Following the ongoing removal of linear channels from cable as content shifts to streaming services. Cable providers have seen a decline in third party entertainment while streaming experiences continues to rise in terms of viewership and programming.
In this case, Telkom's streaming service TelkomOne adds Toonami and Boing from WarnerMedia to their existing set of channels while StarTimes uploads W-Sport which is also available on TelkomOne to their app.
MultiChoice on the other hand continues their invest toward the local industry with several productions currently underway within the year including a possible eLearning channel from Royal Records.
Toonami is a superhero themed channel offering the best of DC superheroes including Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Teen Titans and Justice League alongside anime like Dragonball Super and Inazuma Eleven.
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Boing is a mashup of Cartoon Network and Boomerang offering programs formerly or currently seen on the channels including Courage The Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, The Jungle Bunch, Angelo Rules and Teen Titans GO!.
W-Sport as the name implies showcases the very best in female sports whether you're football, basketball, house racing or tennis fan this brand is all about empowering woman.
The yet to be mentioned eLearning channel on DStv will broadcast 24 hours and include a mobile app to uplift the economic sector with a studio and presenters.
At the moment, W-Sport can be viewed on the StarTimes app and might be available elsewhere but this may not include viewers in South Africa as StarTimes there as a cheapo platform due to ODM's 35% stake in the brand. At this point, the brand needs channels and W-Sport is a neat addition to their portfolio.
Toonami and Boing were spotted on the AMP'D TV section of the app. From there you're directed to MyPlay where you see a variety of pay-tv channels and programming. Perhaps TelkomOne plans to expand to other markets and MyPlay is the distributor for now nothing is it's a mystery.
The supposed DStv channel is still rumoured for the time being.
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eMedia Investments has always got the hots for crime series with the likes of Chicago PD and NCIS: Los Angeles on e.tv to Impak and Die Put on eVOD now the offering is growing once again with the addition of Binnekring (Halka) to the streaming service, eVOD.
Two different young men coming together from different places stand side by side and fight against a conspiracy. They go after a past that doesn't leave behind. They bring to account of old notebooks, dirty cases, big and small lies. They're in a life with the Mafia, money, intrigue. They face against Halka, the terrifying face of which they have yet to know.
The news doesn't come as off as shocking to me with Kuiertyd Premium already available on eExtra. The streaming platform needed to keep up with their linear counterpart and believe or not I was kind of anticipating something like this could occur.
Binnekring aside from being a crime based series will also carry a bit of action and thriller. The series began in 2019 featuring Serkan Çayoglu, Hande Erçel, Kaan Yildirim, Hazal Subasi, Nazan Kesal, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Burak Sergen.
The series is said to debut later this month (or February) on eVOD with the usual 10 episodes per week. If I had to guess, the series will likely take up the space of Die Put or Impak currently seen on eExtra.
Binnekring joins Kurt En Shura as the only series to not air on eExtra yet. This brings eVOD's Turkish exclusives to 6 with Dokter Ali and Voëlvry being the first entries followed by Kurt En Shura, Impak and Die Put.
Kuiertyd may have taken over the Turkish portfolio of eExtra but that doesn't mean the channel has forgotten about beloved English soaps that started it all yes I'm talking about Fatmagul.
Fatmagul, a humble young woman from a coastal town, sets out to seek revenge on a group of men who violated her while under the influence of drugs.
Based on based on Vedat Türkali's scenario, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? the series stars Beren Saat and Engin Akyürek (Black Money Love).
The series is slated to air on eExtra later in February when The Girl Named Feriha ends.
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The story revolves around thrill seekers hoping onto a plane and going on random adventures on random islands. It's got incredible graphics and a unique outlook on the world.
The film was produced with MSX a gadget which came out in 1983. The creator Ikko Ono often gives life to inanimate objects or things that shouldn't be talking in most of his work.
The Flying Luna Clipper was actually a collection of short movie clips that was made with an MSX micro computer. The movie was made for a series entitled A Gross Leader. The idea of that theatre came from concepts used to screen his media including virtual and open theatres and the place Tahiti.
The movie is a must watch if you're more focused on the visuals as opposed to the storyline.
PBS KIDS has greenlit Work it Out Wombats!, a new 2D-animated preschool series from GBH Kids (Molly of Denali ) and Pipeline Studios (Alma’s Way) that’s set to premiere in early 2023.
Set in a fantastical animal world, the series stars a trio of spirited and creative marsupials (pictured) who share a treehouse apartment with their grandmother. Stories highlight concepts from computer science, such as sequencing and debugging, to show preschoolers how computational thinking can help them solve problems, express themselves and perform tasks.
‘Craig of the Creek’ Gets Season 5 Renewal and Spin-Off Greenlights
WarnerMedia Kids & Family announced two new project greenlights and a series renewal that will expand the storytelling universe of the multi award-nominated, Craig of the Creek. The series has been picked up for Season 5 with spinoffs to include a preschool series, Jessica’s Big Little World, and an original animated movie, Craig of the Creek: The Movie.
“In Craig of the Creek, Matt Burnett, Ben Levin, Tiffany Ford, and the entire crew created a charming, imaginative, and inclusive world that represents the best in kids’ animation,” commented Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. president Sam Register. “We could not ask for a better foundation as we expand the stories of the Creek into preschool and long-form projects ensuring that Craig of the Creek is well on its way to becoming our studio’s next big kids’ franchise.”
“Since its debut, Craig of the Creek has been an instant audience favorite, capturing the joy of being a kid along with the humor and heart of family life,” added Amy Friedman, Warner Bros. head of kids & family programming. “We are so thrilled with how Cartoon Network Studios has opened up Craig’s world and that his hilarious little sister Jessica, a breakout character, will now have her own show!”
In Jessica’s Big Little World , no task is too big, even when you’re little! Set to debut in 2023, this preschool spinoff centers on the Creek’s favorite resilient little sister, Jessica, as she navigates her way through a world where everything seems much bigger than she is. Although she’s the youngest and still needs help with a lot, Jessica is inspired by the grown-ups and bigger kids around her and is persistent in her quest to conquer monumental kid tasks like creating a bedtime routine or saying hi to a new classmate. With the help of her friends, imaginary and real, Jessica sets off to take on the world, even if she still does suck her thumb…sometimes.
Following Cartoonito’s framework of Humancentric Learning,
Jessica’s Big Little World aims to mirror important moments and milestones in children’s lives to help them recognize and appreciate that difficult experiences and feelings are universal. The preschool series will weave themes of communication, imaginative play, perseverance, and embracing age-appropriate strategies for overcoming obstacles throughout.
Craig of the Creek: The Movie is an origin story of the Creek’s bravest explorer that could only be told through the scope of a movie. Craig Williams is the shy, new kid in town, longing for his old home and life. Little does he know, he’ll soon set off on the biggest adventure he could ever dream of. Treasure maps, pirate ships, and a villain who wants to destroy the Creek are just the beginning in this treasure hunting epic! Craig of the Creek: The Movie is expected to premiere in 2023.
Season 5 of Craig of the Creek follows the precocious Craig and his best friends Kelsey and J.P., as they transform everyday afternoons into extraordinary adventures through imaginative play at the neighborhood creek. The new episodes will delve deeper into the endless world of the Creek as Craig embarks on more journeys with friends new and old, finding adventure, mystery, and fun around every bend. Season 5 is slated for release early next year.
Craig of the Creek, Craig of the Creek: The Movie , and Jessica’s Big Little World are executive produced and co-created by Emmy-nominated Steven Universe writers Matt Burnett and Ben Levin. Jessica’s Big Little World is executive produced and co-created by former Craig of the Creek supervising director, Tiffany Ford.
“Seeing how viewers automatically fell in love with Jessica, the littlest member of the Williams family, and her big belief that she can do what everyone else does, developing Jessica’s Big Little World was a natural next step in the Craig universe,” shared Burnett and Levin. “Tiffany has been part of the Craig of the Creek family since the beginning and there isn’t a better voice to bring our pint-sized heroine’s journey to preschoolers.”
“I’m very much looking forward to the stories we’re going to tell on Jessica’s Big Little World,” added Ford. “We hope to bring forth relatable adventures that kids and parents can both connect to. I personally feel close to Jessica— she reminds me of people in my family, experiences that I’ve had, and friends that I’ve known. As we continue to develop this very special show, Jessica’s journey to becoming a big kid has also inspired me to find a more kind and compassionate approach to the even smallest moments in life.”
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Next Level Chef: Fifteen chefs compete in a series of timed cooking challenges, divided into three teams under the guidance and judgment of Ramsay, Arrington, and Blais. In each episode, chefs are assigned to cook in one of three kitchens stacked on top of each other.
The Cleaning Lady: Thony De La Rosa, a Cambodian medical doctor, whose son Luca is diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening immunodeficiency disorder. Leaving her husband Marco back in the Philippines, Thony goes to the United States in search of urgent medical treatment for her son, but when the only matching bone marrow donor backs out and her visa expires, Thony finds herself trapped in Las Vegas, forced to support her son by working as a cleaning lady alongside her Filipino sister-in-law Fiona.
Pivoting: After the death of their friend Colleen, three friends, Amy, Jodie and Sarah decide that life is short and they must "pivot" their lives in new directions. As they each make impulsive choices in an attempt to find happiness, it strengthens their friendship.
Good Sam: Heart surgeon Dr. Samantha Griffith (Sophia Bush) becomes the top surgeon at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital after her boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith (Jason Isaacs), falls into a coma. Her life becomes complicated when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, which means Samantha would be supervising him.
How I Met Your Father: The 10-episode series tells the story about how Hilary Duff's character Sophie tells her son about how she met dad in the year 2021.
Promised Land: It revolves around two Latino families looking for wealth and power in the Sonoma Valley wine country.
The Gilded Age: Set in 1882, Young Marian Brook moves from rural Pennsylvania to New York.
March: An eight-episode docu-series featuring the Prairie View A&M University marching band, The Marching Storm.
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In December 2021, it was announced several shows will soon make their way to Zee World. The ones being mentioned that most amongst sources include Luck In My Fate, Beauty And The Beast and Can You See Me.
Beauty And The Beast follows Devi Chauhan, a woman who is married into a rival family by force. Her husband Adhiraj Rajawat resents her but she manages to win him over and bring out his otherwise hidden kindhearted nature. Otherwise no different to the novel of the same name.
Hailing from a middle-class family, Luck In My Fate tells the story of Lakshmi who is upended when she realises that her marriage to Rishi Oberoi, an industrialist's son, is a sham to keep his death at bay.
Inspired by Casper Scare School, Can You See Me (Bootu) revolves around a friendly girl ghost who always tries to help others, often causing light mischief and mayhem in the process.
Zee World is not only channel launching new series or at least Zee TV soaps. eMedia Investments is launching Blue Venom Girl on eExtra while Dayan, Destructive Beauty is currently streaming on eVOD to join the existing series The Heir, Surrender In Love and Piyaa Albela.
At the moment, there's no definitive date for Beauty And The Beast and Can You See Me but Luck In My Fate is said to air by February 23rd.
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S.W.A.T. season 2 and One Day At A Time season 4 airs on e.tv and SABC 3
It seems like e.tv will be rushing to upload new seasons of a recently added series. The sitcoms have adapted to that format even 9-1-1 underwent a same procedure so it only made sense for Hondo and the rest of the team to have their vacation cut short.
One Day At A Time returns to SABC 3 for a fourth season immediately after the second season of the Canadian sitcom, Kim's Convenience.
S.W.A.T.
On the first episode of season two titled Shaky Town the team attempt to arrest a known leader of a human-trafficking ring but run into complications caused by an earthquake. Meanwhile, Street struggles with mending fences with the team whilst also adjusting to being a patrol officer rather than S.W.A.T.
One Day At A Time
On the first episode of the fourth season titled Checking Boxes, Elena talks to her mother about the importance of the census for the Latinx community. Penelope tries going on dates again after the census makes her question her stance on being a single mother for the rest of her life.
M-Net is currently three seasons ahead of e.tv when it comes to S.W.A.T. which is scheduled to air immediately after Magnum Pi weekdays at 20:30 from 31 January. One Day At A Time airs on SABC 3 from 28 January at 18:30.
Telemundo introduced Case Closed in the mist of the pandemic. Miss Polo managed to grace viewer's with her wits and determine and the cases made viewers come back for more.
Now all ends from 31st January, instead of viewers getting previous episodes of Case Closed. Telemundo switches things up by adding another repeat to the schedule which is known other than the anthology series, Decisions.
The series has been used as a placeholder whenever a program ended before the week concluded but with Case Closed's situation. The switch happens on Monday and if I had to guess something is coming soon.
One of those things could be Coffee With A Woman's Fragrance (also known as The Scent Of Passion) and the other a potential schedule adjustment seeing that Labour Of Love, The Price Of Fame and The Search For Frida are ending and Nurses launching on the channel.
Perhaps these changes will lead Case Closed to move to a much earlier timeslot.
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During the new year, there's been multiple reports of Disney closing down several channels for viewers in the US, UK and Latin America with some parts of Asia joining the list with closures of National Geographic and Baby TV.
As reported last year, MultiChoice had signed an agreement with The Walt Disney Company to keep the factual and wildlife brands National Geographic and National Geographic Wild, the sports brands ESPN 1 & 2 and the kids brands Disney Channel and Disney Junior functional on their platforms until 2024.
Baby TV is not available on their platforms but rivals like StarTimes making it an easier target for The Walt Disney Company.
In 2003, Baby TV began as a block in the UK offering educational and fun content for toddlers before expanding in the form of a linear channel by 2005. Although it's not on DStv, the SABC does offer it as a programming block as seen in the UK.
In March 2019, the channel was acquired by The Walt Disney Company as part of the deal with 20th Century for their assets which included a set of FOX linear channels as well as their studios even National Geographic.
Since then, The Walt Disney Company launched their streaming service Disney+ consolidating content from these linear channels as they've begun shutting them down with more expected to join as the plan is to close 100 international channels.
Baby TV's programming is not part of Disney+ the likely reason is that the content might be licensed by other studios or The Walt Disney Company doesn't see any value in the brand.
Following the acquisition, all their other brands went through several adjustments while this one remained unscathed not to mention outdated for most of its existence with The Walt Disney Company.
As mentioned, the channel closed down in some parts of Asia alongside India. The providers in that market had to source an alternative brand which carried their own set of content with Africa likely resorting to the same measures if the provider deems a replacement necessary.
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As confirmed by 2019's miss face of Limpopo plus size and 2020's miss SA plus world charity ambassador, Miss Curvy Africa (also referred to as Dipuo Matameke Lesufi) is shooting a documentary with Soweto TV to address one of the issues that face the community today which is body shaming.
Body shaming is one of the biggest problems in today’s generation. Society doesn't just find humor in degrading a woman's body; they also find humor in degrading a man's body. Body shaming has become a problem for both genders. People take their own insecurities and aim them at other people to make themselves feel better about their own body. Body shaming, while common in both genders, is especially harmful to women.
Teens are becoming more insecure with their bodies due to this body shaming. Today’s generation does not see wrong in expressing their opinion. That is true, but shutting out anyone with a different body type than them is not okay.
Miss Curvy Africa is a fitness model and personal lifestyle specialist who shares her positive energy of living a healthy and fit lifestyle. In this documentary, we get to see the issues facing our communities and also get to see insert her whits and passion to inspire million of people out there.
5 Colour Fitness seeks to satisfy the exercise-bug that’s been gnawing on the conscience of active people who have been limited during an unprecedented pandemic, particularly for those working from home. It aspires to keep its viewers physically and mentally fit. One can’t help but wonder what makes this show different from countless other online/on air fitness classes.
The Africa Channel is available in most metropolitan cities in the US and Caribbean.
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Kids Programmes
Superhero Sprinter Galore – EXCLUSIVE
From February 19th – Every day 08:50
Welcome to the planet of Bhilka, where Superhero Sprinter Galore uses the newfound knowledge from his life on Earth to solve daily problems and help his fellow citizens. And just like all superheroes, Sprinter also has a rival who hates all his innovations.
My Petsaurus – NEW SEASON
From February 21st
The everyday tasks and problems encountered when raising your first pet. Chloe an energetic 7-year-old, looks after her troublesome pet Triceratops, Topsy.
Continuing programmes include Doki, Darwin & Newts and Wild Kratts.
Monthly Special: Safer Internet Day
Tuesday, February 8th from 9:00 to 09:55 and from 15:05 to 16:00
18 Search It Up! episodes will air in this timeslot including Help! I'm Lost Online!, What Does Your Selfie Say?, Turn It Off! Let's Play! and Don't Be a Copycat!
Early Morning with Da Vinci
Every day from 06:00
06:00 Do You Know?
06:30 Siesta Z
06:45 The Treehouse Stories
06:55 Mily Miss Questions
07:05 Marvellous Makes
07:10 PinCode
07:30 Darwin & Newts
07:50 Addison
08:05 Wild Kratts
08:30 Kosmix
08:45 The Fixies
08:55 Superhero Sprinter Galore
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