What To Expect On DreamWorks Channel Across Africa In November 2023?

NEW SHOW

TROLLS: THE BEAT GOES ON

Trolls: The Beat Goes On is an all-new chapter in the hair-raising adventures of DreamWorks' Trolls, as Poppy, Branch and all of Troll Village keep the dance party raving in their fantastical forest home. Picking up where the blockbuster film left off, the Trolls are settling into a new era with Poppy as Queen. Bursting with their signature positivity, irreverence and a whole lotta original music, Trolls: The Beat Goes On opens up the colorful world of Trolls for new adventures and a dance party around every corner.

From Monday 6th November

Weekdays at 3pm, 8pm

Weekends at 11am, 3pm, 8pm

NEW EPISODES

ALL HAIL KING JULIEN

In Season 2, everyone’s favorite lemur, King Julien, brings back the party with Mort, Maurice, and Clover in fun-filled adventures in Madagascar! King Julien sets sail on a wild ride when he is held captive by pirates, performs a booty-shaking dance recital and competes in the Jungle Games. Mort is abducted by aliens, Clover discovers “fast food”, Julien’s needy parents show up and so much more in this Emmy Award winning original series!

From Monday 6th November

Weekdays at 7.30am

STUNT

TROLLS POP PARTY!

This November, we bring you the ultimate Pop Party!, with exhilarating episodes of Trolls The Beat Goes On! featuring your favourite Trolls’ Characters.

Join Poppy, Guy Diamond, Smidge, Biggie and Branch as they sing, dance and shake glitter through colourful adventures, where there is music pumping on every corner.

Each weekend focusses on a different troll in their best episodes:

• Poppy: 11th – 12th November

• Smidge: 18th -19th November

• Biggie: 25th – 26th November

• Branch: 2nd – 3rd December

From Saturday 11th November

Weekends at 6am – 9am

POPPY, THE EVER-POSITIVE LEADER OF THE TROLL COMMUNITY

She’s kind, energetic, enthusiastic and committed to helping all those around her. However, her endless optimism comes with a bit of stubbornness and this determined Queen is not afraid to stand up for her beliefs

11th-12th November

SMIDGE IS FIERCELY LOYAL TO POPPYAND TAKES IT UPON HERSELF TO PERSONALLY ASSIST HER AND PUT SOMEONE IN THEIR PLACE IF THEY GIVE POPPY ANY GRIEF

When she’s not by Poppy’s side, Smidge spends her time pumping iron.

18th- 19th November

BIGGIE IS THE MOST SOFT-SPOKEN TROLL IN THE VILLAGE AND NEVER WANTS TO BE A BOTHER TO ANYONE, WHICH LEADS TO HIM BEING TIMID AT TIMES

But when his friends are in trouble, he always answers the call. He’s a hilarious contrast to his closest friend – a worm named Mr. Dinkles.

25th- 26th November

BRANCH IS THE MOST RESERVED AND RATIONAL MEMBER OF THE TROLLS

He is overly cautious, always evaluating the potential danger in any given situation. Despite his gruff and grumpy exterior, he often surprises his fellow Trolls with his thoughtfulness and sensitivity.

2nd-3rd December

MOVIES

Fridays and Saturday

Fridays at 5pm

Saturdays at 9am

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 10th – 11th November

From DreamWorks Animation comes the highly-anticipated third installment of the megahit animated franchise, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World." In the culmination of the epic trilogy, the young Viking Hiccup and the Night Fury dragon, Toothless, encounter a female Light Fury and face their biggest threat yet. Jay Baruchel leads an all-star voice cast, which includes Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham and more.

Flushed Away 24th – 25th November

A pampered pet "society mouse" Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) thinks he's got it made...until he's literally flushed away to a bustling underground world of ninja frogs, hench- rats and singing slugs. In an attempt to get out, he meets an enterprising scavenger Rita (Kate Winslet) and a villainous Toad (Ian McKellen). This outrageously inventive adventure is a flood of fun.

Lost Media: Gibby, Lost iCarly Spinoff Pilot Full Episode Is Now On YouTube

Gibby gets a gig at a recreational center where he winds up as a mentor to four offbeat middle-school students.

iCarly Revival Cancelled After 3 Seasons On Paramount+

"iCarly will not be returning for a fourth season on Paramount+," a spokesperson for the streamer told sources in a statement. "The series had a great three-season run and delivered on what fans really wanted to see with Carly and Freddie finally getting together. We want to thank the entire cast, the writers, directors and producers along with the whole crew for their dedication, creativity, and talent."

