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Sunday, May 23, 2021

June 2021 On Ignition | 3 New Series Alert! | 1 Season Finale Alert

FULL CUSTOM GARAGE: SPORTS EDITION
New Show Starts 29th May
Ian goes on a journey that no man has dared to go before. Full Custom Garage : Sports Edition follows Ian’s journey as he takes on an in-depth build, where each part of a modern custom car body is handcrafted. The devil is truly in the detail as Ian handcrafts parts of these cars over 13 episodes, each bringing its own design challenges.

Sat: 8:30pm | Wed: 9:30pm | Thu: 6:30pm

RESTORATION GARAGE
New Show Starts 12th June
In a multibillion dollar industry, the Guild of Automotive Restorers tries to get a piece of the pie by completing any task put before it. These guys preserve, restore and sell some of the world's greatest cars. No car is too damage for these wicked wizards !!

Sun: 10am|Mon: 6pm |Fri: 9pm

CAR-CRASH-GLOBAL: CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Season Finale 19th June
Car Crash Global : Caught On Camera features astonishing video footage, including extreme clips from China and the US, the top five biggest show-offs on the road and the most incredible near misses. It’s hold your breath and clench your fists moments all caught on camera!

Sat: 7pm|Tue: 9pm|Wed: 6pm

DESERT COLLECTORS
New Show Starts 19th June
Collecting is not just Australian, it's a universal habit. Desert Collectors travel over 20,000 kms from the desert to the coast, meeting the most unique people from all walks of life. From Janet and Steve and their massive alcohol collection, to Burt and Angie with an incredible number of cars from all over the world. It’s unique characters with some of the most unique stories!

Sat: 6pm | Mon: 9pm | Tue 6pm

Ignition is available on DStv and TelkomOne

June 2021 On History Africa | World War II Extravaganza | New Series Alert! | Returning Show

From 13 June – 25 July

WORLD WAR II
Sundays from 20h15
The HISTORY® Channel Africa presents a series of documentaries and specials showcasing the politcal events and history that led to World War II, the memorie00 and disease.

Brand New and Exclusive
HITLER’S GOLD
13 June – 4 July
Sundays 20h15
Who financed Hitler? Where did he get the money and the backing to achieve power in 1933 Germany? This eye-opening mini-series unearths Hitler’s money trail, and exposes his secret partners, and money managers who enabled him to fnance his success and become the most powerful man in Europe. Hidden treasures, bank accounts, and much more. This series unravels the covert fnancial web that Hitler spun across Europe and around the globe to bankroll his dream of world dominaton.

Brand New & Exclusive
BATTLESHIPS
13 June Sunday 21h05
The story of Germany’s great batleships during the Second World War. With graphic recollectons from veterans of the ‘Kriegsmarine’, this flm depicts the rise of Hitler’s Naval Expansion program, through to the ultmate destructon by the allies, of the Schlesig Holstein, the Scharnhorst, the Admiral Scheer, the Gneisenau, the Graf Spee, the Tirpitz and finally the legendary Bismarck.

Brand New & Exclusive
STORMTROOPERS
20 June Sunday 21h05
The stormtroopers originated in the First World War. The 60 minute program outlines how the Stormtroopers were again used successfully in the Second World War by the Generals of the Wehrmacht in the Lightning War or ‘Blitzkrieg’ period.

Brand New & Exclusive
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
27 June
Sunday 21h05
Presented by Richard Todd, this flm portrays the story of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. Beginning with its birth as a fedging arm of the Force in WWI, throughout its development between the wars, its rapid expansion at the outbreak of WWII and a complete insight into the strategy, tactcs, personnel, aircraf and operatons during the confict.

Brand New and Exclusive
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
4 July
Sunday 21h05
By attacking Midway Atoll, at the far western end of the Hawaiian chain, the Japanese hoped to lure the US Pacifc Fleet into the open sea and destroy it. Instead, due to superb US intelligence and costly Japanese tactcal errors, the atack marked the destructon of the Japanese Fleet and the end of Tokyo’s supremacy in the Pacifc Ocean. This flm portrays the momentous batle in a day-by-day account.

