Press Release: TNT To Become Warner TV In Spain As Part Of Global Celebration Of Warner Bros. Studios 100th Anniversary

Under the slogan "Pure entertainment", Warner TV will offer a wide range of internationally successful film and series programming, which includes an extensive catalog of reference titles from the prestigious Warner Bros. Studio.

Warner Bros. Discovery launches its new entertainment channel Warner TV on April 14, coinciding with the international celebration of the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios. The brand, under the slogan "Pure entertainment", will offer a wide range of internationally successful film and series programming, which includes an extensive catalog of reference titles from the prestigious Warner Bros. studio. The new channel is thus aligned with the Warner TV channels in Europe, already present in France, Italy and Germany.

The new brand will take the place of TNT and, therefore, Warner TV will be present in the main pay television operators maintaining the same dials: Movistar Plus+ (dial 35), Vodafone TV (dial 30), Orange TV (dial 17) , Euskaltel (dial 16), R (dial 22), Telecable (dial 9), Virgin Telco (dial 20), Tivify (dial 16) and through Agile TV (dial 24).

Warner TV's offer is based on pure entertainment, with powerful series and internationally successful movies and, above all, full of stories that will make the viewer dream and exude a great sense of humor. The brand's commitment is to develop an offer of quality content with a triple common denominator: variety, entertainment and lots of fun for all audiences.

For this reason, its programming will be made up of prestigious series, already present on TNT, such as The Rookie, FBI and FBI: International, accompanied by comedies that have become television classics such as Friends, Big Bang or Ghosts. The best Warner Bros. cinema will occupy a privileged place on the channel: it will be the home of the DC Universe with titles such as Joker, Shazam!, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League or Suicide Squad, along with sagas from the Warner Bros. studio .turned into contemporary classics like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Ocean's and Christopher Nolan's Batman and Blade trilogies. To this commitment to quality entertainment, Warner TV will add the premiere on linear pay television of various local and international productions from the Warner Bros. Discovery group. The first of these will be the premiere of Nadie sabe nada, an original program with Andreu Buenafuente and Berto Romero, which has become a benchmark for humor since its birth as a radio program and podcast.

Special Programming
The weekend of the launch, the channel starts with a luxury programming. On Friday, April 14, Warner TV opens with one of DC's most powerful titles: Joker, the film directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, winner of two Oscars and nominated for eleven statuettes.

On Saturday, April 15, the channel will celebrate the centenary of Warner Bros. in style with the broadcast, throughout the day, of emblematic titles of the studio such as Blade, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, A star is born, The Bodyguard or Wonder Woman, among many others.

To complete the commitment, on the afternoon of Sunday, April 16, Warner TV will premiere in Spain Expedition: Back to the Future, an exciting program of four one-hour episodes produced by Warner Bros. Discovery that will be broadcast as a marathon. A series that will make us live an epic journey in search of DeLorean cars at the hands of Josh Gates and Christopher Lloyd, in which we will visit the most iconic locations in Hollywood where the legendary Back to the Future trilogy was filmed. After the premiere, we will be able to see another of the DC jewels: Aquaman, with an outstanding Jason Momoa playing the king of the underwater nation of Atlantis.

Added to this powerful offer of the linear channel is its Warner TV Now service, which offers 800 episodes of on-demand content made up of Warner TV's reference series, a wide catalog of fiction from Warner Bros. Discovery and original productions from the group such as I don't like driving -which won three Feroz awards in its 2023 edition, including the best comedy series of the year-, Maricón perdido, El gran sarao, Vota Juan and Vamos Juan.

Warner Bros. Discovery officially kicked off its global centennial campaign in January, under the banner Celebrating Every Story, in advance of Warner Bros. Studios 100th Anniversary on April 4, 2023. Throughout this year, around this exceptional birthday, activities and events will be held around the world, to which the brands that make up the Warner Bros. Discovery group will join. The launch of Warner TV in Spain is part of the special actions to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Warner Bros. studio.

Could Mindset Network Also Go Dark For Consumers In Africa, Here's Why?

Mindset Network (also known as Mindset Learn) is a curriculum based channel catering to Grade 10-12 pupils in the Maths, Sciences and Accounting category. It is also offers content for early childhood development alongside others like MTV Shuga.

As seen these past years, businesses have been hit hard in this economic climate from COVID-19 to the current blackouts the problems just keep escalating so much so that tvplus for those who don't know a magazine company will be ceasing operation from March 17th.

Glow TV, a South African community channel owned by Nismedia which promotes Bollywood culture with reality shows, dramas series and movies joins OnseTV and InPas TV as a list of brands struggling to find their means of survival as they were let go by cable providers.

