BBC Brit Upgrades Its Prime-Time Lineup With New Game Shows, Shiny Floors, Talk Shows, And Even More Dramas On DStv

If there’s one thing South Africans need their daily dose of, it’s a spot of prime-time entertainment to wrap up the evening. BBC Brit, the home of top-tier British family entertainment and award-winning shows, is excited to unveil its new prime-time season lineup. From edge-of-your-seat dramas to heart-pounding game shows, BBC Brit ensures Prime Time is Your Time with the best of British entertainment!

 

Broadcasting on DStv Channel 120 and available on DStv Catch Up, viewers can indulge in the finest British entertainment from 7 – 9 PM every single day! BBC Brit is set to  bring a thrilling mix of returning favourites and fresh new shows, ensuring there’s a show for everyone. Fans can look forward to the return of beloved game shows, dramas, and talk shows that have captured audiences worldwide.

 

Newest Additions to the Prime Time Lineup

Test your limits in Tempting Fortune, an all-new survival game show hosted by Top Gear’s Paddy McGuinness. Twelve strangers embark on a survival challenge and 18-day trek in the wilds of South Africa. With only basic survival gear, they attempt to reach a shared £300,000 prize at the finish line. However, the twist is that along the way, they can choose to spend some of that eventual prize money on luxury beds and meals, and not everyone will agree that a bed is worth £3,000. Tempting Fortune premieres from Wednesday, 2 October 2024, at 21:00.

Feel the thrill of chance in Deal or No Deal UK, hosted by British presenter Stephen Mulhern. This game sees a contestant choosing one of 22 boxes, each containing a cash amount but winning is down to pure luck. Full of risk and reward keeping viewers on the edge of their seats. Deal or No Deal UK starts Wednesday, 2 October 2024 at 20:00.

Laugh out loud with Would I Lie to You, the game show where comedy meets competition. Two teams concoct hilarious, and sometimes serious, stories to outwit each other. The team that fools the most takes home the win. Would I Lie to You airs from Friday 6 September at 20:00

BBC Brit’s Exciting Returning Lineup

 

BBC Brit Fans can look forward to the return of beloved game shows, dramas, and entertainment that have captured audiences worldwide.

Always the favourites, The Chase is back every weeknight at 19:00. This quiz show with a twist sees contestants team up against a quiz genius. The goal? Beat the Chaser. Plus much-loved quiz-show with Ben Shepherd, Tipping Point, returns with season twelve weekdays from Monday 9th September at 18:00.

 

Celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete for the coveted Glitter Ball trophy on Season 22 of Strictly Come Dancing UK. With SA’s own Motsi Mabuse as a judge and Johannes Radebe as a pro dancer, this season promises glittering performances and high drama. Starting Sunday 22nd September at 7pm.

The Graham Norton Show returns to BBC Brit with a brand-new series starting Tuesday 1st October at 8pm, just 4 days after the UK premiere. Graham Norton will be welcoming a raft of A-listers and newer stars to the studio to engage in witty badinage in front of a lively audience, creating the showbiz magic that his chat show has become world famous for.

 

If the drama of being in the Dragons’ Den, where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of seasoned investors, sounds like your type of show, Season 21 starts on Friday, 18 October 2024, at 20:00. And did you know almost $1 billion in investments in pitches have been made across the globe!?

Uncover the mysteries of The Brokenwood Mysteries. In the quiet town of Brokenwood, nothing is as it seems, and it’s up to Detective Mike Shepherd to solve the cases. Seasons 2 begins on Monday, 23 September 2024, at 20:00.

As the home of top British game shows, shiny floor entertainment, talk shows, and business programmes, BBC Brit offers something for everyone. Ideal for family viewing and guaranteed to make nights in more special, it's not just prime-time viewing — it’s your time, made memorable.

 

 

 

 

Telemundo To Premiere Lord Of The Skies Season 9 In November Across Africa

Telemundo is a Spanish language entertainment channel operated by NBCUniversal that distribute various content in English and Portuguese. It is home to shows such as My Heart Beats For Lola, Behind Closed Doors and Woman Of Steel with the channel set to rollout the ninth and final season to Lord Of The Skies.

It follows a humble man who wanted to become the richest and most powerful man in the world of drug trafficking in Mexico. To do so, he was capable of anything, and to maintain his power, he was even capable of changing his face. This season followed Casillas as his son’s arrest triggers a wave of violence across the country while he seeks revenge. 

“Since its original premiere ten years ago, ‘El Señor de los cielos’ [Lord Of The Skies] has consistently been a trailblazer thanks to its high-octane production value and a talented cast led by Amaya,” said Day, adding that there are touches of humor that add to its appeal.

It starred Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas, Itatí Cantoral as Belén San Román, Robinson Díaz as Miltón Jiménez "El Cabo", Carmen Aub as Rutila Casillas, Iván Arana as Ismael Casillas, África Zavala as Mecha de la Cruz and Jason Romo as Diego Bustamante.

The ninth and final season of the American television series premiered on Telemundo in America from 13 February to 26 June 2024. This season was directed by Danny Gavidia, Mauricio Corredor, Mauricio Meneses and Bernardo Mota, with Karen Barroeta, Ximena Cantuarias, and Monica Vizzi serving as executive producers.

Lord Of The Skies season 9 replaces Queen Of The South season 3 once it comes to an end from Monday 11 November at 22:00. In other developments, TLNovelas which serves a rival offering to the channel is also looking to add new content in the month with The Path Of Love.

Why Was TLC Moved From Channel 135 To Channel 125 On DStv?

Last month, it was reported MultiChoice had silently moved TLC from channel 135 to 125 or rather acquired the feed for viewers in the West and Eastern parts of Africa and expanded it to Southern Africa. Similar to the likes of M-Net and Nickelodeon, these endeavours had led these brands to become independent in South Africa.

These days MultiChoice tends to identify these international operations with the tag "Africa". Likely due to the fact that corporate tends to list their foreign business as MultiChoice Africa so this is likely where Paramount Global, M-Net and Warner Bros. Discovery got the names for Nickelodeon Africa, M-Net Africa and TLC Africa.

What's more odd is the variation of graphic designs between Nickelodeon Africa and Nickelodeon South Africa.

As reported sometime ago, MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery gave very little publicity about the switch within Southern Africa causing confusion amongst viewers. Some were wondering why TLC channel 135 had been blocked (and if MultiChoice was looking to close yet another channel) while others why the content on channel 125 is lagging behind.

Through an enquiry with Warner Bros. Discovery this was their response:

As part of MultiChoice’s ongoing efforts to enhance their customers’ television viewing experience and delight them with content that resonates with them, MultiChoice refreshed its TLC channel for DStv on 15 August 2024 from channel 135 to channel 125.

TLC strives to create diverse and inclusive programming that resonates with a wide audience. However, we also respect the cultural and legal norms of each country where our shows are broadcast. Unfortunately, there are instances where certain themes may be restricted due to local regulations and therefore influence the programming in your country. The channel lineup will be adjusted to align with regional preferences. Some shows may be exclusive to a particular region. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope viewers continue to enjoy our other content.

What Makes Canal+ Different From DStv And Also Worrisome?

Canal+ is currently in the process of acquiring MultiChoice pending regulatory approval with lots of questions on the horizon on what awaits the Randburg based company. They currently have a 45% stake in the company making them MultiChoice's largest shareholder with their primary focus being on content allocation that would include DStv and MultiChoice Studios.

Other brands like Namola and Irdeto aren't viewed as much of a priority for the French broadcaster leading to speculation that some of these ventures could as well get scrapped/sold/spun off. But what remains to be seen is what Canal+ could do once they get an active position within MultiChoice Africa home to brands like Africa Magic, Zambezi Magic and Maisha Magic.

Due to local restrictions for foreign entities, voting rights for the company are capped at 20% with plans to get this to 49% still under wraps but that's not what the major concern is at the moment. When a property gets bought by another entity, they usually implement various cost cutting measures which leads some to wonder how much American content will be seen on DStv.

Despite being a French company, Canal+ has managed to establish some presence in Europe, Asia and Africa by buying up portions if not garnering full ownership of a company. While MultiChoice would rely on the African landscape for a portion of DStv's entertainment Canal+ places a similar emphasis within Europe and France.

The big question here now is how much American and international content will be left on DStv while MultiChoice offers Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel with Canal+ there's TravelXP (India), FilmBox (Nederlands) and Love Nature (Canada). They could look to minimise part of this offering built by MultiChoice to expand their local operations from other countries.

Canal+ has a very different approach when it comes to acquiring content of course this does lead one to wonder if the local aspects of DStv could also be restructured. MultiChoice at one point had tried giving consumers an open window to their content produced across the African continent with Novela Magic and HONEY now the latter had been merged with M-Net's remaining offering. 

So whose to say that Canal+ won't revive this part of DStv especially with the lineup of content filmed in Senegal and the Ivory Coast. They're hoping to produce content which can sell as much as the BBC or HBO so I doubt they'd want to restrict access to some of this content as seen with MultiChoice in the past years.

Openview: "The Challenges Of Establishing A Competitor To SABC News And eNCA"

MultiChoice remains a dominant player in the African landscape against the likes of Zuku TV, Azam TV and StarTimes with their DStv offering but in recent years this has been under threat against the likes of Disney+ and Netflix. They (or in particular MultiChoice Africa) is currently in the process of being acquired by the French broadcaster after serving as a competitor in the region.

SABC News, eNCA and Newzroom Afrika serve as those leading destinations for editorial news and throughout their existence hpas only been packaged within MultiChoice's offering. This is because the pay-tv company had been allocating funds for content and staff and unlike some brands like BBC News hadn't received much funding from a third party.

It is one of those reasons that SABC News had been removed from DTT platforms and replaced by SABC Lehae and why eNCA is not seen on eMedia Investment's Openview. There was a whole debate about tandrying to get these brands onto more platforms outside of MultiChoice's reach but the trail had since then been dried out of course there were multiple attempts at launching a competitive offering.

Sometime after StarTimes had acquired TopTV, they had explored the idea of launching a local news channel within the South African market but deemed it too expensive and abandoned those plans. eMedia Investments became the second broadcaster with OpenNews (before becoming News And Sports) and the channel wasn't financially sustainable which led to it's demise.

SABC became the third broadcaster with SABC Lehae the only problem was that the channel is accessibility as SABC had reported that DTT had only accumulated around 400,000 activations by 2020. Yet, eMedia Investments had accumulated over 2 million subscribers by then despite rolling out their STBs years after they were made available to the market.

The fact that SABC News is not on Openview doesn't mean the chances of acquiring it for the platform is unlikely. eMedia Investments could as well look into licensing SABC News but from what was speculated from some insiders the costs to acquire such a channel might not came in their favor cause eMedia. relies on advertising while MultiChoice offers a pay-tv service.