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A few months ago, the Charter Communications and Disney struck a deal after a heated carriage dispute to keep channels like FX and ESPN while as making Disney+ and ESPN+ freely accessible. This led to the demise of Disney XD, Disney Junior, Nat Geo Wild and Freeform. According to Global Market Intelligence analyst Scott Robson from NextTV , Spectrum could look into dropping more channels and this includes secondary channels already seen on DStv and StarTimes such as E!, CNBC World, Nicktoons, Nick Jr. and Boomerang. Similar to what MultiChoice has been doing in recent years, Spectrum is streamlining their portfolio and putting more emphasis on core brands. DirectTV is said to be ongoing a similar route by 2024 with Disney's linear offering which coincides with MultiChoice's pending agreement. As seen with Spectrum, the channels to have been affected reside within DStv and StarSat and this included the preschool brand Disney Junior and factual channel National Ge

Disney has launched a holiday campaign called ‘May Your Wishes Come True’ focusing on the power of wishes for its 100th anniversary. The campaign includes the first live-action festive ad, titled ‘A Wish For The Holidays,’ which takes inspiration from the soon-to-be released Walt Disney Animation Studios’ movie Wish and will launch in more than 50 countries.   The ad is directed by Grammy Award-winning Nigerian/British director Meji Alabi and was fully shot in Cape Town, South Africa and features scenes representing six geographical locations and languages. It tells the stories of families and friends from around the world, who are united by a universal wish to be together with their loved ones during the Holidays, recognising a range of festive traditions.   Director Meji Alabi said: “I feel lucky to have collaborated with such a diverse group of people on Disney’s Holiday campaign this year. There were so many stand-out moments for me during the filming, but I think the m

Singapore-based prodco Omens Studios has signed a trio of new international distribution deals for its CG-animated preschool series Leo the Wildlife Ranger. AMC International Networks has snapped up the wildlife show’s first season (60 x 11 minutes) for the Middle East and Africa, and has picked up the rights to air season two (52 x 11 minutes) across Europe. Turkish public broadcaster TRT will air both seasons of Leo on its 24/7 children’s programming channel, TRT Çocuk. Rounding out the deals is Fairfax County Schools Districts, which will broadcast the series’ second season in the US via its elementary school channel, Red Apple 21. To date, Omens has secured more than 50 sales for the first season of Leo the Wildlife Ranger worldwide. The toon airs on linear networks including Globo (Brazil), Canal+ (Myanmar) and Warner Bros. Discovery (EMEA), as well as VOD platforms Kidoodle.TV (Canada) and Amazon Prime (US). Earlier in March, Singapore’s national pubcaster MediaCorp commi

Nicktoons Best Of 2023 Date: 18/12/2023-31/12/2023 Slot: Monday-Sunday Time: All Day ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks Premiere: 18/12/2023-29/12/2023 Episodes: 520-526 Slot: Monday-Friday Time: 10:00 Nick Jr. Dora The Explorer Specials Dora's Fairytale Adventure Dora's Big Birthday Adventure Dora Saves The Crystal Kingdom Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures Part 2 & 3: Dora Saves Unicornia Dora's Royal Rescue Dora Saves Fairytale Land Dora Saves The Snow Princess Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure Dora In Wonderland Dora's Dance To The Rescue Saturday/Sunday at 09:15am/pm Rubble & Crew New Episodes Premiere: 27/11/2023-08/12/2023 Episodes: 111-115 Slot: Monday-Friday Time: 07:25am/pm, 05:30am/pm Paw Patrol New Season Premiere: 27/11/2023-08/12/2023 Episodes: #1001-#1002, #1004-#1005 Slot: Monday-Friday Time: 06:50am/pm, 12:45am/pm, 05:00am/pm, 07:05pm Baby Shark's Big Show New Episodes Premiere: 04/12/2023-15/12/2023 Episodes: #211-2