The first iteration of iCarly aired on Nickelodeon from 2007-2012 and starred Miranda Cosgrove as an early internet influencer whose titular web show becomes very popular. Jennette McCurdy played her best friend Sam, and Nathan Kress played her friend/love interest Freddie, while Jerry Trainer portrayed Carly's older brother Spencer.

Miranda Cosgrove on 'iCarly.' | CREDIT: LISA ROSE/PARAMOUNT+

All of those principals (except for McCurdy, whose recent memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died explains her retirement from acting) returned for the Paramount+ reboot in 2021, which further explored the romance between Carly and Freddie.

Kress mourned the cancellation on Twitter, writing that the crew "had a lot of story left to tell." He said, "Maybe somehow, someday, we'll find out how to story ends."

"The best people I've ever worked with in the business," Laci Mosley, who joined the reboot cast as Carly's roommate Harper, wrote on Twitter. "Thank you for tuning in to the reboot. Everyone put their deeply kind talented souls into this."

 

Development Alert: Crunchyroll To Get A Dedicated TV Channel In North America With Global Plans On The Cards, Could MultiChoice Or StarTimes Perhaps Get It?

Since 2006, Crunchyroll has been known as the leading destination for anime fans featuring shows such as My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Attack On Titan and One Piece. Since it's inception in 2006, it garnered 120 million subscribers globally with 1% of the population under a paywall.

For a decade, the Sony based brand was available only as a streaming service with a freemium tier available to low income households with select shows licenced to broadcasters in Africa such as Toonami and SABC 2.

Through the greenhouse website, it was revealed that the company is looking for a director/manager in charge of managing the upcoming linear service to the current Crunchyroll streaming service alongside the programming and operations for the brands.

For now, the channel will rollout in North America (likely Latin America) and through a statement it was also mentioned that the Crunchyroll Channel will rollout "in key markets around the world" so we assume they'll be targeting regions which already bundle the streaming service.

South Africa is the most notable within the African region to bundle Crunchyroll alongside various other streaming services such as The Walt Disney Company's Disney+, BBC and ITV Studios' BritBox and Vuclip's VIU. As other territories have yet to see these in their markets.

With a majority of gaming and anime fans residing within South Africa and selected African territories, there's no doubt that Crunchyroll Channel would be a resounding success but questions amounts to whether or if StarTimes and/or MultiChoice will look into adding the channel.

Crunchyroll catering for the same audience as Adult Swim and not Cartoon Network isn't regarded as a kids channel so if anything these channel will likely set alongside brands like Universal, M-Net and BBC Brit on DStv or FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Action and St Zone on StarSat.

Africa: Join The Bug Boogie Dance Party With Cartoonito’s Brand-New Show, Lu & The Bally Bunch

Created by Oscar®-nominated director Nicky Phelan, Lu & the Bally Bunch is about a little ladybird named Lu who has just started preschool with her new friends. Together, they explore their brand-new social lives through play, music, big feelings, and even bigger fun.

As an only child, Lu is used to being the centre of her universe. Having just started preschool, she’s learning that sharing space with five other centres of the universe has its challenges. Exploring the everyday dramas of life in school, Lu & the Bally Bunch is a funny and affectionate look at Lu and her friends - Barnaby, Biba, Declan, Elodie and Gus - as they learn how to get along with each other in their new social setting.

Inspired by Nicky Phelan's memories of helping his mum in her own preschool, Lu & the Bally Bunch celebrates the joy, drama and humour of young schoolers learning to share space. There's nothing as funny as seeing a bunch of three-year-olds fail to navigate each other and nothing as heart-warming as seeing them learn to get along.

Set in Ballybug, a small village home to a community of bugs, Lu and her friends attend Shella Kabooky's Shell School. Shella, a snail, is the wise and kind teacher of the preschool housed in her shell. Inspired by the teachings of Montessori, Shella guides the bugs through games, play and learning with a gentle, kid-led approach. Under Shella's watchful eye, Lu and her friends learn to laugh and play together.

Lu & the Bally Bunch highlights the high-stakes drama of navigating first friendships with real children’s voices, heartfelt humour, and dramatic stories that play out in real-time. The series features real-life and authentic scenarios that young kids deal with as they go to school for the first time, with lessons in social-emotional learning and conflict resolution.

Produced by 9 Story’s award-winning studio, Brown Bag Films, with the participation of Warner Bros. Discovery and CBC Kids, Lu & the Bally Bunch was created by Brown Bag Films’ director, Nicky Phelan (Vampirina, Bing, Octonauts), Oscar®-nominated for his short film Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty. Phelan also directed the series.

Join Lu & the Bally Bunch on their journey with music, laughter, and fun, premiering exclusively on Cartoonito Africa, weekdays at 17:10 CAT, from Monday, 9 October.