What To Expect On Da Vinci Kids Africa In February 2023?

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PREMIERES
Operation Ouch! (S10)
SEASON PREMIERE (13 x 30 mins)
From February 11th, Saturdays & Sundays at 17:05

Operation Ouch is turning 10! Join the birthday celebrations as the doctors look back at a decade of intriguing injuries, brilliant bodies, and jaw-dropping lab experiments. Then, get ready for an ouchtastic new season full of brand-new patients and tons of GROSS ALERTS!

Learning focus:S.T.E.M. & Critical thinking
Awards: BAFTA Children’s Award, Best Factual 2013 & 2014
BAFTA Children’s Award, Best Programme 2015
BAFTA Children’s Award Nominee, Best Presenter 2016 & 2017

Hosts: Chris and Xand van Tulleken both trained as doctors at Oxford University, specializing in
infectious diseases and tropical medicine. Chris now works at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, and after travelling all over the world, Xand has settled in New York, where he does research.

Regular Nick:
- February on Disney Channel and Junior
- The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy And Raj to rollout on Nicktoons in Africa
- Moonbug Kids To Distribute New STEAM Focused Series, Ocean Explorers
- New Bear Grylls series is coming soon to Da Vinci Kids

SPECIALS
Safer Internet Day
Tuesday, February 7th at 17:00
Get ready to become a digital superhero! At Da Vinci, we’re on a mission to make the Internet a safer place. Join us for a journey through the online world with the amazing series all about digital literacy, Citizen Code!

FEATURED SHOWS :
Citizen Code
Packed with information, these short videos go behind the scenes of the digital world, showing how our current technology works and how it has developed over time. Each episode contains a different topic, covering everything from cloud computing to the latest video games.

NEW EPISODES
How to Do Stuff Good (S03)
Fridays at 16:05
Hosted by a zany bunch of school-aged kids, each with their own story to tell and lesson to share, this hilarious series demonstrates how to do all manner of amazing things, from arts and crafts to cooking and pranks.

The Pet Rescuers (S02)
Saturdays & Sundays at 18:00
The Pet Rescuers follows the adventures and challenges of a devoted team on a mission to give abandoned pets another chance at a happy life. This heart-warming series will take you on an extraordinary journey and restore your faith in humanity.

Insidus Games:
- Bugs Bunny & Lola Bunny: Operation Carrot Patch
- Buzz Lightyear Star Command
- Fix It Fun! Bob The Builder
- Daffy Duck: Fowl Play

New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Turkish Romcom, Aşk Mantık İntikam

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eMedia Investments, the parent company of brands like e.tv, eExtra and ePlesier which has paved the way for Afrikaans television following the rollout of Kuiertyd will be welcoming another romcom to their stable, Aşk Mantık İntikam.

Based on the Korean drama Cunning Single Lady, Aşk Mantık İntikam follows a couple who gets divorced after several years of marriage. But things change when the man suddenly gets rich, with his ex-wife starts working with him.

It stars Burcu Özberk, İlhan Şen, Zeynep Kankonde, Günay Karacaoğlu, Süleyman Atanısev, Mehmet Korhan Fırat, Ceren Koç, Emir Güler, Sevda Baş, Mehmet Yilmaz, Burak Yörük and Melisa Döngel.

Openview Plus:
- Imbewu has been cancelled on e.tv after 5 seasons
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- The Game Of My Destiny a brand new Turkish drama unveiled by Global Agency
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions

The series was broadcast between 2021/2 with total of 42 episodes each consisting of 2 hours. It joins other programs from the FOX brand including Dokter Ali (Mucize Doctor) and Doodsondes (Yasak Elma), Om Elke Draai (Her Yerde Sen) and Daai Crazy Somer (Son Yaz).

93 of users on Google recommend the show with IDMB giving it a rating of 6.5/10 with Dizilah giving it a rating of 4.5/5.

The series alongside Om Elke Draai are expected to rollout on the platform later in the year. Unlike Om Elke Draai, eMedia Investments hasn't stated whether it would be a new show for e.tv or eExtra or whether it will launch exclusively on eVOD.

eMedia Investments:
- Ultraview Pride and Ultraview Indian coming soon to Openview
- More Bollywood coming soon to Openview Ultra
- Could SABC be unveiling another two channels for Openview Ultra?
- Glow TV to stop airing on the Openview platform from next month

Roundups #134: Hamster & Gretel And Eureka To Make Its African Debut On Disney Channel And Disney Junior, Verdeelde Liefde Returns For A Second Season On eExtra And Netflix To Crack Down On Password Sharing By March

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Here are the four developments launching on Disney Channel and Disney Junior respectively

Vikingskool (New Episodes) - February 6th
Erik, Ylva and Ani are budding Vikings, confident that they all have what it takes to succeed in the ruthless Vikingskøøl, but the road to graduation is long.

Hamster & Gretel (New Series) - February 13th
When Gretel and her pet hamster -- named Hamster -- get superpowers, older brother Kevin must work with them to figure out how to protect their city from mysterious dangers.

Mickey Mouse Funhouse (New Episodes) - February 6th
Mickey, Minnie and Funny go on an adventure to the Kingdom of Majestica, where they find out if dragons are friendly beings or not.

Eureka (Girls In Science) - February 11th
It follows a talented young inventor from a fantastical prehistoric world who uses her creative thinking to devise inventions and contraptions aimed at making the world a better place.

