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Adventure Time | Pilot | Nickelodeon/Cartoon Network

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The short focuses on a boy named Pen (later renamed Finn in the television series) and his best friend, a shapeshifting dog named Jake. One day, Lady Rainicorn, a unicorn-like creature, flies past them in tears; Pen and Jake follow her to an icy domain, where they discover that the Ice King has kidnapped Lady Rainicorn's owner, Princess Bubblegum, in the hope of marrying her. 

Development Alert: Nick Jr. Global To Remove Blue Clues & You, Bossy Bear And Santiago Of The Seas From The Channel's Lineup In April

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Later in the week, it was revealed that corporates from Nickelodeon would be axing several original shows from the network . This comes after ID's new documentary Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV exposed the toxic work environment of the former Dan Schneider. Since then, various content from the network had quietly exited the lineup and now with corporate writeoffs the brand's future is put into question. Several projects such as The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish and The Casagrandes had been folded under Netflix.  It's sister trademark Nick Jr. is scheduled to remove Blue's Clues & You and Santiago Of The Seas programs that were part of the write offs. To make it worse even Bossy Bear was added to the lineup although there's no word on if these is also being axed as well. Considering the timeframe, it wouldn't seem far fetched if the show was bundled with the latter. There were reports going around of a potential second season to Bossy B

New Series Alert: Evil Affairs And Beyond Love Coming This April To Star Life

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With Divya-Drishti's journey set to come to a close in April, Star Life was originally scheduled to air a repeat broadcast of The Evil Eye in its weeknight timeslot at 22:00 with Game Of Love taking up the 23:00 timeslot for the supernatural drama. But as seen through several platforms later in the week, Star Life will be allocating two new shows to the lineup, Evil Affairs and Beyond Love. These series will be split within a 1 hour timeslot therefore increasing primetime on the channel from 13 to 15 series. Synopsis for Evil Affairs:  Evil Affairs (Shaitani Rasmein)  centered around Nikki, an orphan who discovers love in Piyush, the prince of the esteemed Gehlot family of Bhurangarh. The story unfolds as they embark on the path to matrimony, blissfully unaware of the ominous secrets harboured by Piyush's family. It starred Shefali Jariwala as  Kapalika,  Naqiyah Haji as  Nikki,  Vibhav Roy as  Piyush,  Surbhi Shukla as  Arohi and  Nikita Sharma as  Saudamini. Th

The Possible Damage Awaiting MultiChoice Following The Cancellation Of M-Net's Me And 1Magic On DStv

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In a few days, DStv customers will be bidding farewell to two channels, 1Magic and Me . As M-Net further streamlines and consolidate their entertainment offering consumers will be paying more but have less channels at their disposal. These channels would have joined B4U Movies , Deutsche Welle (DW) , People's Weather , Ginx eSports TV , Emmanuel TV , NWTV and One Freestate Televisual to have been axed since the start of the year with WildEarth to follow soon. MultiChoice in these endeavors have made their closures very distasteful with the lack of marketing to their consumers. Not even a press release on their website to probably explain the matter and what fate awaits the programming on these channels.  As these channels play an important role in their respective packages and were one of the few reasons anyone would latch on to their consumers. With their inevitable demise,  MultiChoice risks losing more DStv consumers and revenue.  Amidst these inflated prices,

April 2024 On TLC Across Africa | New Series Alert: Curvy Brides Boutique | Returning Shows Including 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After And Bad Skin | More

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South Africa   90 Day Fiance:  Happily Ever After? S8 NEW SEASON "Cultures clash when Mahmoud joins Nicole in LA, and Emily and Kobe are met with chaos in Cameroon. Manuel's secrecy causes Ashley suspicion. Gino's error means trouble for Jasmine's kids. Ed and Liz embrace their fresh start. Sophie reveals her next step with Rob." First TX: 11 April TX Day: Thursday TX Time: 20:00 Last TX: 6 June The Bad Skin Clinic S6 NEW SEASON Dr. Emma Craythorne is on a mission to solve complex skin conditions. She helps people whose lives have been impeded by devastating disorders. First TX: 27 April TX Day: Saturday TX Time: 21:00 Last TX: 25 May Seeking Sister Wife S5 NEW SEASON The popular show documents the lives of polygamous families who are searching for a new wife to add to their plural marriages.  First TX: 27 April TX Day: Saturday TX Time: 21:00 Last TX: 3 July Africa   The Bad Skin Clinic S6 NEW SEASON Dr. Emma Craythorne is on a mission to solve comple

