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South Africa has lost another icon Award-winning South African Afro-pop singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has died, the country's culture minister announced. She had been in hospital, reportedly with liver complications, and the government had been assisting the family "for some time", Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa said. Zahara, who released five albums, won dozens of awards both local and international. In 2020, she was named in the BBC's 100 Women list. Novelas E Plus to debut a new Asian drama, 2 Good 2 Be True Eloy is a student and scam artist seeking the truth behind his father's imprisonment and Ali is a nurse working to become a doctor. Their lives intertwine when Eloy is led to a man who Ali works for. It airs daily on Novelas E Plus from 12 December at 20:40. Becky G is making waves Peacock is developing drama series Queen of Flow, a premium adaptation of Caracol Television’s Colombian

ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks comes to a close ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks has reportedly ended production. In a recent interview with Billboard, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., the son of the creator of Alvin and The Chipmunks, revealed that production on ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks officially finished "last year." ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks is currently in its fifth season on Nickelodeon channels globally, with the show being renewed for seasons six and seven in 2019. It's currently unknown whether these seasons got produced before the cancelation. Alvin and the Chipmunks was created by Bagdasarian Jr.’s father, Ross Bagdasarian Sr., in 1958 as a children’s music act. The Alvin Show began in 1961, featuring the three animated singing chipmunks — Alvin, Simon and Theodore — with sped-up voices to give them their trademark high-pitched sound. Several iterations of TV shows and films followed, including an Alvin and the Chipmunks movie in 2007 and three sequels. The c

Following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century FOX, they had been phasing out the FOX brand name across several of their properties. This has led the closure of numerous FOX channels across Europe, Africa and Asia with others being converted to Star or FX. According to the FOX Network website in Japan, FOX is set to rebrand from 1st March 2024 to DLife. The new brand will continue to provide Japanese viewers with comprehensive global entertainment content, with a focus on high-quality foreign drama, including award-winning popular series.  “Dlife” inherits the 25-year tradition of the “FOX” channel in Japan, and continues to enjoy shows such as “NCIS” and “Criminal Minds”, which continue to enjoy high ratings in the United States. Warner Bros. Discovery also trademarks a similar brand name in some countries. From long-loved series such as ``Frontline'' and ``FBI: Special Investigations Unit,'' to works that have been broadcast for the first time in Ja

The new year also makes way for a new dubbed Turkish telenovela which will start on 8 January 2024 at 17:30 on kykNET&kie (DStv channel 145).  Moederhart tells the story of three sisters and their brother - Zeynep, Emre, Cemre and Aysun - who, together with their mother, Nefise, are left in poverty after the sudden death of their father. As a single mother, Nefise often feels powerless, but with the help of a family member, she starts working for a rich family in a mansion. The house is owned by Muzaffer and his brother, Onur, who also run a company together.  To help her family, Zeynep starts working for Ahmet, who is in love with her. During a business meeting, Zeynep meets Onur, causing a complicated love triangle between the three. In another twist, Muzaffer begins to develop feelings for Nefise, but Emre does not approve of their relationship. Will love win in the end for this mother and daughter?  Moederhart's original Turkish title is Kanatsiz Kuslar and the series was f

During the year, Telemundo halted further production of newer content resulting in more rebroadcast for consumers. This was due to changing legislation in countries like Cameroon and Uganda which imposed anti-gay laws across linear channels which results in fines and revoking of licence. Game Of Lies was initially set to be broadcast sometime in 2023 before it was delayed to early 2024. This would be the channel's first original show in over a year as the latter such as Nurses came from Colombia's RCN Television and Cennet: The Power Of Destiny from Turkey's ATV. Game Of Lies (Juego De Mentiras) follows Cesar Ferrer whose wife disappears. As he becomes the prime suspect of her possible murder, he takes the investigation in his own hands and fights to keep custody of his daughter. The series was broadcast in the United States earlier in the year. It starred Arap Bethke as César Ferrer, Altaír Jarabo as Camila del Río, María Elisa Camargo as Adriana Molina, Ro

After its closure in the UK , as AMC Networks International is streamlining/strengthening their portfolio. It had been mentioned by one of AMC Networks International regional managers that CBS Reality will stop airing in Czech Republic and Slovakia from 31 December 2023. According to sources, AMC Networks International is looking to discontinue more of these channels in other countries. But they didn't disclose which feeds would be affected by these changes or how long the remaining CBS channels would reside across Europe. Not long ago, AMC Networks International halted further original productions from CBS Reality in Poland . It was also mentioned that the channel will continue to operate in the market and the same might be said about the feeds in Africa following its recent expansion to StarSat . Following AMC Networks International's removal of CBS brand name in the linear offering in the UK. It had been long speculated that they look to duplicating this in ot

Whether it’s TV marathons, family gatherings or much-needed solo time, there’s plenty to do in December.   Add reconnecting to – or signing up for – DStv Access to your to-do list and stand a chance to win one of 100 shopping vouchers valued at R5000. Be sure to pay your subscription before 17 December and add some pizzazz to your festive budget.   But that’s not the only reason to stay connected this festive: from shows to keep the little ones occupied, to the most heart-stopping of sports documentaries, we’re making sure that entertainment is one less thing for you to worry about.   “This year we have continually aimed to delight our customers on Access. They have enjoyed the launch of the PlayRoom channel for kids, key matches during the Rugby and Cricket World Cups and so much more. We’ll keep rewarding our customers on Access this festive season, as we are through bringing ESPN1,” says Yatish Narsi, Chief Marketing Officer at MultiChoice South Africa. “For even more wa

Skeem Saam is being repositioned Entertainment commentator, Mlu reports that the SABC1 soapie, Skeem Saam will be changed from 18:30 slot to 19:30 from 2024. The soapie will be competing with e.tv’s most-watched soapie Scandal!, and Mzansi Magic’s latest telenovela, My Brother’s Keeper. Viewers of the youth soapie are concerned the show will lose viewers as Scandal! owns the timeslot with an average of 5 million viewers per month and continuously changes storylines. A fan-favourite is coming back to Star Life The Evil Eye follows Mohana, a 250-year-old Daayan, lives off of humans' life-force to stay young. However, when she sets her evil eye on the Rathod family, trouble and misfortune follow them everywhere. It dwells on family, drama, romance, supernatural and horror. It will broadcast on 18 December replacing Mismatched. Nikiwe is getting canned on e.tv "The show launched in April 2023 and filled the 18:30 slot. Unfortunately, the show has not continued to deliver antici

During the week, Play Room broadcast the first season to Total Dramarama currently viewed on Teletoon in Canada and various Cartoon Network feeds in other countries. It sets as another prequel to the Total Drama franchise and also crosses over to 6teen. Total Dramarama re-introduces some of the original "Total Drama" characters in an alternate universe where they are aged down from teenagers to toddlers, being taken care of by Chef Hatchet. Each episode features dream sequences, visual jokes, confessionals, and flashbacks. Produced by Corus Entertainment and Fresh TV Inc., it debuted by September 2018 and spawned over 3 seasons with a total of 152 episodes each consisting of 11 minutes. Play Room will distribute them as half hour episodes basically making it only 76 episodes. Total Dramarama airs on weekdays at 17:00 a timeslot that was once reserved for Nickelodeon's live-action series Henry Danger moves to 16:30 while Game Shakers' will only air at 16:00 with Sanjay