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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 ...

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Grown-Ish Coming Soon To e.tv

Created by Black-ish's Kenya Barris, the series is produced by Khalabo Ink Society, Wilmore Films, Cinema Gypsy Productions and Principalo-Young Entertainment, with Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins, and Helen Sugland acting as executive producers comes a series based on the eldest child of the Johnsons.

The Johnson family's firstborn daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) leaves the family to go to college. As she attends college while befriending some people, she discovers that her journey to adulthood and her departure from the family does not go the way she hoped. She will also be the narrator.

The series has spawned 3 seasons with a total of 42 episodes with a fourth season in the works.

Grownish airs Saturdays at 19:30 on e.tv from 31 May

SABC Encore Stops Airing On DStv After 5 Years

Yes, you heard correctly SABC Encore stops airing on DStv from June. The channel joins ITV Choice which is also set on DStv later in June.

SABC Encore was conceived through a 5 year agreement back in 2013 between SABC and MultiChoice. In this deal, SABC had to supply a news and entertainment channel. Both channels severed delays in their launch before they eventually launched on DStv.

SABC Encore was originally suppose to launch back in 2014 as SABC Entertainment. The channel along with SABC News were also part of DTT which is long overdue.

SABC originally plotted to launch 18 channels before downsizing their plans to 9 channels back in 2018 and Encore wasn't listed in those plans only SABC 1-3, Education and News were mentioned meaning it's possible that the SABC was planning to scrap the brand at the time another sign of its turmoil was it's Facebook account as it stopped being active early last year.

SABC went from 6 channels to just 5 again, for those who aren't aware SABC launched an educational channel through DTT platforms and online with plans to launch it on pay-tv platforms.

There's no reason yet as to why the channel is being scrapped maybe SABC and MultiChoice are cutting back on costs or MultiChoice no longer sees it viable to have it on the platform.
SABC also had another entertainment channel which outlived Encore called SABC Africa was also on DStv for at least 10 years before getting scrapped due to poor performance maybe that's the reason.

June & July 2020 On Lifetime Africa | Flipping Virgins | Cheerleader Movies | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Monday Crush Monday Movies | Many More

Brand New & Exclusive
FLIPPING VIRGINS
1st June - 3rd July, Weekdays at 12:50 CAT Property expert and host, Egypt Sherrod, gets down and dirty with frst tmers who risk it all in the unpredictable world of fipping houses. With real people, real stakes, and high-pressure decisions to be made, each episode sees Egypt ofering invaluable advice to these house-fipping virgins. They have just 60 days untl the frst payment is due. In order to beat that deadline, Egypt’s formula is: 30 days to renovate and 30 days to sell. From fnding the right house at the right price to feeling the rush of making the most proft possible, these rookie renovators will see and do it all. And with Egypt on board, they’ll lose their fipping virginity without losing their shirts.

Brand New & Exclusive
BRIDE AND PREJUDICE - FORBIDDEN LOVE
23rd June - 25th August, Tuesdays at 21:00 CAT Bride & Prejudice: Forbidden Love is a social experiment following three couples who want to get married, but whose families disapprove of their relatonships. Relatonship Expert Calvin Roberson will lead the couples and their families through an intensive 4-week process to directly confront their issues. If their problems cannot be overcome, the couples will have to choose to get married without the approval of their families or go their separate ways.

6th -28th June, Weekends 19:20
CHEERLEADER MOVIES:

SECRET LIVES OF CHEERLEADERS
Brand New and Exclusive
On 6th June, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
Ava King, an incoming transfer student, is reluctantly trying out for the cheerleading squad at Kennedy High School. Her ambitous mother, Candice, pushes her to join. Head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school, Katrina Smith, quickly cozies up to Ava. Once Ava makes the squad, she becomes instant high school royalty. She also meets Peter, a fellow student and member of the football team with whom she becomes involved romantcally. As she eases into her new life as a cheerleader, Ava eventually discovers new cheerleaders must go through a series of challenges set by Katrina in order to “offcially” join the squad. While their frst few meetngs are innocent enough, the hazing gets more and more dangerous and intense, and during a humiliatng late night hazing session, Ava decides that enough is enough, and quits the squad. But Katrina does not take kindly to it and makes it her mission to destroy Ava’s life.

IDENTITY THEFT OF A CHEERLEADER
Brand New and Exclusive
On 13th June, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
In her fnal year of high school, Vicky realized she would never escape the bullies or live up to her mother’s expectatons, so she dropped out of school. Now 31, Vicky has hit rock botom. Desperate, she steals the identty of a senior high school cheerleader to redo her fnal year. Determined that this tme it will be diferent, and that she will make her mother proud, Vicky will do anything to be number one. Afer manipulatng her way into the popular crowd and scoring the school’s hotest athlete as her boyfriend, she ensures her cheerleading rival has an “accident” in order to land the ttle of Cheer- Captain. On top of the world and living the teenage dream, Vicky will stop at nothing to maintain her status, but there is one high schooler who has begun to suspect that she is not all that she seems.

THE PERFECT CHEERLEADER
Brand New and Exclusive
On 20th June, Saturday at 19:20 CAT When Cassie Talbot, 18, a shy but prety dancer heads of to college, she’s focused on her studies and becoming a vet. But a chance encounter leads her to reluctantly tryout for the cheerleading squad. To Cassie’s surprise she makes the squad and her life instantly transforms. For the frst tme, she has it all: popularity, a major she’s passionate about and a cute boy from class wants to date her. Everything is perfect until... her dead- beat father disappears with her tuiton money. Cassie’s at risk of losing it all untl she discovers the cheerleading squad has a salacious secret that could make all her problems instantly go away. Against everything she believes in, Cassie joins several of the girls and turns to having sex with older men for quick money. The cheerleading squad moonlights as a call girl ring and the madam is none other than the cheer coach. But afer Cassie joins the ring, things go terribly wrong for one of the girls. Cassie realizes she’s involved in something deeper that has to be stopped - at the risk of exposing her own mistakes.
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Brand New & Exclusive
CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES
15 July – 19 August, Wednesdays at 21h00 CAT
Celebrity Ghost Stories is the frst and only series where celebrites share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal. The series represents a new breed of documentary storytelling; compelling, surprising and downright spooky. Celebrity Ghost Stories is told completely through frst person narratve by the respected actors, musical artsts, and athletes who have experienced these phenomena themselves. From encounters with ghosts and angry spirits to real life haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptve, frst person POV’s from our favourite stars deliver a brand-new way of experiencing the thrills and chills of the addictve world of the paranormal.

New Season SEVEN YEAR SWITCH US S3
9 July – 10 Sept, Thursdays at 20h05 CAT Lifetme is home to season three of Seven Year Switch which sees four couples embark on an emotonally difcult journey to help repair their relatonships by partcipatng in an extreme, innovatve experiment of switch therapy. Each couple will swap partners and partake in experimental marriages in order to help determine if diferent traits and characteristcs in a mate could make their marriage stronger. Viewers learn each of their stories – how they met, how they fell in love, how their marriages took a turn for the worst and why they are willing to risk everything in order to save it. Two relatonship experts; Charles
J. Orlando and Dr. Jessica Grifn, will help guide the couples through the switch therapy process, as they adjust to living with an experimental spouse. Will this ultmate experiment in “switch therapy” provide new appreciaton for the love they have or entce them to call it quits?

New Season MARRIAGE BOOTCAMP S10: FAMILY EDITION 2
9 July – 17 Sept, Thursdays at 21h00 CAT On Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Editon, four famous families who are dealing with notorious and well-publicized rifs will undergo intense counselling and decide with the help of experienced therapists Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus Nicolino, whether to save their relatonships or cut family tes forever.

