SABC Education Might Be Available In August On DStv And Possibly Starsat

SABC launched an educational channel back in May on DTT and online platforms with more platforms scheduled to add it later.

SABC Education has been seen on the test channel section through DStv channel 950 for almost two months now alongside Starsat platform where it's numbered through their website on channel 313 and available to those who carry the Max, Special and Super package.

Recently, a viewer noticed that the channel no schedule on DStv starting from the 1st of August leading that individual to believe and possibly some viewers to believe that the channel will be made available on DStv by then.

Both DStv, Starsat and SABC were asked on the status of the channel on the platforms with DStv redirecting clients to SABC, Starsat with its "stay tuned for more information" and SABC with its constant silence.

My guess would be SABC Education launches tomorrow or sometime this month on channel 314 or more likely 316 and is made available to Easyview if not all customers with Starsat adding it around the same time if not sooner.

The Book Of Negroes Coming Soon To eExtra

The Book of Negroes is a 2015 miniseries based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill.The book was inspired by the British freeing and evacuation of former slaves, known as Black Loyalists, who had left rebel masters during the American Revolutionary War. The British transported some 3,000 Black Loyalists to Nova Scotia for resettlement, documenting their names in what was called the Book of Negroes.

The series follows the life of a woman named Aminata Diallo who got kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina where she must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.

Aunjanue Ellis and Lyriq Bent take up the roles of Aminata Diallo and Chekura who are also a lead couple.

The series made its debut on CBC in Canada and BET in the United States and Africa back in 2015. Since the series debut, the show managed to walk away with 16 awards within a span of two years with 5 of them being from 2015.

Catch The Book Of Negroes weekdays at 21:50 from Monday 10 August on eExtra

eExtra is available on OpenView channel 105, DStv channel 195 and Starsat channel 489

M-Net Restructures It's Movie Channels On DStv From September, With Two New Movie Channels Expected To Launch Soon

From Tuesday 1 September, DStv’s six existing M-Net Movie channels will be re-organised and consolidated into four slick, fuss-free channels.

Get ready for streamlined M‑Net Movies channels, new Asian channel KIX, FliekNET and much more

Call it Movies 2.0! Or: The streamlined upgrade of the M‑Net Movies channels on DStv. Come Tuesday 1 September the current six M‑Net Movie channels will be re-organised and consolidated into four slick, fuss-free channels .

To keep it simple, these four carefully curated channels, with its array of must-see films, will be known as M‑Net Movies 1, M‑Net Movies 2, M‑Net Movies 3 and M‑Net Movies 4.

Even though DStv have streamlined the M‑Net channels, this will not impact the number of movies on the DStv packages, audiences will benefit from a leaner, spruced-up M‑Net slate.

But that is not all, the popular holiday pop-up channel FliekNET will become a permanent fixture on the platform from 1 September as well.

Adding to this, is the new KIX channel launching in October this year, bringing viewers the best of Martial Arts from the old-time favourites such as Jet Li, Jackie Chan and more. Film fanatics can also rest assured that DStv and M‑Net team will continue to create popular pop-up channels built around popular franchises or themes.

“It’s important for us to facilitate the best possible viewing experience for our DStv customers in our ever-evolving world of entertainment”, says MultiChoice SA CEO, Mark Rayner. “ While the proposition of the current six movie channels - M‑Net Movies Premiere, Action Plus, Action, Smile, Zone and All Stars – made perfect sense when they launched years ago, recent comments and requests from our movie-loving DStv audiences indicated that it was time for a reboot.”

According to Yolisa Phahle, CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video at MultiChoice Group, this is just the beginning – the first step onto an exciting planned journey of developments on the film front. “In our quest to remain Africa’s most-loved storyteller, innovation and quality will always be key. Local movies will also play an increasingly important role, alongside screening handpicked Hollywood films first on all our platforms.“

MultiChoice Group’s platforms include DStv satellite television, Showmax, Box Office, DStv Catch Up and DStv Now.

The streamlined M‑Net Movie channels arrangement for different DStv audiences will make it easier to find the right movie, at just the right time:

M‑Net Movies 1
(Channel 104 on DStv Premium)

This is the new number-one destination for the latest local and international feel-good, wholesome movies for the entire family. Those who loved the kid-friendly Animania festivals on M‑Net Movies Smile, as well as blockbuster romcoms and gripping dramas, will need an ample supply of popcorn for the good times ahead.

M‑Net Movies 2
(Channel 106 on DStv Premium)

Buckle up! M‑Net Movies 2 will unleash an adrenaline rush with recent heart-pumping, explosive action films. The schedule will be packed with all kinds of adventures and thrills and spills at maximum velocity!

M‑Net Movies 3
(Channel 107 on DStv Premium, Compact)

Welcome to the place where all the movie heroes and heroines hang out, either saving the day in adventure classics, or inhabiting the imaginary worlds of sci-fi and fantasy. Sometimes, they even tickle the funny bones in star-studded comedies, or show off their acting chops in gripping dramas.

M‑Net Movies 4
(Channel 108 on DStv Premium. Compact, Family, Access)

The world’s biggest blockbusters, as well as their prequels and sequels, are lined up here. While movie franchise lovers can enjoy great movies for hours on end, friends and family can join all the action and fun too.

FliekNET
(Channel 149 on DStv Premium)

This channel will be showcasing locally produced blockbuster movies, classic favourites and a variety of Afrikaans film formats such feature films, short films, story films, made-for-TV movies and documentaries. The channel will also feature new straight-to-kykNET films produced by South African filmmakers as part of the continuous investment in the local film and television industry.

KIX
(Channel number to be confirmed)

Everybody was kung-fu fighting on this channel. The best of all Martial Arts movies will live here. This channel promises to bring all the viewers the best scenes from all-time favourites, from Jackie Chan to Bruce Lee – the family will definitey have to dedicate a day of the week to all the action.

M‑Net Movies Pop-Up
(Channel 111 on DStv Premium)

To keep it fresh and exciting, there will be a host of festivals and themed surprises on these channels. Furthermore, the M‑Net Movies team will continue cooking up more binge fests with M‑Net Movies Pop Up channels. In future, these pop-up delights will be served on DStv Channel 111.

FAQS: DStv spruces up its movie offering
Why is MultiChoice making changes to the M-Net channels on DStv?
We are reshuffling our channels as part of our business strategy to enhance our offering to customer and responding to their needs for fresher content and greater viewing experience. There will also be focus more on local content investment which will will see a launch of local channels in March 2021 for Ghana, Ethiopia, Angola and Mozambique. Another benefit is a more streamlined content making it easier for our customer to navigate and content discovery of their favourite international series and movies.

When are these changes taking place?
On Monday 31 August 2020 and Tuesday, 1 September 2020.

How are you changing the M-Net channels and where can I now find the M-Net Movies Channels?
- M-Net Movies 1 replaces M-Net Movies Premiere & M-Net Movies Smile Channel 104/5 for DStv Premium
- M-Net Movies 2 replaces M-Net Movies Action+ on Channel 106 for DStv Premium
- M-Net Movies 3 replaces M-Net Movies Action & M-Net Movies All Stars on channel 107 for DStv Compact
- M-Net Movies 4 replaces M-Net Movies Zone on Channel 108 for DStv Access & GOtv, DTT
- M-Net Movies Pop Up will run occasionally on channel 111

Why are there now only four M-Net Movie channels instead of six?
M-Net Movies has streamlined its movie offering to ensure that we schedule the freshest and latest movies from local and international studios. Viewers can also look forward to more seasonal pop-up channels as well.

What type of movies will I find on each of the M-Net Movie channels?
- M-Net Movies 1 (Previously M-Net Movies Smile): Family, Animation, Kids, Comedy, Romance, Drama
- M-Net Movies 2 (Previously M-Net Movies Action+): Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
- M-Net Movies 3 (Consolidation of Previous M-Net Movies Action & M-Net Movies All Stars): Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Local, Drama
- M-Net Movies 4 (Previously M-Net Movies Zone): Action, Comedy, Family, Animated, Drama, Local

Why do I still pay the same for fewer channels?
M-Net Movies has streamlined its movie offering to ensure that we schedule the freshest and latest movies from local and international studios. Viewers can also look forward to more seasonal pop-up channels, like the recent M-Net Movies Blackout channel and last year’s massively successful M-Net Movies Tom Cruise pop-up channel.

Does this mean that there will be no more repeats on DStv?
No. This channel revision will only reduce the duplication of content across channels with similar genres. Unfortunately, not everyone has the freedom to watch what they want, when they want to. Each of our subscriber leads a busy life – some work during the day while others work at night, and others are just too busy to watch their favourite show when it goes on air. That’s one of the reasons why we give our customers more than one opportunity to watch what they want. Some channels, like M-Net 101, are specifically chosen for the DStv Premium package. These channels offer the latest shows and movies, sometimes even at the same time as the US (as with our Express from the US service). Our DStv Premium customers see the latest shows, first.
These same shows and movies will be screened a few months later on channels that are available on other packages. This means you may have seen a show or movie on DStv Premium, and will come across it again when it is broadcast on a channel that serves DStv Compact customers. Offering shows and movies across our channels on all packages means that, sooner or later, everyone gets a chance to see it and enjoy it.
All channels, especially movie channels, need to offer a mix of new and repeat content. Hollywood makes about 600 movies every year – that’s roughly 1 200 hours of movies. A single movie channel needs 8 760 hours to fill up the schedule every day for a year. It is for this reason that you see a mix of brand-new movies and old favourites on our movie channels.

What will happen to my PVR recordings after the channels are terminated?
Any recordings of shows from the terminated M-Net movie channels will remain on your PVR until you delete them, so they will still be available for you to watch.

Will I get a discount on my subscription?
No, subscribers will not receive a discount. MultiChoice does not adjust its price every time a channel is added or removed from the DStv platform.

ABOUT FLIEKNET FAQs
Where can I find Afrikaans movies?
We are proud to announce the upcoming launch of FliekNET as an official channel on our movie channels slate

What happens to all the other Pop-up channels?
Viewers can still look forward to more seasonal pop-up channels as well like the Marvels & Tom Cruize Pop-up channel.

When will FliekNET launch?
FliekNET will be available for viewers from 1 September 2020

Will I have to pay more for FliekNET?
No, MultiChoice does not adjust pricing every time a channel is added or removed from the DStv Platform

What content can I expect on FliekNET?
The popular holiday pop-up channel FliekNET will become a permanent fixture on DStv channel-149 showcasing locally produced blockbuster movies, classic favourites and a variety of Afrikaans film formats such feature films, short films, story films, made-for-TV movies and documentaries. The channel will also feature new straight-to-kykNET films produced by South African filmmakers as part of the continuous investment in the local film and television industry.

September 2020 On Nicktoons Africa | Horrid Henry | New Seasons And Episodes | Stunts And Marathons

HORRID HENRY
NEW SHOW
SEASON 1 TO 3
S1 1-8,10-21,23-52; S2 53-81,83-104; S3 105-138,140-156
EVERY DAY | 1 SEPTEMBER TO 21 OCTOBER AT 12:35 WAT / 13:35 CAT / 14:35 EAT
Meet Henry. They don't call him Horrid Henry for nothing. He really is quite horrid. Because when someone gets tricked, when rules are being broken, when trouble's around... it's usually Henry.

FIGURE IT OUT
SEASON 6
NEW EPISODES
601-630
WEEKDAYS FROM 7 TO 25 SEPTEMBER
AT 15:55 WAT / 16:55 CAT / 17:55 EAT X2 PER DAY
A group of four different Nickelodeon stars try to figure out the talents of different guests.
They are given clues that they can feel, see and taste, and also though charades. Their job is to figure out all the clues and guess their guest’s talent!

BLUE CLUES
SEASON 4
NEW EPISODES
401-430
EVERY DAY FROM 14 SEP TO 13 OCT AT 08:20 WAT / 09:20 CAT / 10:20 EAT
Blue is a puppy who puts her paw prints on three clues. Steve or Joe has to deduce the clues (with the help of off- screen children) to figure out what Blue wants to do.

JIMMY'S INVENTIONS
WEEKDAYS
7 TO 11 SEPTEMBER
AT 17:55 WAT / 18:55 CAT / 19:55 EAT
This September NickToons will be showcasing some of the most awesome inventions right out of Jimmy Neutron’s mind!
Do you want to see how the Time Replay Remote works? The many uses of a smart chip for pants? What the Dream injector 5000 does?
Stay tuned to find out!

VILLAINS MARATHON
19 SEPTEMBER
FROM 09:00 WAT / 10:00 CAT / 11:00 EAT
ENCORE: SUN 20 AT 17:40 WAT / 18:40 CAT / 19:40 EAT
A marathon of the best episodes where the villains are the stars and our heroes need to fight them. The series included here are SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, Kung Fu Panda and The Penguins of Madagascar.

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!
06th SEPTEMBER - HORRID HENRY
13th SEPTEMBER - RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN KITTY
20th SEPTEMBER - CORN & PEG
27th SEPTEMBER - CHOP CHOP NINJA
04th OCTOBER - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

September 2020 On Nick Jr Africa | Paw Patrol Festival | New Episodes

READY RACE RESCUE STUNT
NEW EPISODE #996 | OTHER EPISODES S2 #203; S3 #323; S4 #414; S5 #503, #514; S6 #601, #602, #605
996 Ready, Race, Rescue
It's the Adventure Bay 500! The pups are ready to be the pit crew for their race hero, The Whoosh! When the legendary racer is unable to drive in the championship race, he calls on Marshall to take the wheel and race in his place!
SATURDAY 5 AND SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
AT 11:00 WAT / 12:00 CAT / 13:00 EAT

RUSTY RIVETS
BRAND NEW EPISODES!
SEASON 3 #313, #315-#326
When there's a job to do and stakes are high, ten year old Rusty Rivets along with best bud Ruby invents his way out of every jam by repurposing parts and objects into the wildest, coolest most awesome contraptions ever!
EVERY DAY FROM 7 TO 19 SEPTEMBER
AT 15:45 WAT / 16:45 CAT / 17:45 EAT

PAW PATROL: MIGHTY PUPS
PREMIERE MARATHON!
NEW EPISODE: S7 #701 | OTHER EPISODES: S6 #609, #612, #615, #618, #624
701A Mighty Pups Charged Up: Pups Stop a Humdinger Horde - The Mighty Pups have to save the day when Harold makes a cloning machine!
701B Mighty Pups Charged Up: Pups Save a Mighty Lighthouse - Harold uses his super powers to turn Cap'n Turbot's lighthouse into a rocket! The Mighty Pups need to Charge Up and stop him!
SATURDAY 12 AND SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER AT 11:00 WAT / 12:00 CAT / 13:00 EAT

TOP WING
BRAND NEW EPISODES!
SEASON 2 #208, #209, #211-#216, #218-#226
Top Wing is an action adventure preschool series that follows a team of eager young birds training at the Top Wing Academy.
EVERY DAY FROM 14 TO 4 OCTOBER
AT 15:05 WAT / 16:05 CAT / 17:05 EAT

