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Upcoming Shows For Kids Networks In Africa

Now you'll see why critics say Disney Channel is dominating animation and part of them are speculation and the ones in brackets

are for streaming services.

Cartoon Network:
The ones in brackets moved to streaming and are uncertain at this point

- (Tiny Toons Looniversity)

- (Unicorn: Warriors Eternal)

- (Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed)

- (Unlimited Squirrels)

- (Cat The Cat's Show The Show Show With You)
- Batwheels
- Elliott From Earth
- The Heroic Quest Of Prince Ivandoe
- We Baby Bears
- (Infinity Train)
- (The Fungies)
- (Tig N Seek)

Boomerang:
- Lucas The Spider
- The Mysteries Of Master Moley
- Agent Binky
- Mush-Mush And The Mushables
- The Misadventures Of Master Foley

Disney Channel:
Animation and live-action
- Pup Academy
- Hamster And Gretel
- Ghostforce
- School Hacks
- Bia
- Vikingskool
- Best Bugs Forever
- The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti
- The Secrets Of Sulphur Springs
- Disney Fam Jam
- Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur
- The Ghost And Molly McGee
- Go Away, Unicorn

Disney Junior:
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse
- Pikwik Pack
- The Chicken Squad
- Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends
- Whisker Haven: Royal Hearts of Fun
- Dino Ranch

Nickelodeon:
Animation and live-action
- Rugrats
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (miniseries)
- Best Bester
- Just Add Magic spinoff
- Middlemost Post
- Club 57
- The Smurfs
- Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
- Spyders
- (Pinky Malinky)
- Side Hustle
- Brendar The Barbarian
- (Glitch Techs)
- Untitled Garfield Show
- Cake My Day
- Star Trek: Prodigy
- Unleashed
- Man Of The House
- Meet The Voxels
- Adventure In Wonder Park
- The Astronauts
- Side Hustle
- Big Nate
- Real Pigeons Fight Crime
- The Patrick Star Show
- Untitled Simon Fuller And Ryan Tedder Musical Series

Nick Jr:
- Baby Shark's Big Show!
- Ricky Zoom
- The Beatbuds
- The Tiny Chef Show

CBeebies:
- Ragdoll Robot
- Monty & Co
- Boogie Beebies
- Andy's Aquatic Adventure
- Bot And The Beasties

PBS Kids in Africa:
- Let's Go Luna
- Ready Jet Go
- Hero Elementary
- Xavier Riddle And The Secret Museum
- Elinor Wonders Why
- Clifford The Big Red Dog
- Donkey Hodie
- Splash And Bubbles
- Nature Cat

eToonz (e.tv):
- Todd World
- Art Attack
- Harvey Street Kids
- The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle
- Inspector Gadget
- Talking Tom And Friends
- The Moe Show
- Treehouse Detectives
- Transformers Rescue Bots (and the sequel)
- Valt The Wonder Deer
- Fifi And The Flowertots
- Roary The Racing Car
- Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir
- Power Players
- Megaman: Fully Charged
- Space Ranger Roger
- Oswald
- Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
- Polly Pocket
- The Toy Book
- Angry Birds
- Kitty Is Not A Cat
- She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power
- Rubbadubbers
- Doozers
- Lego City Adventures
- Kung Fu Panda: The Paws Of Destiny
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
- Mighty Little Bheem

Da Vinci Kids:
- The Odd Squad

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ViacomCBS Africa Should Consider Reconstructing And Perhaps Streamlining It's Channels

ViacomCBS (formerly Viacom) has been in the market for approximately 15 years with its reality skewed brand, MTV being their longest running channel within the market.

Other channels they manage is Comedy Central, BET, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nicktoons, MTV Base and in South Africa, MTV Music 24. Former channels include BET Jazz, VH1 and VH1 Classic.

Now to get back to the topic, streaming has taken over people's lives especially in the United States where millions of consumers dump cable in favor of this phenomenon.

Netflix started the trend and has been dominating for over a decade now they have competition such as HBO Max, CBS All Access (soon to be Paramount+) and Disney+.

These competitors host a bunch of linear channels for international markets and since these platforms launched it had their affects towards those channels which led some markets to cutback on channels.

