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Canal+ Group Buys Stake In African TV Production Company Marodi TV
Canal+ Group has acquired a stake in Marodi TV, a Senegalese production company which is a leading purveyor of TV series across ...
Saturday, January 19, 2019
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TNT Africa March 2019 Movies
FFN! ORIGINALS VS SEQUELS
Most of the time, great stories are too short. They leave us wanting more. We would like to know more about their universe or their heroes, we eager to know what happens next. This is why sequel exists. Many of these second parts have even improved the original ones. For that reason, TNT offers its viewers the chance to enjoy originals and the sequels back to back and decide which one is the best. The Mummy, Back to the future or Jurassic Park will be part of the stunt every Saturday and Sunday evening in extraordinary a double feature.
Strategy: stunt build to activate social media interaction and to highlight again a number of important blockbusters.
Saturday 2nd of March
20:00 – First Blood (1982)
21:35 – Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Sunday 3rd of March
20:00 – Jurassic Park (1993)
22:05 – The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Saturday 9th of March
20:00 – Mad Max (1979)
21:35 – Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Sunday 10th of March
20:00 – The Scorpion King (2002) 21:35 – The Scorpion King 2: The Rise of a Warrior (2009)
Saturday 16th of March
20:00 – Back to the Future (1985) 21:55 – Back to the Future II (1989)
Sunday 17th of March
20:00 – Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 21:30 – Nightmare on Elm Street II (1985)
Saturday 23th of March
20:00 – The Mummy (1999)
22:05 – The Mummy Returns (2001)
Sunday 24th of March
20:00 – Rocky (1996)
22:00 – Rocky II (2000)
NEVER GIVE UP!
On the 21st of March, South Africa celebrates Human Rights day, which established universal human rights on the basis of freedom and justice. Under these premises, TNT gathers a list of films where their characters need to fight in order to survive. They never give up and nothing will stop them. Throughout the day, the channel programs titles related to overcoming the toughest situations. Film such as Born on the fourth of July, Billy Elliot or V for Vendetta.
Strategy: Local link. Take advantage of the bank holiday in order to make a special
programming. Try to stay away from a political point of view.
Thursday 21th of March
11:40 – Billy Elliot (2000)
13:30 – Hart’s War (2002)
15:35 – Born on the fourth of July (1989)
17:55 – The Blind Side (2009)
20:00 – V for Vendetta (2006)
22:10 – 8 Mile (2002)
RUSSELL CROWE FAN MONTH
He has won an Oscar for his lead role in Gladiator and has been nominated in two other occasions. He is a talented producer and musician. Russell Ira Crowe is one of the most versatile and valued stars in Hollywood. His career is filled with diverse roles, from characters based on
real individuals such as the policeman Richie Roberts in American Gangster to popular figures such as Robin Hood. TNT honors his work programming exceptional titles from his career every Monday night of March.
Strategy: continue to consolidate the fan month franchise. Associated one of the most popular names in Hollywood to the TNT brand. The marathon seeks to engage audiences programming three blockbusters in a row.
Monday 4th of March
20:00 – Robin Hood (2010)
Monday 11th of March
20:00 – American Gangster (2007)
Monday 18th of March
20:00 – Gladiator (2000)
Monday 25th of March
17:30 – Gladiator (2000)
20:00 – Robin Hood (2010)
22:15 – American Gangster (2007)
DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS
How many times have we been told that we shouldn’t talk to strangers? People are not
always what they seem. A certain look or a friendly appearance could hide your worst
enemy. And this is the based of this special: danger strangers. Every Wednesday evening
TNT broadcasts two frenetic thrillers. Films like Kalifornia, Misery or Total Recall.
Strategy: Thematic stunt. The strongest film on prime time at 20h.
Wednesday 6th of March
18:00 – Frantic (1988)
20:00 – Kalifornia (1993)
Wednesday 13th of March
18:15 – Pitch Black (2000)
20:00 – Misery (1990)
Wednesday 20th of March
18:10 – Lock Up (1989)
20:00 – Blue Steel (1989)
Wednesday 27th of March
18:00 – Ronin (1998)
20:00 – Total Recall (1990)
Friday, January 18, 2019
New Episodes Of Your Favourite Shows Arrive Next Month On Disney Channel And Disney XD
Disney Channel:
Bizaardvark Season 3 New Eps
TX Details: 25th Feb – 8th March @ 16:40
Synopsis: This fun-filled show features two 13-year-old up and coming musicians, Paige and Frankie, who write and perform comedic songs about their everyday lives.
