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eAfrica Vs. BBC UKTV: Another Attempt To Auction Off Second Hand Goods

eAfrica was a Pan-African feed of the current e.tv channel seen by South African consumers where they'd serve up current local dramas like Scandal, House Of Zwide, Imbewu and Durban Gen alongside other content to various platforms in neighbouring countries.

Aside from local dramas, eAfrica offered selected movies, series and kids shows from e.tv but it wasn't only a duplicate for the e.tv channel as its lineup featured content Openview consumers would have come across on various e.tv channels particularly eExtra and eReality.

Now BBC UKTV is set to join the list of channels probably by next month latest January 2023 to turn second hand goods into fresh goods as it offers a lineup of content from reality shows such as Live At The Apollo and The Graham Norton Show to drama series like My Family and Casualty.

eMedia Investments:
- Prediction: eToonz to get an additional channel
- Could Openview+ lead to 24 hour capability of these channels?
- eToonz schedule explained
- Housewives has been scrapped from e.tv's lineup
- eMedia's 4 channels to go dark on DStv
- Charlize Theron opinion over the Afrikaans language

It will even feature wildlife, lifestyle and kiddies programming (part of which can't be accessed on DStv as they don't supply BBC Kids).

On the upside, consumers won't spend should they use the Openview platform and with DStv more consumers are likely to downgrade or join the rival platforms if it means they'll be paying less and viewing the same content. At this point, it's not about getting the latest content but finding something edible.

Openview:
- Alternatives to News And Sport Channel
- BYUTV - another alternative to eToonz
- Why Openview competitor is a free-to-view Netflix?
- Openview to come with monthly fees
- Glow TV to be replaced by eBolly (prediction)
- DMAX rolls out in the African market (prediction)

While South Africa was able to get eAfrica in seperate components. eMedia was able to take advantage of those restrictions by using the channel to promote several content seen on eExtra (with Qubool Hai and The Heir) and eReality (with Botched and Forensic Files).

Channels like these are starting to become a necessity I mean folks overseas have gotten used to format and such has responded well with their audiences as it cutbacks on repeats and boosts the amount of fresh content.

Prediction: What To Expect In 2023 On TLNovelas Africa?

TLNovelas debuted in the market two years ago in Africa's pay-tv giant DStv managed entirely by MultiChoice and has since then (re)introduced audiences to shows Along Came Love, Head Over Heels, Secrets At The Hotel, Keeping My Family and several others.

Since then the channel has made some rather bizarre and unusual changes to their lineup by scrapping the double bill offering for a format that was once retained by their American rival, Telemundo.

Several shows were planned for the channel in which some were fortunate to rollout at a later stage while others supposedly scrapped. So we look at what the channel has in store for the coming future.

Please note part of this list came from the scrapped portion while others form part of their current lineup.

1. Overcoming The Past/Vencer El Pasado

Four women of different ages and backgrounds confront modern obstacles including social media, illness, romance, reproductive freedom, and the workforce.

Everyday Novelas:
- Prediction: What to expect on Telemundo by next year?
- Prediction: eBolly to rollout on the Openview platform
- Prediction: What to expect on TLNovelas by next year?
- Carmen And Razia Sultan coming soon to Zee One and Zee World
- Laxmi and more content awaiting launch on Star Life
- Daai Crazy Somer coming soon to e.tv

2. A Shelter For Love/Un Refugio Para El Amor

The love story of Luciana, a beautiful and joyful young girl who, after her father's death, escapes from the sexual harassment to find love.

3. Your Love Is My Fortune/Mi Fortuna Es Amarte

Natalia and Chente's lives are forever changed when Natalia's estranged husband Adrián scams Chente out of a large sum of money. As Natalia tries to make things right, she and Chente unexpectedly begin to fall in love.

4. You Are The One/Contiago Si

Ángela marries Álvaro after a whirlwind romance during his business trip. After Álvaro abandons her in favor of his other fiancée Samanta, Ángela tracks him down and meets Leonardo, a doctor who may offer real love.

5. SOS I'm Falling In Love/SOS Me Estoy Enamorando

Alberto needs to save his family's print shop. His plans are complicated when he falls in love with single mother Sofía, the daughter of a shady business magnate who could make or break Alberto's future.

