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Viewership Stats For 7 - 14 July: I'm On The Edge Makes Its Debut With Close To 2 Million Viewers While My Golden Home Continues To Sink On Zee One

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Check here: previous results Zee World Twist Of Fate (Rerun) - 1.0 unchanged Once There Was A King - 1.4 Age Is Just A Number (Rerun) - 0.9 My Heart Knows - 2.1 Meet In Love - 1.9 I Do - 1.4 I'm On The Edge Launch - 1.8 Bridal Material Finale - 1.8 Total: million (excluding reruns) Notes - My Heart Knows viewership skyrockets by 0.9 million retaining its status as the most viewed show. - Meet In Love gets a small increase with 0.4 million. - I Do sees a major decline losing over a million viewers. - The season finale of Bridal Material saw the drama perform at its best pulling over a million viewers. Star Life Unspoken Bond - 0.9 Lost In Love - 1.8 My Desire - 2.1 Anupama - 2.0 Never Say Goodbye - 0.1 Total: million (excluding reruns) Notes - Lost In Love sees a small decrease of 0.3 million. - Anupama sees a decline in viewership after losing over a million viewers. - Never Say Goodbye remains as the least watched show losing a further 0.4 million viewers

A Ray Of Animal Documentaries Launch On Curiosity Africa And Watch As The Channel Dwells Into The Mind Of A Serial Killer On Forensic Thursdays - August 2022 Highlights

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SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS SUPPRESSED SCIENCE Brand New Series - premieres 15 August 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 8x 30 mins – ends 05 September 2022 A series that mixes mind blowing real science, with unsolved mysteries, global conspiracies and true stories. HISTORY LOVER TUESDAYS HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS Brand New Episodes - premieres 02 August 2022 CAT: 21:00 and 22h00 Episodes: 12 x60 mins – ends 06 September 2022 This series is loaded with mind-blowing factoids and stats, entertaining expert interviews, and infographics injected with cheeky humor. WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS ANIMAL ARMOUR Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 03 August 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins There are many ways to defend yourself -you can run, fly, fight, but some animals have changed their entire body plans so they don't have to. Tortoises carry a fortress with them, armadillos can roll into a ball, sunfish have bulletproof thick skin, and echidnas are covered in spines.   SUPER SLIME B

Roundups #76: The Boys Spinoff Gets Official Title, The Little Mermaid Preschool Series Is Rumoured To Be In Development And Nintendo To Launch Animation Studio

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Gen Z is currently underway on Amazon Prime Video Get your superhero suits ready and head on down to Vought International because Amazon’s college-based spinoff of “The Boys” has an official title: “Gen V.” The title is a clever reference to today’s youthful Gen Z and the show’s super power-giving chemical known as compound V. Cast members announced the title in a new video shared on social media. Set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (owned and operated by Vought International, of course), “Gen V” is “an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities,” per Prime Video. It’s part college show, part “Hunger Games” with the same raunchy satirical tone of “The Boys.”   The Little Mermaid is preschool According to some new trademarks that have been listed, Disney Junior is also working on a new

‘Powerpuff Girls’ & ‘Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends’ Animated Series Reboots From Craig McCracken In Works At Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

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Craig McCracken, Emmy-winning creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, has teamed with Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe to bring new animated versions of the classic series back to the small screen. McCracken, who first began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons 30 years ago, is developing animated reboots of both series at the studio. The Powerpuff Girls reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original series as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup face off against a gallery of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats. The original series debuted on Cartoon Network in 1998, earned two Emmy Awards and numerous animation honors throughout its 78-episode run. The Powerpuff Girls centers on three sugar-coated superheroes — Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup — whose mission in life alternates between going to school, fighting crime, winning at hopscotch, and saving the world before bedtime.   A live-action reboot based on the original Powerpuf

Delayed SABC Channel Launch On DStv And StarSat Explained

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In 2020, the public broadcaster gave SABC Education a linear channel after its inception in 1996 which was 26 years ago. The channel seeks to help youth with their academics while as improving the lives of fellow South Africans. Some of the programming featured on the channel mainly reruns from SABC 1-3 were kid and teen based shows like Words And Numbers, Thabang Thabong, Geleza Nathi and Hectic Nine-9 while older audiences got Uzalo, 50/50, Speak Out and Musiek Roulette. In an interview on SABC News with the general manager of the SABC, he was able to confirm that the public broadcaster was in talks with the likes of MultiChoice's DStv and ODM's StarSat to reserve some space for the educational channel.   MultiChoice added SABC Education to the iPlate section (still visible with no EPG) while StarSat included it on their website (which has since then been removed) and this was two years ago and aside from DTT you can view the channel on TelkomOne. SABC Education was

Roundups #75: Close Enough Cancelled After Three Seasons On HBO Max Banni Chow Home Delivery Airing On StarPlus International Just Not Africa, Part 2 Of WFO Titans National Extreme Euro Championship Coming Soon To Ignition

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Another one bites the dust HBO Max is not proceeding with a fourth season of adult animated comedy Close Enough, from Regular Show creator JG Quintel and Cartoon Network Studios. The decision comes a little over three months after the release of the second season on April 7. “After three great seasons, Close Enough is coming to an end,” HBO Max said in a statement. “We are so proud of the series and grateful to creator JG Quintel and our partners at Cartoon Network Studios, who made this show an instant fan favorite on HBO Max.” Close Enough, a surreal take on transitioning from twentysomething to thirtysomething, revolves around a married couple juggling such everyday challenges as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper clowns and choosing the right day care.   Banni Chow on airing on StarPlus Africa Banni Chow Home Delivery follows Delivery-girl Banni is a strong, young, good hearted soul, who delivers her delicious food around the neighbourhood. She soon crosses pat

New Channel Alert: Celebrate Islamic Culture With MultiChoice's Latest Addition To The DStv Platform, INX Prime

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Islam the religion of over 1 billion people hungry for content that resonates. Join Interactive Network Experience Prime (INX Prime) for the future in a rapidly changing world for the Islamic experience. Africa was first to recieve Muslim historically and today 446 million people are adherent of the Islamic faith across the continent one of the highest in the world. The South African Muslim community forms part of the backbone of the country integral to its history and future contributing as artisans, business people and sensationals in all spheres of daily living and nation building. Islam is a way of life, INX Prime reflects in the ethos with homegrown programming created in South Africa and carefully curated from across the globe with state of the art studios and houses in Johannesburg as well as links to studios in the major metropolitan areas and a commitment to sourcing stories from the lesser covered regions and communities we are the channel of choice for all face and culture

Bollywood Updates: Fan-Favourite Series Jodha & Akbar Returning To Zee World While Star Life And Glow TV Welcome Respective Series Pandya Store And The Power Of Love

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Glow TV fans in South Africa with Zee World and Star Life fans across Africa have even more reasons to celebrate as a reruns of the historical fiction Jodha And Akbar surfaces on Zee World with two additions, the family drama Pandya Store and romcom The Power Of Love. On Zee World, Jodha & Akbar follows a fiery Rajput princess who is obliged to marry a Mughal emperor, Akbar, for political reasons. Eventually, mutual respect and admiration lead to true love between the two. Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma take on the lead roles.   On Glow TV, The Power Of Love (Barrister Babu) follows Bondita, a former child bride, becomes a barrister with the support of her progressive husband. Educated and empowered, she takes on social evils while also tackling obstacles in her personal life. Anchal Sahu takes on the lead. On Star Life, Pandya Store follows married couple Gautam and Dhara Pandya that manage the Pandya Store. Apart from their business, Dhara also looks after Gautam's t

Update: BBC World News To Close Later In 2023, To Be Replaced By BBC News

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BBC News has set out further details of the new TV news channel which will launch next year, replacing its two existing separate news channels for UK and global audiences. The channel, which will be called BBC News, is expected to launch in April 2023. This forms part of the plan announced earlier this year to create a modern, digital-led and streamlined organisation that drives the most value from the licence fee and delivers more for audiences. BBC News Digital Director Naja Nielsen says: “Our aim is to create the best live and breaking video news service in the world - on our web pages, our apps, on BBC iPlayer and on our new TV news channel. “The way audiences consume news is changing. In recent years we’ve seen a huge surge in audiences coming to our live coverage, with tens of millions following live pages when big stories and events unfold.   “As the world’s most trusted source of news, with a huge depth and breadth of expertise, the BBC is uniquely placed to offer aud