May 2020 On CBS Reality Africa | Border Security S15 | Judge Joe Brown S4 | Judge Judy S16

BORDER SECURITY
Season 15
Double-bills on weekdays at 07:30,14:55, 21:10 and 01:25 from 11th to 22nd May. Repeated on weekends at 17:50, from 17th to 31st May.
With extraordinary access to the  Australian Border Force and the  Biosecurity agency, this program highlights the work of officers as they protect Australia from illegal immigrants, drug smuggling and biosecurity hazards which threaten this country. For the last decade, the cameras have been capturing the dedicated men and women as they work to keep the country safe. In the first episode of the series, a husband and wife from Vietnam come to claim a lost suitcase but what’s hidden inside we’ll change their lives forever. Biosecurity officers bust a tour guide who should have known better. A couple of large parcels at the Mail Centre have a smell that’s a dead giveaway. There’s no mistaking the identity of this illicit haul.

JUDGE JOE BROWN
Season 4, Episodes 1 - 52
Weekdays double bills at 6:40, 11:10 and 21:10. From 25th May until 28th June. Repeated on weekends at 6:00 from 6th June to 5th July.
Justice takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to the dynamic, tough-talking, no-holds-barred "Judge Joe Brown”. Brown, who rose from the streets  of  South Central Los Angeles, applies his trademark “tough love” approach and unorthodox  sentencing methods  to  encourage  offenders  to learn  from  their  mistakes - or  he  will make them  pay the price for their actions. He also provides audiences with a  face-to-face vantage point for witnessing real trials that offer final and binding resolutions. Judge Joe Brown’s passion for justice and his commitment to finding real solutions has enabled him  to truly make a difference in people’s lives.

JUDGE JUDY Season 16
Weekdays quadruple bill from 15:45, until 29th May. Repeated on weekends from 11:10 throughout May.
With her outspoken style, hard-hitting decisiveness and engaging wit, Judge Judith Sheindlin single-handedly reinvented the courtroom genre and in the process has become a pop culture icon. A former New York family court judge known for her ability to cut through a dispute and get to the  core of the  emotional  issue  at hand, Judge Judy acts as a true moral compass for people seeking guidance, resolution and common sense in their lives. Judge Judy’s goal is to make a lasting impression that will discourage  repeat offenders and help heal families and victims of injustice. There are many imitators, but only one Judge Judy!

Could Timeless Drama Channel Be The Reason FOX Life Africa Scrapped Turkish Telenovelas For Mexican Telenovelas

Just as you thought the Disney owned channel FOX Life couldn't shock you any further they just did. By introducing four new telenovelas to customers across Africa.

The bad part about this is most of Africa excluding Southern Africa have seen all these telenovelas through their local stations or through StarTimes/StarTimes even the Turkish soap operas that came on this channel at launch were also repeats from various other African markets.

When news spread over these new telenovelas, FOX Life recieved mixed reactions from viewers demanding answers on the fate of Turkish telenovelas they left on a cliffhanger since during the redundant channel 3 years they've only been repeating past seasons of these shows without airing new seasons.

It's possible that Turkish programming has been scrapped entirely for this station so the likelihood is that it has something to do with the long-awaited channel Timeless Drama Channel (TDC).

The Turkish channel announced back in 2018 which is set to launch in South Africa as mentioned in SPI International website even though no official launch date has been revealed it's possible that the channel will debut within 2 years in this market.

While viewers had to wait for the channel FOX Life offered this lineup for a short while and constantly repeated the programs with no additional programs. Back in October 2019, they scrapped these telenovelas from their lineup only to revive the lineup with the same hot mess later in March of 2020.

Now they scrap it and silently added for Mexican telenovelas from a Disney inspired company Televisa. For a channel like FOX Life the name doesn't suit the channel you're better off changing it into FOX Drama(tic).

Timeless Drama Channel is set to launch in South Africa with a ranch of telenovelas and movies both of which will be viewable in HD. If you're living in South Africa you can find Turkish programming dubbed in Afrikaans through e.tv and eExtra.

