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Friday, October 15, 2021

Back By Popular Demand Nobody Knows As Zee Bollymovies Might Be Making A Comeback On DStv Under The Name Zee Cinema

MultiChoice has started testing out another Indian channel which is none other than the Zee Cinema channel or as you put it Zee Bollymovies main counterpart as two films from Zee Enterprises has been added to the lineup which are Mitron and Rock On.

That's not the only channel coming from Zee Enterprises apparently MultiChoice in SA will be adding the Indian news channel WION to the lineup meaning the Zee supremacy lives on.

Zee Bollymovies launched in March 2017 on DStv and lasted a year. Of course no reason was given as to why the channel was removed but it's main counterpart Zee Cinema has been operating for a while on StarSat.

One of the likely reasons this channel is launching could be due to the massive loss of several international channels on the platform so Zee Cinema could have been the last alternative.

Zee Bollymovies launched on channel 114 so it wouldn't surprise me if the main counterpart occupied channel 113 seeing that KIX took up it's previous space or 142 to compliment Maisha Magic Movies and it was seen as a Compact channel maybe it will be put on Family and in some way this would make up for the loss of M-Net Movies All-Stars on that package seeing that the replacement went into Compact.

Meaning now MultiChoice has more than 10 movie channels if you exclude the regional channels e.g. eMovies and include the African movie channels.

WION could be added in channel 418 seeing that some African markets have Arise News on channel 415 and AfricaNews is on channel 417. It wouldn't surprise me if it were made available to Access customers which would be MultiChoice's way of not making them feel left out.

In other news, TLNovelas is not a pop-up which leads to the question. Could what several sources have speculated about MultiChoice be true that they're possibly looking into reviving past channels seeing that this Zee Bollymovies copy is gracing viewers screens?

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New Series Alert: Wrede Stad Coming Soon To eExtra

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- Dokter Ali season 2 coming soon

Just as you thought eMedia was moving all their newest Turkish dramas to eVOD. The brand finally gives their channels some fresh content with the introduction of the new family drama Wrede Stad.

Wrede Stad (Zalim Istanbul) follows the life of Seher and his children. When Seher and Agah make an encounter, the lives of their families become complicated as tension and scandal arises between the two families.

The series made its debut in the fall of 2019 and became one of the most talked about shows in 2020 with their stellar cast and performances. The series was produced by Ay Yapım.

Ay Yapım offered shows already seen on Dizi and eMedia such as Karadayi, Stiletto Vendetta, Elif, Kuzgun (Voelvry), Impak, 8th Day and several others.

Wrede Stad replaces As Die Skoen Pas weekdays at 19:30 on eExtra from Monday 1st November. As Die Skoen Pas concludes on Thursday 27th October with a sneak peek of Kurt En Shura on Friday 28th October.

Kurt En Shura was originally announced as a placeholder for As Die Skoen Pas but not anymore apparently. The series will likely air in 2022 seeing that Deur Dik En Dun on e.tv and Turkish dramas on eExtra will live out the rest of the year.

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M-Net's New Additions Me Will Also Offer Local Content, What Possible Implications Could It Have An Impact On Mzansi Magic And Mzansi Wethu?

M-Net Essentials (ME) joins the DStv family from 1st November on channel 115 as a replacement for both M-Net City and VUZU featuring a variety of reality and drama series alongside movies.

As stated earlier by MultiChoice, Me will also be used for all the local content coming to M-Net such as The Bachelorette SA, Lioness and the first season of M-Net's popular local drama, Legacy.

Usually when M-Net or 1Magic pick up local content. They usually shove the reruns on Mzansi Magic and Mzansi Wethu.

With Me, taking up the responsibility of not only the international but local aspects of M-Net. It wouldn't make any sense for all these shows to play on Mzansi Magic.

Mzansi Magic is a Compact channel that is higher than a Family channel which is where Me resides so it seems only logical for all these local shows on Me to skip Mzansi Magic and move over to Mzansi Wethu where viewers aren't familiar with the programs to avoid tension between customers.

Mzansi Magic is already having a hard time being a hotspot for 1Magic's local content and Mzansi Wethu airing repeats from Me will help differentiate the channel from Mzansi Magic.

In a way, Me's presence does cause a disturbance with Mzansi Wethu. Seeing that Family customers relied on the brand for all their local dramas and reality shows adding Me reduces that audience once any of their shows air on Mzansi Wethu.

