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More Play And Laughter As Boomerang Joins GOtv’s Offering!

Iconic animated shows like Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes Cartoons and Mr. Bean have found a new home in Africa with the launch of Boomerang on GOtv. Home to your favourite cartoon characters, Boomerang Africa, is now accessible on the pre-existing GOtv MAX package in Kenya and Uganda and the brand-new GOtv SUPA premium offering, available in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, and Malawi.

“We’re excited to be increasing Boomerang’s African footprint not only on GOtv MAX but also on the new offering, GOtv SUPA, seeing it in more homes than ever before,” says Bertrand Schontz, WarnerMedia’s Senior Distribution Director: France, Africa and Israel.

Boomerang is the perfect place for kids and parents to laugh together at the shows and characters they both know and love. Mr. Bean, Tom and Jerry, and Masha and the Bear once again made it to the list of Coolest Cartoon Shows in the 2021 Sunday Times GenNext Awards, so it isn’t surprising that the channel pulls viewership figures of more than 12,2 million every month in South Africa alone. Besides bringing a modern twist to iconic cartoons, Boomerang Africa also has a rich offering of multi-layered adventure shows and original productions and acquisitions such as Grizzy and the Lemmings, Ninja Express, Zig and Sharko … and many more!

“We are very proud to have Boomerang rank as South Africa’s #2 most popular kids’ channel in 2021, and we’re intent on spreading the laughter and adventure far and wide. It is an iconic brand with content that continues to cement itself in the hearts of our young viewers,” says Ariane Suveg, WarnerMedia’s Head of Kids Channels: France, Africa and Israel.

Notes:

Boomerang is available on GOtv on channel 68 (and channel 155 in Ghana and channel 357 in Uganda) on the following packages:
· MAX (pre-existing package) in Kenya & Uganda
· SUPA (new premium package) in Kenya / Uganda / Ghana / Zambia / Namibia / Mozambique / Malawi

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December 2021 On WarnerMedia Africa | Rush Hour Is Now A Christmas Movie On TNT | Cartoon Network Connects To Its Wild Side With Bionic Max | Boomerang Gets Into The Festive Spirit With Tom And Jerry | More

TNT:

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
This December, TNT brings you up close and personal with the places, people and things that make you feel at home. We have got you covered with lots and lots of incredible legendary movies lined up with a selection of blockbusters to get the whole family into the holiday spirit. From Christmas Day to the 30th of December, TNT will deliver the most entertaining and nostalgia-inducing movies that will put you into the festive spirit right in your living room. Catch the Rush Hour Trilogy, Men in Black, The Family Man and Jumanji, among others, for the perfect holiday viewing!

Saturday, 25 December (channel premieres)
16:40 – Dumb & Dumber (1994)
18:25 – Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
20:00 – Jumanji (1995)
Sunday, 26 December
16:50 – Rush Hour (1998)
18:30 – Rush Hour 2 (2001)
20:00 – Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Monday, 27 December
16:35 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
18:10 – Ghostbusters II (1989)
20:00 – Men in Black (1997)

Tuesday, 28 December
16:15 – Soul Surfer (2011)
18:05 – E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
20:00 – Back to the Future (1985)
Wednesday, 29 December
18:20 – Rat Race (2001)
20:00 – Liar Liar (1997)
22:00 – The Family Man (2000)
Thursday, 30 December
16:40 – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
18:20 – Dirty Dancing (1987)
20:00 – Ghostbusters (2016)

A MATTER OF BLOOD
Is blood thicker than water? It sure is, but if you think about it, blood is quite dramatic, and without it, some movies just wouldn’t be quite the same. We can guarantee that there’ll be more than a couple of screams and shrieks this December when TNT brings you an exhilarating line-up of movies that will … take your breath away! For the frst three Sundays of December, TNT will be bringing a triple feature of dramatic flms, including the premieres of Underworld: Evolution, My Bloody Valentine and Daybreakers.

Sunday, 5 December (channel premieres)
18:20 – The Lost Boys (1987)
20:00 – Underworld: Evolution (2006)
21:50 – Blade (1998)
Sunday, 12 December
18:25 – Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
20:00 – Blade II (2001)
22:00 – My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Sunday, 19 December
18:00 – Underworld (1998)
20:00 – Daybreakers (2010)
21:43 – Blade: Trinity (2004)

MATRIX DAY SPECIAL
It’s déjà vu all over again with non-stop sci-f action on TNT. Eighteen years after the end of The Matrix Trilogy, the creators have decided to resurrect this box ofce topping franchise with the launch of the brand-new The Matrix: Resurrections. How have they managed to bring Neo and Trinity back to life, are they still stuck in the Matrix, and more importantly, are we going to see any bullets being dodged this time around? The Matrix: Resurrections premieres in movie theatres on the 24th of December, and, just to get you excited, TNT will bring you the complete matrix trilogy: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

TUNE IN DETAILS
Friday, 24 December
15:25 – The Matrix (1999)
17:45 – The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
20:00 – The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Pending from November

Cartoon Network:

BIONIC MAX
FRIENDSHIP TO THE MAX!
No matter how weird, quirky, or unusual our friends may be, they always make us feel right at home. Just look at Max, the frst and only prototype for a bionic guinea pig born in a laboratory, and his best friend Jean-Claude, a goldfsh, who join the Cartoon Network family this December! These two very diferent but lovable friends make a brave escape from their laboratory into the bustling streets of Woodchuck Woods. But adapting to the urban jungle is no small feat for our pair of intrepid misfts who try to ft in with the local wildlife while living madcap and clumsy adventures. Tune in to Cartoon Network this December to see how far this pair will go to get their dose of freedom and adventure in this brand-new slapstick buddy-comedy series!

