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Crunchyroll is an anime based streaming platform operated as part of a joint venture between Sony Pictures Television and Aniplex. Founded in 1994 as FUNimation, it is known for anime, films and TV series including Dragonball, My Hero Academia and Attack On Titan.  Last year, Crunchyroll through one of their partners Sony Pictures Television expanded the streamer outside of its comfort zone with a 24 hour channel in Latin America . As some readers are aware, Crunchyroll is looking to duplicate this in key markets. Although, they haven't specified which region would get access to the 24 hour service. It's likely that they're going to look into regions where they have no local presence whatsoever and others that do have some streaming presence but still recieve plenty of linear consumption. The introduction of Crunchyroll Channel would come 13 years after Animax had exited Africa for also defunct brand Sony Max on DStv and other parts of the world. Since then, it

Last month, it was reported that M-Net's Me and 1Magic would be removed from the DStv platform by early February . This was after MultiChoice sent notifications to various subscribers and since then the trail has gone quiet as these channels continue to stay onboard. Me has been filtering it's schedule with marathons of Home Economics and NCIS: Los Angeles while airing newer shows like Tulsa King in double bill form. 1Magic on the other hand had converted into a a Showmax repeats channel for Adulting and Outlaws. There's been a lot of questions from various media outlets on what fate awaits these channels especially after the rebrand of Showmax. The terminations of both channels coincide with this new venture that NBCUniversal would be having some involvement. Some theories that came to mind would be the integration of Me and 1Magic's programs to Mzansi Magic and NBCUniversal's slate of channels like Universal TV and E! Entertainment. There was also w

The HISTORY® Channel Africa’s big hitters are back with the latest seasons throughout the year on DStv 186. The first half of 2024 is crammed with returning seasons of our viewers’ favourites, from mystery-solving in The Curse of Oak Island to the fascinating off-grid lifestyle of Mountain Men, the drama of Storage Wars and the cutthroat competition of Forged in Fire.  One of the greatest treasure hunts of all time continues in season 11 of The Curse of Oak Island on Fridays at 20h15 (started 26 January). The Lagina brothers embark on their boldest plans yet to solve the 228-year-old treasure mystery. Their continued dig efforts pay off as they make several of the most historic discoveries ever unearthed in North America.  Then in the return of Mountain Men, on Thursdays at 19h25 (starting 8 February), season 12 of the long-running docuseries shines a spotlight on the enduring spirit of the wilderness. In the furthest parts of North America, some brave men and women embrace

Funimation, one of the most popular anime streamers, has announced that as part of its merger with Crunchyroll in March 2022, its app and website will end service on April 2, 2024. The platform states that it's sunsetting to provide fans with "an exceptional streaming experience and access to the largest anime library in the world. The collaboration between Funimation and Crunchyroll allows us to continue delivering on that mission and bring you the best of anime content." While Funimation customers may lament the news, this has been a long time coming for the streaming service. After its merger, Funimation has been slowly rolling back features, announcing in December 2023 that downloading content and offline viewing wouldn't be allowed going forward. They encourage users to complete the move to Crunchyroll and have already migrated most accounts over. Funimation subscriptions will be replaced by Crunchyroll ones, with fees following the latter's prici

Another one bites the dust Nickelodeon has unfortunately decided to cancel Erin & Aaron and not renew the network's live-action comedy series for a second season. It follows teenage stepsiblings Erin and Aaron as they navigate their new lives after their parents’ marriage, and find strength in their shared passion for music.  The show's cancellation was announced by Jensen Gering, who played Aaron on the series, on the actor's official Instagram page. Erin & Aaron premiered on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Thursday, April 20, with season one featuring 13 episodes. It was available exclusively on Netflix internationally by November 2023.  Nick Jr. finally goes Splat Nick Jr.'s finally rebranded after failing to do so in 2023 , aside from Africa it also includes Europe, the the Americas (Latin America and Brazil), Middle East, Asia, and New Zealand. The rebrand was also launched on the Nickelodeon Junior channel in France. Based on Nickel

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Walt Disney’s ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a joint sports streaming service this fall, giving consumers a new way to access marquee live sports for the first time, the companies said Tuesday. The platform, which will be owned by a newly formed company with its own leadership team, does not yet have a name or a price. Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery will each own a one-third stake. Consumers would be able to subscribe directly via a new app. Subscribers would also have the ability to bundle the product with the companies’ streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu and Max. The product will be a skinnier bundle of linear networks than a standard cable offering, specifically tailored for sports fans. It will consist of all the broadcast and cable networks owned by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery that carry sports, along with ESPN+. From Disney, that includes ESPN and its sister networks, such as ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, as well as the ABC

eVOD, a South African based streaming service operated by eMedia Investments that distributes a variety of international and local productions had acquired rights to Turkish dramas Pad Na Die Hart (currently streaming on eVOD) with Gelukbringers airing in March. Firat works as a Kebab Master with his aunt and friends in their shop in a modest neighborhood of Istanbul. Blind, his fiancee left on their wedding day and filled with anger wants to know why until a name comes up Taylan Günebakan aka Doctor Love, the famous life coach. Produced by NTC Medya in 2021, Pad Na Die Hart (Aşkın Tarifi) starred Kadir Dogulu as Fırat Karasu, Serra Arıtürk as Naz Soyluer, Cem Davran as Hazım Soyluer, Alper Saldıran as Taylan Günebakan and Yasemin Baştan as Sultan Yılmaz. It has been available to stream from February 5th. Gelukbringers (Elimi Birakma) revolves around a girl named Azra whose dies in a fire accident, leaving his greedy wife in charge and her autistic brother. Determined

Last month, it was reported that M-Net's Me and 1Magic would exit MultiChoice's DStv by early February . This was after several consumers had recieved a notification from MultiChoice about the closures with the pay-tv company that had since then gone rogue. The termination would have come a few weeks before MultiChoice officially launched the rebranded Showmax service . It would form as part of a joint venture with Comcast's NBCUniversal which would bring Peacock's best in class technology and content to the streamer. NBCUniversal also supplies linear channels such as Universal TV, Studio Universal, E! Entertainment, DreamWorks and Telemundo on DStv. As seen last month, MultiChoice wasn't looking to replace Me leaving viewers to wonder what fate awaited shows like Survivor and The Good Doctor. M-Net is currently exclusive to premium subscribers and Me was the only means of accessing the content. This lead to further speculation that MultiChoice was lo