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- Zee Bollymovies or Zee Cinema is coming soon to DStv

- Big Brother Africa has been greenlit in 3 markets
- WION is the latest new channel to be added on DStv, no confirmation on whether the rest of Africa will get it?
- Glow TV might return to DStv
- Beste Van Nederlands will no longer be available on DStv
- Could DStv Flex become DStv Premium's successor?
- Star India channels rebranding into Utsav?
- Disney+ launching in South Africa
- Peacock and Paramount+ merge into one hub
- Discovery and WarnerMedia could launch a joint streaming service
- tvN working on becoming permanent in Africa
- New Portuguese entertainment channel on DStv

Africa: Why The ACME (Night) Block Will Likely Launch Cartoon Network With Cartoonito Relaunching On Boomerang?

Earlier this year, WarnerMedia announced plans to expand their kids offering across their brands to include programs for preschoolers, girls and families.

A month ago, they unveiled preschool and family content in the form of a programming block on Cartoon Network called Cartoonito and ACME Night (respectively) featuring a variety of content from their archives and other studios.

ACME: Batman: Caped Crusaders, Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
Cartoonito: Little Ellen, Batwheels and Bugs Bunny Builders

Cartoonito which is adapted from WarnerMedia in Europe has started taking swing internationally while ACME which is likely from the fictional company originating in Looney Tunes cartoons hasn't started as of yet.

While Cartoon Network in the United States got both these brands sharing occupying the space on their channel. It's possible that Cartoon Network in Africa will only pick up ACME leaving Boomerang with Cartoonito.

ACME on Cartoon Network

As mentioned earlier (in italics), the ACME block features shows such as Batman: Caped Crusader and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal which may seem a bit edgy for the family and preschool friendly Boomerang.

Cartoon Network has an ongoing history with DC Animation and have positioned themselves well for the job with the likes of Power Rangers and Teen Titans GO! which would require intense supervision and superior intellect.

Cartoonito finds Boomerang or Boomerang finds Cartoonito

In Africa, WarnerMedia has picked up rights to several preschool series of which none have been credited as Cartoonito but Boomerang such as Lucas The Spider, Thomas And Friends: All Engines Go and, True And The Rainbow Kingdom.

Firstly, the U.S. only put Cartoonito on Cartoon Network and HBO Max in the hopes that it could be successful and get a large audience reach which is where Boomerang doesn't fit unlike Africa and the rest of Europe.

Boomerang in Europe already incorporate preschool content into their lineup (some of which are on Cartoonito) which has been successful so it wouldn't be a hassle to get there than it would on Cartoon Network.

Cartoonito on Boomerang vs. Boomerang on Cartoonito vs. the conclusion

Boomerang days might be numbered with WarnerMedia working on launching more family based programming on Cartoon Network and Cartoonito covering preschoolers the channel is going through an identity crisis.

Since part of the channel is preschool maybe that will be all of what Boomerang has to offer in future making it easier to swipe the branding for Cartoonito.

Boomerang in the United States is the equivalence of Boing in Africa without Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo keeping it alive so unless WarnerMedia has some alignment plans I don't see any place for the channel on their stable.

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TLNovelas Remains Silent As A Shelter For Love Becomes A No Show And My Sweet Curse Gets More Airtime + See What MultiChoice Say About The Supposed Pop-Up Channel

TLNovelas was originally scheduled to close on DStv by the end of August but didn't apparently the reps at MultiChoice stated it's not a pop-up which means that tvN, Dizi and ZooMoo were just a piece of meat.

On top of not being a pop-up as advertised last year, TLNovelas failed to air A Shelter For Love as promised but instead chose to screen different episodes of My Sweet Curse in as follows (in CAT):

Episode 37 & 38 air at 6:35
Episode 47 & 48 air at 9:45
Episode 57 & 58 air at 12:55

Viewers reached out to MultiChoice and StarTimes for an explanation but neither had a response to why TLNovelas airs 30 episodes of My Sweet Curse a week and why the channel fails to update their schedule to not list A Shelter For Love.

Viewers started showing concerns for the brand worrying that it might booted like EVA and FOX Life which both offered a schedule packed with repeats before their closure within the 2020/21 period.

Firstly, the channel hasn't started airing reruns to past programs so I doubt that will be the case since the parent company Televisa is merging with Univision to form Televisa-Univision so if anything a rebrand could be on the cards rather than a deletion.

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November 2021 On CBS Africa | New Series On CBS Justice Exploring The Consequences Of Death | More Shows Return For New Adventures This Halloween On CBS Reality And Justice

CBS Reality:

TRAFFIC COPS
Season 10 & 11.
Channel premiere.
Weekdays at 11.10, 14:50 and 23:45 from 1st to 15th November. Repeated Saturdays and Sundays at 08:40, 19:30 and 01:25 from 20th November to 25th December.
Traﬃc Cops follows the police units at the frontline in the ﬁght against crime and disorder, catching those using the streets to break the law.
With hazardous high speed chases and dangerous drivers, the traﬃc cops' pursuit skills are tested to the max every day, tackling cases like a convicted drug dealer leading oﬃcers on a 140 mile per hour chase down the A1, one the UK’s busiest motorways.

BORDERFORCE USA: THE BRIDGES
Season 3.
Channel Premiere. Exclusive to CBS Reality.
Continues on weekends at 08:40, 19:30 and 01:25,
Until 14th November.
Repeated weekdays at 09:30, 18:40 and 22:55, from 15th to 26th November.
The 2,000-mile border that separates Texas and Mexico is the busiest international boundary in the world. On the United States side, Customs and Border Protection oﬃcers have the job of keeping goods and people ﬂowing in both directions while making sure that guns, drugs and other contraband don’t make it across the border. The challenge is daunting: on one side is the ruthlessly-eﬃcient Mexican drug cartels; on the other, the biggest – and most lucrative - drug market on earth. Borderforce USA: The Bridges follows CBP oﬃcers stationed at 12 of the 28 international bridges that straddle the border and documents the immense challenges that the oﬃcers face on a daily basis.

SKY COPS
Season 1 & 2.
Channel premiere. Exclusive to CBS Reality.
Weekdays at 11.10, 14:50 and 23:45 from 16th to 30th November. Repeated Saturdays and Sundays at 07:05, 20:20 and 00:35 from 28h November to 2nd January.
Sky Cops is a thrilling documentary series that follows the adrenalin ﬁlled world of the sky police, as they hunt down and capture hardened criminals and keep the peace, all from the sky.
Filmed using cutting-edge technology, viewers get a never-before-seen glimpse into the unique world of policing by helicopter as seen through the eyes of the pilots and police. A truly new perspective, Sky Cops reveals the ﬁght against crime from the sky.

PARANORMAL NIGHTSHIFT
Season 1
Repeat. Exclusive to CBS Reality.
Repeated on weekends at 07:05, 20:20 and 00:35 until 27th November.
Each hour-long episode on Paranormal Night Shift presents three stories of supernatural encounters, each more terrifying than the last! Personal testimonials are the heart of each story. A
narrator keeps the plotline moving, but the vast majority of the storytelling is done by the men and women who have lived through it.
These interviews are ﬁrst hand intimate peeks into the spine tingling world of those who work the witching hour.

CBS Justice:

A WEDDING AND A MURDER
Season 2. Channel premiere.
Weeknights at 19:00 from 8th until 17th November. Continues at 19:00 and 20:00 on 18th and 19th November.
A wedding is supposed to be a joyous celebration of love, not the scene of a deadly crime. "A Wedding and a Murder" explores shocking true stories of engagements, weddings and honeymoons that tragically ended in death. Each episode delves into a real life instance of matrimonial murder. The killer could be anyone – from the bride or the groom, to a family member or even a wedding guest – leaving investigators scrambling to identify the culprit. The motives and outcomes may diﬀer, but in each case, a couple’s happily ever after quickly turned into an unimaginable nightmare.

A LIE TO DIE FOR
Season 1. Channel premiere.
Weeknights at 21:00 from 8th until 16th November. Continues at 21:00 and 22:00 from 17th until 19th November.
"A Lie to Die For" reveals the shocking stories of individuals who resorted to murder to prevent others from exposing their lies. These killers got themselves so deep into deception that they took drastic measures to silence the truth and avoid getting caught. Each stand-alone episode takes viewers through the riveting developments of the case as investigators uncover the deadly lies that spiraled out of control.

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tvN's Parent Company CJ ENM Joins The Anime Business As They Partner Up With Toei Animation

Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has entered into a strategic partnership with leading Japanese animation studio Toei Animation as it continues to expand its global footprint. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate across both their libraries and team to create new product including television series, films and animation. The tie-up will also allow both to tap each other’s regional markets.

