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HGTV, a major home and lifestyle channel, will launch ad sales opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) this August. The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel delivers family stories, real estate and renovation experts as well as home transformations. It ranks among the top ten cable networks in the United States, reaching 88m households. Starting in August, HGTV will offer companies the opportunity to advertise their brands, products and services to local and international brands in the MENA region. HGTV will offer comprehensive content solutions including on-ground activations, digital, on-air and content creation opportunities. Elaborating on the company’s commercial strategy this summer, Layla Tamim, Director of Ad Sales MENA and Digital CEEMENAT at Warner Bros Discovery, remarked: “HGTV is one of our flagship channels, and we are thrilled to integrate it into our commercial offerings alongside Fatafeat, Discovery, TLC, and our Kids channels Cartoon Ne

Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) (“Corus” or “the Company”) is providing an update today that it has been informed by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. that some of its programming and trademark output arrangements will not be renewed upon their expiry on December 31, 2024. This affects content on certain Corus-operated specialty channels. Corus does not currently expect changes to the programming of the channels until 2025. “I want to reinforce Corus’ intent to continue operating the country’s largest and most widely distributed lifestyle channels based on the strength of top-rated Canadian programs and alternate foreign content supply,” said Troy Reeb, EVP, Networks and Content of Corus. “We have an exceptional fall schedule coming in September and a vast amount of Canadian and U.S. content to carry us into the future.” “This is an unfortunate example of inequitable structural relationships in the Canadian media and telecom industries, particularly affecting independent b

For many months now, Hollywood insiders and industry commentators have been talking about Paramount+ — at least the service as it currently exists — as a dead streamer walking. This week, however, the obituary notices started coming from within the building. During a shareholder presentation Tuesday, the three execs currently running Paramount Global (at least for now; the company may be on the verge of being sold) announced that they had a plan to “transform” the company’s streaming strategy, which currently focuses on the stand-alone streamer Paramount+ (and, to a lesser degree, free streamer Pluto TV). Toward this end, the trio said they had begun actively exploring the formation of a joint venture with either a rival streamer or a tech company — and that they’d already received interest from possible partners. While they didn’t go into any details of what such a joint venture would entail, both history and common sense suggest an outcome where Paramount+ either becomes

HD Austria is now at home with CANAL+ HD Austria is now CANAL+ – with all the usual benefits and even more! Since June 4th, HD Austria has officially moved to CANAL+. As a result, the CANAL+ media group now combines television and streaming under one roof.  What can I see on CANAL+?  CANAL+ offers streaming at its best: the program offering includes more than 80 HD channels including UHD, all Austrian programs, over 40 premium channels, its own linear CANAL+ TV channel, which offers films and series and, from autumn, football, as well as streaming CANAL+ platform.  Do you want to have TV and streaming in one or just stream series and films?  No problem, CANAL+ offers packages for every taste. About the packages The best of sport at CANAL+ As a special highlight, from the 2024/25 season you can enjoy many games from the premier European football league live and exclusively in a combination or total package: one for all. All in one! Experience a wide range of premium channe

CNN started to require heavy users to create an account with a username and password to continue reading CNN stories once they hit a daily limit of articles, according to a report from Axios. CNN CEO Mark Thompson has been testing ways to get consumers to pay for a subscription to the company’s digital products. Making the site’s heavy users already signed up for an account could make moving them to a paid service easier. The idea is not new; many news sites have been doing this. Political and The Guardian have both added similar registration walls. Other news sites have for a long time been behind a paywall not only forcing you to create an account but also pay to read most of their content. Websites are facing some of the same issues TV companies are. Weak ad sales have driven down the amount of money people are paying when it comes to cable networks. The lower payouts for ads have also impacted websites, like CNN, leaving them to try and find ways to replace the lost r

Ziyakhipha ku-reality on Mzansi Magic with the return of some of the channel’s reality shows this July and August. Kings of Maskandi S2, Short & Sweet S2 and Suxoka S3 are all coming back for more drama-filled entertainment including inspirational personal stories of growth and healing, as well as heated confrontations. Kings of Maskandi S2 will continue to showcase the Maskandi rivalry culture through the worlds of the three Maskandi acts, Abafana baka Mgqumeni, Bahubhe and Khulekani Shongwe; and also zoom in on their personal and on-stage journeys. So what’s new this season? The show follows their individual stories but this time, new Maskandi artists are added to the mix, and they will also be competing for the title. The 13-part reality show will also delve into MC Nkunzemnyama's world and unpack his story. Short & Sweet S2 is back for another adventure-filled season following the lives of Thandazani and Vovo plus some new faces as they navigate life and see

Telemundo is a Spanish language entertainment channel operated by NBCUniversal. Following its launch in Africa, it had garnered traction for shows like My Heart Beats For Lola (Mí Corazon Insiste En Lola Volcan) and Lord Of The Skies (El Senor De Los Cielos). Now it is being reported that Telemundo will be airing a new anthology series from July 15th titled The People's Doctor (also known as El Doctor Del Pueblo). It will replace Come Back To Me (Vuelve A Mí) once it concludes from July 11th in the same timeslot.  Based on the life of José Gregorio Hernández better known as The Doctor Of The People intervenes in the most dire situations where the love of families are put to the test. The series had an unexpected miracle and teaches a life lesson and brings hope. The series ensemble a cast of Gabriela Rivero, Úrsula Pruneda, Gabriel Porras, Luz Ramos, Erick Chapa and Cecilia Toussaint.  In other developments, Telemundo will be airing a rebroadcast of The Impostor (La I

SABC 2 is a South African free-to-air  channel catered towards families that operated by the public broadcaster. It is home to soaps Muvhango and formerly 7de Laan alongside other content such as Deal Or No Deal SA and Speak Out. During the year, SABC 2 underwent a major restructure as part of the public broadcaster's endeavors of reinventing themselves and getting with the times. This has led to a reduction of Afrikaans content as the latter had been folded under SABC 3 . This wasn't the only endeavor SABC 2 had further minimized in the last months as Inazuma Eleven has moved an hour early from 17:00 to 16:00. Initially airing 5 days a week from Monday to Friday was reduced to Thursday and Friday being 2 days. Based on the BBC show of the same name, Ready Steady Cook South Africa is a collaboration between Primedia Studios and the production company Rose and Oaks Media. They were also responsible for The Masked Singer South Africa on SABC 3. This was the show S

Play Room is now a Supa Striker Last month, it was reported that Play Room had acquired rights to Supa Strikas (currently seen on Moonbug) although not announcing it officially. They gave viewers a teaser on their social platforms and it didn't take long to link the logo with Supa Strikas. Now the series is slated to air daily at 17:00 from 17 June with a third season. In other developments, the channel will be rolling out an educational segment Ambani Tech Squad (through Ambani Africa) dwelling on technological concepts. Ambani Africa, an award-winning EdTech powerhouse that uses augmented reality, captivating animation, and exciting gamification to enhance the learning journey for students, parents, educators, and organizations alike. More DStv repeats on e.tv BET is a general entertainment channel operated by Paramount Global that celebrates black culture through films and series. It is home to locally produced shows such as Redemption, Queendom, Isono alongside int