Updated (13/02/2021): What To Look Forward To On DStv New Korean Channel, tvN?

MultiChoice first unveiled the channel in their virtual upfront and at the time stated it would be available in November 2020 to DStv Family customers in South Africa and Compact in the rest of Africa.

According to sources, the channel is scheduled for a March release and will be available to DStv Access customers - yet to be confirmed. As stated earlier Entourage was the only confirmed show for the African feed.

tvN unveiled a list of shows Africa will see at launch and this is likely to change:

Another Miss Oh (as speculated)
Weekdays at 18:45
Revolves around plain Oh Hae Young (Seho Hyun Jin), who has always been compared to a prettier Oh Hae Young. Plain Oh Hae Young falls in love with Park Do Kyung (Eric Man Of Shinwa) who happens to be Oh Hae Young's ex-fiancé.

Cheese In The Trap (as speculated)
Weekdays at 20:00
The drama focuses on the life and relationships of a group of university students, particularly the difficult relationship between hard-working scholarship student Hong Seol (Kim Go-eun) and her deceptively kind senior, Yoo Jung (Park Hae-jin).

I-Land - Reality
Thursdays at 23:45
22 participants are transported to a complex (called by the same name as the show title, the I-Land) located in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a luscious green forest, for a total of 113 days.

Encounter
Weekdays at 21:15
A story about a movie star and his entourage of buddies navigating their way through show business and enjoying all the perks along the way.

Signal (as speculated)
Weekdays at 22:30
A walkie talkie allows a detective in the year 1989 to communicate with a cold case profiler from 2015. With the power of fore- and hindsight, the two not only solve crimes but prevent them from ever taking place.

NCT World 2.0 - Reality
Fridays at 23:45
This reality show is based on a South Korean boyband of the same name. Having a concept of unlimited number of members.

(Please note the ones in Bold were speculated for the channel beforehand)
Other dramas confirmed for the channel: The Bride Of Habaek, Familiar Wife, The Crowned Clown, 100 Days My Prince, Flower Of Evil, Watcher, The K2, Lawless Lawyer, Player, Tunnel, Tale Of The Nine Tailed and Melting Me Softly with Top Star U Back being the only reality show.

Reminder: it's a promotional pop-up channel and could be available for a longer period. Anymore details regarding this channel will be inserted on this article.

Update: Launches 1st March at 18:45 and will be available until 20 June

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March 2021 On History Africa | New Season | New Series | Stunt

Brand New & Exclusive
THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND S8
26 March
Fridays 20h15
After unearthing intriguing evidence of an eighteenth- century sailing ship in the swamp, real-life treasure hunters Rick and Marty Lagina believe they are closer than ever to solving the more than 200-year-old mystery. In season eight, the team will do more extensive excavaton in the swamp area in search of what might be a sunken ship. They will also do a major excavaton of the money pit area using the largest caisson to date. The Laginas are also in the process of buying portons of the island that they have never had access to before as well as one neighbouring island, in order to expand their search for new evidence. What will we learn of the secret history of Oak Island? Stand by for our most excitng season yet!

Brand New & Exclusive
HISTORY OF THE FUTURE
12 March Fridays 19h25
History of the Future comprises four episodes, each of which explores one key aspect of society’s future by analysing past precedents and modern data and projectng historical trends. The team examined hundreds of hours of archival footage and modern 4k images flmed across the fve contnents. The series features interviews with 19 leading academics.

WW2 HOLOCAUST SUNDAY NIGHTS

ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED
21 March
Sunday 20h15
Using previously unreleased archival material in additon to contemporary interviews, this academy award- winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family and presents the frst fully-rounded portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world’s most famous victm of the Holocaust.
This moving documentary focuses on young Jewish girl Anne Frank, who became world-renowned afer her diary was published. Featuring the voices of Glenn Close and Kenneth Branagh, the award-winning movie also includes interviews with people who knew the Franks, most notably Miep Gies, who risked death to help shelter the family.

