24Kitchen To Cease Transmission In Turkey By The End Of July, More Countries Likely To Follow

24Kitchen is a lifestyle channel operated by The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) that broadcasts mainly food and cooking programs. Similar to the FOX channel in the affected region, 24Kitchen is known for a number of original productions alongside international content.

Some of the content seen on 24Kitchen include Amazing Weddingcakes, Jamie’s Family Christmas, The Taste of Life Basics and Rudolph's Bakery.

During the month, it was learnt by Bob Iger who serves as the current CEO of the blue brand that he's looking to sell several linear channels. Internationally, The Walt Disney Company is consolidating further programming from these brands to streaming services.

It's likely that the demise of 24Kitchen has to do with the company's pursuit to a streaming only module. The company had closed a further 18 channels last year in Asia and plan to close the remaining feeds by the end of the year.

Although consumers in South Africa and most parts of Africa aren't familiar with 24Kitchen, MultiChoice however distribute a Portuguese feed of the lifestyle channel in Angola and Mozambique while Turkey and some parts of the world had been receiving the Dutch feed.

What To Expect On The Home Channel In August 2023?

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Farmhouse Facelift S2

Ron and Jason’s 150-year-old farmhouse is in desperate need of repairs on Farmhouse Facelift. They purchased the property from Ron’s 84-year-old grandmother, who still lives in the cherished family homestead with them.
To bring the neglected farmhouse into the 21st century, Billy and Carolyn need to make some big changes. Their radical redesign must please two generations of family and include all the modern conveniences -- without losing any of the charm.

07 August
15 October

Mon    20:00
Tue     08:00 
Wed   12:00
Thu     16:00
Sat      08:30
Sun     07:00

Location Location Location S25

No floorboard is left unturned as dynamic property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help house hunters find the perfect home in the perfect location in a new season of Location, Location, Location.

This time the challenge ahead of Kirstie and Phil is tougher than ever.  Britain’s choosiest home hunters are looking for just the right spot and our expert realtors are, as always, up to the task.  They will help these house hunters secure the right home in the right spot for these families to live their happy-ever-after.
14 August
10 November

Mon    09:00
Tue     13:00
Wed    17:00
Fri        21:00

A Long Weekend in ... with Rory O'Connell S1

A Long Weekend with Rory O’Connell follows popular chef and food writer, Rory O’Connell, on his culinary journey across Europe. He visits a different city in each episode – Palma de Mallorca, Vienna, Lisbon, Madrid, Bath, Nantes, Copenhagen and Edinburgh – to learn more about the culture and the cuisine.

While the primary focus is on food, Rory is a knowledgeable guide to so much more, with art and design being particular interests of his. Discover what makes each of these cities so unique and rich, and learn some recipes that are sure help you bring the taste of Europe into your kitchen.
15 August
01 October

Tue     18:00
Wed    23:00
Thu      10:00
Fri        14:00
Sat      07:30
Sun     14:00

Home of the year Scotland S3

Three property experts travel far and wide, exploring and judging homes in a bid to find Scotland’s Home of The Year. Follow architect and university teacher, Michael Angus, renowned interior designer, Anna Campbell-Jones, and lifestyle blogger, Kate Spiers. 

In each episode, three stunning homes are put under the spotlight.  We see what makes them extraordinary, and get the chance to pick up a tip or two about self-building and styling.  Each of the homes is scored out of the ten, and the one with the highest score goes through to the finale, where Scotland’s Home of the Year will be crowned.
22 August
22 October

Tue     19:30
Wed    22:00
Thu     11:30
Fri       15:30
Sat      13:30 & 20:30
Sun     17:30 & 00:30

Backyard Builds S3

When living space becomes unliveable, the answer to your pleas for help may come from the unlikely source of your overgrown and underused backyard. Looking to provide salvation from cramped households are contractor Brian McCourt and design expert, Sarah Keenleyside on Backyard Builds.

Armed with the homeowner’s needs and budget, families are left speechless as they see their backyard wasteland turn into dreamland, with the all-important inclusion of breath-taking custom builds. Whether it’s a life-sized playhouse set back in the trees, a stained-glass studio, or a wellness wonderland, extending your living space has never looked so good.

28 August
10 November

Mon    14:30
Wed    18:30
Thu      23:30
Fri        10:30

Love it or List it UK S6

British property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are back in Love it or List it UK. They’re helping families who’ve fallen out of love…with their home but can’t agree how to remedy it. One wants to give up and list it, but the other wants to renovate so everyone can love it. This is where Kirstie and Phil come in.

Kirstie will use all her skills to completely transform the house with hopes of convincing the owner to stay put. Meanwhile Phil will prove that there are amazing homes out there and selling up and listing is the best option. Once they’ve done all they can to help these battling families, they will ask one emotionally driven question: Are you going to Love it or List it?
28 August
03 November

Mon    22:00
Tue      11:00
Wed    15:00
Fri        19:00

Island of Bryan S4

The Baeumlers' family adventure continues in Island of Bryan new season as they take on new projects and build a home-base in Florida. After three years of transforming a run-down hotel into the upscale Caerula Mar Club, Bryan and Sarah chose a house in Florida to become their new home base.

The house has an attached airplane hangar and a community runway, allowing the Baeumlers quick access to the island and other projects. Bryan finally achieves his lifelong dream of getting his pilot's license, and Sarah opens a new office and pursues ambitious solo business ventures. They struggle to define wants vs. needs, their long-term plans in Florida, and what's next.
29 August
15 December

Tue     20:00
Wed    08:00
Thu     12:00
Fri        16:00

New Series Alert: Faltu And Strings Of Love Coming Soon To Star Life

Star Life, a Bollywood based entertainment channel operated by Disney Star that is home to variety of original films and series is set to rollout two series: Faltu and Strings Of Love.

Faltu tells the story of a frustrated married couple names their fourth child Faltu (Useless) after her parents' frustration at the birth of a third girl and a stillborn twin son. However, her life changes when fate introduces her to young cricket coach Ayaan Mittal.

The female led drama stars Niharika Chouksey as Faltu Ayaan Mittal, Aakash Ahuja as Ayaan Mittal, Drishti Thakur as Tanisha Mittal, Thakur Rajveer Singh as Pappi Ji, Mahesh Thakur as Janardhan Mittal and Vibhavari Pradhan as Savita Mittal.

Based on the Bengali series Gaatchora, Strings Of Love (Teri Meri Doriyaann) follows two sibling duos whose bond will form with whom, the decision lies in the hands of God. Angad and Sahiba are pressured into marriage and from there their love hate story starts.

The family based drama stars Vijayendra Kumeria as Angad Singh Brar, Himanshi Parashar as Sahiba Kaur Brar, Tushar Dhembla as Garry Baweja, Roopam Sharma as Seerat Kaur Baweja, Jatin Arora as Veer Singh Brar and Prachi Hada as Keerat Kaur Monga.

Both series debuted a few months apart from each other with Strings Of Love being the youngest debuted earlier in the year. Considering how far off they are on StarPlus, Faltu and Strings Of Love will occupy the 18:00 and 18:30 timeslot respectively from 7 August.

Pending Development (Rumour): His Second Wife + Embrace Me + Mother By Chance + Maitree Coming Soon To Zee World

Zee World, is a Bollywood based channel operated by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operates a variety of films and series is rumoured to be allocating the following series. It's currently unknown which feed will inherent the shows first as the channel operates two feeds: Southern Africa and ROA feed.

New Series

• Rub Se Hai Dua (His Second Wife): Dua is happily married to her husband until he makes a request to her. Her seemingly perfect life goes for a toss when he seeks her permission to marry another woman.

• Maitree: Maitree and Nandini are best friends since childhood but when they grow up, Maitree feels betrayed by Nandini due to some unknown reasons and a rift gets created between the friendship of the duo.

• Sanjog (Mother By Chance): The lives of two mothers from different backgrounds takes a turn after their daughters get swapped accidently at the time of birth.

• La Ja Gale (Embrace Me): Shiv and Ishani tie the knot to ease the path for their siblings’ marriage. Will their marriage, which has taken place under compelling circumstances, stand the test of time?

In other developments, since the division amongst regions Zee One has been able to build up their primetime offering with shows like Trinayani, Between You And Me and Carmen. Most of which have yet to be seen on the channel in Southern Africa or ROA.

Recap To Last Year: How MultiChoice Went About Phasing Out The eBranded Channels?

During the week, it was reported by my sources that eToonz alongside eExtra, eMovies and eMovies Extra would stop airing on DStv by the end of July. Since then, eExtra had been promoting several content without any mention of DStv which confirms everyone's suspicion.

These channels were reinstated in 2022 due to pending investigation - MultiChoice never intended to relaunch these channels as others had hoped. So the only way you can watch the final episodes of your favourite Kuiertyd shows would be to tuning in on e.tv or getting an Openview.

For those who still reside on DStv even after the termination need to note the following:

• DreamWorks was added as a replacement to eToonz to Compact consumers featuring various content already seen by the former brand: All Hail King Julien, Dragons: Race To The Edge, Boss Baby: Back In Business and Home: The Adventures Of Tip And Oh.

• Not having much alternatives to kiddies entertainment, MultiChoice extended the reach of PBS Kids to Easyview consumers. Access and Family consumers got a lot of kids channels e.g. Cartoon Network, Disney Junior and JimJam so they get nothing.

• Movie Room was added to all DStv consumers or better yet to the packages that offered eMovies and eMovies Extra. So basically 1 movie channel was given to Compact consumers while as KIX was added to Family and Access consumers giving them 2 channels.

• Each DStv package got 2 channels to replace the 4 TV channels while Easyview only got 1 channel.

• New channels added to the platform during the year include CineMagic, Magic Showcase, BBC UKTV, NHK World Japan, Moonbug and Hilaal TV so in a way you could say MultiChoice found a way to distract consumers from their absence particularly with Easyview consumers.