Entertainment Inside Us (Insidus)

Zee One to rollout first ever telegu series Zee One, a freemium entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises and a spinoff to the current pay-tv exclusive channel, Zee World will be rolling out the much anticipated series, Trinayani from February 9th. Trinayani follows the titular character's ability to foresee the future and the past often lands her in trouble. Despite the setbacks, she strives to use her gift to protect the people around her from harm. It stars Sri Satya Sumana, Aashika Gopal Padukone, Chandu Gowda, Priyanka Chowdary, Pavitra Jayaram, Anil Chowdary, Bhavana Reddy and several others. In other developments, Close To My Heart will be rolling out on Star Life later this month with Zee One's pay-tv counterpart Zee World rolling out a romcom with a very weird title, How Do I Say This?. Everyday Novelas: -  Nurses returns for a season 3 -  The origin story of Forbidden Passion -  New Series Alert: eMedia Investments Acquired Broadcasting

During 2022, eMedia Investments and MultiChoice got into a legal brawl regarding the fate of eMedia's 4 channels in the pay-tv market on DStv after the closed on the platform with the only other means of viewing their content happens to come from Openview which will soon come with its own pay-tv component, Openview Ultra. As mentioned, a while back eMedia Investments' 4 channels being eToonz, eExtra, eMovies, and eMovies Extra were reinstated for about 6 months meaning the future of these channels will likely be revealed by the end of January or later in February depending on court outcomes. For all we know 6 months may not include December as that was a festive holiday and maybe it did and they're just monitoring by days considering they were reinstated in the first week of August it could mean that an outcome should have been reached by this week. DStv: - MultiChoice and eMedia Investments gets roasted over load shedding plans -  BBC to close linear channels and m

Another syndicate is out for the count America's Dr. Phil talk show is ending after 21 seasons with Dr. Phil McGraw who decided that he wanted to stop doing his daytime show at the end of the current season. The Oprah spin-off talk show was seen on South African television - first SABC2 where it ran from its beginning for several seasons, after switching to pay-TV with M-Net picking it up for the Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) channel for a few further seasons. Dr. Phil McGraw started out with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, also seen in South Africa, in the late 1990s, before he transitioned to his own tough-talking talk show in 2002. "I have been blessed with over 25 wonderful years in daytime television. With this show, we have helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers through everything from addiction and marriage to mental wellness and raising children," Phil McGraw (72) says in a statement announcing the end of the show. African VOD Showmax Inks Sla

UK-based broadcaster Da Vinci Media had entered the FAST channel market as part of a broader move to grow its US audience, appeal to families, and hone in on the topics kids care about most. At launch, the channel’s offering boasts hundreds of hours of content, and the goal is to add another 400-plus hours in 2023. Da Vinci is looking to commission and acquire animated and live-action content for its linear channel, OTT platform and now the new FAST channel. The company is particularly interested in concepts with a focus on financial and digital literacy, sustainability and female representation in engineering, says Estelle Lloyd, co-founder and COO of edtech company Macademia (formerly Azoomee), which owns and operates Da Vinci. Insidus  Games: -  Buzz Lightyear Star Command -  Pink Panther:  Pinkadelic  Pursuit -  Spider-Man Toxic City -  Baby Felix Halloween The broadcaster’s major aim is to stretch beyond its current preschool focus and reach kids ages eight and up in a b

SABC+ and eVOD are both South African based streaming services functioned respectively by the SABC and eMedia Investments. They both offer a limited selection of content part of which can be viewed on their linear counterparts while others remain unseen. SABC+ is all about celebrating South Africa's rich heritage with offerings such as Generations: The Legacy, Isidingo, Makoti and Noot Vir Noot. Basically a carbon copy of SABC 1-3 and to some extent BBC iPlayer as they bundle various channels and incorporate variety. They also offer a mixture of international and mostly local content ranging from sports, news, current affairs, reality, wildlife, education, movies and lifestyle. SABC: -  Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC -  TelkomOne's transition into SABC+ -  SABC 1 title card registered for Openview -  SABC Children appears to have wrapped production eVOD at the moment appears to be the more edgier and modern side to the current SABC+ if you take to

PBS Kids is a brand name in which the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) gives to their children's content. Trusted as the #1 educational brand, it offers content to help improve children's creative thinking while as engaging in the maths and science. Some of the programming offered by the brand include Wild Kratts, Pinkalicious And Peterrific, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Nature Cat, Cyberchase, Elinor Wonders Why, Hero Elementary and Donkey Hodie. As of 2019, the 24/7 version of PBS Kids can be seen across Africa and Australia while as other regions might as well be viewing various content. Prior to that it was merely a programming block which you could stream on YouTube or the app of the same name. Last year, PBS Kids retired their mascot Dash in their official logo and opted for something more bland and simple kind of close to the current adult PBS logo. As the company seems to be onboard with the streaming wave which has changed the media landscape. Insidus Game

During eVOD's launch party in 2021, eMedia Investments unveiled plans to build up on their local offering. On top of that, they were planning to stream several linear channels and so far only their rival SABC were fortunate enough to offer such following their acquisition of TelkomOne. From what was understood prior to the time TelkomOne was still around, SABC 3 wasn't part of their initial offering and this was due to the number of international shows currently bundled and most of eMedia's channels lurk around that corner or at least from what it seemed. Since 2023, the only channels to skew less in foreign shows and put themselves in a position to be bundled onto the streamer is e.tv, eExtra and ePlesier but I can clearly see why neither of them particularly e.tv and eExtra aren't seen on eVOD. Firstly it may have to do with the programming, most if not all SABC 1-3 programs can be streamed anytime of the day while as eVOD offers selected content from e.tv and e

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will offer the public service broadcaster’s first ever 24-hour news channel in African languages in April 2023. In addition, this channel will offer an extensive coverage of parliamentary proceedings. The launch of this channel is in line with the SABC’s public mandate obligation, for the provision of universal access, as enjoined by the relevant legislation governing the SABC. The imminent launch of this channel reinforces the SABC’s pivotal role in facilitating social cohesion, by providing a wide range of programming that caters for the needs of the entire society. The SABC is also driven by the three key principles in its news delivery and value proposition: the principle of inclusion, deliberation and opinion formation which are aimed at empowering citizens to be part of participatory democracy, despite their socio-economic status, geographical location and language. The channel, which is not new, was acquired in 2018 and publ

This February on National Geographic Wild, (DStv 182, Starsat 221) Sundays are dedicated to the fiercest felines, creatures of magnificent strength, ferocity and beauty, many of which face extinction. With visually impressive and powerful stories from around the world, Big Cat Sundays will showcase the most magnificent creatures from lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards, to the most unknown and forgotten such as the serval, the African wildcat or the caracal, every Sunday from 6:00 PM (CAT). Big Cat Sundays programming line-up includes: Sunday 5 February 18:00 – Sri Lanka, Leopard Dynasty Sri Lanka’s lowlands are home to one of the highest leopard populations on earth. It’s in these lowland jungles the Sri Lankan Leopard – the apex predator of the country – resides. Learn more about these fascinating creatures and their remarkable lives in this country, abundant with rich biodiversity. 18:45 Animal Travels Migrating creatures wage incredible journeys risking it all to survive.  W