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.

New Series Alert: My Desire Coming Soon To Star Life

Star Life was on a sunken ship for a couple of months and following the revamped lineup which saw repeats broadcast in the daytime and a boost in primetime. The viewership on the channel began to excel joining other comers like Zee World and Zee One.

In the month of June, the channel picks up rights to the romantic drama My Desire (Yeh Hai Chahatein) which serves a spinoff to Yeh Hai Mohabbatein known to SA viewers on Glow TV as This Is Love.

This spin-off is a passionate love story between a famous rockstar, Rudraksh Khurana and a gynaecologist, Dr. Preesha Srinivasan who fall in love after raising their siblings son together.

Interesting enough, the show was produced by Ekta Kapoor the same person who produced Zee TV's popular franchise Twist Of Fate (Kumkum Bhagya) alongside spinoffs This Is Fate (Kundali Bhagya) and Luck In My Fate (Bhagya Lakshmi) so you can tell what road this series will take.

 

 

Before news of My Desire surfaced there was even rumours that the main series This Is Love which again is still airing on Glow TV would find its way on Star Life. Of course, there's been a lot of restructuring with the brand so there's no telling whether that's still on the cards.

 

But what I can tell you about this new series My Desire, it began in 2019 and till this very date hasn't ended again Ekta Kapoor. I feel her shows weren't meant to have an end or are those shows that were meant to be timeless like Bold And The Beautiful from CBS or 7de Laan from the SABC.

So if you're interested in short dramas then My Desire is not for you but if you've watched Saloni, East Meets West and the popular Twist Of Fate then you'll manage this new series.

The show is scheduled for June 9th at 8pm.

New Buddy Comedy Series Is Coming To Nickelodeon Africa And A Fresh Batch Of Shows Return For More Adventures - June 2022 Highlights

OVERLORD AND THE UNDERWOODS
NEW EPISODES: #111 - 120
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 06 JUNE –17 JUNE @ 13:35 WAT and 18:30 WAT for the rest of the territories
The Underwoods, a normal, good-hearted family, have their lives thrown off kilter when the second most wanted bad guy in the galaxy moves in with them under witness protection.

THE PATRICK STAR SHOW
NEW EPISODES | #109, 111 - 113
MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 13 JUNE - 22 JUNE @ 11:30 WAT and 16:20 WAT for the rest of the territories
The Patrick Star Show follows everyone's favourite sea star at home with his family as he hosts an imaginary variety show that comes from the bizarre and hysterical depths of his own brain.

 

NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN
THE HOLIDAY STUNT
MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 20 JUNE - 24 JUNE @ 12:00 WAT and 18:30 WAT for the rest of the territories
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn are quadruplets with only two things in common: their birthdays and parents. This dynamic foursome battle sibling rivalry at every turn, but in the end when they are together, nothing can stop them.

HENRY DANGER
HOLIDAY STUNT
MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 27 JUNE – 07 JULY @ 12:00 WAT and 18:30 WAT for the rest of the territories
13-year-old Henry Hart lands a part time job as Kid Danger, the sidekick- in-training to superhero Captain Man. After promising to keep his new identity a secret, Henry must navigate a double life.

 

 

WARPED
NEW SEASON
EPISODES |#101 - 113
MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 30 MAY - 15 JUNE @ 12:45 WAT and 17:40 WAT for the rest of the territories
Milo, the beloved head geek and manager at a popular comic bookstore whose microcosm is disrupted when his boss hires the loud and excitable, Ruby. Despite their differences, the two form an unlikely alliance when they team up to create the next great graphic novel with friends, Hurley, the pizza worker next door, and Darby, who dreams of opening her own fashion line.

DANGER FORCE
NEW EPISODES
EPISODES | #201 - 209
MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 23 MAY – 01 JUNE @ 12:20 WAT and 17:15 WAT for the rest of the territories
13-year-old Henry Hart lands a part time job as Kid Danger, the sidekick- in-training to superhero Captain Man. After promising to keep his new identity a secret, Henry must navigate a double life.