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New Series For M-Net, 1Magic And Showmax (Rumour #2): "Power Book IV: Force", "All American: Homecoming", "The Endgame", "The American Song Contest", "Bel-Air", "Super Pumped", "Starstruck", "Anne: One Mother's Story", "Astrid & Lilly Save The World", "Monarch" And "The Real Dirty Dancing"

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Power Book IV: Force , Tommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city. All American: Homecoming based on the sports drama All American. The Endgame , in this high stakes thriller, a criminal mastermind who orchestrates bank heists from behind bars. The American Song Contest is an adaptation of the Eurovision Song Contest set in the United States. It will see all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Bel-Air is an American drama streaming television series developed by Will Smith and Morgan Cooper. The series follows Will Smith's complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Super Pumped is an American anthology drama series created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, based on the 2019 nonfiction book of the

Roundups #22: WildBrainTV Launching In Canada Killing Off Family Chrgd, DStv Streaming Will Be Restricted In March And MultiChoice's Involvement In The Termination Of News And Sport On Openview

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WildBrain getting a dedicated channel WildBrainTV is composed of various linear channels under the Family branding in Canada and is also home to a variety of kids programming such as Johnny Test, Rainbow Ruby, Martha Speaks and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry In The Big City a reboot to Strawberry Shortcake. From 1st, one of their Family branded channels Family Chrgd which was the Canadian version of the defunct Disney XD will soon be known as WildBrainTV with Family Jr. possibly remaining for the time being. The channel catered for 6-15 year olds perhaps this new brand will follow Cartoon Network overseas and expand to the preschool market as the owners have produced and worked on various preschool content on top of managing Family Jr. The Walt Disney Company has been closing down several international channels and cable providers have to source out alternative channels. DreamWorks Channel, BBC Kids, Moonbug Kids, ZooMoo and if possible WildBrainTV could fill up that gap. Mult

Travel Back To The 00s With The Spanking New Series Daughter-In-Law Coming Soon To Zee World While Sindoora Singh Unleashes Havoc In The Vow On Zee One + The Johnsons Launches On Novela Magic

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In 2022, Zee TV India's most popular entertainment channel embraces the classics with two series dating back to the 2000s era for their sister brands Zee World and Zee One titled The Daughter In Law (Chotti Bahu) and The Vow (Banoo Main Teri Dulhann) respectively. Shastriji and Devki live in a Vrindavan, and they have two daughters, Radhika (Rubina Dilaik), who is an adopted child, and Vishakha Shashtri. Radhika is simple and dutiful, whereas Vishakha wants to be an actress in Bollywood. She is headstrong and selfish. Vishakha and Radhika share a close bond. The Purohits are a well to do from Delhi and have their ancestral home in Vrindavan. They have two sons - Vivek and Dev (Avinash Sachdev). The Purohits have great expectations from Dev who falls in love with Radhika. But fate wills otherwise, and he thinks he marries Vishakha due to a confusion. The story takes a dramatic turn when Radhika enters Dev's house, and the stage is set for an unusual love triangle, with each ch

Roundups #21: DreamWorks Preps Up More Preschool Series For Netflix And Peacock, 4WD To The Max Coming Soon To Ignition And More Info On TLNovelas Africa Upcoming Series Overcoming Fear

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DreamWorks is proving to be a best source in animation During the month of February, DreamWorks Animation announced a further lineup of preschool series launching on Netflix the following year, Not Quite Narwhal and Dew Drop Diaries. Ahead of the launch, Netflix will be airing another DreamWorks production Team Zenko Go! which centers around four friends who help their fellow citizens by doing random and secret acts of kindness. NBCUniversal the parent company of DreamWorks Animation has greenlit a handful of preschool content including Team Mekbots Animal Rescue and Dino Pops to join other upcoming productions Megamind’s Guide to Defending Your City and Abominable and the Invisible City. 4WD To The Max coming soon to Ignition They may be old(er), but they are far from cold! Long-time friends Gustav Erasmus and Sakkie Coetzee are old hands at conquering tough 4x4 obstacles. Both competed in the former Bridgestone 4x4 Club Challenge. Over the years Sakkie Coetzee won several ev

The Highly Anticipated Series Overlord And The Underwoods Debuts On Nickelodeon Africa And A Brand New Season Of Lego City Adventures Airs On Nicktoons Africa - March 2022 Highlights

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NICKELODEON: THE LOUD HOUSE NEW EPISODES: S5 #519B, 520A, 523 – 524, 525B - 526 Ever wonder what it's like to grow up in a bigfamily? Eleven-year-old Lincoln Loud gives viewers an inside look at how to survive the chaos of a huge household, especially as the only boy withten sisters! MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY – FRIDAY 04 MARCH AT 14:10 VILLAIN MARATHON You can’t have heroes without villains, that will be just boring. We’re dedicating a two hours marathon with the most “villainic” bad guys of your favourite Nickelodeon shows: SpongeBob, Henry Danger and The Thundermans. SUNDAY 06 MARCH AT 15:20 OVERLORD AND THE UNDERWOODS NEW SERIES: S1 #101 – 110 The Underwoods, a normal, good-hearted family, have their lives thrown off kilter when the second most wanted bad guy in the galaxy moves in with them under witness protection. MONDAY 07 MARCH – FRIDAY 18 MARCH AT 07:15 THE LOUD HOUSE PREMIERE EPISODE AND MARATHON: S5 #518 Weekend marathon of The Loud House ending on Sunday with the

Could Russia Today (RT) Be The Next Channel To Be Removed On MultiChoice's DStv Following It's Exit From Germany And Possibly The UK?