6. If They Let Us/Si Nos Dejan

After dedicating a lifetime to her husband and family, Alicia's world changes completely when she discovers a betrayal. Determined to rebuild her life, Alicia begins to fall in love with a much younger man.

7. Thread Of Love/Diseñando Tu Amor

Despite their differences, Valentina and her sister Nora share the dream of becoming successful in the fashion world. As they try to reach their dreams, obstacles like family and romance complicate their journeys.

8. Burning Fire/Fuego Ardiente

Dante and Irene Ferrer own an important olive-oil production company in Mexico. When they reunite their extended family, a forbidden love blooms between Gabriel and Alexa, who are unhappily married to other people.

Everyday Novelas:
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra
- The Heartless coming soon to TLNovelas
- Lord Of The Skies renewed for 8th season on Telemundo
- Chrysalis currently streaming on eVOD
- 3AM coming soon to KIX

9. To Want It All/Quererlo Todo

When wealthy Patricio Montes dies, the heirs to the fortune battle over the inheritance. Valeria helps her boyfriend Leonel, Patricio's son, sort out his affairs. When she meets Mateo, the inheritance executor, their lives change forever.

10. Empire Of Lies/Imperio De Mentiras

Elisa Cantú never imagined that, upon returning to Mexico from New York, where she resides, she would encounter an unexpected tragedy that changes her life. She meets Leonardo Velasco, a policeman to whom she'll have to partner up with to uncover what happened to their loved ones.

11. I Love You Güero/La Mexicana Y El Güero

Andrea, a con artist, sets her sights on idealistic millionaire Tyler after he returns to Mexico in search of his birth mother and the rest of his biological family. When they develop real feelings despite Andrea's deception, sparks fly.

Rumour

* Some of the content in question could be for the Portuguese feed

1. Dressed For Mourning/Mujeres De Negro

Three women tired of the abuse from their husbands decide to kill them.

2. In The Name Of Love/En Nombre Del Amor

The story of Macarena and Carlota, who are sisters and who went through a lot of pain, loneliness and shame, because they fell in love with the same man - Cristobal Gamboa.

TLNovelas:
- Meet the cast and learn more about Simply Maria
- Overcoming The Past coming soon to TLNovelas
- No One Like You's origin story
- Love To Death now on StarTimes
- Head Over Heels now on TLNovelas

3. Oath Of Love/Juro Que Te Amo

Violeta Madrigal is a beautiful girl who lives in a village with her parents, Amado and Antonia, and her brothers Julio and Daniel, and sister Lia. The family was the richest in town, but after losing their fortune they realized the hypocrisy of people who previously seemed to love and respect them.

4. Zacatillo, A New Beginning/Zacatillo, Un Lugar En Tu Corazón

Karla is an actress and singer, who decides to rest from show business after her concert at Zacatillo. Her agent ordered to have her killed. Everyone believes she is dead, but she takes refuge in Zacatillo, where she once found love and may find love again but with a different man. Her manager arranged for her to be dragged and thrown into the sea.

5. Love To Death/Amar A Muerte

The series is a complex story of destinies that intersect when they assassinate a media mogul on their wedding day, at the same time that an assassin in the United States is executed in the electric chair. The tycoon's soul is reincarnated in the body of the hit man and, in turn, the killer's soul ends up in the body of a professor of anthropology.

What To Expect On TNT, Cartoon Network And Boomerang Africa In January 2023?

TNT:

NEW YEAR, NEW MOVIES!
Kick the new year off with a bang – and a trio of first-time films – on TNT! Every Sunday in January, TNT delivers a prime-time smash hit – from Margot Robbie’s scene-stealing turn as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad to the world’s cuddliest creeps in Gremlins. Claim the couch, book the ‘box’ and settle in for a smashing start to 2023.

TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premieres)
Sunday, 1 January
20:00   –   Suicide Squad (2016)
Sunday, 8 January
20:00   –   Gremlins (1982)
21:45   –   Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Sunday, 15 January
20:00   –   Madea’s Family Reunion (2006)
Sunday, 22 January
20:00   –   Demolition Man (1993)
Sunday, 29 January
20:00   –   Beverley Hills Ninja (1998)

JAMIE FOXX FAN DAY
He sings, acts, produces, and is excellent at all of them. 21 January is Jamie Foxx Fan Day on TNT – and we’ll be honouring his diverse career with the fast-talking ex-con in the Horrible Bosses franchise, his vengeful hunt for his enslaved wife in Django Unchained and the under-fire U.S. President in White House Down.

TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premieres)
Saturday, 21 January
14:15   –   Horrible Bosses (2010)
16:00   –   Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
17:50   –   White House Down (2014)
20:00   –   Django Unchained (2012)

DStv Flex:
- What to expect this January on Curiosity Channel?
- What to expect this January on The Home Channel?
- Reyka renewed for season 2 on M-Net
- What to expect this January on Qwest TV?
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- What to expect this December on TNT?

WRESTLING ON WEEKENDS
If it’s a weekend on TNT, it’s All Elite Wrestling time! Every Saturday and Sunday, get the freshest in AEW action – and don’t miss Battle of the Belts V on 14 January @ 10:50 CAT for some truly epic action.

Catch up on what happened last season on 7 & 8 January to set you up for the big battle on January the 14th!

TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premieres)
Saturdays
10:00   –   Rampage (Episodes 74 to 78)
Sundays
10:00   –   Dynamite (Episodes 169 to 173)
Saturday, 14 January
10:50   –   Battle of the Belts V (Special Episode)

Cartoon Network:

Lego Monkie Kid - New Episodes
Inspired by the classic Chinese story Journey to the West, the series follows the adventures of a young teenager, MK, as he comes into terms of his mission to save the world.

Jade Armor - New Show
The series centers around the martial arts-loving Lan Jun, an unlikely teenage heroine who must learn the ancient secrets of her family and uncover the unexpected, all while navigating life as a teen.

CN To The Rescue
A live-action comedy peppered with animation, in which we follow Tapiwa's adventures into the magical world of his 'Imaginary Room' ! With crazy adventures and his hilarious family along for the ride, CN To The Rescue has the perfect ingredients for the whole family.

Regular Nick:
- Best & Bester coming soon to Nicktoons
- We Baby Bears currently the only original program on Cartoon Network
- January on Disney Channel
- January on Disney Junior
- January on Da Vinci Kids
- The concept of Cartoonito and Boomerang (review)

Boomerang:

The Adventures Of Little Penguin - New Show
Follow the hectic and exciting adventures of Oscar the little penguin in unique environments! The young penguin is setting out to explore the world, meeting new characters who teach him about himself, but also about others. He quickly discovers that it's not the destination that matters, but rather the people you meet along the journey.

Moley - New Episodes
Revolving around an adventurous mole's quest with friends to broker peace between humans and moles. Following the underground adventures of the charmingly optimistic young mole, Moley.

Emmanuelle: A Look Into One Of The Wildest And Bizzare Shows From e.tv

Emmanuelle is a late night show that was beamed onto eMedia Investments' only TV channel at the time e.tv. For those who were familiar with the Emmanuelle, the series despite being a bit inappropriate for daytime audiences explored one's inner fantasies.

Before it was pulled from the channel, Emmanuelle managed to attract a million audiences which is huge considering the timeslot it was allocated being 10pm. I don't why I thought of doing this maybe because I was too a victim at some point which I honestly doubt.

Since Dark Side Of The Ring, I've been used to reading up on stuff and diving down into their early life which is the case for Emmanuelle but I'll try my best to not bore anyone and only include the important bits. I mean I did read through the whole thing and these parts made a lot more sense.

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Character history

Emmanuelle appeared as the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andriane, a French-Thai actress born in the 1930s in Bangkok . Her 1957 book The Joys of a Woman detailed the sexual exploits of Emmanuelle, the "bored housewife" of a French diplomat. Rollet-Andriane's book caused a sensation in France and was banned.

The producer of another Arsan/Rollet-Andriane film Laure, Ovidio Assonitis, claimed that all books published under the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan were written by her husband Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane, rather than by Marayat.

Films

The first Emmanuelle film was the 1974 French theatrical feature Emmanuelle starring Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel became a success with a viewing audience estimated at 300 million. It remains one of France's most successful films, and played in the Arc de Triomphe theatre for over eleven years.

Several sequels starring Kristel followed, beginning with Emmanuelle 2 known as Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman in its U.S. release, and also Emmanuelle l’antivierge in some European press materials, including the soundtrack LP and CD.

