Hiccup And The Rest Of Berk Are Back For More Race To The Edge And Mega Movie Stars Special Feature Shrek, Po And The Gang Of Madagascar - July 2022 Highlights

New Episodes
Dragons: Race To The Edge
Hiccup and Toothless are back in an all-new original TV series that takes them to the edge of adventure in DreamWorks "Dragons: Race to the Edge." Hiccup and Toothless lead the Dragon Riders as they soar beyond the borders of Berk and discover the mysterious Dragon Eye, an ancient artifact filled with secrets that will lead them to new lands filled with never-before-seen dragons and dragon hunters who will stop at nothing until they seize the powerful Dragon Eye!

Monday 4 July
Weekdays at 7am
Weekends at 10am

New Episodes
George Of The Jungle
The children of today need a hero to look up to. Instead, let’s give them: George of the Jungle. George lives in –and protects –the jungle of Mbebwe, a wild playland loaded with exotic animals and villains that are always more funny than scary. George is strong, swift, and he can’t even spell the word fear. George lives happily with his jungle family, comprised of his best friend, an ape named Ape, Ursula (an overly-idealistic environmentalist), jungle local and fashion-obsessed Magnolia, his faithful doggy Shep (actually an elephant), and longtime birdie pal Tookie Tookie Bird. Each story is an adventure where, despite his naïve nature and chronic klutziness, George comes out on top. Even when he goes left, George always does right.

Monday 4 July
Weekdays at 1pm
Weekends at 6:30am

 

STUNT: MEGA MOVIE STARS

This month on DreamWorks join your favourite ‘Super Specials', Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, and the Dragons gang starring in these special shorts!

• Kung Fu Panda: 9th-10th July
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Tigress, Viper, Monkey, Crane and Mantis transform from complete strangers into the legendary Furious Five Warriors of Kung Fu.

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Po and the Furious Five face Shifu's biggest challenge yet as they discover it takes a lot more than fast feet and fists to become a kung fu master.

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Po and the Furious Five go back in time to uncover the origin stories of Gongmen City's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox and Master Croc.

Kung Fu Panda: Holiday Special
Po prepares for his favourite holiday, the Winter Feast and learns the true meaning of tradition, community and family.

• Shrek 16th-17th July
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
Babysitting has never been more dangerous. Will our hero Puss in Boots tame the Three Diablos?

Far Far Away Idol
Join Shrek and the rest of the Far Far Away characters in this hilarious spoof as they battle it out in a singers’ showdown.

Shrek the Halls
Shrek's plans for a cosy family celebration spirals into one truly unforgettable Christmas.

Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular
Deck the halls with Donkey's laughter in this all-new crazy and colourful collection of animated Christmas goodies and hilarious holiday surprises.

The Pig Who Cried Werewolf
A conspiracy minded Heimlich has cried wolf before, so Horst and Dieter ignore his warnings when a wolf moves in next door to The Three Pigs.

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
Princess Fiona is ambushed by Lord Farquaad’s henchman, Thelonius. A crazy and hilarious chase ensues with Shrekand Donkey hot on the trail!

Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure
Welcome to RJ's Wild World of Nature, a nature show brought to you by RJ and the young porcupines Bucky, Quillo and Spike. There are loads of laughs as the gang films Hammy playing with a boomerang that simply won't go away. In the end, Hammy discovers that the nature show was just an excuse for RJ and the porcupine kids to play some pranks on him.

• Madagascar: 23rd-24th July
Madly Madagascar
Romance is in the air for Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman after King Julien discovers a magical perfume and takes on the role as “King of Love.”

 

Merry Madagascar
When Santa unexpectedly crash lands on the island,giving the jolly gentleman a case of amnesia - it's up to those zany zoosters to save Christmas!

All Hail King Julien – King Me (S1, Ep.1)
When King Julien learns that Clover may marry Sage, he sets out to prepare the kingdom for post‐Clover attacks!

All Hail King Julien – Poll Position (S1, Ep. 2)
When King Julien and the gang bury Sage for his bachelor party, things don't go according to plan, and they must deal with Franken‐Sage!

• Dragons: 30th-31st July
Legend Of The Boneknapper Dragon
Hiccup and the gang join Gobber on a quest to finda legendary boneknapper dragon.