Disney XD:
DuckTales New Eps
TX Details: Saturdays @ 09:30 from 2nd February
Synopsis: Huey, Dewey and Louie, along with Mrs. Beakley’s granddaughter, Webby, discover long-kept family secrets from Scrooge’s epic past, sending the family on escapades around the world!
Milo Murphy's Law New Eps
TX Details: Weekdays @ 17:00 from 11th February 'til 20th February
Synopsis: New kid Zack finds even a simple trip to school is an adventure when he meets Milo Murphy, a kid who’s prepared for anything, as around Milo anything that can go wrong will.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Disney XD Rebranded As Marvel HQ, Set To Go Live On January 20 In India And There's Worldwide Plans For Marvel HQ
My Perfect Family Replaces Love And BetrayalOn Monday 4 March At 17:00 CAT On Telemundo Africa
Friday, January 4, 2019
The Future Of Disney XD Is Uncertain While The Channel Lost 23% Of Its Viewers In The U.S. In 2018 With Its Failure In The International Market Plus Marvel HQ (Full-Time Channel) Launches In India To Replace The Channel
Disney XD USA lost 23% of its viewership on America on 2018 not surprising since all their current animated shows have become Disney Channel Originals and future projects are going for Disney+ or Disney Channel.
Sad News since next month the channel turns 10th years.
Disney XD USA lost 23% of its viewership on America on 2018 not surprising since all their current animated shows have become Disney Channel Originals and future projects are going for Disney+ or Disney Channel.
Sad News since next month the channel turns 10th years Disney XD is starting to face some problems internationaly except on LAT today the channel shut down on Australia and it seems that Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is starting the move of some shows to. Big City Greens being the first one.
Sad News To Disney XD. Disney India will be rebrand Disney XD India in a fully 100% Marvel Channel called Marvel HQ.Will this be the future USA follows for Disney XD USA?
https://entmnt.com/threads/disney-xd-will-be-rebranded-as-marvel-hq.50408/
https://dreamdth.com/threads/disney-xd-
channel-is-going-to-rebrand-as-marvel-hq-soon.116557/page-3
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Coming In February 2019 On Nick Jr Africa
NEW EPISODES!
NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT
TX 3 FEBRUARY AT 14:45 CAT
Here is what to look forward to in the new episodes:
When Trinket is mysteriously “frozen” at the Castlehaven Carnival, everyone blames Badalf.
Nella embarks on an adventure to find rare ingredients for Trinket’s special nail polish.
NEW EPISODES!
BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES
TX 3 FEBRUARY AT 16:40 CAT
In new episodes of Blaze and the Monster Machines:
When Crusher accidentally knocks a bottle of “growspice” onto a meatball, it grows to an enormous size and rolls away! It’s up to Blaze and Pickle to transform into robots and stop the meatball before it wrecks the entire town!
When Space Commander Megan is marooned on Pluto, our robot heroes will race through wormholes, shoot past ice volcanoes, and blast straight through an asteroid field to bring their new friend back home.
NEW EPISODES
BUTTERBEAN'S CAFE
TX 4 FEBRUARY AT 10:25 CAT
Coming up in new episodes of Butterbean’s Café:
When Butterbean and her friends open Butterbean’s Café, their jealous rival Ms. Marmalady tries to ruin everything. But she’s no match for friendship, teamwork, and fairy yummy food. Will the grand opening be a big success?
NEW EPISODES!
TOP WING
TX 18 FEBRUARY AT 08:00 CAT
Brand new episodes of Top Wing are sure you keep you entertained:
The Cadets try to give Bea a day off; team up to rescue TV adventure star, Survivor Bear; compete in the Big Swirl Games; train some friends to be “junior cadets”; find a treasure map; then save a plane and a party!
Top Wing to the rescue!
NEW EPISODES!+STUNT
PAW PATROL
Spend a weekend with your favourite pups as Nick Jr. brings you a marathon of episodes with the crew from Paw Patrol this February.
Luke Stars goes missing before his Royal Concert in Barkingburg and Sweety attempts to take over the concert!
Animals are overrunning Barkingburg Castle while the Princess is away. It’s up to Ryder and the Paw Patrol to get them under control!
