Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

Saturday, October 10, 2020

SABC, e.tv And DStv Ratings For The Month Of September

SABC 1:
Uzalo 8 941 556
Generations the Legacy Soap 7 501 221
Skeem Saam 6 728 015
Sgudi Snaysi 4 680 778
Xhosa News 4 449 139
Zulu News 4 204 420
Sgud'snaysi 3 993 416
Nyan Nyan Real 3 372 564
Live Amp 3 227 790
Family Secrets 3 175 493
Selimathunzi 3 167 525
Women Year 3 028 545
Moshidi`s Child 2 991 247
Throwback Thursday 2 866 948
Uzalo - Repeat 2 762 727
Soccer Build-up 2 684 518
Nedbank Cup Final:Bloemfontein Celtic Vs Spor 2 680 785
Skeem Saam - Repeat 2 669 535
Ngomusa 2 667 907
Grey Matter 2 593 860

SABC 2:
Muvhango 3 885 070
President Ramaphosa's Address to the Nat 2 267 624
Lithapo 1 677 056
7De Laan 1 605 770
Fokus 1 374 772
Vutha 1 279 776
Nuus News 3.51 1 262 813 11.5
Mokgonyana Mmatswale 1 215 544
Ses/Tsw/Sep News 1 192 756
Ngwanaka Ngwanaka O Kae 1 053 594
Muvhango - 1 028 429
Nllllgwanaka O Kae? 1 027 302
Lithapo - Repeat Dram 812 736
Touched by An Angel Dram 709 424
Venda/Tsonga News News 687 678
Skeem Saam - Repeat 686 196
Morning Live 672 423
Melody 666 403
Live Lotto Draw 645 323
Excuse Me for Living 626 908

SABC 3:
Absa Premiership Polokwane City vs Mamel 810 424
March of the Elephants 801 162
Dynasties: Making of 764 203
Blood River Crossing 749 398 Wildebeeste: Born to Run 707 602
The Great Dancer 534 875
The Abc`s Mountain Biking 515 649
Travis Pastrana 478 687
The Greatest Dancer 475 359
Knight Rider 453 661
The A-Team 442 069
Top Billing 421 813
Mela 403 223
Ama Knows Best 393 620
Music 384 595
Generations the Legacy - Repeat 373 974
My Super Ex-Girlfriend 368 151
News 365 957
Celebrated Love 345 859
Soccer Wrap Spor 337 063

e.tv:
e.tv Scandal 4 718 764
Rhythm City 3 890 600
Imbewu 3 688 674
Mechanic II 2 996 757
The Fate of the Furious Movi 2 821 913
Leon Schuster Schucks Tshabalala's Survi 2 805 694
Xxx Return of Xander Cage 2 729 983
The Boss Baby 2 253 548
The Mechanic 2 234 446
The Angry Birds Movie 1 864 411
Family Feud South Africa 1 748 439
The Emoji Movie 1 744 999
Just for Laughs Gags Filler 1 727 042
Imbewu - Repeat 1 600 733
e.tv Scandal - Repeat 1 456 505
Checkpoint 1 441 452
Rhythm City - Repeat 1 399 047
Spartan Race: Ultimate Team Challenge 1 282 568
Imbewu: Omnibus 1 282 729
Deur Dik En Dun 1 281 636

DStv:
Gomora (Mzansi) 1 145 095 & 1 515 452
The Queen (Mzansi) 1 108 051 & 1 429 055
The Powerball Draw (Mzansi) 938 456 & 1 158 581
Idols SA (Mzansi) 900 614 & 1 145 558
You Promise to Marry Me (Moja) 887 726 & 1 027 753
Our Perfect Wedding (Wethu) 840 146 & 1 113 641
The River (Mzansi) 784 497 & 969 593
Isibaya 726 847 & 926 714
Uthando Nesthembu 619 011 & 738 219
Losing Lerato 609 047 & 755 371
The Throne - Repeat 553 221 & 664 160
The Queen (Wethu) 552 571 & 727 635
The Queen - O (Wethu) 541 926 & 699 805
The Real Housewives of Johannesburg (Wethu) 536 826 & 675 042
Joko Ya Hao (Mzansi) 495 727 & 586 302
The Queen - Repeat (Wethu) Dram 483 760 & 582 227
Isibaya - Repeat (Wethu) 481 164 & 560 025
Loving Thokoza (Mzansi) 476 250 & 591 794
Ngithande (Bioskop) 447 834 & 540 972 One Night with My Ex SA (Wethu) 444 327 & 566 511
Ifour Room (Bioskop) 432 667 & 541 233 Housekeepers (Mzansi) 432 444 & 564 969
Please Step in (Mzansi) 430 519 & 553 948
A Mother's Gift (Bioskop) 423 967 & 506 801
Isithembiso (Wethu) 421 945 & 482 746
Unmarried (Mzansi) 410 326 & 521 770
Ngithande Wena (Bioskop) 407 682 & 489 538
Umapendane (Bioskop) 404 576 & 489 306
Mamazala (Moja) 403 069 & 520 189
Amagugu (Wethu) 402 338 & 424 567

Friday, October 9, 2020

The End Of Paradise Coming In November To Telemundo Africa

Two years later, Catalina, la grande (Carmen Villalobos) assumes her new duties and responsibilities as the new director of the DEA in Colombia, her daughter Mariana (Stephania Duque), El Titi (Gregorio Pernía) and Dayana (Elianis Garrido) they have associated with Yésica Beltrán (Kimberly Reyes), their worst enemy, whose ambitions are increasingly dangerous. This time it was devastating to return with a formidable weapon since La Diabla has a new face thanks to a total face transplant. This finally manages to infiltrate the organization of the DEA precisely with the help of Mano Negra (Juan Pablo Gamboa). Without knowing it, Catalina Santana works hand-in-hand with Yésica but who presents herself under a new identity, that of Valeria Montes with the aim of slowly destroying her to end the growing rivalry that has existed between them for three decades.

Meanwhile, Catalina, la grande will have to fight against the world of drug trafficking and a new cartel of criminals who threaten to flood the country with a new synthetic drug that will trigger a war between good and evil that will put Catalina's world to the test. and of all those around her, like her friends Paola (Alejandra Pinzón) and Vanessa (Estefanía Gómez), recruited from the DEA. In addition, Catalina, la grande will be cornered by Zoraya Fuentes (Eileen Roca), who became Ingrid Román regarding her husband Santiago (Roberto Manrique), who is unjustly in jail because of Zoraya.

On the other hand, calm finally comes to Catalina, la Medina (Carolina Gaitán) and Hernán Darío (Juan Pablo Urrego), who are waiting for their first child. However, this happiness is likely to be short-lived, since its enemies now have more power than ever, especially Mariana.

The series airs Monday 16 November at 22:00 CAT/21:00 WAT/23:00 EAT (Don't be surprised if they push it to 2021)

Other developments:
- Aurora replaces Behind Closed Doors on Thursday 22 October
- Someone's Watching replaces Dangerous Affairs on Saturday 18 October
- Rumored to be making a comeback on Telemundo: My Heart Beats For Lola, Precious Rose, Broken Angel and Labour Of Love, Decisions, False Identity, Woman Of Steel and Queen of Miami

We Baby Bears Coming Late 2021 On Cartoon Network Africa

Cartoon Network’s beloved Baby Bears assemble for their next adventure, We Baby Bears, an original comedy coming to Africa in November 2021. Overloaded with the cuteness and humour that fans around the globe adore them for, the series tracks baby Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear through a multitude of imaginative worlds, but this time via their magical box. Currently in production, We Bare Bears director, Manny Hernandez, returns as executive producer to bring his own creative vision to life in the newest iteration of the sibling cubs’ arrival.

“Manny’s admiration for anime and music come to life in this fresh new expansion of the beloved franchise,” said Tom Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC). “The spectacular landscapes and musical inspirations transform this new series into an unforgettable journey for all We Bare Bears’ fans and beyond. And did I mention they are baby bears!”

We Baby Bears features the baby bears on their search for a place they can settle down and fit into. Each episode transports them into vibrant and colourful worlds, where they befriend legions of familiar fairy-tale faces. During their ongoing crusade, they are faced with the decision to stay or continue their journey for a permanent abode they can call home. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, We Bare Bears creator, Daniel Chong, joins Hernandez as executive producer.

The announcement follows the debut of We Bare Bears: The Movie, the first-ever TV movie for the series, which served as the finale for the long-running hit show We Bare Bears. The TV movie debuted for digital download earlier this year and trended in the top 10 Comedy and Kids & Family categories on iTunes for several weeks following its release.

Fans across Africa can tune in to catch We Bare Bears: The Movie on Sunday, 29 November 2020 @ 16:05 CAT where Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear catch the Department of Wildlife Control's attention and their world turns upside down! Forced to go on the run by the diabolical Agent Trout, the Bears rely on friends, both old and new, on a wild and hilarious road trip. Join the Bears as they stack up for their biggest adventure ever on Cartoon Network Africa, DStv channel 301, and GOtv channel 67 (Ghana 158 and Uganda 356)!

MultiChoice CEO On Content And Channel Collection

Aletta Alberts: It's not the one or the other, it's more a hybrid. There will always be linear channels because there is content that people want to see live, and things that we see that people still prefer to watch on a linear channel more so than on-demand.

People show much more tolerance for shorter, "event-like" series on-demand because the experience is like binge-watching, compared to say sitting through a 22-episode anything, unless you're very committed or you watch it in intervals.

