Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

Based on the award-winning scrapbook-style middle-grade book series by author Amy Ignatow, Popularity Papers follows middle-school besties Julie and Lydia as they seek to demystify one of life’s greatest questions: what makes someone popular? Every social experiment they test out comes with unexpected lessons about the value of friendship, kindness, and confidence, helping guide our characters through the struggles of middle school with humour and heart. Popularity Papers is a single-camera, live-action comedy series (26 x 30′) adapted for the screen by Corus Media-backed Aircraft Pictures ( Roxy Hunter , Bruno & Boots franchises), the Oscar-nominated producers behind The Breadwinner, and Emmy-nominated production company WexWorks Media. On top of the financial participation of the Canada Film Fund, BBC Studios co-funds and handles the international distribution rights for the show. The series currently airs on YTV in Canada and is also slated to debut on Nickelodeon ac

UKTV today announced its intention to launch 'U' next year - a new masterbrand that will unite its family of free-to-air channels and its free streaming service. Launching in Summer 2024, the move will see its current streaming service UKTV Play transition to U and UKTV's family of free-to-air channels will become U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&YESTERDAY and U&W. Penny Brough, UKTV's Chief Marketing Officer, said: For 30 years, UKTV has had shows that people are passionate about - crime, drama, witty comedy and more - but until now it's felt disconnected. We want to make sure our audiences can enjoy the full value of our free and wonderfully diverse offer, so we're making it easier for them to navigate. U is the glue that enables us to do this: it means we go to market with a bold, simple and distinctive identity for our streaming service. U makes it easy for people to connect the dots between the streaming service and our family of TV channels -

People's Weather is travelling to Zambia People's Weather, an environmental and wildlife channel currently viewed on DStv and Openview had announced the launch of a new documentary Guardian Of The Forest from Tuesday 5 December. Explore how the magnificent Luangwa Valley in Zambia is working to protect its forests, biodiversity and livelihoods. With investable carbon offsets, the Luangwa Valley is making Africa shine by helping save the planet by reducing emissions through the proper management of forests, surrounding communities and their interaction with nature.  Star Life is giving the run-around During the month, Star Life was initially slated to launch the supernatural drama Divya Drishti but to many viewers surprise the current rebroadcast to A Magical Love Story would take up its timeslot daily at 23:00 with repeats still at 17:00. Through an updated EPG, Divya Drishti is anticipated to replace Mismatched at 22:00 from Sunday 24 December - exa

UK agency Bulldog Licensing (Sesame Street, Care Bears) has come on board to oversee consumer products in the region for Banijay Kids & Family’s Totally Spies! franchise just months ahead of the brand’s series reboot (26 x 22 minutes, pictured) premiering on France’s Gulli and Discovery Kids Latin America.  Targeting six- to nine-year-olds, the 2D-animated series was greenlit in 2022, and Warner Bros. Discovery has also picked it up to launch next year on Cartoon Network (US) and Max (EMEA) . Totally Spies! originally debuted in 2001 on ABC Family (now Freeform) in the US and ran for six seasons until 2013. The anime-inspired toon about three female teens balancing spy missions and high school drama has since been sold into 220 territories and is currently available in 60 languages.  Over the years, the brand has built and maintained a strong digital presence on YouTube, where 351 million hours of episodes have been streamed, according to Banijay.  Given the original series’ cult f

From 31 December 2023, Regular Nick: Games and Insidus Plus will cease to exist as the latter will be refolded under Insidus. We are looking to promote content that not only attract our local readers but those staying abroad. This is something we've been looking to do for a while now and we thank our readers for supporting these brands. Here's some Q&A's 1. When will Regular Nick: Games and Insidus Plus shut down? From 31 December 2023, the site could remain active for another three months. 2. What will happen to the content on Regular Nick: Games and Insidus Plus? We are backing up content from Insidus Plus and will roll them out shortly as for Regular Nick: Games we are looking to reboot this area. For those worried about losing out on content, just to let you know we will be rolling out Insidus Collection which will feature various content from both brands including unreleased. 3. What will happen to the pages of Regular Nick: Games and Insidus Plus thr

During the day, it was reported that MultiChoice and Disney would be adding the US sports channel ESPN 1 to its R129 per month DStv Access package . It was previously only available on the R449-a-month Compact package or higher which concide with the addition of NWTV. Since Openview's inception, it served as a rival brand to DStv's existing offering with general entertainment channels like eReality and eSeries, lifestyle brands like People's Weather and The Home Channel+ and Bollywood entertainment from Star Life and Zee One. They had also garnered popularity from SABC Sport which serves as one of the top 10 most watched channels on the Openview platform. In previous years, Access served as somewhat of an underling to the freemium platform as it lacked a worthy advisory to the current offering. Despite offering more channels there wasn't noteworthy content on the bouquet and in recent years MultiChoice had started to catch-up with eMedia Investments. Zee

MultiChoice has announced that it is adding the US sports channel ESPN 1 to its R129 per month DStv Access package. DStv Access customers will have access to the channel starting 1 December 2023. It was previously only available on the R449-a-month Compact package or higher. ESPN focuses on US sports like basketball, American football, and baseball, giving fans of these sports in South Africa a significantly lower entry point to watch them. Popular competitions include the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL). “We continue to monitor viewership trends and are thrilled to be adding ESPN 1 for our DStv Access customers,” said Marc Jury, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa. “This announcement is our way of rewarding our loyal customers with a wider catalogue of entertaining content to choose from,” he added. “We are also excited that this move will also give sports fans out there looking to get more, for less, an opportunity to stay in th

TNT Africa, an official partner of Warner Bros. 100 Years, proudly presents a captivating documentary series, ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’, airing every Wednesday night from the 6th of December. This unprecedented four-part documentary, directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and narrated by the legendary Morgan Freeman, delves into the extraordinary legacy of Warner Bros. as it celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2023.   ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’ takes audiences on a historical journey, delving into the extraordinary legacy of one of America's greatest studios. Warner Bros. has played a pivotal role in shaping the entertainment industry over the past century, from its humble beginnings as a family affair to evolving into a global giant. This documentary series celebrates the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, exploring the origin, evolution, and longevity of Warner Bros. and showcasing the vision, courage, and talent that created some of the most imp

Novela E Plus, a dedicated telenovela channel tailored for StarTimes which features various English dubbed shows from Latin America, Turkey and Asia had acquired broadcasting rights to the 2014 melodrama Tomorrow Belongs To Me (Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon). The story revolves around two women, who will be united by fate and their hunger to seek truth and justice - Emmanuelle, a feisty lawyer; and Rose, the kindhearted heiress of the Buena Criollo chocolate company, who will be accused of a crime she did not commit. Based on 1983 film of the same name, it starred Bea Alonzo in her very first dual role with Paulo Avelino, Maricar Reyes, and Albert Martinez, together with an ensemble cast consisting of Susan Roces, Anita Linda, Eddie Garcia, Tonton Gutierrez, Dina Bonnevie, and Michelle Vito. It debuted on June 16 2014 to October 10 2014 on ABS-CBN with a total of 85 episodes each with a duration between 30 - 36 minutes. Star Records Inc. curated a soundtrack album with various