Redraw Your World: Cartoonito Is Coming!!! As The Brand Gets More Airtime On Boomerang Africa

Home to creative, caring, curious, and courageous kids, Cartoonito is the new dedicated early morning block on Boomerang Africa where little ones can enjoy trusted characters and friends will also have an afternoon block.

As of 1st September, Cartoonito will not only be viewable at 6:30 CAT every morning but 12:00 CAT as well with shows like Dino Ranch, Lucas The Spider, Kingdom Force and Thomas And Friends: All Engines Go!.

Cartoonito launched in April and since then has given to be a valuable addition to Boomerang which has since then constructed their offering to cater for preschoolers with the likes of Legends Of Spark and Masha And The Bear which has also been dominating the circuit.

Amy Friedman, the head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros. talked on the success earlier in the year:

"We are having a blast serving our littlest viewers. Inviting an audience in and giving them beautiful, meaningful, educational, visually stunning musical fare is really important for the business, but it’s also important for the creative community. We launched with 15 titles, and we have many, many more coming.”

Notes:

This is Cartoonito at the moment even on weekends

06:30 CoComelon
06:33 CoComelon
06:35 CoComelon
06:37 CoComelon
06:40 CoComelon
06:45 Dino Ranch
06:55 Dino Ranch
07:05 Thomas & Friends
07:15 Thomas & Friends

What's coming from Thursday 1st September

12:00 Dino Ranch
12:10 Dino Ranch
12:25 Kingdom Force
12:35 Kingdom Force
12:45 Thomas & Friends
12:55 Thomas & Friends

What's seen on the weekends

12:00 Thomas & Friends
12:10 Thomas & Friends
12:25 Lucas The Spider
12:30 Lucas The Spider
12:40 Dino Ranch
12:50 Dino Ranch

 

What Movies Are Coming In September 2022 On KIX Africa?

Face Off: Studio
Cast: Ly Hai, Hua Minh Dat
Premieres, Saturday 3 September
7PM (CAT), 6PM (WAT), 8PM (EAT)

Spirits War
Cast: Akara Amarttayakul, Sa-Ard Piempongsan, Phutharit Prombandal
Premieres, Saturday 10 September
7PM (CAT), 6PM (WAT), 8PM (EAT)

Double Barrel
Cast: Jeric Raval, Phoebe Walker, AJ Muhlach
Premieres, Saturday 17 September
7PM (CAT), 6PM (WAT), 8PM (EAT)

Algojo: Perang Santet
Cast: Darius Sinathrya, Stevie Dominique Jollie, Otig Pakis
Premieres, Saturday 24 September
7PM (CAT), 6PM (WAT), 8PM (EAT)

New Series Alert: Zabalaza Coming Soon To Novela Magic

Novela Magic, Africa's first and only telenovela channel celebrating African storytelling will reintroduce another series to DStv customers which is the 2013 South African television soap from Mzansi Magic titled Zabalaza.

Zabalaza follows the Cele family from Soweto who seemingly have it all only for secrets to emerge, promises to be broken and for the family members to turn on one another for personal gain.

Seputla Sebogodi takes the lead as Jazzman Cele, with Baby Cele by his side as Gasta, the first lady of the Cele household. Other well-known actors include Zandile Msutwana, Manaka Ranaka, Mbali Ntuli, Thami Afrika, Matli Mohapeloa and Khanya Mkhangisa, among others.

Zabalaza was produced by Portia Gumede and Lebone Maema at Urban Brew Studios as an addition to the "Lokshin" stable of films and television series. The series is in vernacular Nguni languages with the inclusion of English and English subtitles.

The first season airs daily at 19:30 from Thursday 1st September joining other former Mzansi Magic soaps such as iNkaba and Isibaya alongside other local dramas like Suidooster.

Curiosity Africa Welcomes Forsenic Thursdays This September With Inside The Mind Of A Con Artist - September 2022 Highlights

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAY

SUPPRESSED SCIENCE
Final episodes – premieres 05 September 2022
CAT: 20h00
Episodes: 2 x 30 mins
A series that mixes mind-blowing real science with unsolved mysteries, global conspiracies, and true stories.

HUMAN By Chance
New Documentary Special – premieres 05 September 2022
CAT: 21h00
Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
Discover the secrets of humanity’s advanced skill set and predominance on earth. It was the rapid growth of our brain, originating about two million years ago, that allowed us to be the predominant species of the world. What caused this rapid growth of our cerebral cortex?

BECOMING HUMAN
New Series -premieres 05 September 2022
CAT: 22h00
Episodes: 4 x 60 mins –ends 26 September 2022
Will AI change us for the better… or for the worse?

HISTORY LOVER TUESDAY

HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS
New Episodes - premieres 06 September 2022
CAT: 21h00 and 22h00
Episodes: 2 x 60 mins
Be edutained with mind-blowing factoids and stats, entertaining expert interviews, and infographics injected with cheeky humor on Genghis Khan and The Great Migration.

SAGRADA FAMILIA – Gaudi’s Challenge
New Documentary Special - premieres 13 September 2022
CAT: 20h00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
Gaudi left us a spectacular work. And an unfinished creation: the Sagrada Familia. A huge, senseless cathedral project, whose rules and spirit must be understood in order to be completed. A challenge that has occupied the successors of the great Catalan architect for more than a century.

THE SECRETS TO CIVILIZATION
New Series - premieres 13 September 2022 CAT: 21h00
Episodes: 3 x 60 mins – ends 27 September 2022
Modern science reveals the environmental forces that have shaped human history.

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

PLANET INSECT
New Series - premieres 14 September 2022
CAT: 21h00
Episodes: 3 x 60 mins – ends 28 September 2022
Scientists have discovered that insects have remarkably sophisticated behaviors and even personalities quite similar to our own.

AFRICA’S DESERT STORMS
New Documentary Special - premieres 21 September 2022
CAT: 22h00
Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
The blistered world of the Kalahari Desert is a haunted realm. Dust devils patrol a seemingly empty landscape, and scores of tracks dimple a vacant terrain –as if laid by ghosts. But in this land of enigma, wildlife does exist.

FORENSIC THURSDAY

INSIDE THE MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER - S2
New Episodes - premieres 01 September 2022
CAT: 22h00
Episodes: 2 x 60 mins –ends 08 September 2022
This series features chilling, real-life video and audio footage of people who murdered over-and-over again.

INSIDE THE MIND OF A CON ARTIST
New Series - premieres 15 September 2022 CAT: 22h00
Episodes: 6 x 60 mins – ends 20 October 2022
Inside the Mind of a Con Artist unearths the human truths behind some of the most extraordinary cases in con artistry.

HUMAN STORIES

EXTRAORDINARY HUMANS
New Episodes - premiere 02 September 2022
CAT: 22h00
Episodes: 9 x 60 mins – ends 28 October 2022
Biologist Thom Hunt goes in search of people with genuine, real-life super- powers that push the known limits of the human mind and body.

BEST OF CURIOSITY

CLASSICAL DESTINATIONS II – The Great Composers
New Episodes - premiere 03 September 2022
CAT: 21h00
Episodes: 4 x 60 mins – ends 24 September 2022
The great cities and towns of Europe and the UK, form the backdrops for the stories of the world’s greatest classical composers.

New Series Alert: Where's Waldo And Cleopatra In Space Coming Soon To DreamWorks Channel Africa

NEW SHOW:
WHERE’S WALDO?
Twelve-year-old Waldo and his best friend Wenda are members of the Worldwide Wanderer Society—the international order of curious travelers who circle the globe celebrating cultures and solving problems through observation. Their mentor—Wizard Whitebeard, a seasoned wanderer—sends these inquisitive young adventurers on international travel missions so they can earn their stripes and someday become wizard- level wanderers too. But standing in Waldo and Wenda’s way is their rival Odlulu, who can’t help but cause trouble wherever she goes.
Hero Slot: From Monday 5th of September
Weekdays at 6.30am, 2.30pm, 7.20pm
Weekends at 7:25am

NEW SHOW:
CLEOPATRA IN SPACE
"Cleopatra in Space" is the untold story of Cleopatra's teenage years when she is transported to a future galaxy that is ruled by talking cats and discovers that she is the prophesied savior. In order to prepare her to be the savior, she is sent to an elite academy where she has to train to take on the bad guys, figure out how to eventually get herself back home to Egypt, and tackle the highs and lows of being a teenager in high school.
Hero Slot: From Monday 5th of September
Weekdays at 4:50am, 8.10pm
Weekends at 4.50am, 12pm, 10.40pm

NEW EPISODES:
TURBO F.A.S.T
Fresh off his Indy500 victory tour, Turbo gathers his posse of adrenalin-fueled snail pals to form the Fast Action Stunt Team, or "FAST." Together, there's no challenge that's too big for "Turbo FAST," no adventure too extreme, or no prank too outrageous. Whether solving mysteries or meeting strange new insect adversaries, Turbo, Chet, Whiplash, Burn, Smoove Moove and White Shadow have a need for speed that sends them racing toward a whole new level of zany fun.
Hero Slot: From Monday 5th of September
Weekdays at 9.05am, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.50pm

 

Cartoon Network's Multi-Award-Winning Climate Champions Campaign Celebrates 1 Million Challenges Accepted

A whopping 1 million challenges have been accepted by enthusiastic Cartoon Network Climate Champions worldwide. These are everyday heroes who have decided to take action by heeding the call to protect our earth, one challenge at a time!

Launched in June 2021, the Cartoon Network Climate Champions initiative, aimed at giving kids the tools to act and fight against climate change, invited kids across EMEA to take on small and fun challenges that can make a world of difference to help protect their environment – and kids across Africa have been exceptional!

Of the one million accepted challenges, 18% are from Africa, meaning close to 190 000 African kids actively participated in making an environmental difference. From planting trees and saving water to reusing everyday household items to create useful crafts, our young, real-life superheroes are determined to fight against climate change, and the growing numbers across Africa are proof that our future is in safe hands!

This multi-award-winning campaign has taken away a Bronze Award for the Environmental Category and a Silver Award for the Arts and Entertainment Category at the 2022 PRISM Awards, South Africa’s highly sought-after public relations and communications awards. The campaign also won an Africa SABRE Award in the Media, Arts and Entertainment Category. The Africa SABRE Awards recognizes superior achievement in branding, reputation, and engagement and puts a spotlight on the industry’s most compelling work, especially focusing on programs and initiatives that drives real business impact across the continent. The most recent award, announced in July 2022, was the IPRA Golden World Awards, recognizing excellence in public relations on a global platform.  These are all testament to the fact that Cartoon Network’s Climate Champions is making great strides on a local and international front.

Monika Oomen, VP, Brand, Communications and Franchise, Kids EMEA, Warner Bros. Discovery, said: “Climate change is an important issue to the younger generation, and we can see this in their desire to not only talk about saving the planet but to take action too. Cartoon Network’s Climate Champions provides an engaging platform to inspire kids in this mission and to show them that every action, however small, can make a difference. Hitting one million challenges is a huge milestone that reaffirms our pride in this project and the inspirational kids that have taken part. We look forward to celebrating the next million!

 

Digital First: The Rise And Fall Of e.tv's Youth Block, Craze

Craze is a youth block provided by eMedia Investments on e.tv which has been around for nearly 15 years which houses several animated and live-action shows from various brands on DStv including DreamWorks Channel, JimJam, CBeebies and Da Vinci Kids.

For several months, Craze has slowly started to shift away from primetime as eToonz ramped up their schedule with a dedicated live-action block. On top of that, primetime has moved to weekdays on the channel with the launch of Doodlebops: The Animated Series and Fast And The Furious: Spy Racers.

I'm not saying that Craze won't be around for the foreseeable future but would it be shocking if eMedia was slowly trying to shift their attention away from the renowned youth block and more toward eToonz and their streaming, eVOD.

Take to account, the events that occurred in April where eMedia boosts their local endeavours with the likes of Is'phindiselo, The Black Door and Isono with few international series once seen in the 8:30pm slot now viewable on eXposed.

eMovies and eMovies Extra have both recieved their fair share of new movies something e.tv has been lacking since the introduction of their local lineup as viewership on Saturday and Sunday night slots had begun to deteriorate while other areas experience growth.

Craze's demise was very much in the works I mean look at eExtra and eReality how much of the content was rebroadcast from e.tv. Turn to eMovies and eMovies Extra didn't Abominable and Doctor Strange air first on those channels before e.tv so why not eToonz.

eToonz isn't the best or the worst but performing to the level of most kids channels despite not getting as much exposure as the other e.tv channels. Let's be honest, Craze has been roaming in a similar environment as the only difference was the number of viewers obtained on a monthly basis.

 

Roundups #88: The Good Doctor Getting A Female Led Spinoff, Young Justice Reportedly Not Moving Forward At HBO Max And King Kong Series In Development For Disney+

The Good Doctor spinoff in development

ABC is developing “The Good Lawyer,” a legal spinoff of the medical drama “The Good Doctor” which stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Sean Murphy, a surgeon with autism.

“The Good Lawyer” will be introduced as a backdoor pilot during Season 6 of “The Good Doctor,” which is set to premiere in October. Sean finds himself in legal trouble and seeks the services of Joni, a twentysomething defense attorney who has OCD. Joni, relatively new to her law firm, is funny, eager, self-aware and anxious. She is a skilled lawyer and doesn’t want to be treated differently by others, though her OCD symptoms affect her personal and professional life. At one point, her firm tries to fire her, after which she is forced to threaten to sue for a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

One higher-up at the firm involved in the firing attempt is Janet, a highly-regarded attorney and partner at the firm who has represented Dr. Glassman (Richard Schiff) in several legal matters throughout the years. Glassman turns to her to represent his protégé Shaun, and when Shaun chooses Joni to represent him, the cynical Janet is forced to reconsider her assessment of Joni.

Young Justice cancelled on HBO Max

It appears that Young Justice has been canceled for the second time in its run as HBO Max is reportedly not bringing the beloved DC animated series back for season 5. August has been a turbulent month for Warner Bros. Discovery following their massive merger earlier this year. The studio made major headlines with the shocking decision to cancel HBO Max's Batgirl movie, starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon. Despite principal photography having completed in late March, Warner Bros. Discovery shelved Batgirl while also revealing plans to have HBO Max and Discovery Plus become one streaming service next summer.

With the shake-up going on, it was also revealed during the Warner Bros. Discovery earnings call that animation would be part of a "restructuring" for the new version of the studio. This put the popular series Young Justice in question regarding if it will get a season 5. Despite having already finished airing season 4, subtitled Young Justice: Phantoms, HBO Max, or Warner Bros. TV have yet to announce a renewal for the series, which originally began on Cartoon Network. Concerns have been high ever since Young Justice showrunner Greg Weisman confirmed on social media that they have yet to learn about a potential season 5.

King Kong is coming to Disney+

An iconic monster is headed to Disney+. Disney Branded Television is in very early development on King Kong (working title), a series for Disney+ tracking the original story of the famous ape. Deals have just closed for the project, from James Wan’s Atomic Monster, which would mark the first live-action series set in the Kong universe.

Written by Paper Girls creator Stephany Folsom, King Kong is a serialized action-adventure drama that brings the classic monster story into the modern age, with a return to Skull Island and the dawn of a new Kong. The series will explore the mythology of King Kong’s origin story and the supernatural mysteries of his home based on IP from Merian C. Cooper’s original books and the new King Kong novelizations by Joe DeVito.

A live-action series, King Kong Skull Island, was in development at MarVista Entertainment and IM Global Television five years ago with a different creative team, also based on Cooper’s King Kong and DeVito ArtWorks’ Skull Island, with Festa executive producing. It did not come to fruition.

Redraw Your World: Why The Cartoonito Linear Channel Will Likely Have A Silent Rollout In EMEA?

Cartoonito is a brand name used by Warner Bros. Discovery for a collection of television networks and programming blocks that target preschool-age children. Since 2021, the brand comes with original content produced under Cartoon Network Studios.

Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled plans to boost the offering of Cartoonito within the next two years but those plans could be in jeopardy. As seen in the past weeks, the company behind Cartoonito had scrapped projects some even entered post production.

On top of that, they plan to cut more content as they save up on costs. Not that Cartoonito won't have 50 titles I honestly believe they could get there but under two years does seem a bit far fetched perhaps use what little is available and the rest will follow later.

As seen in most international markets particularly Europe, Cartoonito is airing on a lot of Boomerang channels which builds onto that speculation of the phasing out of the channel as Warner Bros. Discovery hasn't done much for the brand.

Boomerang positions itself as a family channel but certain shows like Grizzy And The Lemmings and Masha And The Bear just compliment the offering seen on Cartoonito. Even the recent launches of Akissi and Legend Of Spark make the channel seem age appropriate to Cartoonito.

As seen with Redraw Your World on Cartoon Network and the phasing out of TCM with TNT I'm starting to think that maybe if Cartoonito does wind up replacing Boomerang for viewers in these regions that Warner Bros. Discovery won't make much fuss about it.

Redraw Your World may be on Cartoon Network but you still see plenty of old graphics and even when TNT replaced TCM there wasn't much variation at the time and so the idea of Boomerang folding under Cartoonito for a similar stance doesn't seem far fetched.

At launch, I'm kind of expecting Cartoonito to keep most of the content with several other shows heading to Cartoon Network or for them to keep those shows and put it in much later timeslots while use the above-mentioned shows to fill up the airtime alongside other content.