Khalik Sheriff In Aspirational And First Public Speech As New eMedia CEO Says e.tv's Free-To-Air Satellite TV Service Openview Is Transitioning 'From The Outbuilding To The Main House'.
In his first public speech as new CEO of eMedia Investments, Khalik Sherrif says e.tv's rebranded and fast-growing free-to-air digital satellite TV service, Openview, is moving to the "main house", shedding its image as a TV service just for domestic workers and granny.
In a fiery and aspirational public speech at the exclusive black tie launch event of Openview's new TV commercial, Khalik Sherrif who took over as new eMedia CEO since the beginning of this month, weighed in on Openview's growth, future prospects and ambitions, and the platform's role in South Africa switch from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) - a process known as digital migration.
The experienced veteran TV executive who has been with eMedia for over 15 years, started with an anecdote of how e.tv that in October celebrated two decades of broadcasting in the country, helped to change and shape the South African television landscape.
"When e.tv started, nobody gave us a chance. Twenty years ago they said, 'What do those guys know about TV? Who are they? They are not going to last?' Twenty years later we are still here and we are growing because we dared to be different over all those years."
"When all of you grew up watching the TV news at 20:00 on the SABC, there came these little fellas and they said 'South Africa, stop. Don't watch your news at 20:00 anymore, watch your news at 19:00. And we moved the whole nation."
"When we put our eNews at 19:00 so many years ago, everybody else put the news at 19:00. Do you know why they did that? Because we said 'Watch the news on e.tv at 19:00 because by 20:00 it's history' and they came along to join us at 19:00."
About digital terrestrial TV migration - the switch from analogue to digital TV in South Africa, Khalik Sherrif said "8 million South African TV households have already been migrated - 6.5 million on DStv and 1.5 million on Openview."
"South Africa has 14 million TV households which means that another 5.5 million TV households still need to be migrated."
"We had a meeting with the department of communications, saying 'We will help you to get to the other 5.5 million'. The department of communications will give R400 per household that can't afford to buy a set-top-box (STB), and they will go out to the market, and they will buy a box."
"The department of communications has 500 000 more STB to sell and they're not manufacturing any more. They will buy a box and they will buy Openview. Why? Because for the first time in the South African landscape there is world-class television in high definition (HD), for free," said Khalik Sherrif.
"People in South Africa will buy a STB at any of the retailers for about R400 and will then have world-class television - 20 channels on Openview at the moment; all of the SABC - SABC1, SABC2, SABC3, and all of e.tv - and e.tv isn't just one channel any more."
"There is eMovies, there is eExtra, eReality, there's OpenNews, there's Star Life, there are plenty of them," said Khalik Sherrif , "with Openview growing at 30 000 to 35 000 box activations per month."
Openview: Transitioning from the outbuilding to the main house
"We started Openview on this premise: When the government was pushing digital television to us, the little fellas in Hyde Park realised the following - that we need to own some property in the TV space," said Khalik Sherrif.
"The SABC is the public broadcaster. MultiChoice has their property in Randburg which is the DStv decoder. What do we do? If MultiChoice is fed up of us one day and kicks us out, where do we take our channels? If we maybe don't like the [government-supplied] DTT [STB] performance because it's inferior and standard definition and not high definition, what do we do?"
"So we decided 5 years ago, let's launch our own little thing. We started it with OpenView HD, and now it's Openview. Let me tell you, when we started it, we made some mistakes. We made some mistakes," said Khalik Sherrif.
"And the mistake we made is that we positioned it for the outbuilding. We didn't think about it really. People were buying it for the outside house. If it was not for the helpers, it was for granny. Today you are witnessing the transition of Openview from the outbuilding to the main house - that's where we belong," said Khalif Sherrif.
"Mark my words: Openview is going to be the biggest thing in South African television. Why do I so confidently say this? Because throughout the world, traditional pay-TV is declining. Free-to-air television viewing is increasing."
"If you visit the United Kingdom, you'll know that the most popular medium of receiving television is Freeview - not Sky, not BT. Freeview. Why is this so?"
"While a lot of people are lucky enough to be able to afford pay-TV, they're not watching it because they're watching Netflix. We're streaming this; we're getting Amazon Prime Video. So you're viewership of traditional pay-TV is declining and you're viewership of Netflix is increasing."
"And as that happens, people are coming to the realisation of 'What am I really paying them for? I'm not watching them anymore?' And when you seize to pay them, when you stop paying for television, you know what will happen? You won't throw away your TV set because your lounge suite has to face somewhere," said Khalik Sherrif.
"The TV set belongs in the lounge and when you stop paying for TV and your TV set is not receiving pay-TV anymore, your TV set will receive something else - it will receive Netflix, it will receive Amazon, it will receive Google. It will receive Apple. It will receive Facebook."
"But you will also need to know the local news, you will also need to catch up with the local TV soapies, you will also need to know the local gossip, so you will have Openview. Don't say to anybody I didn't tell you," Khalik Sherriff concluded.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Coming Up In February 2019 On NickToons Africa
ATCHOO!
Teodor Green is a nice 9 years old boy who has a very particular way to express his emotions: since he was born, when feeling a strong emotion, he sneezes and turns into an animal. He can't control the sneezes and can't predict what kind of animal he'll turn into, but with the help of his friends he’ll always get out of it.
New Show (101-126)
Weekdays: 28 January to 13 February at 15:10 CAT/ 14:10 WAT/ 16:10 EAT.
ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS
The Chipmunks and Chipettes are your typical kids. They go to school, have chores and homework, fight like siblings and play sold-out concerts to millions of fans.
In the upcoming new episodes:
• When Dave tells Simon to get rid of some stuff, a few of his more dangerous experiments end up in the wrong hands
• Alvin suspects Dave of being a local bank
robber when Dave starts acting suspiciously and giving the boys gifts.
New Episodes (321-326); Weekdays from 18 to 25 February at 14:15 CAT/ 13:15 WAT/ 15:15 EAT
THE WILD THORNBERRYS
Here’s what to look out for in the new episodes:
• The Thornberrys travel down the Congo River but Tyler sinks the boat!
• Eliza and Tyler argue over which one of them
would make a better warrior. When there are fires in the Savanna though, they have to work together to escape the flames, a leopard and some crocodiles.
• An earthquake hits and Eliza recruits the help of the elephants to save her and Tyler. But, when
they fall into in a underground burial chamber, it’s Tyler that leads them through the booby traps.
New Episodes (58-73); Weekdays from 18 February to 11 March at
05:00 CAT/ 04:00 WAT/ 06:00 EAT
44 CATS
Following the daily adventures of Lampo, Milady, Pilou and Meatball: four kittens who are part of a musical group named The Buffycats. All of them are homeless and take shelter in a garage, which they transform into the Clubhouse.
Their desire to help others drives many of their adventures. So, while finding creative solutions to everyday difficulties, the cats also deal with other important subjects such as tolerance, diversity and
acceptance.
New Show (101-126);
Weekdays from 25 February to 13 March at 14:50 CAT/ 13:50 WAT/ 15:50 EAT
New to the Nick Jr. Block:
Nella the Princess Knight
Nella the Princess Knight is an animated preschool adventure series filled with comedy, action, friendship and heart. The show centers on Nella, who is both a kind and gracious princess as well as a brave and courageous knight!
She loves jousting as much as jewelry and daring quests as much as glittering gowns. Along with unicorn Trinket, her knightly friend Sir Garrett, and his loyal steed Clod, Nella overcomes challenges in her kingdom of Castlehaven not just with her sword and archer’s bow, but also with her compassion, kindness, and cooperative nature.
New Show: Episodes 101-104, 106-118, 120, 122-124 Daily from 01 to 21 February 08:05 CAT/ 07:05 WAT/ 09:05 EAT
FOR THE LOVE OF FRIENDS
Where would we be without our friends, our family, our siblings? Sometimes we forget just how big a part of our lives they truly are. The important thing is to make kids laugh.
So, what is funny? That’s simple.
Join Alvin and the Chipmunks as we remember to appreciate those special people in our lives
Our Characters are funny! And that’s why
and more importantly; to have fun together!
we’ve made them the face of the new
Weekdays 04 to 15 February from 06:35 CAT/ 05:35 WAT/ 07:35 EAT.
SUNDAY MARATHONS
3rd February - Atchoo!
10th February (Valentine Episodes) - Harvey Beaks, Breadwinners, The Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob Squarepants and Rabbids: Invasion
17th February - Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
24th February - ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks