FIFA Launches Free Video Streaming Service

World football governing association FIFA has launched an online video streaming service called FIFA+.

The service’s content includes live domestic league games from around the world, an archive of previously-broadcast international football matches, and original productions.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said FIFA+ represented the “next step” in the association’s vision to make football “truly global and inclusive” and expand and develop the sport globally.

 

 

“This project represents a cultural shift in the way different types of football fans want to connect with and explore the global game and has been a fundamental part of my Vision 2020-2023.”

“It will accelerate the democratisation of football, and we are delighted to share it with fans.”

FIFA said it would be streaming 40,000 live men’s and women’s football games annually on FIFA+ by year-end. That will include matches from 100 member associations across all six confederations.

The archive section launched with more than 2,500 videos dating back to the 1950s, with more to be added throughout the year.

That will include every FIFA World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup match recorded on camera — more than 2,000 hours of footage.

In addition to videos, FIFA+ boasts a match centre with a news feed and data from 400 men’s and 65 women’s competitions.

FIFA said this section would also offer interactive games, including quizzes, fantasy leagues, and predictors.

 

 

FIFA+ Originals will include full-length documentaries, docuseries, talk shows, and shorts, localised in 11 languages.

The current list of original content includes:

- Ronaldinho: The Happiest Man in the World — 90-minute documentary about Ronaldinho’s journey to becoming one of the world’s greatest football players.
- Captains: Season 1 — Follows six captains leading their countries through World Cup qualification.
- Croatia: Defining a Nation —Full-length feature documentary tells story of how football helped unite Croatia.
- HD Cutz — 8-part docuseries with “barber to the stars” Sheldon Edwards.
 

- Dani Crazy Dream — 6-part documentary series on Dali Alves’ journey to the FIFA World Cup 2022.
- Golden Boot — 4-part docuseries with interviewers of the world’s greatest goalscorers.
- Icons — 5-part docuseries on the biggest game-changers in women’s football.
- Academies: Season 1 — Inside story of successful football talent production lines worldwide.

FIFA+ can be streamed via a web browser or mobile device through Android and iOS apps. The platform requires no subscription and is ad-supported.

Roundups #46: Cape Town TV To Launch Drama Series Broken Village, Dinge Van 'N Kind Coming Soon To kykNET, Akwaaba Magic Duplicate Launching On DStv And The Grammy Awards Are Coming To E! Africa - May 2022 Highlights

More YouTube for community stations

Community stations are currently battling to get more quality content onto their lineup as they work on a low budget and what better way then YouTube as not a lot of consumers use it to view a ton of local content not seen on SABC and DStv.

In May, Cape Town TV is scheduled to launch Broken Village a drama series produced by Emmanuel Tshabalala that focuses on social economic problems that occur in consumers daily lives.

The first episode is available on YouTube and with Cape Town TV's viewership the show could gain more traction with the little viewership numbers on YouTube.

 

Stellenbosch Visio unveils a new kykNET series

"Dinge Van 'N Kind", a brand new drama series, is set to start on Tuesday 10 May 2022 on kykNET. Not only is the series based on the Afrikaans novel, it also promises to have viewers spellbound.

The series is compromising of 10 episodes, revolves around the trials and tribulations of Mart Vermaak. The disillusionment of the coming-of-age years takes place against the political upheavals of the late 1970s, but an older Mart find himself in a different kind of predicament.

MultiChoice continues cloning channels

This format has become a snoozefest and as it is a lot of channels ranging from Discovery Family, Novela Magic, Moja 9.9. and kykNET Lekker are all joining the newcomer Akwaaba Magic Abusua and soon-to-be-launched Via 2 channel that eat and breathe repeats.

 

MultiChoice Ghana on Akwaaba Magic Abusua: We're happy to announce the launch of Akwaaba Magic Abusua a 24 hour Ghanaian entertainment channel which will be available to all DStv and GOtv customers in Ghana from May 2nd.

What's coming in May to E!?

Live From E!: THE 2022 GRAMMY AWARDS
Premieres Tuesday 3 May at 20:00
Join E! on the red carpet of the 2022 Met Gala, the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Prestigious and very exclusive, we bring you the best possible coverage of who’s wearing what at “fashion’s biggest night out,” as the Big Apple’s movers and shakers walk the glamorous red carpet.

 

Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?
Premieres Sunday 29 May at 21:00
Comedian Nikki Glaser has uprooted her Hollywood life and moved back home with her parents in St. Louis. What started as a few weeks quarantine, has now turned into a permanent move! In this half-hour reality-sitcom, we’ll follow as Nikki hilariously attempts to rebuild her entire world, grow her career, make ne
w friends and look for love, all from the comfort of her childhood bedroom.