After 3 Years Of Constant Repetition, FOX Life Shuffles It's Schedule And Reserves Itself For Mostly Mexican Telenovelas Produced By Televisa

As you already know FOX Life has been on repeat mode for 3 years and none of the pay-tv platforms thought of removing the channel during those years.

Within those three years FOX Life aired repeats of past retarded reality shows most of which were African along with Turkish telenovelas that were cut short when they ended they brought them back repeatedly.

Now FOX Life is set to introduce 4 new Mexican telenovelas. It's actually a shocker for most that thought the channel will get crammed in a few years now they're doing what FOX use to do in the past air Mexican stories.

Along Came Love (Vino El Amor), this remake follows a young woman who after being deported returns to California, where she meets the owner of a vineyard, a young man suffering from depression because of his wife's death.The series stars Gabriel Soto as David, Irina Baeva as Luciana, Cynthia Klitbo as Marta and Azela Robinson as Lilian.

Secrets At The Hotel (El Hotel De Los secretos), this Spanish adaption follows the  adventures of a young man of humble origins travels to the Gran Hotel located on the outskirts of a village called San Cristóbal Tlaxico to visit his sister Cristina who works as the floor supervisor of a hotel. There Julio discovers that after more than a month after being dismissed for allegedly stealing from the hotel nobody knows anything of her. Julio decides to stay on as a waiter to investigate her disappearance. From that moment, love, mystery, death and betrayal will be present in each episode. The series stars Irene Azuela as Isabel, Erick Elías as Julio, Daniela Romo as Ángela and Diana Bracho as Teresa.

Shadows From The Past (La Sombra Del Pasado), this remake follows the adventures of two very different families live in the village of Santa Lucía who are involved in a whirlwind of passion, pain, and revenge. The rivaling families are the Mendozas and the Alcocers. Michelle Renaud and Pablo Lyle stars as the protagonists, while Alexis Ayala and Alejandra Barros stars as the antagonists.

Rode Of Destiny (Un Camino Hacia El Destino), Luisa Fernanda Pérez, a beautiful, 18-year-old

student, has two passions: mastering the violin and gardening, a skill she learned from her father, Pedro, the former groundskeeper of the wealthy Altamirano family's estate. A chance encounter with destiny alters her life after she is injured in a car accident caused by Luis (her biological father), a playboy lawyer and falls for his stepson, Carlos, an attractive, young doctor treating her at the local hospital. 

All these telenovelas will air from Monday 20 April at the following times (in CAT):
15:50 - Along Came Love
16:40 - Secrets At The Hotel
17:30 - Shadows From The Past
18:20 - Road To Destiny

SA Youth TV Conducting An Online Talent Show

SA YOUTH TV is going to be conducting an online acting talent show for the youth of SA. The show will play every Thursday starting from the first week of May to the last (7 May 2020 to 28 May 2020), they will be live to all social media platforms. The show is open to all SA Youth from the age of 10years to 35years.

Those who want to participate will have to send us a 1-minute video that will say anything about coronavirus. A maximum of 50 actors who will participate will be selected by our task team who will then make it to our first episode. We will then share these vids on our social media platforms and allow the public to vote for their favourite actor/actress by liking the video of their favourite. This will help us eliminate people till they downsize to our top 3 finalists. Actor who will make it to the top 10 will be compensated and the top 3 will walk away with cash prices

Please send clips to Menzi Theo via whatssap on 0732210903 from 6 April 2020 to 12 April 2020

E Channel 124 Will Be Added To DStv Compact Package Soon

NBCUniversal International Networks' E! Entertainment (DStv 124) channel is getting wider carriage with MultiChoice making the channel available to DStv Compact subscribers in South Africa from Tuesday 14 April 2020.

E! is currently available to DStv Premium and DStv Compact Plus subscribers. E! is already available to DStv subscribers on DStv Compact in the rest of Africa.

"We are delighted that E! will now be available to a broader audience in Africa," says Lee Raftery, the managing director, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at NBCUniversal International and chief marketing officer.