HITLER’S SECRET SEX LIFE
28 March
Sundays 20h15
Hitler’s Secret Sex Life exposes the myriad of rumours, theories and disputed historical accounts of Adolf Hitler’s sexual psychology. There is no shortage of experts on Hitler’s sex life who consider the Fuhrer’s predictons to be a barometer of the dictator’s twisted psyche. From incest to stalking women as a youth, from masochism to murder, as he tried to hide his sexual past, Hitler’s Secret Sex Life delves deeper than ever before into the primal mindset of history’s most destructve man.

ESCAPING THE HOLOCAUST: SYNDROME K
28 March
Sunday 21h10
Syndrome K tells the story of three courageous Roman Catholic doctors who saved Jews by convincing the Nazis that these Jews were infected with a highly deadly and contagious disease that the doctors called Syndrome K. Afer Mussolini was removed, and Italy signed an Armistce with the Allies, the Nazis became infuriated and occupied Rome. Over 1000 Jews were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz from the Jewish Gheto in Rome in October 1943 and most never returned. Many Jews sought refuge in the Fatebenefratelli hospital where the three doctors invented a disease to protect them, advising all patents to fake symptoms when the Nazi ofcers were outside the ward, and declaring it far too contagious for the soldiers to enter. Dr Ossicini was interviewed for this flm, as were survivors. The new footage amassed and combined with archives is chilling – and the secrets of their heroism is fnally pronounced. This is an unbelievable, mysterious WWII story that needs to be told.

The channel is available on DStv

March 2021 On CBS Reality Africa | New Series & Returning Show

COAST GUARD: MISSION CRITICAL S1

On Coast Guard: Mission Critical, the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard do whatever it takes to patrol and protect America’s borders from drug runners, terrorists, and human traffickers, all while saving the precious lives of those in peril at sea.

With a film crew embedded 24/7, the series features unprecedented access to high-octane missions that were previously off-limits to cameras.

Every thrilling episode covers multiple assignments in both US and hostile foreign waters as these real-life American heroes rescue passengers from sinking vessels, seize illegal contraband, and patrol against foreign threats of every kind. 

Weekends at 07:50 and 18:40 from 27th March.

CLOSE CALLS: ON CAMERA S7

“Close Calls: On Camera” brings to life the stories of ordinary people who have faced extraordinary circumstances.
 
With access to a variety of sources such as video and phone footage shot by the victims and onlookers, dramatic real-life 999 calls, and first-hand accounts from the victims and their friends and families, Close Calls: On Camera relives the split-second moments when everyday events are transformed into disasters and meets the people who lived to tell the tale.

Weekends at 19:30 and 01:20 from 13th March.

CBS Reality is available on DStv channel 132

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World's Most Evil Killers Season 5 Airs This March On CBS Justice Africa

“World’s Most Evil Killers” delves into the gripping real life stories of the world’s most prolific killers. Each episode focuses on one notorious killer and features authentic first-hand accounts of their behavior, from detectives who ran the case, journalists who reported on the stories, relatives, and at times survivors, alongside series experts who provide analysis. These criminologists, crime journalists and psychologists examine how the infamous killers made headlines both nationally and internationally and why they still continue to evoke fear and fascination in the public eye. We investigate the triggers that drove them to kill, delving into their insatiable appetite for murder and the chilling legacy they have left. We uncover what has given them a place in the list of the World’s Most Evil Killers and retell every chilling tale using a combination of compelling interviews, narration, archive footage and stylised reconstruction.

Season 5 airs weeknights at 19:00 (CAT) from 22nd March until 16th April.

CBS Justice is available on DStv channel 170

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Lego City Adventures Is Airing Soon On e.tv

The station is finally putting the DreamWorks stuff to rest with LEGO City Adventures being the first new show and third LEGO series by the brand.

LEGO City is a modern metropolis filled with the fiercest firefighters, the cream of the crop cops, and so many BLOCKHEADS. Every citizen will assemble together for the most awesomely awesome adventures. In short the kids version of Chicago franchise, NCIS and Grey's Anatomy etc.

The series made its debut back in 2019 on Nickelodeon with a total of 2 seasons and 19 episodes with a third season in production.

Catch it Thursdays at 15:00 from February 18

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