Continuing programs include Below Deck Mediterranean Season 6 Sundays at 18:10, Botched Season 7B Sundays at 20:00, E! News: Daily Pop Tuesdays to Saturdays at 14:30, Nightly Pop Tuesdays to Fridays at 22:00 and the season finale of Clash of the Cover Bands Sundays at 21:00 on 15 May.

The Scent Of Passion May 2022 Teasers

Premieres daily at 9pm WAT / 10pm CAT

Sunday, 1 May, Martín and Paula arrive at the Casablanca farm, and Aurelio gives them a tour of the cofee plantations. Meanwhile, Lucrecia arrives in New York.

Monday, 2 May, Diana gives Gaviota a tablet and teaches her how to use it. Margarita looks for Wilson at the police station. Iván and Marcia meet at a hotel.

Tuesday, 3 May, Margarita tells Aurelio that she no longer wants anything to do with him. Meanwhile, Gaviota lets of steam by singing a spiteful song at the cafe.

Wednesday, 4 May, Lucía takes advantage of Sebastian. Meanwhile, Margot asks Iván for more money, and Gaviota starts taking English classes.

Thursday, 5 May, Danilo asks Diana to convince Gaviota to stay in New York for longer than a month. The café has been doing well since Gaviota started singing there.

 

Friday, 6 May, Gaviota explains to her peers on the cofee course how to take care of the crops. Meanwhile, Marcia visits Iván at the office.

Saturday, 7 May, Sebastián arrives at the café, where Gaviota is singing. He asks her for forgiveness and asks her to come back to him. Marcela argues with Lemarcus.

Sunday, 8 May, Sebastián puts up a sign in Times Square for Gaviota that says ‘I Love You,’ leaving Gaviota stunned. Lucía goes for her first ultrasound.

Monday, 9 May, Lucía checks Sebastián’s GPS and discovers Gaviota’s whereabouts. Aurelio and Margarita reconcile, while Gaviota tells Leonidas that she is pregnant.

Tuesday, 10 May, Lucía arrives at Diana’s cafe, introduces herself as Sebastián’s girlfriend and asks to speak to Gaviota. She delivers some devastating news.

Wednesday, 11 May, In an emotional farewell, Gaviota asks Diana and Danilo not to tell Sebastián where she is. Sebastián learns that Lucía has been hospitalised.

 

Thursday, 12 May, Marcela and Lemarcus get into a heated argument. Meanwhile Gaviota tells her mother about everything that happened in New York.

Friday, 13 May, Aurelio apologises to Gaviota. Meanwhile, immigration authorities arrive at Diana’s café and ask for the whereabouts of Teresa Suárez.

Saturday, 14 May, Carmenza and Gaviota agree to stay at Leonidas’s house and pay him rent. Meanwhile, Lucrecia talks to Marcia about her marital problems.

Sunday, 15 May, Leonidas asks Gaviota to accompany him on a visit to a cofee farm that Carlos Mario wants to buy. Julia suggests Bernardo see a psychologist.

Monday, 16 May, Sebastián tells Iván that he doesn’t trust Carlos Mario and doesn’t want to do business with him. Meanwhile, Bernardo visits the psychologist.

Tuesday, 17 May, Sebastián ofers Bernardo a job managing the special cofee’s branding. Wilson and Margarita meet at a bar, and he hands her a letter from her son.

 

Wednesday, 18 May, Lemarcus goes to Don Pedro’s bar, where he tells Vicky that he ended his relationship with Marcela. Leonidas sets up an ofce in his house.

Thursday, 19 May, Leonidas buys some wooden beams to make a cradle for Gaviota’s baby. Meanwhile, Sebastián and Iván visit Carlos Mario’s supposed farm.

Friday, 20 May, Due to complications, Lucía has to undergo an emergency caesarean section. Meanwhile, Marachucha helps Gaviota through her labour.

Saturday, 21 May, Margarita explains to Aurelio that she couldn’t contact him because her phone was stolen. Carlos Mario buys another coffee farm.

Sunday, 22 May, Marcia misses Lemarcus, and goes to the bar to talk to him. Meanwhile, Lucía convinces Sebastián to stay at Julia’s house a little longer.

Monday, 23 May, Sebastián warns Lucía that if she does not sign the prenuptial agreement he will not marry her. Meanwhile, Margarita and Marachucha argue.

 

Tuesday, 24 May, Iván asks Lucrecia to help him keep an eye on Lucía. Carlos worries about the money he owes the bank. Marcela and Lemarcus resume their relationship.

