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eMedia Investments: -  SABC+  Vs.  eVOD: The Consequence Of Free-To-View Television -  MultiChoice and eMedia Investments plan to combat load shedding get a lot of attention -  Ultraview Pride and Ultraview Indian coming soon to Openview Glow TV launched in October 2013 as South Africa's dedicated community channel owned by Urban Brew Studios before Nismedia took majority stake in 2016 celebrated the life of India with reality shows, music, drama series, movies and local productions. In March 2018, Glow TV viewers were outraged after MultiChoice announced plans to dump the channel by the end of that month. 5 years after the removal on DStv, eMedia Investments also made plans to dump the channel by the end of that period. Since then, MultiChoice allocated Star Life in place of Glow TV on channel 167 on the DStv platform in that same year while as eMedia Investments allocated Zee One on channel 111 through the Openview platform in 2021. As Glow TV bids farewell to Openview

eMedia Investments has seen success with Kuiertyd's telenovela lineup some of that includes Gebroke Harte, Dokter Ali, Elif and Doodsondes but that doesn't mean they're the only source to Turkish entertainment. Apparently another broadcaster Novela E has snatched rights to Three Sisters (Üç Kiz Kardes). Based on the novel with the same Turkish title, the series follows the tale of three sisters and the obstacles they must overcome. With Turkan's marriage, dark clouds will begin to hover over the family, and nothing will be the same as before. It stars Iclal Aydin as Nesrin Kalender, Reha Ozcan as Sadik Kalender, Ozgu Kaya as Turkan Kalender Korman, Almila Ada as Donus Kalender, Melisa Berberoglu as Derya Kalender, Berker Guven as Somer Korman, Nazli Senem Unal as Mine and Veda Yurtsever as Ruchan Korman. Everyday Novelas: - TLNovelas unveils a bold new look - Die Put S3 to stream on eVOD this March -  Zee World to add an additional 3 shows to their lineup -  S

During the week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced the introduction of TNT Sports in the UK basically their outlet to premium based sports. There is Premier League, WWE, Olympic Games, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Premiership Rugby. In an interview it was outlined that TNT Sports fits into their focus on running a global business. The channel has already established its presence in Latin America and since 2023 the main TNT channel in the U.S. had bolstered it's offering following the bloodshed of original programming. TNT comes in the form of a movie brand in the African market pulling close to 10 million households following the addition of TNT Hits featuring blockbusters like Venom, Suicide Squad and Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. It is also home to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Since 2021, Warner Bros. Discovery has been using an intermediary brand Warner TV for most if not all their content in parts of Europe with questions about a potential duplication in the

Last year, I drew up a list of series recommendations for Istanbul and fast forward to 2023 it was revealed that a portion of them were potential new content including Om Elke Draai for the brands that reside on Everyday Novelas including kykNET and eExtra. Few weeks or months after those lists were released, we recieved word from our sources that eMedia Investments the same brand that picked up Om Elke Draai will be rolling out another show from our list Hayat Şarkısı now titled Roekeloos Dade for eExtra. Based on the Korean drama Flames of Desire, Roekeloos Dade follows Hulia, a poor girl who pretends to be strong, aims to make enough money to help her sibling pursue her studies and lead a decent life despite all the challenges they face. It stars Burcu Biricik as Hülya Çamoğlu Cevher, Birkan Sokullu as Kerim Cevher, Tayanç Ayaydın as Hüseyin Cevher, Ecem Özkaya as Melek Çamoğlu Cevher, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan as Bayram Cevher, Seray Gözler as Süheyla Cevher and Deniz Hamzaoğl

The U.K. and Ireland sports joint venture of Warner Bros. Discovery and telecom giant BT Group has unveiled TNT Sports as the name for the premium sports brand that it will launch later this year to bring together the partners’ collection of sports rights under one service. The unveiling of the new brand name is “another important step towards the launch of a simpler and even more compelling offering for sports fans in the U.K. and Ireland,” said Andrew Georgiou, board member of the joint venture and president and managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe. “The TNT Sports name is already synonymous with premium live sport in a number of countries around the world and a further sign of the global scale and expertise that Warner Bros. Discovery brings to its partnership with BT.” Marc Allera, CEO BT consumer division and chairman of the joint venture, said: “We’re delighted with the progress being made on the joint venture. This change marks the next logical step for BT S

Following the recent launch of TELETOON+ as Canada’s leading, multi-platform streaming service for kids, Corus Entertainment announced the rebranding of two of its linear kids’ television channels as it continues to evolve its offering of best-in-class kids content. Beginning March 27, TELETOON is set to become Cartoon Network, an iconic kids brand known worldwide for delivering the biggest and best in animation. Corus also introduces a new kids television channel in Canada by relaunching the current Cartoon Network channel as Boomerang. Debuting in the Canadian market for the first time, but bringing with it scores of fans worldwide, the Boomerang brand stands for the best in retro content, classic animation series and foundational kids programming. Modernizing and expanding Corus’ catalogue of genre-defining entertainment across its portfolio, the rebrand to Cartoon Network and the launch of Boomerang, alongside TELETOON+, signals the next chapter in Canadian kids content – familie

For anyone who was a kid in the '90s, the lyrics "I love you, you love me/We're a happy family" probably hold a special place in your heart. The mantra made famous by an in-costume Barney the Dinosaur on the super-popular children's series Barney & Friends preached love, acceptance and positivity. While the set was a joy-filled space for all who worked on the show, not everyone outside the TV studio was a fan of the eternally optimistic purple dino. Peacock's new documentary series I Love You, You Hate Me dives deep into the sub culture of Barney haters who formed a community that revolted against his message of kindness. Originally created by Texas mother Sheryl Leach as a companion for her only child, Patrick Leach, Barney eventually took off in popularity, with the PBS series becoming the network's most-watched kids' show in the '90s. And while there were many who loved the character, the show also had its share of detractors, including c

It's farewell to Alvin, Simon, Theodore and David Seville Just like most other instalments of the franchise, the series reflects the trials and tribulations of a single parent, David Seville, trying to raise six hyper-active Chipmunks. Like most parents, Dave's patience will be pushed to the limit, forcing him to end most sentences in "ALVINNN!!!" The series gained a lot of popularity following its debut in 2015 on Nickelodeon (or Nicktoons) that multiple broadcasters such as e.tv acquired rights to the musical duo. So far the series has over 260+ episodes within 5 seasons with an additional two seasons possibly scrapped. In 2019, it was announced an additional two seasons were ordered bringing ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks to 360+ episodes and 7 seasons through 2025 but as several sources noted Nickelodeon has removing the show or promoting them less internationally. Coincidence, the owners of the Alvin And The Chipmunks franchise Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Ja

Zig and Sharko are back for more gags Xilam Animation, an independent company for the production and distribution of animated programmes, Academy Award-nominated, has secured its first wave of deals for the upcoming fourth season of its iconic non-dialogue slapstick comedy series Zig & Sharko (78 x 7’), as the company prepares to debut the first episode to buyers at MIPCOM. Launching in September 2023, season four has been acquired by longstanding partner Gulli (France), which has also renewed its partnership across the previous three seasons. Additionally, Xilam has sold the new instalment to existing partners, VRT (Belgium), Discovery (Italy), DeA (Italy), Nickelodeon (India) and Nova (Israel). Zig & Sharko continues to generate impressive ratings internationally, particularly in India where the series resulted in Nickelodeon becoming the leading children’s channel in its evening slot, across all demos. In Q2 2022, Zig & Sharko was also the fourth best performing serie

Barney is set to make his comeback by 2024 Mattel announced that they would be relaunching the Barney the Dinosaur franchise and now we have a look at the titular dino’s redesign. And, unsurprisingly, people on social media sure hate it. The most noticeable change is that they’re going from a live-action Barney the Dinosaur to an animated version. It also appears that his colors have brightened up a bit. Other than being animated, the most noticeable change is definitely Barney’s face. As some pointed out, it sort of looks like Barney the Dinosaur went under the knife for some plastic surgery. Buccal fat removal is a procedure that thins out the cheeks. It definitely looks like the new Barney has had a little bit of work done. In short, if this Barney redesign isn’t for you, you could simply not watch it. According to Mattel, the series is specifically being made to teach lessons to preschool-aged kids. Maybe in another three decades when they redesign Barney the Dinosaur again,

During the week, MultiChoice announced yet another fee hike for their Premium to Access bouquets from the 1st of April with DStv AddMovies consumers expected to pay R20 less with Easyview customers enjoying more entertainment at the same price. DStv Easyview was a heavily disregarded amongst consumers before you had brands like BlackBelt TV, KidsCo and MagicWorld. Basically, something that would give the package some life aside from the usual SABC 1-3, religion and provincial channels. Close to the rollout of South Africa's free-to-view Openview that value plummeted over the years leading some consumers to explore a number of alternatives as the package lacked a decent entertainment offering, some sports and lastly a watchable offering. Slowly but surely the value was being revived following the rollout of Real Time which offers the best of HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery and Animal Planet. I wouldn't say Easyview was at its prime during that moment but things

Peppa Pig has become a laughing stock During the week, Peppa Pig got some much needed attention after a Facebook user called Daily Nick uploaded a clip to one of the episodes titled Glasses Show and the Facebook rodents swooped in and deemed it sexually inappropriate. Taking to account that Facebook has become an absolute joke and if there's one thing Elon can save it's Facebook. It's currently a trainwreck waiting to happen if Peppa Pig glasses is inappropriate then posting about the weather is deemed violent. Peppa Pig has been having a run since 2004 and has been a part of gags, jokes and has even made various appearances take for instance Family Guy where she has killed in a car accident or Robot Chicken where she was deemed a criminal to society. All of this makes me feel as if she was being targeted about Facebook's latest rant with the character is something to laugh about. Regular Nick: -  Wonder Pets revival might be in the works for Nickelodeon -  P