Recap To The Year: Roekeloos Dade To Rollout On eExtra, Now Titled Annekan Die Swa Kry

Few months ago, eMedia Investments unveiled several upcoming attractions for their platforms including Ramo, Om Elke Draai and ahead of its debut on eExtra Die Put S3 on eVOD. Joining the lineup is Hart Van Goud also on eExtra and Doodsondes S5 on e.tv.

During the week, eMedia Investments unveiled the highly anticipated Turkish drama Hayat Sarkisi based on the Korean drama Flames Of Dire. The series was first announced as Roekeloos Dade but will now go under go under Annekan Die Swa Kry once it replaces #DisComplicated on eExtra.

Born and raised in Işıklar Village near Mudanya, Bayram and his only friend Salih, who was his blood brother while growing up, engage their children Melek and Kerim at a young age in order to bind a conflict between them sweetly, and they continue to live in different cities until the children grow up and reach the age of marriage.

Having two children, Bayram does not forget his promise, even though he developed his business in Istanbul where he settled with his family and made a great fortune. He takes his young son Kerim with him on the day he graduated from university and knocks on the door of Salih, who lives with his two daughters, Hülya and Melek in Işıklar Village. Salih is also loyal to his promise and they finalize the wedding decision of the children with the arrival of Bayram.

However, the children of both families have established a life of their own over the past years and have turned towards different loves and goals. Although young people make decisions about this compulsory marriage among themselves and relax with the solutions they find; Hulya's plans, which they did not take into account at all, have already been put into effect.

Annekan Die Swa Kry stars Burcu Biricik as Hülya Çamoğlu Cevher, Birkan Sokullu as Kerim Cevher, Tayanç Ayaydın as Hüseyin Cevher, Ecem Özkaya as Melek Çamoğlu Cevher, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan as Bayram Cevher, Seray Gözler as Süheyla Cevher and Deniz Hamzaoğlu as Kaya.

As seen through various platforms, Annekan Die Swa Kry replaces #DisComplicated from April 26 with Hart Van Goud replacing Verdeelde Liefde from April 4 with Die Put returning for a third season after Die Vertroueling in May.

Important Notice: The Estate, Skeem Saam, Uzalo And Generations Will Stop Airing On SABC 2 By The End Of March, To Be Replaced By Judge Jerry And More Repeats

Last year, the public broadcaster announced plans to restructure their offering one of which included the distribution of repeats. For decades, shows like Uzalo and 7de Laan have been viewed on multiple channels now the plan is to limit the offering on a single brand.

This means if The Estate airs on SABC 3 it can only be found on the exact channel or SABC+ if you miss out on previous episodes or a whole week. As advised few months prior these changes would take effect between now to April 2023 or in this case, SABC 2.

As of now, Skeem Saam, Generations: The Legacy, The Estate and Uzalo are airing in the 11:30 to 13:30 slot. From Monday 3 April, those shows will be replaced with rebroadcasts of Daddy Steps, Voetspore and Forever Young with other attractions such as Judge Jerry.

For those not familiar with the former eExtra program, Judge Jerry sees the former talk show host Jerry Springer put his law degree to use, hearing real cases and rendering verdicts in a TV courtroom. It ran for three seasons with its final season dating back to 2022.

Interesting to note, only SABC 2 will be the first to make these adjustments as SABC 1 and 3 still offer criss cross meaning consumers will have to wait a while longer till 7de Laan stops airing on SABC 3. Just curious what repeats will occupy these slots.

In other developments, it seems like e.tv is throwing in the towel and letting bygones be bygones as they picked up rights to SABC 1's uBettina Wethu also seen on BET alongside another original offering from the public broadcaster, Takalani Sesame.

Major Development Alert (Not April Fools): Takalani Sesame + uBettina Wethu + Housewives + Nikiwe + Ebumnyameni (RUMOUR) Coming Soon To e.tv

In 2021, SABC and eMedia Investments expanded their partnership to include SABC's 19 radio stations and the addition of SABC Sport which currently serves as the top 10 channels on Openview. It's clear now that the red brand had more up their sleeves aside from channels.

As noted, eMedia Investments on top of serving as an arch rival to the SABC will also be distributing selected content from the public broadcaster, Takalani Sesame and uBettina Wethu. They've been doing that with M-Net but it's more shocking in these circumstances.

Out of all shows, why did it have to be uBettina Wethu which is currently on SABC 1 with the channel set to rebroadcast the first season as if consumers haven't seen it already. Takalani Sesame is still present on SABC why play second fiddle to competition.

