3 New Series Heading To TLC Entertainment Africa In July 2016

THE UNDATEABLES PREMIERE
From Thursday, 7 July at 20:00

Looking for love can be tricky, but some find it harder than others. Add  disability to the equation and it can sometimes seem almost impossible. This uplifting series returns for a fourth series to follow the journeys of several extraordinary singletons as they navigate the dating circuit in pursuit of love. From a nude art model with a pronounced stammer, to a raver with the rare  genetic condition Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, ‘The Undateables’ follows them as they enter the world of blind dates, matchmakers and speed dating. With  the help of Flame, a bespoke personal introduction agency, and Stars in the Sky, a specialist dating agency for people with learning disabilities, this touching series explores the realities of looking for love in our anonymous, fastpaced, image-obsessed world, where those with challenging conditions are often considered ‘undateable’. 

JODIE MARSH IS EXPOSED ONLINE PREMIERE
From Thursday, 14 July at 21:50

Revenge porn, the baby making industry and benefits are  among the hot topics Jodie Marsh is investigating in a  series of eye-opening documentaries. At 36, Jodie's  biological clock is ticking loudly, so she investigates the  booming baby making industry in ‘Jodie Marsh is Making  Babies’, meeting a Dutch sperm donor who has fathered at  least 105 children along the way. Ten years ago revenge  porn barely existed, but it's now estimated that there are  tens of thousands of revenge porn victims in the UK alone. In ‘Jodie Marsh is Exposed Online’, Jodie immerses herself in the virtual world to try and understand the reality of revenge porn. Always outspoken and never afraid to ask difficult questions, Jodie brings a fascinating insight into some of the most talked-about issues in modern life.

JILL & JESSA: COUNTING ON PREMIERE
From Wednesday, 20 July at 20:55

The Duggar family are back in the spotlight with sisters Jill  and Jessa taking centre stage in this new series. It was supposed to be the happiest time in Jill and Jessa's lives -  a new baby, a new marriage, an exciting new chapter for  both, but when devastating news about older brother Josh was revealed, the sisters' worlds were shattered. While  there may still be hurt and sadness, the family have a lot to  look forward to. Jill and Derick are adjusting to parenthood  with baby Israel, and are moving their growing family to Central America. Meanwhile, newlyweds Jessa and Ben welcome their first child and begin life as a family of three. Will Jessa miss Jill's guidance even more as she adjusts to  parenthood? Jill and Jessa share how their lives have changed forever, and how this remarkable family  continue to go forth and multiply!

MY 600LB LIFE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
PREMIERE  From Friday, 29 July at 20:00

Check in on the courageous men and women who featured  in the second series of ‘My 600lb Life’. Get an update on  where they are now and what’s changed since the show.  It’s been ten years since the series began following  Melissa’s extraordinary weight-loss journey – she now finds herself overwhelmed with four children, a marriage on the rocks and an unexpected pregnancy. Catch up with Ashley, the first weight loss patient over 600lbs to receive a gastric bypass operation. Ten years later, her journey has stalled, so she sets out to get back on track towards a healthy lifestyle. After losing 300lbs, Paula needs more surgery to deal with a body entirely covered in loose and sagging excess skin. Meanwhile, Joe has come a long way from being morbidly obese – he's in love and is contemplating proposing to his girlfriend.

Release The Hound Coming To BBC Brit In July 2016 And More Along The Way

Release the Hounds
PREMIERE
Series 1 (7 episodes)
Starts Sunday 3 July at 21:00
In this horror game show, hosted by Reggie Yates, three candidates have to enter a forest at dusk in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money.

In order to win the jackpot, they must escape the forest, but the cash is protected by a pack of angry dogs. Can they outrun the howling hounds and bag the cash?

The last episode of the series is a special edition, in which members of the UK dance group 'Diversity' enter the forest in a quest for prize money. Can they get hold of the cash prize for their chosen charity and avoid the cantankerous canines?

Frontline Fighting: Battling ISIS
PREMIERE
Friday 8 July at 20:00
 
This documentary tells the inside story of three untrained British volunteers with no family connections to the Middle East who heeded the call to take up arms with Kurdish fighters to reclaim Rojava from the ‘Islamic State’ group.

The self-proclaimed ‘Islamic State’ brutally besieged Rojava - the Kurdish region fresh from fighting for Syrian independence. The Kurdish YPG militia used social media to recruit foreign volunteers. Their call on Facebook was to ‘defend the civilised world against barbarism’ - and thousands responded. 
Unprecedented access to these ordinary British fighters intimately explores their motivations and visceral experiences on the frontlines. They engage the enemy in intense sniper battles, close-range mortar strikes and face counter-attacks from ISIS. But the men are unprepared for the raw atrocities of combat, the fierceness of battle and the death of their Kurdish co-fighters. Together they have a single-minded mission: fight to free the ‘Islamic State’ strong hold of the Abdulaziz Mountains.

The pairing of double BAFTA winner editor Mark Towns and five-time BAFTA winner, executive producer Dan Reed, turns kinetic, unique combat footage into unforgettable scenes with a cinematic feel and skilfully draws the characters of the foreign volunteers from the UK, Germany and USA, as they venture deeper into the heart of the ground war against ‘Islamic State’.

Welcome to the Mosque
PREMIERE
Friday 15 July at 20:00
With unprecedented access, documentary filmmaker Robb Leech enters Europe's biggest Muslim community, in the heart of London's East End.

Leech first came to the East London Mosque with his stepbrother, who had converted to an extreme brand of Islam, and in 2013 was convicted of preparing terrorist acts and jailed for six years.

Now the mosque has invited Robb back, to find out what life is really like inside for some of the two million people who attend every year. 'After years of trying to make sense of extremism, I want to understand the lives of ordinary Muslims, to go behind the walls and dispel the mystery and suspicion felt by non-Muslims on the outside', says Leech.

Robb finds a diverse group of individuals hidden from public view behind the Mosque's brick walls. He captures key moments, from the rituals of washing before Friday prayers to preparing Muslim couples for marriage at the centre's match-making service. Robb discusses British values with young Muslims at the Mosque's school. Older community members tell him about the racism they experienced growing up in the East End. He witnesses segregation, attempts to understand its cultural value and meets younger community members fearful of the dangers of free-mixing with the opposite sex.

During filming, the story breaks about the London schoolgirls who fled Britain to join Isis jihadists in Syria. Robb explores the Mosque's response to events that shocked the community. Whether capturing the frantic first phone call to the Mosque's media manager from a distraught sister of one of the girls or travelling to Istanbul with the girls' families to try and track them down, Robb's hand-held camera gives an intimate feel to the events.

Gadget Man
PREMIERE
Continues from Monday 18 July at 21:00
Director, author and  BAFTA-winning actor Richard Ayoade returns as 'Gadget  Man'. Richard has always used gadgets to shield him from the stresses and strains of everyday life, but in this series he's going to be using them to help make other people's lives better, too, as he tackles four of the most pressing problems of the 21st century. 

Aided and abetted by celebrity companions, Richard will be tackling the myriad challenges involved in staying safe, surviving the endless grind of work and the even worse grind of the weekend, as well as helping people find love in the digital age. He'll be using a gobsmacking array of gadgets to do it: from research robots, to prototypes, to the latest ready to buy gadgets from all over the world.

The Super-Rich and Us
PREMIERE
2 episodes
From Thursday 28 July at 20:00
We were always told the superrich would make us richer, so why hasn't that happened, and what does the arrival of their astronomical wealth really mean for the rest of us?

In this two-part series, Jacques Peretti looks at how the super-rich first exploited an obscure legal loophole to make Britain the most attractive tax haven on earth. This was no accident. Wooing the super-rich was a deliberate strategy by government to reconfigure the British economy, under the belief their wealth would 'trickle down' to the rest of us. But it didn't.

The OECD now say the British economy would have been 20 per cent bigger had we not pursued the super-rich. So who sold us the fallacy of trickle down and why? Jacques meets the super-rich themselves - from those buying premiership football clubs to the billionaires who are breaking ranks to criticise the decisions that made them richer - and society more unequal.

Jacques challenges the architects of these policies, as well as tracking down the foreign multi-millionaires who are buying up Britain and turning us from a nation of property owners to a nation of renters. He uncovers new research that shows growing inequality has been driven by the key factor of unaffordable property, and the far-reaching effect this will have on every aspect of our lives. Inequality is reshaping Britain into two simple classes: the 99 per cent and the one per cent.

This is the story of how it happened and what it means for all of us.

Celebrity MasterChef Is Back On BBC Lifestyle Along With Brand New Seasons Of The Best Shows On BBC Lifestyle Africa

Celebrity MasterChef
Series 8
From Wednesday 13 July at 20:00
Celebrity MasterChef returns, welcoming 16 famous hopefuls to battle for the title of Celebrity MasterChef Champion.