DINO STUNT
NEW EPISODE: PAW Patrol S7 #706 Dino Rescue: Pups and the Lost Dino Eggs | Other Eps: PAW Patrol S2 #226; Blaze and the Monster Machines S2 #215; S3 #303; Rusty Rivets S2 #218a, S3 #301, #309b; Shimmer and Shine S1#104; Peppa Pig S1#138, S2#233
Enjoy the best Dino episodes of your NickJR favorites along with the premiere episode of Paw Patrol Dino Rescue: Pups and the Lost Dino Eggs!
When a lost world of Dinosaurs is discovered, Mayor Humdinger wants to take Dino Eggs back to Foggy Bottom but along the way a baby Brachiosaurus ends up in Dino sized trouble! The Pups are ready for a Dino Rescue!
SATURDAY 19 AND SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER AT 11:00 WAT / 12:00 CAT / 13:00 EAT

BUBBLE GUPPIES
BRAND NEW EPISODES!
SEASON 5 #506-#513
Bubble Guppies Season 5 features brand new, blockbuster-sized adventures… and, a new guppy! Zooli, a spunky, smart animal expert, joins these fishtailed friends for epic, underwater adventures.
EVERY DAY FROM 21 TO 27 SEPTEMBER
AT 10:00 WAT / 11:00 CAT / 12:00 EAT

PAW PATROL
SPECIAL EPISODES STUNT
NEW EPISODE: S7 #707 | OTHER EPISODES: S4 #404, #407, #416, #422, #426; S5 #518; S7 #706
Enjoy the best special Sea Patrol and Mission Paw episodes of Paw Patrol with the premiere Dino Rescue episode (707)!
Dino Rescue: Pups Save a Pterodactyl
When Maverick the daredevil Pterodactyl takes a tumble and hurts his wing, the pups are there for a sky high Dino Rescue!
Dino Rescue: Pups and the Big Rumble
A volcano is erupting, threatening the Dino Wilds! It's all paws on deck for a massive Dino Rescue!
SATURDAY 26 AND SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER AT 11:00 WAT / 12:00 CAT / 13:00 EAT

September 2020 On Nickelodeon Africa | The Substitute | It's Pony | New Episodes

THE SUBSTITUTE
NEW SHOW | EPS 101-112
The Substitute is a hidden camera prank show, where
SEASON
celebrities are transformed by a team of special effects artists to go undercover as substitute teachers to surprise a class of unsuspecting students.
Substituting the likes of Jace Norman, John Cena, Jojo Siwa and many, many more!
WEEKENDS 5 SEPTEMBER TO 11 OCTOBER AT 19:20

IT'S PONY
BRAND NEW SHOW!
SEASON 1 | EPISODES 101-110
WEEKDAYS 14 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER AT 16:15 ENCORE: SAME NIGHT AT 19:00
A normal girl's life is made extraordinary by her best friend - an unpredictable, outrageous, and hilarious talking pony. No matter the complications he causes, Annie knows that everything is better when Pony is around.

FOR SOUTH AFRICA ONLY:
JUST ADD MAGIC
NEW EPISODES: 301-311
ENCORE: SAME NIGHT AT 20:40
WEEKDAYS FROM 7 TO 18 SEPTEMBER AT 16:40
Kelly Quinn and her two best friends, Darbie and Hannah, find Kelly's grandmother's cookbook in the attic and discover some strange recipes. They soon begin to realize
SEASON #3 WEEKDAYS FROM 7 TO 18 SEP AT 16:40

NOOBEES
NEW EPISODES: 201-234
SEASON #2 DAILY FROM 28 SEPTEMBER TO 31 OCTOBER AT 06:00
Gameover travels to Avatar City to begin his plan for revenge against Silvia, choosing Athina and Rocco. Silvia leaves the Noobees and while playing a game with David, Athina changes his personality, initiating the Gameover plan.