"This is an exciting evolution in our partnership with DStv, and new viewers to the channel will be able to enjoy ever-popular series such as Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Botched. We remain committed to bringing African audiences local content, with brand-new episodes of the Safta-nominated Celebrity Game Night."

Thabisa Mkhwanazi, MultiChoice South Africa head of marketing, says "We’re thrilled that our Compact subscribers will now also have access to the wide range of content that the E! Entertainment channel has to offer".

"We continue to strive to bring our customers the best content available so they get the greatest viewing experience possible."

The new season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians just started on E! on Sundays at 20:00with Kourtney's recent revelation that she's no longer happy working with her sisters, while Kris gets creative to encourage a reluctant Khloe to start dating again, while Kylie undergoes a frightening medical procedure.

Meanwhile Anele Mdoda is back as the host of Celebrity Game Night from Sunday 19 April at 21:00 with team captains Jason Goliath and Ayanda Thabethe for brand-new episodes of Celebrity Game Night.

Based on the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series Hollywood Game Night, Anele Mdoda recently received a Safta nomination for Best TV Presenter for hosting the local version of this show, while the production for Celebrity Game Night is also up for an award in the category Best International Format Show.

The E! presenter Jason Kennedy takes E! viewers inside celebrity homes for in-depth interviews in the new series In The Room on Mondays at 21:00 from 11 May as he meets Kourtney Kardashian, Tom Brady and Chris Pratt to discuss their latest projects, products, passions and more.

E! also has new episodes of Botched on Mondays at 20:00 from 8 June revolving around the plastic surgeons Dr Paul Nassif and Dr Terry Dubrow, as well as the latest season of Total Bellas on Sundays at 20:00 from 10 May.

Claws Season 1 Coming Soon To e.tv

Claws is a midnight-dark meditation on female badness set in a South Florida nail salon.

It follows the rise of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.

Claws is about good women caught in bad places with worse men. It's the story of hardworking women trying to get by in this economy, set against the surreal, bright, gritty landscape of Florida and the luscious, absurd, extreme excesses of the crime world.

The series premieres Monday 4 May at 22:00 on e.tv for the latest seasons you can find it on 1Magic and a few months later on M-Net City both of which are available on the DStv platform.

Welcome To New Delhi High Society And It's Leading Ladies Coming Soon To Zee World

It’s not easy being rich, and if that sounds elitist, that’s because the upper echelons of New Delhi society aim to be exactly that.

Ten wealthy ladies who don’t shy away from the public eye will let the cameras into their mansions, chateaus and villas and prove that there’s so much more to their lives than just Balenciaga, Versace and Dior – even though designer handbags are a girl’s best friend, after diamonds, of course.

If you love The Real Housewives franchise (and we know you do), then these Delhi Darlings will deliver just the right amount of spice, shade and scandal all the way from the shores of India. These are your darlings, darling.

Who are the ladies
White and gold are Puja Dua’s signature colours, so much so that her entire house is adorned and decorated in those hues.

You will never, ever catch Shalu Jindal re-wearing clothes. She will never be caught dead in an outfit that she’s been seen in before.

Guneet Virdi is an award-winning make-up artist who is as particular about the people she sips sangrias with as she is about which A-lister wedding deserves to be graced by her presence.

Your social event is a failure if the invite list does not include Deepshikha Lungani, who once won the Glamour Mrs India contest. No self-respecting events planner would dare not include this runway queen.

Sona Sharma is a businesswoman and proud owner of a beauty salon. This glamorous grandmother (glammy) is a cancer survivor and because of that, she lives life to the fullest and is unapologetically herself.

Reena Mittal owns an automobile company and loves hosting car showroom events. She’s a fitness bunny and believes in helping others make good sartorial choices.

Seema Gumber owns an events company that caters to India’s high-profile functions and considers herself to be an alpha female.

Rashmi Sachdeva is a former beauty queen who mentors and judges pageant shows.

A fashion designer by profession, Pragati Nagpal loves Indian ethnic wear and her brand creates such apparel.

Shaloo Jindal loves all things stone – with carats obviously! Her favourite sound is listening to her Louboutin heels clicking on the jaw-dropping glass staircase she installed in her mansion.