Episode one sees the first batch of celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove themselves to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

Setting foot in the MasterChef kitchen this week are writer and broadcaster Janet Street Porter, Sugababe Heidi Range, comedian Katy Brand and businesswoman (and Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood's ex-wife) Jo Wood. The first challenge for the four hopefuls is a mystery box test; the legendary measure of imagination and creativity in which the celebrities are presented with a range of ingredients. Here they come face-to-face with a spider crab – and with nerves running high and just 50 minutes to cook their dish, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges.

Which of these unlikely amateur chefs has what it takes to make the final and be crowned Celebrity MasterChef?

Don't Tell The Bride: Specials
Series 8
From Sunday 20 July at 20:00
Special editions of the show in which the groom must choose every detail of his wedding, with no help from the bride.

First, in a Christmas special, Rosie can stamp her feet all she wants... because she has handed over control of her big day to her man with a festive plan. Rosie's fiancé Nick has just three weeks and £12,000 to give her the perfect Christmas present - a wintry wonderland wedding she will never forget.

So will Nick give his little princess a very merry Christmas or will he be skating on thin ice and receive a frosty reception?

The next special episode sees the most put-upon brides from series six being given the chance to seek revenge on their hapless grooms with a Christmas 'gift' to remind them who is back wearing the trousers. 

Then sit back, relax and fasten your seat belts for a hilarious romp through the world of weddings, as Don't Tell the Bride goes global. With countries everywhere now making their own unique versions, we pick the best of the bunch from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean.

Grand Designs
Series 13
From Sunday 31 July at 17:00
Designer and author Kevin McCloud meets people who want something a little different out of their homes – so they decide to build them themselves!

This series, Kevin follows a project to renovate and extend a classic 1920s cinema in Thorne, South Yorkshire.

With little knowledge of restoration, Gwyn and Kate boldly set about turning the dilapidated building into a family home using masses of concrete, after taking advice from an Later, Jonathan Broom and his wife Deborah have put everything on hold while he pursues his dream of building a miniature Hollywood Hills-style mansion.

Junior Bake Off
Series 2 (15 episodes)
From Monday 4 July at 11:00
Return of the programme in which enthusiastic young cooks take part in a culinary competition to determine which of them is Britain's best junior baker. In the first heat, four contestants follow a tricky recipe for biscotti and lemonade, and create showstopping racing-themed cakes, before judges Mary Berry and James Martin pick one to go through to the semi-final. 

Later, with a place in the semi-finals at stake, the bakers are tested on their know-how in the Technical Challenge, where they will try to master Mary Berry's recipe for marble cake. They must then make a splash in the Showstopper Challenges as they rustle up and present a selection of impressive under-the-sea-themed biscuits.

Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home
Series 2
From Sunday 3 July 17:00
Kevin McCloud returns with a new Man Made challenge. This time he's attempting to build his own beach getaway on the English coast, testing a basic hypothesis - is simple better?

Having successfully crafted an amazing cabin in the woods, Kevin McCloud now wants to build his very own beach getaway in Somerset. He starts by making a deck from a shipwreck.

Next, Kevin builds a sun lounge for his beach hut, his own hammock to lie in and some lobster traps made out of old shopping trolleys to go fishing with.

The Resort
Series 3
From Sunday 17 July at 22:00
The show following the antics of six young people and their reps at the Spanish resort returns, with three lads from Weston-super-Mare and three girls from Liverpool staying at the Lively Hotel. 

New girl Ali is worried she might not have what it takes to be a rep, and there may be romance in the air for the holiday-makers. Buckinghamshire trio Ollie, Toby and Jake and Preston-based students Holly and Lauren check into the Lively Hotel; wasting no time in getting to know the reps better. 
Meanwhile, new girl Ali struggles to settle into her new lifestyle, resulting in a bitter war of words with head rep Imogen.

DStv Premium, Extra, Compact Plus & Compact (Outside Of South Africa) Are In For A Treat This July 2016 On Cbeebies

Teletubbies
Series 1
Monday 18 July at 19:10
Staying true to the original series Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po still have their loveable, huggable distinctive features but have been subtly updated to cater for today’s pre-schoolers.

The Teletubbies now have 21st century Touch Screen Tummies which show beautiful live action films shot from a child’s perspective. 

Some familiar characters return, including the Teletubbies’ hoover-like companion Noo-Noo, while a new gadget - the Tubby Phone - will bring the Teletubbies bang up to date with technology, and a twirling, whirling Tubby Custard Ride will provide the characters with endless custardy chaos and fun.