Disney Africa aligned their channels not much to streamline there, WarnerMedia Africa doesn't have much to streamline perhaps dispose but ViacomCBS definitely has a ton of reorganizing.

On the entertainment section in which streaming has no affect, BET and Comedy Central are redundant so the channel that will likely pay for their that is MTV. I can see a future where ViacomCBS ask themselves why should MTV be used for reality when it stands for music.

MTV Base is already very popular across Africa particularly in Nigeria where they're #1 while MTV has been ignored ever since ViacomCBS decided to introduce more MTV channels I would have preferred if they kept it under the brand VH1 but that won't happen since the brand is done for.

The reality shows seen on MTV would blend right in on BET particularly all that local stuff like Lasizwe and Guy Code. Perhaps the rest would sit better on another entertainment channel like Paramount even though the U.S. plan to make it look like AMC there's still chances that other markets won't adapt to that.

TNT did relaunch as a movie channel and Universal doesn't have original programming.

On the kids side which is somewhat meh, Nickelodeon has a Nick@Nite block (occasionally and not for kids), Nick Jr block (excluding South Africa) and repeats of acquired shows from its sister channel, Nicktoons which is understandable since the channel is more accessible outside of South Africa and putting them on Nickelodeon gives them better exposure.

Nicktoons came in as a reruns channel which benefits South Africa in terms of accessibility then had an overflow of acquisitions followed by the Nick Jr. block while the preschool brand is somewhat decent and isn't heavily reliant on acquisitions.

On the streaming side, I can see how this will affect Nick Jr since there's not a lot on their plate perhaps you'll see more acquisitions and Nickelodeon will go back to being the exclusive home for that as well leaving Nicktoons with the scraps once again or at least 90% of the scraps.

In short, there's a lot of redundancy in their stable you have to wonder how long it will be till MultiChoice catches on and does something about it. They already removed plenty of channels only for their shows to service in other channels to give them some form of sustainability all that's left to improve is their stable.

Three New Telenovelas Coming In November 2020 To TLNovelas Africa

Seriously soapie stories
Keep an eye out for 2 new faces in the soap world in November.
Telenovela tears, tantrums and trysts
3 brand-new telenovelas are coming to the tlnovelas channel (DStv 133) this November. Expect glamour, betrayal, the strange geometry of love triangles, family legacies of pain, and a toy shop-owning playboy who’s about to learn a tough lesson about growing up…

I Plead Guilty S1
Francois' glossy life is falling apart. This high-flying lawyer treasures his daughter, Natalia, but his marriage with his wife, Roberta, is falling apart. Francois feels stuck because Roberta’s father, Mauro, owns the law firm he works at. He is on the path to make some terrible mistakes. But he’ll need to keep it together, because while Natalia is fleeing her boyfriend’s attempts at date rape, she runs over a prominent football player in a hit-and-run accident that destroys his career dreams. Baby girl needs a lawyer!

Starts Monday, 9 November, airs weekdays at 16:05 CAT/15:05 WAT/17:05 EAT

Abyss of Passion S1
It’s new love versus old in this love-triangle telenovela about how past rivalries can destroy a new generation’s happiness. Elisa must choose between 2 friends: she’s deeply in love with Damián, but their relationship has rekindled the spark with his friend Gael – who was once Elisa’s childhood sweetheart. Meanwhile, Elisa’s own BFF has lost her heart to Gael. And the whole situation is complicated when someone who’s driven by the ghosts of past betrayals blackmails Elisa into marrying Gael by threatening Damián’s life.

Starts Monday, 16 November, airs weekdays at 17:40 CAT/16:40 WAT/18:40 EAT

Papa A Toda Madre
Playboy toy shop owner Mauriciois has it all – money, charm, and dashing good looks. Mauriciois secretly can’t stand children, so he trusts the day-to-day running of his store to his childhood best friend, Fabián. But when Mauriciois’ all play, no work lifestyle threatens to bankrupt the store, Fabián will have to put his foot down – and he might have some help getting the playboy to grow up when the lovely, athletic Renée comes along to challenge everything that Mauriciois thought he knew about love.

