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March 2024 On History Channel Across Africa | New Series Alert: Alien Encounters: UFO Exposed | Returning Shows Include Storage Wars | More

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Brand New & Exclusive STORAGE WARS S15 4 March  Weekdays at 18h10  Catch the latest instalment of the fan-favourite reality series Storage Wars. Season 15 features beloved cast members, many of whom have become show veterans. Darrell Sheets, Brandi Passante, Dan Dotson, Laura Dotson, Barry Weiss, Ivy Calvin, and their children are some of the key cast members of the latest season of Storage Wars. They will once again head to storage units and wait anxiously for the big reveal of what is behind the door, before the frantic bidding begins in the hopes of untapped hidden treasure. Repeat: Next Day 15h00 Brand New ALIEN ENCOUNTERS: UFO CASE FILES EXPOSED 15 March  Friday at 19h25  Revelations of military factions invest gat ng UFO sight ngs have opened a new era in the pursuit for the truth behind alien visitations. This documentary explores some of the most mind-blowing cases of recent times, exposing new details behind hidden secrets, suppressed evidence and cover-ups. We

Recap To Last Year: Raven's Home Might Have Ended With A Season 6, Could A Spin-off Series/Film Be In Development?

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Last month, it was reported that Disney Channel had cancelled The Secrets Of Sulphur Springs , The Ghost And Molly McGee and Bunk'd after their current seasons. With growing fears looming over their remaining offering with Raven's Home being a topic of discussion. Synopsis for the first 4 seasons Best friends Raven and Chelsea, both divorced single mothers, are now raising their children in an apartment together in Chicago. Their house is turned upside down when they realize that Raven's son Booker has inherited the same psychic abilities as his mother. Synopsis for the last two seasons Raven and Booker temporarily relocate to Raven's hometown of San Francisco to care for Raven's father Victor after he suffers a mild heart attack. While Raven tries to get her father back in shape, Booker must navigate his mother's old school with the help of some new friends and his younger cousin Alice. Serving as the third spinoff to That's So Raven, the f

New Channel Alert: Wedding Channel, MultiChoice Launches Africa's First Dedicated Channel For Weddings In Nigeria

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Mallgoers were treated to an unforgettable Valentine’s Day experience, courtesy of MultiChoice Nigeria. The event, which took place at Rufus and Bee, Twinwaters, Lekki, provided an atmosphere of fun, laughter, and sportsmanship, with mouthwatering prizes for everyone who took part in the games. The venue buzzed with lively energy as attendees, regardless of their relationship status, bonded over the shared enjoyment of the activities. Participants engaged in a diverse array of entertaining games, each offering the chance to win exciting prizes, from delectable cupcakes and chocolate treats to the highly coveted jackpot prize. Classic favorites like Snake and Ladder, alongside rapid-fire trivia questions testing knowledge of DStv and GOtv services, kept the excitement palpable. The popular Spin the Wheel added an extra layer of anticipation, with a variety of gift items up for grabs, ensuring there was something enjoyable for everyone. The event was a gesture of love from MultiChoi

DStv Shorts: Warner Bros. Discovery Announces The Launch Of TLC In France, Emmanuel TV Goes Off The Air On YouTube And MultiChoice In Angola And Mozambique Silently Change Channel Numbers

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Discovery Science is getting the boot Warner Bros. Discovery announces the launch of the TLC channel on February 26 in France. The brand that replaces Discovery Science offers “a selection of medical programs, paranormal investigations, dating shows and family programs”, specifies the press release.  "We are happy to launch TLC in France, a channel that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are thus completing our portfolio of brands with a new destination for a female audience aged 25-49", comments Clément Schwebig, president of Warner Bros. Discovery Western Europe and Africa.  The entertainment channel is broadcast on Free, SFR, Parabole Réunion and via the Warner Pass at Prime video. The channel is also deployed in Belgium at Proximus and Telenet, in Switzerland at Swisscom, Net+ and Sunrise and in Monaco at Monaco Telecom. Emmanuel TV suspended on YouTube YouTube has taken down Emmanuel TV, the main channel run by TB Joshua’s megachurch empire, a

Could Paramount Global Be Looking To Close Channels Soon As It Hints A Streamlined Portfolio?

