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July 2021 On Wild Earth | Safari Guide Of The Year | A Pop Of Colour | An Elephant Party | Activity At Hyena Den

Wild Earth is a 24/7 wildlife channel that brings viewers face to face with the thrill of Africa in real time through LIVE safari shows from five of the best wilderness locations across South Africa.

LIVE safari times
WildEarth CAT GMT CET EST
Sunrise Safari
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CAT
Start: 4.30am End: 7.30am GMT
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CET
Start: 12.30am End: 3.30am EST
Sunset Safari
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CAT
Start: 12.30pm End: 4.30pm GMT
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CET
Start: 8.30am End: 12.30pm EST

Safari Guide Of The Year
1 x 60”
1st July 2021 @ 6.30pm
Join us in celebrating a profession that drives the economy and flies the African flag.

A guide is critically important to a traveller’s experience when on a safari holiday in Africa. A personable and informed guide can make or break the experience for so many. However a field guides career is not perceived by the world as a “serious”career and is largely considered as a fun job with a short lifespan.
Not enough credit is given to the professionals that have constantly experienced life-changing ordeals in a dangerous environment.
This is no holiday job, it’s a profession that drives our economy and flies our beautiful country’s flag higher than most, and it’s time to give the guidesthat bring so much happiness to so many people and so much credibility to our country properrecognition.
Safari Guide of the Year is an annual event which creates awareness for these men and women who dedicate their lives to tourism and wildlife.This one hour show will be an insiders look into this prestigious event and the skills needed to be the best safari guide in the country.

A Pop Of Colour

July is the heart of winter here in Africa. The Wild Earth Safari Guides are wrapped up warm due to the freezing cold mornings and nights. The landscape has turned into a 'sea' of tawny coloured bush, with brown twigs and sticks as faras the eye can see.
However, there are a few pops of colour. The aloes will be in flower and with them the sunbirds and a few insects that thrive on the lifeline that the flowers bring. In July we are able to see the first long-tailed cassia and tree wisteria flowering toward the end of the month. These herald the knob thorn and weeping boer bean flowers and with them the onset of spring again.

An Elephant Party

July sees large gatherings of elephants in the riverbeds at Ngala. This incredible spectacle is a direct result of the fact that it is winter and thewater is sparse in the bush.
Kruger National Park used to be fenced off from other reserves that exist around it. Because of this the vegetation was protected and very well established due to the fact that the elephants could not roam freely between reserves.
Once the fences were removed the elephants were ableto move freely across a very large area. Every year as the dry season (winter) hits,the elephants move further west towards Ngala as it has available water.
Ngala has a river running through it and although the riverbeds are dry in winter there is still a high water table in the river bed. The lush vegetation provides a surplus of food during these dry months and it results in multiple herds gathering together.

Activity at the Hyena Den

The Pridelands Clan of Hyena have just started toden in the area where Wild Earth films. Robin is the matriarch of the Clan and she rules with aniron fist. It is very obvious when she is at the den that she is in charge. Many of the subordinate females fear her and are extremely submissive when she is around.
There are three cubs at the den and they range between seven and ten months old.. The eldest cub is a girl and her name is Ndzala. The youngest cub is also female, she is called Sparky and the middle cub is a male and he is Melo. These cubsall have different mothers but are best of friends and can often be seen playing at the den.

- Moja 9.9. a repeats channel for Moja Love launches on DStv Access

- June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family

- tvN might be permanent on DStv

- June on Investigation Discovery
- June on The Home Channel
- June on CBS Reality
- Single Dad's Club and Secrets At The Hotel coming soon to TLNovelas
- July on Ignition
- July on The Home Channel
- July on History
- Coming this June to Telemundo Africa
- Coming soon to Star Life in July
- Telemundo launches streaming based studio

- June on E! Entertainment

- 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

Updated (18/06): tvN Africa Unveils Possible Slate Of Upcoming Programming For The Channel

Last month, tvN Africa unveiled a bunch of drama series coming to the channel before the year ends then ended off May unveiling a similar list this time with reality shows.

For now both MultiChoice and CJ ENM are both going with the same story over tvN. The channel is scheduled to continue operating until June 20th but this list of upcoming programming and the content deal with Showmax says otherwise.

The following dramas which are set to debut on the channel comes as follows:

1. Doom At Your Service, a woman who lost her parents in early age is diagnosed with a brain tumor, forcing her to have less than 100 days to live. As she prays for the destruction of the world, the destruction himself comes to her and live with her for the last 100 days.
2. My Roommate Is A Gumiho, the series tells story of romance between a 999 year old nine-tailed fox and a female college student who accidentally swallows Shin Woo-Yeo's bead.
3. Voice 4, the series follows the lives of 112 emergency call center employees as they fight against crimes using the sounds that they hear.
4. The Secret Royal Inspector & Jo Yi, the series is about a government position in Joseon dynasty known as Secret royal inspector, who monitors corrupt government officials while remaining undercover.
5. Yumi's Cells, the story of an ordinary office worker named Yumi — from the point of view of the many brain cells in her head controlling her every thought, feeling, and action.
6. True Beauty, based on the Line Webtoon of the same name by Yaongyi, it centers on a high school girl who, after being bullied and discriminated because of being perceived as ugly, masters the art of makeup to transform herself into a gorgeous "goddess".
7. Mouse, follows the confrontation of police officer Jeong Ba-reum (Lee Seung-gi) with a serial killer.
8. Mr. Queen, based on the original Chinese web drama Go Princess Go, the series is about a man named Bong-hwan from the modern age, being trapped in the body of Queen Cheorin in the Joseon era.

The following variety shows are also set to air on the channel:

1. Youn's Stay, The show is a rebrand from Youn's Kitchen, in which the cast members operate a hanok guesthouse, specially for foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year.
2. Spring Camp, spinoff to New Journey To The West show the seven members taking off on a fun camping trip together.
3. New Journey To The West, The monsters of New Journey to the West go on an adventure to search for the seven dragon balls that grant wishes. Assuming the guise of other beings, the monsters solve problems and overcome challenges to accomplish their mission.
4. Three Meals A Day, the cast live in a little rural or fishing village three days a week and use whatever food they find there to create three meals a day, while various celebrities from Seoul make guest appearances for dinner.
5. Girls Planet 999, The show will consists of female contestants from Korea, China, and Japan who share the same dream of debuting in a group.
6. You Quiz On The Block, The show is about Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes.
7. Sixth Sense, in each episode, the cast members, together with a male guest (known as the Sixth Man), visit three different places (or people) of hot issue.
8. Mnet Asian Music Awards, is a major South Korean music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ E&M.

July on tvN:

These shows are set to air during the extended period:

Mr. Queen, based on the original Chinese web drama Go Princess Go, the series is about a man named Bong-hwan from the modern age, being trapped in the body of Queen Cheorin in the Joseon era.

Sixth Sense, in each episode, the cast members, together with a male guest (known as the Sixth Man), visit three different places (or people) of hot issue.

Memorist, with the power to read people's memories, Dong Baek solves crimes as a detective in the police force. When a string of serial murders happen, Dong Baek teams up with talented criminal profiler Han Sun-mi to stop the killer and prevent further deaths.

Tomorrow With You, the story revolves around Yoo So-joon, a CEO of a real estate company, who has the ability to travel through time via a subway; and his wife, Song Ma-rin, who works as an amateur photographer.

The channel has been extended until the end of July.

New Series Alert: Single Dad's Club And Secrets At The Hotel Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

If you thought Timeless Love was the only new telenovela coming to TLNovelas think again. As the channel will roll out two other shows that include Single Dad's Club and a blast from the past, Secrets At The Hotel.

Single Dad's Club (Papá A Toda Madre) follows a womanizing playboy's life completely changes when he discovers that he must take custody of the young daughter he did not know existed. Sebastián Rulli Mauricio is the lead character.

This other one brings back tragic memories.

Secrets At The Hotel (El Hotel De Los Secretos), hoping to solve his sister's disappearance, a penniless man becomes a waiter at a suspicious hotel. Michelle Renaud and Pablo Lyle stars as the protagonists, while Alexis Ayala and Alejandra Barros stars as the antagonists.

Dates and times for these two shows will be confirmed by the channel (TLNovelas). All you should know is Timeless Love will air first followed by these two shows.

Remember TLNovelas is available on StarTimes (Starsat) and until August 2021 on DStv in case you forgot.

- June on E! Entertainment
- June on TNT

- June on Universal
- June on Ignition
- June on Studio Universal
- June on History
- June on Comedy Central
- June on Discovery Channel and Discovery Family
- June on Investigation Discovery
- June on CBS Reality

Telemundo International Acquired Broadcasting Rights To The Colombian Telenovela Enfermeras, Might Air In Africa As Well

Telemundo International which is owned by NBCUniversal International is back again with some great content for their audience. The successful Colombian soap opera Enfermeras (Nurses) produced by CanalRCN (Law Of The Heart), has been confirmed to premier on Wednesday, June 23 in Brazil and Latin America. If you're familiar with Grey's Anatomy this is basically Colombia's version of the show.

This original story will replace False Identity.

Synopsis
María Clara González (Diana Hoyos) works as head of nurses in one of the most recognized hospitals in the city: the Santa Rosa. Life would seem to smile at her were it not for the monotony into which her ma rriage with Román has fallen, with whom she has two children. On the day of her anniversary, María Clara makes the decision to win her husband back and reserves a hotel room to spend the night with him. However, Román suffers a heart attack at the scene and is transferred to an emergency to receive medical help. María Clara spends the night at his side. The next day, a woman named Paula arrives, accompanied by her young son, and tells the nurse that it is Román's first-born son. From there, Maria Clara becomes increasingly disillusioned with her husband, to the point of planning their divorce.

On the other hand, a young resident of internal medicine arrives at the hospital, Dr. Carlos Pérez (Sebastián Carvajal), who immediately has a special connection with María Clara, later becoming more than a friend. However, their relationship will be clouded by multiple obstacles, when Maritza and Valeriano, Carlos's wife and father, respectively, find out what happens between them. In addition, María Clara's enmity with boss Gloria, her children's opposition to her new love, the turbulent business that occurs within the hospital on behalf of Manuel Castro (Lucho Velasco), its scientific director, and the appearance of a new person in Dr. Pérez's life will make their lives take different directions.

In the info provided by Telemundo International they don't list Africa as one of the territories for this telenovela that doesn't imply it won't air maybe they'll latch onto it later like they did with RCN's other production, Law Of The Heart.

Universal, another channel from Telemundo's parent company acquired a Canadian drama with the same title so chances are they'll create another title for it like Santa Rosa (an area in Colombia) or Broken Rose.

The international counterpart is also allocating this show in the super series slot which is the M-Net City of Telemundo but this change could mean that the channel is cutting back on the drug lords or perhaps just adding some variety to its current timeslot.

Telemundo Africa recently joined Zee World and Star Life's 7 day viewing pleasure but the problem here is NBCUniversal hasn't produced much original content for this brand so viewers can actually see how Telemundo is trying to make it work.

They allocated a 1 hour court block, 3 hour repeat block, 2 hour block for fresh telenovelas but the issue now is Telemundo is starting to run low on M-Net City inspired content so chances are that part won't have a dedicated slot as it stands there's only 2 programs left there both of which are currently filming new seasons.

By the looks of things, Telemundo might group the content differently and it wouldn't shock me if 100 Days To Fall In Love were to air after False Identity it would be better than waiting a whole year for one show.

Telemundo is available on DStv and GOtv which a Portuguese and English version of the channel available. It wouldn't shock me if the Portuguese version on channel 507 was discontinued since the English version has a language option.

- Coming soon to Star Life in July

- July on History

- July on Ignition
- July on The Home Channel

- 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

Global Fashion Channel Signs Exclusive Pan-African Distribution Partnership Deal With Media Brokerage Africa

Global Fashion Channel (GFC) is excited to announce the exclusive partnership deal for pan-African Affiliate Distribution, Advertising, and Content Sales with pan-African broadcast media brokerage agency, Media Brokerage Africa.

Global Fashion Channel is a 24/7 TV channel that focuses on premier fashion, beauty, art, luxury lifestyle, culture, music, and special events from around the world. GFC’s bespoke fashion TV content includes the latest runway shows from New York, Paris, Milan and more; exclusive access to see all the excitement backstage at fashion shows; the latest fashion films; on location coverage of special events showcasing fashion, museums, and exhibitions; the newest beauty trends in hair and makeup from industry experts; the latest styles in bridal; and, luxury lifestyle going inside luxury hotels, exotic cars and extravagant yachts.

“Colman Murray, MD of Media Brokerage Africa, has years of experience in Africa’s broadcast arena. The Global Fashion Channel felt his knowledge and expertise was a perfect fit to help expand our channel into Africa,” says Gail Garrison, Owner and Creative Director at Global Fashion Channel. “Media Brokerage Africa will also assist Global Fashion Channel to work with African brands and events, ultimately showcasing African culture and designers as part of the very best of the global industry.”

“GFC is a prestigious addition to our boutique portfolio here at Media Brokerage Africa. Concluding this significant partnership with one of the world’s leading fashion and lifestyle content providers will strengthen Media Brokerage Africa’s offering to market," explains Colman Murray, founder and Managing Director of Media Brokerage Africa. "Television is an important part of the media mix across Africa, and we will now be able to offer our clients a more extensive media buy that delivers diverse content opportunities, audiences, and return on investment."