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Comcast Wants to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Merge With NBCUniversal

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In a breakdown of the financial struggles Warner Bros. Discovery is currently facing by The Hollywood Reporter, an interesting piece of information emerged: Comcast has its eye on acquiring the struggling company and merging it with NBCUniversal. While the unification of Warner Bros. with Discovery seemed to be a beneficial one for all involved, things have quickly gone south. From the cancellation of Batgirl and Scoob: Holiday Haunt to the purging of numerous films and shows on HBO Max to massive layoffs, Warner Bros. Discovery's birth was quickly met with bad press and a legion of angered creatives. The highly publicized moves by new CEO David Zaslav saw WBD's stock plummet, and that's reportedly what has so enticed Comcast. Per THR, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is eagerly awaiting April 2024, when the legal hurdles preventing the purchase of WBD will be out of the way. Of course, the merger of two massive media companies would still face numerous antitrust concerns, but it

TV Ratings For SABC 1-3, e.tv And DStv For August 2022

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SABC 1: Uzalo - 6 561 077 Generations the Legacy - 5 546 492 Skeem Saam - 4 306 426 Zulu News - 2 642 166 Xhosa News - 2 615 648 Roxic - 2 369 062 Plate it up - 2 253 451 Skeem Saam Repeat - 2 207 491 Uzalo Repeat - 2 161 174 Fooled by Love - 2 120 009 My First Documentary - 2 115 778 Selimathunzi - 2 027 297 Uzalo Omnibus - 2 025 320 #Issa Vibe - 1 831 836 Siswati/Ndebele News - 1 818 759 Ubettina Wethu - 1 801 997 The Executives - 1 797 619 Ses Top La - 1 794 719 I Can with Absa Drive Quiz - 1 786 179 Mtn 8:Stellenbosch Fc vs Kaizer Chiefs Spor - 1 755 299 SABC 2: Muvhango - 1 585 498 7De Laan - 992 234 Kgatelopele Repeat - 706 785 Nuus - 704 272 Ses/Tsw/Sep News - 668 961 Dragon Ball Super - 623 496 Bophelo Ke Semphekgo - 615 907 Kgatelopele - 614 608 Ubettina Wethu Repeat - 545 056 Black Tax - 526 024 The Color Purple Movie - 522 535 Behind the Scenes: Muvhango 25 Years - 518 381 Murder She Wrote - 514 203  Muvhango Omnibus - 496 767 The Estate R

What To Expect On Nickelodeon Africa In October 2022?

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DANGER FORCE NEW EPISODES EPISODES|#216 - 221 MONDAY – FRIDAY 17-24 OCTOBER @ 18:00 CAT Captain Man has a new crew of superhero sidekicks - Danger Force. Captain Man and Schwoz create a fake school to train the kids to harness their uncontrollable superpowers to fight crime. STAR TREK: PRODIGY NEW EPISODES PREMIERES |#111 - 120 MONDAY-FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER-11 NOVEMBER @ 16:20 CAT In 2383, five years after the USS Voyager returned to Earth at the end of Star Trek: Voyager, a motley crew of young aliens find an abandoned Starfleet ship, the USS Protostar, in the Tars Lamora prison colony. Taking control of the ship, they must learn to work together as they make their way from the Delta Quadrant to the Alpha Quadrant. HALLOWEEN STUNT PREMIERE EPISODES | The Patrick Star Show, Middlemost Post | #114, Tyler Perry ́s Young Dylan |#214 29 –31 OCTOBER SATURDAY –MONDAY @ 12:00 CAT Enjoy the scary Saturday, spooky Sunday and Mysterious Monday marathon with all your favourite Halloween

What To Expect On Nick Jr. Global In October 2022?

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Paw Patrol: Two-week Full Channel Take Over & Premieres When: 07/05/2022 – 08/05/2022 Premiere Ep: #201 When: 14/05/2022 – 15/05/2022 When: 01/10/2022 - 14/10/2022 Premiere Ep: #202 Premiere Episode: #906, 821-824, 826, 905, 907-908 Slot: Everyday When: 21/05/2022 – 22/05/2022 Themed Stunt Time: 08:15am/pm; 02:15am/pm Premiere Ep: #203 Premiere Time: 10:30am/pm, 04:30am/pm Slot: Saturday-Sunday Time: 17:10,20:45(CET) *each premiere will have a themed stunt before it for a duration of two hours, please see excel highlights for exact info Anna & Friends: New Episodes Premiere: 17/10/2022 – 31/10/2022* Episodes: #139-160 Slot: Monday-Friday Time: 06:15am, 11:10am/pm, 18:10pm *will continue in November Blaze and the Monster Machines: New Episodes When: 07/05/2022 – 08/05/2022 Premiere Ep: #201 Premiere: 17/10/2022 – 21/10/2022 When: 14/05/2022 – 15/05/2022 Premiere Ep: #202 Episodes: #620-624 Slot: Monday-Friday When: 21/05/2022 – 22/05/2022 Time: 08:45am/p

Roundups #95: Cartoon Network Africa Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Lego Monkie Kid, Desperate Housewives Now Drug Dealers Race Against Time On e.tv Nurses Returns For A Second Season On Telemundo Africa

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More Lego action coming to Cartoon Network Last month, Cartoon Network entered a new era with Redraw Your World which was greeted by two CN Movies Hotel Transylvania and The Angry Birds Movie now the channel will be welcoming its first series to the new era, Lego Monkie Kid. The tale begins when an ordinary boy, Monkie Kid, finds Monkey King's legendary staff, and he becomes the chosen one. Together with his brave and loyal friends, Monkie Kid begins his quest to stop the Demon Bull King and his army of Bull Clones from taking over the city. The series is set to air in the coming month on Cartoon Network. Housewives making its linear debut on e.tv e.tv has released a new locally-produced drama series, HouseWives, on its eVOD service last year with the story that revolves around desperate housewives starting a drug cartel that unspooled on its video streaming offering first. HouseWives - produced by The Milton Empire (TME) with Siphosethu Tshapu as executive producer, Sipho

The Twisted Origin Story Of RealityXtra

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RealityXtra is a European based channel owned by AMC International in partnership with Paramount serving as an extra by name to CBS Reality as its lineup is filled with content once seen by its predecessor CBS Drama. The channel was brought in at the time AMC International had begun reviewing their offering in various markets and as seen with RealityXtra it's nothing like the sister channel CBS Reality as it's funneled with scripted content like CSI: Miami, Bosch, Charmed and Touched By An Angel. Almost as if they were kind of rushing the introduction of RealityXtra and I know most of its existence should be coming from CBS Drama as AMC International had chosen it to replace the channel but what if I had to say that the channel shares a close connection to CBS Reality. CBS Reality (known as Reality TV) was launched back in 2002 as part of a joint venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision in the UK and after 4 years got an additional channel, Reality Extra and although many be

From Lifetime To fliekNET: A Look At Various Channel Changes On MultiChoice's DStv + Possible Future Channel Closures

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2022 has proven to be a dramatic year on cable as MultiChoice has seen a shed of various channels from Russia Today's blackout to the carriage feud with eMedia Investments over their 4 TV channels we look at the list of channels that went off air during the year. Terminations Tellytrack - February 2022 Supplemented with Racing240 Russia Today - March 2022 eAfrica - March 2022 Lifetime - May 2022 ITV Networks - June 2022 Supplemented with Hilaal TV fliekNET - July 2022 Supplemented with kykNET Zhejiang TV - July 2022 Supplemented with CCTV-4 and KIX CMC TV - July 2022 Supplemented with CCTV-4 and KIX New channels Racing240 - January 2022 Replacement for Tellytrack DreamWorks - March 2022 Replacement for eToonz supposedly Hilaal TV - June 2022 Replacement for ITV Networks NHK World-Japan - July 2022 INX Prime - August 2022 Movie Room - August 2022 Replacement for eMovies and eMovies Extra supposedly Possible/rumoured terminations with estimatio

CBS Justice May Not Be The Only Channel Out For The Count On DStv Even These Two Channels Are Likely To Get Chopped Across Africa

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During the past week, I shared my suggestions on CBS Justice as AMC International review their offering across various regions which has led to the reduction or discontinuation of several channels. As seen in these regions, these changes include several other brands namely CBS Reality and JimJam. CBS Reality is a factual entertainment channel home to various unscripted content like Judge Judy, Cheaters, Animal Hoarding, Hardcore Pawn and Women On The Force and as seen in other regions crime shows like Forensic Files, Killer Siblings and The Real Prime Suspect. The longest I've watched this channel practically anything with the CBS brand you notice the repetitive nature and I know this is common in most markets but the channel is funneled with too much old programming which is often the reason a channel's lifespan is cut short. JimJam seems to be lurking in the shadows of these two as the preschool brand has seen themselves get a variety of content which date back to 4-8

What To Expect On Da Vinci Kids Africa In October 2022?

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Kids Programmes Yoko — PREMIERE 52 x 11 mins From October 8th – Saturdays & Sundays 09:00 Oto, Mai and Vik meet in the Park to play games with the magical Yoko. Hogie the Globehopper — PREMIERE  52 x 11 mins From October 15th – Saturdays & Sundays 10:00 A curious tree frog named Hogie and his friends travel the world, meeting children of different cultures and exploring the lifestyle and the traditions of the countries they are visiting. Continuing Kids Programmes Detention Adventure — NEW EPISODES Mondays & Tuesdays 16:35 Three brainy friends and the school bully set out to uncover the hidden lab of Alexander Graham Bell. To do so, they must get themselves thrown into detention and find the entrance to a labyrinth of trap-laden tunnels protecting the fabled hidden room. Gaming Show (In My Parents’ Garage) — NEW EPISODES Wednesdays & Thursdays 16:05 Jesse, Julia and Ian have turned their love of video games into a popular web series. From Jesse's tri