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Conspiracy Theory: The Real Reason CBS Reality Remains In The UK

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In the summer of 2019, AMC International and Paramount made a loss of £8,024,000 before tax £4,000 and a year later amidst the pandemic witnessed a small increase in an impairment charge of £8,643,000 with net assets worth £4,069,000. Earlier in the month, CBS Reality remained onboard their stable while other CBS brands like CBS Justice, CBS Drama and Horror Channel were axed for Legend, Reality Xtra and Horror Xtra as rumours swirl about the dismemberment of their partnership. As seen in their financial records in the summer of 2020, AMC International is in a loss making position with a net current liabilities of £7,178,641 (2019: £7,162,843) and negative equity of £7,178641 (2019: £905,317) with Paramount offering funding until for the rest of 2021 and discussing future prospects by the end of 2022. Taking that to account, the name change could have something to do with the reported losses and the changes could spell the dismemberment of Paramount and AMC International after 1

Why Openview Has Been Excluded From Delayed SABC Channel Expansion?

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eMedia Investments and the SABC finalised their deal for 3 additional channels one of which were SABC Sport alongside 19 radio stations in 2021. As consumers wait over a year for the two channels which are set to carry a lot of existing content there's been some speculation one of which was cleared up is SABC Education. SABC Education is a DTT channel currently seen on TelkomOne and soon on the likes of DStv and StarSat is based on the educational division formed by the SABC which is home to shows like Takalani Sesame, Matric Reloaded, Ispani, Uzalo, Geleza Nathi and 90 Plain Street. The channel has remained active as of May 2020 and used as a catch-up channel to programs currently viewed on SABC 1-3 with plans to roll out the brand onto more platforms still underway. As seen through several consumers on the Openview platform is SABC 1-3, SABC Sport alongside the 19 radio stations but SABC Education doesn't form part of the bouquet with SABC News being exclusive to DStv a

The Controversial History Of WWE's Most Prestigious Wrestlers, The Fabulous Moolah

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The Fabulous Moolah was born Mary Ellison in 1923. Born and raised in the American south, by the 1930s Ellison was attending local wrestling shows with her fatherb seeing the polarizing women of the time; Mar Young, Mildred Burke, and Cecilia Blevins. From this point on Ellison was hooked on the sport and wanted to be a star. The story that follows is one of success and triumph, but also a tale of dark secrets, drugs, and deceit. Fabulous Moolah ran the women’s wrestling world for 30 plus years, and it wasn’t always a world of glitz and glam. The wrestler Moolah and the promoter, booker, and trainer Moolah have two very different, but equally dark histories. Mary Ellison Becomes The Fabulous Moolah During the early part of Moolah’s career, she was under the tutelage of Mildred Burke and her husband Billy Wolfe. Burke and Wolfe were, at the time, the premier bookers and promoters for almost all of women’s wrestling. The Burke/Wolfe playbook also asked for their contracted talent to en

New Series Alert: As Expected, Night Of Doom To Launch On Star Life Alongside Rerun Of Made For Each Other

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Star Life, a general entertainment home to various Bollywood entertainment from StarPlus like Anupama and Not Without My Family and second English dubbed channel in Africa has picked up rights to supernatural horror, Night Of Doom (Qayamat Ki Raat) as teased last year . The series was produced by Twist Of Fate's very own Ekta Kapoor and features Karishma Tanna, Vivek Dahiya, Nirbhay Wadhwa, Saurish Singh Athwal and Madhurima Tuli. It will be the first supernatural series in a long while as the last one A Magical Love Story was launched in mid 2021. Set in the year of 1993, the story begins with a newly wedded couple, Suhasini and Mahendar going to a Ram temple at Ramnamgarh to hand over Suhasini's wedding chain to the idol of Lord Rama and receive the deity's blessings. The train stops at the station and Mahendar's loyal driver Birju comes to fetch them and to drive them till the temple. Not realising that Birju is possessed, they follow him. Suhasini and Mahendar

Celebrate Women's Month With A Marathon Of Leading Ladies On TNT Africa

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August is Women’s month and on Tuesday, 9 August, TNT has a Leading Ladies Movie Marathon, putting women’s contribution to society in the spotlight with strong stories of characters who shift the status quo. You’ll find Goldie Hawn soldiering on like no man ever could in Private Benjamin, and a young Hilary Swank meets Mr Miyagi in The Next Karate Kid. Leslie Jones, Julia Roberts and Melissa McCarthy round up some more of the actresses that personify some of film’s most powerful leading roles. Lead on, ladies, because we will follow! So tune in from 11:40 CAT and enjoy a day of celebrating TNT’s leading ladies! PUMPED UP Does the same thought cross your mind whenever you see an action movie? What on earth do I have to do to become the best like one of these guys? Build your self-confidence, focus on positive thinking, and as for your body – be happy just as you are and enjoy TNT’s Saturday special. Hollywood heavyweights Michael Jai White, Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Jean

Recommended Games #5: "I'll Be Back", The Sequel To Terminator

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The story of the game falls in line with the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day : to save the leader of the Human Resistance, John Connor, and his mother Sarah from the T-1000 , an advanced prototype Terminator bent on killing them both. The player takes the role of a T-800 Terminator cyborg, already captured and reprogrammed by the human resistance, and fights alongside them against Skynet in the year 2029. Eventually, the T-800 and John Connor penetrate Skynet's headquarters and destroy the system CPU. Discovering the time displacement equipment, the T-800 is sent back through time to John's childhood, with the mission to protect him from the T-1000 that Skynet has already sent back. In the past, John, Sarah, and the T-800 launch an attack on Cyberdyne Systems in order to prevent the development and creation of Skynet. The T-1000 catches up to the group and pursues them in a police helicopter and a liquid nitrogen truck. The T-800 is able to freeze and shatter the T-1000 wit

A Look At Returning Favourites On Disney Channel And Junior Africa - August 2022 Highlights

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Disney Channel: GHOSTFORCE NEW EPISODES Monday - Friday from 8th August at 15:15   Catch brand-new Season 2 episodes of Ghost Force with Liv, Andy and Mike who secretly formed a team of superheroes, to fight against the ghosts wreaking havoc in New York and using fear to increase their powers. In the first of the new episodes, Andy offers to watch Prof Pascal’s dog, Asta. But, preferring to go to a basketball game after all, he leaves the dog unattended in Miss Jones’s lab … Soon, Asta awakens Scream Scratch, a prankster ghost that has many tricks up its sleeve and goes after Mike’s father. Mike doesn’t dare to ask Charlie to be his date for a party at school, for he’s scared he’ll look ridiculous dancing. While fighting Creepop, a ghost that forces New Yorkers to dance relentlessly, Mike will understand that ridicule doesn’t matter as long as you have fun Catch the new episodes of Ghost Force on Monday, 8th August at 15:15 on Disney Channel. The Owl House NEW EPISODES Monday

Cartoon Network Africa's First Act To Redraw Your World - August 2022 Highlights

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GIRL POWER GO! WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE GIRLS GET GOING! This Women’s Month line-up is packed with Girl Power Go! From a crazy girl’s night out with Starfire and Raven in Teen Titans Go! to our favourite sisterhood DC Super Hero Girls, tracking a mysterious warrior, powerful women are our stars. In The Amazing World of Gumball, Anais faces her bully, and in Craig of the Creek, Kelsea takes on a terrifying quest. Stay tuned for the Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High movie, where the girls discover a new high school for villains and must rescue the students from their own fate! Get ready for this girl power stunt, only on Cartoon Network Africa. TUNE IN: Tuesday, 09 August @ 09:55 CAT BIG BLUE JOIN THE CREW AND FIND YOUR FUN-CAPTAIN There are brand-new episodes just waiting for you in Big Blue, where every day is a daring underwater adventure with siblings Lettie and Lemo and the Calypso crew. The funniest team under the sea gets carried away in August as they take

More Details On The Rumoured New SuperSport Channels On DStv

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As reported earlier today, SuperSport has begun work two more sports channels and there's not much new going onto the channels which has lately been a habit for consumers on the Access and Easyview packages seeing how affordable the offering has been lately. Affordable led to consumers missing out on several premium content most of which resided in the sports section but as seen in their annual results MultiChoice has been losing consumers on the Premium and Compact bouquet and gaining on the Family to Easyview packages. Taking that to account, is it shocking that SuperSport would further downsize their offering to consumers on the Access and if possible Easyview package. SuperSport has seen a rise in competition with the addition of SABC Sport on the Openview platform which has led several consumers to opt for free entertainment and if anything these channels could be on that platform for that particular reason. Again this is just speculation as MultiChoice might as well