Development Alert (Rumour): TeenNick To Fold Under The Nickelodeon Teen Trademark In European Countries Including Germany, Austria And Switzerland

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TeenNick is a teen oriented entertainment channel operated by Paramount Global and spinoff to Nickelodeon. It is home to various live-action shows formerly seen on Nickelodeon such as Victorious and Zoey 101 alongside animated such as Hey Arnold!. Although TeenNick is not viewable in most of parts of Africa, the channel has managed to build its presence in MENA, Greece, Israel, Hungary, Latin America, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Romania. According to a story on Parabola , Paramount Global had filed a new trademark for the network later in the week known as Nickelodeon Teen. This trademark is already in use by the company in France and from the looks of it could be carried in Europe. The name change is said to be an effort by Paramount Global to strengthen its core brand among children and young audiences. Of course, what's strange about this is why they opted to incorporate a localized trademark as opposed to TeenNick. In recent years, global businesses

Development Alert: Baby Shark's Big Show Likely Cancelled On Nickelodeon After 3 Seasons As New Episodes Rollout On Nick Jr.

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Baby Shark's Big Show! is an animated children's television series based on the " Baby Shark " brand from the South Korean company Pinkfong. SmartStudy, Pinkfong's parent company, co-produces the show with Nickelodeon Animation Studio from the United States.  In South Korea, Baby Shark's Big Show! debuted on the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) with a Christmas special on December 25, 2020 with the full series from September 2021. In the United States, it premiered on Nickelodeon on December 11, 2020.  Not long ago, it was reported that Paramount Global had removed various Nickelodeon titles from their lineup . This included Paramount+ originals Big Nate and Rugrats alongside past series like Are You Afraid Of The Dark? and Middlemost Post.  Paramount Global which is undergoing a possible restructure amidst a possible acquisition had consumed various debts. The latter to have been axed are a part of corporate write offs which sees some of

Paramount+ Removes 10 Nickelodeon Titles Including ‘Blue’s Clues & You!’ & ‘Rugrats’ Series

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Paramount+ has purged 10 Nickelodeon original series, following the removal of other Nick titles from the platform over the past several months. The list includes Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019-2022), Blue’s Clues & You! (2019), It’s Pony (2020-2022), Middlemost Post (2021-2022), Ollie’s Pack (2020), Ryan’s Mystery Playdate (2019-2023), Santiago of the Seas (2020), That Girl Lay Lay (2021-2024) as well as the made-for-Paramount+ Big Nate (2022)and Rugrats (2021). This is said to be part of content removal addressed in the most recent Q4 earnings call on February 28. Targeting Nick titles is a little surprising as, according to parent Paramount Global, the network’s Kids & Family content consistently ranks among the most watched and re-watched programming on Paramount+. “In connection with our continued review of our international content strategy, during the first quarter of 2024 we made a strategic decision to focus on content with mass global appeal,” the c

New Series Alert: New English/Afrikaans Dubbed Telenovela "Innocence" Debuts This April On SABC 3

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After KykNET & Kie debuted a 2 hour timeslot for Turkish dramas as a rival offering to eExtra's Kuiertyd. T he public broadcaster is next to join in the war of Istanbul with the addition of a new daily drama from the 1st April at 16:30 titled Innocence. Synopsis for Innocence: The life of Bahar, who leads an ordinary life, will change forever when her daughter becomes a victim of violence. On the night of February 24, a young girl is found who was thought to be dead. Ela Yüksel turned 19 that day. Her mother accuses businessman İlker Ilgaz. İlker is about to marry İrem. With the mother's accusations, İlker and Ela's forbidden love, the bloody truths of all three families will come to light. Innocence (also known as Masumiyet)  starred Hülya Avşar as Hale Ilgaz,  Deniz Çakır as Bahar Yüksel,  Mehmet Aslantuğ as Harun Orhun,  İlayda Alişan as Ela Yüksel and  Serkay Tütüncü as İlker Ilgaz .  It  premiered on 24 February 2021 and concluded on 24 May  2021 wit