The Furchester Hotel
Series 1 (41 episodes)
From Monday 4 July at 16:35
The Furchester Hotel is a  series for children between the ages of three and six set  in an almost world-class  hotel run by a close-knit  family of cheerfully chaotic monsters. The series, which is designed to encourage creative problem-solving, introduces brand new characters and also welcomes the beloved Elmo and Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.

As guests arrive at the  hotel, they are greeted by monster owner Funella Furchester, her loving husband, Furgus Fuzz, and their daughter, the unflappable Phoebe Furchester-Fuzz. Elmo, Phoebe's cousin, who is on an extended visit and Cookie Monster, who has landed his dream job as room service and dining room waiter, join the Furchester family at the hotel. Completing the ensemble is Isabel, a furry bell monster – and guests won't get any attention until she dings to announce their arrival! 

In series one, Phoebe and Elmo must think carefully to help a lonely porcupine and also stop two howling wolves from keeping the other guests awake all night. Also, the Furchesters hold a ballroom dance weekend - but the floor is so shiny the guests keep slipping on it!

There's More Brand New Episodes Of Wabbit And Mr Bean And Boomerang Winner's Marathon In August 2016 On Boomerang Africa

BRAND NEW EPISODES
WABBIT
Bugs keeps hop, hop, HOPPING!

Bugs hops back on screen, and is terribly busy! With a carrot in hand, as always, this bunny is on a mission -  from mastering the art of yoga, to attempting to teach Bigfoot the difference between imagination and reality, whilst desperately avoiding Yosemite (of course) at all costs. For more hilarious bunny trouble and struggles, tune into Wabbit, only on Boomerang DStv Channel 302, on Monday to Friday @ 18:15 CAT.

Premiere date : Monday 01/08/2016 Tune-In : Monday-Friday @ 16:40 CAT Repeat : Saturday & Sunday @ 11:15  & 20:25 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
MR BEAN
The misadventures of Mr Bean on Boomerang, DStv Channel 302, continue and man, are they hilarious.

Tune-in and watch as Mr Bean’s attempt to find treasure slowly turns disastrous, as the hole he begins to dig becomes too great! If nature wasn’t mean enough, the Brit ends himself fighting great battles against a winged beast (ay)! Perhaps Mr Bean should just stay indoors to avoid all mishaps, and when he grows bored, should he smuggle a parrot past Mrs Wicket.

Premiere date : Monday  01/08/2016
Tune-in : Monday - Friday  @16:40 CAT
Repeat : Monday-Friday @  7:35 & 18:40 CAT Sat & Sun @ 09:20 & 16:15  CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
BOOMERANG’s BIG WINNER MARATHON
Who is it going to be? Wabbit? Be Cool Scooby Doo? The Looney Tunes Show or Tom & Jerry?

So many decisions to make, so many cool shows to watch and choose from! Boomerang, in order to reveal the channels top watched favourite shows, will be launching an online competition, encouraging viewers to vote for their favourite shows. From 23 July 2016, kids can go visit [insert website] to vote for their favourite Boomerang show by selecting the game and go! The golden winner, to be announced on 22 of August 2016, will win an entire weekend marathon of their favourite Boomerang shows!

Premiere date : Saturday 27/08/2016
Tune-in : Saturday & Sunday @ 13:15 to 16:15 CAT

Cartoon Network Africa Celebrates Women's Month With Everyone's Favourite Crime Fighters The Powerpuff Girls And Brand New Episodes Of Nexo Knights And Everyone's Favourite Blue Cat And Talking Fish In August 2016

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING STUNT
GIRL POWER DAY WITH THE POWERPUFF’s
With Woman’s Day around the corner, Cartoon Network aims to encourage girl power and showcase what ‘fighting like a girl’ really means!

In order to celebrate and honour all the young, strong, independent women, Cartoon Network, DStv Channel 301, will be showcasing a super, power session marathon with only the greatest, super-cute, super-fierce female fighters on TV screens across Africa. Join Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup in their struggle to strike a perfect balance between being the rocking protectors of their city of Townsville, and just being regular girls on the block!

Premiere Date : Tuesday 09/08/2016
Tune-In : Tuesday 09th (Women’s day) @9:55 CAT
Repeat : @16:55 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS
Your (nexo) knights in shining armour are back on Cartoon Network!

