Could Nicktoons Be Traded For Nickelodeon On DStv?

During the year, Nicktoons woke up from its repeat slumber with a batch of original content from Nickelodeon including Star Trek: Prodigy, Monster High, Rugrats and The Patrick Star Show and exclusives like The Adventures Of Sammy & Raj and Best & Bester.

As seen in July, these exclusive shows had since then been transmitted on Nickelodeon leaving Nicktoons to open up more timeslots for The Loud House's placeholder The Casagrandes alongside Nickelodeon's longest running show, SpongeBob SquarePants.

From what I can analyse here it's safe to say Paramount isn't prioritising the channel as much as seen in previous years. My guess on these exclusives perhaps it's a regional thing as some territories market Nickelodeon as a premium and in Southern Africa those roles are reversed.

That's also very risky as Southern Africa having Nickelodeon spend less time on Nicktoons but considering a majority can't afford the main channel. It's put in a much better position compared to most of Africa where viewers will probably call view it as liability.

This wasn't really an issue when it was inducted as the current audience weren't familiar with the Splat era of Nickelodeon. Over the years, they've always managed to balance out the content by licencing content from various studios and overtime that fell apart.

If you had to look at the current state of Nicktoons, it matches up to the standards seen on the Disney Channel where less investment is being poured toward new content with the rest of the schedule being bombarded with repeats or older programming.

Aside from Disney Channel if not the rest of Disney's linear offering being folded under Disney+. Would it seem far fetched if the same fate awaited Nicktoons once Paramount+ arrives in the market.

SCHEDULE

* Bold means the show has been cancelled

WEEKDAY

23:45 Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles

00:07 Breadwinners

00:29 The Barbarian And TheTroll

00:50 Dorg Van Dango

01:11 Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty

01:32 Sanjay & Craig

01:53 Corn & Peg

02:14 Fanboy & Chum Chum

02:36 T.U.F.F. Puppy

02:58 Rusty Rivets

03:20 Wallykazam!

03:42 Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty

04:04 SpongeBob SquarePants 

04:26 SpongeBob SquarePants

04:48 SpongeBob SquarePants

05:00 SpongeBob SquarePants

05:22 SpongeBob SquarePants

05:44 SpongeBob SquarePants

06:07 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

06:22 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

06:33 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

06:46 The Casagrandes

07:11 The Casagrandes

07:30 Peppa Pig

07:51 Peppa Pig

08:06 Paw Patrol

08:20 Paw Patrol

08:44 Blaze And The Monster Machines

09:08 Blaze And The Monster Machines

09:30 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

09:53 ALVINNN!!! And TheChipmunks

10:17 Lego City Adventures

10:43 SpongeBob SquarePants

11:05 SpongeBob SquarePants

11:30 SpongeBob SquarePants

11:55 SpongeBob SquarePants

12:18 The Casagrandes

12:43 The Casagrandes

13:05 The Casagrandes

13:29 The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy And Raj

13:55 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

14:19 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

14:34 SpongeBob SquarePants

15:00 NickMusic

15:25 The Casagrandes

15:35 The Casagrandes

15:45 The Casagrandes

16:10 The Casagrandes

16:34 The Casagrandes

17:00 SpongeBob SquarePants

17:24 SpongeBob SquarePants

17:50 SpongeBob SquarePants

18:15 SpongeBob SquarePants

18:39 The Casagrandes

19:01 The Casagrandes

19:26 The Casagrandes

19:50 SpongeBob SquarePants

20:14 SpongeBob SquarePants

20:41 SpongeBob SquarePants

21:05 SpongeBob SquarePants

21:31 The Patrick Star Show

21:55 The Patrick Star Show

22:09 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness

22:32 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness

22:55 Avatar: The Last Airbender

23:19 The Penguins Of Madagascar 

23:32 The Penguins Of Madagascar 

23:55 The Penguins Of Madagascar 

WEEKEND

23:45 Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles

00:07 Breadwinners

00:29 The Barbarian And The Troll

00:50 Dorg Van Dango

01:11 Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty

01:32 Sanjay & Craig

01:53 Corn&Peg

02:14 Fanboy & Chum Chum

02:36 T.U.F.F. Puppy

02:58 Rusty Rivets

03:20 Abby Hatcher

03:42 Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty

04:04 SpongeBob SquarePants

04:26 SpongeBob SquarePants

04:49 SpongeBob SquarePants

05:00 SpongeBob SquarePants

05:22 SpongeBob SquarePants

05:44 SpongeBob SquarePants

06:07 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

06:22 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

06:46 The Casagrandes

07:11 The Casagrandes

07:30 Peppa Pig

07:52 Dora The Explorer

08:16 Top Wing

08:26 Top Wing

08:49 Paw Patrol

09:03 Paw Patrol

09:30 The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy And Raj

09:54 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

10:18 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

10:43 The Casagrandes

11:07 The Casagrandes

11:30 Monster High

11:55 The Patrick Star Show

12:18 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

12:43 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

13:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

13:30 SpongeBob SquarePants

13:53 SpongeBob SquarePants

14:19 SpongeBob SquarePants

14:45 SpongeBob SquarePants

15:00 The Patrick Star Show

15:13 The Patrick Star Show

15:26 The Casagrandes

15:48 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

16:12 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

16:36 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

17:01 Monster High

17:27 SpongeBob SquarePants

17:49 SpongeBob SquarePants

18:16 SpongeBob SquarePants

18:38 The Casagrandes

19:01 The Casagrandes

19:24 The Casagrandes

19:37 SpongeBob SquarePants

19:59 SpongeBob SquarePants

20:26 The Patrick Star Show

20:49 The Patrick Star Show

21:13 The Adventures of Kid Danger

21:38 The Adventures of Kid Danger

22:01 SpongeBob SquarePants

22:24 SpongeBob SquarePants

22:36 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

22:59 ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks

23:23 The Adventures of Kid Danger

23:45 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 

Recap To Last Year: WildBrain To Roll Out A Dedicated Kids Channel In Canada, Could StarSat Or DStv Perhaps Get It?

WildBrain is a Canadian based company known for owning the largest independent library of children's television programming, which is distributed through its multi-channel network, WildBrain Spark, and a group of Canadian specialty television channels (e.g. WildBrain TV).

Some of the programming to have been distributed by the brand include animations like Johnny Test, Carmen Sandiego, Berry In The Big City and Inspector Gadget alongside live-action shows like Hank Zipzer, Survivalists, Degrassi: Next Class and Bajillionaires.

As of 2022, Canada has been the only known region to distribute a linear service with the trademark WildBrain Spark adopted by the UK and global to manage a number of external brands currently seen on digital platforms which has accumulated $70 million in revenue.

With Disney consolidating most of their content to streaming and shuttering their remaining linear offering. Cable outlets have been up and about trying to fill the void left by the blue brand by either producing original content or licencing third party content from various studios.

Moonbug and DreamWorks had both seen a boost in popularity for their programming and WildBrain could serve as a third contender within that list of children's stations as seen in Canada.

Afrikaans Voice Actors For Verbode Liefde

Elma Potgieter as Ülfet

Mari Molefe as Suhandan

Alicia Van Emmenis as Saniye

Natasja Jobs as Fitnat

Saanli Jooste as Nevicihan

Marijke Coetze as Döne

Karin Retief as Azimet

David Johnson as Adil

Charl Van Heyningen as Abbas

Andre Retief as Rüstem Kuloglu

Claudia Jones as Culsum

Danielle Retief as Meliha Kuloglu

Rowlen Van Gericke as Serhat 

Source: Insidus Plus, Die Afrikaans Voice Page

News Shorts: Zee World To Rollout This Is Fate And His Mistress's Child In Selected Territories, UTV Scoops Up Another Yet To Be Seen TLNovelas Drama And Kleva-Ish To Make A Landing On The eVOD And Amazon Prime Video Steaming Service

Cabo is expanding to Ghana

UTV is a Ghanaian based channel similar to how you'd describe Soweto TV in South Africa offers informative and engaging programming catered to a small audience. It is also known for supplying content from TLNovelas' parent company, TelevisaUnivision.

After debuting on Zap Novelas, it was learnt by sources not long ago that the Ghanaian channel will be allocating Cabo (another yet to be seen TLNovelas drama) in place of Overcoming The Past which is set to rollout on TLNovelas later this month.

Sofía and Alejandro get married in a dream wedding, but when Alejandro dies in a plane crash and Sofia travels to Cabo to meet his new family, she realizes that Alejandro is alive and that his real name is Eduardo.

