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Friday, December 31, 2021

Paramount+ New Series And Movies Coming In 2022 Some Of Which Will Likely Surface Comedy Central, MTV, BET And Nickelodeon

Paramount+ is still rolling out in more regions and there's no specific timeframe on when viewers will be able to view the content. Here's the list of content launching on the platform in the coming year:

Halo
Halo is set to follow "an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future."

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The series follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as they explore new worlds throughout the galaxy during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series.

The Fairly OddParents
Picking up years after the original series ended, the new series will follow Timmy Turner's cousin, Vivian "Viv" Turner, and her new stepbrother, Roy Ragland, as they navigate life in Dimmsdale with the help of their fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda.

Frasier
Nicole Clemens said, exclusively to Paramount+." The new series will have everything you love about the original: Coziness, great writing, and of course a cast led by multi-Emmy winner, Kelsey Grammer. It's nostalgic and contemporary all at once."

Miss Fallaci Takes America
The show which is the first Italian original for the network will portray Fallaci's early years in Hollywood before he became a legendary war correspondent known for his explosive personality.

Stories from the Beautiful Game

Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy is a revealing, critically acclaimed docuseries that makes the hidden world of relationships not so hidden.

The Bridge Australia
A group of strangers live in the wild and work as one to build a bridge to reach a life changing prize.

Other titles include Big Nate and Stories From The Beautiful. On the movie front, there's a drama film Hush, Hush and the sports film Fantasy Football while South Park launches two more films.

List of animated series: click here

Returning shows:

The Good Fight
Star Trek: Picard
Why Women Kill
iCarly
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Kamp Koral: Spongebob’s Under Years
Star Trek Prodigy
Rugrats

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Know Your Brands: Connect Channel, Microblast TV and Trust TV

Curiosity Channel is factual entertainment channel on DStv which specialise in short digital series. Believe it or not, South Africa has its own digital brands which offer TV based entertainment and here are some of the few.

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TruthTV
TruthTV is a monthly subscription offering a local and international content library of movies, series, documentaries, kids shows, faith-based teachings and original productions - in both English and Afrikaans.

The TruthTV team is made of people just like you who want to watch family-friendly shows that carry a great message.

Connect Channel
Connect Channel (Pty) Ltd is a digital content and television production company that has been an Enterprise Development beneficiary of MultiChoice Ltd and is led by Basetsana Kumalo and Clifford Elk. It is a level 2 B-BBEE contributor that develops content formats and produces digital content for TV (long form) and their mobile devices (short form).

Microblast TV
We produce original, short form, African content. It ranges from stand-up comedy, sitcoms, drama, mini documentaries to talk shows. We then deliver our shows through our website. Each one of our episodes is about ten minutes long. Our content focuses on authentic African stories.

They reflect the lives, cultures, languages, aspirations, hopes and frustrations of Africans. Our viewers can either pay per view, pay per show or subscribe monthly. Some of our content can be watched for free, with ads in between. Although I started the company about two years ago, we only went live towards the end of October 2019.

As we generate awareness around our brand, we've made our content accessible free of charge. We are looking to direct traffic to our website before we can commercialise our content.

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Prediction: TLNovelas Gets A Name Change Amidst The Merger Between Univision And The Parent Company Televisa + Batch Of Programming Coming To Telemundo Africa And More Zee World Channels

Is the TLNovelas brand name done for?

Last year, it was reported Televisa and Univision would merge to form a new company Televisa-Univision. This merger would see their properties consolidate under one hub.

Televisa-Univision offer linear channels with some markets housing both brands separately while others package one of two. The question dives down to the fate to the linear offering globally.

Before the merger, Univision offered a customised station for Televisa soaps known as Univision TLNovelas. Now that they'll be a single entity perhaps this brand could become a reruns channel with further content moving to Univision while others house the branding.

Univision TLNovelas or vice versa makes a suitable name as the company couldn't think of a much better name than TLNovelas Univision. To be honest, I'd much rather have them use Prende TV as the name for their linear channels.

