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July 2021 On Disney Channel And Junior Africa | New Episodes | New Marvel Short | Movies And More

Disney Channel:
BIG CITY GREENS
Premiere episodes
Weekdays from Monday 5th to Friday 16th July at 19:05

The Green family is back in July, for more fun in the Big City! Premiere episodes from season two of Big City Greens air on weekdays from Monday 5th to Friday 16th July at 19:05.

In this second season Cricket, Tilly, Bill and Gramma continue to go on epic journeys through the city and into the hearts of their neighbours. Cricket earns a role in Big Coffee’s new TV commercial, Bill trades his pickup in for a cutting-edge electric car and Gramma convinces the neighbours she's a witch. There's no such thing as an ordinary day in the Big City when you're with the Greens!

In the first of this month’s premiere episodes, Chipocalypse Now (Monday 5th July at 19:05),
Chip Whistler tears down the buildings around the Greens’ house to build a new Wholesome Foods store. Can the Greens thwart Chip before he destroys their home?

Premiere episodes of Big City Greens air on Disney Channel weekdays from Monday 5th to Friday 16th July at 19:05.

DISNEY CHANNEL MARVELLOUS MOVIES
Programming event
Fridays throughout July at 17:00, and every day from Monday to Thursday, from 12th to 22nd July, at 08:10

Disney Channel’s Friday feast for film fans continues throughout July with great entertainment to celebrate the start of each weekend. There’s a marvellous movie every Friday at 17:00, repeated on Saturday at 10:40. And this month there are more films than ever, with one every day from Monday to Thursday (from 12th to 22nd July) at 08:10.

The Friday film fun starts with Double Teamed on Friday 2nd July. Then we have a big treat for Descendants fans – the three movies featuring the trouble-making descendants of Disney’s most notorious villains are airing on consecutive Fridays. So we have Disney’s Descendants (Friday 9th July), Descendants 2 (Friday 16th July), and Descendants 3 (Friday 23rd July). Finally, there is Princess Protection Program (Friday 30th July) to round up the month’s movie marathon, all at 17:00.

This July we have an added bonus for movie fans – a film every day from Monday to Thursday (from 12th to 22nd July) at 08:10. These start with Let It Shine (Monday 12th July) and the final film in this season is Zombies 2 (Thursday 22nd July).

Viewers can see great Disney movies on Fridays throughout July 2021 at 17:00, repeated on the following Saturday at 10:40. Then we have the special season of extra movies every day from Monday to Thursday (from 12th to 22nd July) at 08:10, all Disney Channel.

Disney Junior:

DOC McSTUFFINS Premiere episodes and shorts Episodes: weekdays 5th to 16th July at 07:30 Shorts: Weekdays Monday 28th June to Tuesday 13th July (and Saturday 10th July) at 17:25
July sees premiere episodes featuring special young medic Doc McStuffins, on weekdays from 5th to 16th July at 07:30.
In this fifth season, the Doc travels around the globe on adventures that will take her and her Toy Hospital friends beyond their wildest dreams! The first of this month’s premiere episodes, Ultimate Safari: Stuffy's Safari, (Monday 5th July at 07:30) sees Stuffy venture deep into the jungle in search of Dragon Mountain, a legendary place where he hopes to find a dragon family of his own.
This month also sees brand new Doc McStuffins shorts. In the first of these, Baby: Bumper Car Betsy (Monday 28th June at 17:25) Betsy the baby doll can't seem to stay on the track during the Rattle Road Race. Luckily, Doc and the gang are there to give Betsy a check-up so they can help her stay in the race!
Premiere episodes of Doc McStuffins air on weekdays from 5th to 16th July at 07:30. Premiere shorts air on weekdays from Monday 28th June to Tuesday 13th July (and Saturday 10th July) at 17:25, on Disney Junior.

GIGANTOSAURUS Premiere episodes and shorts Episodes: weekdays 19th to 30th July at 05:30 Shorts: weekdays 14th to 30th July at 17:25
Young dinosaur fans will be delighted to hear that season two of Gigantosaurus roars onto the channel this month, with premiere episodes on weekdays from 19th to 30th July at 05:30.
In this second season Mazu, Tiny, Bill and Rocky continue to explore a prehistoric world of adventure with their fierce friend, Giganto! In the season premiere episode entitled Termy, Come Home!/Rocky the Record Breaker (Monday 19th July at 05:30) with Termy banished, life in Cretacia is pretty good, until the dinos realize that his absence is causing an ecological disaster. Then Rocky sets out to break all of Roger's records!

Premiere Gigantosaurus shorts also air in July. In the first of these, Triceratops, (Monday 19th July at 17:25) Bill and Tiny invite the children to guess the mysterious dino: the plesiosaurus, the triceratops or the velociraptor.

