Africa: Cartoon Network Game On! Is Live On Roblox

Fans can now immerse themselves in all things Cartoon Network as the brand launches Cartoon Network Game On!, a fully experiential world on Roblox.

Featuring zip wires, slides, fun rides and much much more, Cartoon Network Game On! gives kids the chance to bond with their favourite Cartoon Network characters, play games and explore five awe-inspiring islands.

Following the spectacular success of Ben 10 Super Hero Time on Roblox, with an impressive 285M+ site visits since its 2020 launch, Cartoon Network has expanded its presence in the metaverse to bring its beloved shows to a wider audience. Like never before, Roblox players can now experience the virtual world of hit series Craig of the Creek, Teen Titans Go!, We Baby Bears, Ben 10, and The Amazing World of Gumball first-hand. Accurately reflecting the locations and worlds iconic to these fan-favourite shows, the game lets fans explore the Creek, walk the streets of Jump City, tour the Titans Tower, take a trip to Elmore Junior High School, and more.

Cartoon Network Game On! launches more multiplayer and solo game formats, each inspired by show storylines. Kids can play games to level up and unlock awesome avatar skins and accessories. Playing The Amazing World of Gumball game, “The Void,” they can experiment with the laws of gravity and bounce between long-forgotten Elmore relics. Inspired by the Craig of the Creek episode “The Ground is Lava!,” the game puts players in Craig’s shoes as he and his friends battle to reach safety.

The experience also incorporates Cartoon Network’s award-winning initiative, Cartoon Network Climate Champions, allowing users to complete challenges on Roblox – actionable in both virtual and real life. Examples include “Red Light Scavenger Hunt,” which involves unplugging items around the island consuming energy, and “Bee Kind,” which helps bees thrive by planting bee-friendly wildflowers.

Africa is one of the fastest-growing video game markets, with an expected Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12% between 2021-2026. Currently leading the Roblox gaming market in sub-Sahara Africa is South Africa, seeing more than 698k app downloads in 2022, and Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana seeing a collective 400+k downloads for the year¹.

Monika Oomen, VP, Brand, Communications and Digital Content Strategy, Kids EMEA, said: “We are hugely excited to bring the colourful, wild and unexpected world of Cartoon Network to Roblox. We have harnessed learnings from the incredible success of Ben 10 Super Hero Time on Roblox and have worked with kids to develop an experience with real added value for our audience on the platform they love. The result is an expansion of our brand into the Roblox playground in a uniquely CN and kid-relevant way. We look forward to inviting kids into such an innovative, immersive experience featuring their favourite shows and characters.”

The Cartoon Network Game On! experience on Roblox continues to grow, seeing 468k unique users across January and now surpassing the 2.2M total visits mark. This week also saw the launch of the localised versions of the game in French, Italian, Turkish, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese languages.

Head over to Roblox and search for Cartoon Network Game On! to visit the islands of your favourite Cartoon Network shows, where there are tons of games to play for free!

Insidus Games Is Being Restructured For A New Platform, Insidus Collection

Last year, we rolled out a gaming brand Insidus Games and we recieved plenty of fans from regions such as the Netherlands, Germany, United States and you too South Africa and after giving it some thought we phased out blogging component of the site.

Take to note, we're not shutting down Insidus Games quite the contrary we're leaving it open for those who wish to continue using the site but for further content there's here and what others see as MediaFire is currently being used to construct a new project, Insidus Collection.

I can't give much details as to when it will be ready we're hoping before December 2023 or early 2024. What we can add is that Insidus Games alongside a yet-to-be-launched brand will fall under this brand, Insidus Collection.

With the changing world integrating we thought of doing some changes ourselves alongside Insidus Collection we're looking to explore our presence through other platforms and do other things as time progresses.

Insidus is looking to be an entertainment brand sure we may have Regular Nick, Everyday Novelas or even DStv Flex spread across the web but we're not sticking to labels we're looking to explore more options without damaging the already mentioned brands.

We want to show consumers what we're good for and explore other versions of Insidus. Hats off 2023 and to all the opportunities that await.

MultiChoice Updates: SuperSport Motorsport Has Been Made Available To More DStv Customers, Consolidated Media Associates Limited's Offering Seen On The DStv/GOtv Platform Including SoundCity And Spice TV Goes Dark And M-Net Movies Action Returns For A Limited Time On AddMovies

More sports entertainment awaiting these consumers

More viewers on DStv will be able to enjoy the return of the Formula 1 World Championship, with SuperSport opening the Motorsport channel to DStv Compact Plus subscribers for the first three races of the 2023 season. SuperSport is definitely your #HomeOfSport and the ultimate destination for motorsport fans.