CJ ENM is is Korea’s foremost film and television studio, cable operator and music producer. Best known for multiple Oscar winner Parasite, the company’s film credits also include Snowpiercer and Miss Granny. Series credits range from Crash Landing On You to Goblin: The Lonely And Great God and Hospital Playlist while it is also behind music format I Can See Your Voice; stage credits include the Tony Award winning Broadway production Kinky Boots.

CJ further has a strategic investment in David Ellison’s Skydance Media and is currently co-producing a drama series with the U.S.-based company. It is also involved in the production of the TV-adaptation of Parasite with HBO.

The company has been on a global expansion push over the past year looking to form partnerships with content creators in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Toei has produced numerous series including the Dragon Ball Z and One Piece franchises as well as Galaxy Express 999 and Sailor Moon. Its library numbers 13,100 episodes, including 255 feature films and 288 television series.

The two partners will now work closely to co-produce premium content that appeals to a global audience, be it new projects or those based on existing IP. They have formed a task-force with creatives from both sides to accelerate production.

“Toei Animation’s IP has great potential for transmedia or cross-media storytelling, as they have an existing strong global fandom and appeals to a wide range of age groups. We are also excited to see how CJ ENM’s original content that expands over 5,000 different IPs will be able open new doors of creative possibilities for Toei Animation,” said Jongmin Yi, Senior Vice President of CJ ENM’s Content R&D Center. “Through this strategic partnership, we plan to develop never-seen-before transmedia contents in both Korea and Japan.”

Added Takashi Washio, Executive Officer and Executive Producer of Production Department at Toei Animation, “We look forward to working with CJ ENM, a company that has been recognized for its borderless content and its influence in shaping some of the new trends in the global media entertainment landscape. Combined with Toei Animation’s know-hows from a wealth of experience and accomplishments in producing global animation hits, we are confident that the two companies will be able to create synergy to create global mega-hit contents.”

CJ ENM currently has a content agreement with MultiChoice's Showmax for their K-Dramas and they are pushing to get DStv to bring back tvN.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!!! As Cyberchase Makes Returns To Africa Through PBS Kids This November

Cyberchase follows the adventures of
three Earth children as they're brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe where they have to protect the world from the villain Hacker.

These kids are able to prevent Hacker from taking over Cyberspace by means of problem-solving skills in conjunction with basic math, environmental science, and wellness. In Cyberspace, they meet Digit, a "cybird" who helps them on their missions.

Cyberchase made its debut on the defunct channel Kidsco through their Syfy block. Kidsco was operated as a joint venture between NBC Universal and Corus Entertainment.

Kidsco has been dead for the past 7 years with very little to none their programming being transmitted through other brands.

Cyberchase is the first series from Kidsco to be introduced in this new decade. The series airs daily at 16:00 CAT from Monday 1st November.

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Could A Big Brother Africa Revival Be In The Works As More African Markets Start Working On A Local Adaptation Of The Popular Game Show?

Big Brother Africa originally began in 2003 on M-Net featuring contestants from across Africa living in an isolated household to compete for a cash prize. The show was cancelled after one season and picked once again in 2007 before getting cancelled after seven seasons in 2014.

Even though, the popular game show was canned the legacy lived on as Big Brother Naija for the past 5 years as they've been the forefront entertainers not only for Nigeria but the rest of Africa.

Not long ago, Liberia announced plans to launch a localised version of the game show titled Housemates Liberia through AYVTV. With plans to have this game show available in more markets just like Big Brother Naija.

With that in mind, its possible that MultiChoice might be planning to seperate versions of Big Brother Africa just the other day viewers have come across an advert for Big Brother Mzansi which is slated for South Africa in 2022.

The question remains on what affect it will inflict on Big Brother Naija. Considering that there's more than two perhaps MultiChoice in some regions will cut ties with the Nigerian counterpart to divert their focus their own version or offer Big Brother Naija on a limited basis.

Either way, it wouldn't surprise me if MultiChoice were to launch a dedicated channel for this game show titled Big Brother Africa for future as well as past seasons of the game show.

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tvN's Parent Company CJ ENM Joins The Anime Business As They Partner Up With Toei Animation

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!!! As Cyberchase Makes Returns To Africa Through PBS Kids This November

Could A Big Brother Africa Revival Be In The Works As More African Markets Start Working On A Local Adaptation Of The Popular Game Show?