Most of the channel is local at this point and these shows are probably one way to improve the local quota particularly on the kiddies section following the demise of Craze's local youth offering Shiz Niz, Sistahood, Craze World Live and Frenzy.

uBettina Wethu follows the story of a naïve rural girl who gets a job working for one of Johannesburg's most eligible bachelors. As mentioned, SABC is currently on its third season with e.tv serving as the SABC Encore of the SABC with a first season.

Takalani Sesame is an educational show for preschoolers or local version of Sesame Street where viewers can learn about words, numbers and embrace their creative spirit. It features muppet based characters such as Neno, Grover, Kupukeji, Moshe, Zikwe, and Zuzu.

Both shows make their highly anticipated premiere on Monday 10 April. Isono is ending next month so uBettina Wethu takes up it's timeslot 20:30 while Takalani Sesame comes up 6 hours early being 14:30.

In other developments, Housewives is set to a make a comeback weekly at 10pm after its sudden disappearance from the short-lived Sunday Night Series slot. Nikiwe is set to replace Durban Gen later in the month.

As for Imbewu, I'm told that a new show possibly titled Ebumnyameni will replace the telenovela later in that month as well - nothing is confirmed as yet. Of course, this could be the project starring Zuko Nodada as she's filming an unknown project for the brand.

Recap To Last Year: WWE Network Fails To Launch On Showmax, DStv Channel 128 Remains Active In The African Market

Last year, SuperSport and the WWE extended their partnership with the world's biggest wrestling promotion which would see the WWE Network fold under Showmax as seen in Indonesia, Phillipines, Australia and India which have all terminated the brand.

SuperSport would continue to offer Raw, SmackDown, NXT and premium live PPVs across their platforms. As for the WWE Channel, that's expected to continue running on channel 128 but would it be shocking if it didn't considering it was never mentioned earlier.

Vince McMahon, the founder of WWE has been exploring a potential sale of the brand for several months and had recieved a number of potential buyers at the time including Comcast (NBCUniversal), Disney, Amazon and the Saudis apparently.

If you view this from a logical perspective, I can see why this deal was put on hold. If you take to account, the mentioned potential buyers at the time such as Disney. They probably wouldn't want to bundle WWE on Showmax especially if Disney+ already exists.

Although a buyer has yet to be announced, I can see imagine how WWE would operate under the Disney tile. They'd probably scrap SuperSport's WWE and merge it with ESPN meaning in order to view further content particularly archived you'd need ESPN+.

As mentioned, Showmax's deal with WWE does come off as suspicious if you take the following to account:

WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and MultiChoice today announced a major broadcast partnership that will see Showmax – the leading streaming service available in the region – become the new home of WWE Network in Africa.

The partnership incorporates all WWE Premium Live Events, including WrestleMania®, as well as WWE Network’s vast library of original and archived programming available to stream on-demand.

Additionally, SuperSport, the sport broadcasting subsidiary of video entertainment platform MultiChoice, will continue to broadcast live weekly episodes of Raw®, SmackDown® and NXT® as well as all of WWE’s Premium Live Events in a multi-year extension.

Although, MultiChoice mentions that the WWE Channel would remain onboard I find it hard to believe. Yes this channel brings the consumers and revenue but why not mention such a brand in early press statements when expanding this deal to Showmax.

Even more reasons to suspect the possible demise of channel 128 would be Showmax. Notice how they mention "WWE Network’s vast...archived programming" but SuperSport only references "live weekly episodes of Raw®, SmackDown®...WWE’s Premium Live Events.

Most people grew fond of this channel so maybe WWE Channel would be supplemented by another brand that could fill up the void and probably be WWE savvy but there's always chances that this could be nothing at this point.

To Celebrate The Launch Of Cartoonito, Regular Nick & Insidus Games Presents The Classic Toon Cup Now Downloadable On Android Devices Alongside The Premieres Of Junior And Craig Of The Creek S4 On Cartoon Network Africa

Boomerang Africa rebranded to Cartoonito Africa on Saturday, 25 March, with the best of Boomerang with more laughs, more adventures and more friends.

There’s still plenty of room for long-time Boomerang favourites like Zig & Sharko, Mr Bean, Masha and the Bear, Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes Cartoons to shine alongside newer friends such as Dino Ranch, Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go and Lucas the Spider. Cartoonito Africa brings them together – while adding brand-new shows like Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders and Interstellar Ella – just for starters - offering a wider variety of programmes filled with new friends, trusted fun and extraordinary adventures for the whole family to enjoy.