FOR THE REST OF AFRICA:
PAW PATROL
EVERY DAY 31 AUGUST TO 8 SEPTEMBER 04:45 WAT / 05:45 CAT / 06:45 EAT
NEW EPISODES: 602,614,616-620,622,624
PAW Patrol is a CG action adventure preschool series starring a pack of six heroic puppies led by a tech savvy 10 year old boy named Ryder.

BUBBLE GUPPIES
EVERY DAY 7 TO 19 SEPTEMBER AT 04:00 WAT / 05:00 CAT / 06:00 EAT 

NEW EPISODES: 501-513

Jump into this underwater classroom with Molly, Gil and their fishtailed friends. Preschoolers can learn school- readiness skills like science, math, literacy and more through songs, dances, and laughs!

ESPN Classic, The Former DStv Channel

THE HISTORY OF A FORMER DSTV CHANNEL
ESPN Classic is an American multinational pay television network that is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns 20%).

The channel was originally launched as the Classic Sports Network in 1995, and was acquired by ESPN in 1997. The network originally focused on carrying classic sporting events, other programs and documentaries, and live specials (such as the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony) focusing on sports history.

By the 2010s, due to the increasing number of sport-, league-, and college conference-specific networks that had assumed rights to the archive content that was historically aired by ESPN Classic, a larger amount of programming was devoted to archive content whose rights were owned by ESPN outright, reruns of recent events from ESPN's networks, as well as ESPN original documentaries, and overflow coverage of events from other ESPN networks.

In 2014, ESPN began to phase out ESPN Classic as a linear service, and transition it to a branded video on-demand offering. A number of major providers, such as AT&T, Altice USA, Comcast, and Verizon Fios dropped ESPN Classic in the years that followed. Due to this change in format, ESPN News and ESPN's digital platforms have supplanted its role as an overflow service.

The channel was available across all packages on DStv before it shuttered down.

ESPN Returning To DStv?

There's rumors surfacing that the ESPN will make a comeback to DStv after being scrapped from the platform and Africa back in 2013.

ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American multinational basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The channel can also be found on StarSat in South Africa and StarTimes in the rest of Africa.

ESPN broadcasts also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary- styled shows including: F1, NRL, Olympics, MMA, NBA G League, Tennis, esports, Cycling, and more.

According to one viewer, they saw an ad  stating that ESPN will launch on channel 218 with ESPN 2 launching on channel 219. When it comes to packages my guess would be ESPN will be made available on Compact+, Compact or Family with ESPN 2 being Access and if it's still an option Easyview.

DreamWorks To Be Added On StarSat In August

StarTimes Media is set to grow the kiddies lineup in the the month of August or September. The platform is set to add DreamWorks Channel which ran exclusively on Kwesé TV in Africa before it shuttered down.

DreamWorks Channel, launched back in 2015 internationally the channel carries original programming which was funded by other platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and Nickelodeon.

According to the info provided the channel will air All Hail King Julien, The Adventures Of Puss In Boots, Dawn Of The Croods, DreamWorks Dragons and all these series have already aired on Netflix, Showmax, Amazon, e.tv and eToonz.

DreamWorks Channel is owned by NBCUniversal so it's not surprising that the content on this channel are repeats from other platforms even though it's their own programming.

NBCUniversal owns Telemundo, Universal, AfricaNews, Studio Universal, CNBC and now has DreamWorks Channel. What's funny is Studio Universal is what you call a eMovies repeats channel.

DreamWorks Channel kind of seems like a disappointment if you ask me unless they plot to get the running exclusively on that channel before anywhere else in Africa. Right now this channel has a large lineup of shows which have been viewable in Africa for a long time now and I don't see them having any exclusive content since Netflix and Peacock (USA) are funding more series for the brand in the end it will give the brand longevity.

DreamWorks launches on StarSat channel 301 through the Max and Super Package in South Africa and also be available on for the rest of Africa on StarTimes Classic
bouquet channel 354 & Super Bouquet channel 301