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What To Expect On Nick Jr. Global In October 2022?

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Paw Patrol: Two-week Full Channel Take Over & Premieres When: 07/05/2022 – 08/05/2022 Premiere Ep: #201 When: 14/05/2022 – 15/05/2022 When: 01/10/2022 - 14/10/2022 Premiere Ep: #202 Premiere Episode: #906, 821-824, 826, 905, 907-908 Slot: Everyday When: 21/05/2022 – 22/05/2022 Themed Stunt Time: 08:15am/pm; 02:15am/pm Premiere Ep: #203 Premiere Time: 10:30am/pm, 04:30am/pm Slot: Saturday-Sunday Time: 17:10,20:45(CET) *each premiere will have a themed stunt before it for a duration of two hours, please see excel highlights for exact info Anna & Friends: New Episodes Premiere: 17/10/2022 – 31/10/2022* Episodes: #139-160 Slot: Monday-Friday Time: 06:15am, 11:10am/pm, 18:10pm *will continue in November Blaze and the Monster Machines: New Episodes When: 07/05/2022 – 08/05/2022 Premiere Ep: #201 Premiere: 17/10/2022 – 21/10/2022 When: 14/05/2022 – 15/05/2022 Premiere Ep: #202 Episodes: #620-624 Slot: Monday-Friday When: 21/05/2022 – 22/05/2022 Time: 08:45am/p

Roundups #95: Cartoon Network Africa Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Lego Monkie Kid, Desperate Housewives Now Drug Dealers Race Against Time On e.tv Nurses Returns For A Second Season On Telemundo Africa

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More Lego action coming to Cartoon Network Last month, Cartoon Network entered a new era with Redraw Your World which was greeted by two CN Movies Hotel Transylvania and The Angry Birds Movie now the channel will be welcoming its first series to the new era, Lego Monkie Kid. The tale begins when an ordinary boy, Monkie Kid, finds Monkey King's legendary staff, and he becomes the chosen one. Together with his brave and loyal friends, Monkie Kid begins his quest to stop the Demon Bull King and his army of Bull Clones from taking over the city. The series is set to air in the coming month on Cartoon Network. Housewives making its linear debut on e.tv e.tv has released a new locally-produced drama series, HouseWives, on its eVOD service last year with the story that revolves around desperate housewives starting a drug cartel that unspooled on its video streaming offering first. HouseWives - produced by The Milton Empire (TME) with Siphosethu Tshapu as executive producer, Sipho

The Twisted Origin Story Of RealityXtra

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RealityXtra is a European based channel owned by AMC International in partnership with Paramount serving as an extra by name to CBS Reality as its lineup is filled with content once seen by its predecessor CBS Drama. The channel was brought in at the time AMC International had begun reviewing their offering in various markets and as seen with RealityXtra it's nothing like the sister channel CBS Reality as it's funneled with scripted content like CSI: Miami, Bosch, Charmed and Touched By An Angel. Almost as if they were kind of rushing the introduction of RealityXtra and I know most of its existence should be coming from CBS Drama as AMC International had chosen it to replace the channel but what if I had to say that the channel shares a close connection to CBS Reality. CBS Reality (known as Reality TV) was launched back in 2002 as part of a joint venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision in the UK and after 4 years got an additional channel, Reality Extra and although many be

From Lifetime To fliekNET: A Look At Various Channel Changes On MultiChoice's DStv + Possible Future Channel Closures

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2022 has proven to be a dramatic year on cable as MultiChoice has seen a shed of various channels from Russia Today's blackout to the carriage feud with eMedia Investments over their 4 TV channels we look at the list of channels that went off air during the year. Terminations Tellytrack - February 2022 Supplemented with Racing240 Russia Today - March 2022 eAfrica - March 2022 Lifetime - May 2022 ITV Networks - June 2022 Supplemented with Hilaal TV fliekNET - July 2022 Supplemented with kykNET Zhejiang TV - July 2022 Supplemented with CCTV-4 and KIX CMC TV - July 2022 Supplemented with CCTV-4 and KIX New channels Racing240 - January 2022 Replacement for Tellytrack DreamWorks - March 2022 Replacement for eToonz supposedly Hilaal TV - June 2022 Replacement for ITV Networks NHK World-Japan - July 2022 INX Prime - August 2022 Movie Room - August 2022 Replacement for eMovies and eMovies Extra supposedly Possible/rumoured terminations with estimatio

CBS Justice May Not Be The Only Channel Out For The Count On DStv Even These Two Channels Are Likely To Get Chopped Across Africa