Brand New and Exclusive
HISTORY OF WWII
11 July
Sunday 20h15
World War II was an event that played out globally and has been described as the most horrifc war humanity has ever known. Actor Robert Hardy, famous for his role as Winston Churchill, presents this condensed chronology of WWII. A fascinatng flm which outlines all the politcal history and events leading up to the outbreak of war; and details all the major campaigns and batles fought on very front during the six year conflict.

Brand New & Exclusive
COLDITZ – THE LEGEND
18 July Sunday 20h15 In Colditz – The Legend, surviving soldiers who risked it all to escape Germany’s Colditz Castle prisoner of war camp tell the story of how they achieved the impossible. Colditz Castle was the prisoner of war camp no-one was meant to escape from – but escape they did. This excitng and moving documentary takes a fresh look at the legend, hearing from both Colditz survivors and their families. The escapes are ingenious, brave, excitng and even poignant, but it’s the touching memories of daily life, leters from home, secretly-brewed hooch and staving of the boredom which reveal what it was really like to have been locked up inside the notorious castle.

Brand New and Exclusive
A WAR TO REMEMBER
25 July
Sunday 20h15
World War II was a confict that impacted the world, a war packed with memories of hardship and losses, courage and sacrifce, humour and comradeship. This flm, presented by the late Dame Vera Lynn, tells the story of the 8th May 1845, when the fnal curtain had finally come down on a drama that had been acted out across all corners of the globe, for six long hard years.

OTHER PROGRAMMING

Brand New & Exclusive
SALVAGE KINGS S2
9 June
Wednesdays 20h15
The second series of Salvage Kings featuring the demoliton and salvage teams at Priestly Demoliton Inc. in the fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping job of tearing down buildings and racing against the clock to pull out anything valuable lef behind. There’s never a dull moment as Ryan Priestly – who owes everything he knows about the business to his dad and company founder Vic Priestly – takes any chance he can to smash, trash, and crash some of the world’s biggest and most challenging structures, while Ted and Justn reel in one-in-a-million treasures as the wrecking ball’s about to make its frst swing. All this while teaching Ryan’s nephew Julien, the tricks of the trade so he can one day run the family business.

Brand New & Exclusive
LEGENDS OF THE PHARAOHS
12 June
Saturdays 20h15
Legends of the Pharaohs is an ambitous docudrama series that brings to life extraordinary true stories from the age of the Pharaohs. Based on the most recent research, with dramatc locaton flming, the series captures the energy and immediacy of a living world, the drama of real lives, and the splendour of the most fascinatng civilisaton in the ancient world. This new series will bring back to life Egypt’s great pyramid builders and trace one century of epic constructon, from the frst true pyramid built by Djoser untl the third and last Pyramid of Giza. Today, for the frst tme, thanks to the most up-to-date research, it is possible to shine a new light on personal stories of individuals who took part in the constructon of the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza. This is the gripping tale of how the ancient Pharaohs’ quest to enter the aferlife afected the lives of tens of thousands of people, changed the face of the planet and helped create the world’s first naton.

History is available on DStv

Zee World Is About To Be A Double Bonanza As Two New Shows Replace Ring Of Fire

This June, the double bill episodes of Ring Of Fire will conclude on Zee World thereafter new entries called The Good Son and These Streets.

The Good Son (Rajaa Betaa), follows the story of Vedant who struggles for acceptance when a doctor adopts him against the will of his family. When he grows up, he faces a situation on his wedding night, whether to accept or disown his pregnant wife. Rrahul Sudhir takes up on the lead role.

These Streets (Yeh Teri Galiyan), follows the story of two children, a boy and a girl, who are raised in a brothel and love each other are cruelly separated where one is adopted by rich parents. Vrushika Mehta and Lavin Gothi are to star.

These Streets airs at 19:00 from June 1st followed by The Good Son at 18:00 from June 2nd.

June 2021 On Investigation Discovery Africa

Murder In The Heartland S3B
New Season
Date: 27 June
Time: 21:00 CAT
Day: Sunday
Every episode documents a town and its people through a murder that tore through it. The townspeople not only become our storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the puzzle that has forever changed their lives and how they understand their home.