Based on the 1985 Mexican telenovela Tú o nadie, the series starred Bárbara de Regil, Matías Novoa, Eva Cedeño, Diego Amozurrutia, Rebecca Jones and Rafael Inclán.

His Mistress's Child has been delayed

During the year, it was learnt by sources that Zee World had picked up rights to another family drama, His Mistress's Child. With the channel operating independently in Southern Africa, the drama was offered to consumers in neighbouring countries replacing Radha Mohan.

As for its release date in Southern Africa, initially it was slated to air on August 12 but Zee World for some reason thought of removing it from the schedule I presume they hadn't recieved the show yet so they opted for This Is Fate as if we don't get enough heartache from Pragya and Abhi.

Speaking of which, This Is Fate is speculated to be replacing If You Were Not There for the rest of Africa by August 23 but for all we know that could change as the channel is well known for giving out wrong dates and also that "coming soon" tag which would take 4 to 6 months before release.

Grown-ish based film to rollout on a platform near you

Following the rollout of Seconds, eMedia Investments together with Amazon Prime Video will be rolling out another local production from August 17th, Kleva-Ish meaning eVOD hasn't produced an original film that isn't distributed on a supposed rival platform.

Two misfits. One a Nerd the other a Spinner, Need each other to help them fit in. She needs his driving

school skills to get a drivers licence, He needs to transform into a roughneck to win back his ex who dumped him for being too soft.

It stars Phenius Bullets as MaLeather, Tshepiso Jeme as Pule, Galaletsang Koffman as Dimakatso and Ontshiametse Molekoa as Thulani. Thabang Masanabo and Ntshepe iFarah Nkosi serve as directors with Makanaka Mavenger assisting in writing.

Alongside Kleva-Ish, eMedia Investments is set to rollout 4 new telenovelas on their linear platforms: Ramo, Chrysalis, Winter Son and Annekan Die Swa Kry.

Disney Channel And Junior Africa's Schedule Dated August 6, 2023

With speculation of a possible closure within the EMEA region, we've monitored their lineup on a month to month basis and compared to previous years it almost looks as if The Disney Channels are prepping for the inevitable.

It's no secret that Disney has been prioritising their direct-to-consumer market or in this case, Disney+. As there's been a decline in households to have viewed their content so Disney+ is one way to keep these consumers onboard.

Of course, it has led to closure of Disney Channels in the UK, Italy, Australia and Asia as they're funneling content away from Disney+ and this has angered consumers so you see where they're getting at in removing these channels.

Below is a weekday schedule for Disney Channel and Disney Junior:

" bold means shows are ending soon or had been cancelled

00:00 The Owl House

00:25 The Owl House

00:50 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

01:15 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

01:40 Lab Rats: Elite Force

02:05 Walk The Prank

02:30 Walk The Prank

02:55 Vikingskool

03:20 Vikingskool

03:45 Sydney to the Max

04:10 Sydney to the Max

04:35 Walk The Prank

05:00 Lab Rats: Elite Force

05:25 Lab Rats: Elite Force

05:50 Descendants Wicked World

06:00 Vikingskool

06:25 Vikingskool

06:51 Hamster & Gretel

07:15 Hamster & Gretel

07:40 The Owl House

08:05 The Owl House

08:30 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

08:55 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

09:20 Lab Rats

09:45 Lab Rats

10:10 Sydney to the Max

10:35 Sydney to the Max

11:00 Descendants Wicked World

11:05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

11:30 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

11:55 The Ghost and Molly McGee

12:20 The Ghost and Molly McGee

12:45 Big City Greens

13:10 Just Roll with It

13:35 Just Roll with It

14:00 The Ghost and Molly McGee

14:25 The Ghost and Molly McGee

14:50 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

15:15 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

15:40 The Ghost and Molly McGee

16:05 Lab Rats: Elite Force

16:30 Lab Rats: Elite Force

16:55 Descendants Wicked World

17:00 Big City Greens

17:25 Big City Greens

17:50 Just Roll with It

18:15 Just Roll with It

18:41 Lab Rats

19:06 Lab Rats 

19:30 Lab Rats

19:55 Sydney to the Max

20:20 Sydney to the Max

20:45 Bunk'd: Learning The Ropes

21:10 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

21:35 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir

22:00 Lab Rats: Elite Force

22:25 Lab Rats: Elite Force

22:50 Just Roll with It

23:10 Just Roll with It

23:35 Bunk'd: Learning The Ropes 

The longest I've watched Disney Channel they've always been nostalgic repeating their shows from the early 2000s but when it came to newer originals those use to take up majority of the daytime if you count catch-up timeslots now it's only 36,7% and that small stake is used to air their most popular show, Miraculous alongside The Ghost And Molly McGee that there isn't much space to include more from their other shows.