MONDAY, 20/12/2021 @ 17:45 CAT

CRAIG OF THE CREEK
DON’T YOU STEAL MY SHINE … DAD
Whale, hello there, buddy, long time no sea … It’s summertime, and Craig gets to hit the beach with his friends and family, but he starts to get worried when his dad seems to be more fun than him. Craig, Kelsey, and JP work together to come up with a game that helps them reclaim their shine and be the ‘coolest’ kids on the beach. The last day of summer is also approaching, and this may be Craig’s last chance to uncover an ancient treasure beneath the Creek. Take a journey through the untamed suburban wilderness where the trio fghts a lot of bad guys, plays a lot of games, and brings the best summer experience to the Creek. Don’t miss out on all the fun and adventure on Cartoon Network this December, every Monday to Friday.

SATURDAY, 04/12/2021 @ 14:30 CAT

TEEN TITANS GO!
READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
The summer holidays are here, and Cartoon Network is gifting you with an early present: an entire Teen Titans Go! character-themed takeover. Every day, from the 20th of December to the 2nd of January, you get to splurge on six episodes, yes, six character-themed episodes, of your favourite Teen Titans Go! superhero. Each day will feature six hilarious, all-new adventures of Robin, Cyborg, Starfre, Raven or Beast Boy. And just because it’s Christmas, we’ve thrown in a special Christmas and Party Mix marathon, as well as a Batman and Bumble Bee special! So, tune in every day @ 16:15 CAT for your Teen Titans Go! marathon.

MONDAY, 20/12/2021 @ 16:15 CAT

• MONDAYS 20 & 27: ROBIN
• TUESDAYS 21 & 28: STARFIRE
• WEDNESDAYS 22 & 29: BEAST BOY
• THURSDAYS 23 & 30: RAVEN
• FRIDAYS 24 & 31: CYBORG
• SATURDAYS 25 & 01/01/2022: CHRISTMAS & PARTY MIX
• SUNDAYS 26 & 02/01/2022: BATMAN & BUMBLEBEE

Boomerang:

Dino Ranch
A step back in time
Have you ever imagined a world where humans and dinosaurs live side by side? What would that look like? Meet the Cassidy family, Bo and Jane Cassidy, their adopted children, Jon, Min, Miguel, and a whole lot of dinosaurs at Dino Ranch. This self-sustained ranch also serves as a dinosaur sanctuary where big (and small) exciting things are bound to happen – like when Jon gets spooked by a campfre story about a legendary dinosaur, he doesn’t want to admit to Miguel and Min that he is afraid, then eventually comes clean and learns that his family is there for him whether he’s scared or not. If you believe in the impossible, then you don’t want to miss the brand-new Dino Ranch series launching on Boomerang this December!

Monday, 13/12/2021 @ 16:20 CAT

Grizzy & the Lemmings
Grizzy, the bear, just wants to relax – but those rascally Lemmings have other plans in Grizzy & the Lemmings! Join Grizzy and the most manic tiny animals you’ll ever meet – the Lemmings, as they travel all across the globe to the Mother Continent, Africa. From discovering a magical djembe inside the trunk of a baobab tree to using an elephant’s trunk like a powerful vacuum cleaner, the Lemmings have no interest in letting the big bear get his way. You’ll laugh out loud at the wild antics of these animals as they engage in an endless battle of wits, naps, and the hurling of all sorts of objects. Keep up with all the fun with Grizzy & the Lemmings – on Boomerang!

Monday, 6/12/2021 @ 07:25 CAT

MOVIE STARS SPECIAL
Happy holidays!...
Jingle bells, Jingle bells, jingle all the way, what do I watch on Boomerang for this year’s summer holiday? The most wonderful time of the year has arrived, and the best family Christmas movies are coming to Boomerang this festive season! So, grab your popcorn and cool drinks, and sit in for a festive holiday movie marathon with your best-loved Boomerang Movie Stars! From everyone’s favourite frenemies, Tom and Jerry’s merry mayhem at the North Pole in the new movie, Tom And Jerry: Santa’s Little Helpers, and the tap-dancing penguins in Happy Feet 1 & 2, to The Ant Bully, Space Jam and Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash, you won’t want to miss out!

Starts 20/12/2021 @ 9:55 CAT

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December 2021 On Curiosity Channel Africa | Super Science Mondays | History Lover Tuesdays | People's Weather On Wildlife Wednesdays | Travel & Adventure Fridays | Human Story Saturdays

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS

FLEXIBLE BUILDINGS
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 20 December 2021
CAT: 21:00
Episodes: 1x 60 mins
How clever is artificial intelligence? Do we need to fear it, or can it help humanity with its problems? And if so, to what extent? The documentary pursues these questions while providing informative yet satirical insights into the current development of artificial intelligence.