The Murder Tapes S4A
New Season
Date: 5 June
Time: 21:00 CAT
Day: Saturday
Homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real footage in this groundbreaking series. The series provides an up-close perspective of the case, including footage from bodycam at the crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room video.

Signs Of A Psychopath S1B
New Seasons
Date: 8 June
Time: 22:00 CAT
Day: Tuesday
Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to impersonate normal humans, there are always signs that reveal their true nature: calculating, narcissistic -- and sometimes, murderous.

American Cartel S1
Brand New
Date: 6 June
Time: 21:00 CAT
Day: Sunday
An exclusive account of a routine traffic stop in Burbank that led to the murder of a police officer, an international manhunt, millions of dollars seized, multiple homicides, exposure of government corruption, and a Federal wiretap investigation that revealed a nationwide drug distribution network controlled by a street gang with ties to Mexico's most dangerous drug Cartels.

eMedia Investments Revives eKasi As A Local Programming Block

eKasi is making a comeback 3 years after eMedia Investments replaced it with eExtra in the hopes to bolster their content offering. It also spawned an anthology series known as eKasi: Our Stories.

The brand will be launching as a weekend programming block for 1 hour through eReality and according to sources Rewind.

The block will serve up shows such as Will You Be My Ex, Deadbeats, Beef and Pay Back The Money. They will likely serve up archived content from eMedia Investments as well as content seen on M-Net.

eKasi is the second block introduced to eMedia's stable following the launch of the Afrikaans block, Kuiertyd in 2018 that serves up reality, lifestyle and telenovelas.

Friday, May 21, 2021

New Channel Alert: Moja 9.9. Coming Soon To DStv?

Official logo

(This is not the official logo for Moja 9.9.)

Moja Love might be getting a companion soon. For now it's too early to confirm anything but apparently MultiChoice stacked up some content from this brand on Moja 9.9.

The name originated from one of the shows listed on this "new channel" which is Zodwa that is starting from scratch on this supposed channel.

Other shows listed on this channel include Meet The Khambules and Isencane Lengane both of which aired on Moja Love. That's pretty much the only thing for the channel maybe they'll add more close to its launch.

Moja Love has been around for 3 years and already MultiChoice feels it's okay to launch a rewind channel for the brand but channels such as BET2 and SABC Encore had to be axed.

Since everything on this channel is just a repeat and not that OLD I wouldn't be stunned if it joined KykNet Lekker and is made available exclusively to Access (and Easyview) customers on channel 158/9.

By the looks of it, I wouldn't even be surprised if MultiChoice decided to launch an extra channel for Honey or even revive SABC Encore. Even the idea of them possibly adding Boing and Toonami that serve as repeat channels to Cartoon Network don't seem far fetched at this point.

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MOJA 9.9. LAUNCHES ON DSTV ACCESS

Siyaya TV and MultiChoice will be launching Moja 9.9 (DStv 158) as a spin-off repeat channel of the existing Moja Love channel on 16 June, repositioning and repeating already-seen content of the Moja Love channel for lower-tiered DStv subscribers.

Moja 9.9 will become available to DStv Access subscribers only, with Moja Love that has been available over the past 3 years for DStv Premium to DStv Family subscribers with a popular blend of conflict-driven lifestyle-reality content with a firm tabloid slant.

The name of the Moja 9.9 channel spin-off derives from the slang word "moja" meaning "everything is good" while the "9.9" means confronting truth, similar to the hugely popular Uyajola 99 cheater- tabloid reality show.

Siyaya TV says that the name of Moja 9.9 "is aligned to the content it will deliver, which mainly mirrors what is happening in our communities and resonates with the channel's target audience. The 24-hour channel will be filled with locally produced shows and primarily targeted at women, with a spillover of male audiences". Aubrey Tau, Siyaya TV CEO, says "Ten years ago, our team began to imagine what a channel, inspired by our vision and values, could mean to viewers across Mzansi. In an increasingly crowded landscape, Moja Love has emerged as one of the leading destinations for viewers across TV screens".