The NEXO Knights on Cartoon Network are now an efficient monster-fighting unit, but even so, they need to upgrade their equipment and NEXO powers to keep up with the evolving threat. Watch as dark secrets from the past start to reveal themselves in the deep memory of holographic wizard Merlok 2.0. Things slowly become unclear…who the real enemy master mind is. Is it Jestro, or the Book of Monsters? Tune-in to Cartoon Network, DStv Channel 301 to find out, Monday to Friday @ 16:55 CAT.

Premiere Date : Monday 15/08/2016
Tune-In : Monday - Friday @ 16:55 CAT
Repeat : Monday -Friday @10:40 CAT
Sat & Sun @ 12:15 & 17:35 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL
Here at Cartoon Network we are so excited to announce that Gumball is BACK… yes that’s  right, he’s back, and there are a whack load of new, fun and exciting adventures coming to  your screens!

Will Gumball succeed in his attempts to resist using the internet? Will Gumball ever find love, after constantly convincing himself that it’s not for him? Have you ever wondered where Darwin came from? Tune  in to Cartoon Network to find out, only on DStv Channel 301, Monday to Friday at 14:35 CAT.

Premiere Date : Monday 22/08/2016
Tune-in : Monday-Friday @ 14:35 CAT
Repeat: Monday - Friday @ 5:20 CAT & 20:00 CAT
Sat & Sun @ 12:40 CAT

What's New In August 2016 On Nicktoons Africa

MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC NEW SERIES!
Monday 1 August @ 13:30 CAT
Twilight Sparkle may be a very smart unicorn, but Princess Celestia wants her to learn that there is more to life in Equestria than magic, so she sends her to Ponyville to be sociable. Here she has many adventures with Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie as they learn valuable lessons about friendship. Laughs are never far away as the magical ponies reunite with old friends and meet some new ones.

JIMMY NEUTRON NEW EPISODES!
Monday 8 August @ 16:00 CAT
Our favourite boy genius is back! Life in Retroville is never boring with Jimmy Neutron around. The fifth grader always comes up with incredible inventions to solve every problem imaginable, but they never go to plan – with hilarious consequences. No doubt Jimmy, his best friends Carl and Sheen, and his robotic dog Goddard will get up to endless mischief and have themselves a whole lot of fun.

What's New In August 2016 On Nick Jr Africa

LITTLE CHARMERS NEW EPISODES!
Monday 1 August @ 15:30 CAT
The oh-so-sweet Little Charmers, Hazel, Posie and Lavender, may still have a lot to learn when it comes to using magic to solve the problems they encounter, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try at every opportunity they get! Tune in to new episodes to see the bravest of the lot, Hazel, lead her “charmazing” friends on magical adventures around Charmville. But they better watch out: Hazel’s parents are always warning the trio about the dangers of abusing their powers.

HOLIDAY STUNT
Saturday 6 August @ 20:30 CAT and Sunday 7 August @ 08:30 CAT
Going on holiday is always so exciting, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan. The same seems to be true for our favourite characters. Whether the Paw Patrol pups are saving the day during a camping trip, Zack and his buddies are looking for the perfect pop-up to create the ideal holiday, Dora’s exploring new locations, the Bubble Guppies are telling tales around a campfire, Ben and Holly are leaving their little kingdom for a short trip, or Max and Ruby are having to work together to pack a yummy picnic basket, you can be sure there will be some funny moments. During the Holiday Stunt, our favourites learn important lessons about the world around them.

BUBBLE GUPPIES NEW EPISODES!
Friday 19 August @ 15:05 CAT
Hold your breath and dive into brand new episodes of Bubble Guppies. What will our colourful fishy friends be getting up to this time and what will they teach us along the way? Mr Grouper has loads more intriguing stories to tell, the Guppies will discover hidden talents and Nonny will find even more silly snacks in his lunchbox. We can’t wait to sing, laugh and play along with the curious Guppies as they explore their underwater world.

PAW PATROL ROAD SAFETY STUNT
Sunday 21 August @ 19:10 CAT and Monday 22 August @ 07:10 CAT
Our courageous canines, Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rubble and Skye, are always ready to lend a hand (or should we say paw) when Ryder calls on them. In this special Road Safety Stunt the pups are on the move putting out fires (sometimes literally) as they go. They find themselves testing their special skills and abilities at a festival, helping out sea turtles, saving a train, restoring light and saving a host of creatures that range from penguins and beavers to a friend of theirs, and even a ghost.

SUNDAY MOVIES

DORA’S BIG BIRTHDAY ADVENTURE Saturday 6 August @ 19:10 CAT and Sunday 7 August @ 07:10 CAT
Dora’s turning 8, let’s celebrate! She needs to get home for her birthday party, but finds herself in magic storybook where a twisty wind cloud sends her and Boots to Wizzle World.

