News Shorts: People's Weather Explores More Of The Wildlife With City Beasts, The Good Doctor Ends With 7 Seasons On M-Net And Selena Gomez To Play Linda Ronstadt In New Biopic

City Beasts is coming to People's Weather

Join Adventurist and Wildlife Filmmaker Josh Crickmay on his journey to uncover the wildlife lurking in the streets of Cape Town.  City Beasts is the story of an enthusiastic game ranger (and self-proclaimed intrepid adventurer) on a mission to find proof that humans and animals can coexist in harmony. He shares his experiences of discovering these animals in a fun and educational way, and his enthusiasm for nature is truly inspiring. 

Through tracking, trap cameras, stakeouts, and by following the tales from the locals, he indeed encounters the beasts of the city. 

Through honest and genuine encounters with animals like penguins, sharks, porcupines, genets, and even otters, he proves his theory that not only do people coexist with wildlife in the Mother City, but he also discovers the remarkable impact it has on the locals. Josh sees City Beasts as a way to give back to Mother Nature - as she literally saved his life when he was a lost and suicidal teenager. Josh's curiosity, sheer bravery, and clever sense of humour make him an endearing character, and his passion is undeniably authentic and palpable throughout the series.
Another one bites the dust

The upcoming seventh season of ABC's The Good Doctor will be the final chapter of the medical drama starring and executive produced by Freddie Highmore.

The Good Doctor, from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, is the second long-running ABC drama coming to an end this season, joining Station 19, and the latest series that premiered during the 2017-2018 season to wrap with its upcoming seventh season, along with Station 19 and CBS’
Young Sheldon, S.W.A.T. and SEAL Team.
Selena Gomez stars in a biopic

The pop singer and “Only Murders in the Building” star teased the role Tuesday night by posting a picture of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” on her Instagram story.

Ronstadt is a country, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend, with her 1970s albums “Heart Like a Wheel” and “Simple Dreams” reaching critical and commercial success and showcasing her versatility across genres. Throughout her career she has won 11 Grammys, and she was honored by both the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Ronstadt and Gomez are both of Mexican descent. The latter has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe for her performance on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” which she executive produces and stars in alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short. Gomez broke out as an actor on Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” and achieved success as a music artist with hits like “Lose You to Love Me” and “Love You Like a Love Song.”

New Series Alert (Rumour): Arundhati + The Love Of Two + Khukumoni Home Delivery + Gangaram Coming Soon To Star Life

Last year, we unveiled a batch of content rolling out on Star Life alongside several other brands covered on our website. Now the line-up of rumoured shows are set to expand as Star Life is reportedly set to rollout the following programs in the coming months.

• Arundhati: A middle-aged housewife, Arundhati, has dedicated her life to her husband and children. Her husband Anirudh has an affair with his colleague, Sanjana. Arundhati's elder son, Abhishek marries Ankita while Arundhati's younger son, Yash falls in love with Sanjana's niece, Gauri.
• The Love Of Two: Superstar Swaraj Joshi lived happily with wife Vaibahvi but she was very possessive about him their happiness was short lived as Vaibhavi passed away in an accident. After her death Swaraj meets a die hard fan but coincidentally her name is also Vaibhavi which.brings his breaking past in front of him. 
• Khukumoni Home Delivery: A young girl, Khukumoni, successfully runs a food delivery business. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she is entrusted with feeding a wealthy but emotionally unstable man, Bihan.
• Gangaram: The story involves Gangaram Roy, a charming simpleton guy from a village whose life revolves around music. He is the son of Band Master Nepal Roy, who runs a famous musical band named "Surjhankar." He finds music in everything and dreams big about becoming a successful singer.

Development Alert (Rumour): Mother By Chance Initially Slated For Zee World Has Reportedly Been Acquired By Zee One

Last year, it was reported that the family drama Mother By Chance known by the title Sanjog was slated to launch on Zee World. After being a no show, there's finally an update and to viewer's dismay the show will be allocated on Zee One instead.

Mother By Chance follows the lives of two mothers from different backgrounds takes a turn after their daughters get swapped accidently at the time of birth. Seven years later, they are still confused about their daughters and their contrasting personalities.

It starred Shefali Sharma as Amrita Kothari, Rajneesh Duggal as Rajeev Kothari, Kamya Panjabi as Gauri, Rajat Dahiya as Gopal, Sonyaa Ayodhya as Rakshita and Ishaan Singh Manhas as Inspector Alok Agarwal.

Produced by Rashmi Sharma under the banner of Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, Mother By Chance is an Indian Hindi language drama television series that premiered on 22 August 2022 on Zee TV. It went off air by 25 November 2022 with 72 episodes each with a 21 minute duration.

As mentioned, Mother By Chance was initially set for Zee World sometime in 2023 but as luck would have it Zee One will be getting more premium entertainment.

New Series Alert: Play Room Expands The Sesame Workshop With Abby's Flying Fairy School And Amazing Adventure

Last year, eMedia Investments acquired rights to Takalani Sesame a South African adaptation of Sesame Street after SABC held rights for over a decade. Now Play Room will be adding more shows from the franchise with Abby's Flying Fairy School And Amazing Adventure.

Synopsis for Flying Fairy School

Fairy Abby Cadabby visits the flying fairy school with her friends Trautsichnicht and Blögg. Teacher Frau Funkelnase teaches her students all kinds of interesting facts. Together, students and teacher use educational rhymes and songs to solve the problems.

The nine-minute segments focus on rhyme, reasoning, problem-solving, and cooperation. It debuted in season 40 and ran through season 45, though season 43 was the last to feature any new editions.

Synopsis for Amazing Adventure:

"Together with their magical basket, they take off on amazing adventures to incredible locations, learning all about different careers. With a new job mission at each place, Abby—who’s got a brand-new, updated look—uses her confidence and humor as she and Rudy overcome obstacles and persevere until their mission is complete." 

Amazing Adventures debuted by season 49 and is the first animated series to be produced entirely by Sesame Workshop's in-house animation team.

Abby's Flying Fairy School will broadcast on weekdays at 06:15 while Abby's Amazing Adventures airs 25 minutes later at 06:40 on Play Room replacing Thomas And Friends and reducing the timeslot of Oddbods.

Development Alert: Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Catnoir Returns On The Disney Channel For Season 6 And Season 7 With Specials

The animated series, “Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” has been a huge hit across the Disney Channels and Disney+ around the world, and it’s been announced today by ZAG and Method Animation that Disney Branded Television has acquired seasons six and seven of the globally renowned series, “Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir”, as well as three original animated specials.

The new season and specials will be available on Disney Channels worldwide and will be released on Disney+ globally afterwards.

“Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” follows the adventures of two seemingly typical teens with secret identities, Marinette and Adrien, who magically transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir to save their city of Paris from unexpected villains! 

The two new seasons, each consisting of 26 x 22-minute episodes and original specials, are produced in collaboration with Disney Branded Television, Brazil’s Globosat, Italy’s KidsMe, and France’s TF1.

The announcement was made today by Jeremy Zag, Founder and CEO, ZAG, and Julien Borde, President, Mediawan Kids & Family, who said in a statement:

“We are excited to continue working with Disney Branded Television to create first-class content  for Miraculous fans everywhere.  Our audiences resonate with this coming-of-age series about ordinary kids learning the importance of believing in themselves and understanding that you don’t need to be a superhero or wear a mask to reach your dreams and overcome fears!”

Julien Borde, President of Mediawan Kids & Family added:

“We are thrilled to continue the wonderful adventure of the two most famous superheroes among children with ZAG and our long-standing partner Disney Branded Television. The Miraculous universe continues to expand, captivating an increasingly vast and demanding fan community. These new adventures will meet their expectations and are poised to surprise and inspire dreams.”

The new season is currently in production for a fall 2024 launch, and in this new season, the superheroes are facing a new and skilful enemy! Meanwhile, their alter-egos, Marinette and Adrien, have never been closer but are still keeping secrets from each other. Set in a revitalized eco-friendly Paris, our heroes are about to experience a school year full of emotions and revelation.