"Creating the Moja Love brand and seeing it flourish, supported by the talented team that includes the channel head, exco, executive producers, producers, editors, crews working with a group of the finest storytellers and creators in television, is one of Siyaya TV proudest achievements as a black-owned company."

"We are thrilled about the channel's success and excited about the next chapter, the launch of the second channel, Moja 9.9, in partnership with MultiChoice. We will continue to inspire our viewers with rave, real stories that are relatable and resonate with audience." Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video, says "Moja 9.9 adds to the already vibrant content available on DStv Access and is sure to spark conversations and debates for many viewers".

"DStv customers who are on the DStv Access package can look forward to watching some of South Africa’s most-talked about local shows that were previously on Moja Love (DStv 157). All this great content will only be available to DStv Access subscribers, allowing more South Africans to enjoy the best of local content that DStv has to offer."

Start Somewhere is a new debate show that will start on 16 June and that will be shown on both Moja Love and Moja 9.9 and that will "touch on thought-provoking topics around challenges that young people face".

Moja Love says that young viewers "will be given sage advice from mentors and social influencers on how to pursue their ambitions".

(UPDATED 28/05/2021) June 2021 On WarnerMedia Africa | TNT Original Movie: Anthem Of A Teenage Prophet | New Series Includes The Return Of Bugs | New Episodes Of Current Shows | More

TNT:

Anthem Of A Teenage Prophet
Anthem Of A Teenage Prophet tells the story of Luke a teenager who foresees the death of his new best friend Stan, the most popular guy in school. When this is a premonition becomes a reality, Luke must deal with the trials and tribulations of being dubbed "The Prophet Of Death" and being titled a freak by the entire town. It doesn't help that he has fallen in love with Faith who just happens to be Stan's girl or that he's on the outs with his childhood best friend Fang or that the premonitions keep coming...In a story that expertly navigates that often rocky, at times inspiring road to adulthood.

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME FAN MONTH

This month TNT is all doubling up; we are doubling the fun, doubling the action and giving you a double dose of Jean-Claude van Damme feature flms every week … does that not create double impact? Welcome to Jean-Claude van Damme, an action movie hero and world-renowned martial artist. Van Damme has been in the movie business since the early ‘80s and has created an unmatched catalogue of movies over the years. Every Friday this June, TNT will bring you not one but two of his iconic flms. And, on the last Friday of the month, you can catch a marathon of all the movies in succession. Now that’s what we call ACTION!!!

Friday, 4 June

20:00 – Knock Of (1998)

21:35 – Inferno (1999)

Friday, 11 June

20:00 – Lionheart (1990)

CHANNEL PREMIERE

21:50 – Legionnaire (1998)

Friday, 18 June

20:00 – Black Eagle (1998)

CHANNEL PREMIERE

21:45 – We Die Young (2019)

Friday, 25 June

15:00 – Inferno (1999)

16:35 – Legionnaire (1998)

18:15 – Black Eagle (1988)

20:00 – We Die Young (2019)

21:30 – Knock Of (1998)

23:05 – Lionheart (1990)

STRANGER DANGER

This month on TNT you will have to trust your gut to determine the good guy from the bad guy. Are you one of those who easily trusts strangers, or are you one who feels uneasy about meeting someone new? The suspense continues on TNT every Saturday with two great action thrillers. In Assault of Precinct 13, Sergeant Jake (Ethan Hawke) will have to trust other people he wouldn’t usually trust to protect himself and his men. Catch the channel premiere of Untraceable, where an FBI special agent (Diane Lane) must track down a serial killer before time runs out. Catch these and other ‘Stranger Danger’ titles such as The Recall, Air Force One and The Transporter.

