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Conceived in France, written in Togo, and voiced in Kenya, Junior (3 April, 17:00 CAT) is a new pan-African Cartoon Network animation collaboration that takes African stories to the world. Created by Christophe Guignement from the work of Vanessa Pancrazi and directed by Emilie Rimetz, Junior explores the world of the titular 10-year-old and his friends in the sleepy River Neighbourhood in Mikako, a fictional equatorial African country. “We’re delighted to be able to tell stories from an African perspective to children around the world, with relatable characters and situations that are grounded on our continent,” says Christophe Guignement. “Written in a workshop of all-African writers in Togo and voiced by a dynamic young team of voice artists in Kenya, Junior is a truly African show at heart that demonstrates the power of collaboration in helping give the continent a voice on the global animation stage.” Junior is full of life, always getting into something new. The freedom giv

A few days ago, eMedia Investments unveiled two new channels for their Ultraview bouquet, Zee Family and Star Select which are expected to rollout on April 6th. Prior to that, sources had provided content details to one of the new channels, Zee Family . Zee Family as mentioned a while ago will be spun off from Zee TV offering shows like Goan Gullies, Baal Shiv and Ghar Ek Mandir. In a few days, Star Select which is spun off from StarPlus will also be rolling out on the Openview platform with the following: - May I Come In Madam: A young man is dejected after getting constantly browbeaten by his wife. However, he is smitten with his good-looking employer and tries to seek her attention in different ways. - Dil Se Dil Dua...Saubhagyavati Bhava?: A middle-class girl, Jahnvi, gets married to a rich man, Viraj Dobriyal. Little does she know that she has landed herself in a marriage from which there is no escape. - Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara: Aditya, who comes from

At the beginning of this week we’ll start making the first changes to our news channels as we begin the single news channel operation. UK viewers of the BBC News Channel and overseas viewers of BBC World News will, from Monday 3 April, be tuning into BBC News. Our aim is to create the best live and breaking news on both TV and on digital platforms, where more and more audiences are getting their news. We need to modernise the way we deliver the news – while addressing the financial challenges we face. The channel will be a single operation with two different feeds, just as now, so viewers in the UK and internationally will sometimes see the same content, sometimes different. We will always respond to breaking and developing news in the UK on the UK TV feed. So what changes will viewers see? First, people should not expect any kind of ‘big bang’ at the beginning of April – we’re bringing in the changes gradually, in a phased roll-out, so things will continue to alter over the coming

Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment is in advanced talks to be sold to Ari Emanuel's Endeavor Group, the parent company of UFC, according to people familiar with the matter. A deal could be announced as soon as today. UFC and WWE are expected to form a new publicly traded company as part of the agreement, according to the people, who declined to be named due to the confidential nature of the discussions. Endeavor is slated to own 51% of the new combat sports and entertainment company, while WWE shareholders would get 49%, according to the people. The Endeavor deal gives WWE an enterprise value of $9.3 billion, they said. Emanuel is expected to act as chief executive of both Endeavor and the new company. McMahon, likewise, is expected to be executive chairman, while Endeavor President Mark Shapiro will also work in the same role at the new company. Dana White will remain as president of UFC, while WWE CEO Nick Khan will serve as president of the wrestling business.

Last month, eMedia Investments unveiled phase 1 to their unbundled pay-tv offering which would take on the likes of DStv and StarSat, Ultraview Pride . Home to the gay oriented channel, OUTtv alongside the youth oriented channel, FUSE TV. Prior to that, eMedia Investments was said to be working on 4 TV channels of which the latter, Zee Family and Star Select where nowhere to be seen with speculation from a few Openview consumers that the channels were shelved as seen with BBC UKTV in 2022. After a month of anticipation, eMedia Investments unveiled phase 2 to their unbundled pay-tv offering, Spice TV also known as Ultraview Indian. Just like phase 1, it only comes with two channels, Star Select and Zee Family with eMedia promising more channels overtime. Star Select owned by Disney Star is spun off from StarPlus basically an arch nemesis featuring content ranging from movies, reality shows and drama series. Some of the content includes May I Come In Madam and Dil Se Dil Dua...Sa

In February 2023, MultiChoice announced a price increase that came to affect by the end of March. It is a yearly tradition and honestly not a lot of people are shocked by this just disappointed. Unlike most years, the pay-tv company bears gifts for selected DStv customers. ESPN 2, the non-football channel operated in a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation is home to motor-racing, rugby league, ice hockey, basketball, baseball as well as action sports such as live boxing and a range of magazine shows. Available to DStv Premium and Compact+ on channel 219 was made available to Compact. Ignition, owned by Arena Holdings is SA’s only TV channel dedicated to motoring. It has a strong local flavour featuring car reviews, spinning, tuning, bikes and kasi car culture, blended with the best international supercar and adrenalin-pumping content. Available to DStv Premium, Compact+, Compact and Family was made available to Access. Awaiting confirmation would be

During the year, Warner Bros. Discovery was phasing out a lot of Boomerang feeds for Cartoonito which retained shows like Masha And The Bear and Grizzy And The Lemmings while the latter Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes went to Cartoon Network. Since news of its premise came out, Warner Bros. Discovery faced heavy criticism for removing criticism for removing the Mr. Bean channel for a brand that aligned its audience to competitors such as CBeebies, Nick Jr. and Disney Junior. Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery in the EMEA region managed to build a superior intellect than the one read on tabloids which not only offered preschool shows such as Interstellar Ella and Bugs Bunny Builders but family with Looney Tunes Cartoons and Mr Bean. After looking at Cartoonito USA and some other feeds, I feel the problem with the brand is not solely on the fact that less people are viewing or its anti Boomerang but the fact that Cartoonito doesn't have content to cater to adults or as seen in Africa

During the week, Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled Unicorn Warriors Eternal and My Adventures Of Superman. Initially slated for Cartoon Network years prior with silence regarding the fate of these shows following the reconstruction of the company. It was announced that these series will fold under Adult Swim bringing an end to plot driven animation on Cartoon Network as Batman: Caped Crusader another show also anticipated for the channel at one point was picked up by Amazon Prime Video for 2 seasons. Cartoon Network has been going through an uphill battle compared to international counterparts as they've been losing consumers on a yearly basis with Teen Titans GO! taking over most of the channel and basically being branded off as the SpongeBob of the network. Internationally, Warner Bros. Discovery was able to cover up those bruises as they've been licensing content from various studios as a means to make up the dismal original offering. Some of the shows include Bionic Max

In 2021, The Walt Disney Company shuttered the FOX brand from across Africa as they continue to consolidate their content on Disney+. The Walking Dead was one of the highly profiled shows at the time as we had a final season of which would only be out in the following year. But as seen already, The Walt Disney Company didn't take consumer's concerns into consideration even after drawing up petition. They ripped FOX away from households in the African market with no means for consumers to actually browse the final season. After almost two years, The Walking Dead will be making a comeback through free-to-air platforms as eMedia Investments had picked up rights to the post-apocalyptic horror drama based on the book series of the same name by MnRobert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. The Walking Dead takes place after the onset of a worldwide zombie apocalypse. The zombies, referred to as "walkers", shamble towards living humans and other creatures to eat the