Keep feeling the passion with Telemundo

Telemundo continues its tough journey ahead following the switch to 7 days a week. The brand has been sourcing out content that not only entertains viewers but keeps their schedule occupied.

In 2022, the channel might welcome originals like Buscando A Frida (The Search For Frida), Parientes A La Fuerza (Family By Force), Pasión de Gavilanes (Hidden Passions) and Preso No. 1 (Prisoner No. 1) alongside new seasons of Operation Pacific and Queen Of The South.

Acquired series include Café Con Aroma De Mujer (Coffee With A Woman's Fragrance/Scent Of Passion) and Enfermeras (Nurses).

REPEEEEEEEATS!!!

As seen last year, we got more repeats than new shows but Telemundo doesn't let that dominate their schedule. Possible returns for the channel include Broken Angel, Almost Yours, The Son I Never Knew, Elena's Ghost, On The Other Side Of The Wall and Price Of Fame.

Super series likely to make a comeback include Prisoners Of Love, Lord Of The Skies and El Baron.

365 days a year and 7 days a week

Since its inception, Zee World has grown to be a trailblazer with their Bollywood offering. It's success further boasted the portfolio with the launches of Zee Alem and the knockoff Zee One.

Several years back, the parent company of these channels expressed ideas of launching regional channels as seen with Zee Alem and not long ago they expanded their offering in Africa.

Zee Alem caters for Ethiopians and seeing that Africa is a diverse market perhaps we could see more of this in Portuguese, French, Zulu and Swahili speaking markets.

While MultiChoice Portuguese section remains as an Iceland. Indian subscribers got WION and Zee Cinema perhaps we could even see channels like Zing or Zee One make their way to the platform.

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A List Of Animated Series Coming In 2022 To Both Cable And Streaming Services With A Few Exceptions Like Sitcoms

Netflix:

Anime:

Entergalactic
A young man goes on a journey to discover love.

Magic: The Gathering
Based on the digital card game of the same name, Magic: The Gathering brings Planewalkers to the streaming service.

Army Of The Dead: Lost Vegas
Based on the zombie film Army Of The Dead, the animated series explores the "ambiguity" to the origin of the zombies, including the "robot zombies" that are seen in the film.

Kotaro Lives Alone
It follows the story of a 5 year old boy who decided to a rent a room (alone) in an apartment complex that brought a lot of changes in the lives of the people living in that complex as well as the lives of people around Kotaro.

Kakegurui Twin
Follow up to Kakegurui - Compulsive Disorder, the series focuses on transfer student Mary Saotome who, after joining Hyakkaou Private Academy, learns about the school's gambling system and quickly begins to adapt to it, which only causes Mary to succumb to the gambling mania that she comes to be known for.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Tells the story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obssessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner - a mercenary outlaw also known as cyberpunk.

Thermae Romae Novae
Lucius, a bath designer in the Roman Empire, accidentally slips back in time to present day Japan and learns about Japanese bath culture in this comedy.

Spriggan
This anime is based off the manga Spriggan by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryōji Minagawa. This anime follows an ancient alien civilization's relics on Earth hold dangerous powers. The ARCAM corporation's Spriggan agents must keep them out of the wrong hands.

Vampire In The Garden
The anime tells the story of two girls Momo and Fine from different backgrounds who meet by chance. A story about an unlikely friendship between a human and vampire race through music.

Exception
Exception is a space horror that depicts human beings migrating to a planet that was the target of terraforming after being chased by the earth in the distant future.

Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure
The story follows Rilakkuma and friends as they visit an amusement park and have a lot of adventures.

Returning shows include Aggretsuko, Ultraman, Ghost In A Shell: SAC_2045, Blood Of Zeus, Pacific Rim: The Black, Dota: Dragon's Blood and Record Of Ragnarok.

Kids and family:

Trico
In this new kids series, the former globe-trotting sheep Trico finds life in a mountain pasture a little too peaceful.But with ideas and objects picked up from his travels to share with his fellow sheep, he shakes things up - to the expense of a tough ewe named Biscotte, who is charged with keeping the flock safe from the Wolf.

