January 2024 On Via | Returning Shows Including Hier Sit Die Manne Season 3 And Skep Nog For A Season 2

Hier sit die manne 

Season 3​

6 January – 30 March 2024​

Saturdays 17:30​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: Talk show / Magazine show​

In each episode our host, Frank Rautenbach, will interview a guest who relevant to the market. Additional inserts will focus on popular male interests such as cars, fishing, hunting, investing, travel, and rugby.​

About Frank​: Frank Rautenbach is a South African director, actor, author, and producer who has worked widely in both film and television. He has appeared in a number of popular South African films and TV shows, such as The Bang Bang Club and Faith like Potatoes.​

Skep nog 

Season 2​

10 January – 3 April 2024​

Wednesdays 17:30​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: Cooking​

In each episode of this cooking show, a food blogger/editor/writer joins our host in the kitchen. They cook a dish from the food blogger/editor/writer's repertoire and, then, our host must make a dish using the leftover ingredients. Each episode ends with a quick demonstration of how you can use the leftover packaging in an arts-and-crafts project. Hosted by René de Wit.​

About René​: Although she works in the tech sector by day, René de Wit's true love is food. The seven years she spent living in Colorado among Mexican and El Salvadoran communities radically altered her palate and culinary brain and, now back in SA, she wants to share her love of food with everyone she meets. René was discovered by VIA through a talent search. 

Trou, trek of toer: 

Season 2​

10 January – 3 April 2024​

Wednesdays 20:00​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: Reality​

Sponsor: Flight centre​

In each episode, a couple must pick between spending their savings on either a magical wedding, a down payment on their dream property or splurge it all on an unforgettable trip. Hosted by real-life couple Bianca le Grange and David Johnson.​

About Bianca​: Bianca le Grange is a singer, actress, presenter and classically trained violist and pianist who has starred in various well-known musical theater productions.​

About David​: An accomplished actor who has shared the big screen with various international stars. Locally David is best known for his role as Dwayne in 7de Laan.

Outopsie 

Season 3​

11 January – 4 April 2024​

Thursdays 20:00​

23 minutes x 13 episodes​

Genre: True crime​

In each episode, the forensic pathologist Hestelle van Staden explores the case where forensic pathology played an important role. Each episode opens with Hestelle taking viewers through the details of the forensic report and – from there – taking us deeper into the case.

Could Paramount Network Be Shutting Down Soon?

As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime — the same name as the company’s top-tier streaming package. With the name change, the premium cable network will add select Paramount+ original series.

According to Paramount, “The move aligns the brand with the Paramount+ With Showtime plan, a cornerstone integration for the streaming service, making this the first of its kind multiplatform brand that integrates streaming and linear content.” The company introduced Paramount+ With Showtime as the name of its ad-free streaming package this summer and said it would phase out the standalone Showtime streaming app around the end of 2023 and rebrand the cable network.

As part of the rebrand, Showtime subscribers as of Jan. 8 will have access to new Paramount+ original series “Sexy Beast,” the upcoming second season of video game adaptation “Halo” and additional programming from Paramount+, including “Halo” Season 1, Taylor Sheridan’s “Mayor of Kingstown” Seasons 1-2, “Star Trek: Discovery” Seasons 1-4 and “Wolf Pack” Season 1.

Of course something that hasn't been discussed here in general was the future of the current Paramount Network. After replacing Spike, the channel was meant to serve as alternative offering to the Showtime brand with its own range of reality shows, films and dramas.

As of 2022, the channel is basically another TCM and Sundance TV featuring reruns to classic dramas and sitcoms. Similar to Universal Kids, one would say that the channel was struggling to garner traction when it launched as it didn't have much longevity as the studios behind the production of to various content.

With the current Showtime channel set to rebrand to Paramount+ With Showtime it would raise a lot of confusion amongst consumers. Paramount Network would seem more like what Paramount Global is perceiving with Paramount+ With Showtime which isn't the case here.

If one would have to guess what future awaits Paramount Network it would more likely be consolidation or as seen with BET and the rest of Showtime Group - a possible sale. Unlike the latter, Paramount Network has become redundant so they'll likely have to just bundle the channel with the current offering.

January 2024 On TNT Across Africa | New Year, New Movies Stunt | Kicks & Laughs Stunt | TNT Hit: Terminator Genesys | New Series Alert: AEW Collision

New Year, New Movies

Stunt

Experience weekly cinematic thrills on TNT Africa every Saturday night in January for exclusive premieres, including Sin City, Pain & Gain, Crawl, and The Perfect Weapon. It's more than a special; it's a weekly adventure into compelling stories.

