Spoilers: Overview Of DreamWorks Upcoming Series Inspiration Africa

For 25 years, DreamWorks Animation has been telling incredible stories about unlikely heroes who make dreams come true.

Join our presenters, Tanaka and Aaron, at the very heart of DreamWorks itself: The Inspiration Station. Explore local hangouts with Cape Town correspondent Jasmine, discuss topical themes with roving reporter Jordan in Johannesburg, and uncover a world of fun, facts and chats inspired by our most famous DreamWorks characters.

Welcome to the Inspiration Station!

Every week, Tanaka and Aaron will look at a different theme with help from roving reporter, Jordan, and Cape Town correspondent, Ella. There’s plenty to discuss, plenty to learn, and plenty of fun!

Insidus Games:
- Powerpuff Girls Snowboarding
- Baby Felix Halloween
- Looney Tunes Monster Match
- Thor: The Dark World

Number of episodes 6*

Episode duration 22’

TX dates 13 January -17 February 2023

Episode 1: “Back to School”
The new school year starts this week, so Tanaka and Aaron look forward to us heading back to school!

Episode 2: “New Beginnings”
22 January is Chinese New Year so our theme of the week is fresh starts and new beginnings!

Episode 3: “Summer Fun”
It’s the height of summer so put on your sunnies because today’s episode is all about fun in the sun!

Episode 4: “Small Things”
February is the shortest month of the year but good things come in small packages… our theme of the week is Small Things!

Episode 5: “Friends and Family”
14 February is Valentine’s Day so our episode this week is all about Friends and Family!

Bonus episode
Join us for a bonus episode featuring the very best of Inspiration Station plus some hilarious outtakes!

Insidus Games:
- Powerpuff Girls Snowboarding
- Baby Felix Halloween
- Looney Tunes Monster Match
- Thor: The Dark World

What Consumers Should Be Concerned About Regarding SABC's Yet To Be Launched Channels On DStv?

The public broadcaster still lagging behind on many aspects is slated to launch three additional channels to the DStv platform in the coming future with SABC Education currently seen on SABC+ and DTT taking about 2 years to be released.

SABC eKhaya another upcoming attraction by the public broadcaster which is rumoured to debut before the end of the current financial year which is March 2023 serves as a complimentary to the SABC News channel catering to the indigenous languages.

Now the new channels don't really come at the greatest time as MultiChoice was hoping to use them as leverage for eMedia's 4 channels which are currently in a limbo on their platform and with these new channels nowhere in site one has got to wonder how they'd survive with even less channels.

DStv:
- MultiChoice might lose yet another two channels
- Could Russia Today be removed from the DStv platform?
- Qwest TV coming soon to Showmax
- eMedia's 4 channels to go dark on the DStv platform

MultiChoice has already sourced out alternatives or at least everyone should believe with the likes of Movie Room and DreamWorks but seeing as these channels are set to rollout in the coming future where has to wonder if these channels are long-term.

MultiChoice carried SABC Encore at one point and lasted about 5 years before getting culled by the company. According to the SABC, the decision not to continue the channel came from the operator being MultiChoice as they hope to someday revive the channel.

Fast forward to 2017, eMedia's 4 channels being eExtra, eToonz, eMovies and eMovies Extra come along and they too get the 5 year curse endured by SABC Encore with MultiChoice running to the parent company of the former channel for alternatives.

So the question viewers should be asking themselves is whether these channels are here to stay and build a name for themselves as seen with SABC News, eNCA, Mzansi Magic and a few more channels or whether these channels will only be treated as placeholders for other channels.

DStv Flex:
- February on The Home Channel
- February on HONEY
- Reyka renewed for season 2 on M-Net
- What to expect this January on Qwest TV?

No one knows exactly what led MultiChoice to discontinue carriage of SABC Encore but my hunch has to do with productivity. The channel relied solely on archived material now that you have eMovies that yes is airing rebroadcasts from M-Net Movies although not often e.tv it's getting taken away.

