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Canal+ Group Buys Stake In African TV Production Company Marodi TV

Canal+ Group has acquired a stake in Marodi TV, a Senegalese production company which is a leading purveyor of TV series across ...

Monday, February 28, 2022

As Anticipated, The Scent Of Passion Launches On Telemundo Africa

Following the 2021 debut of Law Of The Heart on Telemundo and the newly launched Nurses, the channel will introduce another series from Colombia's RCN Television called The Scent Of Passion (Café Con Aroma De Mujer) which is based on 1994 hit series of the same name.

Every year, Gaviota and her mother arrive at Hacienda Casablanca to pick up the coffee from the second harvest of the year, but they hope that their next visit will be their last, because from now on they will be owners of their own land. However, fate has other plans. Octavio Vallejo, the owner of the hacienda, has just died. Gaviota previously had saved him from a kidnapping. Octavio promised as a reward to give her one hectare of land so that she could grow her own coffee. Trying to get the Vallejo family to honor the agreement, Gaviota meets Sebastián, Octavio's son, and an irrepressible attraction is born between them, a heartbreaking, impossible love, becoming two lovers who belong to different worlds.

Also read:
More about TLNovelas upcoming series Keeping My Family Together
Overcoming Fear coming soon to TLNovelas
Malverde: The Patron Saint coming soon to Telemundo Africa???
- Overcoming Heartbreak and Overcoming The Past coming soon to TLNovelas
In March, E! will also be hosting the Oscars live from the red carpet and launch the cover bands
The Search For Frida March 2022 teasers
Nurses March 2022 teasers
- Unforseen Love, Bold And Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
Synopsis for TLNovelas upcoming series Simply Maria

The series stars William Levy whose best known for his work on Mexico's Televisa with Laura Londoño who not only starred in Law Of The Heart but produced several tracks for the shows. Carmen Villalobos whose best known for her work in The Way To Paradise and My Heart Beats For Lola stars as the main antagonist.

The Scent Of Passion was part of a list of upcoming productions set to launch on the channel later in the year alongside Family By Force and possibly Malverde.

The Scent Of Passion replaces The Search For Frida at 22:00 CAT from 3rd April. A month from now, the channel is expected to welcome back My Heart Beats For Lola.

Telemundo and RCN are also working on a new series which features a portion of cast members from The Way To Paradise titled Until Money Do Us Apart.

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

YouTube Bans Russia Today (RT) And Several Other Channels From Generating Revenue As There's Calls Have It Removed From Across Africa On DStv, StarSat, StarTimes And TelkomOne


YouTube is blocking state-backed Russian media outlets from advertising and earning money on the platform. As Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, YouTube told Reuters it’s “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions.”

YouTube spokesperson Farshad Shadloo told Reuters that YouTube will recommend Russian state-run media to users less often. Some of these channels — including RT — will also be restricted in Ukraine due to “a government request,” potentially in response to Ukraine digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for YouTube to block Russian propaganda on the platform.

While YouTube says it’s barring RT from running ads, it remains unclear which other channels have also been temporarily demonetized. As Politico chief technology correspondent Mark Scott points out on Twitter, some state-backed channels still appear to have ads. The Verge asked YouTube for a list of affected channels but didn’t immediately hear back.

Also read: 
Could G4 launch on DStv perhaps to replace a channel like Ginx Esports TV?
DreamWorks Channel will be added to MultiChoice's DStv
SABC registered three channels: SABC Parliament, SABC Children and SABC Encore
Could ESPN close alongside National Geographic and Disney Channel?
Tellytrack will stop airing on DStv
Could Moonbug Kids replace Disney Junior on DStv and Baby TV on StarSat?
tvN pushing to become a permanent linear channel in Africa
Could Nicktoons be discontinued in Africa and likely the rest of the world?
Multichoice won't be adding anymore community channels
Kwara TV might launch on StarSat and DStv

The Meta-owned Facebook has already moved to pause ads from state-backed Russian media on its platform, while Twitter suspended all ads in both Ukraine and Russia to help ensure the visibility of public safety information. Russia has since restricted access to Facebook and Twitter. Although Russia hasn’t blocked YouTube just yet, it threatened to ban the platform entirely for deleting two RT channels in September.

RT has been banned in Germany and Poland later in the month as the UK is currently reviewing the channel while Africa is yet to take any legal action.

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

Android (APK) Games: Earthworm Jim (Fixed) + Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Fixed) + The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (NEW) + Crazy Mr Dong (NEW)


Ever since our site started promoting games, we've ran into some technical issues but after a long while we're happy to announce that the problem has been resolved.

Earthworm Jim had been offline much longer than Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and good news for fans both apps seem to be functioning perfectly and to make it up for the wait we've added two games to the lineup as a way to show how sorry we are.


The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare
Genre: Action
Developer: SEGA

Bart's doing his homework, but he's falling asleep whilst doing it. He suddenly finds himself walking around the main street of Springfield. Here he has to collect the missing papers of his homework. Whenever he sees a paper, he's getting to pick between 2 doors of different colors. Going through one of these many doors will take you to an action scene in which you become different Bart-characters. Bartzilla, Bartman and Indiana Bart are just a few of the possibilities. When completing an action scene you get one piece of missing paper and the more pieces you collect, the better a grade will Bart get.

Download link: click here

Crazy Mr Dong
Genre: Casual

Crazy Mr. Dong is a funny and relaxing retro game
based on the idea of the classic "Crazy Kong" &
"Donkey Kong".

Mrs Dong is in trouble. A big rat is preventing her
from returning home. Mr. Dong has to help her!
But to reach her must first avoid obstacles and
collect all hearts.

Download link: click here

REPEATS!!! As Telemundo Africa Welcomes Back My Heart Beats For Lola And This Is Love Possibly Resurfaces On Star Life

During this past week, it was reported that My Heart Beats For Lola is set to replace Labour Of Love and Decisions on Telemundo while Star Life might broadcast one of their owners Star India's original productions This Is Love currently seen on Glow TV. Since then viewers expressed their disappointment with the relevant stations over these developments.

Firstly, My Heart Beats For Lola and This Is Love despite being popular amongst Africans have also been abused by the relevant parties in the number of times it flies in and out of their lineup which doesn't surprise most audiences as both brands leverage a lot of reruns in their daytime schedule.

Both brands have been working aggressively to keep viewers entertained as their primetime offering experienced a reduction in new content. For Telemundo, the reason relied heavily on super series as it costs a lot to produce content in that quality while Glow TV underwent management changes.

Glow TV was once owned by Urban Brew Studios before Nismedia took majority share of the channel. Glow TV was on the verge of closing down to its entirety across South Africa on DStv, Openview and StarSat.

All channels have repeats look at e.tv with Mr. Bones and Comedy Central with Friends, so what's wrong with seeing that on channels like Telemundo and Glow TV?

Also read:
News And Sport will stop airing on Openview in March
SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development for Openview
More about TLNovelas upcoming series Keeping My Family Together
Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
Doodsondes S4 coming soon to eExtra
Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
Overcoming Fear coming soon to TLNovelas
Dokter Ali S2 coming in April on eExtra
Malverde: The Patron Saint coming soon to Telemundo Africa???
- The Estate stops airing on SABC 1 in April
In March, E! will also be hosting the Oscars live from the red carpet and launch the cover bands
The Search For Frida March 2022 teasers
Nurses March 2022 teasers

Majority of the population aren't home at times, these series are viewed and some that are available are living with family or other people who occupy the couch at times these shows manage to air on the stations.

There also the fact that there's several others who have to multitask as they have other content to watch at the times these series come on so in a way the repeats give viewers some time to watch content they've missed elsewhere.

Glow TV was removed from DStv a years back so while others explored the alternatives available to them such as Openview, StarSat and DStv Indian. There's still people that latched onto the pay-tv platform so This Is Love would benefit them.

MultiChoice gets new DStv and GOtv customers everyday and some of those consumers could have started tuning into the channel.

For those who are familiar with the shows and want it to watch it again go ahead and those who can't stand the near sight of them should explore the other alternatives that were put up for them as repeats aren't going anywhere as it is common thing around the world.

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) And 4Racing Have Signed A Major Agreement To Ensure The Sport Of Horseracing Is Again Accessible And Available To The Broader South African Public On Free-To-Air Television


The agreement will see 4Racing produce and broadcast a daily 30-minute horse racing talk show called ‘Racing Today’ on SABC Sport from Monday to Friday over a three-year period for 50 weeks a year.

It will also see 10 of the country’s top showpiece horse racing events being broadcast live in prime time on SABC 3.

‘Racing Today’ will from April 2022 be available on the 24-hour SABC Sports Channel on the SABC’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service, on the Open View HD Channel 124 and on the TelkomONE streaming service.

“We are delighted to partner SABC in this multi-year deal to ensure the sport of horse racing returns as a regular addition to SABC’s premier sports programming. Having the country’s largest free-to-air broadcaster, with an audience reach of over 32 million across the country, helps us to fulfil our mandate to reach new audiences, grow participation in and knowledge of the sport, and make horse racing more accessible. Through the SABC’s coverage over the years of legendary South African horses like Wolf Power, Horse Chestnut, Jet Master, Sea Cottage and Pocket Power, and jockeys like Felix Coetzee, Michael ‘Muis’ Roberts, Pierre Strydom and Jeff Lloyd, horse racing became a premier sport and those horses and jockeys household names across the country. We’re looking to recreate that with the fantastic horses such as Kommetdieding, Jet Dark, Flying Carpet and Captain’s Ransom, and rock star jockeys such as S’manga Khumalo, Gavin Lerena, Muzi Yeni, Grant van Niekerk, Rachel Venniker, Craig Zackey and many others who are fantastic current participants in the exciting sport of horseracing, so the SABC partnership is a major and very important one for us,” says Fundi Sithebe, Chief Executive Officer of 4Racing.

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- SABC will launch more HD channels and streaming service
SABC Encore and SABC Children channel might be in development for Openview
Could e.tv News merge with eNCA?
Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
The Estate cancelled only on SABC 1 for new drama series
Warner Bros. Discovery potential channel closures
A list of Afrikaans voice actors for Die Put and Droomvelore
Why VH1 Classic was terminated on DStv?
Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
Dokter Ali S2 coming in April to eExtra

The new daily talk show ‘Racing Today’ on SABC Sport will cover everything horse racing related, while live coverage of the best local and international races will deliver the exhilaration, drama and prestige that are synonymous with racing to SABC’s viewers.

Head of Sport for SABC, Gary Rathbone, said that “horse racing has long been a major part of the SABC Sport offering and after a long absence from our platforms, it’s great to have the sport of kings back on air on the Public Broadcaster”.

“Being able to feature South Africa’s best thoroughbreds and champions jockeys fighting it out in these iconic races on the annual calendar is something I’m sure will excite millions of South Africans who will now be able to access the best racing on offer live and free on the SABC,” Rathbone added.

Stephen Watson, Head of 4Racing TV and Executive Director of Discover Digital, said “this deal with SABC is a significant one for us at 4Racing and for all current and prospective punters and racegoers who love the sport”.

“We have been working with SABC over the last year and this partnership has already seen live coverage of major race days such as the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met and Summer Cup and the L’Ormarins Queens Plate, while we’ve also assisted Gold Circle to get one of the country’s biggest and most important race days, the Gold Cup, broadcast live on SABC 3. So we are excited with this long-term partnership with the SABC, which will add more value to punters, sponsors and stakeholders. The deal also bolsters our multi channel strategy through the SABC’s channel carriage deals with Open View HD and TelkomONE’s streaming service,” Watson added.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Roundups #23: More Sonic The Hedgehog Projects Are Currently Underway + Classic APK Game (FIXED LINK)

For the past 28 years, the blue hedgehog has been entertaining audiences across the globe with a range of video games, TV series and not long ago feature films which are dominating the cinema screens. He's journey doesn't stop there as there's more projects underway.

1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - April 2022 (US)
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is ready for more freedom, and Tom and Maddie agree to leave him home while they go on vacation. But, no sooner are they gone, when Dr. Robotnik comes back, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

2. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Just months before Sonic the Hedgehog 2 comes to theaters to continue the live-action series, Paramount announced this week its plans to release a third Sonic the Hedgehog film. The announcement was made during an investor event. Details about the film haven't been released as viewers haven't gotten to the second film yet.

3. Knuckles Prequel
Just like Sonic The Hedgehog 3, there's no details on the upcoming TV show except for the fact that Idris Elba will be reprising his role for the character in this Paramount+ series. The series will likely be based on the feature films of the blue hedgehog.

Also read:
- A list of animated series launching in 2022
- National Geographic Kids launching in Africa later in 2022
- Galactic Kids Next Door (GKND) might be in the works
- Could this fan made logo be Cartoon Network's future logo?
- DreamWorks Channel will be added to MultiChoice's DStv
Overlord And The Underwoods launches on Nickelodeon plus more content for the channel alongside Nicktoons
- Paramount+ kids kids slate with Nickelodeon
Cartoonito expected to return to EMEA by mid 2022
Disney Channel and Junior welcomes back returning shows during the school holidays
Dive into the Big Blue with Cartoon Network Africa

4. Sonic Frontiers (2022)
The video game that utilizes 3D platforming and action-adventure themes. The game features an open-world level design (or "open-zone" as Sega describes it), which is a first for the Sonic series. The player takes control of Sonic the Hedgehog and must use his signature speed and abilities to explore the lush and expansive biomes of the Starfall Islands.

5. Sonic Prime (TV Series, 2022)
The 24-episode series from Sega, Wild Brain and Man of Action, is due to hit Netflix later this year. Just like Sonic 3 and Knuckles prequel, no further details haven't been revealed.

6. Sonic Origins Collection (2022)
Sega will release a new collection of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games under the name Sonic Origins. The compilation will include the original Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Genesis, as well as sequels Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

7. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - APK Download

Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: SEGA

Dr. Robotnik’s Death Egg has crash-landed on Floating Island, so called because it harnesses the power of the Chaos Emeralds to float in the air. Robotnik needs them to repair the Death Egg, so he tells the guardian of Floating Island, Knuckles the Echidna, that Sonic and Tails are there to steal them. With Knuckles tricked and trying to stop the heroes at every turn, will they be able to stop Robotnik in time?


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"Hangman" Adam Page And Adam Cole Battle It Out For AEW World Championship With The First Ever PPV AEW Revolution On TNT Africa, Explore The Underwater World With Big Blue On Cartoon Network Africa And The Lemmings Continue To Get Grizzy In An Heap Of Trouble On Boomerang Africa - March 2022 Highlights (Drafted Version)

TNT:

AEW: Revolution
Revolution will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Sunday 13th March at 10:00 CAT

Cartoon Network:

Big Blue
New show
Set in an underwater world where humans live alongside anthropomorphic sea creatures, the show is about the crew of the United Current submarine Calypso, composed of the Sibling Team Lettie and Lemo (who are the crew's captain and science officer, respectively), a laidback turtle named Freddie (the ship's mechanic), a nervous dolphin named Phil (the resident medic), and Bacon Berry, a childlike magical guardian of mysterious origin and power.

Monday March 7th at 7:30 CAT

Bionic Max
New episodes
The series follows Max, the world's first bionic guinea pig and his best friend Jean-Claude (often called JC), a Goldfish after they escaped the laboratory they're held in and make their way to Woodchuck Woods and how they try to fit in with local wildlife.

Craig Of The Creek S3
In the fictional suburban Baltimore/DC area town of Herkleton, Maryland, a boy named Craig Williams and his two friends, Kelsey Pokoly and John Paul "J.P." Mercer, have their many adventures in the titular creek, described as a kid utopia of untamed wilderness in which tribes of children reign over tree forts and dirt bike ramps.

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DreamWorks Channel will be added to MultiChoice's DStv
- Overlord And The Underwoods launches on Nickelodeon plus more content for the channel alongside Nicktoons
Cartoonito expected to return to EMEA by mid 2022
- Disney Channel and Junior welcomes back returning shows during the school holidays
Dive into the Big Blue with Cartoon Network Africa
Possible channel closures from Warner Bros. Discovery
Morgan Freeman is coming to History for a new series
Kidz Club is back for the March holidays and more on Studio Universal
In March, E! will also be hosting the Oscars live from the red carpet and launch the cover bands

Lego Batman Beleaguered - CN Movies
In Gotham City, Batman is fighting Man-Bat at the museum when he is then ambushed by Penguin. Superman arrives in Gotham City where he wants Batman to join his new superhero team called the Justice League, but Batman prides himself on being a self-sufficient loner. To Batman's annoyance, Superman aids him in fighting Man-Bat, Penguin, and Penguin's Robo-Penguins even when Joker joins the fight. After he defeats Penguin, Man-Bat, and Joker, Superman flies out, but he then disappears along with the villains and the gem.

Boomerang:

World Tour
A stunt featuring the two shows listed below alongside Tom And Jerry, Masha And The Bear, Zig & Sharko and Mr. Bean.

Grizzy And The Lemmings S3
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.

Taffy S2
The series follows a grey raccoon, Scraggs, who gets adopted by Mrs. Muchmore after thinking he is a cat named Taffy. Her main pet, a blue dobermann named Bentley, is determined to reveal Taffy's secret to Mrs. Muchmore that he really is a raccoon.

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Also Coming To TLNovelas Africa Is The Second And Third Instalment Of The Overcoming Franchise, Overcoming Heartbreak And Overcoming The Past

TLNovelas seems to be transitioning out of their repeat padded ways as seen in some African markets and entering the present with new series Keeping My Family Together alongside the first instalment of the Overcoming franchise, Overcoming Fear.

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that the first instalment would be made available to the channel and now the brand is happy to announce the other two instalments for the channel, Overcoming Heartbreak (Vencer El Desamor) and Overcoming The Past (Vencer El Pasado).

Overcoming Heartbreak is the second instalment to the Overcoming franchise also female led deals with the absence and abandonment of their respective partners while the third instalment Overcoming The Past deals with social bullying, abuse of social media, and abortion.

Also read:
- My Heart Beats For Lola coming soon to Telemundo
Unforseen Love, Bold And Beautiful and Destined Love coming soon to Star Life
More about TLNovelas upcoming series Keeping My Family Together
Synopsis for TLNovelas upcoming series Simply Maria
Malverde: The Patron Saint coming soon to Telemundo Africa???
Meet the cast of TLNovelas series Simply Maria
In March, E! will also be hosting the Oscars live from the red carpet and launch the cover bands
Overcoming Fear coming soon to TLNovelas
The Search For Frida March 2022 teasers
Nurses March 2022 teasers

Overcoming Heartbreak stars Daniela Romo, Claudia Álvarez, Julia Urbini, Valentina Buzzurro, David Zepeda, Juan Diego Covarrubias, and Emmanuel Palomares.

Overcoming The Past stars Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, Erika Buenfil, Africa Zavala, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, Leticia Perdigón, Ferdinando Valencia, and Horacio Pancheri.

In other news, TLNovelas will air Simply Maria to some which is known as a repeat and at the moment there is no update on when or if the channel will A Shelter For Love as promised last year.

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SABC To Launch More HD Channels And Delayed Their Streaming Service To The Next Financial Year + Possible Outcomes For eMedia Investments Agreement With MultiChoice For eNCA (Still Involves Openview)

Upcoming developments for the SABC

In 2018, SABC had announced plans to launch a streaming service and since then it's been delayed likely due to their contract agreement with the Asian streaming service, VIU which bundles several shows from eMedia Investments such as Scandal and Imbewu.

Perhaps it will be called: SABC VOD, SABC Streaming, SABC On Demand, SABC iPlayer or SABC Plus/SABC+.

According to Madoda Mxakwe on CxO Series, the public broadcaster is expected to launch some HD channels likely the two long awaited channels on Openview one of which were rumoured to be SABC Encore while upgrading SABC Education to HD in the next financial year accompanied by an OTT service.

The public broadcaster stated in some documents that the streaming service will be available before the end of current financial year which is March 31st, 2022 and is anyone surprised that they've never reached the deadline.

For almost a year, Openview consumers have been waiting on the two channels promised to them by both eMedia Investments and the SABC in mid 2021. Since then several names pop-up part of which were part of their DTT plans and still need to be addressed: SABC Encore (as mentioned), SABC Parliament and SABC Children.

The future of eNCA and e.tv News

Every year, eMedia Investments and MultiChoice enter negotiations regarding the carriage agreement of eNCA alongside several other channels packaged by the eBrand.

For several years, eMedia Investments had expressed their frustration with MultiChoice as other brands such as Newsroom Afrika and SABC News make more money than them despite having the most watched news channel on their platform.

Also read:
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DreamWorks Channel will be added to MultiChoice's DStv
- Should eReality merge with News And Sport?
The Estate cancelled only on SABC 1 for new drama series
- Warner Bros. Discovery potential channel closures
A list of Afrikaans voice actors for Die Put and Droomvelore
Why VH1 Classic was terminated on DStv?
Lifetime could be on the chopping block on DStv
Saloni and East Meets West coming soon to SABC 2
Dokter Ali S2 coming in April to eExtra

News And Sport is set to go off air by the end of March on Openview and the retrenchments following onto eMedia Investments kind of lead to the question over the fate of e.tv News segments.

The NewsLink Block on eNCA is changing headquarters which was held in the same spot as e.tv News is moving to the spot renovated by eNCA on DStv with new anchors.

eNCA launching on Openview to some extent???

Regarding the upcoming agreement, is it possible that e.tv News and eNCA will be unified under one brand just like SABC News segments on SABC 1-3 with the linear channel on DStv.

SABC News is available on SABC's DTT but the likely reason is the limitations as the public broadcaster isn't selling them like hot cakes but putting up a fence requiring households with an income of less than R3200 to obtain them at their nearest post office.

Adding eNCA onto Openview was seen as a get out of jail free card for DStv customers who are fed up with the yearly increases and never ending repeats and MultiChoice didn't want any of that but how about a portion of the brand?

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