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Parent company eMedia initially indicated it would start offering its own OTT streaming service during the announcement of its 2020 annual report in September. CEO Khalik Serriff said that Openview was planning to provide additional platform choices for its viewers. In preparation for this, eMedia content would be placed on the Openview website and on over-the-top (OTT) services including VIU. Advertisement Scroll to continue He also stated that the group would launch its own OTT offering called Openview Plus by October 2020. “Work on this offering is happening in earnest as this report is published,” Seriff added. The company did not provide specific details such as pricing or content which will be available on the service. No sign of service As alluded to in the annual report, the Openview website has added a selection of on-demand content which is free to stream. This library consists of only a few international movies and local Etv shows, which are supported by ads. VIU

e.tv announced that it is cancelling daily drama Rhythm City. The show will air its last episode on 16 July 2021 at 19:00, marking the end of an era for the much-loved daily. Rhythm City has been a compelling offering that has captivated e.tv viewers for over a decade. It has taken millions of South African's on the journey of authentic storytelling while simultaneously launching the careers of many unknown faces and some now famously talented musicians. Over the past few years, the show has been performing well, peaking at almost 5.2 million all adult viewers this year and consistently ranking amongst the Top 10 most-watched soapies in South Africa. The decision to decommission Rhythm City is part of a business strategy, which includes reviewing a show's on-air life cycle. Providing further insight into concluding the show, Marlon Davids, Managing Director at e.tv, explained," Marlon continues to look forward to fulfilling its mandate of producing exceptional and rele

TNT: CHRISTMAS WEEK PARTY SPECIAL One thing’s for sure, 2020 will go down in history books as a truly unforgettable year. It has quickly come to a spectacular end, and Christmas is upon us yet again. TNT has prepared a refreshing line-up of movies for you and your loved ones this festive season to share together. Every evening during December, TNT will air two fun, family-driven titles including the premiere of Shrek, The Croods and The Best Man from Thursday the 24th to Wednesday the 30th of December. Thursday, 24 December 18:20 – Wall-E (2008) 20:00 – Shrek (2001) channel premiere Friday, 25 December 17:55 – The Best Man (1999) channel premiere 20:00 – The Best Man Holiday (2013) channel premiere Saturday, 26 December 18:15 – Big Hero 6 (2014) 20:00 – The Croods (2013) channel premiere Sunday, 27 December 18:25 – Catch that Kid (2004) 20:00 – Sky Kids (2008) Monday, 28 December 18:05 – Splash (1984) 20:00 – Dreamer (2008) Tuesday, 29 December 18:25 – George of the J

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS ENGINEERING THE FUTURE Brand New Series - premieres 04 January 2021 CAT: 21:00 Episodes: 3x 60 mins –ends 18 January 2021 A mega-engineering series featuring the latest cutting-edge technologies and the science behind them. Filmed throughout the world, these are the new machines that will revolutionize life as we know it. Episode Breakdown: Ep 1 "Wind Turbine" Ep 2 "Aviation" - In conversation with Airbus/Rolls Royce over the first electric airplane. Also, filming test flights of new hybrid helicopter/plane to be used as a taxi service in Scandinavia. Ep3 "Fusion" -Follows the groundbreaking of the new $24 billion dollar ITER facility. The new installation is hoping to produce unlimited, clean nuclear fusion energy. Filmed in France and UK. WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYS MIGRATIONS: THE BIG SWIM Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 06 January 2021 CAT: 20:00 Episodes: 1x 60 mins We live on an ever-moving planet, and as landscap

Kids Programmes – Premiere Do You Know? – BRAND NEW (Series) From January 23rd Saturdays & Sundays 14:35 Do You Know? presenter Maddie Moate uses special cameras and animation as she explores the everyday world around us, finding out how things work, and how they are made. Siyaya: Search for the Big 7 – BRAND NEW (4 episodes) Saturday, January 16th at 14:00 The Garden of Eden: When a group of young explorers set off for an adventure in the vast Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa, they get more than they bargained for. They meet buffalo, snakes and a giant lizard big enough to kill a rabbit. The Big One: A group of young adventurers continue their search for the Big Seven wild animals in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. They discover ancient rock art in caves and experience exciting moments with a large herd of elephants. Whale of a Time: A group of  young explorers head for the sea on their search for the biggest of the Big Seven wild animals in South

Corus-owned Nelvana has appointed North Carolina-based Blue Socks Media as its distributor in Africa. Blue Socks plans to build on the success it’s had selling its own content in the region, and is confident it will be able to penetrate the market with Nelvana’s IPs, says EVP of distribution of licensing Neill Warren. Under the deal, Blue Socks will be responsible for distributing more than 4,400 episodes of Nelvana’s shows in the region, including Babar, Franklin, Ranger Rob, The Dog & Pony Show and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe. Blue Socks has been shopping the library around the continent for the last month, and has lined up six deals with local broadcasters. The unnamed series will start airing in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021, says Warren. Africa is a giant and diverse continent with 54 countries, all of which have a different state-owned broadcaster with varying reach. Sub-Saharan Africa alone has developed into a big market, with broadcasters expected to reach more than 75 mill

As part of our ongoing effort to enhance our customers’ viewing experience and delight them with content, MultiChoice is thrilled to bring this latest venture in African storytelling. HONEY is a bold, unscripted lifestyle TV channel for interrogative and connected Africans. The channel is about celebrating and exploring African lives and loves, and the content is focused on lifestyle, fashion, food, weddings, dating, as well as reality. MultiChoice CEO of General Entertainment, Yolisa Phahle, says the move follows consistent, upward lifestyle-viewership trends on the continent. “DStv is thrilled to launch HONEY. The channel is part of our commitment to keep bringing fresh, authentic and local content to our African subscribers. For many years, we’ve seen lifestyle is a popular genre on the continent; and now our subscribers will see their own talent, food, celebrations, and their families as the well-deserved hero.” The channel will be broadcast in all key African regions including

Updated article for February 2021 regarding the channel MultiChoice first revealed the channel alongside 4 others at an upfront which was held back in August. Coming from Oscar-winning producers of Parasite, tvN opens up the world of Korean drama to DStv customers, on the back of rapidly-growing global interest in the quirky world of K-Pop and all things Korean. It was suppose to roll out alongside the Turkish pop-up channel early in November until the end of March on DStv but according to sources it has been pushed to early 2021. MultiChoice has confirmed that if this channel engages well with viewers they'll keep it full-time. Just like the other 3 channels, this one will be available to DStv Premium, Compact+ and Compact customers across Africa with DStv Family customers and upwards in South Africa but there's chances that might change when it rolls out. The channel features shows produced by some of the biggest players in the Korean drama industry and serving up glo

Chris McCarthy and Nina Diaz have recently been appointed as president of content and chief creative officer. McCarthy and Diaz have among the toughest assignments in media as they seek to reinvent a clutch of ViacomCBS channel brands that once defined cable television but have struggled amid the sea changes in media consumption during the past decade. McCarthy’s unit encompasses MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, TV Land, CMT, Pop TV, Logo and Smithsonian Channel. McCarthy’s star at ViacomCBS has soared in the three years since Bob Bakish took the reins of Viacom in late 2016 after a long period of corporate turmoil. Amid this fast rise, McCarthy has plotted a course that fundamentally shifts the prime focus of the company away from running a suite of linear cable channels to using the division as a giant studio that generates programming for the linear channels and a host of other platforms inside and outside ViacomCBS. Among his first moves after inheriting oversight of