Delhi Darlings starts on Saturday 18 April on Zee World (166) at 17:00

DBE TV To Be Added On The OpenView Platform

In partnership with eMedia Investments, the Department of education will be broadcasting educational support for learners and teachers on the OpenView platform. This channel is free of any subscriptions and will be broadcasted initially for a period of six months from 1st April to 30 September 2020.

The proposed daily schedule for the first week of broadcast is as follows:
- The focus of the first week is on Term 1 topics
- From 12am to 7am there will be revision for Grade 12 learners. We cover only one subject per day to facilitate a recordable block. The subjects will rotate through a seven week period. In the first week, Maths is on Monday but in 2 weeks Maths moves to Tuesday and so on.
- Between 7:00am and 8:00 am, it's time to learn a new Indigenous African language. Each lesson is half an hour.
- From 08:00am to 12 noon, the schedule is dedicated to Grade 12 learners. You can catch 60 minute lessons in Maths, Physical Science, Life Science, English (FAL), Accounting, Economics and Geography. The focus on these lessons is initially Term 1 topics. If you master the concepts in these lessons, you'll be ready for Term 2 which will broadcast in few weeks.
- From 12:00pm to 2:00pm we have 60 minute lessons for Grade 11 learners in Maths, Physical Science, Life Science, English (FAL) and Accounting.
- From 2:00pm to 4:00pm we have 30 minutes lessons for Grade 10 in Maths, Physical Science, Life Science, English (FAL) and Accounting.

If you've missed a lesson in the morning or want to rewatch a lesson from 4pm to 12 midnight. The lessons from 4:00pm to 8:00pm is for Grade 12 learners, 8:00pm to 10:00pm for Grade 11 and 10:00-12:00 for Grade 10. The topics covered are aligned with CAPS and the Annual Teaching Plan, and we will start with further topics and we will start with the topics at the beginning of the ATP.

New Seasons Of The Simpsons And America’s Funniest Home Videos To Premiere On FOX Africa

New seasons of both The Simpsons and America’s Funniest Home Videos will premiere on FOX (DStv 125) this April. Perfect for family viewing, audiences are in for non-stop laughter and hilarious moments on weekday afternoons with both of these award-winning series, guaranteed to tickle the funny bone.

The longest running scripted show in television history, The Simpsons season twenty-seven will premiere two episodes per weekday, from 6 April 2020 at 16:10 and 16:35 CAT. Continuing to strike a chord with viewers for irreverently poking fun at anything and everything, The Simpsons has become one of the most consistently groundbreaking, innovative and recognizable entertainment franchises throughout the world. With its subversive humor and delightful wit, the series has made an indelible imprint on American pop culture, and its family members – Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith) and Maggie – are television icons.

Recently marking its 600th episode, The Simpsons exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and, to date, has won 32 Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, been named the “Best Show of the 20th Century” by Time magazine and was dubbed the “Best TV Show Ever” by Vulture in 2016.

This season of The Simpsons sees the family adventures continue as Homer and Marge have a trial separation and Homer begins dating a 20-something (guest voice Lena Dunham) in the season premiere. In subsequent episodes, Selma (Kavner) and Patty (Kavner) agree to quit smoking; Homer loses $5,000 in a poker game and loans Lisa out to repay the debt; and the Simpsons’ home gets robbed. Also, in the "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" episode, Sideshow Bob (guest voice Kelsey Grammer) finally kills Bart; Homer wakes up with short-term memory loss; and Lisa, Bart and Milhouse (Pamela Hayden) get super-powers from radiation. Additional guest voices this season include Kristen Bell, Nick Kroll, Edward James Olmos, comedian Blake Anderson, magician David Copperfield and violinist Yo-Yo Ma.

The laughs don’t stop there though as one of television’s most iconic viewer-generated productions, America’s Funniest Home Videos, will premiere on weekdays at 17:25 from 20 April. Now hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, this hilarious series has had people in stitches since 1989 and is one of the longest running non-scripted shows in the world. With over 800 episodes having been compiled to date, America’s Funniest Home Videos features home-made videos sent in by viewers. From practical jokes and home improvement plans gone awry, to animal mishaps and just flat-out strange behavior, this hilarious show pulls out all the stops to present everyday people caught on tape in their most embarrassing moments!

