Three New Telenovelas Coming In January 2020 To Telemundo Africa

Close Enemies (Enemigo Íntimigo)
Premiere Date: Monday 20 January At 22:00 CAT/21:00 WAT/23:00 EAT
Young Mexican dreamer and rebel Ignacio "Nacho" Montero helps Pablo Escobar change the world of drug trafficking forever.

Almost Yours (Un Poquito Tuyo)
Premiere Date: Monday 6 January At 20:00 CAT/19:00 WAT/21:00 EAT
The life of Antonio Solano, a good and hard-working man whose family abuses him and only wants him to provide for them, changes when he meets Julieta Vargas.

El Barón
Premiere Date: Monday 13 January At 23:00 CAT/22:00 WAT/00:00 EAT (Tuesday 14th)
Young Mexican dreamer and rebel Ignacio "Nacho" Montero helps Pablo Escobar change the world of drug trafficking forever.

REPEATS:
My Perfect Family
Premieres: Saturday 11 January At 12:00 CAT/11:00 WAT/13:00 EAT

The Del Monte Dynasty
Premieres: Saturday 11 January At 15:20 CAT/14:20 WAT/16:20 EAT

The Impostor
Premieres: Monday 20 January At 16:10 CAT/15:10 WAT/17:10 EAT

New Teen Channel To Launch In December

A new television channel dedicated to teenagers in Africa has been birthed by filmmaker Charles Novia and will start broadcasting in December. Called Teen Africa TV, the channel marks a major limestone in the history of broadcasting in Africa as it is the first indigenous television channel for teenagers in Africa.

“Teen Africa TV is a new and exciting niche television channel poised to be the first platform for teenagers in the African broadcast space, running for 24 hours daily across African countries and targeting first line audiences of pre-teens, teenagers aged 13 to 19 as well as young adults and family,” said Novia.

Novia further stated that “We are creating the biggest content library and resource for teenagers across Africa and we have the best of original content on the channel. Teen Africa TV will also be online and our projections in the next two years is to launch in the United Kingdom, giving the Diaspora African Teens a taste of the pulsating values and creativity of the African youth experience. There’s nothing like this and we are building the biggest visual ecosystem of teens and young adults in Africa.”

The channel will offer talk shows, lifestyle, educational, entertainment and events programmes that are specifically tailored for teens.

The new channel which will start broadcasting in Lagos on December 1 will be heralded by a spectacular ceremony tagged ‘The Biggest Teen Party in Africa’. The official launch is expected to be graced by teens from across the country at the Balmoral Events Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. The event will be transmitted live on terrestrial and satellite television and also streamed live online. Teen Africa TV will be on DStv and GOtv and other streaming platforms.

Openview To Add Fight Sports And Rewind From 18 November

During the course of 2019, eMedia Investments' has been so silent on the new channel front with the sudden loss of eBella, Kruiskyk, Trace Sports Stars, Kwese Free Sports and Da Vinci Kids now they are set to launch two new channels from Monday 18 November on Openview.

Rewind is a retro channel from eMedia Investments similar to the SABC Encore channel packaged on MultiChoice's DStv with old programming like Madam & Eve and Backstage series that viewers have come across on e.tv. It takes up the channel 109 spot where the deceased eBella once reserved.

Fight Channel (Fight Sports) is a TV channel specialized in fighting sports and unique in Europe regarding its content. Only a few similar channels exist in the world. Its program includes world’s biggest fighting sports promotions’ events when it comes to boxing, kickboxing MMA or other fighting sports. This channel takes up the liquidated Econet's Kwesé Free Sports slot on channel 115.

Openview subscribers can sit, relax and enjoy the best of Free Entertainment, Get Free Stay Free

Africa Is Getting Their Own Kids Channel For Teens Thanks To Nigeria And Its Coming Soon To DStv And GOtv Across Africa And SKYBUK, Will MultiChoice South Africa Add It?

TEEN AFRICA launches in 2019 December with the best of Original Programmes for the African Teen. TATV is launching with original drama series, movies, music content, lifestyle, educational and general entertainment wholly for the teens and family audiences in Africa and the Diaspora. We project the African Youth Experience.

Teen Africa TV, a new television channel set to launch soon, is searching for talented teenagers to participate in a debate show.

The Debaters needs intelligent and smart critical thinkers between the ages of 16 and 19 who can engage with other participants.
Teens interested in taking part should send a message on Instagram to @teenafricatv. Teen Africa TV will be a 24-hour channel available on pay TV across Africa.

Not only that Nigeria will become the 40th country to air a local version of talent format The Voice Kids after a deal between local broadcaster Fame TV and distributor Talpa Global.

The UK adaptation of The Voice Kids Fame TV has licensed both the adult and junior versions of the singing series, which will be produced by prodco UN1TY.

Both formats will air on multiple platforms, including NTA network, Ait, Startimes, Fame TV and Teen Africa TV, ensuring viewers can tune in across free-to-air and pay TV outlets.

The deal marks the first time The Voice Kids will air in Nigeria, while in another first, both shows will be taped in the country. Earlier versions of The Voice were filmed in Johannesburg.

The third season of The Voice is expected to air this spring, followed by the first season of The Voice Kids in fall 2020. Akin Salami, CEO of UN1TY, said: “These are exciting times at many levels for the creative industry in Nigeria and so, we are thrilled about the partnership opportunity with Talpa to present The Voice and The Voice Kids Nigeria to the world from a truly Nigerian perspective. We are looking forward to the long-term engagement opportunities for all our sponsors and we believe this is the start of even greater things to come.”

Meanwhile, TVP in Poland has secured rights to the entire The Voice franchise, confirming three new seasons of each format: The Voice, The Voice Kids and The Voice Senior. All shows are produced by Rochstar.

Poland becomes the 11th country to air a Senior version, while a 10th season of The Voice will air this fall. A third run of Kids is scheduled for January 2020.

African Animation Linear Channel

In the last quarter of 2019, in partnership with Basic Lead, DISCOMICS, POP THE CULTURE, Toonz Media Group and Imira Entertainment (a Toonz Media Group subsidiary), AAN will launch the first African-owned 24HR Kids’ animation & pop culture thematic channel. The official launch will be held at DISCOP Johannesburg 2019.

In successive years, as African production increases, AAN will build out an African programming block with the expectation that 80% of the content on the channel will be African-produced by 2029.