Stay connected or upgrade to DStv Compact Plus and not long ago Compact to take in Pre-Season Testing late in February, followed by the first three races of the 2023 season, running from early March to early April and taking in stops in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

The 2022 F1 season saw Max Verstappen and Red Bull dominate proceedings, with the Dutchman claiming his second successive drivers’ championship. He won a record 15 races through the course of the year, though he insists that he is not thinking about the chance to become just the fifth driver to win three successive titles, alongside Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

More channels go black on your platforms

For several days, consumers on the platform had noticed that SoundCity (channel 327) and Spice TV (channel 190) alongside Televista (channel 194), Trybe TV (channel 195) and Onmax (channel 257) went dark in the previous month.

According to the information provided, the channels in question all of which are owned by Consolidated Media Associates Limited are currently experiencing technical difficulties with no details as to the duration of the matter.

M-Net to relaunch former brand

In September 2020, M-Net decided to restructure their M-Net Movies channels by further reducing them from 6 to just 4 channels. Currently priced at R79p/m, the offering also consists of pop-up channels from M-Net Movies and 2 Bollywood movie channels.

As seen this past week, MultiChoice has conducted tests on M-Net Movies' first pop-up channel in 2023, M-Net Movies Action HQ which is expected to rollout later in the coming weeks.

M-Net Movies Action HQ appears to be M-Net and MultiChoice's way of bringing back the M-Net Movies Action brand name which was the second longest running brand behind All-Stars and also most popular amongst consumers before their termination.

Some of the content expected for the channel in the coming weeks includes Mercury Rising, Greenland, Fast And The Furious 9 and Hunter's Killer.

Peacock To Rollout In The African Market Through MultiChoice's Showmax In A New Partnership With NBCUniversal

African pay TV giant MultiChoice Group and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky on Thursday unveiled a partnership that “will bring some of the world’s best content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice’s 50-market footprint in sub-Saharan Africa at a time when Africa is approaching an inflection point in terms of broadband connectivity and affordability.”

They will form the new Showmax group, which will be 70 percent owned by MultiChoice and 30 percent owned by NBCUniversal. “It will build on Showmax’s success to date and aim to create the leading streaming service in Africa,” the companies said. “Powered by Peacock’s leading, globally-scaled technology, Showmax subscribers will have access to an extensive premium content portfolio, bringing African audiences the best of local and international programming.”

Further details about the new Showmax service, including launch date, content and pricing will be announced at a later date.

The streaming service will combine MultiChoice’s growing investment in local content with international content licensed from NBCUniversal and Sky, third-party content from HBO, Warner Brothers International, Sony and others, as well as live English Premier League (EPL) soccer matches. “The partnership will also provide access to all the best African content, such as Showmax Originals and local content from MultiChoice’s proprietary channels, including Mzansi Magic, Africa Magic and Maisha Magic.”

NBCUniversal and Sky will provide ongoing support through the licensing of both technology and content, the partners highlighted.

“We launched Showmax as the first African streaming service in 2015 and are extremely proud of its success to date,” said Calvo Mawela, CEO of MultiChoice. “This agreement represents a great opportunity for our Showmax team to scale even greater heights by working with a leading global player in Comcast and its subsidiaries. The new business venture deepens an already strong relationship.”

Dana Strong, group CEO of Sky, said: “This new collaboration in streaming and content with MultiChoice, NBCUniversal, and Sky takes our partnership to the next level in one of the world’s most vibrant, fastest-growing markets. Last year, we announced MultiChoice as a customer of the Sky Glass platform, and now we are excited to help innovate its Showmax streaming service.”

Matt Strauss, chairman, direct-to-consumer & international at NBCUniversal, added: “This partnership is an incredible opportunity to further scale the global presence of Peacock’s world-class streaming technology, as well as to introduce millions of new customers to extensive premium content from NBCUniversal and Sky’s stellar entertainment brands.”

 

What To Expect On DStv's Newest Addition, SuperSport Schools?

Immediate focus for both streaming and broadcast will be on The KES Water Polo Festival, the Graeme College 150th festival, Spar hockey from KZN, the St Mary’s hockey festival, the St Andrew’s netball festival, Premier Interschools netball and rugby, the Border Rugby Day, KZN schools football and the Gauteng Development League (GDL).

The GDL is especially appealing and will include age group football matches across 34 weekends from March to November. Comprising 18 clubs and schools, including teams like Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United, plus schools like Rosina Sedibane from Centurion, they will compete in nine head-to-head fixtures across a number of age groups per week.

In addition to the legacy content to be found on the linear channel, the all-new SuperSport Schools vodcast (a podcast that contains video content) will be broadcast. It touches on a variety of school sport subjects and leans towards being entertaining and informative.

Given the wealth of extraordinary achievements that occur on a weekly basis, often in remote areas and small-town schools, the new channel will also seek to highlight these for viewers who may otherwise have missed them.

The channel went live at 8am and is available to subscribers from Premium to Access.