Imbewu And Durban Gen CANCELLED??? As e.tv Acquires Broadcasting Rights To BET's Isono And Launches A New Telenovela The Black Door

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There's so many cancellations afoot on eMedia Investments such as the retrenchment of staff at e.tv News which will see the axing of the News And Sport channel on Openview and the renewed partnership with MultiChoice which will see the end of their 4 additional channels as eNCA remains exclusive to DStv.

According to sources, the red company is said to launch the following titles in the month of April on e.tv:

• Isono (from BET)
• The Black Door (new telenovela)

As far as one is concerned there's no series ending in the next month on eExtra on top of being the kykNET of eMedia Investments with a dash of Zee TV. Don't think such content would actually suit the primetime offering on the channel.

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- The Daughter-In-Law coming soon to Zee World while a repeat of The Vow debuts on Zee One
- Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
- Why MultiChoice is scrapping the eMedia channels?
- Doodsondes returning for a fourth season on eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2

As mentioned above, eMedia Investments has been or seen some major cutbacks so if anything these series will likely replace as opposed to boost the current offering seen on their stations.

Just like eExtra, even e.tv has a complicated schedule making it almost impossible to open a gap for these two without removing something else.

e.tv currently houses four local dramas, Scandal has the most views so I doubt that one is going anywhere, Imbewu and House Of Zwide are leading at #2 and #3 with Durban Gen floating within the top 10.

Durban Gen is likely dead at this point so it all goes down to House Of Zwide and Imbewu. If you take viewership into account then House Of Zwide gets the boot but if you had to look at duration then you have Imbewu.

It could explain the timeslot for The Black Door, one of the crew members posted a pic which doesn't give out a release date but mention the series airs weekdays at 21:30 and House Of Zwide began last year so it makes all the more sense to can Imbewu.

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- The Homemaker, The Accidental Mayor and Happily Ever After coming soon to Star Life
- No free eVOD data on MTN
- A Promise Of Love coming soon to Glow TV
- Racing240 expands to Openview this April

Isono replacing Durban Gen doesn't surprise me the least bit I mean the timeslot has been struggling to lure viewers. Durban Gen changed that but it too had a bit of a slip up where one month it would rank at #4 and another drop by #6 while maintaining its position in the top 10.

Here's some details on the two series:

• Isono
Set in the township of Vosloorus, the series focuses on Gabriel (Bohang Moeko), a heroic son born into a dysfunctional family, who finds strength within him to stand up against Mary Ndlovu (Nthati Moshesh), a powerful and evil matriarch who would do anything to serve her own needs.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

• The Black Door
More details will be available soon aside from the timeslot it might be produced by Sloot Jozi Entertainment.

Genre: Telenovela

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Roundups #28: M-Net Working On More Short Form Series As Lingashoni And The Queen Are Axed On 1Magic And Mzansi Magic, SABC Planning To Restructure Their Offering Ahead Of The Launch Of Its Unnamed OTT Service And, The Triplets Alongside New Episodes Of Roary The Racing Car Launches This April On JimJam Africa

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M-Net calls it quits for these two series

“The Queen’s producers, Ferguson Films, will shoot Season 7 of the show, which will premiere in July 2022 and viewers will continue to enjoy the telenovela on their screens until its final episode airs on 13 January 2023,”.

“The 1Magic telenovela Lingashoni, produced by Stained Glass TV, will come to an end after its second season concludes on 16 March 2023. This follows the season’s premiere on 21 March 2022.”

A new telenovela will plug the gap on the weekday 9pm slot, replacing The Queen from January 2023. The new content, which is under development, will be announced in due course.

Meanwhile The River, a multi-award winning production, has been renewed for Season 5.

“Our replacement for Lingashoni will be announced in due course. The business has reviewed our approach to focus on stabilising the channel slate with limited high-end series and realities.”

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Potential lineup changes coming to the SABC channels

As reported in the past week, the public broadcaster has pushed the launch for its new channels and OTT service to the next financial year which will end by March 2023.

These new channels are said to be made available on the untitled OTT service as predicted and plans are underway to redevelop the offering across all their television channels and radio stations ahead of the launch.

The public broadcaster wants to have a multi-OTT presence and just like Discovery Inc's Discovery+ they're not setting out to surpass Netflix or Showmax but to be sustainable for the years to come.

As mentioned a couple of times, the rumoured SABC Encore could be different to the one formerly seen on DStv and this info kind of proves my suspicions were pretty accurate.

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- SABC will launch more HD channels and streaming service
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- Racing240 expands to Openview this April
- Doodsondes returning for a fourth season on eExtra
- Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2

More kids entertainment for Easyview customers

PBS Kids which was available to DStv Premium, Compact+, Compact, Family and Access package will also be available on Easyview when eToonz goes off air from April meaning viewers get hours of Arthur, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Wild Kratts and more.

JimJam is also available on channel 310 and kids can look forward to the following titles in April:
• The Triplets S1
• Roary the Racing Car (new episodes)

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Roundups #27: Keanu Reeves Cast As Batman In Upcoming D.C. Movie, Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem Star In A New Disney+ Muppet Series, Snow Day Musical Revival In The Works With Jerry Trainor And A Titanic Horror Film Titled Titanic 666 Is In Development

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John Wick cast as Batman in upcoming DC Movie

Warner Bros. Pictures has dropped a brand new trailer for its upcoming action-comedy animated film DC League of Super-Pets, featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson as Krypto the Super-Dog and Kevin Hart as Ace the Bathound. It will arrive in theaters on Friday, May 20.

The DC League of Super-Pets trailer highlights the partnership between Ace and Batman, who is officially being voiced by John Wick star Keanu Reeves. This comes after the theatrical premiere of the Robert Pattinson-led The Batman film last Friday, which opened to a gross of over $248 million at the worldwide box office, making it the studio’s biggest pandemic opening.

“In the film, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side,” reads the synopsis. “When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the Super Heroes.”

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More Muppets projects are coming to Disney+

Disney announced its plans to produce The Muppets Mayhem, a new show from The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg, starring Canadian Lilly Singh alongside Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the Muppets’ longtime house band.

The Muppets Mayhem will follow Dr. Teeth and the band attempt to record its first proper album under the guidance of Norah, a young A&R executive. The show is also set to be executive produced by The Muppets Studios’ David Lightbody.

Nickelodeon is bringing back a classic

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Production has begun on the upcoming movie musical Snow Day! which is based on the 2000 comedy of the same name stars iCarly's Jerry Trainor and Bunk'd's Shelby Simmons.

Siblings Hal and Natalie Brandston discover that anything is possible on a snow day when a surprise winter whiteout offers them the chance to break routines, take giant risks and follow their dreams. Inspired to pursue his crush, Claire Bonner (Simmons), Hal enlists the help of his best friend, Lane, to help him express his feelings, and Natalie decides she must challenge her arch nemesis, the Snowplowman (Trainor), if she wants to pull off the task of creating a second snow day.

The film is set to air later in the year on Paramount+.

Titanic is getting a horror movie

One hundred and ten years after its namesake’s fateful journey, the Titanic III’s maiden voyage will land at the original site of the wreck. Although a faithful replica of the original, this mammoth cruise ship is built with the most advanced technology, ensuring that it has no chance of sinking. But when the Titanic III arrives at the tragic site, strange events begin to occur, as dark forces from the deep rise to the surface, terrorizing all aboard and threatening to repeat one of history’s greatest disasters.”

Annalynne McCord will star in Titanic 666, alongside Keesha Sharp (Power Book II: Ghost), Lydia Hearst (Z Nation) and Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica).

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- 50 Cent working on Hip-Hop Docuseries
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Rumor: Radio Kosmos And Radio Flanders International Coming Soon To DStv + Open Window For SuperSport

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- Could ESPN close alongside National Geographic and Disney Channel?
- New movie channel launching later in the year on DStv
- Lifetime could be on the chopping block on DStv
- tvN pushing to become a permanent linear channel in Africa

MultiChoice might be removing more channels by the end of the month but the good news for radio consumers is that the pay-tv platform might be relaunching two radio channels, Radio Kosmos and Radio Flanders International.

Radio Kosmos is Namibia's leading news and music station with a very modern format and professional approach. It has a definite market focus and is the only Afrikaans commercial radio station, which broadcasts from Namibia.

Radio Flanders International caters for the Dutch, English, French and German speaking subscribers. Programming includes a magazine formats, sport reviews, listener stories and reactions and greetings programmes.

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- SABC will launch more channels alongside streaming service
- SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development
- Could Moonbug Kids replace Disney Junior on DStv and Baby TV on StarSat?
- Could Nicktoons be discontinued in Africa and likely the rest of the world?
- Multichoice won't be adding anymore community channels

On top of the radio channels, MultiChoice is said to be hosting an open window to all their customers (including Easyview) on the 19th and 20th March on the DStv app.

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Curiosity Africa Celebrates Earth Day With A Marathon Dedicated To Our Inhabitants - April 2022 Highlights

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SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS

SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Brand New Episodes - premieres 11 April 2022 CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins – ends 30 May 2022
Secrets of the Universe launches viewers on eight mind-blowing adventures to seek answers to some of the Universe’s biggest mysteries.

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EARTH DAY –22 APRIL 2022

06:00 Wonderful Wetlands
Water provides a haven for countless plants and animals, everything from water-loving cats and predatory birds to killer dragonflies and carnivorous foliage. It can be a nursery, a migration stopover, a larder, and a home.
07:00 Countdown to Catastrophe Ep 1 08:00 Countdown to Catastrophe Ep 2 09:00 Countdown to Catastrophe Ep 3 Every year, volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes pose a serious threat to hundreds of millions of people across the globe.
10:00 Nature’s Fight Club Ep1 11:00 Nature’s Fight Club Ep2 Nature is red in tooth and claw, animals face daily battles to protect themselves and secure the resources they need.
12:00 –18:00 above replicates
18:00 Nature’s Fight Club Ep 3 19:00Nature’s Fight Club Ep 4 Nature is red in tooth and claw, animals face daily battles to protect themselves and secure the resources they need.
20:00 Changing Oceans Asia Ep 1, Ep 2
21:00 Changing Oceans Asia Ep 3, Ep 4 Across south-east Asia there are mega cities sinking fast. The race is on to predict how fast cities will sink.
22:00 Glorious Grasslands
Like a sea of grass, the savannah, prairie, and meadows are among the most productive habitats on Earth, housing some of the greatest concentrations of big game and the most dramatic interactions of predator and prey.
23:00 Lake Magic
Mini oceans inland, lakes are treasure troves of aquatic wonders, each zone, from the depths to the surface, the banks to the mud at the bottom, hosts its own animal communities of predators and prey. Fish, birds, insects, even mammals, enjoy the bounty of their freshwater home.

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- Big Brother Liberia (now titled Housemates Liberia) is coming soon to DStv
- A second movie channel will be launching on DStv later in the year

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