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e.tv Acquired Broadcasting Rights To All Three Seasons Of Istanbullu Gelin

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e.tv signed a deal with Global Agency for the Turkish telenovela, Evermore (Istanbullu Gelin). Viewers should expect the show to surface on various e.tv channels in the near future. There's no idea on whether the show will be distributed in English or Afrikaans but viewers should expect more telenovelas from Global Agency. Here's the storyline: Growing up without her mother and father, Süreyya must fnd her way in life alone. Proud and beautful, she lives modestly with her only relatve, Aunt Senem. Working her way to graduaton at a music conservatory, she becomes a talented musician. But this independent, simple life is set to be turned upside down. The handsome and wealthy Faruk Boran transforms the young singer’s life. Mesmerized by his charm, she fnds herself swept up in a passionate romance and falls desperately in love. The successful businessman is similarly smiten and keen to introduce her to his very diferent, privileged life in the green city of Bursa. The B

This Mother's Day, Boomerang Africa Celebrates Moms Across Africa With A Specially Curated Local Campaign, Magic Makers

Mother's Day this year will look a little different than usual, and that is why Boomerang Africa will help kids celebrate mothers across the continent with its brand-new, imaginative video series, Magic Makers. Magic Makers is a  heartfelt video series where kids get to raise their voice to celebrate important dates and magical moments, showcasing their great imaginations and cool ideas with other Boomerang fans. The first edition of Boomerang Africa’s Magic Makers, airing on Tuesday, 5 May, is exclusively dedicated to moms across Africa, where kids get to express their wildest and craziest ideas, letting the whole continent know just how they would spoil their moms on Mother’s Day. In this day and age, where everyone's using video calls to stay in touch with family and friends, Boomerang Africa’s Magic Makers video clips will take on the new ‘norm’ and present as a video chat with a split-screen video conference gallery view, representing Boomerang’s large community of ki

SABC Education To Launch On DTT And YouTube, Might Launch Elsewhere

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The South African public broadcaster as part of its digital terrestrial television (DTT) offering will launch a new TV channel, SABC Education, on 4 May that will initially be available for streaming on YouTube and be available for free through DTT decoders. SABC Education is the first new TV channel that the broadcaster is launching besides its SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 channels set, as well as its SABC News (DStv 404) and SABC Encore (DStv 156) channels carried on MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV service. SABC Education will carry educational programming from the department of education, archived shows from the SABC library, as well as educational programmes seen and available on SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3. The SABC says that other platforms for SABC Education will hopefully be added later. SABC Education will be a linear DTT TV channel, with additional educational programming that will be streamed on digital platforms. The digital streaming of the channel will be

May 2020 On TNT Africa | Adventure | Troubled Waters | Clint Eastwood

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ADVENTURE MONTH This May, TNT is bringing adventure stories that can separate you from reality and transport you on a journey that provides thrills and amazing experiences along the way. Don’t miss a good dose of adrenaline with TNT’s careful selection of adventure flms that have no limits for imagination. Every Saturday during May, TNT will broadcast a triple feature, kicking of with the channel premiere of the heart-stopping, mythic action-adventure, Apocalypto. Saturday 2nd of May 16:55 – Race the Sun (1996) 18:35 – Spy Kids (2001) 20:00 – Apocalypto (2006) channel premiere Saturday 9th of May 16:30 – The Goonies (1985) 18:20 – Joe versus The Volcano (1990) 20:00 – Green Lantern (2011) Saturday 16th of May 15:45 – Innerspace (1987) 17:40 – Superman (1977) 20:00 – Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (2005) Saturday 23rd of May 16:15 – Hook (1991) 18:35 – Jumanji (1995) 20:00 – Batman Begins (2005) Saturday 30th of May 16:30 – Labyrinth (1986) 18:10 – Free Willy (1993) 2

The History Of PBS Kids Before It's Debut In Africa (A Survey Is Also Inserted)