“Both The Simpsons and America’s Funniest Home Videos remain timeless in their ability to entertain and we are confident that these two audience favourites back-to-back, for the first time on FOX, will soon become something families can look forward to everyday” said Evert van der Veer, Vice President, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company Africa.

Mindset Network Launches New Primary School Pop-Up Channel

With lockdown for Covid-19 being the uppermost thought in everyone’s mind Multichoice and Mindset Network, launched by Nelson Mandela in 2003, is due to launch a channel dedicated to Primary School learners on 1 April 2020. Mindset Pop will feature educational programming covering the entire GET (Primary School) phase, including ECD, Grades 1 to 3 but with a focus on the Grade 4 – 9 curriculum.

Even though you are still on holiday we want you to be prepared when schools re-open. Mindset PoP will deliver live lessons daily with 6 fresh hours every day. We will bring you Literacy and Numeracy as well as Maths, Natural Sciences, English, Life Orientation, Art and Physical Education activities. A website will be available for downloading worksheets and information sheets that you can work through with our expert teachers. Lessons will come live from our studios where our expert teachers will unpack the concepts you need to understand as well as point you to additional resources. Lessons are based on the South African CAPS curriculum but are also aligned to the Cambridge curriculum.

Mindset’s CEO, Dylan Green says: “We are very relieved to be working with Multichoice to spread academic excellence during the lockdown. Remember that while we often focus on matric the key concepts are taught in the Foundation Phase. We are looking forward to bringing a whole new and exciting world of learning to DStv subscribers everywhere.”

Mindset PoP will be available to all subscribers across the DStv platforms in South Africa and Africa. Tune into channel 317 to find out more about this fantastic education channel!

This might be the same test channel coming to OpenView channel 122 and possibly StarSat for now there's no confirmation about it as this press release only has to do with MultiChoice.

Zee World And Star Life Affected By Covid-19

A few days ago, Zee World made an announcement that Ring of Fire and Jodka & Akbar would be taken off the screen due to covid-19 (and a 21 day lockdown in India) with Ganga and Twist of Fate set to take up their timeslot. The worst part about these two is one just ended weeks back and both of them start from season 1.

This news was since met with backlash by the fans of the channel which leaves viewers with only 2 current series Deception and One Perfect Place.

Jodka & Akbar is dubbed in Zulu which explains the pause since South Africa is currently on lockdown for 21 days while Ring of Fire case is sort of a mystery maybe they haven't got the rest of the episodes.

And Zee World isn't the only one removing shows Star Life is much worse instead of 2 shows leaving all the shows are getting scrapped from The Inseperables to Family Affairs to Let's Dance to Kulfi to Made for Each Other to Geet to A Perfect Lie.

This news was confirmed by GOtv in Zambia instead of Star Media and according to Star Life's schedule from the 1st April, The Crossroads, Forever Yours and Chasing My Heart take up their timeslots.

There's no confirmation on whether these shows will resume after the 21 day lockdown as yet and since then Covid-19 has affected their channels immensely.

Teen Africa TV Launch Delayed Due To Covid-19

Teen Africa TV, founded by Charles Novia which was set to debut by the end of March on DStv and GOtv across Africa has been delayed due to Covid-19.

According to the spokesperson of TATV, the Coronavirus outbreak disrupted their predictions and preparations if it were up to them they would have launched by now on the platform.

For many years, Novia had a dream of launching TeenTube which was TATV original name before changing it since the name was already used but since then he had gone through a lot of challenges trying to get the brand up and running.

He greenlit over 40 shows for the channel including The Voice Kids Nigeria, Cypher and Fashionista with more on the way in the foreseeable future. For now you can catch some of these shows YouTube.

Now the launch date is up in air due to the massive impact of Covid-19 one hopes it launches in the near future. Other channels that might be delayed is SA Youth TV, Limpopo TV and MyNorthernCapeTV.