Saturday, 5 June

18:00 – Point Break (1991)

20:00 – Assault of Precinct 13 (2005) CHANNEL PREMIERE

Saturday, 12 June

17:55 – Air Force One (1997)

20:00 – Untraceable (2008) CHANNEL PREMIERE

Saturday, 19 June

18:25 – The Transporter (2002)

20:00 – The Transporter 2

Saturday, 26 June

18:25 – Guns Akimbo (2019)

20:00 – The Recall (2017) CHANNEL PREMIERE

DYSTOPIAN SUNDAYS

What would happen if the world was ruled by a tyrannical government? What if technology advanced beyond the understanding of humans? What if the world of the future became undesirable and humans had to stand together to fght to reclaim it … or to survive? Every Sunday, TNT brings you a title about the frightening society of the future. The science-fction movie, set in a dystopian world in the year 2035 I, Robot stars the multi-talented Will Smith as he investigates the murder of a factory employee. Living in isolation and in unfamiliar country, Matt Damon stars as the movie’s self-titled character, Jason Bourne, in the 2016 action movie where he fghts for survival against the world’s most powerful organisation, the CIA.

Sunday, 6 June

18:25 – I, Robot (2004)

20:00 – Starship troopers (1997)

Sunday, 13 June

18:20 – Wall-E (2008)

20:00 – Jason Bourne (2016)

Sunday, 20 June

18:30 – Surrogates (2009)

20:00 – Mad Max (1979)

Sunday, 27 June

18:10 – Pitch Black (2000)

20:00 – Gamer (2009)

Cartoon Network:

TEEN TITANS GO!
PREMIERE: MONDAY 07/06
TUNE IN: MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS @ 16:30 CAT
OF LESSONS AND BUCKET LISTS…
Teen Titans Go! are back in all brand-new comedic adventures on Cartoon Network this June. Rated one of the top favourite TV shows in South Africa, Teen Titans stars superhero roommates Robin, Cyborg, Starfre, Raven and Beast Boy as they save the day … again! Of course, patience is a virtue – one that Beast Boy and Raven’s demon side could use when they celebrate their birthday together. But they are lucky to have a teammate like Robin, who is enthusiastic about teaching them a few lessons in patience. The Titans also compete against the DC Superhero Girls to determine who is the best team in the universe, and Raven magically turns the Titans into a sitcom family. With many lessons in store, the craziness is not far behind as the Titans remind us what life is really like as a teen superhero … once the cape comes of!

THE LEGO MOVIE
PREMIERE: WEDNESDAY 16/06
TUNE IN: 08:25 CAT
IT ALL COMES TOGETHER, BUT NOT WITH GLUE!
What would happen if all the Lego pieces in the world were glued together forever and ever? Hopefully, we will never have to witness that! This June, Cartoon Network brings you the fan-favourite hit The Lego Movie. This 3D animated-comedy follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO construction worker mistakenly identifed as the most extraordinary ‘person’ – the MasterBuilder. Emmet is recruited to join an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant from glueing the universe together – a journey for which Emmett is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Elizabeth Banks, Jonah Hill, Morgan Freeman, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum and more make up the fantastic ensemble voice cast in this family adventure. Prepare yourself for ... the greatest movie ever assembled!

SUMMER CAMP ISLAND
PREMIERE: SATURDAY 19/06
TUNE IN: 14:30 CAT
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAGIC?
Talking trees, aliens, witch-counsellors and more, all in the brand-new episodes of Summer Camp Island this month. Susie and Ramona have been busy of late, but what have they been up to? Susie fnds out that magic is disappearing in New York City, and she tries to save all the magical creatures by leading them to safety. The duo then teams up with Barb to get to the bottom of things and fnd out what is threatening the magic and where it has gone. The fnale of their great quest to save magic sees them training a gaggle of witches until they have an entire coven, and Susie sent of back to New York in search of new magical creatures. Join Cartoon Network for more magical mysteries from Summer Camp Island!

Boomerang:

Looney Tunes Cartoons (New Series)
The series reintroduces Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, Yosemite Sam, the Tasmanian Devil, Marvin the Martian, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, Foghorn Leghorn, Speedy Gonzales and many other cartoon characters in all their crazy escapades.

Grizzly And The Lemmings S3 (New Episodes)
Grizzy and the Lemmings is set in Nutty Hill National Forest, a fictional Canadian park, at the hillside cabin of the park's mostly unseen forest ranger. When the ranger leaves for work each day, Grizzy, a grizzly bear, slips into the cabin and takes advantage of its numerous amenities, usually seeking to relax, watch television and snack. He always finds his peace disturbed by a pack of rambunctious and mischief-making blue-gray lemmings who all have similar personalities.

Space Jam

After Michael Jordan's retirement, he is abducted by Bugs Bunny from the Looney Tunes group and is asked to play a match to defeat the Nerdlucks, a criminal alien group led by Mister Swackhammer.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:

- A new local short series My Cartoon Friend airs on Cartoon Network.

- A stunt known as Brick Flick Week airs on Cartoon Network which includes The Lego Movie and Lego Batman.

- Power Players season 2 airs on Cartoon Network

- Ninja Express, a new animated series airs on Boomerang

- Cartoonito EMEA is coming back

- June on Disney Channel and Disney Junior

- Discovery and WarnerMedia set to merge

- June on Nicktoons and Nick Jr

- New series debuts on eToonz

- Four other programs coming to eToonz

- June on Da Vinci Kids

- Adult Swim refreshes with brand-new shows on Showmax
- HBO Max to rollout in 60 countries
- Cartoon Network is doing live-action again
- New kids programming coming to Cartoon Network

New Series Alert: Till The End Of Time Coming Soon To eExtra

Indian lovers are in a treat next month as eExtra will be welcoming another drama from Sony to the lineup under the name, Till The End Of Time.

Till The End Of Time (Beyhadh) tells the story of Maya who falls in love with Arjun while working on an assignment. But soon, her love for him turns into an obsession, affecting their relationship with each other and their respective family members. Jennifer Winget, Kushal Tandon and Aneri Vajani star as the protagonists.

The first season debuted back in 2016 and lasted a year with a total of 273 episodes each consisting of 20 minutes. During that period the show managed to score 4 wins and 1 nomination.

Till The End Of Time was also dubbed in other languages for Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Iran and Korea.

Now viewers can watch the show in English from Thursday 3 June at 14:55

Heads Up: The Girl Named Feriha S1 and S2 replaces Ice Adonis on the 17th of June on eExtra and e.tv's 23:00 timeslot where Die Wiel Draai is occupying will be used to repeat shows like As Die Skoen Pas and Vierspeel Vuurspel.

Disney Africa Showcase: Here's What You Can Expect On FOX, Disney, ESPN And National Geographic

FOX:
- War Of The Worlds season 2 premieres 24 May
- Marvel's Helstorm premieres 12 July at 8:45pm
Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer; the siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity.
- Further seasons of The Resident and Grey's Anatomy

National Geographic (June):
- Storm Rising (new series)
- The Grand African Green Up, Friday 4 at 6pm
The Grand African Green Up tells the story of people across Africa that are restoring their landscapes, from the dry forests of Senegal to the green hills of Kenya.
- Lawless Island season 3, Monday 14 at 7pm
- Impact With Gal Gadot, Sunday 27 at 9pm
National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot is a short-form documentary series that follows the powerful stories of six women who are making an extraordinary impact on their communities around the world.
- Genius: Aretha, Wednesday 30 at 9pm
Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.

National Geographic (July):
- Airport Security: Rome season 8, Thursday 15 at 7pm
- Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life, Wednesday 14 at 7pm

National Geographic Wild (June):
- Kangaroo King, Sky Safari and Wild Australia, Sundays at 6pm
- New season of Alaska Animal Rescue

National Geographic Wild (July)
- New season of The Incredible Dr. Pol
- 9th annual SharkFest
- America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition (new series)

ESPN (June):
- NBA playoffs live
- MLB: Red Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Mets.
- Australia's National Rugby League (NRL):
3: Dragons/Broncos 11:50
12: Rabbitohs/Knights 9:30
18: Panthers/Roosters 11:55
20: Titans/Sea Eagles 8:05

ESPN (July):
- NBA Finals
- NHL playoffs for new Stanley cup winners
- MLS Atlanta United, LAFC, D.C. United, LA Galaxy to feature in games.
- Australia's National Rugby League

Disney Channel:
- My Magic Is Me premieres 25 May (press release below)
- Movies for June: Kim Possible, Avalon High, Tangled: Before Ever After and Bad Hair Day
- A new live-action movie called SPIN is coming to Disney Channel.
- A new live-action series called Secrets Of The Sulphur Springs is coming to Disney Channel.
- A new Miraculous World Shanghai once-off TV special is coming followed by the fourth season of Miraculous on Disney Channel.

