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Timeless Dizi Channel Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Cesur Ve Güzel - Get To Learn More About eMedia's Kuiertyd Dramas

To start off 2022, SPI International thought it would be cool picking up Cesur Ve Güzel formerly seen on e.tv as Die Vreemdeling. Not saying it's bad thing as there's a handful of people who wish to view this content in English.

Cesur Alemdaroğlu (Kivanç Tatlituğ) comes back to Korludağ, a small town outside Istanbul with a mission to take revenge on Tahsin Korludağ (Tamer Levent). The only thing that he hadn't taken into account was that he would fall in love with Sühan Korludağ (Tuba Büyüküstün).

Ever since Timeless Dizi Channel ended its trial on DStv viewers had resorted to local stations. The sad part about this is accessibility as not a lot of markets are fortunate enough to view this content.

For those who choose to avoid eExtra's Turkish lineup due to language trust me when I say you're missing out. Although MultiChoice scrapped Dizi several content from the channel has since then been viewed on eExtra.

Kurt En Shura and Voëlvry are the star attractions alongside several that have been picked up by Dizi International but have not made their way to the African counterpart include Ufak Tefek Cinayetler (Stilleto Vendetta), Içerde (Vierspel Vuurspel), Kara Para Ask (Black Money Love) and now Cesur Ve Güzel (Die Vreemdeling).

If you take all this into account both brands have become predictable at this point. Expect an exchange between programming and for the one to offer programming that has yet to make its way to the other brand.

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What's Coming To Disney+ In 2022 Ahead Of The Launch In South Africa?

Disney+ is scheduled to launch in South Africa by June 2022. It's been speculated that the brand will roll out in phases across Africa as seen and experienced with most other streaming services like BritBox.

As viewers wait here's a list of content coming later in the new year:

Ms. Marvel
Kamala Khan, a fan of the Avengers, particularly Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, struggles to fit in until she gains her own powers.

Andor
Set five years before the events of Rogue One (2016), the series follows rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion.

Secret Invasion
A sect of shapeshifting aliens, the Skrulls, have infiltrated all aspects of life on Earth.

Willow
Based on the film, princess assembles a party to join her on her quest to rescue her twin brother.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
The series begins with Obi-Wan Kenobi watching over Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and takes the character on a "rollicking adventure".

Moon Knight
Marc Spector, who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, is drawn into a deadly war of gods with his multiple identities.

She-Hulk
Feige described the series as a "half-hour legal comedy" that would be faithful to John Byrne's take on She-Hulk in Marvel Comics.

Limitless With Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth dangle over a massive chasm, dive into freezing waves, and generally push his body to extremes.

America The Beautiful
Explore the stunning spaces that define America's beauty.

Returning shows:

The Mandalorian
Loki
The Mysterious Benedict Society
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Big Shot
The Mighty Duck: Game Changers
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Monsters At Work
What If...?

List of animated series: click here

Movies:

The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Land
centering around Buck going on an adventure in the Dinosaur World with Crash and Eddie.

Sneakerella
After falling in love with Kira King, the daughter of basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, an aspirant Queens sneaker designer gains the confidence to pursue his dream of becoming a professional sneaker designer with the help of his best friend, Sami, and his Fairy Godfather.

Better Nate Than Never
Nate Foster, an unpopular 13-year-old from Pittsburgh, has a goal of one day becoming a Broadway musical star. When Nate is repeatedly overlooked, and never cast in the lead roles he deserves, he and his best friend Libby, sneak away to pursue their life's dreams in the Big Apple. A random encounter with his estranged aunt Heidi, turns their adventure upside-down. Only together can they make their dreams come true.

Cheaper By The Dozen
Based on the 1950 film, The two protagonists live with their blended family and manage a family business in New Jersey.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Years after the Rescue Rangers TV series has ended, Chip and Dale must re-team to save a friend from video piracy.

Pinocchio
Remake of the 1940 film of the same name.

Disenchanted
Fifteen years after her happily ever after, Giselle, Robert, and Morgan move to a new house in the suburb of Monroeville. The community is overseen by Malvina Monroe, who has nefarious intentions for the family. When problems arise, Giselle wishes that their lives were the perfect fairytale. The spell backfires, with Giselle rushing to save her family and her homeland of the Kingdom of Andalasia before the clock strikes midnight.

Hocus Pocus 2
Twenty-nine years after the events of Hocus Pocus (1993), three high-school students must work together to stop the Sanderson sisters who have returned to present-day Salem.

Aladdin: Live From The West End
A special performance of Aladdin was filmed on 2019 after the show had already officially closed.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Based on the novel Rodrick Rules.

Crater
After his father's death, a boy raised on a lunar mining colony goes on a journey exploring a mysterious crater with his four best friends before he is permanently relocated to another planet.

Hollywood Stargirl
Sequel to the 2020 film Stargirl.

Three Men And A Baby
Reboot of the 1987 comedy film of the same name.

Rise
The true story events follow three Nigerian-Greek brothers, who are raised out of anonymity and thrust into the fame of professional basketball.

Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
The plot centers on Larry's son, Nick, who is hesitant to follow on his father's footsteps as nightwatchman.

Other titles include Peter Pan & Wendy, Untitled Turning Red and Lightyear documentary and The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special.

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Crossover: eMedia Investments Possibly Teasing The Linear Debut Of Is'phindiselo And Upcoming Developments Regarding Primetime Offering On e.tv

eMedia Investments conjures up a local Monte Cristo

Following the epic conclusion to Is'phindiselo, eMedia Investments has started releasing trailers and glimpse of the series to their channels as viewers wait on the second season.

Is'phindiselo is a riveting one-hour drama, loosely based on the story of "The Count Of Monte Cristo", the novel by French author Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of a young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend" who escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.

The first season is currently available on eVOD. According to them, viewers needed to wait a year before viewing any of the upcoming content for the platform but that wasn't the case.

The Turkish offering on eVOD didn't take that long to arrive on eExtra so it wouldn't be shocking if the same were to be done with their local offering.

Is'phindiselo has a strong chance of landing on e.tv as there's more viewers on that station than any other brand on the eMedia stable and also the fact that the brand has been viewed as their Mzansi Magic with kykNET being on eExtra.

Primetime is back on e.tv with a few hitches

As the new year approaches bits of e.tv's primetime go back to normal with some minor schedule adjustments on the cards for those viewing the channel.

As already mentioned, Magnum Pi returns to e.tv for a second season from 3 January and also The Blacklist is back from production break on Tuesdays at 22:00.

New Series Alert: LA's Finest
Yep, you read correctly the Bad Boys spinoff makes its debut on the channel. Sydney Burnett, an LAPD detective, gets paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna. Although their personalities do not match, they always put forth their best efforts to take down criminals. Starting 10 January at 22:00.

Additional info:
- Droomvelore airs on e.tv from 10 January
- As Die Skoen Pas takes Days Of Our Lives's repeat slot at 8:30 with repeats now available on eExtra at 8:00.
- Vierspel Vuurspel replaces Begeertes on e.tv from 10 January.
- New episodes Judge Judy and Days Of Our Lives continues.

Back to Is'phindiselo, seeing that it's not yet added to the lineup. It's possible that the show will either be added after The Blacklist or come as soon as there's an update on the second season.

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What's Coming To HBO Max In 2022 Including Series And Movies

Although the service is not available in most parts of Europe. Several content has since then been available on several local partners. Here's the list of content coming within the new year:

Peacemaker
Set after the film, the series explores the origins of Peacemaker who believes in achieving peace at any cost. It is produced by Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television, with Gunn serving as showrunner.

Take Out With Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling is going behind the counter of some of America's more than 45,000 Asian restaurants.

My Mom, Your Dad
Insecure Star Yvonne Orji is hosting this reality series.

Búnker
It is a criticism towards people who only see the world by material possessions instead of connecting with people and the excessive pursuit of power of the patriarchy in the midst of strong dose and humor.

Queen Stars
A singing competition with drag queen, presented by Pabllo Vittar and Luisa Sonza.

Love and Death
The series is based on the true story of Wylie, Texas housewife Candy Montgomery's brutal axe murder of her friend Betty Gore in 1980.

Julia
It is based on the life of TV chef Julia Child.

The Staircase
Michael Peterson, a crime novelist, is accused of bludgeoning his wife Kathleen to death after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home.

DMZ
Alma, a medic becomes a symbol of hope in a demilitarized Manhattan island while trying to also find her lost son during the Second American Civil War.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
The show follows a new generation of girls who are made to pay for the sons of their parents.

Our Flags Mean Death
Semi-based on the story of Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who abandons his life to become a pirate.

The Big Brunch
The series centers around celebrating inspiring but still undiscovered culinary voices from all across the U.S.

Garcia!
Set in a version of current-day Spain at the verge of societal collapse, the fiction follows Antonia, a reporter who accidentally unravels a decades-old plot concerning a super-agent created in the 1950s by the Francoist secret services, García, who was subsequently cryogenized.

The Winner
The six-part dramedy of director Jan Hrebejeko discusses the Slovak prime minister who is leaving his successful career as a politician and returning to normal life.

List of animated series: click here

Returning shows:

Raised By Wolves
The Flight Attendant
Gossip Girl
Made For Love
That Damn Michael Che
Hacks
The Sex Lives Of College Girls
Wahl Street
Legendary
Selena + Chef
FBOY Island
The Hype
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
Doom Patrol
Titans
The Other Two

Film

The Fallout
High schooler Vada navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school shooting. Relationships with her family, friends and view on the world are forever altered.

KIMI
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle, an agoraphobic tech worker discovers evidence of a violent crime while reviewing a data stream, and is met with resistance and bureaucracy when she tries reporting it to her company. To get involved, she realizes she must face her greatest fear by venturing out of her apartment and into the city streets, which are filled with protestors after the city council passes a law restricting the movements of the homeless population.

Moonshot
In a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer, two college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others.

Diego, The Last Goodbye
Based on the life of Diego Maradona.

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts
The special marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the series' first instalment, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). It is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and executive produced by Casey Patterson.

Moses Storm: White Trash

Did I Do That to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story
It is centred around Steve accidentally ruining Christmas and looking to save it.

Merry Little Batman
"Merry Little Batman" focuses on 6 year old Damian Wayne alone in Wayne Manor. He becomes "Little Batman" to defend home and Gotham City from the crooks and super villains intent on destroying Christmas.

Batgirl
Batgirl is an upcoming superhero film based on the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl. Produced by DC Films and Burr! Productions for the streaming service HBO Max, it is intended to be an installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

Evil Dead Rise
In Evil Dead Rise, a road-weary Beth pays an overdue visit to her older sister Ellie, who is raising three kids on her own in a cramped L.A apartment. The sisters’ reunion is cut short by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie’s building, giving rise to flesh-possessing demons, and thrusting Beth into a primal battle for survival as she is faced with the most nightmarish version of motherhood imaginable.

The Father Of The Bride
Latin adaptation of the American film of the same name.

House Party
A high schooler sneaks out to his friend's house party in what turns into a wild night full of antics, hip-hop, dance, and lots of fun.

Other titles include Land Of Gold, Scoob! Haunted Holiday, Untitled Looney Tunes Cartoons film and Untitled The Boondocks special.

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Channel Roundups For 2022 On Openview And DStv Including Pop-Up Channels

Openview:

Last year, SABC failed to fill their end of the bargain with eMedia Investments when they promised to unveil the other two channels coming to the Openview platform.

SABC Education and SABC News are obviously not part of this deal as one would have joined the 19 radio stations and SABC Sport while the other is managed by MultiChoice.

SABC has registered 3 new channels from their DTT plans of which 2 will are likely for Openview:

SABC Encore - a repeats channel catering towards viewers who grew out of SABC 1-3.

SABC Children - a multilingual children's channel targeting children aged 2-12 years.

SABC Parliament - a channel that deals with politics and other issues in the country.

Possible terminations include France24, News and Sport, DBE TV or Mindset and Star Life.

MultiChoice:

MultiChoice has hit a dry spell in the international offering so they shifted focus towards local content. Last year saw the launches of HONEY and Maisha Magic Movies. This year welcomes the following:

Maningue Magic - a Mozambican version of Mzansi Magic with original content likely in Portuguese ranging from movies to series and reality shows.

Kwenda Magic - an Angolan entertainment channel featuring comedy shows and dubbed telenovelas. It might replace the long forgotten Jango Magic.

Pop-up channels - Big Brother Mzansi (23 January), M-Net Movies Man Of Action (21 January - 6 February 2022), Big Brother Naija, Housemates Liberia, Idols SA, Afrocinema (rumoured) and if possible Ultimate Love.

Kids channels open to Access, Family and Compact customers. 27 December to 9 January.

Other possible additions include an Untitled Discovery Channel, AYVTV, Maisha Magic Plus, One Zed TV, G4, Cartoonito, Zee One, Untitled entertainment and kids channel, tvN and Dizi. Possible terminations include Lifetime, Discovery Family, Boomerang, Travel Channel and Star Life.

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Paramount+ New Series And Movies Coming In 2022 Some Of Which Will Likely Surface Comedy Central, MTV, BET And Nickelodeon

Paramount+ is still rolling out in more regions and there's no specific timeframe on when viewers will be able to view the content. Here's the list of content launching on the platform in the coming year:

Halo
Halo is set to follow "an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future."

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The series follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as they explore new worlds throughout the galaxy during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series.

The Fairly OddParents
Picking up years after the original series ended, the new series will follow Timmy Turner's cousin, Vivian "Viv" Turner, and her new stepbrother, Roy Ragland, as they navigate life in Dimmsdale with the help of their fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda.

Frasier
Nicole Clemens said, exclusively to Paramount+." The new series will have everything you love about the original: Coziness, great writing, and of course a cast led by multi-Emmy winner, Kelsey Grammer. It's nostalgic and contemporary all at once."

Miss Fallaci Takes America
The show which is the first Italian original for the network will portray Fallaci's early years in Hollywood before he became a legendary war correspondent known for his explosive personality.

Stories from the Beautiful Game

Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy is a revealing, critically acclaimed docuseries that makes the hidden world of relationships not so hidden.

The Bridge Australia
A group of strangers live in the wild and work as one to build a bridge to reach a life changing prize.

Other titles include Big Nate and Stories From The Beautiful. On the movie front, there's a drama film Hush, Hush and the sports film Fantasy Football while South Park launches two more films.

List of animated series: click here

Returning shows:

The Good Fight
Star Trek: Picard
Why Women Kill
iCarly
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Kamp Koral: Spongebob’s Under Years
Star Trek Prodigy
Rugrats

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Know Your Brands: Connect Channel, Microblast TV and Trust TV

Curiosity Channel is factual entertainment channel on DStv which specialise in short digital series. Believe it or not, South Africa has its own digital brands which offer TV based entertainment and here are some of the few.

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TruthTV
TruthTV is a monthly subscription offering a local and international content library of movies, series, documentaries, kids shows, faith-based teachings and original productions - in both English and Afrikaans.

The TruthTV team is made of people just like you who want to watch family-friendly shows that carry a great message.

Connect Channel
Connect Channel (Pty) Ltd is a digital content and television production company that has been an Enterprise Development beneficiary of MultiChoice Ltd and is led by Basetsana Kumalo and Clifford Elk. It is a level 2 B-BBEE contributor that develops content formats and produces digital content for TV (long form) and their mobile devices (short form).

Microblast TV
We produce original, short form, African content. It ranges from stand-up comedy, sitcoms, drama, mini documentaries to talk shows. We then deliver our shows through our website. Each one of our episodes is about ten minutes long. Our content focuses on authentic African stories.

They reflect the lives, cultures, languages, aspirations, hopes and frustrations of Africans. Our viewers can either pay per view, pay per show or subscribe monthly. Some of our content can be watched for free, with ads in between. Although I started the company about two years ago, we only went live towards the end of October 2019.

As we generate awareness around our brand, we've made our content accessible free of charge. We are looking to direct traffic to our website before we can commercialise our content.

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Prediction: TLNovelas Gets A Name Change Amidst The Merger Between Univision And The Parent Company Televisa + Batch Of Programming Coming To Telemundo Africa And More Zee World Channels

Is the TLNovelas brand name done for?

Last year, it was reported Televisa and Univision would merge to form a new company Televisa-Univision. This merger would see their properties consolidate under one hub.

Televisa-Univision offer linear channels with some markets housing both brands separately while others package one of two. The question dives down to the fate to the linear offering globally.

Before the merger, Univision offered a customised station for Televisa soaps known as Univision TLNovelas. Now that they'll be a single entity perhaps this brand could become a reruns channel with further content moving to Univision while others house the branding.

Univision TLNovelas or vice versa makes a suitable name as the company couldn't think of a much better name than TLNovelas Univision. To be honest, I'd much rather have them use Prende TV as the name for their linear channels.

Keep feeling the passion with Telemundo

Telemundo continues its tough journey ahead following the switch to 7 days a week. The brand has been sourcing out content that not only entertains viewers but keeps their schedule occupied.

In 2022, the channel might welcome originals like Buscando A Frida (The Search For Frida), Parientes A La Fuerza (Family By Force), Pasión de Gavilanes (Hidden Passions) and Preso No. 1 (Prisoner No. 1) alongside new seasons of Operation Pacific and Queen Of The South.

Acquired series include Café Con Aroma De Mujer (Coffee With A Woman's Fragrance/Scent Of Passion) and Enfermeras (Nurses).

REPEEEEEEEATS!!!

As seen last year, we got more repeats than new shows but Telemundo doesn't let that dominate their schedule. Possible returns for the channel include Broken Angel, Almost Yours, The Son I Never Knew, Elena's Ghost, On The Other Side Of The Wall and Price Of Fame.

Super series likely to make a comeback include Prisoners Of Love, Lord Of The Skies and El Baron.

365 days a year and 7 days a week

Since its inception, Zee World has grown to be a trailblazer with their Bollywood offering. It's success further boasted the portfolio with the launches of Zee Alem and the knockoff Zee One.

Several years back, the parent company of these channels expressed ideas of launching regional channels as seen with Zee Alem and not long ago they expanded their offering in Africa.

Zee Alem caters for Ethiopians and seeing that Africa is a diverse market perhaps we could see more of this in Portuguese, French, Zulu and Swahili speaking markets.

While MultiChoice Portuguese section remains as an Iceland. Indian subscribers got WION and Zee Cinema perhaps we could even see channels like Zing or Zee One make their way to the platform.

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Insidus: Entertainment Inside Us

Timeless Dizi Channel Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Cesur Ve Güzel - Get To Learn More About eMedia's Kuiertyd Dramas

What's Coming To Disney+ In 2022 Ahead Of The Launch In South Africa?

Crossover: eMedia Investments Possibly Teasing The Linear Debut Of Is'phindiselo And Upcoming Developments Regarding Primetime Offering On e.tv

What's Coming To HBO Max In 2022 Including Series And Movies

Channel Roundups For 2022 On Openview And DStv Including Pop-Up Channels

Paramount+ New Series And Movies Coming In 2022 Some Of Which Will Likely Surface Comedy Central, MTV, BET And Nickelodeon

Know Your Brands: Connect Channel, Microblast TV and Trust TV

Prediction: TLNovelas Gets A Name Change Amidst The Merger Between Univision And The Parent Company Televisa + Batch Of Programming Coming To Telemundo Africa And More Zee World Channels

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