Starts Monday, 30 November, airs weekdays at 16:15 CAT/15:15 WAT/17:15 EAT

TLNovelas is available on DStv, Starsat and StarTimes

November 2020 On TNT Africa | Guns Akimbo | Altered Identity | Reporting For Duty

GUNS AKIMBO
On the frst Saturday of November, TNT Africa brings its monthly TNT Original Movies special with the premiere of Daniel Radclife’s new flm: Guns Akimbo. The flm is written and directed by Jason Lei Howden (visual efects, writer, and director), who has worked on visual efects on The Hobbit flms, as well as War on The Planet of the Apes) and previously written and directed Deathgasm. Radclife leads the cast in this action-comedy thriller alongside Samara Weaving (Hollywood, Ready or Not) and Rhys Darby (Flight of the Concords, Yes Man).
Following the successful premiere of the frst TNT Original Movie, Escape from Pretoria, this time, Radclife embodies Miles, a video game developer who inadvertently becomes the next participant in a real-life deathmatch that streams online. Initially, Miles’ lifetime of running from his problems pays of as he manages to elude his frst opponent but, when his girlfriend, Nova, is kidnapped, he must fnally stop running and overcome his fears to fight for the girl he loves.
True to the genre of movies TNT has come to be known for, Guns Akimbo combines suspense, black comedy and action in this chillingly prescient sci-fi thriller.
PREMIERE: Saturday 7/11/2020 @ 20:00 CAT

ALTERED IDENTITY
More than ever before, trust has become such a rare commodity. But what happens when you can’t even trust yourself? Our characters from this month’s channel special each face an uphill battle to discover who they really are while up against the world and fghting for survival. Every Sunday during November, TNT brings a range of stories whose characters are in pursuit of their own self with powerful premieres such as Lucy, Jason Bourne, 47 Ronin, and Hannibal, to mention a few.
Sunday, 1 November
18:20 – Death Becomes Her (1992) channel premiere 20:00 – Jason Bourne (2016) channel premiere
Sunday, 8 November 18:05 – I, Robot (2004) 20:00 – Lucy (2014) channel premiere
Sunday, 15 November
18:25 – Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
20:00 – 47 Ronin (2013) channel premiere
Sunday, 22 November
18:10 – Green Lantern (2011)
20:00 – Hannibal (2001) channel premiere
Sunday, 29 November 18:30 – Surrogates (2009) 20:00 – Face Of (1997)

REPORTING FOR DUTY
There is nothing like a good cop movie. Cop movies have been popular for decades, giving us Hollywood’s take on the world of law enforcement. The one thing we know for sure is that the men and women in blue have a lot of work cut out for them, with danger lurking at every corner. Join TNT every Tuesday evening where we bring an action-driven double feature with premieres such as Ride Along and Chaos, among others, that features a police officer, detective, or modern-day lawman, which we either love or love to hate.
Tuesday, 3 November
20:00 – Ride Along (2014) channel premiere 21:45 – 12 Rounds (2009)
Tuesday, 10 November
20:00 – Chaos (2005) channel premiere 21:50 – Showtime (2002)
Tuesday, 17 November 20:00 – Exit Wounds (2002) 21:40 – Mad Max (1979)
Tuesday, 24 November
20:00 – Tango & Cash (1989) 21:40 – Snake Eyes (1998)

TNT is available on DStv, Starsat (SA) & StarTimes (ROA) and GOtv.

Power Returns For A Fourth Season On e.tv

James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick), a wealthy New York night club owner who has it all, catering to the city's elite and dreaming big, lives a double life as a drug kingpin.

In the fourth season premiere, having been arrested for the murder of Agent Knox, Ghost faces threats from multiple angles. The feds begin to build their case and Tasha scrambles to get bail. Tommy gets used to his new role and enlists help in recovering Tariq.

Season 4 airs Wednesdays at 22:00 from 4 November on e.tv

November 2020 On Curiosity Channel | Specials And More Specials | New Series

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS
SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 23 November 2020 CAT: Mondayat 22:00 Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
The 20th century witnessed an astonishing revolution in physics, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos. It was also the century when radio and television became widespread, so for the first time, we were able to see who the greatest minds really were.

