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Just as the whole drama concerning the Disney channels came to light with Starsat on a fast track to source out more replacement channels. Viewers woke up to the loss of two more channels Smile was removed sometime last year while Animaux was removed a week ago. Smile (formerly Smile of a Child) is Christian-based network owned and operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The network is aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 12 years, and offers a mix of children's religious and family-oriented programming. Trinity also supplies several channels and programming across Africa through DStv, OpenView, Azam and several more. Animaux is a French television channel run by AB Group with animal-based/inspired programming for the whole family. Subscribers have been rampaging onto Starsat and StarTimes account demanding answers on the sudden loss of these two channels and after week they finally reply and yes they confirmed that they'll no longer supply thos

Nickelodeon the number one platform for kids worldwide by ViacomCBS International launched 11 years ago on DStv. You had a variety of programming from animated to live-action skewed towards preschoolers such as Dora The Explorer and Peppa Pig and preteens such as iCarly and Legend of Korra. In 2014, Nickelodeon expanded the brand with two more channels to take up Koowe and KidsCo's place. Since the launch the two channels have been performing well with the likes of Paw Patrol and ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks. These channels were Nick's successors not to mention their downfalls starting 2015 all the acquired animated stuff which Nick usually airs were handed over to Nicktoons leaving the original stuff on the main channel with Jr inheriting all the preschool content. In the same year, Nickelodeon was on a cancelling, delaying, next big thing or a short series spree thanks to the person handling the channel in the United States (Cyma). She's the same person th

Brand New Season MONICA THE MEDIUM S2 Starts 5th February, Wednesday at 20:05 CAT Being a college student is hard for any young person having to deal with schoolwork and exams while try- ing to maintain a good personal life. For co-ed Monica Ten-Kate, college life is even more complicated than it is for most pupils. Monica is a medium who can talk to dead people, an ability she didn’t fully accept untl she was in college but now uses to help clients communicate with loved ones who are no longer with them, to deliver healing messag- es from the aferlife. This series tells emotonal and engaging stories of the people who come to Monica looking to contact the great beyond. Brand New Season COPYCAT KILLERS S2 Starts 14th February, Weekdays at 17:35 CAT This new season chronicles the real-life copycat crimes and criminals inspired by blockbuster movies and TV series. The series features hits like ‘Scream’, ‘Fatal Atracton’, ‘Natural Born Killers’, ‘Hannibal’, ‘Heathers’ and others wh

Brand New And Exclusive THE NINETIES Starts 2nd February, Sundays at 19:20 CAT Rarely does a decade begin as dramatcally as the 1990’s. The world was just catching its breath afer the fall of the Berlin Wall when a series of extraordinary events crowded across the world stage. The collapse of East European communism, the freeing of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, the reunifcaton of Germany, the Persian Gulf War and the dissoluton of the Soviet Union. In the United States, the electon of Bill Clinton over George Bush signaled a politcal changing of the guard as the Greatest Generaton was ushered aside by the Baby Boomers. Grunge, Hip Hop and boy bands defned the decade musically as artsts like Nirvana, Tupac Shakur and N’Sync provided an almost dizzying variety of music. And of course, everything from culture to commerce was irrevocably altered as the world went online with the inventon of the Internet and the World Wide Web. AOL sought to connect everyone, Microsof seemed to dominat

Say Yes To The Dress America From Sunday 9 February at 19:00 Wedding guru supremo, Randy Fenoli, is taking the ultimate wedding road trip around America. In this heartwarming series, he travels the length and breadth of the USA to tell unsuspecting brides that they've just been selected to represent their state in the most epic wedding event of the year! One couple from every state - plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico - will be married together in a massive ceremony held at one of New York City's most iconic locations. And Randy will be officiating the whole thing! The magic starts with a VIP consultation at Kleinfeld so they can find their dream wedding dress. Get ready: Randy is ready to marry America! My Feet Are Killing Me From Saturday 15 February at 21:00 For some people, their feet can be a source of embarrassment - they could be a little smelly; maybe their toes are excessively hairy. But for others, foot problems are not just unsightly, but hugely painful. Luckily

50 Ways To Kill Your Mama From Tuesday 4 February at 19:20 Get ready for some awesome adventures as thrill-seeking celebrities embark on a series of harrowing adventures - and take a close family member along for the ride! Each episode, a big-name star, from supermodel Coco Rocha to actor Jennie Garth, and their relative - usually their parent or child - travel to an incredible location in the US or Canada for their exhilarating experience. Locations include New Mexico, New Orleans, Miami, Hawaii, Alaska and Montreal, where the star dreams up their list of dream life experiences that they've always wanted to share with their family member. And, as well as being an adrenaline-pumping, laugh-out-loud travelogue, it also provides a moving portrait of family relationships. Mutant Weather From Wednesday 12 February at 19:20 Extreme weather, from tornadoes to hurricanes, is not a rare phenomenon. But over the last 20 years as climate change has accelerated, weather has mutated

Richard Hammond's Big From Saturday 1 February at 19:10 In the world of engineering, size can be everything. And this action-packed series is going supersized as iconic British motoring presenter and engineering enthusiast, Richard Hammond, embarks on a global adventure. From the UK to Germany to the US, he's on a mission to explore the world's biggest structures and machines, going behind-the-scenes to understand the science of 'big' - how engineers go about building, maintaining and using these superstructures. Each episode takes him to a new location and mega structure, where he meets the unsung heroes at the front line making them work and explores the science behind them with a series of experiments. From the world's longest underground railway tunnel to a cargo ship the size of four football pitches, Richard immerses himself in some truly huge examples of engineering genius in action. Moonshiners From Thursday 6 February at 20:00 As they bury one

Nickelodeon -21% (728000-152880=575120) Adult Swim -23% (646000-148580=497420) Nick@Nite -24% (555000-133200=421800) Disney Channel -31% (534000-165540=368460) Disney Junior -25% (424000-101760=322240) Nick Jr -14% (403000-56420=346580) Cartoon Network -29% (386000-111940=274060) Nicktoons -1% (151000-1510=149490) Disney XD -22% (122000-26480=95160) Boomerang -8% (98000-7840=90160) TeenNick -25% (89000-22250=66750) Baby First TV -27% (35000-9450=25550) Universal Kids -3% (31000-930=30070) Notes: -The result of these drops is due to streaming and operators lack of initiative towards linear channels. -Nickelodeon has more viewers than the rest of the other channels even Adult Swim. -Cartoon Network has the least amount of viewers compared to Nickelodeon and Disney Channel due to the repeats of Teen Titans GO! and lack of attention towards their original series. -Universal Kids manages to stop the large loss of viewership compared to other years where the channel lost 70%

Disney Channel: Raven’s Home (S3 New Eps) Weekdays @17:00 from 10 – 28 February Synopsis: Raven Baxter and her twins Booker and Nia—along with Raven’s long time best friend Chelsea and son Levi, and Nia’s best friend and neighbour Tess—are focused on pursuing their creative dreams. Booker, Nia and Tess form a music group, The Chi-Lective, with Levi as their music video director, while Raven is determined to launch her fashion line and Chelsea has found her niche as a life coach. Meanwhile, Raven and Booker’s glimpses of the future continue to lead to hilarious predicaments and mishaps at every corner! 101 Dalmatian Street (S1 New Eps) 2nd February – 1st March (Sunday Double Bills Only) @22:00 + 22:25 Synopsis: Follow the adventures of eldest siblings Dolly and Dylan, their Mum Delilah and Dad Doug, and their 97 younger brothers and sisters as they embark on urban adventures and extreme sibling rivalry. Together, the pups explore growing up and finding their own spot inside