A number of unofficial productions in Italy, Japan and the United States cashed in on the Emmanuelle craze. Among the best known were Italian "Black Emanuelle" films starring Laura Gemser , who became the second most popular actress to play Emanuelle in the 1970s.

After the last official Emmanuelle theatrical feature film, Emmanuelle au 7ème ciel (the seventh film for which Kristel returns as the main character), ASP began to produce further films, all featuring the character of Emmanuelle, albeit played by a series of actresses. These included a science fiction series in the 1990s called Emmanuelle in Space starring American actress Krista Allen in one of her first roles.

Openview Plus:
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- The Game Of My Destiny a brand new Turkish drama unveiled by Global Agency
- The Rebel Princess coming soon to eExtra
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra
- Barbie: It Takes Two and Thomas And Friends: All Engines Go! coming soon to eToonz

Following spinoffs included TV series Emmanuelle 2000 starring Holly Sampson, TV and video series Emmanuelle's Private Collection starring Natasja Vermeer, and a one-off, Emmanuelle in Rio, starring Ludmilla Ferraz in her only acting credit.

As of 2011, over 60 Emmanuelle based content had been produced.

A list of productions in no particular order

• Emmanuelle (1974)
• Emmanuelle 2, also known as Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman (1975)
• Goodbye Emmanuelle, also known as Emmanuelle 3 (1977)
• Emmanuelle 4 (1984)
• Emmanuelle 5 (1987)
• Emmanuelle 6 (1988)
• Emmanuelle 7 (1993)
• Emmanuelle Forever (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Love (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Magic (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Revenge (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Perfume (1993)
• Emmanuelle in Venice (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Secret (1993)
• Emmanuelle in Space series (USA)
• Emmanuelle: First Contact, also known as Queen of the Galaxy (1994)
• Emmanuelle 2: A World of Desire (1994)
• Emmanuelle 3: A Lesson in Love (1994)
• Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy (1994)
• Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream (1994)
• Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling (1994)
• Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love (1994)
• Emmanuelle 2000 series (USA)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Being Emmanuelle (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle and the Art of Love (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle in Paradise (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Jewel of Emmanuelle (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Intimate Encounters (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle Pie (2002)
• Emmanuelle in Rio (2003)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection series (USA)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Sex Goddess (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Emmanuelle vs. Dracula (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Sex Talk (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: The Sex Lives of Ghosts (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Sexual Spells (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: The Art of Ecstasy (2006)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires (2006)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Skin City (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Sexy Bite (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Sex, Chocolate & Emmanuelle (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Rod Steele 0014 & Naked Agent 0069 (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Sex Tales (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Supernatural Sexual Activity (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Forbidden Pleasures (2011)
• Emmanuelle: A Hard Look , a documentary on the series (2000)
• Pretty Cool, a retitled, cut version of Emmanuelle Pie (2002)
• Emmanuelle Tango, a potential theatrical release, cancelled (2006)
• Emmanuelle in Wonderland, a retitled, cut version of Sex Tales (2012)
• Adventures Into The Woods: A Sexy Musical, a further edit of Emmanuelle in Wonderland (2015)
• Black Emanuelle (1975)
• Black Emanuelle 2 (1976)
• Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)
• Emanuelle in America (1977)
• Emanuelle Around the World (1977)
• Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
• Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978)
• Violence in a Women's Prison (1982)
• Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983)
• Io, Emmanuelle (A Man for Emmanuelle) (1969), directed by Cesare Canevari.
• Amore libero - Free Love (The Real Emanuelle , 1974), directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni.
• Emanuelle's Revenge (Emanuelle e Françoise le sorelline 1975), directed by Joe D'Amato .
• Tokyo Emmanuelle (1975), directed by Akira Katō.
• La Marge (1976) (also released as Emmanuelle 77), directed by Walerian Borowczyk.
• Laure (1976) (also released as Forever Emmanuelle), directed by Emmanuelle Arsan.
• Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle (Velluto nero, Emanuelle in Egypt 1976), directed by Brunello Rondi.
• Yellow Emanuelle (Il Mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong 1977), directed by Bitto Albertini.
• Sister Emanuelle (1977), directed by Giuseppe Vari.
• Vanessa (1977), directed by Hubert Frank.
• Felicity (1978), directed by John D. Lamond.
• Carry On Emmannuelle (1978) directed by Gerald Thomas.
• Emmanuelle in Soho (1981), directed by David Hughes