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Friday, October 2, 2020

As Expected, e.tv Acquired Broadcasting Rights To 9-1-1


e.tv will be rolling out 9-1-1 in the coming weeks FOX production in the coming weeks called 9-1-1.

9-1-1 explores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders: police officers, paramedics, firefighters, and dispatchers.

NAACP Image Awards winner Angela Bassett stars in this action series produced by Ryan Murphy who also worked on other FOX properties such as Glee and American Horror Story.

The series made its debut on FOX in 2018 followed by M-Net and M-Net City in that current year. It managed to get over 3 seasons with a fourth one on the way alongside a spinoff called 9-1-1: Lone Star.

The first season starts Wednesday 14 October at 20:30 on e.tv

Netflix And DStv Are The Monopoly Of Africa


MultiChoice's DStv and Netflix have been the top players in cable and streaming respectively for over a decade. Before they were like cats and dogs now they've seemingly become besties so here's how the pair are similar.

MultiChoice's DStv has provided funding for several channels like Moja Love and Newsroom Afrika while Netflix has provided funding for several businesses like DreamWorks Animation (which spawned the DreamWorks Channel) so if there such case where these platforms shut down these brands would likely shutdown or downsize if possible.

Dependency - Through a briefing with ICASA, Cape Town TV revealed that they're reliant on DStv in order alongside several other channels like the SABC while Nickelodeon, Disney and NBCUniversal provided distributed several old and exclusive programming through Netflix.

Quantity - Netflix provided over a hundred new content a year while DStv provided over 120 TV channels. Quality - they're both not perfect, Netflix is mass producing making it hard to actually find something worth watching while DStv provides 1000 hours of new content in 12 years when Netflix can actually do that in 4 months.

Superiority - DStv has the sports, local dramas and news to keep viewers onboard while Netflix has their large catalogue and doesn't have much knowledge of the African heritage to back them meaning bigger is better.

Competition - DStv's only competitor charges almost half of Compact subscription (Starsat), what turns people off about their rival is the lack of premium entertainment and sports. Netflix has Amazon Prime which is barely hyped about in Africa and least talked about it.

Costs - DStv and Netflix monitor the subscription based on the programming and the economy. If Netflix doesn't hike their subscription yearly it's only due to the fact that they supply content not channels.

Repeats: You can repeatedly stream the same season of Umbrella Academy on Netflix and still get charged for all those times you were binging the show (that answers your question on DStv).

CONCLUSION: Netflix and DStv are overrated it's up to you on which platform you invest your money onto. My advice don't invest in Netflix only because they offer a lot of content unless you plan to follow those shows and don't invest your money onto DStv if you'll only watch 1 channel.


Read Also:
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2 channels will be added onto DStv from November
SIC International stops airing on DStv
Channels that never materialized on DStv

Thursday, October 1, 2020

A Brand New Pop-Up Channel Joins DStv's School Of Laughter


ZooMoo, a children’s channel which provides kids with educational content about animals around the world, is now available on DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family. The channel will be available on DStv 314 until 31 March, 2021.

Unlock new adventures
ZooMoo is a collaboration between some of the world’s foremost wildlife filmmakers, early childhood educationalists and technology developers. Its programming engages and entertains children with the wonders of animals, to stimulate and develop their innate emotional connection with the natural world. Some of ZooMoo’s well-loved shows are Leo the Wildlife Ranger, Lost!, Clawdia’s Amazing African Adventure, Piglet’s Adventure Machine, and Ninja Pop.

Watch and win!
To celebrate the channel launch, ZooMoo and DStv’s School of Laughter are looking to share the excitement by giving away some awesome prizes!

All you have to do is watch the elephant-tastic, zebra-stonishing and lama-stounding ZooMoo Awesome Animal Awards on Sunday, 4 October at 11:00 on ZooMoo (DStv 314). Tell us who won the award for the Most Colourful Animal by commenting on the competition post on DStv’s Twitter, Facebook or Instagram pages, and you could win one of 30 ZooMoo hampers. It’s that easy!

What to watch
With an entire new channel to explore, we know you’ll be wondering which shows are unmissable. Here are out top picks for you to set recordings and reminders right now!

Catch Me If You Can
Did you know that sloths are the slowest animals on Earth? It can take them almost a month just to digest a single leaf! Sloths may spend most of their time on trees but they are great swimmers They can move three times faster in water than on land and can hold their breath for 40 minutes in water Learn more about this cute mammal on ZooMoo this October!

From Tuesday, 20 October on ZooMoo (DStv 314) at 12:00.

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Halloween + Trick or Treat Special
It's a Halloween spook-tacular on ZooMoo! In a frightfully fun Halloween special we'll take a special look at all kinds of scary animals and creepy creatures. Junior and new ZooMoo team member Fluffy take us trick or treating! From Friday, 30 October on ZooMoo (DStv 314) at 09:30.

And don’t forget…
It’s the Awesome Animals Awards Special!

Join host Owl and the rest of the ZooMoo crew in cheering for the winners in the ZooMoo Awesome Animal Awards! Will your favourite animal win a ZooMoo Golden Egg Award? Tune in to find out!

Sunday, 4 October on ZooMoo (DStv 314) at 11:00.

Read Also:
- Alternatives for Disney XD
- 2 channels will be added onto DStv from November
- SIC International stops airing on DStv
- Channels that never materialized on DStv

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Qubool Hai Season 2 Or 3 Coming In October 2020 On eExtra


The first season of Qubool Hai aired on eBella back in 2018 before it was discontinued with reruns making their way onto e.tv and eExtra meaning viewers had to wait 2 years for another season to arrive.

eExtra has been airing reruns occasionally so that viewers don't lose track of the show but the wait was very long the important thing is that the second season finally has an air date.

Season 2 takes place 20 years after the first season where fans witnessed the deaths of Zoya Farooqui-Ahmed Khan (Surbhi Jyoti) and Asad Ahmed Khan (Raqesh Bapat). This season revolves around one of their daughters named Sanam (Surbhi Jyoti) who lives in Punjab with her aunt and deaf cousin running a business but faces opposition from from a business tycoon Aahil Raza Ibrahim (Karanvir Bohra) and also encounters her sister Seher who was raised to con people.

The second season airs weekdays at 15:10 from Monday 12 October on eExtra

Notice: Season 3 is likely to follow after the second season or they're likely to play season 3

eExtra is available on OpenView channel 105, DStv channel 195 and Starsat channel 489

Premium Boxoffice Channel Replaces AMC Series From The 1st October On StarTimes


StarTimes launches a new Television channel “PREMIUM BOXOFFICE TELEVISION (PBO TV)” on 1st October 2020 Channel DTH 184 in collaboration with the Big Idea Mediaworks, a Film and Television production company in Lagos Nigeria.

PBO TV is an entertainment channel focused on providing its viewers with refreshing entertainment experience across Africa. The 24-hour entertainment channel broadcasting top-rated Nollywood Movies, Series, educational shows, Sitcoms, Music and late night comedy shows.

“PBO TV celebrates the richness and diversity of African Culture with original and exclusive content,” said Gabriel Nworah, CEO of the BigIdea Mediaworks Limited. “We are excited to bring PBO’s live content and catalogue of original programming to millions of StarTimes viewers across Africa. We want people to enjoy entertainment of quality; Premium Boxoffice Television is your dose of premium entertainment for everyone. That’s why we say ‘Everyone loves Premium’.”

“It’s always a pleasure for StarTimes to provide local content and channels to the audience. We know that the local culture is vigorous and charming, and hope more people here can get the beauty of our own creations and works. Later on, there will be more local channels on StarTimes for the very fans to enjoy the happy hours spending before the screen.” Said Felix Ahonzo, COO of StarTimes Ghana.

(This includes Starsat in South Africa)

Read Also:
- FOX Life stops airing in Africa
- Inpas TV stops airing on Starsat

October 2020 On Zoomoo Africa | Specials | CMIYC


ZooMoo Specials: Awesome
Animal Awards Special
October 4, Sunday 11am
In conjunction with World Animal Day Join our host Owl and the rest of the ZooMoo crew as we cheer for the winners in the ZooMoo Awesome Animal Awards! Will your favourite animal win a ZooMoo Golden Egg Award? Tune in to find out!

Catch Me If You Can
October 20, Tuesday 12pm
*in conjunction with International Sloth Day*
Did you know that sloths are the slowest animals on Earth? It can take them almost a month just to digest a single leaf! Sloths may spend most of their time on trees but they are great swimmers. They can move three times faster in water than on land and can hold their breath for 40 minutes in water. Learn more about this cute mammal on ZooMoo this October!

Zoomoo is available on DStv channel 314 and Zuku channel 630

Friday, September 25, 2020

October 2020 On Da Vinci Kids Africa | Food - Delicious Science | 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Future | The Wonderful World Of Blood


Food - Delicious Science
Miniseries
The thrilling science story of the food on your plate and the physics, chemistry and biology that lies hidden inside every bite. Across three episodes we use the latest imaging techniques to reveal this inner world of food and we reveal along the way why such a variety of foods have ended up in our diet and how they affect our lives.

10 Things You Need to Know About the Future
Documentary
Horizon interviews some experts and looks at the matters which can change our lives in the future, like: climate change, the future of transport, energy production, gene therapy, artificial intelligence, among other things.

The Wonderful World of Blood with Michael Mosley
Documentary
Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it.

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