SABC Education is just like SABC Encore and likely these upcoming channels should it launch will SABC try to limit the amount of Encore available otherwise face the consequences unless MultiChoice wasn't looking at that after all Nicktoons and Mzansi Wethu already exist.

Why StarSat Doesn't Get Much Attention These Days?

During the week, it was reported that StarTimes had launched three new entertainment channels, CBS Justice, Kartoon Channel and FilmBox Action with details over its expansion to South Africa remaining as quite a mystery for its audience.

As it is, this is the only known outlet to share this news I mean the channels were up and running close to the end of December but no one literally no one thought of doing something for the platform I mean I can't really blame them as there's a lot to the story.

Firstly, StarSat doesn't respond to the media on any upcoming attractions for the platform and sure they are plenty of outlets just like them that don't engage with the media and try to build up a level of trust with consumers.

StarSat:
- CBS Justice to launch on StarSat
- FilmBox Action and Kartoon Channel to launch on StarSat
- The Smithsonian Channel closing down in the UK

But matters only escalated when they removed channels like Love Nature, Investigation Discovery, Real Time, Fine Living, Discovery Family, Discovery Science, DreamWorks, OnseTV, TLNovelas, KISS, SA Music, Soul Music and the list goes on and on.

StarSat promised to replace some of these channels while as sourcing out more entertainment with most of it failing to materialize. Worst of all, some of these channels only existed for about a year or two.

When reports of a new attraction comes to the platform. Most sites aren't that hyped about it as most are just looking thinking that within a year or two these channels will cease to exist and it's not only newbies that are being victimised even some of their older channels like OnseTV.

You can't blame anyone who chooses not to promote anything about StarTimes. They kept their heads high and not in a good way as they censored comments, moved slow in terms of sourcing entertainment and lied to the public about some of the matters.

I'm more shocked that this company hasn't gone bankrupt with all these closures cause it kind of seems that way as they had pending debts with several content unlike MultiChoice which has Canal+ serving as minority owner of the brand with speculation of a merger or takeover.

StarSat:
- Could StarSat pick up BYUTV?
- Could StarSat bid farewell to two more channels?
- Why fan-favourite sports channel is not on StarSat?

Roundups #129: Perfect Husband Makes It Freemium Debut On Zee One, The Cartoonito Channel To Launch On Boomerang CEE By March 18th And Doodsondes Returns For A Fifth Season On e.tv

Zee World rebroadcast coming soon to Zee One

In 2021, Zee World an international entertainment channel owned by Zee Enterprises acquired rights to air family drama Perfect Husband or as it's called in India Perfect Pati. After a year, more consumers will have access to all the drama in store.

Perfect Husband explores the non-idealistic married life of Vidhita and Pushkar and tries to question the thought that whether an ideal son is capable of being an ideal husband. It stars Farman Haidar, Shamu Akhtariya Moulik and Alok Nath Pathak

It premieres 20th January on Zee One prior to that will be the launch of historical drama Razia Sultan and second family drama Broken Bonds on Zee World.

Everyday Novelas:
- 5 Turkish shows rumoured to rollout in South Africa
- Ramo coming soon to eVOD
- Forbidden Passion season 2 not moving forward on Telemundo

Boomerang CEE will be no more from March 18

Viewers in Balkans, Baltics, Benelux, CIS, Caucasia, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, East-Central Europe and Eastern Europe bid farewell to Boomerang as Warner Bros. Discovery welcome a new channel, Cartoonito.

Cartoonito is a place for preschoolers and their families. They are welcomed with open arms by individuality and originality. The youngest and their parents or guardians can enjoy familiar characters and stories from leading creators, as well as brand new series and lots of laughs. discovery.

Some of the new shows lined up for the channel include Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Scooby-Doo And The Mystery Pups and Jessica's Big Little World. More feeds are expected to follow.

Regular Nick:
- Boomerang set to rebrand to Cartoonito in parts of Europe
- Could Universal Kids be the next channel to close down from NBCUniversal?
- The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy And Raj coming soon to Nickelodeon

Doodsondes 5 is coming to e.tv this August

e.tv, the most viewed English channel operated by eMedia Investments which is home to various local productions and international content wrapped up the fourth season to Doodsondes last week with the fifth season only being made available by August.