Another brand which could be joining in this struggle might as well be Mindset Network.

Since inception, Mindset Network had mostly catered to Grade 10-12 pupils with Big School being one of the few attractions for younger audiences and it was not until Pop Primary came along that they had space to also cater for Grade 4-9 pupils.

In the past months or better yet years, Mindset Network appears to have lost sight of reality I don't blame them seeing as they are an NGO but even such organizations are likely to suffer the same outcome as above-mentioned brands which is the case here.

Before Glow TV went off air it was very much repetitive which is the case here for Mindset Network as selected content was actually live with others particularly Pop Primary being rebroadcasts with whatever investment toward actual programming down the drain.

Aside from that, Mindset Network was very interactive so much so that they used their social platforms particularly Facebook as a form of communication with their viewers now that is longer the case as the only known platform had since then been deleted.

I don't want to speculate anything but would it really be shocking if it were to go off air I mean MultiChoice struggles to provide a decent EPG program guide for the channel on DStv and opt to just write the channel name and description.

Of course, this wasn't the first time the first dated back to 2022 and at that time Mindset Network had a bit of life left in itself and now their only reliable social account vanishes at the time the channel on DStv has no schedule to what lesson is currently being broadcast.

Drafted Version: What To Expect On Openview Ultra's Long Awaited Channel, Zee Family?

During the week, eMedia Investments unveiled the Pride bouquet featuring two channels OUTtv and FUSE priced at R74,99 per month and catering to the LGBTQ community with reality, lifestyle, drama series, movies, music and documentaries.

Of course details as to when the Spice bouquet would rollout remain as much of a mystery at this point considering the Pride is available for distribution it's possible that Spice will be unveiled shortly after.

As consumers wait on the Indian bouquet to rollout in the coming future, here's a list of content anticipated to rollout on one of the brands, Zee Family which is basically what Zee One is to Zee World - competition. The list of shows goes as follows:

- Main Bhi Ardhangini: Mahamaya, a transforming snake, visits the bungalow in search of Madhav who she believes has killed her family but, she finds no trace of him.
- Vani Rani: Two sisters, who are poles apart in nature, are married to two brothers in the same family. As with their nature, they have their own ways of dealing with the troubles and turmoil in their lives.
- Badho Bahu: Lakha Singh is hesitant to marry Komal, a sweet but chubby woman. However, his apprehension does not stop her from overcoming life's battles with grace and aplomb. It was broadcast on &TV in 2016.
- Chupke Chupke: A man is looking for a woman who loves reading books. However, sparks fly between him and a woman and they could not be more different from one another.
- Bitti Business Wali: It depicts Bitti as a hardworking woman who aspires to gain financial independence, being aware that it might invite naysayers in her small town. It was broadcast on &TV in 2018.
- Ghar Ek Mandir - Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki: It follows Genda as she faces the challenges of life with her unshakable faith in Maharaja Agrasen. It was broadcast on &TV in 2021.
- Baal Shiv - Mahadev Ki Undekhi Gaatha: Lord Shiva in his younger avatar, faces several challenges as he strives to uphold justice in his realm and facilitates the destruction of evil forces. It was broadcast on &TV in 2021.
- Ek Mahanayak - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: Preyed upon due to socio-economic discrimination, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a young boy from a poor family, strives for basic human rights and equality for all. It was broadcast on &TV in 2021.
- Meetha Toh Banta Hai: Chef Akansha Khatri starts her journey of Meetha Toh Banta Hai with traditional Indian sweets made with ingredients that are easily available at home. It was broadcast on Zee Zest in 2021.
- Goan Gullies: Food enthusiasts Rocky and Mayur explore all things food and bring out untold stories from the bylanes of Goa. It was broadcast on Zee Zest in 2021.
- Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: A nationwide talent hunt for budding singers, which brings together the best-untapped talent in the country and provides them with a platform to begin their careers as playback singers. It was on air since 1995 on Zee TV with 2021's batch on Zee Family.
- Hoshiyar…Sahi Waqt, Sahi Kadam: An Indian crime reality show which broadcast on &TV in 2016.
- Yaaron Ki Baraat: The hosts interview renowned celebrities who are also friends in real life and test their friendship through various challenges. It was broadcast on Zee TV in 2016.

New Series Alert (Rumour): The Three Sides Of Ana, Falling In Love With Ramon And More Developments Coming Soon To TLNovelas Africa

TLNovelas, a Mexican entertainment channel owned by TelevisaUnivision which is home to various productions from Las Estrellas. As some viewers may have already noticed TLNovelas is another DreamWorks rehashing content consumers in certain parts of Africa have already seen.