6 July – 27 July, Mondays at 20h05
MAN CRUSH MONDAY MOVIES:

Premiere
KILLER IN RED
06 July from 20:05 to 21:35
Christa is an up and coming personal shopper and stylist who is preparing for her upcoming wedding with Jake, her dream man. One day, she meets Kat, a shy young woman who is looking to reinvent herself. At frst things seem great and Kat and Christa become fast friends. As tme passes though, it becomes clear that Kat has an unhealthy obsession with Christa and her life, especially Jake. As Kat’s innocent facade begins to fade and reveal her dark intentons, Christa must act quickly or risk losing everything she holds dear.

Brand New
Premier DOWNSIZED
13 July from 20:05 to 21:35
Ebony and Michael were forced into a modern “shotgun” wedding afer becoming teenage parents, putng their personal goals on hold in order to support their family. Amazingly, the two high school sweethearts managed to overcome the odds and establish a seemingly ideal life for themselves. However, the success that initally was meant to strengthen their family has become the very thing that is driving them apart. As a result, Michael desperately tries to hold onto everything he’s worked his entre life to gain. This leads the family on an unconventonal adventure to restore the faith, hope, and trust that initally brought them together.

June & July 2020 On History Africa | Eating History | Uncharted Mysteries | Icons Of Music | Black Patriots | Washington | Forged In Fire | American Wreckers

Brand New & Exclusive
EATING HISTORY
17th June - 15th July, Wednesdays @ 20:15 CAT Eatng History, follows “vintage food expert” Old Smokey and collector, Josh Macuga as they embark on a quest to eat the oldest, most nostalgic and shocking foods to have survived the test of tme. The hosts will find foods believed to have been “lost to the past” — buried in bunkers, rotng in root cellars, forgoten in fridges or collectng dust on shelves — in order to explore history through food. In each episode, Macuga and Old Smokey hit the road to visit collectons of vintage food and to learn the stories behind collectors.

Brand New & Exclusive
UNCHARTERED MYSTERIES
4th June - 9th July, Thursdays at 20:15 CAT
Uncharted Mysteries follows adventurer and survivalist Clif Simon as he explores paranormal mysteries in some of the world’s most extreme and challenging environments. From the terrifying bat-winged “Jersey Devil” to the deadly “Night Marchers” of Hawaii, Clif is determined to uncover the truth behind these nightmarish myths and legends. That means using all his skills to hike, swim, and even crawl his way into places most people wouldn’t dare to go. Along the way, scientsts, shamans, historians, and witnesses all provide clues that shed light on dark secrets that ofen defy explanaton. He consults with local guides to help plan his route, but afer that, Clif is on his own, venturing solo, deep into one extreme landscape afer the other, to hauntng places where the wilderness and the paranormal intersect.

ICONS OF MUSIC
ELTON JOHN: BECOMING ROCKETMAN
27th June, Saturday @ 21:00 CAT
2019 was the year of Elton John, with the release of the box ofce hit ‘Rocketman’, his autobiography and his fnal farewell tour, all eyes are on the musical genius. We take a glimpse into his incredible journey and uncover the truth behind the turbulent and eccentric life of a superstar. Find out what it took for this shy young man to become ‘Rocketman’.

ICONS OF MUSIC
MICHAEL JACKSON: REMEMBER THE KING
4th July, Saturday at 21:00 CAT
There are very few artsts who have obsessed the world like Michael Jackson did. His singles topped the charts all over the globe, selling over 350 million records whilst holding the record for the best-selling album of all tme. It was clear, although his success is unrivalled, that he was a troubled man whose bizarre life- style eventually eclipsed his musical talent. This documentary will cover all aspects of his life, from the Jackson 5 to This Is It, from his humble beginnings to Neverland, and from his abusive father to his own alleged abuse cases.

ICONS OF MUSIC
FREDDY MERCURY: KINGS OF QUEENS
11th July, Saturday at 21:00 CAT
Queen’s legendary lead singer Freddie Mercury earned a place in modern rock history as the writer and singer of some of its most legendary songs: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Are the Champions,” and “Crazy Litle Thing Called Love.” Born in Zanzibar to Indian parents and later raised in India, Mercury and his “Queen” bandmates went on to sell albums in unit totals that rivalled the Beatles. His remarkable four octave singing range was a key ingredient in the band’s success. Mercury died of AIDS in late 1991, less than 24 hours afer a public admission he had contracted the disease.

ICONS OF MUSIC
PRINCE: KISS THE RAIN
18th July, Saturday at 21:00 CAT Few artsts are as prolifc as Prince. The king of self-transformaton, Prince made his mark on an entre generaton. He redefned popular music and reshaped the music industry. But the enigma of Prince held many untold secrets. Join us on this in-depth look at his incredible career and get closer to the artst with dramatc re-enactments of his life and shocking fnal moments.

ICONS OF MUSIC
DAVID BOWIE: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE WORLD
25th July, Saturday at 21:00 CAT
Known as a musical chameleon, David Bowie was able to fow and adapt his music and style to current fashion and trends. Prior to his breakthrough in 1972, he recorded a proto-metal record and a pop/ rock album, eventually redefning glam rock with his ambiguously sexy Ziggy Stardust persona. Each one of his phases in the ‘70s sparked a number of subgenres, including punk, new wave, goth rock, the new romantcs, and electronica. With his death just two days afer his 69th birthday and release of his most poignant album ‘Blackstar’, he lef his fans with a partng gif that will solidify his already indelible mark in music history. With exclusive footage and interviews, we look back at his legacy and pay tribute to the life and memories of David Bowie.
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Brand New & Exclusive
BLACK PATRIOTS: HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION
4 July, Saturday at 20h05
From the inital sparks of revoluton in Boston to the climactc Siege of Yorktown and beyond, this special paints a comprehensive picture of the African American experience during the Revolutonary War. Hear the story of the war within the revoluton through the eyes of some of the most crucial and signifcant African American fgures of America’s foundaton. Features NBA legend, best-selling author and esteemed actvist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Brand New & Exclusive
WASHINGTON
5 July – 19 July, Sundays at 20h15 HISTORY’s six-hour, three-part series Washington will chip away at the bronzed and marbled image of America’s frst President and bring to life the man whose name is known to all, but whose epic story is understood by few. Narrated by Emmy award-winning actor Jef Daniels and executve produced by world-renowned presidental historian and Pulitzer Prize®-winning bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Brand New & Exclusive
FORGED IN FIRE: BEAT THE JUDGES
20 July – 24 August, Mondays at 21h10
It’s the most frequently asked queston from fans of Forged in Fire - “When will we see bladesmiths compete against our judges?” Now, they are about to get their wish. In each 60 minute episode, the best bladesmiths from all over the country come to the forge for a once-in-a-lifetme opportunity, to square of against our renowned Forged in Fire Masters in the highest stakes forging competton yet!
First, the smiths must prove they have what it takes to challenge an icon by beatng each other in a series of win-or-go-home forging challenges. Then the remaining two smiths - one of our seasoned Masters and one hopeful compettor - will compete to create a fully functoning blade that will be evaluated and tested. If the challenger can fnd a way to prevail against our judge in an intense bladesmithing showdown, they’ll walk away with $10K and eternal bragging rights.

Brand New & Exclusive
AMERICAN WRECKERS
28 July – 1 September, Tuesdays at 20h15 Missouri USA has a powerful legacy of outlaws and feuds. Home to Jesse James, Wyat Earp and Wild Bill Hickok, Missouri is now home to a new rivalry: the one between the Belle Boys and the Outsiders, fought each week in the demoliton derby arena in Belle, Missouri. This season, the scrappy Outsiders team challenges local derby legend and reigning champions, the Belle Boys, to a series of six derbies. Every week, the two teams batle it out in a deeply personal fght for automotve supremacy in their grizzled, souped- up derby cars.

eNCA's News Segments Has Been Added To News And Sports On OpenView?

