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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT Netflix and other global streaming services could be forced to spend millions of dollars on Australian programs and films under major changes to media laws proposed by the federal government that could level the regulatory playing field with free-to-air TV networks. The government is also considering scrapping annual broadcast spectrum taxes for commercial TV networks and replacing them with a new licensing regime which could save broadcasters up to $12 million each year. Netflix and other global streaming services could be forced to meet Australian content quotas under the proposed changes. Federal Communications and Arts Minister Paul Fletcher, who will launch a green paper with the proposed reforms on Friday, said the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had reinforced the need for regulatory action to help the TV industry. "What we are proposing would rebalance Australia's media regulations so that the industry can continue to support jobs, c

MultiChoice launched WildEarth as an experimental channel back in August offering live wildlife content from across the world. The people who manage this brand also supply SafariLIVE which is currently on SABC 3. The channel was set go off on November 25 but went past it's trial date as MultiChoice kept it onboard full-time now. Not only that WildEarth which was exclusive to DStv Premium and Compact+ is now available to DStv Compact and Family customers. It seems like DStv Compact is starting to lose its edge now that most new channels are being leached between that package and Family. It's evident that DStv is losing a lot of Premium customers and they even went as far as merging the stats of Premium with Compact+ to easen the blow. DStv Family is slowly replacing DStv Compact kind of like how that package including Plus replaced Premium. WildEarth wasn't the only pop-up channel on DStv. There's currently 3 experimental channels running on DStv with the fourth

World Monkey Day Specials December 14, Monday 12pm World Monkey Day was created to spread awareness for the animals, and to show love and care for them. Find out more about this cheeky primate on ZooMoo this December! Program Line-Up: Animal Alphabet, Animal Noises, Download This and Feeding Time Urmel New Series | 13x25' Premieres December 21, Monday 11.30am Urmel is neither a dragon, a dinosaur nor a mammal. Urmel is one of a kind! As the single example of his species, his prehistoric foundling lands on an ideal Island of Happening somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Freshly hatched, Urmel finds himself among a colorful group of funny, talking animals as well as a brilliant but sometimes scatterbrained scientist Professor Tiddlyporn. Based on Max Kruse's most successful book, Urmel inspires all kids inspiration. Holiday Specials December 21 - January, 1 Mondays to Fridays 9am - 12pm Program Line-Up: Bob's Beach, Gloria's House, Albert Says: Nature Kn

Admist the pandemic, MultiChoice partnered up with Mindset to launch a second educational channel to help learners from Grade 4-9 catch-up to their schoolwork while Supabets launched its first linear channel exclusively on OpenView. People's Weather went from being a 24 hour weather channel to an environmental and lifestyle channel. Mindset POP has shown remarkable success introduction on DStv and Supa TV has helped viewers win some extra cash and also managed to grow the owner's brand. According to both suppliers, they're looking into expanding the reach of these channels to more platforms meaning that more learners will get access to the educational material on Mindset POP and more viewers can engage with Supa TV since most of them don't have an OpenView. People's Weather which was only on DStv has been added onto OpenView recently. If you want nature, documentaries and wildlife then this is your channel. There's even a chance it will pop-up on Stars

Throughout the year, Eva has been filled with repeats of past programs already seen on the channel to make it even worse the rest of Africa operate Eva+ which is full-blown reruns channel. They also offer a Portuguese version of the channel. The only current program on the channel is the ongoing drama from CBS' Bold And The Beautiful . To start of 2021, Eva will be airing a rerun of La Seleccion (Football Dreams) from January 20. The channel is up for renewal between February and March so I'd look at those months if it doesn't go off by then it could go off at some point. Sony Channel and Sony Max were lurking around that corner for 2 years with the only relevant program being the popular game show The Amazing Race now that's on M-Net since Sony Pictures International no longer distribute these channels anywhere in Africa. Even FOX Life joined these set of channels from 2016 up until April 2020 where they introduced 4 new telenovelas which took Africa by storm whi

MultiChoice expanded its repertoire with an agreement to buy a 20% stake in Africa-focused sports-betting platform BetKing for as much as 1.8 billion rand, giving it access to a sector that’s emerged as a winner from lockdown restrictions that have encouraged homebound entertainment. “Sports betting is an interesting market that is aligned to our Pay-TV business,” said Mawela. “We have a lot of sport on our platform, and many people that are betting watch more games.” he said. DSTV packages include live English soccer, while MultiChoice agreed to a deal with Walt Disney Co. earlier this year to add two ESPN channels showing U.S. pursuits such as basketball. BetKing started in Nigeria and has shown rapid growth over the past two and a half years, according to the CEO. “They plan to be pan-African and will be entering South Africa at some stage too,” he said. Read Also: - Novela Magic coming soon to DStv -  More Details on tvN launch on DStv -  Could these channels occupy channel 3

Limpopo TV launched back in October as the province first commercial channel offering content that is created, delivered and produced by talent of the province. The channel failed to materialize on other platforms as promised earlier in the year which angered a lot of potential fans and damaged a bit of the channel's image. Through a media enquiry, OpenView denied the allegation made about the channel's launch on their platform. Now Limpopo TV started advertising their launch on OpenView this December. Like I mentioned earlier, Limpopo TV hasn't started out on a good note and they're a tad unorganised on top of everything. If it does launch hopefully you'll see none of that. OpenView and e.tv have also been lurking around that area as they've been silent with the media on upcoming attractions which led some media outlets to maintain some distance from the brand. Read Also: -  Review on SABC channels -  Review on e.tv channels

HISTORY’S GREATEST MYSTERIES 24 January - 28 February Sundays from 19h25 Incredible discoveries are revealed on History’s Greatest Mysteries, a series hosted and narrated by Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Laurence Fishburne. These include a 100+ year old box flled with the investgatve fndings of Lord Mersey, the man charged with leading the ofcial inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic and a personal diary from Major Jesse Marcel, the frst person to investgate the wreckage in Roswell, New Mexico - believed to contain coded clues to what really happened that night in 1947. In additon, for the frst tme, the family of John Wilkes Booth is releasing 60 boxes of sealed family documents and allowing a DNA test to be facilitated which may hold the answers to whether he truly died in a fre following the assassinaton of Abraham Lincoln or if he faked his death as many believe. History’s Greatest Mysteries investgates the greatest mysteries of the past, analysing evidence, fol

Parent company eMedia initially indicated it would start offering its own OTT streaming service during the announcement of its 2020 annual report in September. CEO Khalik Serriff said that Openview was planning to provide additional platform choices for its viewers. In preparation for this, eMedia content would be placed on the Openview website and on over-the-top (OTT) services including VIU. Advertisement Scroll to continue He also stated that the group would launch its own OTT offering called Openview Plus by October 2020. “Work on this offering is happening in earnest as this report is published,” Seriff added. The company did not provide specific details such as pricing or content which will be available on the service. No sign of service As alluded to in the annual report, the Openview website has added a selection of on-demand content which is free to stream. This library consists of only a few international movies and local Etv shows, which are supported by ads. VIU