Big Tree City
Big Tree City shares everyday adventures of Major Prickles and the rescue team of the city.

The Creature Cases
Follows Agents Kit Casey and Sam Snow on some wild detection action.

Untitled My Little Pony G5 Series
Based on the film, My Little Pony: A New Generation.

Battle Kitty
The show revolves around an animated cat that must use it's super strength to battle monsters and, hopefully, be crowned Champion Of The Battle Island.

Cocomelon Lane
The show which will feature the Cocomelon characters, bringing new adventures from JJ and his best friends as they experience life's big moments as little kids.

The Cuphead Show
It centers on Cuphead and his brother Mugman who make a deal with the devil in a high stakes gambling match.

Daniel Spellbound
A new CGI animated series about a young seller of rare magical goods to sorcerers and sorceresses in modern day NYC.

Deep End: Paranormal Park
The series follows the story of a group of employees (Barney and Norma) who work at a theme-park haunted house during the summer which might be a portal to hell. Both are joined by Pugsley and Courtney as they face zombies, game show hosts, witches, and crushes.

Super Giant Robot Brothers
Super Giant Robot Brothers follows two giant robots who discover they are brothers, as they help defend Earth from the forces of an intergalactic evil.

Action Pack
Follows a group of heroic kids determined to bring out the good in everyone.

Angry Birds: Summer Madness
Sparks and feathers fly when a teenage Red, Chuck, Bomb and Stella spend a wild summer together with other Angry Birds at Camp Splinterwood.

Other titles include Mama K's Team 4, Sonic Prime, Deepa And Anoop and Ken and Kenny.

Returning shows include WordParty, Hilda, Green Eggs And Ham, Kid Cosmic, Johnny Test, Sharkdog, Octonauts: Above And Beyond, Ads Twist Scientist and Dogs In Space.

HBO Max:

[adult swim]:

Teenage Euthanasia
Set in a mildly apocalyptic near-future, "Teenage Euthanasia" centers around the Fantasy family and their inland Florida funeral home, Tender Endings.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
A young woman with amnesia must hunt down the people responsible for her brutal and bloody past to find the truth of her lost identity.

Fena: Pirate Princess
A young orphan named Fena working in a brothel as a servant is rescued by mysterious stranger who tells her the truth about her family and a secret she must unlock.

Smiling Friends
A small company dedicated to bringing happiness to the world receives a simple request to help a woman's unhappy son smile again, but the job turns out to be more complicated than it seems.

Royal Crackers
Royal Crackers is an animated series that follows two brothers: Stebe, a family man with a wife and child; and Theo Jr., a single, bass guitar player trying to relive his glory days. Together they reside in their comatose father’s house waiting for him to die (which he never does) so they can inherit his cracker company empire.

Uzumaki
The series tells the story of the citizens of Kurouzu-cho, a fictional city which is plagued by a supernatural curse involving spirals.

Aquadonk Side Pieces
Aqua Teen Hunger Force will be returning with a series of new digital shorts that will focus on certain characters from the series.

Shenmue
Based on the Iconic Game Franchise, Shenmue the Animation follows Ryo Hazuki, a martial arts trainee, on a quest of vengeance against his Father's murderer, Lan Di, aided by Shenhua, a mysterious girl with whom his destiny is intertwined.

Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito:

True And The Rainbow Kingdom
The intelligent, fearless heroine 8-year-old True and best friend Bartleby, the cat, helps the whimsical citizens of the Rainbow Kingdom with their problems.

The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo
Host Elmo interviews celebrity guests along with his co-host, Cookie Monster.

Aquaman: King Of Atlantis
Aquaman finally becomes king of Atlantis, but he has never ruled before. He begins to learn the ropes of kingdom administration with the help of his advisers, Vulko, a scholar, and Mera, a water-wielding warrior.

Lucas The Spider
Lucas the Spider is an animated character created by animator Joshua Slice, named after and voiced by his nephew. Lucas is based on a jumping spider and has starred in multiple short YouTube videos between 2017 and 2019.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
The Houses of Hogwarts battle to see which team knows the most about the wizarding world, featuring celebrity guests and actors from the films; the Gryffindors face the Hufflepuffs for a guaranteed place in the grand final.