HISTORY LOVER TUESDAYS

BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Brand New Episodes - premieres 07 December 2021
CAT: 19:00
Episodes: 8x 30 mins – ends 25 January 2022
"Butterfly Effect" is 13 episodes of science, explained by non-scientists, for non-scientists.

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS

SNAKE SEASON
Brand New Episodes - premieres 01 December 2021
CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 6x 30 mins – ends 05 January 2022
Snake Season features snake catcher Nick Evans Snake Rescuer from KwaZulu-Natal.

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE FRIDAYS

GORDON RAMSAY
Brand New Episodes –premieres 03 December 2021 CAT: 19:00
Episodes: 4 x 30mins – ends 24 December 2021
Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course is the ultimate cooking lesson from the ultimate chef.

TRAVEL MAN
Season 9 – brand new season premieres 03 December 2021
CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 4 x 30mins – ends 17 December 2021
Travel Man is Richard Ayoade’schance to show us how to have the most culturally efficient holiday possible.
Ep 1: Minas Ep 2: Bergen Ep 3 & Ep 4: Krakow, Madrid (back-to-back)

ANTHONY BOURDAIN, PARTS UNKNOWN
Brand New Season – premieres 03 December 2021
CAT: 21:00
Episodes: 8x 60mins –ends 21 January 2022
Anthony Bourdain travels the world uncovering lesser-known places and exploring their cultures and cuisine.

HUMAN STORY SATURDAYS

HOW TO ADVENTURE
Brand New Episodes - premieres 04 December 2021
CAT: 23:00
Episodes: 8x 30 mins (stacked back-to-back premieres) – ends 25 December 2021
After circumnavigating Africa by bicycle and rowing from Africa to America, Riaan Manser is one of the most accomplished adventurers.

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December 2021 On Disney Africa | MultiChoice Carry The Channels Through 2024 | New Series Alert: Ghostforce FINALLY Airs On Disney Channel Alongside A New Festive Movie | Disney Junior Continues On From November With A Little Help | More Content To Get You In The Festive Spirit

The Walt Disney Company has renewed their contract with MultiChoice through 2024 meaning viewers have another 2 years to enjoy Disney Channel and Disney Junior once Disney+ launches in South Africa.

Later this year, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to close off 100 channels internationally by the end of 2021 and who would have guessed that being those markets that are almost last in everything could work in our favor.

Disney+ launched in 2019 and South Africa has to wait till June 2022 with the rest of Africa possibly waiting till 2023 so the deadline only seemed logical considering the timeframe.

If I had to guess, Disney Channel and Disney Junior will likely go off air by the end of 2023 (December 31st, 2023 at 23:59; round it off it takes you to 2024). By then Disney+ should be available in most African markets if not all as yet kind of similar to Asia.

DISNEY CHANNEL:

GHOST FORCE
Series Premiere
Weekdays from 6 December at 15:15
Premiere episodes from 6th to 21st December

From the creators who brought us Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir come this animated series set in New York. You can find all the action every weekday this month with premiere episodes Mondays to Fridays from 6th to 21st December at 15:15

Liv, Andy and Michael are three junior high school students who, unbeknownst to their friends and family, form the Ghost Force. A superhero team who have one main objective; keeping the City of New York safe from feral and mischievous ghosts who wish to take over the city.

In the first of this month’s premiere episodes, Bananice/Pharaok (Monday 6th December at 15:15), Andy and Drake’s basketball rivalry awakens Bananice, a ghost that freezes everything in its wake. Then, the team battle a pharaoh ghost dead-set on turning everyone into mummies.

New series launches with premiere episodes on Mondays to Fridays, from 6th to 21st December at 15:15, on Disney Channel.

AMPHIBIA
Season premiere episodes
Weekdays 9th to 31st December at 14:50
Premiere episodes 9th to 27th December

Hop to your screens this December when season three of the popular frog-out-of-water animated comedy Amphibia premieres with new episodes on Mondays to Fridays from 6th to 27th December at 14:50.

Amphibia is a frog-out-of-water animated comedy series that chronicles the adventures of 13-year-old Anne Boonchuy, who is magically transported to the fantastical world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. There she meets an excitable young frog named Sprig Plantar, his unpredictable sister Polly and overprotective grandpa Hop Pop. With Sprig’s help, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.

In the first of this month’s premiere episodes, The New Normal (Monday 6th December at 14:50), Anne and the Plantars get transported to Earth and try to adjust to a wild new environment.

Season three of Amphibia launches with premiere episodes on Mondays to Fridays from 6th to 27th December at 14:50 on Disney Channel.

DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES
Programming event
Fridays throughout December at 17:00, repeated at 10:40 on Saturday and 15:45 on Sunday

Disney Channel’s Friday feast for film fans continues throughout December. This month we have a festive special premiere of brand-new DCOM Christmas Again. We kick things off with a certified Disney classic and all-time favourite High School Musical. Catch our marvellous movies every Friday at 17:00, repeated on Saturday at 10:40 and at 15:45 on Sunday.

