identity, that of Valeria Montes with the aim of slowly destroying her to end the growing rivalry that has existed between them for three decades. Meanwhile, Catalina, la grande will have to fight against the world of drug trafficking and a new cartel of criminals who threaten

We Baby Bears Coming Late 2021 On Cartoon Network Africa

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Cartoon Network’s beloved Baby Bears assemble for their next adventure, We Baby Bears, an original comedy coming to Africa in November 2021. Overloaded with the cuteness and humour that fans around the globe adore them for, the series tracks baby Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear through a multitude of imaginative worlds, but this time via their magical box. Currently in production, We Bare Bears director, Manny Hernandez, returns as executive producer to bring his own creative vision to life in the newest iteration of the sibling cubs’ arrival. “Manny’s admiration for anime and music come to life in this fresh new expansion of the beloved franchise,” said Tom Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC). “The spectacular landscapes and musical inspirations transform this new series into an unforgettable journey for all We Bare Bears’ fans and beyond. And did I mention they are baby bears!” We Baby Bears features the baby bears on their search for a place t

MultiChoice CEO On Content And Channel Collection

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Aletta Alberts: It's not the one or the other, it's more a hybrid. There will always be linear channels because there is content that people want to see live, and things that we see that people still prefer to watch on a linear channel more so than on-demand. People show much more tolerance for shorter, "event-like" series on-demand because the experience is like binge-watching, compared to say sitting through a 22-episode anything, unless you're very committed or you watch it in intervals. Yes, the world has changed but the channels is still very, very strong and on a daily basis, we still get pitched hundreds of new TV channels every week. But the world is shifting in the sense that there are other genres coming to the foreground. Also, as the base of viewers grows, the mix of the base is changing, so you are looking for different content. So we know that the top-end for instance in South Africa where it's not a homogenous market here and they've got

Update: Mindset Pop On DStv And DBE Learning On OpenView

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Earlier in the year, Covid19 hit South African shores forcing schools and businesses to shut down. During that time, service providers were trying to source out content that was educating and entertaining to viewers. MultiChoice and Mindset teamed up to launch a spinoff pop-up channel catered to Grade 4-9 with a mix of Grade 1-3 called Mindset Pop (also known as Mindset's Pop Primary) in South Africa and the rest of Africa on channel 317. eMedia Investments teamed up with the Department of Education to launch DBE Learning which caters Grade 10-12 with additional subjects to help out the current Mindset channel. It is currently occupies channel 122. Both channels were available from 1st April. Through media outlets, DBE Learning as stated would be available until the end of September while Mindset Pop would be available until 10 December according to MultiChoice Africa earlier in the year. Now DBE Learning is still running on the OpenView despite reaching its cutoff date so

Limpopo TV Might Launch On OpenView Really Soon, No News On Whether DStv Or Starsat Will Be Adding It Soon

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Limpopo's first ever TV channel launched in the beginning of October offering quality programming from shows that are created, delivered and produced by talent from the province. There's been a lot of hype about the channel's presence on DStv, Starsat and OpenView in the beginning of the year through other people and the channel themselves. Even viewers with Starsat where able to view the channel without changing settings before the channel disappeared. After the launch of Limpopo TV you could only access if you unlock the public channels on your decoder. The channel's media handler did mention that they are in negotiations with several service providers. So far it looks like OpenView is one of the confirmed service providers. The channel founder mentioned that: We are at the Final Stages of our Negotiations with the Provider and we will wait for them to Release the News first then we will also Share. The channel might pop up on Starsat and DStv but viewers will li

Naagin Season 2 Coming Soon On eExtra

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Colors TV's Naagin returns for a second season on its new home, eExtra. The show also aired on eBella before it got discontinued and reruns surfaced on eExtra for the time being. It took eMedia Investments 2 years to bring the second season of Naagin and Qubool Hai but what's important is that they've both got release dates. eExtra is currently available on OpenView, DStv and Starsat while eBella wasn't available on Starsat which would have caused quite a riot if these shows didn't get reruns to get them up-to-date. In the second season of Naagin which takes place three months after the first season, Shivanya delivers her daughter, Shivangi (Mouni Roy, also played her mom) in the third month of her pregnancy which shocks the doctors. Yamini (Sudha Chandran) gets resurrected and they'll also be a 24 year leap revolving around Shivangi. She'll be seeking justice for her mother's death. Since the second season debut in , Naagin managed to walk away with

As Expected, e.tv Acquired Broadcasting Rights To 9-1-1

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e.tv will be rolling out 9-1-1 in the coming weeks FOX production in the coming weeks called 9-1-1. 9-1-1 explores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders: police officers, paramedics, firefighters, and dispatchers. NAACP Image Awards winner Angela Bassett stars in this action series produced by Ryan Murphy who also worked on other FOX properties such as Glee and American Horror Story. The series made its debut on FOX in 2018 followed by M-Net and M-Net City in that current year. It managed to get over 3 seasons with a fourth one on the way alongside a spinoff called 9-1-1: Lone Star. The first season starts Wednesday 14 October at 20:30 on e.tv

Netflix And DStv Are The Monopoly Of Africa

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MultiChoice's DStv and Netflix have been the top players in cable and streaming respectively for over a decade. Before they were like cats and dogs now they've seemingly become besties so here's how the pair are similar. MultiChoice's DStv has provided funding for several channels like Moja Love and Newsroom Afrika while Netflix has provided funding for several businesses like DreamWorks Animation (which spawned the DreamWorks Channel) so if there such case where these platforms shut down these brands would likely shutdown or downsize if possible. Dependency - Through a briefing with ICASA, Cape Town TV revealed that they're reliant on DStv in order alongside several other channels like the SABC while Nickelodeon, Disney and NBCUniversal provided distributed several old and exclusive programming through Netflix. Quantity - Netflix provided over a hundred new content a year while DStv provided over 120 TV channels. Quality - they're both not perfect, Netflix i

A Brand New Pop-Up Channel Joins DStv's School Of Laughter

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ZooMoo, a children’s channel which provides kids with educational content about animals around the world, is now available on DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family. The channel will be available on DStv 314 until 31 March, 2021. Unlock new adventures ZooMoo is a collaboration between some of the world’s foremost wildlife filmmakers, early childhood educationalists and technology developers. Its programming engages and entertains children with the wonders of animals, to stimulate and develop their innate emotional connection with the natural world. Some of ZooMoo’s well-loved shows are Leo the Wildlife Ranger, Lost!, Clawdia’s Amazing African Adventure, Piglet’s Adventure Machine, and Ninja Pop. Watch and win! To celebrate the channel launch, ZooMoo and DStv’s School of Laughter are looking to share the excitement by giving away some awesome prizes! All you have to do is watch the elephant-tastic, zebra-stonishing and lama-stounding ZooMoo Awesome Animal Awards on Sunda