Batwheels
Superpowered crime-fighting vehicles defending Gotham City alongside Batman, Robin, Batgirl and a host of DC superheroes.

Young Love
Based on Matthew A. Cherry's animated short film, Hair Love. Young Love is described as an honest look to the world of the Young family as they juggle their careers, marriages, parenthood, social issues and multi-generational dynamics.

Other titles include S.M.A.S.H., Gremlins: Secrets Of Mowgai, Coach Me If You Can, Tom And Jerry Time (formerly Tom And Jerry Junior), Big Blue, We Baby Bears, Bugs Bunny Builders, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Little Ellen, Jade Armor, Thomas And Friends: All Engines GO and Garbage Boy & Trash Can.

Returning shows include Teen Titans GO! and Looney Tunes Cartoons.

Disney+ - Disney Channel and Disney Junior:

Eureka!
Eureka! tells the story of a young girl inventor who is “way ahead of her time.” Utilizing creative out-of-the-box thinking, she designs inventions and contraptions in the hopes of making the world a better place and moving her prehistoric community into a more modern era.

Meet The Mayhems
At the center of the story is teenage Havoc, who stands up against the leader of all villains, forcing her entire family to change their identities and relocate to a Texas suburb where she now goes by the name Amy. With the help of her effervescent new neighbor Hartley, she must somehow hide her superpowers and quell her villainous nature in favor of something she’s fought against all her life — being normal.

Camp Newton
On their first day back at camp after a long school year, a group of four friends skip their curfew and, while outside their bunks, witness the crash of a flying saucer. Curious, the group of friends approach the ship and meet Hoshi, an alien on the run from the authorities.

Alice's Wonderland Bakery
The series revolves around Alice, the great- granddaughter of the original Alice, who is a young baker working at the Wonderland Bakery. As she explores the kingdom on various culinary adventures, she is accompanied by Fergie the white rabbit, Hattie, and Rosa, the Princess of Hearts.

Ultra Violet And Black Scorpion
13-year-old Violet is stunned when a magical luchador mask "chooses" her to be the successor to her uncle, the famed luchador Blue Demon Jr. who is actually a secret superhero.

Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur
Based on Marvel's hit comic books, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.

Firebuds
The music-filled series follows a team of young kids who are the children of first responders, and their talking vehicle sidekicks, as they embark on adventures together and learn what it truly means to be a hero.

Vikingskool
A group of young students in training to become Viking warriors embark on a series of humorous and exciting adventures in a mystical world training.

The Unstoppable Yeti
12-year-old Osmo and his dad move from the beach to live with their distant cousins in the quirky town of Winterton, where it snows all-year-round, and monsters are strictly forbidden. While exploring his strange new home with his no-nonsense cousin Rita, the two of them form an unlikely friendship with a 6 ft tall yellow yeti called Gustav - who is an unstoppable giant goofball.

The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder
Picks up from the original series and follows Penny Proud and her madcap family: Parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeCe and grandmother Suga Mama (and Puff!).

Cars On The Road
The series follows Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater on a cross-country road trip around the United States. It is set in the world filled with anthropomorphic talking cars and other vehicles.

Baymax
Follows the titular character working as a nurse across San Francisco.

Iwaju
Based on a comic book collection and founded by three Africans - Tolu Olowofoyeku, Hamid Ibrahim and Fikayo Adeola.

I Am Groot
Each short follows Baby Groot as he grows up in the galaxy, going on adventures with new and unusual characters that get him into trouble.

Zootopia+
The anthology series that will feature storylines that follow 3 sets of characters from the film (the mobster shrews, the tiger dancers, and the sloths).

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
The series will focus on the future of Africa as told from an African perspective.

Other titles include Disney's Magic Bake Off, The Ghost And Molly McGee and Secrets Of The Sulphur Springs.

