New Series Alerts: Happy Hearts And Happily Ever After Coming Soon To Star Life + Possible Schedule Changes For The Channel

New shows on the horizon for Star Life

Star Life will be welcoming its third and potentially fourth show to the channel in the coming weeks, Happy Hearts and Happily Ever After (also known as Broken Vows).

Happy Hearts follows the titular character a free-spirited middle-class girl and Rocky Khosla is a playboy and an arrogant goon. His elder kind-hearted brother Chintu falls in love with Happy and befriends her.

Happily Ever After tells the story of Jahnvi whose involved in an abusive marriage with business tycoon Viraj who portrays different characters in and out of the relationship.

Happy Hearts starts 30 January replacing Wedding Planners at 9pm CAT while Happy Ever After is said to launch in the following month possibly in a unique timeslot.

Potential timeslot changes await Star Life

Disney is going through a lot of changes as streaming becomes their top priority for most if not all their linear businesses. Star Life joins that endless list of brands waiting to be put out of its misery.

Aside from possible rebrands, the channel is said to undergo some schedule changes almost similar to Telemundo where primetime is put up on the late hours of the day while the rest of the schedule is packed with repeats.

The 6pm and 7pm are said to be the weakest areas for primetime in terms of viewership so those slots will be flooded with repeats while 11pm is reserved for new content as mentioned earlier like Telemundo.

The slots between 8pm and 10pm remain intact for the time being of course 11pm shows are said to only repeat at 7pm as content may be deemed inappropriate for viewers in the daytime which is likely those horror series.

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Studio Dragon Unveil A Set Of Korean Dramas Coming In 2022

Following tvN's departure from Africa, they've been trying find other means of connecting with their viewers by using their social platforms to promote the world of Korea.

Not long ago, they shared a list of projects from Studio Dragon which are slated to launch in 2022. This doesn't imply that it will come back. At the moment, some viewers rely on YouTube and other online platforms to view this content.

If you're unable to use these platforms, the best option would be begging your service provider for these type of content or use your local station to view the limited offering.

The list of shows go as follows, please note some of this content isn't produced for tvN but brands like TVING, Netflix or their sister channel OCN. Of course, the ones with unique titles are likely for tvN:

Ghost Doctor revolves around two doctors from extreme backgrounds, who are complete opposites, with opposite personalities and medical skills. Cha Young Min is a genius doctor with extraordinary surgical skills, but is very arrogant and selfish. On the other hand, Seong Tak is the grandson of the founder of Myungshin Hospital and son of the Chairman of that hospital. He is the luckiest and richest resident doctor.

Jung Ki Hoon searches for strange supernatural phenomena as an archaeologist, but an unexpected case causes his life to change. He now publishes the occult magazine Monthly Strange Story and runs the YouTube channel Monthly Strange Story.  Because of his ex-wife, Lee Soo Jin, he goes to Jinyang County to research "Gwibul" (a Buddhist statue possessed by an evil spirit). There, he faces an incredibly bizarre & fearful phenomenon in Monstrous.

Do Bae-Man became a military prosecutor to find success and wealth. His job is just a means for him to find success and he looks forward to quitting his job as a military prosecutor. Cha Woo-In comes from a wealthy chaebol family and she works as rookie military prosecutor. She is confident and does not fear powerful people. She has excellent investigation skills for someone her age. Cha Woo-In also became a military prosecutor to seek revenge. The pair team up to break down evils in the military. During this time, Do Bae-Man grows into a real military prosecutor in Military Prosecutor Doperman.

Hwang Kyung-Min was traumatized by school violence 20 years ago, but he now hides those feelings. He appears to be a happy person, enjoying life with his wife. An unexpected case causes his hidden emotions to reappear in The King Of Pigs.

Link: Eat, Love, Kill (unique title) a fantasy mystery drama about a man and woman who share the same emotional state. Eun Gye Hoon is a chef who sets up a restaurant in the town where his twin sister went missing 20 years ago. He finds himself randomly experiencing emotions one day, spontaneously crying and laughing, and it turns out that they are the emotions of a woman named Noh Da Hyun.

Set within the entertainment world, employees work for a star and try to make that person shine. Oh Han-Byeol is the PR team leader of a management company. She has excellent skills in speech and crisis management. Gong Tae-Sung is the top actor of the management company where Oh Han-Byeol works. He is loved by people due to his image of a kind and polite person. But, Gong Tae-Sung has a different side. He has a strong desire to win and a hot temper. They bicker over pretty much everything, but their relationship develops romantically in Shooting Stars (unique title).

Twenty-Five, Twenty-One tells a love story between Na Hee-Do and Baek Yi-Jin. Na Hee-Do is a member of her high school fencing team. Due to the South Korean financial crisis, the high school fencing team gets disbanded. Getting through all the difficulties, she becomes a member of the sabre fencing national team. The South Korean financial crisis also causes Baek Yi-Jin’s father's business to go bankrupt. This leads to a life change for Baek Yi-Jin, from living the life of a wealthy person to a poor person. While studying, he works part-time jobs like delivery newspapers. Later, he becomes a sports reporter for a broadcasting network.