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During the week, Paramount Global had made headlines after it was reported that they'll be laying off 800 employees . This included Liz Paulson, head of animation and live-action at Nickelodeon and Geoff Stier, SVP, Original Programming at Showtime Networks. Since then, consumers have been left shocked and in tremendous fear as to what fate awaits their businesses seen globally. In Africa, Paramount not only provides brands like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon but produce various local content most of which is likely to get scrapped. They've also appointed various people to manage these channels in Africa individually and as seen with MTV and Nick Jr. These brands are currently using globalised feeds with very little local variation and if anything they'll likely look into merging operations. As to the closing of channels, Paramount Global doesn't dive into specifics but plans are underway to reduce content spend as they pivot towards streaming. Thi

Development Alert (Rumour): Noggin Streaming Service Reportedly Shutting Down Soon

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Noggin is an educational brand that was started in September 1999 before being replaced by Nick Jr. in 2009. Similar to Da Vinci, it started as a TV channel for a preteen audience featuring educational programs and other factual content like The Electric Company, Ghostwriter and 3-2-1 Contact. it was revived as a streaming service by Paramount Global and Sesame Workshop featuring a line-up of original content outside of Nick Jr alongside archived material. Internationally, it is being distributed by Prime Video in the UK, Germany, France and Austria. During the week, Paramount Global had made headlines after it was reported that they'll be laying off 800 employees . This included Liz Paulson, head of animation and live-action at Nickelodeon and Geoff Stier, SVP, Original Programming at Showtime Networks. It had also been suggested by other sources that Noggin team's had also been affected by these layoffs. Similar to the parent company, there was reports going ar

Recap To Last Year: Boomerang Continues To Assert Dominance Despite The Switch To Cartoonito Africa

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After Cartoonito launched as a programming block in 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery expanded the offering with a 24 hour channel . It would offer shows like Thomas And Friends and Batwheels infused with several Boomerang favourites such as Zig And Sharko and Mr. Bean. Despite the attempt at preschool content, Boomerang's family offering continues to dominate the 24 hour line-up by 70% mainly due to runs of Mr. Bean and Masha And The Bear. The remaining 30% is allocated to Cartoonito with shows like Batwheels and CoComelon. Below is a weekday schedule where the former's remaining offering is highlighted in bold while Cartoonito despite holding 30% is much lower if you exclude shows like Grizzy And The Lemmings and Masha And The Bear. 00:00 Zig & Sharko (X3) 00:25 New Looney Tunes (X8) 01:55 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (X2) 02:40 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? (X2) 03:25 The Tom And Jerry Show (X6) 04:10 Looney Tunes Cartoons (X4) 04:55 The Adventures of Little Penguin (X4) 0

New Channel Alert (Rumour): NBC HD Reportedly In Development On The DStv Platform

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Yesterday, MultiChoice had begun work on yet another TV channel for the DStv platform with the initials NBC. Taking to account that there is already Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) residing within Africa this could as well be a potential high definition (HD) feed. It's also possible that this could be a seperate TV channel and not one based on the Namibian broadcaster. Notice how the channel is currently residing on channel 111 where MultiChoice often rolled out various pop-up channels by M-Net Movies. Another would be the distribution quality, as seen above this NBC is currently being tested in HD and while the one in Namibia is still in standard definition (SD). If this were the Namibian NBC, MultiChoice would have placed it in test channel section and not a prestigious channel number. Could it be that NBCUniversal is looking to introduce a new (pop-up) channel to DStv customers? MultiChoice revamped the Showmax streaming service during the month which is now

Paramount Global Layoffs: Paramount TV Studios Combines Development & Current, Other Senior Executives Impacted

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Details are starting to emerge about the major round of layoffs Tuesday at Paramount Global impacting about 800 employees in the U.S. Headed into today’s reductions, there had been chatter about Paramount TV Studios possibly downsizing. The studio, led by Nicole Clemens, has remained independent from the larger CBS Studios as the two combined support operations in November 2022 by centralizing finance, law, production, business affairs and casting. Paramount TV Studios, which absorbed Paramount+’s scripted originals team in 2022, is now streamlining its programming operations by consolidating development and current under Head of Development Jana Helman, who will continue to report to studio president Clemens. Leaving are Cheryl Bosnak, PTVS’s EVP and Head of Current; Kate Gill, SVP Development; Julie Katchen, VP of Current; and Devin Crossfield, Manager, Development. Also departing is PTVS’ SVP and Head of Communications Dominic Pagone, who moved into the role a year ago a