Disney Junior:
- Disney Junior reaches 7 million viewers in South Africa (including 20% of TV kids)
- New season 4 episodes of PJ Masks from 7 to 11 June and 14 to 18 June at 9am
- New episodes of Vampirina from 14 to 18 June at 12:30pm
- New episodes of T.O.T.S from 21 to 25 June at 1pm
- New episodes of The Rocketeer is coming in July followed by Bluey season 2 and Muppet Babies season 3 in August then season 3 of Puppy Dog Pals in October.
- New animated series Chicken Squad airs in September 2021.

Additional info:
- A host of special 9/11 programmes is coming in September, including 9/11: One Day in America.

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DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERES LOCAL SHORT-FORM CONTENT SERIES

“MY MAGIC IS ME”, THIS AFRICA DAY

Brought to screens in collaboration with FNB, the live-action and animation short series celebrate the diverse and unique stories of young viewers

The Walt Disney Company Africa today announced the premiere of My Magic is Me, a new locally-produced series of live-action and animated short-form content that celebrates every-day kids. Premiering on Africa Day, Tuesday 25 May, the content will play across Disney Channel (DStv, Channel 303) and other channels in the Disney portfolio, as well as on Disney Africa’s social media and digital platforms.

In each of the one-minute live-action short films, viewers will be introduced to one of a group of twelve children from diverse backgrounds, who have been cast as the leads in their own personal story. Each will share what it is that makes them uniquely and extraordinarily them – their interests, their talents, their aspirations, their language, culture, internal and external traits, all creating their own distinctive brand of authentic magic. In addition to these live-action shorts, each child’s story will be further brought to life through a moving original locally-produced animation short that will play across Disney’s social and digital platforms, giving young viewers an opportunity to see their world’s commemorated in true Disney-inspired fashion.

Each episode is themed according to one of Carl Jung’s 12 Brand Archetypes, including the warrior child to the caregiver, creator and mentor. The story begins with each child entering the Disney Story Pod – a magical Afro-futuristic themed space, complete with their own personal touches and decorations, a baobab tree and more. Once settled, each child depicts themselves through artistic drawing at the table of creation as they share their personal story.

Inspired by Disney Channel’s core values of entertaining, informing and inspiring children across the globe, My Magic is Me also aims to strengthen the narrative of self-acceptance and celebration of diversity.

“At Disney we know that stories shape how we see ourselves and everyone around us. We also know that stories are better when the storytellers represent the vast experiences of the people who will hear or see them,” says Evert van der Veer, Vice President, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company Africa. “My Magic is Me is inspired by this ethos and is an opportunity for young viewers to see themselves proudly depicted on screen, and celebrated in a unique way that pays tribute to the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and individuality that make all of them magic.”

My Magic is Me was filmed under the guidance of educational psychologist and play therapist Chery Radley van Staden and is produced in collaboration with Brainbow Conscious Creatives, an African women-owned brand storytelling agency that specialises in creating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) narrative work. Understanding that, in the foundational phase of development, children’s personalities and identities are greatly shaped by their environment and their interaction with family and those around them, the creative teams strove to ensure that not only would children see themselves represented, but also show them that they are valued and accepted as they are.

First National Bank (FNB) has collaborated with The Walt Disney Company Africa to bring My Magic is Me to audiences, as the official sponsor of the short-form content series.

Bonga Sebesho, Head of Sponsorship at FNB says, “FNB is proud to team up with The Walt Disney Company Africa on this fantastic initiative. Our long-term collaboration with Disney, starting with live events, was informed by FNB’s positioning as a family bank and this initiative speaks to children, the heart of families. FNB is firmly committed to the spirit of diversity and encouraging children, in all communities, to be the best they can be.”

My Magic is Me kicks off from Africa Day, Tuesday 25 May on Disney Channel (DStv, Channel 303) and other channels in the Disney portfolio, as well as on Disney Africa’s social media and digital platforms*.