History And Wildlife Lovers Have No Fear As Curiosity Africa Has A Lineup Of Documentaries To Keep You Entertained - June 2022 Highlights

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS

SCIENCE OF THRILLS
Brand New Series - premieres 06 June 2022 CAT: 19:00
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins – ends 18 July 2022
Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell climbs aboard some of the world’s fastest theme park rides and discovers how these rides affect our bodies

THE DEMOLITION MAN
Brand New Series - premieres 06 June 2022 CAT: 21:00
Episodes: 12 x 60 mins – ends 15 August 2022
Host Brendan Moardives into the process of what it takes to bring down some of the biggest structures from around the world.

HISTORY LOVER TUESDAYS

GREAT BERLIN ESCAPES
Brand New Documentary - premieres 07 June 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
Thanks to previously unreleased archive footage, and some fictional sequences, here are the stories of those who managed to cross the Berlin wall with great imagination and courage.

 

 

CHERNOBYL FUKUSHIMA: LIVING WITH THE LEGACY Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 14 June 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
30 years after the Chernobyl catastrophe, and 5 years after Fukushima, it is time to see what has been happening in the “exclusion zones”, where the radioactivity rate is far above normal.

SHOOTING OF THE PONTIFF
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 21 June 2022 CAT: 22:00
Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
Rome -May 13, 1981, 17:00. John Paul II crosses St. Peter's Square in an open Jeep among thousands of cheering people. Suddenly three shots ring out across the square. The Pope collapses.

CALL TO ARMS: BATTLE FOR GOOSE GREEN

Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 28 June 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
The Battle for Goose Green was one of the most well-documented events of the Falklands War between British and Argentinian forces in 1982.

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS

HIDDEN GERMANY
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 01 June 2022 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
Germany has some of Europe’s most famous and exciting cities, but that’s nothing compared to its natural wonders for those willing to step off the beaten track. Great lakes and rivers team with fish and birdlife, ancient and vast forests hide boars and lynx.

SEA HUNTERS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 15 June 2022 CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 6 x 60 mins (back-to-back premieres)
When science and film team-up to explore the Einsteins of the oceans.

 

 

HUMAN STORY SATURDAYS

GROWING UP
Brand New Series - premieres 04 June 2022 CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 11 x 30 mins – ends 02 July 2022
Follow the epic trials of young men willing to pass amazing initiatory ordeals to achieve manhood.

MY GREEK ODYSSEY –Season 2
Brand New Series - premieres 04 June 2022 CAT: 22:00
Episodes: 12 x 60 mins – ends 20 August 2022
My Greek Odyssey takes viewers to some of the most spectacular and unique islands in Greece.

BEST OF CURIOSITY SUNDAYS

ENIEMIES OF THE PEOPLE
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 12 June 2022 CAT: 19:00 Episodes: 1 x 120 mins
The Khmer Rouge ran what is regarded as one of the twentieth century’s most brutal regimes. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained. Until now.

 

THE GREAT WAY
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 19 June 2022 CAT: 19:00 Episodes: 1 x 120 mins
Alba and Raul are a couple of young Spanish filmmakers living in Santiago de Compostela, the European capital of hikers. Alba has never made the Way and is full of questions: Why this need to walk? Why do people from all around the world walk?

New Channel Alert: ZTN Prime Launches On DStv

The channel that will be available on DStv Channel 294 will be accessed by DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Access and Lite bouquet customers.

MultiChoice Zimbabwe general manager, Norman Raisbeck said the new channel introduces an exciting era in Zimbabwe’s television space given the resounding reception that ZTN products have already received on the market.

“This is an exciting development that further extends the reach of Zimbabwean content on the DStv platform,” he said.

 

 

Raisbeck said as Africa’s leading entertainment platform, MultiChoice continuously seeks opportunities to provide local and inspired content to Zimbabwean audiences.

ZTN general manager Nomsa Nkala said they are excited to be partnering with MultiChoice in bringing a fresh and unique approach to Zimbabwean storytelling into the market.

She said ZTN aims to cater to a wide variety of Zimbabwean viewers and tastes.