JOURNEY TO MONKEY KING CASTLE Saturday 13 August @ 19:10 CAT and Sunday 14 August @ 07:10 CAT
Say Ni Hao to Kai-Lan as she and her friends journey to Monkey King Castle for a birthday celebration. They accidentally make a mess of the decorations and need to fix it quick!

TUGA HELPS THE MOON
Saturday 20 August @ 19:10 CAT and Sunday 21 August  07:10 CAT
Fans of Go Diego Go! will love this movie. Diego and Tuga the turtle have to save the moon, which has been smashed by a comet. They must find all the pieces so the moon can guide the baby turtles to the ocean.

THE KING OF NUMBERS
Saturday 27 August @ 19:10 CAT and Sunday 28 August @ 07:10 CAT
If there’s one thing we know about Team Umizoomi, it’s that they love numbers! Milli, Geo and Bot navigate the world of counting with the King of Numbers, showing us just how exciting these important little figures can be.

What's New In August 2016 On Nickelodeon Africa

HARVEY BEAKS NEW EPISODES!
Monday 1 August @ 16:35 CAT
Harvey is a sweet bird and a good son. He lives in a treehouse with his mom and dad, and loves his best friends, the rambunctious twins, Fee and Foo. In these brand new episodes of the show, which LA times describes as “sunny with a chance of bad behaviour”, these three musketeers get up to all sorts of mischief and adventure in the forest. With his wild friends, Harvey is learning how to branch out and live a little.

BELLA & THE BULLDOGS NEW EPISODES!
Monday 8 August @ 16:35 CAT
Bella was a cheerleader until she was spotted throwing a football like a pro. Now she’s the only lass on the boy’s team, The Bulldogs, and she’s showing them how it’s done…well sort of. It’s a lot tougher than what Bella thought but when the going gets tough, the tough get going! Follow Bella, her teammates and cheerleading friends in these all-new episodes as they navigate high school, fun competition and friendship.

NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN NEW EPISODES!
Monday 8 August @ 18:20 CAT
Big sister Dawn knows how to lead the charge when it comes to life and her quadruplet siblings – she was born four seconds before them after all. In season two, the 11-year-old quad squad decides to turn the garage into a hang out spot to gain popularity at school. Dawn also starts playing tuba in the orchestra, which compromises the siblings’ hot dog business and on a whim the children decide to explore the mall without their folks...and end up with more than just egg on their faces!

HENRY DANGER NEW EPISODES!
Monday 15 August @ 19:10 CAT
Don’t miss this special crossover episode where Henry Danger and super hero family the Thundermans unite to save one of their own. Captain Man, Kid Danger and Phoebe Thunderman covertly gain access to a secret villain meeting and are surprised when they find Phoebe’s brother, Max Thunderman in attendance! In this awesome hour-long episode  titled “Danger and Thunder”, Henry and co unite to bring Max back from the dark side.

FAQ On ID Xtra Africa

On Tuesday, 5 January 2016, a new high-quality mystery and suspense channel, ID Xtra will replace the current crime and investigation channel m Discovery ID on DStv channel 171. ID Xtra will be available to DStv Premium, Extra and Compact customers.

Featuring a selection of captivating content never before seen on DStv, ID Xtra will welcome a host of new faces including Emmy Award-winning talk show host Jerry Springer and his series Tabloid (weekdays, 8:20pm) which delves into the most shocking and bizarre stories to have made headlines in America.
This January alone, viewers can look forward to several brand new shows including; Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors (Saturday 9 January, 10pm) the intriguing series that goes behind closed doors to uncover the shocking crimes that happened inside hotels; Bad Blood (Sunday 24 January, 10pm) follows families driven apart by heinous crimes as they come together for the first time; and Mansions & Murders (Monday 11 January, 10:50pm) re-enacts the terrible crimes involving wealthy mansion dwellers.

FAQs

What changes are you making to the Discovery channels? 
On Tuesday, 5 January 2016, a new high-quality mystery and suspense channel, ID Xtra will replace the current crime and investigation channel Discovery ID on DStv channel 171. 

Why are you closing Discovery ID?
ID Xtra is a new and more dramatic version of Discovery ID which showcases the best in gripping stories and dramatic reconstructions of everyday people behaving badly, all filmed in a contemporary and stylish format.

What will happen to my PVR recordings after Discovery ID is terminated?
Any recordings of shows from Discovery ID will remain on your PVR’s Personal Recordings until you delete them, so they will still be available for you to watch, even after the channels terminate.

What kind of programming will I see on ID Xtra?
ID Xtra will feature a selection of captivating content never before seen on DStv. The channel will welcome a host of new faces including Emmy Award-winning talk show host Jerry Springer and his series Tabloid (weekdays at 8:20pm) which delves into the most shocking and bizarre stories to have made headlines in America.

This January alone, viewers can look forward to several brand new shows including; Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors (Saturday 9 January at 10pm) the intriguing series that goes behind closed doors to uncover the shocking crimes that happened inside hotels; Bad Blood (Sunday 24 January at 10pm) follows families driven apart by heinous crimes as they come together for the first time; and Mansions & Murders (Monday 11 January at 10:50pm) re-enacts the terrible crimes involving wealthy mansion dwellers.

Discovery Family Brand Manifesto For African Viewers

Brand Proposition
Always engaging, always enriching and always entertaining, Discovery Family is the destination that brings the whole family together.

Premium programming for the whole family with glossy documentaries about the world we live in and beyond; from awesome space adventures to crazy experiments of popular science. Be transfixed by the big cats of Africa and the stories of animals that need rescuing or medical help. But you can also sit back and be entertained by hilarious clip based shows. Plus  each morning there is a dedicated kids block to keep the little ones happy. It’s learning in the Discovery Way, always fun, inclusive and fascinating. 

WHATEVER THE TIME OF DAY DISCOVERY FAMILY IS A  SAFE PLACE, CREATING MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT  INSPIRE CONVERSATION AWAY FROM THE TV BOX.

Quality TV for the whole family

Brand Values
EDUCATIONAL 
Family is a fun, safe place to experience and absorb the wonders of the world around us. Its learning but in the Discovery Way.

ENTERTAINING 
Programming designed to uplift and amuse the family and bring laughter into the home.

ENRICHING 
Escape with the best handpicked programming from Discovery’s portfolio certain to leave you and your family with plenty to talk about.

INCLUSIVE 
Fresh, entertaining and impactful storytelling for the whole family to relax and watch together, including Rocky the Dog.

Tone of voice
Fun
Warm
Inspiring
Upbeat

We are:
Safe
Educational
Inclusive
Family Friendly

We are not:
Boring
Risky
Controversial
Dark

How we are different
The fun, educational TV destination for the whole family that inspires and generates conversation. 

Audience
“The family” - Mum and Dad, 2 children aged 6 and 12 and Rocky the dog

MUM
Mum’s favourite time is when all the family is together; whether it’s enjoying a family day out or sitting down and watching enriching television.

DAD
Dad relaxes by watching sport and hanging out with his friends. Family time is very important and nothing beats sitting down with his children and learning about his favourite passions by watching space, engineering and clip shows.

SAM
Sam is 12 years old and enjoys gaming and playing football with his friends. He is inquisitive, a fan of magic and likes inventing new things.

EMILY
Emily is 6 years old and is fascinated by animal’s especially cute pets. She loves Doki and learning about his travels around the world and being entertained with the rest of the family whilst watching Too Cute.

ROCKY
Rocky the dog loves being part of the family but hates being alone. When he is not dreaming about chasing the family cat or running through open fields he can be found wagging his tail while watching his fellow canines on Dog TV.

Elevator Pitch
Discovery Family, the brand new channel with something  for every member of the family whatever the time of day. A place packed with fun facts, big cats, cute pets, outrageous experiments, glossy documentaries and family stories. There is even a dedicated kid’s block to keep the little ones happy. 

Always a safe place to experience new and exciting stuff that creates memorable moments that inspires conversation away from the television.

EVERYONE GATHER ROUND FOR DISCOVERY FAMILY.

Find it on DStv channel 136

M-Net Streamlines And Sharpens Some Of Its Top-Notch Channel On DStv

How do you find the freshest and biggest international movies and series on DStv Premium? If you’re a Compact customer, would you prefer to watch more of M-Net’s channels in High Definition?
 
VUZU AMP finds a new home on DStv channel 103
 
It will now be as easy as 1-2-3 to flick to the freshest and best scripted series from Hollywood. The popular VUZU AMP channel is relocating to channel 103 on DStv Premium (from channel 114). This means that VUZU AMP will now be in the same neighbourhood as the ever-popular M-Net (channel 101) and M-Net Edge (channel 102). 
 
M-Net 101 will continue to bring the biggest and best family friendly blockbuster international series to our screens; M-Net Edge (channel 102) will still cater for connoisseurs with a taste for highly acclaimed and risqué content; and VUZU AMP (channel 103) will feature the international series like Power, Ballers and Basketball Wives for the forever young alongside its sizzling local productions.
 
“M-Net’s slate of up-to-date series from Hollywood has been spread across M-Net, M-Net Edge and VUZU AMP on DStv Premium for a while and it makes perfect sense to present these three channels to our viewers as a cluster in this new sequence,” says M-Net CEO Yolisa Phahle. “We will also work harder to make sure that viewers know which channel a series will be broadcast on - some of our viewers have indicated that they don’t always know whether a series will be on M-Net or VUZU AMP. We would like to fix that.”
 
Two more HD channels for DStv Compact viewers
 
The M-Net Channels also have great news for DStv Compact customers: M-Net City (DStv channel 115) and M-Net Movies Action (DStv channel 110) will now be in High Definition.
 
M-Net Movies channels streamlined
 
With VUZU AMP moving to channel 103, the M-Net Movies channels will now occupy channels 104 to 111. The number of channels will be reduced from nine to seven tightly curated channels – M-Net Movies has reduced the number of older library movies in the schedule, to keep the movie offering new and fresh.
 
Big news within the new M-Net Movies channel offering is the brand new, feel-good addition of M-Net Movies Smile, which will offer chuckles for the entire family as well as the revamp of M-Net Movies Showcase.
 
The addition of M-Net Movies Smile (DStv channel 104) and the revamp of M-Net Movies Showcase (DStv channel 108) means that three of the existing movie channels will no longer exist – M-Net Movies Comedy (currently on DStv channel 104), M-Net Movies Family (currently on DStv channel 105) and M-Net Movies Romance (currently on DStv channel 107). 
 
Viewers can also look forward to more seasonal pop-up channels, like the recent M-Net Movies Blackout channel and last year’s massively successful M-Net Movies Star Wars pop-up channel. 
 
A quick glance at the M-Net Movies channel cluster, as of Friday, 1 July:
·      M-Net Movies Premiere (which was on channel 103 until VUZU AMP’s arrival) - channel 104 on DStv Premium. M-Net Movies Premiere simply has a new address. It will continue to bring you the latest, biggest and best premiere movies from Hollywood – anything from Kevin Hart comedies to Oscar-winning dramas.
·      M-Net Movies Smile - channel 105 on DStv Premium.  As the name signals, this is the channel guaranteed to make you show your pearly whites. Everyone who’s young at heart can look forward to fantastic animated and family-friendly films. Then, once the kids have gone to bed, the grown-ups can enjoy sidesplitting comedy with the likes of Adam Sandler or Melissa McCarthy.
·      M-Net Movies Action + - channel 106 on DStv Premium. The biggest, most explosive action movies will still be on M-Net Movies Action+. Watch Vin Diesel, Keanu Reeves and all the action heroes save humanity from all kinds of evil.
·      M-Net Movies Showcase - channel 107 on DStv Premium. Apart from being able to indulge this channel’s usual host of lovely festivals, box sets and franchise specials and watch an A-list, blockbuster film that previously premiered on Sunday nights every night in prime time, this will now also be the go-to destination for all romantics that want to be swept away by love stories and enchanting storytelling.
·      M-Net Movies Action – channel 110 on DStv Compact and DStv Premium.  All the action that blows you away, but now in HD!
·      M-Net Movies Stars – channel 111 on DStv Compact and DStv Premium.  You can continue to enjoy the company of Hollywood’s A-list stars in exactly the same way as before.
·      M-Net Movies Zone – channel 139 on DStv Family, Access, Compact, Premium and GOtv. Movie Zone lovers across the different DStv packages will not be affected at all.
 
For detailed schedules for the M-Net channels, go to DStv.com.
 
ENDS
Channel name
Current channel no
New channel number
VUZU AMP
114
103
M-Net Movies Premiere
103
104
M-Net Movies Smile
brand new channel
105
M-Net Movies Action+
106
106 – no change
M-Net Movies Showcase
108
107
M-Net Movies Action
110
110 – now in HD
M-Net Movies Stars
111
111 – no change
M-Net City
115
115 – now in HD
 M-Net Movies Zone
139
139 – no change
M-Net Movies Comedy
104
Terminated (content now found on M-Net Movies Smile)
M-Net Movies Family
105
Terminated (content now found on M-Net Movies Smile)
M-Net Movies Romance
107
Terminated (content now found on M-Net Movies Showcase)