Regular Nick:
- The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy And Raj to rollout on Nicktoons in Africa
- Moonbug Kids To Distribute New STEAM Focused Series, Ocean Explorers
- New Bear Grylls series is coming soon to Da Vinci Kids

Zeynep and Mehdi are back for drama on eExtra

Verdeelde Liefde follows the life of Zeynep a young woman whose mother gave her up for adoption in order to have a better life following her brother's death. By fate, she meets Mehdi who at one point from monster become the love of life.

The first season stars Demet Özdemir, Zuhal Gencer, Senan Kara, Fatih Koyunoglu, Elif Sönmez, Hülya Duyar, Naz Göktan, Incinur Dasdemir and Ibrahim Celikkol.

Season 1 is set to reach its climax by the end of the month with season 2 following immediately after the first season.

In season 2, Özlem accuses Sultan of stealing the money in Baris's room. Savas admits he took the money. Ali Riza gathers his family and goes to Sultan's house to apologize. Sultan accepts getting back to work.

Openview Plus:
- Imbewu has been cancelled on e.tv after 5 seasons
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions

Farewell to password sharing on Netflix

The time Netflix 'freeloaders' have long feared will soon arrive - password sharing will be banned by the end of March.

The company shared the news in a letter to shareholders, noting that 'widespread account sharing' has exceeded over 100 million viewers.

These individuals, however, will be able to transfer their profiles to a new paid account, allowing them to carry over their preferences.

Netflix said 2022 had been a 'tough year' due to its first subscriber loss in more than a decade - its customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter.

'Today's widespread account sharing undermines our long-term ability to invest in and improve Netflix, as well as build our business.' the company said in its letter.

'While our terms of use limit use of Netflix to a household, we recognize this is a change for members who share their account more broadly.'

YouTube Premium:
- Zoey 102 feature film is coming to Paramount+
- Dungeons And Dragons TV series is coming to Paramount+
- How to view the latest content on PBS Kids?

New Series Alert: Close To My Heart Coming Soon To Star Life

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Star Life is an international entertainment channel owned by Disney Star which houses several Bollywood productions such as Imlie, Kulfi - The Singing Star, Anupama, Lost In Love and Made For Each Other will soon rollout it's first series of 2023, Close To My Heart.

Close To My Heart (Channa Mereya) follows an ambitious hotelier and vivacious girl cross paths who initially despise each other, eventually, the constant repulsion turns into true love. It stars Niyati Fatnani and Karan Wahi in the lead roles.

The Hindi based drama broadcasted in 2022 with a total of 110 episodes each consisting of 23-25 minute episodes on Star Bharat.

Close To My Heart received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Gayatri Nirmal of Pinkvilla stated "Channa Mereya is a decent watch and brings along a dash of freshness. Niyati Fatnani's optimism & Karan Wahi's rage grips viewers.

Everyday Novelas:
- The Rich Also Cry and Om Elke Draai coming soon to Citizen TV and eVOD
- Decisions is making a comeback on Telemundo
- Forbidden Passion season 2 not moving forward on Telemundo
- Nurses returns for a season 3
- The origin story of Forbidden Passion

Close To My Heart is said to occupy the second half of Lost In Love's timeslot meaning both shows will air for only 30 minutes from 6th of February.

Star Life has a very broad schedule as some viewers are aware most content such as Anupama, Imlie, Lost In Love and My Desire are still ongoing in India and with no end date in site on the channel they're very much behind on rolling out new shows.

It's led some fans to criticize the channel for its lack of variety and inability to expand their offering. Overtime, we could see more shows taking the plunge in order to accommodate other shows while others like Lost In Love have their airtime reduced.

Imbewu Cancelled After 5 Years On e.tv, To End In The First Quarter Of The Year

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Mixed emotions over e.tv's most popular and loved telenovela Imbewu: The Seed closing the curtain. After a successful five year run, reportedly, the channel has finally pulled a plug on this telenovela.

Like any other television show, Imbewu has had its up and down over the years, be it firing actors and actresses or controversies on and off set. However, the recent shocking news about the cancellation of this KwaZulu-Natal based telenovela has left many tongues wagging.

According to entertainment commentator Phil Mphela, E.tv as the channel has finally reached a decision to cancel the show. Although not much has been said surrounding the cancellation but speculations are already making rounds on social media.

Openview Plus:
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- The Game Of My Destiny a brand new Turkish drama unveiled by Global Agency
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions

Scores of viewers have since celebrated the the show being cancelled. Recently, Imbewu resurrected one of the characters that exited by dying on the show. The return of Ngcolosi on Imbewu really rubbed a number of viewers the wrong way, hence some viewers are thrilled that the curtain is finally closing on this show.

Meanwhile some viewers are caught by surprise after learning about Imbewu being cancelled. Evidently, this show has been pulling in numbers since its debut in 2018. However, nobody knows what happens behind closed doors. Instead E.tv is already catching smoke for this abrupt cancellation of Imbewu.

Instead Uzalo is also catching smokes as viewers are also calling its cancellation after Imbewu. It appears Uzalo has been hitting a miss with viewers but as it stands, Uzalo is leader of the pack as the most watched telenovela across all SABC channels.

eMedia Investments:
- Ultraview Pride and Ultraview Indian coming soon to Openview
- More Bollywood coming soon to Openview Ultra
- Could SABC be unveiling another two channels for Openview Ultra?
- Glow TV to stop airing on the Openview platform from next month