Wednesday, 25 May, Lucía begs the doctor to release her daughter, Sofía, promising to take great care of her. Meanwhile, Lucrecia asks Iván to take a fertility test.

Thursday, 26 May, Carlos Mario orders Wilson to watch over Marcia 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, Lucrecia confronts her husband, but he evades her questions.

Friday, 27 May, Gaviota tells her mother that she still isn’t ready to have a romantic relationship with Leonidas. Eduardo steals money from Julia.

Saturday, 28 May, Sebastián confronts Iván about the irregularities in the company’s accounts, and Iván lies to him. Lucía asks Paula how she met Martín.

Sunday, 29 May, Sebastián tells Julia that Iván is using the company’s accounts for personal benefit. Eduardo suggests that Lucía should ask for a job at Café Elite.

Monday, 30 May, Carlos Mario apologises to Marcia for hitting her. Meanwhile, Leonidas and Gaviota arrive at the Casablanca farm to shoot their documentary.

Tuesday, 31 May, Eduardo continues to steal from Julia. Meanwhile, Sebastián argues with his mother again and considers leaving Café Elite.

Nurses May 2022 Teasers

Premieres daily at 8pm WAT / 9pm CAT

Sunday, 1 May, Felipe discharges Gloria’s mother, Hilda. Richi confesses his feelings to Helena. María Clara is frustrated by the lack of evidence against Castro.

Monday, 2 May, Richi is admitted to the health centre with compartment syndrome and needs surgery. Carlos only agrees to operate if Richi agrees to his conditions.

Tuesday, 3 May, María Clara realises that the neonatology records have been tampered with. Meanwhile, Castro asks Gloria to injure María Clara in the football match.

Wednesday, 4 May, Óscar Peñate, the head of the hospital’s purchasing department, gets bad news from his tests. María Clara feels jealous of Helena.

 

Thursday, 5 May, A man with a gunshot wound is admitted to the health centre. Helena learns that he is a member of a gang called Los Truchas.

Friday, 6 May, After Castro’s escape, Obando gathers the hospital staf to inform them of the investigations that will be carried out by the prosecutor’s office.

Saturday, 7 May, The prosecutor’s ofce links Gloria to the investigation against Castro, and she is temporarily suspended from her position at the hospital.

Sunday, 8 May, While Álvaro is taking care of Hilda and Violeta, he learns that Violeta is pregnant. María Clara leaves a message for Carlos, but Helena deletes it.

Monday, 9 May, Fabio must bring forward the date of Fernanda’s caesarean section in order to save the baby’s life. Carlos and Helena return from Bogota.

Tuesday, 10 May, Joel is diagnosed with diphtheria and is put in isolation. María Clara introduces Helena to the hospital staf, despite her feelings of jealousy.

Wednesday, 11 May, Luis arrives at the hospital to be treated for what appears to be gastritis, but his care is delayed when victims of a trafc accident are admitted.

 

Thursday, 12 May, Carlos tries to treat Luis, but his abdominal pain worsens. Agustín examines him and determines that he is having an abdominal aneurysm.

Friday, 13 May, Agustín appoints Inés as the new nursing coordinator in internal medicine. Meanwhile, Hector asks Sol once again for forgiveness.

Saturday, 14 May, Diana’s father turns up at the hospital with a complaint, and threatens to sue. María Clara finally confesses that she still has feelings for Carlos.

Sunday, 15 May, Helena orders a chest X-ray for nine- year-old Eva, which reveals that her lymphoma has returned. María asks Castillo to help her find a new job.

Monday, 16 May, Camilo is readmitted to hospital to continue with his chemotherapy. Meanwhile, after an MRI, Eva is diagnosed with a metastasis in her lungs.

 

Tuesday, 17 May, Helena suspects that Diego has an addiction to pain medication and suggests that he visit a psychologist. María Clara gets called for a job interview.

Wednesday, 18 May, Camilo and Eva share their first kiss. Helena asks María Clara what her intentions are with Carlos. Hector is upset with Sol.

Thursday, 19 May, Diego apologises to Gloria, and gives her a couple of pills for her bad back. Helena is jealous when she sees María Clara working with Carlos.

Friday, 20 May, Johanna’s delivery, attended by Carlos and María Clara, becomes complicated when they realise that it is a multiple pregnancy.

Saturday, 21 May, Gloria’s addiction to Oxycodone becomes increasingly serious. Meanwhile, Hector and Sol receive the news that they are eligible for Lili’s adoption.

Sunday, 22 May, Bernard McKenzie performs surgery on Valeria, but complications arise. Gloria manipulates Helena into prescribing her more medication.

Monday, 23 May, Camilo writes letters to Eva using the children’s own made-up language. Sol gets the wrong idea when she sees Hector massaging Gloria’s back.

Tuesday, 24 May, Just as the media is attacking Helena at a press confidence, she is called to the emergency room to attend to Guillermo. She manages to save his life.

 

Wednesday, 25 May, Pilar takes Diana to the hospital after Josué, Diana’s father, refused to take her. María Clara buys new clothes for her new job.

Thursday, 26 May, Carlos is upset when he learns that María Clara may not return to her job at the hospital. A social worker visits Sol and Hector at their home.

Friday, 27 May, Carlos apologises to Alfredo for misjudging him. Garnica calls María Clara to ofer her her job back, and also takes the opportunity to ask her out.

Saturday, 28 May, María Clara tells her children that she and Carlos are giving things another go. Alvaro’s coworkers organise a surprise birthday party for him.

Sunday, 29 May, Hector, upset, decides not to go to work after his argument with Sol, but Alvaro manages to convince him. Gloria is devastated by Diego’s death.

Monday, 30 May, Garnica formally ofers María Clara the position of Nursing Coordinator in Internal Medicine, and she tells him that she’ll think about it.

Tuesday, 31 May, Gloria ends up confessing to Ana, Diego’s widow, the truth about what happened on the day he died. Ana decides to drop the accusations against her.

MultiChoice Set To Add A Further 3 Channels From The SABC To Replace The 4 e.tv Channels On DStv

On Monday, the Competition Tribunal heard eMedia’s application for interim relief against MultiChoice’s decision to drop the eMovies, eMovies Extra, eExtra and eToonz channels from its DStv packages.

The broadcaster planned to suspend these channels from its service at the end of March 2022 but delayed the removals by two months after E-tv decided to take the issue to the Competition Commission.

eMedia Holdings legal counsel Tembeka Ngcukaitobi argued that MultiChoice’s decision amounted to a dominant player refusing to supply a scarce service, in contravention of the Competition Act Section 8. The company believes it will lose as much as 19% of its advertising revenue should the channels be suspended.

 

 

In his opening arguments on the matter, Ngcukaitobi stated that MultiChoice did not justify its decision during negotiations or in response to a letter of demand from eMedia.

MultiChoice had only stated the decision was based purely on commercial considerations.
It was only in its first answering affidavit to the case brought before the Competition Tribunal that MultiChoice elaborated. Initially, its rebuttal included that it had satellite capacity constraints.

MultiChoice said it had to cut eMedia’s four channels so it could accommodate three yet-to-be-launched SABC channels that it must carry under the changing legislation.

Ngcukaitobi also stressed that DStv doesn’t have to carry SABC’s additional channels immediately, but only sometime in the future following negotiations with the SABC.

 

 

A year ago, SABC officially unveiled their sports channel SABC Sport and a year prior SABC Education. On LyngSat, they registered three channels SABC Parliament, SABC Children and SABC Encore. Could any of these 5 channels be making their way to DStv?

SABC Encore has been rumoured for over a year as the public broadcaster offers it on DTT to broadcast sports and other events that weren't seen in the version that was made available on DStv. On top of the fact that the public broadcaster hoped to revive the channel.

SABC Education was meant to be on DStv and rival platform StarSat but the SABC was stalling so both brands removed further info about the channel on their website and i-Plate respectively.

The public broadcaster plans to launch more channels in the near future alongside a streaming service where these channels alongside SABC 1-3 will be available to stream.

Aside from DStv, the public broadcaster still has to launch a further two channels on the Openview platform as promised in 2021.

 

E-tv needs DStv
eMedia contends under the prevailing market dynamics, its channels were dependent on DStv to remain competitive. Ngcukaitobi argued presence on the DStv platforms allows E-tv to maintain customer contact, generate advertising revenue, and ensure a high-quality broadcasting service.

The company has also argued that carrying the four E-tv channels was economically feasible for MultiChoice, as eMedia provided them for free, and two were in DStv’s top 10 most popular channels.

MultiChoice’s other reasons for denying a carriage renewal agreement included that the channels did not meet its strategic objectives for local content, black empowerment, value propositions, and its aim to decrease the frequency of repeats.

Ngcukaitobi said MultiChoice’s claims that the decision was based on E-tv not meeting DStv’s strategic objectives were “contrived”.

He argued two of the four channels were sharply focused on local content, while eMedia was a majority black-owned business. He also maintained MultiChoice had not provided evidence it would replace the channels with other offerings that met its criteria.

Ngcukaitobi surmised that MultiChoice’s action was done from a desire to inflict harm on a potential rival by undercutting its revenue.