Returning shows include Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir, PJ Masks, Bluey, Gigantasourous, Bunk'd, Raven's Home, Puppy Dog Pals, Spidey And His Amazing Friends, The Secrets Of Sulphur Springs and The Ghost And Molly McGee.

Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Nicktoons:

The Tiny Chef Show
From his humble garden tree stump, an herbivore named Tiny Chef creates the world's tiniest dishes for the world's tiniest cooking show.

The Hamster Show
8-year-old Harry is the proud owner of a crew of hamsters and the builder of their detailed and expansive tubed home.

That Girl Lay Lay
Struggling to make her mark at school and needing a best friend to talk to, Sadie wishes that Lay Lay, an artificially intelligent avatar from a personal affirmation app, were real and could help teach her how to stand out. When her wish comes true and Lay Lay is magically brought to life, they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are, all while trying to keep Lay Lay's identity hidden.

Star Trek: Prodigy
A motley crew of young aliens in the Delta Quadrant find an abandoned Starfleet ship, the U.S.S. Protostar; taking control of the ship, they must learn to work together as they make their way towards the Alpha Quadrant.

Warped!
Milo, the beloved head geek at a comic book shop, finds his world disrupted after his boss hires the quirky and excitable Ruby.

California Dreaming
The hour-long event follows a group of talented young musicians auditioning to attend an esteemed performing arts boarding school, and features original songs written by Tedder.

ZJ Sparkleton
Quirky 10-year old blogger Ruby discovers her only video channel follower is a tail-zapping alien from the planet Pudge named ZJ Sparkleton, and they quickly become best friends. Along with their friend Earl, a taking con-man squirrel, Ruby teaches ZJ about her vision of Earth, while ZJ tries to control his unpredictable powers.

Monster High
The animated series will follow the characters as they navigate the hilarity of high school in the hallowed halls of Monster High.

Best & Bester
Best & Bester is a buddy comedy about two friends who can transform themselves into whatever they want, once per day —but figuring out what’s the best thing to be can be pretty tricky when you can be anything!

Transformers
In the series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them.

Other titles include Big Nate and Overlord And The Underwoods.

Returning shows include SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks, Santiago Of The Seas, Tyler Perry's Young Dylan, Blue Clues & You, Rugrats and Star Trek: Prodigy.

CBeebies:

Pinocchio And Friends

PBS Kids:

Alma's Way
Six-year old Alma, a Puerto Rican girl who lives with her family in the Bronx, learns to think for herself, making mistakes and finding solutions along the way.

Rosie's Rules
5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican American girl just beginning to learn about the fascinating, baffling, thrilling world beyond her family walls.

Da Vinci Kids:

Superhero Sprinter Galore
Welcome to the planet of Bhilka, where Superhero Sprinter Galore uses the newfound knowledge from his life on Earth to solve daily problems and help his fellow citizens. And just like all superheroes, Sprinter also has a rival who hates all his innovations.

The Pet Rescuers
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.

Animal Embassy
Entertaining and informative, this series will take you behind the scenes of Loro Parque - one of the world’s best zoos. Packed with engaging characters - both animal and human, Animal Embassy reveals the unshakeable devotion to conservation and animal welfare.

Other titles include Wild Kratts.

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Will StarSat Replace The Smithsonian Channel And Love Nature?

Two years ago, StarSat replaced National Geographic and WILD with ViacomCBS's The Smithsonian Channel and Blue Ant Media's Love Nature as they were trying to patch these up with National Geographic's owners, The Walt Disney Company.

National Geographic and WILD returned a year after that incident and right until November 2021 they were beefing with their supposed replacements.

MultiChoice went through the same experience with A+E Networks even though they lost a couple tooth. Viewers are still able to access their offering alongside the additional resources.

Unfortunately that's no longer the case with StarSat, viewers across the world have lost several channels and not all of them were fortunate enough to be replaced. The same case passes them and MultiChoice.

In regards to replacements, don't hold your breath it's not the matter of the brand as seen they've lost several channels but these two channels weren't considered newcomers but placeholders.

If they were the last man on earth I could have thought otherwise. At the moment, the only miracle would be seeing something like People's Weather which combines the concepts of these channels.

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ViacomCBS International End Transmission For Paramount Network In The UK, Could More Markets Follow?

4 years ago, ViacomCBS introduced Paramount Network as a premium, general entertainment channel carrying "bold original scripted and non-scripted series" like Heathers, Yellowstone, First Wives Club, Lip Sync Battle, Ink Master and Bar Rescue.

At the time, Paramount Network president of development Keith Cox said that Paramount Network is going to be famous for big bold originals. We want to make linear TV urgent again." Now the brand is set to be replaced by 5Action in the UK.

Paramount+ launch in the market could have some involvement as both brands are similar to some extent and ViacomCBS may not want to see that for any of their stations going forward.

NBCUniversal International has its own streaming service Peacock and the offering varies immensely with their linear stations and it seems like ViacomCBS is working toward that for the time being.

Comedy Central is currently described as the animation brand for adults while their linear stations continue with live sitcoms.

Although, Paramount Network may not be available in South Africa or the rest of Africa and ViacomCBS doesn't plan to pull a Disney under our heads. There has however been some minor adjustments within their portfolio.

MTV Europe division became MTV Global and even kids division Nickelodeon went through the same phase. Even though, there's no terminations set in site for these brands that doesn't exclude any possibility of a reduction or as they put it streamlining.

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Sunday, December 26, 2021

More Insidus Games And An Update To Social Media Links

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This past week, readers may have noticed that I uploaded the popular java game Johnny Bravo's Big Babe Adventure to android devices. As stated in the new features, the plan is to expand from my initial offering.

If you look up on the Insidus site, I took off the site's description as it doesn't co-ordinate with this new offering I have planned.

Games is the 1st of few plans I have for this site. At some point, I could conduct some reviews and quiet frankly recommend some games you could try out.

For now, I'll just continue to distribute android games to this site. Unlike most sites, the games will be coming in small sizes some of which could be based on a java game.

I don't own any of the games here and my initial plan was to release games separately but since it's the festive season I thought of giving readers two additional games:

The Adventures Of Lolo - Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle video game released in 1989 by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a compilation of puzzles from Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu and Eggerland: Sōzō he no Tabidachi.

Wolfman By Namco - based of the recent movie featuring Benicio Del Toro and friends by Universal Pictures. You play as both Lawrence Talbot and The Wolfman in this game, both offering you a selection of unique abilities.

Other developments:

Recently signed up to Lnk.Bio and according to some readers. They couldn't share my work through the relevant sites so Link Bio is the solution.

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will also be found under one link I'll share across several articles if you feel that you want to share something or follow me through other sites.

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Friday, December 24, 2021

New Series Alert: Dream Girl And Never Say Goodbye Launches On Star Life, Magnum P.I. Returns To e.tv And Kuiertyd Premium Launches On eExtra With It's First Series Impak

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The stars shine bright once again

Star Life is set to start off 2022 with two new entries Never Say Goodbye (Jaana Na Dil Se Door) and Dream Girl therefore tying eExtra which will also introduce two shows in the next month.

Despite having contrasting personalities, Never Say Goodbye tells the tale of Vividha and Atharva who end up falling in love with each other. However, the differences in their social background cause trouble in their relationship.

The show was produced by Prateek Sharma, Beyond Dreams Entertainment and Inspire Films Private Limited. It starred Vikram Singh Chauhan, Shivani Surve and Shashank Vyas. The show also featues Sara Khan, Smita Bansal, Vineet Kumar and Shilpa Tulaskar in key roles.

Dream Girl comes from Star Life's past incarnate Life OK which follows a young girl Lakshmi from Jodhpur, dreams to be an actress and idolises Ayesha, a famous actress. She decides to leave her hometown and comes to Mumbai with the hopes of achieving her dreams.

The show was produced by Shashi Mittal and Sumeet Mittal, under Shashi Sumeet Mittal Productions. It starred Shraddha Arya and Nikita Dutta as female lead, while Mohsin Khan and Sudeep Sahir as male lead, Kunal Verma and Khalid Siddiqui also plays pivotal role.

Never Say Goodbye airs daily at 22:00 CAT from 26 January while Dream Girl airs 30 January at 20:00 CAT.

Magnum and Higgins are back and eVOD's Afrikaans Premium is now on your TVs

As the festive season draws to a close in 2022, eMedia Investments set of channels are expected to resume primetime viewing by latest 10 January with Magnum P.I. and Impak slated much sooner.

In the second season of Magnum P.I., a missing persons case turns sour when Magnum discovers that his client's wife was linked to a bank robbery. This is a two part special best part the members of Hawaii Five-O invade this season.

Impak which is currently seen through eVOD will soon increase the dose of action on eExtra. As it's slated to air as a triple bill for the soon to be launched Kuiertyd Premium.

Kuiertyd Premium was derived from eVOD's Afrikaans Premium section.

Magnum P.I. airs weekdays at 20:30 from 3 January on e.tv while Impak airs every Sunday likely at 19:30 on eExtra from 9 January.

Thursday, December 23, 2021

New Movie Alert: Rocket Boy - An Inspiring South African Story

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Inspiring stories have the power to ignite a flame of hope in our lives that lights up the future. They help us explain our shared experiences of perseverance, triumph and change, and offer meaning and community in darker days. Planned to go into production towards the end of February 2022, Rocket Boy is a story so inspiring it is sure to capture the hearts of the world.

Produced by founder, executive producer and owner of Coal Stove Pictures - Wandile Molebatsi - Rocket Boy follows the uniquely African narrative of an exciting young black scientist Siyabulela Xuza who won The Order of the Baobab. This prestigious presidential award is given for outstanding innovation and distinguished service. The narrative centres around his journey of developing a low-cost form of rocket fuel and the obstacles and victories that he walked through.

“For me, this film is a celebration of African excellence. We forget that our continent has incredible stories of triumph and joy and that Africans have achieved remarkable things despite the heartache of some of our histories,” says Wandile.

It is Wandile’s quest in life to see more stories that shape a positive narrative of Africa like Rocket boy on our screens. He knows from working in the industry for decades that the talent of African creatives and writers is already internationally renowned. The key rests in making sure that investors can see our Film & High-End TV sector as bankable.

According to Wandile, if more local stories are to have their time to shine in the limelight there needs to be more buy-in from international investors and an easier way to connect African filmmakers to the international market. A turn-key option of how to secure financiers and finance models need to be made available to producers as ethically grounded in sharing the African narrative.

“Telling stories like Rocket Boy reminds me that being a South African producer can be such a privilege. One that is tough but absolutely worth it,” says Wandile.

Covid has had a massive impact on the way filmmaking and production is done in South Africa. While more obvious health and safety issues like budgeting for Covid Tests and having Covid Medics onset have been publicised, the evolution of the creative process during pre-production in South Africa has not been given credit.

Heads of the Department are learning how to share creative visions and schedules via online platforms, WhatsApp groups have become the new normal, and the lockdowns have taught film crews to respect the set more than ever before and cherish the power of collective collaboration.

“The industry has changed so much and I think more than anything, we have all learnt that teamwork makes the dream work. I know that is cheesy but the lengths that South African film professionals go through to make sure that projects are a success continuously makes me grateful for the people on my team. It reminds me that people are beyond essential to achieving any dream,” says Wandile.

The reality is that the energy and drive in the industry is buzzing and spreading to every corner of the country, not just in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Our local creatives hunger to be problem solvers has increased with the democratization of access to and power of

platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram allowing creators to find refreshing ways to tell their stories.

After a long journey of taking the Rocket Boy project as far afield as Toronto and Cannes, Wandile couldn’t be happier that the film found its home with AAA Entertainment who have a passion for enabling African content to have an international impact.

Rocket Boy is an amazing opportunity to project a very African narrative of hope and optimism into an international audience currently exposed to a lot of negativity surrounding South Africa. Through this film and its captivating and transformational story, we showcase the strength of the African stories to shape how audiences around the world perceive our prosperity.