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The Walt Disney Company has closed several channels across the world including the UK, Latin America, Australia and Asia with Europe and Africa expected to lose more channels once Disney+ enters the market. Disney Channel and Disney Junior seem to be repeat padded as South Africa gears up for the launch of Disney+ in May. Although consumers won't be losing the channels until at least fall 2023 or early 2024. The pair seem to be going the route of their former sister channels FOX and Disney XD where the lineup is stacked with repeats. Disney Junior shifted most of their primetime to weekends while reruns of their programs often surface on Disney Channel. Walk The Prank which is an XD original launches on the main channel. All the more reason to think these channels are done for in Africa.   If I had to guess what fate awaits the remaining channels it would be easy. The Walt Disney Company will increase the load of reruns in an attempt to lure consumers onto Disney+ and con

10. Ric Flair's actions Plane Ride From Hell was one of the worst instances of nothing going to plan. On that fateful day during WWE's tour of the UK. The plane was delayed for 7 hours and they were on a charter plane WWE stars consumed alcohol and waited for the plane to get going unfortunately the plane stayed long enough for the stars to consume multiple carts of alcohol. While some fooled around with Dustin Rhodes or his wife, Brock Lesnar and Perfect Brawley even cutting of Michael Ace's ponytail. Things went wrong in a different direction, Ric Flair wore a robe with nothing underneath. According to a flight attendant and several other people, the wrestler cornered her in a plane forcing her to touch him. No one who knew bothered to help except Dustin Rhodes. Tommy Dreamer revealed the flight attendant a bribe and compared the situation to his haircut which led him to get suspended from Impact Wrestling while Ric Flair possible losing any chance of getting into AEW.

Media24 is Africa's largest publisher, printer, and distributor of magazines and related products, as well its largest newspaper publisher. In charge of online publications like News24 and newspapers like Daily Sun and City Press. Media24 partnership with MultiChoice first began in 2015 with the launch of VIA an Afrikaans lifestyle channel and it wasn't long till the concept would expand to the rest of Africa with the launch of HONEY.   Now Media24 became not only Africa's largest publishing company but entertainment brand for its selection of original programmes – from food shows to true-life dramas and nail-biting reality shows. After nearly a decade, MultiChoice awarded VIA with a second TV channel. Just like Moja 9.9., the brand will repeat content consumers on the family package would have come across on VIA such as Huisgenoot, Minki, Koskuns Met Lientjie Wilhelmela and Musiekpaniek. Details on the rollout haven't been confirmed if I had to guess it will

Earlier in the year, it was reported that SABC 2 will rebroadcast Zee TV's Saloni and East Meets West in the coming future after a decade of no Bollywood. It seems like SABC 3 will be joining the Bollywood spectacle. Apparently, the public broadcaster picked up rights to the 2017 drama Rishton Ka Chakravyuh (Labrinth Of Relationships) which is also known on Star Life as Family Secrets.   Based on the story of Lai Bhaari, Family Secrets revolves around a mother, authoritative royal businesswoman Satrupa, and her 17-year-old free-spirited, confident daughter Anami. The show depicts the life of a royal, industrialist family that resides in Laal Mahal, the house of conspiracies. The show stars Narayani Shastri, Sangita Ghosh, Mahima Makwana, Ankit Siwach and Ajay Chaudhary.   Family Secrets is scheduled to air every weekday at 19:00 on SABC 3 from Monday 18 April. In other developments, Zee One is scheduled to air the African adaptation of the Indian drama, Mehek. You

After almost 2 years, eMedia Investments gives eToonz some fresh content once seen as another Rewind in their portfolio burst out of that bubble with a dedicated live-action slot accompanying the already available Power Rangers. The slate of programming that was recently added to the channel includes the preschool series In The Night Garden from CBeebies. Accompanied by some other kids programming mostly Canadian by the brands WildBrainTV and CBBC. Here's some details on the new content for the channel: Preschool - In The Night Garden - the programme features a large cast of colourful characters with unusual names who live in a magical forest scattered with large daisies and brightly coloured pompom flowers. The characters mostly speak short and repetitive phrases and each one has their own special song and dance. The garden is a sunny and colourful environment and the music is jaunty and music box-like.   Kids - Backstage - The trials and tribulations of the students a

WORLD WAR II Sundays from 20:15 Every Sunday in May and June the HISTORY Channel Africa will deep dive into World War II. Involving most of the world’s countries, World War II was one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history. From uncovering Secret Nazi Expeditions to the Story of the Spitfire and in-depth features on Dunkirk and the D-Day landings, the HISTORY Channel Africa investigates every angle of the biggest and deadliest war in history. Brand New & Exclusive SECRET NAZI EXPEDITION 1 May Sundays 20h15 During their rise to power and throughout World War II, Adolf Hitler and SS leader Heinrich Himmler led a secret team of elite scholars and archaeologists known as the “Ahnenerbe”. It was their covert mission to rewrite history and establish the superiority of the Aryan race, a belief that dominated Nazi ideology.   Brand New & Exclusive STRANGEST THINGS S1 20 May Fridays 19h25 Strangest Things explores the stories surrounding some of t

eMedia Investments is taking MultiChoice to the Competition Tribunal in regard to their agreement for the 4 channels currently seen on DStv . The brand demands for more money and obviously MultiChoice refused which led to the axing of their channels from the brand by June. In an interview, eMedia Investments was asked about their future on pay-tv or whether their channels will remain exclusive on the Openview platform and they had this to say: Our strategy is that our channels are free-to-air channels and should be available wherever people access channels. Not long ago, several consumers approached StarSat on the possibility of adding more e.tv channels to the platform and responded with a cryptic message: We are working on it.   Although that doesn't say much, it does bring joy to the dismissal portfolio. In 2014, the pay-tv platform negotiated with eMedia Investments of the once available eAfrica+ alongside eMovies+ (now eMovies) and eKasi+ (now eExtra) before plans

In 2018, eMedia Investments launched the 2 hour Afrikaans block on eExtra and since then the brand has been available on multiple outlets including e.tv, eMovies and eVOD. After almost 4 years, the brand will be getting a dedicated channel that won't serve as a competitor but compliment the existing offering seen on other brands such as the 3 mentioned above. Although not much details have been shared regarding the format or rollout of the channel. ePlesier has enough content to be a 24 hour channel but again that's entirely up to eMedia Investments.   The last 24 hour channel was eMovies Extra which came out in 2016 on Openview. Thereafter further channels on eMedia complimented eToonz with its open time being 6AM. I have no doubt in my mind that the channel will be a success for Openview customers but some would expect local content from an Afrikaans channel but hey this format of dubbing shows is not new to anyone. If you visit Germany, you'll find several int

7 Colours continues on HONEY HONEY, Africa's first and only reality lifestyle channel home to locally produced content has just renewed the cooking show 7 Colours for a second season currently scheduled for May 19th at 16:30 CAT. 7 Colours is a loved South African meal. Most families pride themselves in being able to prepare the best version of this meal. In this show, the to put that theory to the test. Three teams will go head-to-head to cook the perfect 7 colours plate, they will also host each other in their homes. The teams judge each other and the ones with the most points take the prize. Other continuing shows include Battle of the Ankara Season 1, Sangoma, Khanyisa! Season 1, My Horror Love Story Season 1, My Big Bozza Cook-off Season 1, Hair to the Throne Season 1, My Kenyan Plate Season 1, Will He Say Yes? Zambia Season 1, The Ten Season 4, Ehe! It’s A Match: Nigeria Season 1 and Wawu, That’s My Dress: Kenya Season 3.   Woordfees is back by popular demand Multi