October 2020 On Da Vinci Kids Africa | Food - Delicious Science | 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Future | The Wonderful World Of Blood

Food - Delicious Science
Miniseries
The thrilling science story of the food on your plate and the physics, chemistry and biology that lies hidden inside every bite. Across three episodes we use the latest imaging techniques to reveal this inner world of food and we reveal along the way why such a variety of foods have ended up in our diet and how they affect our lives.

10 Things You Need to Know About the Future
Documentary
Horizon interviews some experts and looks at the matters which can change our lives in the future, like: climate change, the future of transport, energy production, gene therapy, artificial intelligence, among other things.

The Wonderful World of Blood with Michael Mosley
Documentary
Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it.

Inpas TV Stops Airing On Starsat By The End Of September

After 3 years of broadcast we say goodbye. InPasTV's contract with StarSat vestryk end of September and so InPas TV will no longer be on the platform from October 1.

The good news is that some of their programs are moving over to MYTV which is obviously also on the StarSat decoder.

No details where provided on the sudden removal perhaps it was another cost cutting decision especially during these tough times with the pandemic out and about.

Starsat and StarTimes (ROA) will also be losing FOX Life from October luckily the channel's supplier Televisa already provides a channel through their platform and FOX will be rolling out The Candidate later in November which is another Televisa production.

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The SIC Channels Reportedly Being The Next Channels To Get Pulled Off From DStv In Angola And More Likely The Rest Of Africa

"DStv informs that SIC International Africa and SIC News will leave our platform from October 15th", reads the message sent to all customers by the South African company MultiChoice's satellite television service. Contacted by Lusa, SIC's official source, confirmed the information, by email, but without further details. Another source from Carnaxide said only that the withdrawal was due to "contractual issues", excluding editorial reasons.

In MultiChoice's press release, to which Lusa had access, the operator says that the cancellation of SIC Internacional and SIC Notícias, as of October 15, is part of their "ongoing efforts to update" the content grid and "optimize the set of channels available. MultiChoice justifies the decision with a "greater focus on investment and local content offering" and ensures that it "will not give up" on "offering the best content available" to its customers.

"As a business born and raised in Africa, we have made significant investments in the development of original African programming to deliver the best African content on the continent," stresses the South African company, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa through the DStv platform.

MultiChoice said it will create "a platform to share Angolan stories," while recognizing that investment in local content faces constraints such as "market size" and "ability to fund these initiatives. SIC channels had previously been suspended by DStv on June 5, 2017, but at the time the company did not explain the decision, regretting only the "inconvenience caused".

At that time, DStv joined the decision taken earlier by satellite television operator Zap, of businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, who, on March 14, 2017, had interrupted the broadcasting of SIC Internacional and SIC Notícias channels in the Angolan and Mozambican markets, after the Portuguese channel had released critical reports of the regime of former President José Eduardo dos Santos.

At the time, the decision was justified by the costs of acquiring the rights of the two Portuguese channels.

In September 2018, after more than a year without broadcasting in Angola, the Carnaxide station announced its return to DStv.

SIC K, SIC Mulher, SIC Caras and SIC Radical are still available on the Zap grid, and have never been suspended.

October 2020 On Disney Junior Africa | New Seasons & Episodes

THE ROCKETEER
Series premiere episodes
Weekdays from Monday 28th September to 20th October at 17:00
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s The Rocketeer, Disney Junior’s latest superhero, who flew onto our screens on 28th September at 17:00. Her adventures continue with premiere episodes on weekdays until 20th October at 17:00.
Seven-year-old aspiring pilot Kit Secord learns she’s next in line to become The Rocketeer, a rocket-pack wearing superhero who can fly! Armed with cool new gear and a secret identity, Kit takes to the skies to protect her town of Hughesville and its residents from danger. Assisting her in her heroic adventures are best friend Tesh, bulldog sidekick Butch, and airplane mechanic grandfather, Ambrose.
The last two of this month’s episodes are Halloween themed: The Haunted House/The Halloween Heist (Monday and Tuesday 19th and 20th October at 17:00). Kit uses a haunted house to spook Orsino as he tries to steal the Rocketeer's rocket-pack! Kit rounds up a stampede of cows, used as a distraction for a Halloween heist!
Premiere episodes of The Rocketeer air on weekdays from Monday 28th September to 20th October at 17:00.