As always eMedia Investments the company that runs OpenView with its set of e.tv channels has a history of not informing the media on upcoming developments another unexpected arrival has made its way to OpenView.

News and Sports once known as OpenNews and e.tv News has added eNCA segments to the channel without any notice as eNCA 24/7 channel is available exclusively through the platform.

During the pandemic, News and Sports has run into some troubling times in both sections most of the time the channel airs Sports other than News then there came a time when they replayed old news and some foreign news segments on the channel faded away.

With sports put on hold the only active event is mainly wrestling with e.tv supplying Impact Wrestling and Xplosion alongside selected programs across their channels and SuperSport being WWE on DStv.

Recently both StarSat and OpenView acquired old Bundesliga matches which were once available on SuperSport in selected markets.

Friday, May 15, 2020

Toonami Has Been Added To Startimes Or StarSat Few Weeks After The Channel Stopped Airing On MultiChoice's DStv

As you already know DStv had Toonami running as a month long pop-up channel on the DStv platform to almost all DStv customers until the end of April even after its removal the channel still had an ongoing schedule for the rest of May.

For some reason the channel has been added to the Startimes (or StarSat) platform without any explanation or clarification from the platform on the duration of the channel or whether they plan to keep it full-time which seems unlikely.

Toonami which is owned by WarnerMedia targets the same audience as Cartoon Network the only difference is the channel is catered for superheroes. The channel carries action, drama and adventure.

The channel airs repeats of old DC Animation that once aired on Cartoon Network such as Batman, Green Lantern, Superman and Young Justice along with DC Movies.

This channel is just ripping off Superhero HQ for those of you who had DStv Compact back in March of last year at the time the channel was already ripping off the full-time Toonami channel on Kwesé TV till the brand shut down it's pay-tv service along with the full-time channel that had anime and selected Cartoon Network series at the time before being reduced to nothing but a pop-up channel.

It wouldn't surprise me if the channel eventually resurfaces again on DStv even after the channel's removal people still want the channel if it was on Compact you'd some happy faces over the channel's removal but since they made it more accessible more people grew attached to it cancelling out those that recieved the channel already under another name.

Vierspel Vuurspel Finally Makes It's Way To eExtra From June After Having To Pull It Out Of The Schedule Due To The Lockdown In South Africa Over Coronavirus Pandemic

Turkish lovers are in for a treat after having removed the show from the schedule due to the lockdown in South Africa over Coronavirus pandemic. Vierspel Vuurspel finally makes its way to eExtra after a month.

Vierspel Vuurspel (Içerde) a 2016 Turkish drama series dubbed in Afrikaans tells a story of two brothers torn from each other. Now on the opposite sides of the law, two brothers are placed against each other, unaware of their brotherhood.

Turkish telenovelas have proven to do well on eExtra after drawing up more than 400000 viewers on the channel through its Kuiertyd block. These Afrikaans dubbed Turkish shows experiment has been added to e.tv and has proven to do well amongst these channels viewers.

Not long ago e.tv acquired broadcasting rights to the Turkish series Evermore from Global Agency. No details were given on where the show will air, whether it will it be dubbed or how long viewers have to wait to see it.

Vierspel Vuurspel replaces Die Vreemdeling on June 15 at 20:55 on eExtra which is available on OpenView channel 105, DStv channel 195 and StarSat channel 489. There's no details on whether Die Vreemdeling will entirely be removed from the schedule or whether it will move to another channel or different timeslot.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

July 2020 On NickToons Africa: Corn & Peg | More

CORN & PEG
NEW SHOW | SEASON ONE | EPISODES #101-#120
WEEKDAYS - 06 JUL - 04 AUG AT 05:40 WAT/06:40 CAT/07:40 EAT
Saddle up for a BRAND NEW SHOW on
NickToons! Corn & Peg follows the adventures of a young pegasus and her unicorn best friend, who share the same exuberance for doing good things in their community.

NICKTOONS ADVENTURER
NEW STUNT
WEEKDAYS 13 TO 24 JULY FROM 12:30 WAT/13:30 CAT/14:30 EAT
When you have that taste for ADVENTURE and you need to do something wild, go somewhere new, take the road less travelled, see what’s around the next bend and experience the unexpected simply because you feel like it – tune in to NickToons, where we keep the spirit of adventure alive!
MONDAY 13 - RABBIDS: INVASION
TUESDAY 14 - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS/RABBIDS: INVASION
WEDNESDAY 15 - ALVINNN!!! AND THE
CHIPMUNKS
THURSDAY 16 - SANJAY & CRAIG/RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN KITTY/44 CATS
FRIDAY 17 - THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS
MONDAY 20 - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
TUESDAY 21 - MYSTICONS/KUNG FU PANDA/T.U.F.F. PUPPY/CHOP CHOP NINJA
WEDNESDAY 22 - BREADWINNERS/PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET/THE ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER/TOONMARTY
THURSDAY 23 - PEPPA PIG/RABBIDS: INVASION
FRIDAY 24 - THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS

YOU BELONG STUNT
NEW STUNT
WEEKENDS 04 TO 26 JULY
FROM 10:55 WAT / 11:55 CAT / 12:55 EAT
We’re bringing it home this July!
It may be cold, dull and boring outside but we’ll be heating things up with a whole lot of kid-power on NickToons!
Discover warm friends and colourful places with a programming line-up that’s guaranteed to make you feel like you belong!
SATURDAY 04 JULY & SUNDAY 05 JULY: PEPPA PIG
SATURDAY 11 JULY & SUNDAY 12 JULY:
ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS
SATURDAY 18 JULY & SUNDAY 19 JULY:
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
SATURDAY 25 JULY & SUNDAY 26 JULY: THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS

SUNDAY MARATHONS
EVERY SUNDAY AT 15:00 WAT/16:00 CAT/17:00 EAT
We’ve packaged your Sunday laughs into neat mini-marathons! Enjoy the very best in comedy animation handpicked just for you, right here on NickToons!
05th JULY - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
12th JULY - CORN & PEG
19th JULY - BREADWINNERS
26th JULY - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
02nd AUGUST - ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS

ALL SORTS OF GLOBAL FUN
WEEKDAYS 14 TO 30 JULY
VARIOUS START TIMES
No matter what makes you happy - NickToons has got you covered. Our world is incredibly 'Global', we are here to help you stretch your viewpoint and even your world.
TUESDAY 14th JULY FROM 05:40 WAT/06:40 CAT/07:40 EAT

SPONGEBOB’S BIRTHDAY
WEDNESDAY 29th JULY STARTING AT 16:40WAT/17:40 CAT/18:40 EAT

INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY: KUNG FU PANDA VS. EL TIGRE
THURSDAY 30th July FROM 05:00 WAT/ 06:00 CAT/07:00 EAT

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

Boss Baby: Back In Business Coming Soon To e.tv

eMedia Investments is set to dish out another DreamWorks Animation series called Boss Baby: Back In Business on the main channel which comes after its recent addition The Epic Tales Of Captain Underpants. Both of them are based on a movie from DreamWorks Animation.

Boss Baby: Back In Business takes place after the film, the first series follows Boss Baby and his big brother Tim, as they navigate around the world of Baby Corp while dealing with a new cute threat that involves battling cats. So far Eric Bell Jr. is the only person from the film to reprise his role.

The series made its debut on Netflix back in 2018 through an agreement between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation. So far the series managed to span 3 seasons like The Epic Tales Of Captain Underpants.

The series airs Tuesdays at 15:30 from 26 May on e.tv