For more details on what to expect later in the month on Cartoonito: click here

HIGHLIGHTS FOR CARTOON NETWORK:

JUNIOR

Mikako Mayhem

Mikako, Africa, is home to Junior, an amazingly resourceful 10-year-old boy who always has a thousand and one remarkable ways to solve everyday problems – though some of his solutions just create new problems! His favourite phrase? “It wasn’t me, honest!”. Junior always has a reason, a totally improbable “how-what-why” story. However, having brilliant ideas is one thing - putting them into practice is another!  And that’s where the problems usually begin…

PREMIERE:        Monday, 3 April @ 17:00 CAT
TUNE IN:            Mondays – Fridays at 17:00 CAT

CRAIG OF THE CREEK – S4

Kids Rule!

Craig and his two best friends, Kelsey and JP, are always going on adventures in the untamed suburban wilderness known as the Creek - a kid utopia where tribes of children rule over tree forts and bike ramps. In this season’s new episodes, a rainy day of board games turns into an epic gaming challenge, a hike to a secret waterfall creates an unexpected friendship with former enemies referred to as Champions of The Other Side of the Creek and a dangerous staring contest with a prize at stake will animate Craig’s adventurous life in the Creek.

PREMIERE: Monday, 17 April at 15:15 CAT
TUNE IN: Mondays – Fridays at 15:15 CAT

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Recap To The Week: The Real Housewives Is Becoming A Cinematic Universe On DStv

The Real Housewives Of Johannesburg, The Real Housewives Of Cape Town, The Real Housewives Of Durban and these are just some of the few reiteration to the popular Bravo franchise seen across various M-Net channels through the DStv platform.

During the week, MultiChoice and NBCUniversal unveiled another Housewives instalment for the kykNET channel titled Die Real Housewives Van Die Winelands which will basically follow the hustle of various women in a certain geographical area.

It will follow the champagne catfights and soirée-filled social circles of a new group of Afrikaans-speaking women, all living and gossiping in South Africa's famed Cape winelands region around Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek, known for its "old money" and its centuries-old, multi-million rand family-owned wine estates.

According to kykNET, the Cape winelands offer "wealth, vineyards and wine" but it is also here where the tongues are wagging in the high-society social circles over the latest and never-ending gossip in the region over the ins and outs of this conspicuously wealthy community.

But that's not what's got me hooked personally I don't watch it not that it's bad or anything but everyone has their own preference which is the case here as MultiChoice has been dishing out more and more housewives adaptions across their platforms.

It had sort of got me thinking, could it be that M-Net may rollout a standalone channel featuring these local variations alongside the international components which have been gracing our screens for several decades I mean the idea wouldn't seem far fetched at this point.

WWE has got a dedicated channel why not The Real Housewives I mean M-Net has got too much of this content on their plate already that I doubt a lot of consumers particularly those into such content will be able to keep up to all these variations.

Just like WWE, my hunch for this channel would be that content that was probably not accessible on DStv would be found here while the fresh local offering will serve as rebroadcasts or simultaneous premieres I can see only of those options working.

On top of these instalments across DStv, we would also be getting doccies or behind the scene type programming. I mean after seeing brands like SuperSport Schools build their offering from various SuperSport channels the idea doesn't seem far fetched.

Curious as to how long it will be till MultiChoice announce the launch of The Real Housewives Channel. I mean hey they've found new ways of distributing repeats and making them knowledgeable to more consumers this case wouldn't be any different.

New Series Alert: Your Love Is My Fortune Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

Natalia Robles is a morally flawless woman who has been married to Adrián Cantú for the past twenty years, which she has devoted body and soul to ensuring her family's wellbeing. Our story begins at her twentieth anniversary party, where Andrea and Regina, her daughters, Adrián's lover Verónica, who is also Natalia's best friend and the girlfriend of Adrián's partner, Mario, are present, alongside their closest group of friends.

Adrian and Veronica have hatched a plan to flee on the same day of the celebration and once they have swindled the clients of the real estate agency of which Adrian, Veronica and Mario are partners.

Natalia collapses when she discovers that she has been betrayed, but she must also immediately solve her financial situation since Adrián has left her broke; she is devastated and resolves to rise again from the debris to help her daughters get ahead.

In a poor Mexico City neighborhood, Vicente Ramírez grieves the terrible loss of Lucía, his wife and mother of his only son Benjamín. The couple had achieved their dream of owning their own home, which they are still paying for. Little Benjamín becomes mute as a result of the impact of his mother's death. Vicente is a kind and sensitive man who has taken care of his family's financial stability: Doña Magos, his grandmother; Juan Gabriel and Pepe Pepe, his younger brothers.