Saturday, 6 January

20:00 Sin City (2005)

Saturday, 13 January

20:00 Pain & Gain (2013)

Saturday, 20 January

20:00 Crawl (2019)

Saturday, 27 January

20:00 The Perfect Weapon (1990)

Kicks & Laughs

Stunt

Get ready to ignite your Sundays with an adrenaline-packed kick-back session on TNT! Featuring a trio of channel premieres, including the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the exhilarating Shaolin Soccer. But that's not all – buckle up for a rollercoaster of laughter with timeless classics like The Legend of Drunken Master. Your calendars won't know what hit them!

Sunday, 7 January

18:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

20:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Sunday, 14 January

18:15 The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)

20:00 Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Sunday, 21 January

18:25 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)

20:00 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Sunday, 28 January

18:30 Surf Ninja (1993) 

20:00 The Tuxedo (2002)

TNT Hit: Terminator Genisys (2015)

In a futuristic battle against AI, a soldier is sent back in time to alter the past. However, a twisted timeline unfolds as he faces unexpected allies and enemies, unraveling a new chapter in the battle for humanity's survival.

Monday, 1 January

20:30 Terminator Genisys (2015)

AEW: NEW Show Expands Wrestling Offer

Gear up for an extended #WrestlingWeekendsonTNT! AEW Rampage and Dynamite are fan favourites, delivering thrilling matches and captivating storylines. Exciting news: AEW Collision, a new show airing Saturdays after Rampage, brings surprises, jaw-dropping moments, and a fresh take on AEW. TNT is the go-to for non stop wrestling fun, ensuring an unforgettable weekend for enthusiasts!

SATURDAYS

10:00 CAT | New Episode: AEW Rampage (Airs 8 days after US)

10:50 CAT | New Episode (Starting 13 Jan): AEW Collision (Airs 1 week after US)

SUNDAYS

10:00 CAT | New Episode: AEW Dynamite (Airs 4 days after US)

QUARTERLY SPECIALS

Dates & Times TBD | Battle of the Belts

Recap To The Month: SABC Education Silently Rebranded Into SABC Festive For The Holidays

SABC Education is a youth oriented brand in which the public broadcaster enlists to distribute a variety of TV based dramas and reality shows. Since 2020, it got a dedicated DTT channel which is basically "another SABC Encore" for the SABC's existing offering.

During the month, SABC launched their festive pop-up channel for a second time in a row. It is basically a youth oriented version to the current Qwest TV seen on DStv with locally produced shows like Afro Cafe and Gospel Classics alongside international favourites like The Comedy Roast.

As seen on the Go Digital and SABC+ platforms, the public broadcaster opted for SABC Education to promote the festivities as opposed to just spinning them off as seperate channels. With SABC Education which would most probably return earlier in the new year.

Taking to account, the mess regarding the potential rollout of the public broadcaster's spinoff/competitor to SABC News, SABC Lehae. Then there's also a possible revival to the SABC Encore format currently viewable on DTT,

SABC Variety.

The SABC even failed to notify consumers that SABC+ will be restructuring their domain (with a dash inserted to the link) as the current structure of the platform looks similar to MultiChoice's DStv Stream app but watershed as only the linear and radio stations are viewable.

Development Alert: Nickelodeon Spain Adds Glitch Techs And Pinky Malinky, Might Launch On Feeds Internationally

Nickelodeon is an international children's brand operated by Paramount Global that offers various TV based films, series and linear channels. Similar to DreamWorks Animation, they had been producing various streaming based content like Invader Zim: Enter The Flopus and Glitch Techs.

During the month, it was revealed by news outlets that Glitch Techs and Pinky Malinky shows that were initially set to debut on linear Nickelodeon channels before getting shelved and revived exclusively for Netflix is currently on the feeds internationally particularly in Spain.

Synopsis for Pinky Malinky:

Pinky Malinky is a fly-on-the-wall reality show that follows the everyday life of Pinky, an infectiously positive hot dog living in a human world. With his best friends Babs and JJ by his side, Pinky reaches for the stars in the small town of Sackenhack. Through his good spirits and sausage sensibilities, Pinky proves that a "wiener" is only one small letter away from being a "WINNER!"

Synopsis for Glitch Techs:

Who knows what really happens when a video game starts to glitch? In Glitch Techs , two teens work at a game store as a front for their actual job: Hunting video game monsters who've broken out into the real world for a super secret task force, The Monster Hunters! Nickelodeon's animated adventure-comedy series follows two newly recruited kids as they battle video game monsters that come to life in the real world.

It is believed by various sources that these two shows might be added on more Nickelodeon channels across the world. The channel doesn't have much noteworthy/original(ity) content following the cancellations of Transformers: Earthspark and Star Trek: Prodigy.

These two shows could help fill up the void and who knows maybe more content that was added exclusively on Netflix but were produced by Nickelodeon could resurface on the linear channels across the world as a number of content is set to exit the streamer soon.