“ZTN Prime will be a Zimbabwean news and entertainment channel with an international perspective. Content will include lifestyle, sport, business, entertainment, news and current affairs, children’s programming, drama, and soap operas,” Nkala said.

Nkala said some of the exciting highlights to look forward to on ZTN Prime include local sports and shows — Days at Ekasi and series Soul Mate.

 

 

“ZTN Prime will be home to up-to-the-minute results from across Zimbabwe’s sports arena – covering live boxing, top-tier rugby matches, big rivalries in school sport, and live Premier Soccer League action on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The channel will also go wild with top sports personalities on Happy Hour as their lives intertwine with musical artistes live in the studio.”

She said sports fanatics should look forward to The Couch, a television ride laced with unfiltered spirited commentary on topical football issues while Ultimate Sports Show collates trending stories from different sports genres.

The day-to-day lives of ordinary citizens will be showcased on Days At Ekasi, a show which will explore Zimbabwe’s townships, unearthing rare street lingo, dress codes, and tastes that set each “ghetto” apart.

 

“The presenter gives a brief history of the ‘ghetto’ which they are visiting. A tour guide — touted as a ‘ghetto fabulous’ leads viewers and the presenter into what makes their ‘ghetto’ unique.

“Soul Mate, on the other hand, is a series about two lovers, Phumza and Locratia, who will take viewers on a journey that will reveal how they ended up becoming soulmates.”

ZTN is a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Newspapers Ltd (1980), the country’s largest and oldest integrated media company with eight newspaper titles, a commercial printing facility, and four radio stations. The group is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

Roundups #58: #FreeMaoMao As Cartoon Network Withhelds The Second Season, BBC Lifestyle Is Coming To Cape Town And Die Binnekring Makes Its Linear Debut On eExtra

Mao Mao needs your help

Mao Mao: Heroes Of Pure Heart centers on the title character, Mao Mao, a daring cat who has high intentions for action and adventure. who stumbles upon a town called Pure Heart Valley with his co-hero Badgerclops, a cyborg-armed badger, and meets Adorabat, a cute little bat. Together, the three go on adventures to protect their citizens of Pure Heart Valley from the forces of evil while they find a way to fix the Ruby Pure Heart to its original state.

The show made its debut on Cartoon Network by mid 2019 and was renewed for a second season a year from that period. For almost two years, there's been no MaoMao not even a single rerun leading some to speculate the potential demise of the series.

 

According to sources, Cartoon Network is withholding the new season of Mao Mao. A user asked the creator when the awaited second season will be released and the creator responded to say "Ask Cartoon Network". Since then several fans of the show insert the hashtag #FreeMaoMao in an attempt to free it from captivity.

Listing Cape Town coming soon to BBC Lifestyle

Take a glimpse inside Cape Town’s most luxurious homes, from farms in Franschhoek to sublime sunsets in Fresnaye, the Listing series returns with five new agents in the affluent suburbs of Cape Town.

Following the success of Listing Jozi in 2021, viewers can look forward to Listing Cape Town, the second season of the hit property-themed reality TV show, from 1 June 2022 . Listing Cape Town will join BBC’s local line-up on Wednesdays at 20h00 on BBC Lifestyle, DStv channel 174.

 

This season will take viewers into homes across the Atlantic Seaboard, Green Point, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Fresnaye, Clifton, Camps Bay, Llandudno, De Waterkant, Cape Town City, Bishopscourt as well as inland properties in and around Franschhoek, Val de Vie and Pearl Valley. From manicured stud farms in and around the Cape winelands, to breath-taking beach bungalows, Listing Cape Town will feature some of the Mother City’s most opulent and over the top properties ranging from R15 million to R280 million in value.

More eVOD for Openview consumers

Amidst the news of a pay-tv competitor for eExtra's Kuiertyd block, we can now confirm that the action series Die Binnekring which began streaming on eMedia's streaming service eVOD earlier in the year will make way to eExtra replacing Die Put on weekdays from June 1st at 20:30.

 

Die Binnekring brings two young people from different places as they stand side by side and fight against a conspiracy. They bring to account old notebooks, dirty cases, big and small lies. They also face a mysterious danger known as Halka.

Until further notice: eExtra is expected to cease transmission on the DStv platform by the end of June as MultiChoice couldn't reach an agreement with eMedia that took them to court regarding the channel alongside eToonz, eMovies and eMovies Extra.

Roundups #57: "Hangman" Adam Page Goes One On One With CM Punk For AEW World Champion In Double Or Nothing On TNT Africa, The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Is Coming To MTV Africa And World Renowned Martial Artist IP Man Makes His Grand Entrance On KIX Africa

TNT is going all out

Double or Nothing is considered All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) marquee event, having first been held in 2019, which was the promotion's first pay-per-view (PPV) produced. It is held annually around Memorial Day and is one of AEW's "Big Four" PPVs, which includes All Out, Full Gear, and Revolution, their four biggest shows produced quarterly.

Matches confirmed for the PPV event include Hangman Pag vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship and Thunder Rosa vs Serena Deeb for the AEW Women’s World Championship.

The event airs Sunday, 5 June at 11:40 CAT, only 1 week after the live US PPV.

 

MTV unveils the slate of content launching next month

MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS
Live from Los Angeles Barker Hangar honoring the biggest and best in movies and television
90 mins // 6 JUNE 2022

MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS UNSCRIPTED
Returning for the second time to celebrate all things reality television. Over-the-top, funny and completely fresh, the night will celebrate the jaw-dropping, no-rules, drama-filled moments from our favorite reality shows.
90 mins // 6 JUNE 2022

 

HIP HOP MY HOUSE
In each episode of HIP HOP MY HOUSE Cam’ron will surprise our superfan at their doorstep, tour their home, check out their wardrobe, sample their music collection and find out how hip hop has impacted their life.It could be a single artist, an iconic video or it could be an entire era or moment in hip hop history.
9 x 30 // 24 JUNE 2022

Ip Man biography is coming to KIX

Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong martial arts films based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name. The franchise consists of 5 films 2 of which happen to be spinoffs.

 

Thanks to KIX's team, we were able to recieve confirmation of the first two instalments Ip Man and Ip Man 2 starring Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and XXX: Return Of Xander Cage star Donnie Yen.

The instalments are set to air in the coming months ahead of the channel's expansion to the DStv Family and Access bouquets which was originally for March but delayed for another 2 months now launching on May 31st.

Potential Candidate: With News And Sports Out Of The Way, Could Any Of These 3 Channels Fill Up Its Socks On The Openview Platform?

News And Sport went off air by the end of March on the Openview platform with further content heading to eReality and SABC Sport being the only dedicated sports channel as further new channels were added to bolster the general entertainment.

Although, eMedia Investments is in no rush for find another sports channel. The likelihood of them potentially sourcing another sports brand doesn't seem far fetched.

 

eMedia Investments doesn't have a positive history in this section as all seemed to die out within 3 years and if SABC Sport remains onboard it would be the longest running sports channel on the Openview platform.

Onto alternative channels, seeing as this is a free-to-air platform there's very little alternatives of course the channels in question do incorporate a lot of variety in the mix and they go as follows:

 

1. SABC Sport 2

Following the success of SABC Sport, the public broadcaster expressed interest in launching a second sports channel which will likely adapt to the format of ESPN 1 (soccer) & 2 (basketball, baseball etc.) on DStv and StarSat.

The issue with this matter is funding, at the moment the only channels coming are ones which are funded by other outlets like StarSat and DStv on top of Openview.

2. Ignition

Following the launch of The Home Channel(+), it lead some viewers to speculate the potential addition of Ignition or at a catch-up version of the channel. Ignition is a lifestyle channel that caters to automotive vehicles.

In 2014, eMedia Investments once operated Bi-Cars TV on the Openview platform and at the time, there wasn't a lot of consumers using Openview meaning eMedia couldn't properly determine the outcome of content with viewers so it suffered the chop.

 

3. FreeSports

FreeSports is a British free-to-air sports channel operated and owned by Premier Media S.à r.l. aims to be majority live, with over 1000 events a year, for an average of 10 hours per day. Numerous sports broadcast, include football, combat sports, ice hockey, tennis, rugby league, rugby union, basketball, cricket, and snooker.

The channel holds a partnership with rights holders IMG, MP & Silva, Lagardère Group, Pitch International and Infront Sports & Media.