Squeeze That Sponge Stunt 16/10/2023-01/12/2023 Monday-Friday 15:30 SpongeBob SquarePants New episodes: 288-293 20/11/2023-01/12/2023 Monday-Friday 15:30 The Really Loud House New episodes: 114-116,118,120 04/12/2023-08/12/2023 Monday-Friday 18:15 Rock Island Mysteries New season New episodes: 201-220 04/12/2023-29/12/2023 Monday-Friday 18:30 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2023 Abu Dhabi Premiere:  16/12/2023 17:00 Repeats 17/12/2023 11:00 & 15:00 Best Of 2023 18/12/2023-31/12/2023 Monday-Friday All Day

Last year, Eccho Rights the international distributor of Yalı Çapkını (Blink Kant Bo!)  had launched the Turkish drama at MIPCOM . The highly anticipated new title is the latest from the creators of hit series (viewed on eExtra and SABC 3) such as My Home My Destiny (Verdeelde Liefde), The Red Room, and Kamdaki Kiz (Chrysalis). Halis Ağa is the owner of a large jewellery empire and the head of the Korhan family. Even though his son Orhan and oldest grandson Fuat run most of the business, he still makes the most important decisions in the company. His younger grandson Ferit, who is the total opposite of his brother Fuat, is a very irresponsible young bachelor who just returned from abroad where he went to study. Halis can’t take anymore of Ferit’s recklessness and he charges his widowed daughter-in-law Ifakat with finding him a nice girl to marry. The news that Halis Ağa is looking for a bride for his grandson, comes like a bolt from the blue into Kazım’s mansion in Gazia

Chrysalis S3 is on eVOD Learning that Cana is pregnant, Nalan brought her to the mansion to confront Sedat, but she still could not learn the truth. Determined to take her revenge on Rafet, Pervin told Rafet about Gülcihan and Cavit's past. Pera, on the other hand, left Muzo on the wedding day with a note she left. It starred Burcu Biricik as Nalan, Selma Ergeç as Selen, Enis Arıkan as Muzo, Feyyaz Şerifoğlu as Sedat, Nur Sürer as Feride, Şerif Erol as Adil, Hande Ataizi as Cana and Tuğrul Tülek as Levent. The first 7 episodes are currently streaming on eVOD with more episodes to rollout weekly. Season 2 is set to debut sometime in 2024 on eExtra likely after Roekeloos Dade. Boing is coming to South Africa During the week, Warner Bros. Discovery and StarTimes unveiled 4 new channels for consumers, Investigation Discovery, TLC and Discovery Channel , with Boing missing from the pay-tv company's line-up for consumers in Southern Africa. In a response from PR, it was

South Africa's newest 24 hour children's channel will be firing up the fun at the Prison Break Market in Johannesburg on Saturday, when Play Room, the new home of children's education and entertainment on DStv channel 300, hosts a fantasy launch event featuring the world's youngest DJ, DJ Arch Jnr and musicians Pabi Cooper and Focalistic. Guests including A-listers of the teen scene, kid influencers, media and TV personalities will be treated to a "fun factory" hosted by "fun scientist", entertainer, dancer and musician Robot Boii. They can look forward to an experience packed with magic, music and discovery at the event, inspired by the simple joy of child's play. Play Room goes live at 3pm from 6 November, kicking off with the channel's flagship show, Play Room Live! - a multilingual live studio show which brings a fresh cohort of youthful talent to the screen. Presenters include Thando Madondo, Thato Benani, Paballo Koza, Shudu

Presenting the five 5 series set to debut on Zee World in Southern Africa and ROA in the coming months and very likely continue through 2024: • Undercover Love (Jagaddhatri) It tells the story of an orphan girl Jagaddhatri and a rich boy who both are friends and are crime officers. Jagaddhatri is a secret crime branch officer but no one knows her real identity. Filmed in Bengali, the series starred Ankita Mallick as Jagaddhatri Mukherjee and Soumyadeep Mukherjee as Suryanath Mukherjee. • Dholi Beats (Geet Dholi) It follows a female dhol player, struggles to make her mark in a male-dominated profession. However, with her husband's support, she tries to overcome the hurdles in her path. Based on the Bengali series Jamuna Dhaki and filmed in Punjabi, the series starred Gurpreet Kaur as Geet and Anmol Gupta as Malhar. • The Rules Of Love (Maitree) Maitree and Nandini are best friends since childhood but when they grow up, Maitree feels