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During the past week, I shared my suggestions on CBS Justice as AMC International review their offering across various regions which has led to the reduction or discontinuation of several channels. As seen in these regions, these changes include several other brands namely CBS Reality and JimJam. CBS Reality is a factual entertainment channel home to various unscripted content like Judge Judy, Cheaters, Animal Hoarding, Hardcore Pawn and Women On The Force and as seen in other regions crime shows like Forensic Files, Killer Siblings and The Real Prime Suspect. The longest I've watched this channel practically anything with the CBS brand you notice the repetitive nature and I know this is common in most markets but the channel is funneled with too much old programming which is often the reason a channel's lifespan is cut short. JimJam seems to be lurking in the shadows of these two as the preschool brand has seen themselves get a variety of content which date back to 4-8

What To Expect On Da Vinci Kids Africa In October 2022?

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Kids Programmes Yoko — PREMIERE 52 x 11 mins From October 8th – Saturdays & Sundays 09:00 Oto, Mai and Vik meet in the Park to play games with the magical Yoko. Hogie the Globehopper — PREMIERE  52 x 11 mins From October 15th – Saturdays & Sundays 10:00 A curious tree frog named Hogie and his friends travel the world, meeting children of different cultures and exploring the lifestyle and the traditions of the countries they are visiting. Continuing Kids Programmes Detention Adventure — NEW EPISODES Mondays & Tuesdays 16:35 Three brainy friends and the school bully set out to uncover the hidden lab of Alexander Graham Bell. To do so, they must get themselves thrown into detention and find the entrance to a labyrinth of trap-laden tunnels protecting the fabled hidden room. Gaming Show (In My Parents’ Garage) — NEW EPISODES Wednesdays & Thursdays 16:05 Jesse, Julia and Ian have turned their love of video games into a popular web series. From Jesse's tri

What To Expect On Curiosity Channel Africa In October 2022?

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SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS Asteroid Rush New 2-Part Special Premieres 03 October 2022 CAT: 21h00 and 22h00 Episodes: 2 x 60 mins Every day, hundreds of asteroids fall towards Earth. Small asteroids cause no harm, but large asteroids can have major consequences. There is no doubt that a killer asteroid will one day cross paths with the Earth...and that we will need to be ready to act. Knowing this, the world’s space agencies have set up specialist departments for detecting and exploring asteroids. For the first time in history, they are even planning on changing an asteroid’s orbit to protect the planet. Will we be able to avoid global catastrophe? The countdown has begun. Engineering the Future S2 New Series Premieres 10 October 2022 CAT: 21h00 and 22h00 Episodes: 6 x 60 – ends 07 November 2022 Narrated by David Oyelowo, this ground-breaking engineering series explores the spectacular technologies that could revolutionize life as we know it. From the metaverse to perpetual power,

TNets Strategy Comes Into Focus With Lower-Cost, Mass-Appeal Shows As New Chief Kathleen Finch Meets With Creative Community

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There probably has been no other division of WarnerMedia more impacted by the Discovery merger than the TNets, which consist of TNT, TBS and TruTV. In the span of a couple of months after the transaction was completed, they got new leadership, with Discovery’s Kathleen Finch adding them to her portfolio, while the previous toppers exited: General Manager Brett Weitz, SVP Original Programming Adrienne O’Riain, and unscripted chief Corie Henson. The new owners quickly scrapped or ended scripted series such as Chad, Snowpiercer and Kill the Orange Bear, cut a number of unscripted series such as the already completed The Big D, and let go a number of big-ticket development. As the dust has started to settle, Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group, Warner Bros. Discovery, recently made an outreach to talent agencies and producers, laying out her plans for what original programming on the TNets will look like going forward. In response to a request for comment on tha

StarSat To Offer More Dubbed Entertainment In Various African Languages

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Satellite pay-TV provider StarSat has announced it is doubling down on dubbing foreign telenovelas into Zulu and other indigenous South African languages. This comes after eMedia’s E-tv and Openview platforms saw success dubbing Turkish telenovelas into Afrikaans. “Telenovelas continue dominating global television viewing, proving one of the most powerful entertainment genres in modern-day television and on-demand subscription viewing,” StarSat stated. It said telenovelas are distinct from soap operas. “Unlike soapies that go on seemingly forever, the running time of telenovelas averages around 120 episodes,” said StarSat. “Whereas soapies can go on for decades, telenovelas usually run between six months and a year.” Another key difference is that soap operas often appeal to women, whereas telenovelas are more family orientated, with some exceptions, StarSat said. StarSat launched its Midrand dubbing studios in 2021 with the objective to adapt its best-performing telenovelas