Premiere episodes of Gigantosaurus air on weekdays from 19th to 30th July at 05:30. Premiere shorts air on weekdays from 14th to 30th July at 17:25 on Disney Junior.

THE ROCKETEER Premiere episodes Saturday 3rd July from 15:30
The Rocketeer zooms back onto Disney Junior this month, with the final two episodes of season one back-to-back on Saturday 3rd July from 15:30.
In this series 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 her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit takes to the skies to protect her town of Hughesville and its residents from danger. Assisting her on her heroic adventures are her best friend Tesh, bulldog sidekick Butch, and airplane mechanic grandfather, Ambrose Secord.
The first of these premiere episodes, Scarlett’s Search / Rocketeer Day (Saturday 3rd July at 15:30) sees Tesh treated to some Secord-family history when Kit's aunt Scarlett is in town! Then while the town enjoys Rocketeer Day, Sylvester and Lilith are up to no good!
Premiere season one finale episodes of The Rocketeer air on Saturday 3rd July from 15:30, on Disney Junior.

SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS Premiere episodes (shorts) Friday to Sunday, 16th July to 8th August (not Friday 6th August) at 06:55
Web-slinging superhero Spider-Man swings onto Disney Junior this month, with 11 brand new shorts entitled Spidey and his Amazing Friends premiering from Friday to Sunday, 16th July to 8th August (not Friday 6th August), at 06:55.
Spidey and his amazing friends work together to fight villains and rescue people in trouble. Meet the good guys and gals that help Spidey save the day in these entertaining animated shorts. In the first of these fun-filled adventures, Web-Ster (Friday 16th July at 06:55) Peter introduces Web-Ster to the Spidey Team.
There’s more great news for Spider-Man fans – Spidey will be back later this year for a brand new series - full-length Spidey and his Amazing Friends adventures. More news to follow…
Spidey and his Amazing Friends shorts premiere from Friday to Sunday, 16th July to 8th August (not Friday 6th August), at 06:55, on Disney Junior.

July 2021 On WarnerMedia Africa | TNT ORIGINAL MOVIE: The Racer | New African Series: My Cartoon Friend | Stunts, Movies And More

TNT:
ALTERED IDENTITY
They say, don’t judge a book by its cover – but for this month’s TNT special, let’s add, don’t judge a character until you’ve watched the entire movie. This July, TNT is bringing you all those movies with characters that you will get to understand as you delve deep into the flm. Who am I really? Where do I come from? Who should I trust? are the main questions the characters constantly ask themselves because no one is who you think they are. TNT brings four whopping channel premieres. In Avengement, Scott Adkins plays an escaped convict out for revenge. Guy Pearce plays a professor who may be a killer in Spinning Man. In The Boondock Saints, two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston’s criminal underworld in the name of God, and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead ofers a classy, classic heist-gone-wrong drama.

Saturday, 3 July
18:05 – I, Robot (2004)
20:00 – Avengement (2019) channel premiere
Saturday, 10 July
18:30 – Lucy (2014)
20:00 – Spinning Man (2009) channel premiere
Saturday, 17 July
18:15 – Death Becomes Her (1992)
20:00 – The Boondock Saints (1999) channel premiere
Saturday, 24 July
18:00 – Ronin (2013)
20:00 – Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2017) channel premiere
Saturday, 31 July
18:25 – Hitman: Agent 47 (1993)
20:00 – Hannibal (2001)

BETTER TOGETHER
A particular African idiom says if you want to go fast, go alone but if you want to go far, go together. This July, TNT will shine the spotlight on teamwork, and no matter how tough it may be at times, and even though it may be unpleasant for many, it is the best way to get the job done. To what lengths will you go to prove that you are worthy of marrying the girl of your dreams? In Ride Along, Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) must do tag along with his law enforcement brother-in-law, James Payton (Ice Cube), in the hopes of winning his approval to marry his sister. Lines are blurred in Bulletproof as undercover detective Jack Carter (Damon Wayans) starts to develop a genuine friendship with Archie Moses (Adam Sandler), the man he has been tasked to annihilate. Catch these titles and more on TNT this July.

Friday, 2 July
18:00 - Stuck on You (2003)
20:00 – Safe House (2012)
Friday, 9 July
18:15 – Twin (1998)
20:00 – The A Team (2010)
Friday, 16 July
18:35 – Bulletproof (1996)
20:00 – Backdraft (1991)
Friday, 23 July
18:10 – Life (1999)
20:00 – Ride Along (2014)
Friday, 30 July
18:00 – The Best Man (1999)
20:00 – The Best Man Holiday (2013)

NO PAIN, NO GAIN
There’s nothing like a good sports movie, whether it’s boxing, cycling, American football, or racing, comedy, drama or documentary. This July, TNT brings sports enthusiasts a great list of the best sports movies to enjoy from the comfort of your couch. Kicking of with the TNT Original Movie exclusive premiere on Thursday, 1 July, the 2020 sports drama, The Racer, follows a seasoned cyclist while he experiences the most dramatic three days of his life. Based on a true story, The Hurricane introduces fans to Rubin Carter, the New Jersey boxer sentenced to life imprisonment in 1967 for murders he didn’t commit. There are plenty more great sports flms where the characters take us along to enjoy their achievements and successes and help us see how sport can change everything. Game, set, watch!

Thursday, 1 July
20:00 – The Racer (2020) TNT Original Movie exclusive channel premiere
Sunday, 4 July
18:30 – The Waterboy (1998)
20:00 – The Hurricane (1999)
Sunday, 11 July
18:20 – Drunken Master II (1994)
20:00 – Cinderella Man (2005)
Sunday, 18 July
18:05 – Remember the Titans (2000) 20:00 – Back in the Day (2016)
Sunday, 25 July
18:20 – The Racer (2020)
20:00 – Dreamer (2005)

Cartoon Network:
MY CARTOON FRIEND
PREMIERE: MONDAY, 12/07/2021
TUNE IN: MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS @ 16:15 CAT
KEEP CALM…YOUR BEST FRIEND IS HERE!
Cartoons are cool, and friends are essential, so having a cartoon character as a friend should be super-cool, right? Errr … not always! After experimenting with some new and unknown animation software, a young African animator, Lwazi, mistakenly exports his animated character into the real world. With no knowledge of how to reverse the whole thing, Lwazi fnds himself stuck with a new and unusual friend, Themba. Themba is witty, sharp with his tongue, quick on his feet, and almost certainly has an answer to everything – even if he’s wildly inaccurate. The two have an entertaining and adventurous everyday life together as Themba tries to learn how to ft into the real world. Created especially for Cartoon Network Africa, Lwazi Msipha wrote, animated, and guided the production without a big established studio. The 2019 CN Creative Lab competition winner is also a self-taught designer, and school taught 3D animator. You don’t want to miss this exhilarating mix of real, live-action and animation comedy, only on Cartoon Network this July!

POWER PLAYERS
PREMIERE: MONDAY, 05/07/2021
TUNE IN: MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS @ 06:45 CAT
THE ‘TOY WARS’ CONTINUE…
Just when you thought it was over, Axel and his team of super-powered toys are back to kick butt and put the nefarious MadCap back in his place. Axel is your average 9-year-old boy – until he discovers an extraordinary power - he can transform into a real-life action fgure! Together with his other toys that can also come to life, he gets up to all sorts of big little adventures. This July, on Cartoon Network, join Axel and his friends Sarge Charge, Bearbarian and the other Power Players as they continue their fght to stop MadCap and the evil toys from taking over the world!

BRICK FLICK WEEK
TUNE-IN: MONDAY, 19/7/2021 – SUNDAY, 25/7/2021 @ 09:15 CAT
ALL THE LEGO YOU COULD EVER WANT!
It’s like being on the playground surrounded with all the LEGO pieces you have always dreamt of, or it’s like walking into a candy store but flled with LEGO; some would even say it’s like when it rains but in LEGO. Cartoon Network is bringing you all the LEGO you want this July, that’s right – an entire week of your favourite LEGO movies. We kick things of on Monday the 19th of June with the channel premiere of LEGO DC COMICS SUPER HEROES: AQUAMAN: RAGE OF ATLANTIS. Aquaman battles foes in the air, on land and in the depths of the Seven Seas, along with some help from The Justice League, to save the day. But, it doesn’t stop there. Catch a new LEGO movie every day, for the rest of the week, only on Cartoon Network!

Boomerang:

NINJA EXPRESS - New Series

THE TOM AND JERRY SHOW
NEW EPISODES

Everyone's favourite cat and mouse duo are back with new adventures on July 21st.

MultiChoice Is Working On A New Unbundled Package, DStv Flex

Channel24 has learnt that MultiChoice is testing the waters in regards to possibly unbundling its channels in the future.

After 25 years, the paid-TV service is conducting a test that entails breaking up its combined entertainment and sports channel offering and unbundling it.

The move aims to offer DStv subscribers a much cheaper, yet still premium, collection of entertainment channels in a so-called "skinny bundle", alongside an optional add-on package of sports channels.

Through a drafted plan below you can see how DStv Flex will be arranged. Everyone gets the entertainment pack and has an option to Add-Movies or Sports.

Media Brokerage Africa Selected To Lead Pan-African Distribution, Content Sales And Advertising For Dancestar Television

Dancestar Television has announced that an exclusive distribution, content sales and advertising partnership for Africa has been formed with Media Brokerage Africa.

Dancestar TV (DSTV) is the world’s first Over-the-Top (OTT) live stream channel that features Electronic Dance Music culture 24/7. It’s your ticket to the world’s best nightclubs, festivals, and new music from the best DJ’s, producers, and artists worldwide, capturing the true spirit of the EDM lifestyle.

Targeted at 12-54-year-old male and females, Dancestar TV is an exciting mix of News, Interviews, Festival Features, and Music Videos. The channel’s original programming includes: ‘THE DROP’, ‘ELECTROLITE’, ‘FESTIVITIES’, ‘ANTISOCIAL’, ‘PREVIOUS’, ‘TALKTRONIC’, ‘AQUAPARTY’ and ‘AURAL PLEASURES’. All complemented by recap videos from the world’s nightclub capitals, Miami, Las Vegas, New York, London and Ibiza. Fans also get to stream the top 10 reports from all the key EDM genres like House, Techno and Dub Step.

Andy Ruffell, CEO of Dancestar Ventures LLC, says: “As part of our 2021 expansion strategy, we are extending our reach to over 60+ OTT Platforms Worldwide, including Africa. Media Brokerage Africa provides unrivalled expertise in pan-African distribution, content sales, and advertising, so they are the obvious choice to help Dancestar TV penetrate the African market. Media Brokerage Africa will enable us to deliver a measurable platform for major brands to engage with the EDM Culture in Africa.”

Colman Murray, founder and Managing Director of Media Brokerage Africa, concludes: “The EDM genre is all-inclusive, pervading all areas of the globe and opening its arms to all walks of life. EDM is growing substantially across Africa, and helping Dancestar drive a range of commercial opportunities from partnerships through to broadcast and content distribution is an exciting prospect.”

Notes:

Dancestar Television’s original programming includes:

THE DROP – Music, Clubbing and event news

ELECTROLITE – The latest club recap videos featuring the world’s best DJ’s

FESTIVITIES – A 30-minute recap of the world’s biggest EDM festivals, including DJ set highlights and behind-the-scenes interviews and Fan input

ANTISOCIAL – A weekly hosted recap of everything EDM on social media

PREVIOUS – The best Clubbing and Music videos from the past 15 years

TALKTRONIC – In-depth interviews with superstar DJ’s including Tiesto, Avicii and Deadmau5

AQUAPARTY – Sexy Pool Party videos from Miami and Las Vegas

AURAL PLEASURES – The latest EDM music videos from around the world

SABC "Officially" Launches Its 24 Hour Sports Channel, Could More Platforms Add It Soon?

On Thursday night, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, hosted a live broadcast of the official launch of its Sports Channel, following the successful soft launch of its 24 Hour Sports Channel on the SABC DTT service, the Openview set-top-box and the TelkomONE mobile streaming platform in April 2021. This launch will also feature Team SAs announcement of the second team squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games on the Sports Channel.

The event was live yesterday on SABC Sport Channel on Openview 124, the SABC’s DTT service and TelkomONE’s mobile platform from 19:00. In addition, the public can view the launch live on Youtube on SABC Sport Channel.

The live broadcast of Team SA’s announcement of the second team squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games will be carried on the public broadcaster’s free to air channel SABC 2 at 20h00.

Mr. Gary Rathbone – GM: SABC Sport stated that “SABC Sport has always been the ultimate sporting home to the nation and has brought to South Africa unforgettable sporting events over the years. We are excited that as SABC Sport we will be part of the historic moment of unveiling the athletes who will be proudly representing the nation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. For the public broadcaster, we are aware of the role we also play in touching the hearts and minds of the public. Through the events we showcase on the SABC platforms, we want to inspire up-and-coming athletes in the various sporting disciplines to reach for their dreams”.

Mr. Rathbone further commented “Our newly launched Sports channel on the DTT, Openview and TelkomONE platforms, must also be commended. Since the Channel became operational in April this year, its audience figures have been positive, with latest TAMS figure showing a total reach of over 2 million, a 5% share of the National Television Market. On Openview alone, the channel has established itself amongst the top 10 on the bouquet, with a total reach of over 1.4 million, representing a 24% share of the Openview market. This is really positive start for an exciting new Sport Channel that South Africans will be able to access without needing to pay a subscription”.

The SABC Sport Channel is committed to providing compelling and exciting local and international sporting content for all sports loving South Africans.

SABC Sport is notably absent from MultiChoice's DStv and from StarTimes' StarSat satellite pay-TV services, with the SABC that wants to create and build its own televised sports channel brand similar to MultiChoice's long-running SuperSport brand.

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