P.J. MASKS
Premiere episodes and special
Episodes: weekdays 28th September to 9th October, and 19th to 30th October at 18:00
Special: Saturday 17th October at 11:00
October provides a bumper bonanza of treats for P. J. Masks fans. We have premiere episodes of season three every weekday at 18:00 until the season finale on 9th October. Season four launches with a four-episode length special on Saturday 17th October at 11:00, and continues with premiere episodes on weekdays from Monday 19th to Friday 30th October at 18:00 (19:00 from 26th October).
In the season three finale episode of P.J. Masks, entitled P.J. Robot Vs Romeo, (Friday 9th October at 18:00) P.J. Robot and Romeo must work together when the Flying Factory is damaged.
Season four launches with a four-episode length special entitled Heroes of the Sky (Saturday 17th October at 11:00). In this exciting animated adventure Owlette argues with Luna, endangering a mission - and loses her memory of being a PJM as a result. Catboy and Gekko can't see how to fix this and give up on her, but eventually learn that the heart of being a hero is being a good person, and a good friend. Following the special, season four continues on weekdays from Monday 19th October at 18:00 (19:00 from 26th October) with a premiere episode entitled Who Let the Moths In? With Motsuki’s help, the moths infiltrate HQ and Gekko won’t admit that he let them in until it is too late.
October’s P. J. Masks premieres start with premiere episodes on weekdays at 18:00 until 9th October. Season four launches with the special on Saturday 17th October at 11:00, and continues with premiere episodes on weekdays from Monday 19th to Friday 30th October at 18:00 (19:00 from 26th October).

T.O.T.S.
Premiere episodes
Weekdays Monday 12th to Thursday 22nd October at 16:30
This month we have a treat for fans of T.O.T.S. (Tiny Ones Transport Services). Premiere season one episodes air from Monday 12th to Thursday 22nd October at 16:30.
Pip the Penguin and Freddy the Flamingo are Junior Fliers at T.O.T.S., where they’re tasked with delivering adorable baby animals to their parents. In the episode entitled A Chewy Challenge, (Thursday 22nd October at 16:30) the incessant chewing of Bernice, the baby beaver, is destroying T.O.T.S. HQ.
Premiere episodes of T.O.T.S. air from Monday 12th to Thursday 22nd October at 16:30.

VAMPIRINA
Premiere episodes
Weekdays 19th to 27th October at 17:30
October’s full of super spooky fun in the run-up to Halloween, including premiere episodes of Vampirina on weekdays 19th to 27th October at 17:30 (18:30 from 26th October).
In the season two finale Ghoul Guides Save the Day (27th October at 18:30) when Edgar crashes the annual Ghoul Guides Extravaganza vamping trip in Transylvania, Vee and the girls must come clean about Vee's family.
Premiere episodes of Vampirina air on weekdays from 19th to 27th October at 17:30 (18:30 from 26th October).

FANCY NANCY CLANCY
Season two launch: premiere episodes
Monday 26th to Friday 30th October at 18:00
Fancy Nancy is back on Disney Junior – finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, and transforming the plain into the exquisite! Season two of her experiences launches on the channel with premiere episodes from Monday 26th to Friday 30th October at 18:00.
In the first premiere episode, entitled The Return of Dudley (Monday 26th October at 18:00), Nancy accidentally becomes Freddy’s new best friend when JoJo ditches him for her imaginary friend!
Premiere episodes of Fancy Nancy Clancy air from Monday 26th to Friday 30th October at 18:00, on Disney Junior.