Gift Of The Night Fury
As the village of Berk prepares for its winter holiday,the resident dragons all inexplicably flyaway.

Book Of Dragons
Join Hiccup and his friends as they explore and add to their primary reference about dragons.

Dawn Of The Dragon Racers
The ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ adventure continues when a hunt for lost sheep turns into a fierce, fun-filled competition.

Saturdays at 6:05pm
Sundays at 10am and 4pm

Paramount+ Announces Plan For 150 International Originals Ahead Of UK And Ireland Launch

Over a year after its initial launch in the U.S., streaming service Paramount+ will be available in the U.K. and Ireland on Wednesday, June 22. Its international slate of seven new titles was announced on Monday, including its plans for 150 international originals by 2025.

The global expansion of the streaming service was first announced in May. Many U.S.-based streaming services are now entering into new countries and territories, as well as investing in international content to attract new audiences and diversify their content offerings across the globe. Disney+, for example, recently launched in 16 markets across the Middle East and North Africa. The streaming service aims to expand to 160+ countries by its fiscal 2023.

Although Paramount+ is considered a younger streamer than its rivals Disney+, HBO Max and Netflix, the company is committed to expanding in large international markets as the race for global domination continues for U.S. streaming services.

Last week, Paramount+ launched in South Korea in a partnership with TVING. In addition, launches in Italy, Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland are set for the end of 2022. Paramount+ will launch in Africa and the Middle East in 2023, as well as in India in partnership with Viacom 18.

 

The remainder of the markets in Europe has Paramount and Comcast partnering together to launch a new service called SkyShowtime. Coming later this year, the service will be available in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Previously, Paramount+ unveiled its determination to greenlight 50 new scripted originals this year, with previously announced titles like “Sexy Beast” (from the U.K.), “The Chemistry of Death” (Germany), “Bosé” (Spain), “Fallaci” (Italy), “Impact” (France) and “Los Enviados” (Mexico), among others.

On Monday, Paramount+ revealed several more upcoming titles, including “Murder of God’s Banker,” a docuseries about the murder of Italian banker Roberto Calvi in the 1970s; a French fantasy horror series called “Mask: Marie Antoinette Serial Killer;” a German thriller “A Thin Line;” a German drama “The Sheikh;” an Italian true-crime drama called “Circeo;” a Mexican crime thriller “Sinaloa’s First Lady;” and a Mexican suspense thriller movie “One Must Die.”

In addition, international viewers who subscribe to Paramount+ will get to watch exclusive originals, blockbuster films from Paramount Pictures, and a wide selection of popular shows like “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “Halo,” “The First Lady” and more.

 

“Paramount’s story began with the longest-running studio in Hollywood, and today we span the globe with our worldwide production studios that create hits for audiences around the world, which now live all in one place: Paramount+,” EVP and International General Manager Marco Nobili said in a statement. “As the service continues to expand internationally, there’s a great opportunity for content to travel globally, opening up a world of opportunities for talent and creators as we plan to commission 150 international originals by 2025 while delivering incredible value to subscribers on Paramount+.”

Today, the company will also have a drone show in Birmingham featuring 600 drones — the largest drone show in the U.K. The spectacle will feature a QR code, which gives viewers a free seven-day trial of the streaming service. Paramount Global has done this before to promote its sci-fi series “Halo” in March but with 400 drones flying above Austin, Texas.

To further excite potential subscribers in the U.K. and Ireland, Paramount+ revealed a two-minute teaser starring Uma Thurman and Jack Whitehall.

Sit On The Throne – With Aquaman On Cartoon Network Africa

Join Aquaman on his crazy, comedic quests as he makes swimming moves to prove that he is the capable King of Atlantis in an all-new miniseries coming to Cartoon Network Africa weekly, starting from Saturday, 2 July 2022 at 10:10 CAT.

Aquaman: King of Atlantis is an animated 3-part miniseries of the DC superhero, Aquaman. The series follows his big-eyed travels, responses, and decisions about the recently crowned King of Atlantis. His goal? To prove to his subjects and himself that he’s the right man for the trident.