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I'm sure everyone with a DStv or GOtv by now heard about the brand (stylised as PBS KIDS) before stations like SABC and e.tv distributed a handful of series such as Zaboomafoo , Clifford The Big Red Dog , Peep And The Big Wide World , Wordgirl , The Magic School Bus , Arthur , Curious George , Sagwa , The Chinese Siamese Cat , Cyberspace and Super Why . Now we're gonna catch up with what PBS Kids was back when the brand only existed in the market through its series. Back when PBS Kids was somewhat decent with a huge fanbase (including every other kids channel to date), the channel aired series such as the ones mentioned above along with Mister Rogers Neighborhood , Sid The Science Kid , Dragon Tales and Clifford's Puppy Days just to name a few. Children's programming has been essential for many decades on PBS even it's successor National Educational Television (NET) had shows such as Mister Rogers Neighborhood , NET Playhouse before it got

Rumored And Speculated Developments For Telemundo Africa

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For those of you with DStv you might have come across Telemundo, a channel owned by NBCUniversal International along with Universal and E! Entertainment. The channel can be found on DStv channel 118 in English and 507 in Portuguese, it is available on GOtv. For those who've watched the channel since the channel's presence in the market would have noticed the overload and mismanaged repeats seen on Telemundo during the daytime reason being has to do with super series that are deemed inappropriate for daytime viewing and the fact they invest more money into them compared to those basic telenovelas. Now getting back to the topic Telemundo has made a lot of changes in the year which includes repeating old series in the mornings with some getting the weekend treatment which led to scrapping the omnibus for super series and airing them everyday which is hurting the channel a lot considering the fact that they don't have a lot of content in the vault so this is their d

Limpopo TV Greenlits Church And Gospel Series

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The Chat with Priscilla, hosted by author, actress and Bible teacher, Priscilla Shirer, is a talk show that covers a variety of topics for women such as singleness, sexuality, stress, & marriage, just to name a few. Interwoven into each episode is a message of faith & how to respond to these issues as a Christian woman. Priscilla speaks around the world at churches and other events, Shirer made her film debut in the film War Room. In October 2016, Shirer was recognized as one of four prominent women of faith. Shirer also featured at the 47th GMA Dove Awards. She has also authored several books: "Fervent; A Woman's Battle Plan for Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer" He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Speaks And We Are Changed: Encounters with a Transforming God A Jewel in His Crown: Rediscovering Your Value as a Woman of Excellence. She has Leading Film Features in: The War Room, as Eli

What Would SABC Education And SABC Children Be Today If They Got Their Standalone Channels

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As some of you already know the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been going through a ruff patch for nearly a decade. From being the dominant player in the free-to-air market into a debt flooded corporation. Before that whole mess came into affect both SABC and e.tv plotted to launch their own STB which included growing the number of FTA channels while SABC decided to wait for digital migration to take effect, e.tv on the other hand went ahead and launched their STB becoming an even more dominant player in the market. SABC made the mistake of waiting, part of that may have to do with the whole debate regarding the encryption of the STBs. Even if this platform were to arrive in 2020 it would be very difficult for them to make a huge impact if they want TV licence holders and the fact that OpenView has lured potential customers with the last option being streaming services like Showmax and Netflix makes it kind of difficult. The channels SABC plotted to h

MultiChoice Dumps TV Mall After 2 Years

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MCG will no longer be carrying TV Mall on its DStv platform, as from on 30 April 2020. The business has opted to streamline its offering and continue its product sales online. TV Mall has been a beacon of change in the African broadcasting landscape, being the very first live shopping mall in Africa. The channel was launched on the DStv platform in 2018 and performed very well in the local commerce industry. At Multichoice Group, we constantly review our content and channel offering to ensure that we give our customers local content that resonates with them at great value. “It has been wonderful to work with the TV Mall team, being the first African live shopping mall, they have been a true milestone in Africa’s broadcast industry,” said Aletta Alberts, Executive Head of Content Strategy at MultiChoice Group. Nicky Fintz, CEO of TV Mall says: “During this time, we need to understand the dynamics of the market we aim to please, and we’re cognisant of the state of the economy d