THE SECRET RULES OF MODERN LIVING: ALGORITHMS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 30 November 2020 CAT: Monday at 22:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
In this coding special, Professor Marcus du Sautoy lifts the veil on The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms. Our lives are touched by Algorithms every day. They are ubiquitous –yet most of us are unaware of their extraordinary impact on our everyday lives.

HISTORY LOVER TUESDAY
THE STORY OF WALES
New Episodes – continuing from October CAT: Tuesdays at 21:00
Episodes: 2x 60 mins -ends 10 November 2020
HuwEdwards presents this history of Wales, showing the country in ways its never been seen before. From prehistoric times, to power struggles with the barons and England, through to the industrial revolution and today this history is comprehensive and compulsive viewing.

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS
ANIMAL INSTINCTS: RAINFOREST HOME Documentary Special - 04 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Rainforest, the richest habitat on earth, teeming with millions of dramatic plants and animals. Jungle lies between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, a tropical belt green stretching across South and Central America, Central Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia and Northern Australia. Without a doubt, rainforests are the last stronghold for some of the most astonishing animal families you will find.

MIGRATIONS ON THE WING
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 11 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Half of all bird species undertake annual migrations, everything from heavy- bodied swans to delicate hummingbirds. Migration is one of the most remarkable phenomena on the planet, hosts of animals of all shapes and sizes demonstrating incredible feats of endurance.

WETLANDS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 18 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 30 mins
The crocodile is the king of the wetland; a cold-blooded monster with the most terrifying bite force on Earth. The product of a 100 million year ancestry, the 25 species around today are a testament to the crocodile’s supreme intelligence and adaptability.

OWLS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 18 November 2020 CAT: 20:30 Episodes: 1x 30 mins
Owls are remarkable, highly resourceful birds that have carved out a unique way to live. They have colonized terrains from tundra to rainforest and will hunt almost anything.

TIME LAPSE
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 25 November 2020 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
We like to think we can control everything: changing the course of water, reclaiming land, replanting deserts – we constantly remodel the natural world to suit our needs. But there’s one thing we can’t control: the passing of time. However, we can change how we see things; using cameras we can start to see the world in different time frames. Now we can see animals following the sun, mass movements of the changing seasons and even the vast impact of the changing weather. Watch what happens when time flies…

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE FRIDAY
THE NILE: 5 000 YEARS OF HISTORY
Brand New Series - premieres 06 November 2020 CAT: Fridays at 20:00
Episodes: 4 x 60mins -ends 27 November 2020
For 5 000 years Egypt has been shaped by one thing more than any other: the River Nile. For historian BettanyHughes, this is the journey of a lifetime, as she sets off on a 900 mile adventure up the Nile, from its mouth to Egypt's southern border. With the use of a timeless Nile cruise boat, Bettany travels the country and sees it as the ancient Egyptians once did, from the great river.

BEST OF CURIOSITY SUNDAYS
Sundays from 19:00
SAVING THE DINOSAUR FISH
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 08 November 2020 CAT: 19:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Rory Moore, a marine biologist and wildlife photographer, is on a mission to save the sturgeon from extinction. A prehistoric fish and one of the most critically endangered species on earth.

Sundays from 19:00
PREHISTORIC ASTRONOMERS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 08 November 2020 CAT: 21:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
Cave paintings and lunar calendars exist in the caves and remains of prehistoric hunters studied recently. What if Prehistoric Man were clever enough to develop in-depth scientific knowledge? As unlikely as it may seem, new data tend to prove that Prehistoric Man actually invented Astronomy!

Sundays from 19:00
COLD WAR HOT JETS
Brand New Series Special - premieres 15 November 2020 CAT: 19:00 (back to back) Episodes: 2x 60 mins
The jet engine is one of the most transformative inventions of the modern age. A crucial discovery in World War Two, flowing from a golden age of British inventiveness, energy and sheer derring-do, it was a technology that truly came of age in the 1950s during the early years of the Cold War.

Sundays from 19:00
THE PERSEUS SURVIVOR
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 15 November 2020 CAT: 21:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins
The Perseus Survivor documents the story of British Navy stoker John Capes, the lone survivor of a sunken submarine who hid from enemy forces for 18 months before his rescue.

Curiosity Channel is on DStv channel 185

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