Yes, the world has changed but the channels is still very, very strong and on a daily basis, we still get pitched hundreds of new TV channels every week. But the world is shifting in the sense that there are other genres coming to the foreground.

Also, as the base of viewers grows, the mix of the base is changing, so you are looking for different content. So we know that the top-end for instance in South Africa where it's not a homogenous market here and they've got a lot of access to Wifi, they're more moving towards streaming services and over-the-top services and watching content that is maybe slightly more discerning or niche genres that are more about personal taste than watching things in groups.

Then when you get to the middle market and lower, those viewers still want to see content that they can watch together and they also don't have hours and hours and gigabytes of data to view with.

Having said that, there are still genres that people want to watch live. People want to watch reality TV live because if they don't watch it live, they can't take part in the social conversation. You don't, for instance, want to watch MasterChef on OTT or something like Our Perfect Wedding or My Kitchen Rules or those types of shows because everybody wants to comment on the dress or what people are doing wrong. People do still want to watch that live because of social media. I think the reason why we are taking channels off-we're taking content off that we believe can go sit on OTT because audiences are so small now on those channels that it doesn't warrant it to have actual linear channels anymore; and only look at those channels that are really mass-market channels over time, as the base keeps on changing.

In Africa, the channels business is still very, very, very big and will be for the foreseeable future. I don't think that's something that's going to change overnight.

Update: Mindset Pop On DStv And DBE Learning On OpenView

Earlier in the year, Covid19 hit South African shores forcing schools and businesses to shut down. During that time, service providers were trying to source out content that was educating and entertaining to viewers.

MultiChoice and Mindset teamed up to launch a spinoff pop-up channel catered to Grade 4-9 with a mix of Grade 1-3 called Mindset Pop (also known as Mindset's Pop Primary) in South Africa and the rest of Africa on channel 317.

eMedia Investments teamed up with the Department of Education to launch DBE Learning which caters Grade 10-12 with additional subjects to help out the current Mindset channel. It is currently occupies channel 122.

Both channels were available from 1st April. Through media outlets, DBE Learning as stated would be available until the end of September while Mindset Pop would be available until 10 December according to MultiChoice Africa earlier in the year.

Now DBE Learning is still running on the OpenView despite reaching its cutoff date so it's possible that there are no plans to do away with the channel. It first launched as a channel for Grade 10-12 now they added material for Grade 1-3 meaning it's no different to Mindset.

Mindset Pop has been dominating the DStv platform and is highly recommended through schools and educational forums across Africa. Several outlets still list it as a pop-up channel but no cutoff date was actually confirmed for South Africa (only ROA) and through an enquiry their customer care listed it as a permanent channel for customers and this very likely includes the rest of Africa.

Schools are now reopened under several conditions and children in most schools get time off meaning they won't able to wrapup their academics but with these channels put in place they'll help them catch-up.

Friday, October 2, 2020

Limpopo TV Might Launch On OpenView Really Soon, No News On Whether DStv Or Starsat Will Be Adding It Soon

Limpopo's first ever TV channel launched in the beginning of October offering quality programming from shows that are created, delivered and produced by talent from the province.

There's been a lot of hype about the channel's presence on DStv, Starsat and OpenView in the beginning of the year through other people and the channel themselves. Even viewers with Starsat where able to view the channel without changing settings before the channel disappeared.

After the launch of Limpopo TV you could only access if you unlock the public channels on your decoder. The channel's media handler did mention that they are in negotiations with several service providers.

So far it looks like OpenView is one of the confirmed service providers. The channel founder mentioned that:
We are at the Final Stages of our Negotiations with the Provider and we will wait for them to Release the News first then we will also Share.

The channel might pop up on Starsat and DStv but viewers will likely get it later as both providers are still rolling out more channels in the coming months maybe they'll be able to squeeze this one in as an added bonus like they were suppose to do with the long awaited channel, SABC Education.

Naagin Season 2 Coming Soon On eExtra

Colors TV's Naagin returns for a second season on its new home, eExtra. The show also aired on eBella before it got discontinued and reruns surfaced on eExtra for the time being.

It took eMedia Investments 2 years to bring the second season of Naagin and Qubool Hai but what's important is that they've both got release dates. eExtra is currently available on OpenView, DStv and Starsat while eBella wasn't available on Starsat which would have caused quite a riot if these shows didn't get reruns to get them up-to-date.

In the second season of Naagin which takes place three months after the first season, Shivanya delivers her daughter, Shivangi (Mouni Roy, also played her mom) in the third month of her pregnancy which shocks the doctors. Yamini (Sudha Chandran) gets resurrected and they'll also be a 24 year leap revolving around Shivangi. She'll be seeking justice for her mother's death.

Since the second season debut in , Naagin managed to walk away with 4 awards including Best Actress, Face of the Year and BIG Zee Most Entertaining TV Show (Fiction) and Actor.

The series airs Thursday 15 October at 15:30 on eExtra

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