Our Blues takes on an omnibus-style drama, which tells the story of diverse characters that are somewhat interconnected to one another, in one way or the other. Lee Dong Suk, a guy born on the beautiful island of Jeju who sells trucks for a living, meets a girl named Min Sun Ah, who has a very mysterious past and comes to Jeju to escape that life. The ship captain Park Jung Joon falls in love with Lee Young Ok, a diver with a very bright and bubbly personality. The fish shop owner Jung Eun Hee reunites with her past lover Choi Han Soo. They will meet in Jeju Island when he returns after realizing the city life is not for him.

A Superior Day (unique title) tells the story of an ordinary guy finding out his neighbor to be a serial killer and is trapped between him and another contract killer.

Eve, a romantic drama that deals with a divorce suit worth 2 trillion won by a chaebol that overturns Korea.

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SABC, e.tv And DStv Ratings For December 2021

SABC 1:

Uzalo - 6 855 580
Generations the Legacy - 5 482 880
Skeem Saam - 3 699 278
Zulu News - 2 562 733
Xhosa News - 2 393 709
Uzalo Repeat - 2 175 314
The Estate - 2 099 601
Skeem Saam Repeat - 2 096 704
Uzalo Omnibus - 1 863 174
Ring of Fire Movie - 1 740 383
Smirnoff Countdown 2022 - 1 674 137
Cutting Edge - 1 613 688
Ngomusa - 1 569 000
Muvhango Repeat - 1 561 946
Orange Couch - 1 528 542
African Dreams Drama - 1 521 636
Real Goboza - 1 519 333
Nyan Nyan - 1 500 752
Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 465 253
Last Dance Nye Music Festival 2021 - 1 465 153

SABC 2:

Muvhango - 3 672 139
Giyani - 1 245 658
Ditlabonyane Ke Ditlaboima - 974 151
7De Laan - 969 883
Ke Nyala Mang - 959 266
Second Chance - 706 043
Problem Child III Movie - 697 830
Skeem Saam Repeat - 693 917
Nuus - 685 622
Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 649 441
Muvhango Omnibus - 645 535
The Rev Reli - 610 155
Muvhango Repeat - 599 365
Live Lotto Draw - 553 970
The Estate Repeat - 551 857
Uzalo Repeat - 551 424
Morning Live - 551 183
X Factor: The Band - 509 767
Stand up South Africa - 501 717
Shrek Movie - 495 536

SABC 3:

Born to Run (Doc) - 491 171
Stuart Little 2 Movie - 452 246
The Estate Omnibus - 451 960
What Men Want Movie - 431 338
Cricket Inbound Tour First Test: South Africa - 385 769
The Estate Repeat - 360 051
News - 358 182
The Estate - 348 138
Animal Einsteins Documentary - 326 105
Music - 315 105
Staurt Little III Movie - 307 002
My Festive Menu - 300 235
7De Laan Repeat - 295 419
Tyres and Braaiers - 261 863
The X Factor - 258 494
German Bundesliga Bayern Munich vs Mainz - 258 485
The Insider SA - 253 307
Arthur Christmas Movie - 250 632
Astro Boy Movie - 246 280
On Point News - 245 209

e.tv:

Scandal - 4 700 974
House of Zwide - 3 760 890
Imbewu - 3 643 262
White Chicks Movie - 2 567 146
The Expendables 3 Movie - 2 305 806
The Expendables 2 Movie - 2 227 363
Little Man Movie - 2 205 032
Durban Gen - 2 003 577
The Expendables Movie - 1 897 056
E.TV News - 1 715 186
White House Down Movie - 1 686 351
News Night - 1 613 150
Imbewu Repeat - 1 609 365
Family Time with Angus Buchan - 1 564 073
Deur Dik En Dun - 1 524 843 21
Newsnight - 1 510 323
The Titan Games - 1 488 160
House of Zwide Repeat - 1 485 516
Scandal Repeat - 1 452 251
South Africa Tonight News - 1 418 902

DStv:

MZAN Gomora - 1 106 123 & 1 366 899
MZAN The Queen Movie - 973 980 & 1 209 419
MZAN Gomora Repeat - 842 204 & 1 057 992
MZAN Umkhokha - 800 704 & 1 054 303
MOJA Isencane Lengane - 738 739 & 882 651
MZAN The River - 678 807 & 806 698
MZAN Uthando Nes'thembu 05 - 641 683 & 764 821
MZAN Diep City - 637 699 & 803 419
MZAN Izangoma Zodumo - 553 620 & 656 821
MZAN The River Movie - 519 705 & 643 760
MZAN Our Perfect Wedding - 510 753 & 663 167
MZAN Face 2 Face - 494 669 & 589 293
MOJA Lenyalo Lethata - 493 684 & 619 932
MZAN Date My Family - 481 653 & 580 294
MOJA You Promise to Marry Me - 456 422 & 536 063
MOJA Mamazala - 455 091 & 524 685
MOJA Dloz'lami - 445 890 & 587 020
MZAN Grootboom and Sons - 414 421 & 474 520
MWET Isibaya Repeat - 407 652 & 489 694
MOJA Single and Mingle - 401 256 & 511 469
MWET The River Repeat - 392 540 & 446 696
MZAN Love and Loss - 382 784 & 477 185
MWET Mnakwethu - 353 943 & 402 027
MWET The Queen Repeat - 341 660 & 403 131
MBIO Ibhinci - 336 754 & 436 607
WET Lovers and Liars - 330 295 & 373 115
MBIO A Zulu Christmas - 325 528 & 401 151
MBIO Korobela - 318 880 & 375 849
MOJA Mina Nawe House - 318 281 & 406 080
MWET The Queen Omnibus - 316 808 & 362 643

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A Year After The UK, A+E Networks Ends Lifetime's Linear Operations In Poland, Could The Same Fate Await DStv Subscribers In Africa?

In 2021, Lifetime ceased operation in the UK as A+E Networks signed a distribution agreement with Discovery Inc's streaming service, Discovery+. A year prior to that the channel unveiled a new look.

According to Press Poland (Pl), A+E Networks UK has decided to pull Lifetime out of life support in that region and viewers have until the end of May to enjoy their last moments with the channel.

Founded in 1995, A+E Networks UK offers 20 channels in 60 million households globally including British Islands, Scandinavia, Benelux, Middle-Eastern Europe, Africa and the Nearby East.

Lifetime has been active in the market since 2013 with Africa following a year prior offering a range of female based content such as Dance Moms, Storage Wars and Married At First Sight.

In 2019, A+E Networks held a showcase for which MultiChoice them not to as their contract was up for renewal and that only led to a carriage dispute which was later resolved at the expense of one of their brands.

Now it seems like another channel could be out for the count as its slowly begun to decline in Europe. At the moment, Crime+Investigation is the only reason Lifetime remains relevant to Africa.

For several months, A+E Networks hasn't provided any info regarding new content for Lifetime aside from the fact that the channel hasn't aligned their design with the United States for literally 2 years.

MultiChoice's Showcase was the first time in many months we've gotten any news on the channel. The info provided by them hadn't always been consistent with what's seen on screen but I hope that changes should it remain in the market.

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Telemundo And Televisa Unveil A Small Set Of Productions For 2022

Telemundo's lineup has been maxed out due to high budget costs for action series and for the remaining 8 years they often licenced content from third parties. It's shocking how the African feed is standing with their 7 day offering.

Last year was the first time in 6 years, Telemundo actually gave a middle finger to super series. Last year, they managed to produce 4 series which is the most they've gotten within a year and also didn't have to be a revival or some super series.

Televisa on the other hand has been doing a lot of remakes and unlike Telemundo their linear stations or at least the English feed is 10 years behind of new content meaning that while their rival keeps up with modern times they choose to promote themselves as TCM.

2022 will see the addition of four new series two of which are returning with one being a watered down super series. At the moment, Televisa has two series lined up.

Returning shows (Telemundo only):

La Reina Del Sur 3: The series depicts the rise of Teresa Mendoza (Kate del Castillo), a young woman from Mexico who becomes the most powerful drug trafficker in southern Spain.

Pasión De Gavilanes 2: Taking place 20 years after the first season, the Reyes and Elizondo family will face new challenges that threaten their family. The death of a teacher shakes the family as evidence points to one of the sons of one of the couples as the possible culprit, triggering a series of heartbreaking events that will, once again, put their love and loyalty to the test.

Telemundo Africa won't air the first season for obvious reasons 1) it's too old and not everyone has a high level of tolerance for such show and 2) the African feed airs programs that went as far as 2010. The best option look online for the first season.

New series (Telemundo and Televisa):

Telemundo:
This was the super series I was referring to which has a measly 10 episodes.

The Diary Of Gigolo: Diary of a Gigolo tells the story of Emanuel (Castro), a Gigolo who leads a life of luxury and freedom. After surviving a childhood of violence and poverty, Emanuel forges a bond with Minou (Barraza), a businesswoman who takes him under her wing and helps him become a sought-after escort.

The Woman Of My Life: Tells the story of Ricardo Oribe, a physically unattractive man but a successful businessman, dedicated to his family and in love with his beautiful wife Daniela, a young aspiring actress. Ricardo's life takes a turn when his best friend Emilio betrays him and tries to kill him to take over his company and the family he never had.

Televisa:
Los ricos también lloran is an upcoming Mexican television series written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by W Studios for Televisa.It will premiere on Las Estrellas in February 2022. It is a reboot based on the 1979 Mexican telenovela of the same name, and the fourth production of the Fábrica de sueños franchise.

Amor dividido is an upcoming Mexican telenovela that will premiere on Las Estrellas on 17 January 2022. The series is produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela of Allá te espero.

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