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Sir Keir Starmer has called for the Kremlin’s state-controlled TV network Russia Today to be banned from airing in the UK. The Labour leader told Parliament action was needed to curb “Putin’s campaign of misinformation” after the Russian leader furthered his bid to split up Ukraine by moving Russian troops into the country’s east. Sir Keir said: “Putin’s campaign of misinformation should be tackled, and Russia Today should be prevented from broadcasting its propaganda around the world.” Shadow Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy also called for action, adding: “When the Russia Report was published we asked Ofcom to review Russia Today’s license. Given what is unfolding, why is it still freely broadcasting state propaganda in the UK?” In recent weeks, Western officials have accused Russian state media outlets of fabricating bogus provocations blamed on Ukraine’s forces in a bid to justify the conflict, while RT’s news coverage has celebrated Russia’s “friendship” with the breakaway Donba

Viewership Stats For 10-17 February: A Week Of Major Declines For The Indian Channels But On The Bright Side Zee World Is Once Again The Most Viewed Indian Channel In South Africa

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Star Life and Zee One both had season finales which brought the best numbers for the programming. In that, Zee One seems to have fallen to the cracks as its main counterpart Zee World gains the figures to once again become the most watched Indian channel in South Africa but experiences a decline as seen in previous weeks. Also view: stats from 3rd to 10th February Zee World's figures goes as follows: Twist Of Fate (Rerun) - 1.9 King Of Hearts (Rerun) - 1.6 My Heart Knows - 2.1 These Streets - 0.6 I Do - 1.0 Twist Of Fate - 3.0 Once There Was A King - 2.4 Total: 9,1 million excluding reruns Notes - Reruns pulled 3,5 million during the week making them the most viewed Indian channel in repeats. - These Streets experiences a major decline in viewership from 1,4 million in the previous week to 0,6 million in this week with a difference of 0,8 million. - Twist Of Fate reached a new milestone 3 million viewers. - Once There Was A King gained 0.4 million viewers within this

Roundups #20: Scrat TV Series And Local Drama Mathata Coming To Disney+ And Cape Town TV Respectively In April, CBeebies Working On New Cooking Show Big Cook Little Cook And FOX News International Streaming Service Launched In South Africa And 6 Other Countries

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Disney+ sets release date for final Blue Sky Studios project, Ice Age: Scrat Tales This is a series of six all-new animated shorts starring Scrat, the hapless saber-toothed squirrel of the “Ice Age” adventures, who experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood, as he and the adorable, mischievous Baby Scrat, alternately bond with each other and battle for ownership of the highly treasured Acorn. Featuring the vocal talents of Chris Wedges as Scrat and Kari Wahlgren as Baby Scrat, the series is produced by Anthony Nisi, with Robert L. Baird and Andrew Millstein serving as executive producers. The series will be available for streaming by April 13th. Mathata has a release date on Cape Town TV Last year, several crew members began promoting the long awaited Limpopo based drama series Mathata for Cape Town TV which is set in the areas of Seshego and Polokwane. Mathata S1 will start to play from 04 April 2022. The drama will play Every Monday's at 21:00. On Cape Town TV cha

Travel To The Deserts With This New Documentary Special On Curiosity Channel Africa And Secrets Of The Universe Is Back For New Adventures - March 2022 Highlights

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SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE Brand New Episodes - premieres 07 March 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 8 x 60 mins – ends 11 April 2022 Secrets of the Universe launches viewers on eight mind-blowing adventures to seek answers to some of the Universe’s biggest mysteries. HISTORY LOVER TUESDAYS EGPYT’S UNEXPLAINED FILES Brand New Episodes - premieres 01 March 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 4 x 60 mins – ends 22 March 2022 Technology is decoding some of Egypt’s most enduring enigmas. FIGHTING FOR LINCOLN: The Wide Awakes Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 01 March 2022 CAT: 21:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins Torch-lit marches down Main Street... at first glance, images like these conjure up some of America's darkest moments. But this wasn't the Klan. These black- clad torch-bearers were the Wide Awakes: a para-military political machine that some say delivered the presidency to Abraham Lincoln. THE STORY OF GERMAN BEER Brand New Documentary Special - premieres