The fifth season goes as follows:

Six months have passed since the explosion and nothing is the same anymore. As Yildiz's life evolves in a completely different direction, Ender's arrival will help her cope with the problems she is experiencing. Yildiz's next-door neighbor, Kumru, who has just entered her life, falls into everyone's lives like a bomb with her different character.

Season 5 ensembles Sevval Sam, Eda Ece, Berk Oktay, Biran Damla Yilmaz, Murat Aygen, Ece Dizdar, Melisa Dogu, Baris Aytac and Serkan Rutkay Ayiköz.

Openview Plus:
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra

Roundups #128: Dungeon And Dragons TV Series Has Been Ordered By Paramount+, Kartoon Channel Greenlit New Roblox Inspired Reality Series And Plot Synopsis For HBO Max Upcoming Series Velma Scares Away Potential Viewers

Another video game is getting a TV adaptation

Paramount+ has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order to an adaptation of Hasbro’s wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game franchise. Red Notice filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote the pilot script and is set to direct the first episode of the series which will be a co-production between eOne and Paramount Pictures.

eOne, the lead studio, took the project out in November, garnering interest from multiple buyers, with Paramount+ ultimately landing the show in a competitive situation. eOne and Paramount Pictures are partnering on the Dungeons & Dragons series after also co-producing and co-financing the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley, which premieres March 31.

At Paramount+, the Dungeons & Dragons series will join Halo, the video game adaptation, which is one of the streamer’s most popular originals. Over the last couple of years, there has been a resurgence in bringing gaming titles to television, and this is the latest example.

Insidus Games:
- Powerpuff Girls Snowboarding
- Baby Felix Halloween
- Looney Tunes Monster Match
- Thor: The Dark World

Roblox TV series is coming to Kartoon Channel

Aimed at tweens, Kidaverse Roblox Rumble (10 eps between eight and 15 minutes long) will follow a group of contestants ages eight to 12 as they compete for a grand prize of US$1,000.

The kids must avoid getting eliminated in each round by winning a variety of physical games, including everything from an arctic obstacle course, to a dune buggy race. GBI will also turn these offline challenges into Roblox games.

Former NFL star Rashad Jennings (pictured) will host the series, which should launch on GBI’s Kartoon Channel! later this year. Jennings is an avid gamer himself, and the author of The Coin Slot Chronicles, a kids book series published by Zonderkidz. 

Regular Nick:
- Could Universal Kids be the next channel to close down from NBCUniversal?
- Here are other ways to view PBS Kids
- The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy And Raj coming soon to Nickelodeon
- Predictions: Nicktoons and Boomerang's untimely demise

Velma is receiving criticism from several Scooby-Doo fans

HBO Max’s latest adult-oriented animation Velma will be premiering on Jan. 12 and fans of the Mystery Inc. Gang have been anticipating the Scooby Doo gang origin story (minus the mystery-solving dog). The show is executive produced by Mindy Kaling of The Office and The Mindy Project fame and the star will voice the near-sighted main character as she forms relationships with the rest of the Scooby crew. As the show’s premiere date draws closer, Velma‘s plot synopsis is making the rounds on social media and even the most diehard Scooby fans are not impressed.

A tweet by @LightsCameraPod shared the synopsis, describing it as “certainly something.” Twitter users evidently agreed and quickly began roasting the synopsis which reads as follows:

“At Crystal Cove High School, Daphne (Constance Wu) is a popular mean girl orphan who deals drugs because of a dark family secret. Her boyfriend Fred (Glenn Howerton) personifies mediocre white richness. His mansion holds a dark secret — and he has teeny widdle privates, a subject of much conversation. “Shaggy” has become Norville (Sam Richardson), a school-newspaper striver friendzoned by his beloved Velma. He worries he’s a beta male; remember that lame humor concept from 20 years ago?”