eToonz Acquires Broadcasting Rights To The 3rd Season Of ChiChi Pingping And The 7th Season Of Pororo The Little Penguin

 eToonz is a South African based children's channel operated by eMedia Investments that distributes a mixture of animated and to live-action content. The channel is looking to rollout two new preschool shows in the coming months: ChiChi PingPing and Pororo The Little Penguin both of which reside in Asia.

Both series are slated to air on the channel from Monday 2nd December with ChiChi PingPing airing weekly at 06:00 with Pororo The Little Penguin at 14:00.

Synopsis on ChiChi PingPing

ChiChi PingPing is an animated fantasy-adventure series based on the classic novel, “Around the World ‪in 80 Days‬”. The series involves exciting stories of Chi Chi, Ping Ping and their friends traveling around the fantasy world to win the World Adventure Tournament and unexpected events that follow along the way.

It is an animation series with a mix of fantasy, adventure and action that helps children learn to become global leaders by encouraging creativity and imagination. By presenting a group of friends who travel to unknown places, meet diverse people and face new challenges, it is packed with a wide range of values and friendship among the characters.

Synopsis on Pororo The Little Penguin

Fun adventures await in the forest named Porong Porong Village where Pororo and friends live. New friends show up in the village and many exciting things happen in the forest. Our playful little penguin Pororo, naughty dinosaur Crong, sweet and lovely beaver Loopy, cheerful and sporty penguin girl Petty, clever fox Eddy, strong robot Rody, trustworthy polar bear Poby, happy-go-lucky hummingbird Harry, magical dragon wizard Tong-Tong, and a red sedan car Tu-Tu live in this snow-covered wonderland. 

Every one of themselves has different characteristics, looks different and each of them want to do different activities. By disporting themselves, they learn about their own merits and faults and how to be considerate of others.

Weekly Roundups #7: A Blast From The Past This Festive Season On Telemundo And Star Life, Hasbro Looking To Compete With Nintendo As Their Latest Movie Releases Tank In Cinemas

 

1. A rebroadcast of Forever Yours launches on Star Life by 28 November

2. A rebroadcast of The Scent Of Passion launches on Telemundo by 28 December 

3. Shadows Of The Past, former FOX telenovela makes its debut on TLNovelas by 2 December 

Based on 2001 telenovela El Manantial, it follows Two very different families live in the village of Santa Lucía who are involved in a whirlwind of passion, pain, and revenge. From those opposite sides, Aldonza and Cristóbal meet and a bond that will face hurdles is formed.

4. DOJ looking to make Google sell Chrome

To recap, this is the result of a major court ruling back in August that found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its monopoly over online search and the advertising markets closely intertwined therein. In October, news began to percolate about which remedies the US department of Justice would seek, with its sights set on Android and Chrome for the part these areas of the business played in unfairly prioritising Google Search and related products.

5. MultiChoice to rollout new DStv Explora Ultra with AI capabilities

The next generation DStv Explora Ultra decoder will be the latest hardware release from MultiChoice and takes the place of the much-hyped DStv Glass - a customised version of Comcast's Sky Glass for South Africa that MultiChoice planned to release here but scuppered because of its worsening financial position.

6. Jack Harlow drops new single Hello Miss Johnson 

7. Cartoon Network closes their official websites across Europe, Middle East and Africa 

8. Idris Elba set to star in He-Man's Masters Of The Universe live-action film 

9. WWE Network (app) will close internationally by 31 December with further content on Netflix 

10. One More Try launches 25 November for Zee World consumers outside South Africa 

This series delves into the complexities between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, highlighting the significance of love, mutual respect, and understanding. At the heart of the story is a brave daughter-in-law who defies societal expectations and takes a stand to arrange her mother-in-law’s wedding, despite the odds stacked against her. Through her journey, the series emphasizes the power of compassion, and the lengths one can go for the happiness of a loved one.

11. Famous SpongeBob composer Andy Paley dies at 72

12. Hasbro will no longer be financing movies following dismal performance of Transformers One and Dungeons And Dragons 

In a new report, it is learned that Hasbro is moving away from concentrating on movies and is now going to focus on the digital route, which includes new video games for G.I. Joe and Dungeons Dragons. Hasbro will also be further expanding its popular Magic brand.

13. Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are BACK IN ACTION streaming on Netflix from 17 January 

Canal+ Extends Distribution Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery To Include Discovery, TLC, Cartoonito And Boomerang

Warner Bros. Discovery is pleased to announce the extension of the distribution of its emblematic children's channels, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito in CANAL+ offers in addition to their availability via Max. From today, Thursday November 21, 2024, CANAL+ subscribers can access these flagship linear channels via the Entertainment Pass and certain historic CANAL+ offers (Family, Complete pack) and benefit from the channels' on-demand service to catch up on their youth programs favorites after their TV broadcast.

This initiative is part of Warner Bros.’ commitment. Discovery offers diversified youth programming, suitable for all ages and the whole family.

Cartoon Network, with its popular series such as The Amazing World of Gumball and Teen Titans Go!, is aimed at children aged 6 to 12.

Boomerang, with its timeless classics such as Tom and Jerry and Scooby-Doo, is aimed at a family audience for moments shared between young and old.

Cartoonito, newly launched in 2023, offers content designed for young people, including programs from flagship Warner Bros. franchises. Animation or Cartoon Network Studio, appropriate for their age. Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Jessica and her little world, so many exciting stories to help little ones discover the world, open up to others and their emotions.

This extension of the distribution of Warner Bros. channels. Discovery Kids will offer families even more flexibility to follow their favorite children's programs, on-line or on demand.

In addition to France, the distribution partnership between CANAL+ and Warner Bros. Discovery Kids is strengthening with the upcoming arrival of Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Cartoonito in CANAL+ offers in the Antilles, Guyana, Reunion, Mayotte, Africa, the Comoros and New Caledonia/French Polynesia.

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Batman: Knightfall (PDF)

The story takes place over approximately six months. Bruce Wayne (Batman) suffers burnout and is systematically assaulted and crippled by a "super steroid"-enhanced genius named Bane. Bruce is replaced as Batman by an apprentice named Jean-Paul Valley (a.k.a. Azrael), who becomes increasingly violent and unstable, tarnishing Batman's reputation. Eventually, Bruce is healed through paranormal means and reclaims his role as Batman.

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DreamWorks, Telemundo, CNBC, MSNBC, Universal TV And Studio Universal May Have To Undergo A Name Change Under Comcast's Spun Off Company

As some readers are aware, NBCUniversal similar to Disney is looking to reducing its linear portfolio in the coming years with NBC, Telemundo and Bravo being what's left of the company alongside Peacock. As E!, CNBC, MSNBC and Universal TV are all being spun off under a separate company which will be financed by few shareholders at Comcast.

MultiChoice currently supplies channels like Universal TV, E!, Telemundo, Studio Universal, DreamWorks, CNBC and MSNBC from NBCUniversal. With this separation, these channels will look unrecognizable in the coming years not only by what it chooses to air but also by name.

Comcast plans to retain the studios used to produce the content viewed by these channels and if we're reading between the lines E! won't own The Real Housewives as much as DreamWorks won't own Shrek. Yes, it's likely that when this spinoff occurs they'll try to retain as much of their former selfs but overtime it will change.

Considering these aren't members of Comcast, what is likely to transpire now is that the latter will have to undergo a name change or close altogether. This is what happened when Disney acquired FOX it had to remove the FOX trademark from various properties while it's linear channels either closed or rebranded to FX/Star.

It will be interesting to see what identity these channels take up once this whole ordeal unfolds by 2025 as Comcast holds the NBC, Telemundo and Universal trademarks. What I imagine them doing particularly with Telemundo is dissolving the brand as SpinCo doesn't own the content and is likely to prioritize on their "more broader channels".

DreamWorks, another TV channel like Telemundo is the broader channel and SpinCo could try to capitalise on its success. NBCUniversal has always been a local when it comes to its linear portfolio, internationally this was also spearheaded by what is known as SpinCo but this time it has do it without these studios in its pocket.