Reruns which takes up 63,3% I mean almost 70% has in some stature very little content but it's amazing how such little can actually get this much airtime compared to Cartoon Network which may come with less variety but have shows like Teen Titans GO! and Power Rangers fill up the daytime which can make up that 63,3%.

00:00 Gigantosaurus

00:25 Gigantosaurus

00:50 Gigantosaurus

01:15 Henry Hugglemonster

01:40 Henry Hugglemonster

02:05 Henry Hugglemonster

02:30 Henry Hugglemonster

02:55 Henry Hugglemonster

03:20 Henry Hugglemonster

03:45 Gigantosaurus

04:10 Gigantosaurus

04:35 Henry Hugglemonster

05:00 Henry Hugglemonster

05:30 Henry Hugglemonster

06:00 Gigantosaurus

06:30 Gigantosaurus

07:00 Bluey

07:30 Bluey

08:00 Superkitties

08:30 Mickey Mouse Funhouse

09:00 Spidey and His Amazing Friends

09:30 Firebuds

10:00 Bluey

10:30 Bluey

11:00 Superkitties

11:30 Mickey Mouse Funhouse

12:00 Alice's Wonderland Bakery

12:30 Bluey

13:00 Bluey

13:30 Firebuds

14:00 Firebuds

14:30 Mickey Mouse Funhouse

15:00 Sofia The First

15:30 Superkitties

16:00 Superkitties

16:30 Alice's Wonderland Bakery

17:00 Bluey

17:30 Bluey

18:00 Spidey and His Amazing Friends

18:30 Spidey and His Amazing Friends

19:00 Mickey Mouse Funhouse

19:30 Bluey

20:00 Bluey

20:30 Firebuds

21:00 Superkitties

21:30 Sofia The First

22:00 Sofia The First

22:30 Mickey Mouse Funhouse

23:00 Gigantosaurus

23:30 Gigantosaurus 

Disney Junior's current format reacts to what's already been the norm of Cartoon Network which means having their most popular show take over the channel or in this case, Bluey. Similar to CN, you're mostly seeing their current shows which is very little take up the channel.

If it's any consolation, Disney Channel looks better in comparison as there's more variety despite the latter being bombarded with shows once offered by Disney XD.

Development Alert: Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur To Stream On Disney+, No Plans To Launch On The Disney Channel

Few years ago, Disney XD was ripped away from viewers across Africa and most parts of the world as further content is allocated on Disney+. MultiChoice was able to retain the remaining linear offering from Disney through 2024 or as stated in press statement "another two years".

Several shows announced for one of their brands particularly The Disney Channel included a new season of Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir alongside new series Magic Bake Off, Secrets Of Sulphur Springs, Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur and Ghost Force.

As seen already most of the content had already been viewed on Disney Channel everything except for Marvel Studios' female tailored action series, Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur. 

Based on the characters of Marvel Comics, it follows 13-year-old supergenius Lunella as she accidentally brings 10-ton Tyrannosaurus rex Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, they work together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.

The series was slated to air by 2022 on Disney Channel but was pushed to the following year. Ahead of its debut, production had already begun on a potential second season with the show recieving acclaim for its writing, animation and soundtrack following its rollout.

With questions lingering regarding its fate of the show across Africa, Disney was asked whether the series was part of Disney Channel's launch calendar as seen in Scandinavia but similar to Chip 'n Dale: Park Life, the latter had been folded under on Disney+.

Meaning similar to the final seasons of Big Hero 6 and Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. Disney kept yet another show away from linear platforms as there are currently no plans to rollout any of this content on the Disney Channel.

Interesting to note, Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur accessible to the Disney Channel in Scandinavia with Chip 'n Dale: Park Life in Africa known internationally as EMEA. Following the merger of these feeds, the latter was silently removed from the lineup.

Could this be the end of the Disney Channel???

Similar to FOX, Disney Channel has also been bombarded with reruns (e.g. Lab Rats and Walk The Prank from Disney XD) and promoted various content currently streaming on Disney+ (e.g. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire).