Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

Novela Magic was Africa's first attempt at a storytelling channel geared for viewers in Africa and I know the channel won't be killed off entirely but it is going off air in South Africa so I have every right to refer it to it in the past tense. As it is the channel has a few days left and there's been nothing but absolute silence probably because MultiChoice didn't bother put up a termination notice so viewers will be stunned when they find channel 165 is blocked thinking account payment or technical issues when in fact it was snatched. An early overview of the channel revealed it would source their content from Mzansi Magic, kykNET, Africa Magic and further local channels from M-Net. From what was understood about the channel it took its content mainly from the latter three. While as brands like Maisha Magic, Pearl Magic, Abol TV and Zambezi Magic are still trying to build their offering for Novela Magic so it could explain why it is being snatched from DStv custo

It's been a while since the Openview competitor has made any headlines. The last anyone got an update had to do with its launch in South Africa alongside the mishap of the allocation of their channels to rivaling outlet. Now we've recieved word from our sources that a new music destination Hip-Hop 411 will make a landing to PremiumFree and become the exclusive home to all their content. Founded by Lwazi Nonyukela, Hip-Hop 411 is a black owned production agency which produces content for television in this case ones that idolize the genre. From what 411 suggests, they set out to be trendsetters with news and other updates on your favourite stars. Some celebs the brand promote include Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, A-Reece and so forth. Hip-Hop 411 is said to be folded under Pulse TV but with the amount of content you'd see here you'd expect more but it's not like PremiumFree TV does duplications as they rather pull an eExtra and cram as much content onto one chan

Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus) has conducted several experiments over the past few months and after almost a year we can now say we're 80% complete with some of the adjustments made toward our site in an attempt to make it mobile friendly. We also updated some tags in case you're wondering where they were placed. - DStv Highlights rebranded to become DStv Flex, based on an unbundled platform which has yet to launch. This label is based on content coming toward several DStv channels. - Openview Highlights rebranded to become Openview+, based on an upcoming pay-tv service of course this one is meant to offer updates on content. - Telenovela Highlights rebranded into Everyday Novelas, based on the first blog I followed regarding Portuguese telenovelas titled Everyday Novelas Africa. What I basically do here is report on a variety of telenovelas from across the world. - General Highlights rebranded into Google basically this is for various content outside of the above-menti

Viewers can look forward to a variety of Silver Screen short films, feature films and documentary series. Subscribe and WATCH fliekNET 2022 Holiday season is around the corner and it's time for relaxation, sun, stretching your legs and summer holiday fun. Parental habit is fliekNET back as a pop-up channel for the festive season. fliekNET will be on air again from 16 December 2022 to 15 January 2023 as a welcome addition to DStv's holiday entertainment programme. fliekNET will be available on DStv channel 149. Some of the feature films that will be shown on fliekNET include recent hits such as Barakat, Toorbos, Kaalgat Karel and Klein Karoo and Klein Karoo II. Also on the schedule are popular hour-long Story films such as Magda Louw, Die lang, langnaweek and Dija wants a baby with big names such as Hannes van Wyk, Quanita Adams, Jacques Bessenger and Amalia Uys in the respective casts. Classic movies such as Boetie goes to the border, Tant Ralie's boarding house, Trap i

KIX has been regarded as martial arts movie channel for about two years on the DStv platform and just like most movie channels or in this case KIX based channels seen in other countries it transitions to general entertainment which is out consumers will be seeing in the coming months with the launch of its first series 3AM - The Office. The Hungry Ghost Festival is around the corner. A newcomer at a workplace offends the ghosts in his office building when he shows disrespect for the spirits on his first day at work. In the course of a night shift, the man and his colleagues working overtime experience spooky encounters that make them reflect on their behaviours and beliefs... The 5 part anthology series is led by Ivan Low, Thian Sew Kim and Batu Lim. Produced by Thrill, a general entertainment channel owned by Celestial Tiger Entertainment is home to a variety of series and interesting enough these come from the same people that manage KIX so you could say coincidence. All that

Netflix is an American based streaming service which has been dominating the global market for the past decade with shows like Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, The Crown, Blood & Water, He-Man and the Oddballs but that's not why I compare it to PremiumFree TV. PremiumFree TV is an African based free to view platform taking on the likes of eMedia Investments' Openview platform that basically does what I found common with Netflix - being original. I mean you won't find any of SABC or e.tv's channels sitting on there even something as educational as Mindset is not sitting on the platform only brands like Sports Connect, Kiddiwinks, Romanza and True African brands that not a lot of people are familiar with.

Blippi expands its universe Moonbug Entertainment is double-dipping into the world of Blippi, with a new franchise plan for his TV pal and co-host Meekah. First up is a 28-episode live-action series based on the Blippi format of travel and education that’s airing now on AVOD platform HappyKids, and will go wide in December on Netflix. The series also features Move with Meekah, a segment in which the titular character learns about movement with Olympian Shawn Johnson joining as a celebrity guest. But the real push will be in L&M. Moonbug is building a consumer products program around the bubbly character, working with existing Blippi licensees including Florida-based toyco Jazwares, which will launch a Meekah doll next year. The company has also partnered with Disguise for Halloween costumes that are due out in fall 2023, and with Amazon, which will sell signature purple-and-yellow Meekah T-shirts starting in December. Sofia The First is getting more content In honor of Sofia the

In a development that many saw coming, Hasbro has announced today that it’s initiating a sale process for eOne’s library and adult-skewing scripted and unscripted content businesses. “As we execute Blueprint 2.0 [link] with a focus on strategic investment in key franchise brands like D&D, Peppa Pig and Transformers, we plan to expand our entertainment offerings across scripted TV, digital shorts and blockbuster films,” said CEO Chris Cocks in a statement. Olivier Dumont, president of kids and family brands at eOne, has confirmed to Kidscreen that his division will not be affected by the sale. The eOne Family Brands portfolio includes high-performing IPs such as PJ Masks, Power Rangers and preschool series Ricky Zoom. PJ Masks, in particular, has a robust Hasbro-branded consumer products program spanning toys, playsets and costumes, as well as a broad range of licensed products from category-leading partners. Assets that are for sale include eOne’s library content, unscripted

Jason David Frank was a key attraction to the Power Rangers franchise, debuting on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series when it premiered in 1993. Frank was one of the most–if not the most–consistent presence throughout the franchise, appearing in 10 series and four movies. Although he primarily portrayed the Green Ranger, he would also later play the White, Black and Red Rangers through various iterations in the Power Rangers franchise, which has run almost consistently since the ‘90s, with one as recently as this September. Power Rangers of course continues to have a major fanbase, which never really gave itself a chance to die down much since 1993. Going back to that time, basically everyone of that age had a favorite Power Ranger and took on that role during recess. And let’s face it, many of us argued over who got to be the Green Ranger. In addition to his acting career, Jason David Frank was an accomplished martial artist. Frank was an 8th degree black belt and was