High School Musical (Friday 3rd December at 17:00) Troy is best known as the player who keeps the East High basketball team on the scoreboard. Of course, life isn't always about athletics, though, and as Troy slam dunks on the boards, beautiful and brainy Gabriella is raising the reputation of East High as the key member of the school's successful academic team. Despite their outgoing natures, no one would ever peg Troy and Gabriella as theatre types. When word gets out that this popular pair has secretly chosen to reach for the stars and try their luck on the stage, the students of East High are about to learn an important lesson in teamwork while gearing up for a musical performance that will have their audience dancing in the aisles.

High School Musical 2 (Friday, 10th December at 17:00) The "Wildcats" of East High School are ready for fun now that they are on summer break. Troy is thrilled when he is offered a job at a club, but it's all part of Sharpay's plan to keep him from Gabriella. How will it all end? All questions will be resolved in the club's Talent Night.

Miraculous New York: United Heroez (Friday, 17th December at 17:00) Marinette’s class heads to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. The whole class is there except Adrien, whose father refuses to let him go!

In Christmas Again (Friday 24th December at 17:00), Rowena “Ro” is a high-spirited teenager who is experiencing a lacklustre Christmas. Ro isn’t handling her parents’ divorce well. She wants her life back the way it was—her parents back together, her dad’s new girlfriend and son out of the picture, and their family traditions to remain the same. After a disappointing celebration with her family, including her sister Gabriela “Gabby,” Abuela Sofia and Abuelo Hector, she makes a wish to a neighbourhood Santa for a “do-over” and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas day over and over … and over again. Now, in order to break the strange magical loop, Ro must learn to appreciate her loving family as it is, as well as the true meaning of Christmas.

Cheetah Girls (Friday, 31st December at 17:00)
Four New York teens facing the challenges of growing up as they dance and sing their way toward that elusive record deal. As the girls are gearing up to rehearse for the school talent competition, they're discovered by famous record producer Jackal Johnson. But the feisty foursome soon learns that their big break is not what they expected. Jackal wants to remake them into something they're not. Ultimately, the path to stardom challenges their friendship and the girls must find a way to come together in order to achieve their dreams.

Look forward to great Disney viewing with movies for the whole family on Fridays throughout December at 17:00, repeated on the following Saturday at 10:40, and Sunday at 15:45,
on Disney Channel.

CHRISTMAS WEEK
Monday to Saturday, 20th to 25th December

Christmas week promises a festive feast of Disney programming kicking off with classic Disney movies and Christmas themed episodes of some favourite shows.

The week starts with classic Disney movies on weekdays at 11:05.
Cloud 9 (Monday, 20th December at 11:05) stars Dove Cameron as a snowboarder thrown out of her team and is forced to train with Will, a former snowboarding champion whose reputation went down the drain after a failed performance.

Full Court Miracle (Tuesday, 21st December at 11:05) is inspired by the true story of University of Virginia Cavaliers basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump.

Twas the Night (Wednesday, 22nd December at 11:05) Mischievous 14-year-old Danny and his irresponsible uncle Nick almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride

The Ultimate Christmas Present (Thursday, 23rd December at 11:05)
Young Allie steals a weather machine from Santa Claus, to make a snow day. The machine breaks and causes an out-of-control snowstorm.

Good Luck Charlie: The Roadtrip Movie (Friday, 24th December at 11:05) The Duncan family’s Christmas trip goes awry when mom Amy and Teddy are separated from the rest of the family en route to stay with their grandparents for Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, Friday, 24th December there is a block of Christmas-themed episodes of various favourites from 13:40 to 17:00.

The frivolity starts with festive Bunk’d episodes at 13:40. In ‘Secret Santa’, Ravi's advice to Emma and Lou on their CIT gift exchange doesn't go as imagined. Meanwhile, Zuri, Xander, Jorge and Tiffany run into a disgruntled man they are convinced is Santa and must work together to save Christmas.

There are back-to-back episodes of Jessie from 15:45 to 16:35. In ‘Christmas Story’, Morgan and Christina get stuck in a snowstorm and the family fears they won't make it home in time for Christmas, while Jessie is left with shopping for the kid's Christmas presents. When Jessie takes the kids to the mall to see Santa, they have a run-in with his mischievous elves.

DISNEY JUNIOR:

T.O.T.S
Series premiere episodes
6th to 10th December at 09:30 and 14th to 17th December at 09:30

Special delivery! The T.O.T.S (Tiny Ones Transport Service) are back with great adventures and premiere episodes from 6th to 10th December at 09:30 and 14th to 17th December at 09:30

“T.O.T.S.,” a heartfelt animated comedy series for pre-schoolers, explores the hilarious adventures of best friends Pip and Freddy, a tenacious penguin and a kind-hearted flamingo, who are the only non-stork delivery birds in-training T.O.T.S. As new members of the esteemed team, these junior flyers must use tender care in taking baby animals—kittens, cubs, calves, bunnies, puppies and joeys among them—from the nursery to their forever families around the globe.
Premiere episodes of T.O.T.S air weekdays from 6th to 10th October and 14th to 17 December at 09:30

MARVEL’S SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS
Premiere episode and stunt
Weekdays from 13th to 17th December at 18:00 and Saturday and Sunday, 18th & 19th December at 13:00
We have a brand-new festive-themed episode of Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends kicking off back-to-back episodes from episode one of everyone’s favourite webslinger. Spidey airs Monday to Friday, 13th to 17th December at 18:00, followed by a weekend marathon on 18th and 19th December from 13:00 – 16:00.
In “A Very Spidey Christmas” (Monday, 13th December at 18:00) When Doc Ock becomes determined to steal everyone’s Christmas presents, it threatens to put a damper on an important holiday event. Then in “Gobby on Ice”, the Spidey team puts their fun on hold when Green Goblin creates a giant snow monster.

Episodes of marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends air from 13th to 17th December at 18:00 and Saturday and Sunday, 18th & 19th December at 13:00

IT’S A DISNEY JUNIOR CHRISTMAS!
Holiday Mornings
Monday to Thursday, 20th to 23rd December at 09:30 and Christmas Eve special programming on Friday, 24th December at 09:30
Start your holiday mornings off the right way with all your favourite Disney Junior friends from the PJ Masks to Mickey and Friends on Monday to Thursday, 20th to 23rd December from 09:30 – 12:00
The PJ Masks get the party started with a Halloween special, ‘Halloween Tricksters’ (Monday, 20th December at 09:30), the PJ Masks must protect the children Luna Girl, Night Ninja, and the Wolfy Kids stole Halloween goody bags from.
Catch Mickey Mouse Funhouse Monday to Thursday, 20th to 23rd December at 10:00 and again at 11:30.
In “Minnie Goes Ape!” (Monday, 20th December at 10:00) Mickey, Minnie and their friends return a baby gorilla to the Enchanted Rainforest. And then in “Dino Doggies”, Mickey and Goofy take Pluto and Teddy to Prehistoric Land, a fantastical world filled with weird trees, volcanoes and dinosaurs.
Chicken Squad make their appearance Monday to Thursday, 20th to 23rd December at 10:30 followed by Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends at 11:00
Christmas Eve programming promises plenty of festive cheer and Christmas-themed episodes starting with Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas on Friday, 24th December at 09:30
After a series of mishaps, Mickey, Minnie and the gang are separated all over the world and must try to get back to Hot Dog Hills by Christmas Eve. A mysterious and jolly stranger shows up to tell them about The Wishing Star, which could be the secret to bringing everybody home in time to celebrate together. Catch Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas on Friday, 24th December at 09:30
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Friday, 24th December at 11:30) sees Mickey and his friends put their Christmas Eve celebrations on hold to try and rescue Santa Claus when his sleigh breaks down.
In Doc McStuffins (Friday, 24th December at 13:00) Doc and the toys travel back in time to the North Pole to save Christmas.
Elena wants to have a quiet Navidad at home, but a freak snowstorm threatens her plans and strands her friends at the palace. At first, they're grumpy but they soon cheer up and have fun together. Be sure to catch this episode Friday, 24th December at 14:00
Lovable pups Bingo and Rolly are up next on Puppy Dog Pals (Friday, 24th December at 14:30). In “A Santa for Bob”, the pugs go on a mission to find Santa and in “Snowman Secret Service”, when Bob asks Bingo and Rolly to protect a snowman he’s building, the pugs make it their mission to keep their new snowy friend as cool as possible.

Find all your holiday entertainment Monday to Thursday, 20th to 23rd December at 09:30 and Christmas Eve special episodes on Friday, 24th December from 09:30 to 18:25

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[PRESS RELEASE ON MULTICHOICE SHOWCASE]: There’s Something For Everyone With The Best International Content On DStv

(As indicated in the sneak peeks)
GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT
While telling African stories is at the heart of what MultiChoice does, our channels and services also pride themselves on delivering the hottest international shows – and that’s set to continue in 2022.

DStv Premium subscribers will be among the first to get in on all the drama as Sex & The City’s Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda make their return on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) in the highly anticipated ten-episode spin-off series, And Just Like That..., from 13 December.

And Just Like That… stars Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Sarah Jessica Parker (who reprises her role as the fashion icon and columnist, Carrie Bradshaw); the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Kristin Davis (the naïve but tough Charlotte York); and the Emmy Award- winning Cynthia Nixon (the irrepressible Miranda Hobbes).

The sizzling new series follows the characters as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.

The series also includes cast members Nicole Ari Parker, Sara Ramírez, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler and the late Willie Garson.

Where to watch:
• M-Net (DStv Channel 101) with a double-bill premiere on Monday, 13 December at 20:30.
• DStv catch up, express from the U.S every Friday from 10 December, exclusive to subscribers with a connected DStv Explora and the DStv App

House of the Dragon will broadcast exclusively on M-Net, DStv Channel 101 and episodes of one of next year’s most highly anticipated series will also be available on DStv Catch Up. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series is set 200 years before the events of the record-breaking and multi-award-winning Game of Thrones series and tells the story of House Targaryen. The 10-episode series will come to M-Net early in 2022 and stars, amongst others, BAFTA-nominated Paddy Considine, Emmy Award-nominated Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans.

DStv is the Home of Survivor, on the back of the success and buzz generated by recent seasons of Survivor South Africa. Survivor USA comes home to M-Net in January 2022, taking place among the sand and surf of Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands – a favourite location. But, in the words of Jeff Probst: “Don’t expect the same old, same old”. The latest season has been changed up in more ways than one.
Season 41 will usher in a new era, which will be marked by a lack of a theme, harkening back to the early days of the series. The show will simply be known as Survivor 41. “Those ideas served us very well for 20 years, but now it’s time for something new,” explained Probst. “The new players and the gameplay will define each season, much like a Super Bowl or any other regular sporting event.”
Survivor South Africa has been a huge hit in Australia, where it’s streamed on 10play – so we’re bringing Survivor Australia, here. The eighth season of Australian Survivor – ‘Brains V Brawn’ - features contestants divided into two tribes with obvious delineations and starts on M-Net in December, straight after the end of the current, seventh season.

On the M-Net Channels, The Thing About Pam will span six episodes with Renee Zellweger making her broadcast television debut in an NBC true-crime series based on a wild saga initially chronicled on one of the most popular “Dateline NBC” storylines of recent years.

The series is based on the 2011 murder of Missouri woman Betsy Faria. Her husband, Russ Faria, spent four years behind bars for her murder before being acquitted in 2015 – with his wife's death still unsolved. Zellweger plays Pam Hupp who is serving a life sentence for the 2016 murder of Louis Gumpenberger. Authorities believe Hupp killed Gumpenberger to frame Russ Faria for the murder of his wife. Hupp testified against Faria in the initial trial where he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison after his wife was found stabbed 55 times in their Missouri home. The Thing About Pam is currently scheduled for April 2022.

Award Shows remain popular with DStv viewers, and with the American Music Awards taking place just a few days ago, there’s plenty to look forward to with the 64th Annual Grammy Awards (1 February on 1Magic), 94th Annual Academy Awards (28 March 2022 on M-Net), Billboard Awards (28 April on 1Magic) and Miss Universe.

Our partner channels continue to diversify our offering with shows that spark inspiration, defy the rules, entertain, enthrall and amaze.

In TLC’s Too Large, morbidly obese individuals fight for their lives with the help of bariatric surgeon Dr. Procter. Friendships are put to the test. A previously homeless man gets back on his feet. A teacher loses weight to regain lost love. A desperate mother attempts to transform her body to be a better parent for her son. Only some will make the changes necessary to earn the bariatric surgery and change their lives.

From the producers of 90 Day Fiancé comes sexy new docu-soap Love in Paradise – The Caribbean, following people who found love in the Caribbean. The tropics will provide the backdrop for relationships in various phases from holiday flings that turned serious to a rekindled love after 10 years apart and a vacation romance that turned into a pregnancy. Will meeting in paradise work out once the suntan fades?

On Universal, Tell Me Your Secrets is a brand-new American thriller drama series. Emma Hall (Lily Rabe), the former girlfriend of a serial killer named Parker, is released from jail after covering for him and placed into witness protection in Louisiana. Mary Barlow’s (Amy Brenneman) daughter was believed to have been kidnapped and murdered by Parker, but her body was never found, leaving Mary to believe she is still alive. Having lost her only source to find Theresa, she remembers his girlfriend, Emma, and tasks John, a convicted rapist who is looking for redemption, to find her.
Action-Drama Leverage Redemption stars, Christian Kane and Noah Wyle and sees the Leverage team taking down those who think they can take what they want.
On E!, Clash of the Cover Bands is a new music competition series hosted by Stephen “Twitch” Boss with global powerhouse Meghan Trainor, Grammy-nominated powerhouse singer- songwriter Adam Lambert and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ester Dean serving as celebrity judges with the end-game of a $25 000 prize and the chance to appear in studio for a musical performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The Swim and Pushing the Line are headliners on Discovery Channel (promo mistaken it for Discovery World). Pushing the Line (January 2022) follows some of the top highliners and the up-and-comers of sport, who live together and push one another to take on the craziest places to set lines and break records.
In The Swim, Ben Lecomte endeavors to fulfill his childhood dream of swimming the Pacific Ocean. He, along with NASA and nine other partners, create a living laboratory to uncover secrets of the ocean and clues about the state of life on Earth.
January sees the arrival of Design Star: Next Gen on HGTV, while Investigation Discovery’s Relentless is a six-part series which follows filmmaker Christina Fontana's search for a missing woman in Hannibal, Missouri. The sixth season of Twist of Fate comes to ZEE World, featuring the most-loved couple affectionately known as AbhiGya, with old villains returning to disrupt their happy love life.

DOCUMENTARIES & WILDLIFE
BBC Earth delivers Sir David Attenborough’s The Green Planet, which will see the legendary environmentalist travel to the USA, Costa Rica, Croatia and northern Europe, from deserts to mountains and from rainforests to the frozen north to try to understand more about how plants live their lives.
All Creatures Great and Small S2 (2 January, 19:00), Midsomer Murders S22 (3 January, 20:00 – territory premiere) and Miss Scarlet and The Duke S2 (14 February, 20:00) all return to BBC Brit next year, too.

On National Geographic, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller sees van Zeller tap into her underworld contacts to embed in the world's most illicit smuggling pipelines. Season 2 of Green Eyed Killers returns to Lifetime to tell the stories of ordinary people, who come to extraordinary ends all because of jealousy.

LOCAL
Mzansi Greed debuts on Moja Love on 2 December at 21:30. The true -life program lets viewers explore the world of crime and greed. What lengths will a person go to for money and power? The series focuses on cases of Ponzi schemes, embezzlement and other crimes, featuring Interviews with family members, police investigators business associates, fraud victims and, in some cases, the fraudsters themselves.
Season 2 of Mina Nawe House starts on Moja Love on 4 December at 21:00. The five couples move into a house to undergo a “relationship restart”. All the couples will be together in one house for 11 days in order to save their marital bonds. The couples do a number of exercises to see if their relationships are worth saving. The couples will need to decide if they should breakup or make up. Tune in for all the drama and revelations!

KIDS
For the kids, Cartoon Network presents Coach Me If You Can and Big Blue. In the former, Daniel Sissou has a secret: his favorite soccer ball is none other than Erico Platana, the world’s greatest soccer player who a mad sorcerer has turned into a ball. In order to go back to being human, Erico has to seriously deflate his ego and help clumsy Daniel become a champ. They may both be bumblers but together, things can only get better!

Aimed at kids 4-8, Big Blue follows sibling underwater adventurers Lettie and Lemo and their quirky submarine crew as they explore and protect a vast, ocean-covered planet from ship- stealing crabs, know-it-all jellyfish, and a health inspector shark!
On NickToons, Big Nate follows 11-year-old prankster Nate and his best friends as they navigate sixth grade with humor and style. Coming to Nickelodeon in February is Overlord and The Underwoods, an original half-hour, live-action, single camera family comedy which follows the titular North American family, whose life is turned upside down when their distant cousin, Overlord - the second most-wanted villain in the universe - seeks refuge in their home after being forced into intergalactic witness protection.

Disney Channel and HONEY is cooking in 2022 with Disney’s Magic Bake-Off and Kids Kitchen Relay. Disney's Magic Bake-Off is a baking competition series about complicated challenges and fun games as contestants shape and bake extravagant Disney-inspired cakes. In Kids Kitchen Relay, two teams of three kids each go head-to-head in a relay cooking competition. The teams are given a theme and must cook one dish as a team in three rounds without any communication between team members.

Also on Disney is Ghost Force (December 2021). Liv, Andy and Michael are three junior high school students who, unbeknownst to their friends and family, form the Ghost Force - a superhero team who have one main objective keeping the City of New York safe from feral and mischievous ghosts who wish to take over the city.

“We aim to have something for everyone, all the time, across our channels,” says Yolisa Phahle, CEO General Entertainment and Connected Video at Multichoice Group. “Our international content slate has grown larger than ever, delivering unprecedented value for our subscribers across hundreds of channels, with thousands of hours of fresh, world-leading content, every year.”

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[PRESS RELEASE ON MULTICHOICE SHOWCASE]: MultiChoice’s Hyper-Local Strategy Delivers Even More Drama, Comedy And Reality + New Channels