The first of the three specials, “Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug & Claw Noir”, is already available on the Disney Channel and Disney+ in the US and showcases Ladybug and Cat Noir discovering a parallel world where the holders of the miraculous of the Ladybug and the Black Cat are evil while the holder of the miraculous of the butterfly is a hero! The second of the three specials (title TBD) is currently in pre-production.

The new season and specials will deliver exciting new visuals, produced via the gaming platform Unreal Engine, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool for photoreal visual and immersive experiences.

Important Notice: Featured Attractions And Popular Attractions Are Shutting Down + An Update On Ad Units

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We are currently reviewing the offering of Insidus Lite and as such had opted to scrap both featured and popular Attractions effective immediately. They will remain intact for the time being as we work on launching more products.

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We recieved complaints about problematic as units or spams for instance and had worked with the technical department to resolve the matter. Currently, we are looking to replace these units to avoid further problems from ever occuring.

Adventure Time Series Bible (PDF)

Adventure Time is the quintessential goofball buddy comedy, and it was every bit as goofy and fantastical when creator Pen Ward was pitching it. Here are some of the most clinically algebraic excerpts from the deck that was used to pitch the show, broken out by:

• Finn The Human Boy
• Jake The Dog
• Princess Bettie Bubblegum
• Marceline The Vampire Queen
• The Ice King
• The Lich King
• Ooo and The Awesome Fort

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Could MultiChoice Look Into Another Restructure/Revamping Of The SuperSport Channels?

In the month of February, MultiChoice will be revamping the Showmax streaming service which now serves as a joint venture with Comcast's NBCUniversal. It will feature various shows from Universal, DreamWorks Animation and Telemundo alongside a revamped sports offering.

Last year, MultiChoice decided to do away with Showmax PRO which served as a digital version to SuperSport's linear offering on DStv. It featured PSL, La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Moto GP and Formula One all of which had been folded on DStv Stream.

MultiChoice looks to prioritise Premier League as part of the revamped Showmax streaming service which will feature all 380 matches live. With the winding down of sports on Showmax one has to wonder when the pay-tv platform will look to hit it home.

SuperSport offers over 10 sports channels which is more than Sky Sports in the UK can offer. Majority of channels are tailored for football with various others for tennis, motorsports, golf and rugby but the thing about Sky is majority of this don't have their own platform.

For several years, MultiChoice has been struggling to sustain their top tier bouquets over the likes of Netflix and IPTV. This has led to channels being cut down if consolidated on lower tailored bouquets as the pay-tv company looks to rollout an unbundled package.

Similar to AddMovies, sports will serve as an add-on and not like a standalone service as seen in parts of Europe. Again, with the decline of linear consumption it wouldn't seem far fetched if MultiChoice were to look at restructuring the sports line-up on DStv.

Earlier, they opted not to acquire AFCON granting the rights to SABC and StarTimes. According to sources, they want put more emphasis on European football which kind of brings questions pertaining to the future of PSL and La Liga standalone services.

As mentioned, Sky Sports doesn't have that much of a wider linear offering if anything it's more like how SuperSport previously set up their content. Instead of golf and tennis operating as separate entities it's more like how SuperSport Variety is currently set up.

If anything, Sky Sports' linear offering revolves on dominance which is football, rugby and cricket while some other sports are packaged like SuperSport Variety.

With SuperSport prioritising European football, perhaps La Liga and PSL will be folded under one channel, SuperSport Football Plus. SuperSport Premier League could serve as the linear counterpart to the one boarding Showmax while non-performing channels fold under SuperSport Variety.

Summary of possible outcome for SuperSport 
• SuperSport PSL and La Liga become SuperSport Football Plus
• SuperSport Tennis and Golf are folded under SuperSport Variety reducing repeats
• SuperSport Blitz, Grandstand, Premier League, Action, Rugby, Variety 1-4, Cricket, Motorsports and Schools remain intact.
• In total, SuperSport would be operating 14 channels with Ginx TV, 2 ESPN channels and Racing240 MultiChoice has 18 sports channels.