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As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime — the same name as the company’s top-tier streaming package. With the name change, the premium cable network will add select Paramount+ original series. According to Paramount, “The move aligns the brand with the Paramount+ With Showtime plan, a cornerstone integration for the streaming service, making this the first of its kind multiplatform brand that integrates streaming and linear content.” The company introduced Paramount+ With Showtime as the name of its ad-free streaming package this summer and said it would phase out the standalone Showtime streaming app around the end of 2023 and rebrand the cable network. As part of the rebrand, Showtime subscribers as of Jan. 8 will have access to new Paramount+ original series “Sexy Beast,” the upcoming second season of video game adaptation “Halo” and additional programming from Paramount+, including “Halo” Season 1,

New Year, New Movies Stunt Experience weekly cinematic thrills on TNT Africa every Saturday night in January for exclusive premieres, including Sin City, Pain & Gain, Crawl, and The Perfect Weapon. It's more than a special; it's a weekly adventure into compelling stories. Saturday, 6 January 20:00 Sin City (2005) Saturday, 13 January 20:00 Pain & Gain (2013) Saturday, 20 January 20:00 Crawl (2019) Saturday, 27 January 20:00 The Perfect Weapon (1990) Kicks & Laughs Stunt Get ready to ignite your Sundays with an adrenaline-packed kick-back session on TNT! Featuring a trio of channel premieres, including the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the exhilarating Shaolin Soccer. But that's not all – buckle up for a rollercoaster of laughter with timeless classics like The Legend of Drunken Master. Your calendars won't know what hit them! Sunday, 7 January 18:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) 20:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

SABC Education is a youth oriented brand in which the public broadcaster enlists to distribute a variety of TV based dramas and reality shows. Since 2020, it got a dedicated DTT channel which is basically "another SABC Encore" for the SABC's existing offering. During the month, SABC launched their festive pop-up channel for a second time in a row. It is basically a youth oriented version to the current Qwest TV seen on DStv with locally produced shows like Afro Cafe and Gospel Classics alongside international favourites like The Comedy Roast. As seen on the Go Digital and SABC+ platforms, the public broadcaster opted for SABC Education to promote the festivities as opposed to just spinning them off as seperate channels. With SABC Education which would most probably return earlier in the new year. Taking to account, the mess regarding the potential rollout of the public broadcaster's spinoff/competitor to SABC News, SABC Lehae . Then there's also a p

Nickelodeon is an international children's brand operated by Paramount Global that offers various TV based films, series and linear channels. Similar to DreamWorks Animation, they had been producing various streaming based content like Invader Zim: Enter The Flopus and Glitch Techs. During the month, it was revealed by news outlets that Glitch Techs and Pinky Malinky shows that were initially set to debut on linear Nickelodeon channels before getting shelved and revived exclusively for Netflix is currently on the feeds internationally particularly in Spain. Synopsis for Pinky Malinky: Pinky Malinky is a fly-on-the-wall reality show that follows the everyday life of Pinky, an infectiously positive hot dog living in a human world. With his best friends Babs and JJ by his side, Pinky reaches for the stars in the small town of Sackenhack. Through his good spirits and sausage sensibilities, Pinky proves that a "wiener" is only one small letter away from being a "WINNER

Club Penguin was a massively multiplayer online game (MMO), involving a virtual world that contained a range of online games and activities. It was created by New Horizon Interactive (now known as Disney Canada Inc.). Players used cartoon penguin-avatars and played in an Antarctic-themed open world. This game is a recreation of the beloved Club Penguin island into the Game Boy console. Have in mind this release is only a demonstration and not all rooms are available. Also no music yet. Download Now

During the week, it was learnt by news outlets that e.tv would be axing Nikiwe after its current season . After debuting earlier in the year in place of Durban Gen, the series was struggling to garner any traction as it lost 500,000 viewers just a month after its debut. e.tv failed to properly publicise the series which played a part in its downfall and in recent years this has become a norm for most local broadcasters as the channel appears to downsizing it's efforts towards their content. Smoke & Mirrors was also unveiled earlier in the year as a replacement for Imbewu and unlike Nikiwe had become a ratings success with consumers. As it served as the 4th most watched show on e.tv while Nikiwe struggled to maintain its position within the top 20 viewership. They produced a short film titled KwaNgonyama: The Movie that is slated to air on eMovies and eMovies Extra and also stream on eVOD. But eMedia Investments doesn't seem to care that much about marketing

In less than a month, Play Room has managed to add at least two series to their line-up Rastamouse and Total Dramarama . Now the channel will continue to be building up its preschool line-up with the addition of two shows, Tish Tash and Ella Bella Bingo. Tish Tash follows the adventures of a young bear called Tish, her bear family and her larger-than-life imaginary friend Tash, as they learn about the world around them. It is currently every weekday at 6:30 in place of Cocoland. It consists of 48-52 episodes each with a duration of 11 minutes. It was also viewed on CBeebies in the UK, ABC Kids in Australia and lastly EBS1 in Korea. Ella Bella Bingo follows the adventures of happy-go-lucky Ella and her friends. Each 7-minute episode is about how Ella uses her boundless creativity, infectious enthusiasm, and a never-give-up attitude to solve everyday problems in innovative ways. The Singapore based animated series will be replacing one of the few locally produced shows on

7de Laan is being replaced by a rerun During the day, it was learnt by news outlets that SABC had an outstanding debt with Danie Odendaal Productions for the last remaining episodes of 7de Laan so unless they try to try to pay the remaining amount. Danie Odendaal Productions will hold the remaining episodes. SABC 2 will be forced to end it by yesterday and not 26 December as planned. My hunch if the money isn't allocated soon they could air a past episode(s) temporarily another would be by the grace of an intellectual being pay the outstanding amount on their behalf. What is set to replace 7de Laan once it comes to an end? It's simple, SABC will be digging up their archives further bolstering the amount of repeats on their channels with Vetkoek Paleis. A classic 90s sitcom follows Frikkadel Delport who starts a take-away business when he is retrenched. In the process of finding his feet in his new venture, he appoints two staff members without really meaning to.

The Casagrandes is being revived The news was announced by WrapPRO, which profiled Netflix Animation and their current and future efforts in the space. Midway through their piece, they reveal a first look (pictured above) and confirmation that The Casagrandes Movie will be released sometime in 2024. Nickelodeon revealed that The Casagrandes Movie, a brand new film based on The Casagrandes, was in the works earlier this year. Although not much else about the movie has been said since the original announcement, Miguel Puga, a co-executive and director on Nickelodeon's hit animated series, hinted in November that production on The Casagrandes Movie had wrapped! According to WrapPRO, The Casagrandes Movie is directed by Miguel Puga and written by Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May, Lalo Alcaraz and Rosemary Contreras. The movie was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc. Spider-Man stars in a new series Spider-Man is one of the hallmarks of Marvel. Of course,