October 2020 On Disney Channel Africa | Big City Greens S2 | The Owl House | Halloween Stunt And Movies

BIG CITY GREENS
Season premiere episodes
Weekdays from Wednesday 14th October at 19:05

Hilarious animated series Big City Greens returns this month as season two launches with premiere episodes on weekdays from Wednesday 14th October at 19:05.

The Green family is back for more fun in the Big City! Cricket, Tilly, Bill and Gramma continue to go on epic journeys through the city and into the hearts of their neighbours. There's no such thing as an ordinary day in Big City when you're with the Greens! Season two of Big City Greens launches on Wednesday 14th October at 19:05 with the premiere episode entitled Cricket's Kapowie!/Car Trouble. Cricket gets a role in Big Coffee’s TV commercial but loses his confidence. Then Bill trades his pickup for a cutting-edge electric car, but gets more than he bargained for in return.

Premiere episodes of Big City Greens season two air on weekdays from Wednesday 14th October at 19:05, on Disney Channel.

DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES
Programming event
Fridays throughout October at 17:00

This October Disney Channel continues its summer treat for movie fans – the chance to see a classic Disney Channel Original Movie every Friday at 17:00, repeated on Saturday at 10:40.

The October DCOMs start with Invisible Sister (Friday 2nd October), then continue with The Swap (Friday 9th October), followed by Twitches (Friday 16th October), Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire (Friday 23rd October) and finally Zombies (Friday 30th September).                          

In Invisible Sister (Friday 2nd October) Cleo has always been overshadowed by Molly, her popular older sister. But when Cleo's Halloween science experiment causes a freak accident that leaves Molly invisible, it's now Molly who nobody notices. By working together to reverse the invisibility, the sisters learn to overcome their differences and find they have more in common than they ever expected.

Fans have a chance to see these great Disney Channel Original Movies again on Fridays throughout October at 17:00, repeated on the following Saturday at 10:40.

THE OWL HOUSE
Series premiere episodes
Weekdays from Monday 26th October at 15:15

The end of October sees the launch of an exciting, brand new Disney Channel series featuring a teenager who wants to be a witch, a magical world and a tiny warrior! The Owl House launches with premiere episodes on weekdays from Monday 26th October at 15:15.

In this premiere series Luz, a self-assured teenage human girl, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical new world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical abilities, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda's apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting. In the second of these premiere episodes, Witches Before Wizards (Tuesday 27th October at 15:15), when an ancient wizard gives Luz a map for a mystical quest, she wonders: is she actually a Chosen One?

Premiere episodes of The Owl House air on weekdays from Monday 26th October at 15:15, on Disney Channel.

MAGIC MONSTER MARATHON
Halloween event
Saturday 31st October from 16:10

It’s here – the spookiest day of the year! Time to dress up in your scariest costume and have a night full of “fright-full” fun. Even if you are home alone, Disney Channel is here to entertain you with Halloween-themed shows, and a Magic Monster Marathon on Saturday 31st October from 16:10.

During the day there’s lots of Halloween entertainment, including our great movie Freaky Friday Sing-Along (2018) at 10:40 and a Halloween themed episode of Lab Rats. In the latter, entitled The Haunting of Mission Creek High (15:45), fed up with Trent bullying him, Leo scares him by saying there's a school ghost. Then he finds it may be true - is the school haunted by a former janitor?

Our Magic Monster Marathon starts at 16:10 with two repeat episodes of our great new series The Owl House, followed by monster movies Zombies and Zombies 2. The second of these, sequel to the hit DCOM, chronicles the continuing adventures of Seabrook High students Addison and Zed, whose budding romance is threatened by the arrival of werewolves.

Happy Halloween! Have fang-tastic fun-packed day with themed shows and our Magic Monster Marathon, from 16:10.

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