Although, the channel has yet to adjust their offering or modernize their lineup like current rivals, Telemundo. They do however offer a lot of stories to keep viewers occupied and distracted from the existing repeats.

Presenting a list of shows anticipated to rollout on the channel in the coming future, if you see anything you recognise from the channel it's a rebroadcast:

1. The Three Sides Of Ana (Tres Veces Ana): Three identical triplets with different personalities life changes upon a car accident.
2. Falling In Love With Ramon (Enamorándome De Ramón): Fabiola's parents are killed in a plane crash leaving her and her younger sister Andrea orphans. Their parents' estate is divided equally between the girls, but at the will reading, the family is surprised to learn of the existence of $1-million life-insurance police, and even more surprised when they learn who is the sole beneficiary of it.
3. Fall Into Temptation (Caer En Tentación): Raquel and Damián are happily married with two children. Destiny leads Damián to meet Carolina and feels an undeniable attraction towards her. Damián did not know that Carolina was already married to Santiago, a construction architect with whom she has two children with.
4. Unforgivable (Lo Imperdonable): Basically it's about something unforgettable and vengeance and hate is formed along the process yet at the same time something beautiful can be formed as long as there is forgiveness.you know what they say something's can be forgiven.
5. The One Who Couldn't Love (La Que No Podía Amar): An original story by renowned novela dame Delia Fiallo. Ana Paula fights to set herself free from her powerful, short-tempered husband Rogelio, whom she met while working at the Hacienda del Fuerte.
6. If They Let Us (Si Nos Dejan): After having dedicated a lifetime to her family and husband, Alicia's world will change completely after a betrayal.
7. I Love You, Güero (La Mexicana Y El Güero): The story revolves around Andrea, a beautiful swindler, and Tyler, an idealistic millionaire who returns to Mexico in search of his biological family after his adoptive mother dies and tells him to return to his place of origin.

Recap To The Past Month: Boomerang Is More Safe With Cartoonito Than Cartoon Network

Last month, Cartoonito Africa got some much needed attention from consumers across the world after Warner Bros. Discovery dropped a bombshell in their virtual event regarding the future of Boomerang programs such as Looney Tunes Cartoons and Mr. Bean.

Warner Bros. Discovery opts to keep the Boomerang DNA intact as they gear up for the preschool based channel, Cartoonito. As seen through my research, Cartoon Network is not the ideal brand to let shows like Scooby-Doo much less Looney Tunes transmit.

Cartoon Network is a boy skewed channel targeting audiences aged 8-14 with shows like Teen Titans GO!, Craig Of The Creek, We Baby Bears, Big Blue, Regular Show and Jellystone. Since 2021, Warner Bros. Discovery has been trying to incorporate variety.

Fast forward to 2023, that variety is not present I mean Cartoon Network has upcoming shows like Fionna & Cake, Invincible Fight Girl and Tiny Toons Looniversity shows that make it seem less boy centric but most of this has yet to be released at this point.

As for Boomerang, Cartoon Network doesn't really do much saving of the brand almost similar to Disney Channel with Disney XD it appears as if they're more focused with the present as opposed to dwelling on the past as seen with the final years of the affected brands.

When Disney XD was scrapped in 2020, Disney Channel limited the amount of rebroadcasts before you had most of their shows getting 1 timeslot each now you have only 2 XD programs Marvel's Spider Man and Big City Greens getting a fair share of airtime.

As of 2023, Disney Channel is more like Cartoon Network nowadays a lot of animation resides on the channel compared to cheesy sitcoms. Big City Greens is the most noted show but it could have been axed and forgotten had it not been this popular.

Looney Tunes Cartoons is the only program from Boomerang I've seen on several Cartoon Networks, I don't think it's there because they want to keep the Boomerang spirit but solely to air the remaining episodes until it joins the lists of other forgotten shows.

Cartoonito Africa continuing to supply these shows isn't a bad thing considering how poorly managed they are when seen on Cartoon Network but it's not a bad thing wanting to focus on the present as much as it's not a bad thing to carry a part of your past.

As mentioned, Disney Channel got a lot better after retiring Disney XD with shows like Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur, Hamster & Gretel, Amphibia and The Owl House. Cartoon Network at some point in future will air Invincible Fight Girl and Tiny Toons Looniversity.

Honestly, I feel Cartoonito will mess things up with Boomerang in future in regards to airtime as Latin America already view these shows in the late hours of the day. But it's better having trouble watching 5 shows on Cartoonito than having 1 on Cartoon Network.