The lives of Natalia and Vicente come together when he and the other creditors come to the real estate company to claim the money that was swindled from them. Natalia representing her husband, together with Mario, plead for time for them to be able to compensate the financial damage.

Natalia is left with only one house in a popular neighborhood where she must move in with her daughters. When she arrives, she finds out that Vicente is the supposed owner of the house, since he signed an invalid sales contract, which makes Natalia the real owner. Vicente refuses to receive them and Natalia, without hesitating, moves into the house that both will now share with their respective families, causing conflicts between the characters due to social and cultural differences.

Living together brings Natalia and Vicente closer. Without realizing it, he has fallen in love with the righteousness, tenacity, strength, decision, tenderness and kindness that she has displayed, especially with her son Benjamín; little by little Natalia will discover that after all the pain and sadness she has gone through, she is ready to give herself a second chance, and this time it will be with Vicente. Olga, who only wants to fulfill her whim of marrying him, hates Natalia and stirs up strong intrigues that separate them.

After overcoming adversity, our protagonists will confirm that real fortune is to be found in love.

Based on the Colombian telenovela La Quiero A Morir, Your Love Is My Fortune (Mi Fortuna Es Amarte) debuted on Las Estrellas from 8 November 2021 to 13 March 2022. Accumulating a total of 92 episodes, the series stars Susana González and David Zepeda.

The series debuts 29 May 2023 on TLNovelas (DStv 133). Ahead of its debut, the channel will rollout the classic series, Rubi.

New Series Alert: VanG Born Explorer: India Coming Soon To People's Weather

People's Weather, Africa's first and only 24/7 weather, environmental news and lifestyle channel. Striving to make Africa's nature more inclusive for all will be rolling out a new wilderness series from April 14 (or 10th), VanG Born Explorer: India.

VanG (full name Mathieu Van Goethem) journeys through all corners of the globe in search of fascinating, unique, rare wildlife and culture. Immerse yourself in an adventure that will take you all over the place.

Based in Cape Town, the Belgium filmmaker, conversationalist and nature guide expert operates a free online company, MatVanGeo. Raising awareness about environmental issues and stories and also documenting his adventures.

VanG has worked with a number of talents including Moonchild Sanelisiwe, Musgrave, Chad da Don, David Moscow, Graeme Swanepoel, Marty Bleazard, Noni Ndlamini, Mark Linfield & Vanessa Berlowitz.

As seen on various platforms, his new series VanG Born Explorer: India will air either on April 14 or 10 in the 18:30 timeslot. For further details an accurate launch date, consult the channel in discussion, People's Weather or browse your TV Guide closer to that period.

Why eVOD Ranks As The Best Alternative For eExtra's Kuiertyd?

A few days ago, a source had mentioned that Soete Wraak currently seen on eVOD would be launching on eExtra in the coming days and this was after the channel announced the launches of new series Hart Van Goud and Roekeloos Dade.

eMedia Investments has piled up their eVOD streaming service with four yet-to-be-seen developments for eExtra including Om Elke Draai, Chrysalis and Ramo with Die Put being one of the brand's longest running action series is currently on its third season.

Aside from kykNET, eMedia Investments has been having a bit of rivalry amongst their portfolio or in this case eVOD and eExtra. As seen already, consumers on the app are currently streaming the third season of Die Put with potential spoilers ahead of its launch on eExtra.

While as consumers viewing on eExtra are enjoying an even wider offering of fresh shows such as Elif and soon to exiting Verdeelde Liefde, #DisComplicated and Die Vertroueling. Other shows joining the lineup include Kurt En Shura and e.tv's Daai Crazy Somer.

The downside for eExtra particularly without eVOD is that these shows are arranged in particular hours of day and when load shedding hits sometimes even with rebroadcasts you're screwed as opposed to the streamer where you can view it anywhere at anytime.

Another aspect is that with streaming is the lack of censorship. I mean shows like Die Vertroueling and Die Put are confined to the nighttime while as eVOD gives you an option to watch these series in any hour of the day even with load shedding you could still find time.

I'm not saying eVOD is #1 as you have these shows on ePlesier similar to eExtra viewable at anytime. But considering this is a rival platform, the shows in question for eExtra are viewed firsthand meaning just like Die Put you're at risk of spoilers.

On top of that the platform has a tendency of signing you out no matter how frequent of a consumer you are as opposed to eExtra's current platform, Openview where you can experience signal loss but won't need to constantly log on to browse shows.

At this point, the only thing eExtra is good for at the moment is giving these shows more exposure and one way to better promote the vast offering seen on eVOD other than it's mostly rebroadcasts from the streamer or other platforms.