(As indicated in the sneak peeks)
MultiChoice’s hyper-local content strategy sees us continue to tell stories that resonate with our customers, in their language and featuring characters they identify with – and helping take proudly African stories to global audiences. The company is the biggest funder of local content in Africa and produced 2 692 hours of local content in the last financial year – 41% more than the year before – bringing its local content library to nearly 66 000 hours
“We’re home to over 42 local channels across the continent because it’s incumbent upon us to both cater for regional tastes and share familiar stories,” said Yolisa Phahle, CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video at Multichoice Group. “We support local production companies, unearth new acting talent and develop entire industries – and then showcase them to the world, a duty we couldn’t be prouder to bear”.
MultiChoice’s Owned Reality Formats continue to grow, with Our Perfect Wedding rating #1 in 90% of the territories in which it is broadcast and spawning more and more localised versions – most recently Gojwachin in Ethiopia. A Ghanaian version of Date My Family will make its debut next month and the format continues to show massive youth appeal, with at least 50% of its audience aged 35 and younger.
Tinsel – Africa’s longest-running soapie – retains its #1 position in its timeslot with top segment households and now runs to over 3 100 episodes. Telenovela The River is the top- performing show in its timeslot in South Africa and Nigeria, among Compact households, dubbed for Nigeria and adapted as Kina in Kenya.
Our dramas include The Unmarried (which has reached over 2 million viewers across South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia), Lockdown and Die Byl (proven multi-season top performers on linear and VOD platforms) and Nqobile (reaching over 1.5 million viewers in South Africa). Riona remains the most-watched drama among top segment audiences in Nigeria, Pazia has captured almost a third of the Tanzanian market and Ubuntu and other dramas in its timeslot routinely reach over a quarter of the combined Zambian DStv and GOtv market.
East Africa
Coming to Maisha Magic Bongo in 2022 are new shows, including Sinia - a drama about two wealthy families and the secrets and lies that are hidden beneath the glitz and glamor, Danga – about street-smart conmen Pipi, Angel and Mo who will stop at nothing to deceive the richest man in town, Mark and La Familia, where after enjoying four decades of prosperity, Mr & Mrs Ibrahim must pay a heavy price.
On Maisha Magic Plus, Tuko Talks sees Lynn Ngugi engage people from all walks of life in raw and tell-all conversations about their past, pain and joy. In Kenyan police procedural and Showmax Original, Crime and Justice S1, detectives Silas and Makena safeguard the streets of Nairobi. Dealing with all manner of crime, they must learn to trust each other's instincts in the pursuit of justice
A Pearl Magic Prime highlight to look forward to is Chapterz, which exposes a seemingly perfect family’s hidden skeletons. On Zambezi Magic, Wanilata is a reality dating show in which singletons get the chance to connect with their crush. Every episode sees the contestants go on a date, with the final question being: "Do you love me?"
Our Perfect Wedding Zambia returns to ONEZED, as does Ubuntu, in which Chief Mukango promises his cousin Tachimba that he will succeed him as chief of Ubuntu when he dies. Things take an unexpected turn when a sickly and dying Chief Mukango names his daughter, Thandiwena, heir to the throne instead.
On Abol TV, Adey is a riveting dram series that shows the multiple facades of life behind the backdrop of 2 separate families that are somehow connected with a 17-year-old girl. In Zuret, a criminal organisation is running an operation to smuggle millions of dollars out of the country. A secret agent infiltrates the group to capture the ringleader, however, the secret agent discovers that the love of his life, who he hasn’t seen in years, is engaged to one of the criminals.
Maisha Magic Poa (DStv Channel 144) was launched 1 October 2021 and is available on the all new POA package, which is tailormade to give more customers access to exhilarating content at a competitive price. The channel is also accessible to DStv Bomba, DStv Family, DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus, as well as Premium subscribers.
“Maisha Magic Poa is a game changer in the Tanzanian television and entertainment landscape whilst the new bouquet remains a testimony to MultiChoice’s dedication to provide Tanzania with quality and affordable entertainment,” said Fhulufhelo Badugela CEO of MultiChoice Africa.
West Africa
On Akwaaba Magic (Ghana), Dede is a naive rural teenager who is deceived by her stepmother to leave her family and life behind in order to work as a domestic helper in the home of Robertsons, a complicated wealthy family, where she falls for the youngest son, whilst struggling to achieve her dreams Inside Out’s Soraya cuts short her national service to fight for justice for her mother, framed for a murder committed by Maafio, a rich and powerful woman. Dismissive of police corruption, Soraya is prepared to take the law into her own hands.
The latest localised version of the hit MultiChoice format, Date My Family Ghana, is a reality dating show that helps singletons find love by sending them on dates with their potential partner’s family. Can you really trust your family to help you find love?
Biggie is back again on Africa Magic (Nigeria) with a 7th season of Big Brother Naija (June
2022), which will once more test a group of isolated housemates with a series of tasks as they compete for a large cash prize.
There’s even more reality on the channel as Date My Family Nigeria arrives in January 2022, sending singletons on dates with three potential partners’ families in a bid to find love. Idols Nigeria kicks off in February, hoping to unearth more amazing Nigerian performers. Judging Matters helps to address legal issues from a small claims court, in partnership with the Lagos state ministry of Justice, hosted by Justice Olushola Williams and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.
Shoot Your Shot returns for its 2nd season – once more hosted by Bisola Aiyeola – to help all manner of people set the right mood for an introduction to someone they have been crushing on. Love Come Back also returns, with host Ibrahim Sulaiman helping one man or woman in their quest to get another chance at love with an ex.
Africa Magic is home to plenty of amazing, scripted content too. Make a date with The Johnsons every weekday as they dodge life’s curveballs. My Flatmates is a sitcom that documents the lives of four friends who share an apartment. Enduring favourite Tinsel continues, still finding fresh drama as two rival film production houses continue their fierce battle for box-office domination.
Both Movement – Japa (weekly at 21:00 WAT on AM Showcase) and The Rishantes (weekdays at 8:00pm WAT on AM Urban) started on 1 November. In the former, three friends desperate to leave the country for the west set out as ship stowaways - but end up on the wrong ship. In the latter – a spin-off of Halita - the three Rishantes have created new life at their mansion, 7 years after the explosive events that surrounded the Zamani family and Lufu group. Beyond the surface of their gilded lies, there are powers and events that could lead the family to a cataclysmic ending.
Mozambique and Angola
The Mozambique market can look forward to the launch of Maningue Magic on DStv Ch 503 on the 17th of January 2022. The channel is set to deliver the much-anticipated local telenovela, Maida, local lifestyle show, Txunado, local drama The Influencer, as well as Boss Station, a Mozambiquan original music show. Viewers can also expect to see a local version of Date My Family.
In Angola, customers will be spoilt with weekly comedy shows as well as a dubbed telenovela through the launch of Kwenda Magic on DStv Channel 502, also on 17 January 2022.

Continent-wide
The Honey channel continues to grow since its introduction this year – and viewers can look forward to a 2nd season of Pastors’ Wives on the channel in 2022. Pastors are often in the spotlight, but the show goes behind the scenes to meet the charismatic women holding it all together.
There’s a brand-new season of Mina Nawe House coming to Moja Love on 4 December at 21:00 CAT. Five couples move into a house to undergo a “relationship restart”. All the couples will be together in one house for 11 days in a bid to save their marriages and, at the end, decide to break up or stay together.
Debuting on Moja Love is Mzansi Greed (2 December at 21:30 CAT), a true-life program that lets viewers explore the world of crime and greed and see the lengths a person will go to for money and power. The series focuses on cases of Ponzi schemes, embezzlement and other crimes, featuring interviews with family members, police investigators business associates, fraud victims and, in some cases, the fraudsters themselves.

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