 

No day is short of chaos for Aquaman as he deals with unscrupulous surface dwellers, elder evils from beyond time, and his own half-brother who wants to overthrow him. However, with resilience, perseverance, and his loyal confidants: Mera, the water-controlling warrior-princess and Vulko, the scholar, by his side, Aquaman learns how to be King as he wins over the trust of those in his kingdom.

 

Aquaman: King of Atlantis mixes comedy and adventure with some action sequences. The boldly illustrated animation is executively produced by James Wan, under his Atomic Monster production company, and President of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, Sam Register.

If you’re a DC Super Heroes fan or simply love superheroes and crazy adventures, join Aquaman on Cartoon Network Africa on Saturdays at 10:10 CAT from 2 July on his epic quests to protect his home, his people, and the underwater world

New Channel Alert (Rumour): FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Family And FilmBox Action Coming Soon To StarSat + New Prices For Each Package

StarSat has lost over 20 channels during the past years ranging from from FOX, Discovery Family, Investigation Discovery, The Smithsonian Channel, Fine Living, SA Music, Soul Music, DreamWorks and St Eyethu. Since then, several channels have made way to the platform.

You have channels like Russia Today, Zee Bollymovies, C12 TV and Fashion TV while some may come off as useless to most consumers none of these brands can fill up the void of the above mentioned channels.

 

MultiChoice, a rival to the pay-tv platform had undergone the same procedure with customers expressing their dissatisfaction for almost a month I mean they've got new channels in place with 6 more coming in the near future but just like StarSat they too have got negative feedback.

While MultiChoice let the cat out of the bag with some upcoming channels with StarTimes you could hardly get them to crack as they're usually discreet about these things but thanks to the StarTimes app we got to view potential new channels.

FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Action and FilmBox Family hail from SPI International the company in charge of the top entertainment channel Timeless Dizi Channel. These channels are said to be on a trial phase.

 

FilmBox Africa - A premium entertainment channel carrying series as well as adrenaline-pumping movies from Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Jet Li, Jackie Chan and many others. Suitable candidate to FOX.

FilmBox Action - targets action lovers with the likes of Cinema legends Steven Seagal, Al Pacino, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Jason Statham and many others. Another suitable candidate to FOX.

FilmBox Family - Popular movies for the entire family appealing to both children and adults: great adventures, comedies, fantasy movies, popular series and entertainment programs. An added bonus.

 

On top of the possible new channels here are the prices consumers will pay from July:

- StarSat Special Package will now be R120 previously R109.
- StarSat Super Package will now be R230 previously R209.
- StarSat Max Package will now be R330 previously R299.

DStv Is Set To Lose CBS Reality And CBS Justice In Revamped Channel Offering By Paramount Global And AMC International

2022 brought a whirlwind of changes for viewers on the DStv platform as MultiChoice scrapped e.tv's 5 channels, ITV Networks, fliekNET and Tellytrack. They where those brands that went out unexpectedly and beyond anyone's control like Russia Today and Lifetime.

As the world continues adapting viewers should expect more changes I mean not all changes are good (e.g. Me) but the point one would have for these changes is survival which is where CBS Reality and CBS Justice reside in.

 

By the end of June, the British counterpart of these channels which also manage the channels in Africa will be revising their channel offering by scrapping CBS Justice for Legend while as CBS Reality is shortened to Reality.

Due to the launch of Paramount+, AMC and Paramount are eliminating the CBS branding from all their products or at least on their linear channels and shocking turn for these two channels is the programming.

 

CBS Justice's replacement Legend will not only cover the crime but the supernatural section of their portfolio while the UK had CBS Horror viewers in Africa relied on CBS Reality for this offering. On top of paranormal, they'll offer thriller and sci-fi.

Reality will likely focus on softer programming such as Judge Judy, Animal Hoarding, Cheaters, Three Day Nanny and Shocking Emergency Calls, as consumers likely lose out on shows like Haunted Case Files and Scariest Night Of My Life to Legend which is technically a premium channel.

 

The change is expected to be completed by the end of June and it hasn't been stated exactly when this format will rollout in other regions or or look identical to the main feed.

As seen in Poland and several Portuguese speaking regions, the channels were given alternate brand names or shuttered down as there's rumours going around that Paramount Global and AMC International are disbanding due to the rollout of Paramount+.