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July 2021 On The Home Channel | 4 New Series (1 Being Local) | 4 Returning Shows | Others

Impossible Builds
Impossible Builds takes a look at extraordinary homes in extreme locations. Follow the creation of some of the world's most ambitious, complex and technologically advanced construction projects. From sub-aquatic homes to thin skyscrapers, these are homes that would have otherwise been impossible to erect using conventional building techniques. Architect, Charlie Luxton, and designer, Aidan Keane, meet the determined families taking on these Impossible Builds. They explore how a new wave of ingeniously engineered "kit" homes is helping them construct their houses, redefining the boundaries of what can and can’t be done.
05 July
Friday 19:00 (Priority Slot)
Mon 22:00 Tue 11:00 Wed 15:00

Coast Vs Country (NEW SEASON 2)
On Coast vs. Country, house hunters enlist the help of property experts, Sara Damergi and Kerr Drummond, to assist them in finding their dream home either by the coast or the countryside. They’re on the hunt for everything from holiday homes to retirement retreats and fresh start homes. The hosts each take on the competitive task of tracking an array of properties to view either by the coast or in the country, whether in the UK or abroad, giving potential purchasers a wide scope of options to choose from.
05 July
Friday 18:00 (Priority Slot)
Mon 23:00 Tue 10:00 Wed 14:00

Unboxed with Nikki Chu
Celebrity designer Nikki Chu helps homeowners transform their space from outdated and dysfunctional to beautiful and on point. In each episode, Nikki presents two mystery boxes, each box containing design elements that represent two different designs. The home owners are then allowed choose one box, and from its contents, Nikki will base all of her design decisions. Each transformation is completed in two days, while the owners are away. Then comes the time for the big reveal! Will they love the design that’s unboxed? Tune in to find out.
12 July
Thursday 19:30 (Priority Slot)
Mon 11:30 Tue 15:30 Fri 22:00 Sat 17:00 & 00:00 Sun 12:30 & 21:00

Island of Bryan (NEW SEASON 2)
Can two parents with four school-age kids, drop out of their busy lives and move to a tropical paradise for 8 months to rebuild and restore a run-down beachfront resort? On Island of Bryan, master contractor Bryan Baeumler and his wife and designer Sarah are doing just that. It’s a huge personal and financial gamble and it’s going to be the ride of their lives! In the second season of Island of Bryan, Sarah and Bryan pick up where they left this massive renovation off in the first season. After a rollercoaster year of construction, the resort’s grand opening date is set just a few months away. With the budget maxed out and more at stake than ever, Bryan and Sarah will have to tackle the seemingly impossible in order to transform this property into their spectacular vision: the Caerula Mar Club.
12 July 2021
Tuesday 16:00 Thursday 20:00 (Priority Slots)
Mon 12:00 Fri 08:00 Sat 12:30 & 19:30 Sun 16:30 & 23:30

The Property Game
BRAND NEW LOCAL SHOW
Property investing has taken off over these past few years as more people begin to understand and become comfortable with what it entails. On The Property Game, novice real estate investors who have been successful at getting onto the property ladder share all about how they did it. These are regular people with regular careers who wanted a piece of the property market for their own. Discover how they went about learning and getting equipped for their respective property conquests, their journeys from acquiring property to turning it into a money-making asset, and learn about all their trials and tribulations. Shedding more light on their ventures are property investment entrepreneur, Silvia Milosevic, as well as TV personality and property investor, Tebogo ‘Proverb’ Thekisho. As well as sharing their valuable insights, they’ll help us understand, from an expert point of view, each journey and investment strategy better. The Property Game – Exclusive to The Home Channel!
12 July
Monday 16:30 Wednesday 20:30 (Priority Slots)
Thu 08:30 Fri 12:30 Sat 17:30 & 00:30 Sun 13:00 & 21:30

How to Garden with Carol Klein
BRAND NEW SHOW
Are you clueless about gardening? Or green fingered, but in need of inspiration? Then let Carol Klein show you how. With more than 40 years’ experience, Carol is the ideal person to show you ‘How To Garden’. From how to grow carrots in a pot, to how best to arrange your home-grown perennials, to creating a beautiful border, she’ll dispense her horticultural wisdom with clarity and energy enough to get anyone outdoors! In every episode of How to Garden, Carol gives clear and detailed demonstrations – on planting and looking after your choices. With numerous inspiring projects you can try at home, whether you want to grow delicious edibles, or beautiful ornamentals, How To Garden is here to show you the way.
13 July
Tuesday 21:30 Friday 17:30 (Priority Slots)
Wed 09:30 Thu 13:30

Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters
BRAND NEW SHOW
The queen of craft, Kirstie Allsopp is on a mission to share her love of all things handmade on Celebrity Craft Masters. Kirstie’s put several famous faces to the test to see if they can cut it on some tough craft challenges. They’ll learn every craft in the book: from paper craft to pyrography, quilling to drilling and wood work to cake decorating. They may be stars of screen, stage and sport, but will they embrace embroidery, go potty for pottery or say no way to crochet? 19 July 2021 29 October 2021 Wednesday 16:00 Friday 20:00 (Priority Slots) Mon 08:00 Tue 12:00 Celebrity Homes BRAND NEW LOCAL SHOW 1 Want to know where South Africa’s rich and famous live? Then tune into Celebrity Homes! The Home Channel, DStv channel 176, brings you a brand new show Celebrity Homes, where we take you on an exclusive and intimate tour of the homes of South Africa’s own, famous faces and influential personalities. It’s an all-access-pass, showcasing architecture, interior design and personality. Discover what went into designing these homes, why they were designed in that way, and get some tips on how to recreate some of these looks in your own home.
19 July
Monday 16:00 Wednesday 20:00 (Priority Slots)
Thu 08:00 Fri 12:00 Sat 15:00 & 22:00 Sun 10:30 & 19:00

Escape to the Chateau DIY
NEW SEASON 2
Many Brits have moved to France to buy crumbling French castles to renovate into stunning homes. Escape to the Chateau DIY follows their progress and sees them try to use their homes as a business for events, as bed and breakfasts or hotels. In this season, chateau favorites Dick Strawbridge, and his wife Angel continue to offer advice and practical help to prospective chateau buyers, as well as to new and established chateau owners. It’s an all access pass into their everyday lives and struggles. There will be ups and downs, tears, laughter and triumph, in their seemingly never- ending challenge to renovate and maintain their huge chateaus themselves.
19 July
Monday 20:00 Thursday 16:00 (Priority Slots)
Tue 08:00 Wed 12:00 Sat 08:30 Sun 07:00

Location Location Location 22
On Location Location Location, property mavens, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer forge ahead on their mission to help individuals and couples find the perfect place to call home. The challenge ahead of them is as tough as ever as they try to match the wish lists of Britain’s choosiest house hunters with listings in a lightning-quick property market! From the rural countryside of Cheshire to the super speedy London market, no floorboard is left unturned. No matter how small the budget or how big the expectations, for these house hunters, it’s all about Location Location Location, and Kirstie and Phil will pull out all the stops to turn their dreams into reality!
26 July
Friday 21:00 Wednesday 17:00 (Priority Slots)
Mon 09:00 Tue 13:00

Loving Gluten Free
BRAND NEW SHOW
The demand for gluten-free food has skyrocketed over these past few years. This has given rise to multitudes of do-it-yourself recipes anyone can try at home. On Loving Gluten Free, host, Helen Tzouganatos shares her favourite recipes, from fluffy baked treats and easy midweek dinners, to dessert show-stoppers. She’ll be visiting popular gluten free restaurants and stores to find out what’s driving the demand, as well as inviting several gluten free cooks into her kitchen to show us a whole range of innovative and delicious creations – putting a whole new light on what Loving Gluten Free is all about. So, whether you’re coeliac, gluten intolerant or just trying to modify your diet, you’re sure to come away with gluten substitutes that are as good as the real thing, and maybe even better.
26 July
Thursday 18:00 (Priority Slot)
Mon 10:00 Tue 14:00 Fri 23:00 Sat 07:00 Sun 13:30

Grand Designs New Zealand
NEW SEASON 4
Hosted by Architect Chris Moller, Grand Designs New Zealand shares the stories of ambitious creatives who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. In each episode we see the plan unfold to turn one extraordinary vision into a reality – from blueprints, through the long and often arduous task of turning them into a practical living space. Whether set in a remote forest or the busy inner city, a private island or a tree canopy hideaway, these Grand Designs prove that imagination really is the only limit.
26 July
Tuesday 17:00 Thursday 21:00 (Priority Slots)
Mon 13:00 Fri 09:00 Sat 11:00 & 18:00 Sun 15:00 & 22:00

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- Coming soon to Star Life in July

- Telemundo launches streaming based studio

- June on E! Entertainment
- June on TNT

- June on Universal

- June on Ignition

- June on Studio Universal

- June on History
- Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
- June on Comedy Central
- June on TLC and Real Time
- June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
- June on Investigation Discovery
- June on The Home Channel
- June on CBS Reality

After 2 Years, MTV Music24 Is Swapped For MTV Hits On DStv

2 years after, MultiChoice and ViacomCBS decided to remove the outdated VH1 Classic in favour of a third MTV channel revolving on modern international music, MTV Music 24. The brand is once again undergoing a name change this time MTV Hits.

MTV Hits is said to be the one stop pop shop for only the biggest, hottest, newest, vids out there featuring artists such as Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran and more.

Shows set to air on the channel include Fresh Vidz, Hot Hits, Hot Vidz and Big Fat Hits.

This change in South Africa comes alongside Central Europe which is set to replace the channel with NickMusic which also has a show on Nicktoons.

MTV Hits is currently available in over 40 markets. It recently launched in Germany and Netherlands which forms part of Europe.

- tvN might have been extended on DStv

- FOX on Starsat and DStv might be rebranding to Star sooner than expected

- Moja Love is launching a new channel on DStv?
- Cartoonito is coming back in Europe and Africa as WarnerMedia searches for original preschool content
- Dizi might return to DStv
- Is Boomerang officially dead in Africa?
- Will Paramount+ cancel several linear channels like Comedy Central and MTV?
- SuperSport launches a kids brand
- Utsav branding takes affect on Star Life and StarPlus

OpenView Gains More Subscribers During Lockdown And Scraps Streaming Service In Favor Of Another One

Openview, the free-to-air satellite platform in the eMedia Holdings stable and a sister company to e.tv, has increased the number of activations of its set-top boxes by more than 18% in the past year, to almost 2.4 million units.

That’s an improvement from the just less than two million activations recorded a year ago.

The figures were disclosed in JSE-listed eMedia’s results for the year ended 31 March 2021, which were published on Thursday.

The media group is now promising to launch new channels in the current financial year to improve the breadth of the Openview content offering. it also said it will launch a streaming video offering called eVOD in July, but didn’t provide any further details about the product or what programming it will offer.

In the last financial period, they promised to launch a new streaming service known as OpenView+ last year in October that never materialized only for them to go mute.

My presumed guess would be that the platform would be a lighter version of Showmax filled with a ton of series and movies (few exclusives) that is FREE and carries the eFamily channels.

Openview, inclusive of the e.tv multi-channel business, earned advertising revenue of R269.6-million in the year to March, up from R194.1-million previously. However, it incurred content costs of R366.9-million, up from R308.7-million in 2020.

Market share
“The increase is attributable to the additional sports on the news and sports channel as well as the addition of the Afrikaans block on eExtra,” eMedia said. These content investments have increased the television viewing market share of the group, it added.

Operating expenses at Openview fell by 7% due to the group ending a consumer subsidy of set-top boxes that was designed to drive sales. “Despite this reduction in subsidy, Openview set-top box activations continue to grow at an average of 35 000/month.”

eMedia Holdings reported full-year headline earnings per share of 16.42c, or about half the 33.34c reported in 2020. Revenue from continuing operations was R2.4-billion, compared to R2.5-billion last year.

New Series Alert: Martha Speaks Season 5 Coming Soon To PBS Kids Africa

The series revolves around a talking dog named Martha, who is owned by 10-year-old Helen Lorraine (known in the books as Helen Finney). Whenever Helen feeds Martha alphabet soup , the pasta letters somehow travel to her brain instead of her stomach, giving her the ability to speak human words. The show takes place in the fictional town of Wagstaff City, likely referring to Flagstaff, Arizona or even a fictionalized version of Flagstaff, Maine.

Based on the 1992 children's book with the same name. The show focuses on mainly synonyms and vocabulary, with each episode featuring an underlying theme illustrated with (usually informal) keywords, but can occasionally focus on introducing preschoolers to different science and other learning concepts, such as the Spanish language through passing mentions, history, and astronomy.

The fifth season consists of eight episodes which debuted back in 2013 in the United States and is one of the shortest seasons for the show.

The fifth season airs Fridays at 16:00 as part of Fresh Fridays from 4 June.

New Series Alert: A Magical Love Story Coming Soon To Star Life

A new Indian supernatural fantasy drama A Magical Love Story starring Vikram Singh Chauhan and Aditi Sharma is heading to Star Life this July.

A Magical Love Story (Yehh Jadu Hai Jin Ka!) tells the story of Aman who lives under the dark shadow of a Jinn while Roshni is blessed with angelic qualities. What turn will Aman and Roshni's lives take when the two entangle in a 'magical' love story?

The series debuted back in 2019 with 2 seasons in the making and lasted a year on StarPlus with a combined total of 218 episodes. If you've watched The Evil Eye then this story follows similar relations.

The first season airs 3 July at 22:00 once the second season of The Evil Eye concludes.

- June on E! Entertainment

- June on Universal
- Upcoming developments for FOX, Disney, National Geographic and ESPN
- June on Comedy Central
- June on TLC and Real Time
- June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
- June on Investigation Discovery
- June on The Home Channel
- June on CBS Reality