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Channel Closure: WildEarth Will Stop Airing On DStv By The End Of April, Freeview And ROKU Might Follow Soon

WildEarth is an interactive wildlife channel which brings viewers closer to nature with live safaris within the hotspot of Africa. Founded i...

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Conspiracy Theory: The Real Reason CBS Reality Remains In The UK

In the summer of 2019, AMC International and Paramount made a loss of £8,024,000 before tax £4,000 and a year later amidst the pandemic witnessed a small increase in an impairment charge of £8,643,000 with net assets worth £4,069,000.

Earlier in the month, CBS Reality remained onboard their stable while other CBS brands like CBS Justice, CBS Drama and Horror Channel were axed for Legend, Reality Xtra and Horror Xtra as rumours swirl about the dismemberment of their partnership.

As seen in their financial records in the summer of 2020, AMC International is in a loss making position with a net current liabilities of £7,178,641 (2019: £7,162,843) and negative equity of £7,178641 (2019: £905,317) with Paramount offering funding until for the rest of 2021 and discussing future prospects by the end of 2022.

Taking that to account, the name change could have something to do with the reported losses and the changes could spell the dismemberment of Paramount and AMC International after 10 years.

CBS Reality as mentioned is the only channel to not have been affected by the change but what if the reason behind that wasn't Warner Bros. Discovery's Really channel which has a similar coat of paint to the Reality portion of the name but something bigger.

Reality Xtra which is seen as a spin-off to CBS Reality even though that's not the case with the programming was once the name used on the main channel. Is it possible that CBS Reality will close and merge onto Reality Xtra? If so why not do it sooner?

CBS Reality has a lot of decent and mature content compared to MTV and E! on top of various cable providers so maybe they're fulfilling agreements with some suppliers before axing the channel with content moving over to Reality Xtra.

Why Openview Has Been Excluded From Delayed SABC Channel Expansion?

eMedia Investments and the SABC finalised their deal for 3 additional channels one of which were SABC Sport alongside 19 radio stations in 2021. As consumers wait over a year for the two channels which are set to carry a lot of existing content there's been some speculation one of which was cleared up is SABC Education.

SABC Education is a DTT channel currently seen on TelkomOne and soon on the likes of DStv and StarSat is based on the educational division formed by the SABC which is home to shows like Takalani Sesame, Matric Reloaded, Ispani, Uzalo, Geleza Nathi and 90 Plain Street.

The channel has remained active as of May 2020 and used as a catch-up channel to programs currently viewed on SABC 1-3 with plans to roll out the brand onto more platforms still underway.

As seen through several consumers on the Openview platform is SABC 1-3, SABC Sport alongside the 19 radio stations but SABC Education doesn't form part of the bouquet with SABC News being exclusive to DStv and DTT consumers.

So the question would have to be is eMedia Investments waiting on SABC Education like DStv?

Probably not as MultiChoice is waiting on two other channels to roll out on the DStv platform and SABC Education alongside SABC Sport and the 19 radio stations did form part of TelkomOne's initial offering when it launched in October 2020.

There could be a number of reasons SABC Education won't form part of the offering. The first has to do with costs, second would have to do with their rivalry perhaps they don't want to invest too much and last may have to do with the existing educational offering on Openview being DBE TV and Mindset.

The Controversial History Of WWE's Most Prestigious Wrestlers, The Fabulous Moolah

The Fabulous Moolah was born Mary Ellison in 1923. Born and raised in the American south, by the 1930s Ellison was attending local wrestling shows with her fatherb seeing the polarizing women of the time; Mar Young, Mildred Burke, and Cecilia Blevins. From this point on Ellison was hooked on the sport and wanted to be a star. The story that follows is one of success and triumph, but also a tale of dark secrets, drugs, and deceit. Fabulous Moolah ran the women’s wrestling world for 30 plus years, and it wasn’t always a world of glitz and glam. The wrestler Moolah and the promoter, booker, and trainer Moolah have two very different, but equally dark histories.

Mary Ellison Becomes The Fabulous Moolah

During the early part of Moolah’s career, she was under the tutelage of Mildred Burke and her husband Billy Wolfe. Burke and Wolfe were, at the time, the premier bookers and promoters for almost all of women’s wrestling. The Burke/Wolfe playbook also asked for their contracted talent to engage in sexual favors with other promoters for preferential bookings, on top of an already huge booking percentage of all payouts. Ellison refused to participate in these practices, causing tension between her and Wolfe.

By the mid-50s Moolah and her husband Buddy Lee were using their own versions of Burke’s practices and had started booking and promoting their own women wrestlers, and booking them against their rivals. After Burke and Wolfe’s retirement, Moolah would have a stranglehold on the world of women’s professional wrestling. The same woman who broke barriers, like being the first woman to wrestle at the historic Madison Square Garden Arena, was now building walls to prevent the growth of the sport.

The Fabulous Moolah Becomes A Promoter And Booker

During this part of Moolah’s career, she would feed and house her trainees and wrestlers. Some women Moolah booked and trained told stories of the property being locked down by a certain point, and if you weren’t home in time, you would be left out until morning. These were not provided accommodations either. Moolah was collecting rent from the women who stayed there, living two and three people in a single room efficiency style cabin, charging upwards of $1,200 a month for their rooms in the 1970s. With inflation that equates to about $9,100 if charged today.

The financial strain didn’t end there. With Moolah and Lee handling all the women’s promoting and booking, women’s wrestling went through the Fabulous Moolah, so if a woman was booked to wrestle, she was also collecting a 25% booking fee of their payout whether they were “one of her girls” or not.

That means, “Moolah’s Girls” were also paying the 25% on top of their already outlandish rent. This, mixed with the allegations of forced sex, drug use, prostitution and theft, left the wrestling world buzzing when women started coming forward. The training schedules, the booking schedule, and the expectations Moolah had for the women wrestlers was also extreme. Princess Victoria was a superstar trained and booked by Moolah, who experienced a tragic career ending injury. Victoria aas quoted as saying that she was thrown out with almost nothing to her name, but would refute the allegations of Moolah being a pimp.

“Moolah was not a pimp and she hated drugs. She did steal from all of her girls including me, but she was the only way to keep wrestling back then, so it was Moolah or almost nothing. […] I think [The WrestleMania Battle Royal] should have stayed named after Moolah, no matter how crooked she was, she is and was a very important part of women’s wrestling and if they are going to do her like this, then Snickers better reevaluate their sponsorship on all sports after the many arrests made for multiple different things in sports.”

“My neck was broken in the ring and I was basically thrown out with no medical attention and very little to my name. I am now fully disabled sometimes having to use a wheelchair due to the lack of medical attention. I have had multiple concussions and have donated my brain for a future lawsuit to prove that we wrestlers have been misused by the WWE for many many years. […] I want nothing to do with the WWE and will not, even if invited to allow my name to be in their so-called Hall of Fame.”

The Fabulous Moolah Was Part Of The Original "Screwjob"

Moolah’s wrestling career inside the ring was just as cloudy as her booking and training reputation. During the early parts of her career, Moolah had a reign with the Women’s Wrestling World Championship that would rival Sammartino. Her initial reign lasting 10 years was ended, but she quickly and suspiciously picked the title back up almost a month later.

Then in the 1980s came the Rock and Wrestling connection. Along with that came a new and electric following for professional wrestling. With this following came a new star named Wendi Richter. Richter would go on to dethrone the reigning queen of wrestling. After 28 years of dominating the sport, with two generations coming and going, Richter was now the world champion.

After the match, during house shows, there were more rumors surfacing of Moolah intentionally trying to hurt Wendi in matches. Then, one night on the card, there was no Moolah, but instead Wendi was wrestling the “Spider Lady.” Through politics and the inner workings of WWE, Moolah would participate in the match under a masked disguise. This was the original WWE screwjob. After a small package rollup, the referee counted three despite a clear kick out by Richter. Richter left wrestling that night, and ultimately never returned, after giving her everything.

Whether or not fans believe the accusations, one thing is for sure. If it were not for the Fabulous Moolah, women’s wrestling would not be where it is. Changing the names of battle royals or memorials won’t answer the bigger question, however. What cost did it take to get us here?

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New Series Alert: As Expected, Night Of Doom To Launch On Star Life Alongside Rerun Of Made For Each Other

Star Life, a general entertainment home to various Bollywood entertainment from StarPlus like Anupama and Not Without My Family and second English dubbed channel in Africa has picked up rights to supernatural horror, Night Of Doom (Qayamat Ki Raat) as teased last year.

The series was produced by Twist Of Fate's very own Ekta Kapoor and features Karishma Tanna, Vivek Dahiya, Nirbhay Wadhwa, Saurish Singh Athwal and Madhurima Tuli. It will be the first supernatural series in a long while as the last one A Magical Love Story was launched in mid 2021.

Set in the year of 1993, the story begins with a newly wedded couple, Suhasini and Mahendar going to a Ram temple at Ramnamgarh to hand over Suhasini's wedding chain to the idol of Lord Rama and receive the deity's blessings. The train stops at the station and Mahendar's loyal driver Birju comes to fetch them and to drive them till the temple. Not realising that Birju is possessed, they follow him. Suhasini and Mahendar enter the temple when suddenly, Mahendar recalls that they have forgotten the wedding chain in the car so Mahendar goes to fetch it, asking Suhasini to stay here. Meanwhile, Suhasini witnesses strange eerie occurrences in the temple premises while exploring the region which includes absence of a bell as well as any idol of Lord Rama inside the temple and passing of a cat out of nowhere. She trips off a door and falls down the stairs that lead into the temple's basement that happens to be a Tantrik named Kalasur's lair. As soon as Kalasur sees her, he gladly welcomes her inside and offers to spend the night with her and make love. This frightens Suhasini and she yells for help. This is followed by a struggle by Suhasini to escape the Tantrik's clutches and a duel between him and her husband Mahendar. Suhasini runs away screaming for help. While fighting with the Tantrik, Mahendar loses consciousness and Kalasur shape-shifts into Mahendar's form.

Meanwhile, Suhasini reaches the palace of Thakur Prithvi Singh Suryavanshi and asks them to save her husband from Kalasur. Just then, Kalasur arrives there in Mahendar's disguise and Suhasini, scared out of her wits, pleads everybody to get the Tantrik at the temple arrested. As everyone goes in search of the Tantrik, Kalasur takes Suhasini in a bedroom inside the palace and tries making love to her. But luckily Suhasini sees the reflection of the Tantrik in the glass ceiling and pushes him away. As she reaches for the door to exit the house, the Thakur's family returns with the real Mahendar, a priest and few village men because they had found an unconscious Mahendar at the temple instead of the Tantrik. The priest traps Kalasur inside a circular ring of holy ash on the floor. The Tantrik still doesn't accept defeat. He keeps insisting on making love to Suhasini which irks Mahendar to no extent. He threatens to burn Kalasur into ashes, but the latter remarks that his ashes would rise in air and coalesce to resurrect him. Next, Mahendar threatens to bury the Tantrik alive, but he says that his skeleton would rise from underneath the ground to revive him. Mahendar then strangles Kalasur and chokes him, but Kalasur manages to get an upper hand and lifts Mahendar up in the air grabbing his throat. Suhasini requests Kalasur to leave Mahendar unharmed but he pays no heed and insists on having a one-night stand with her. This invokes the ferocity and strength inside Suhasini who lifts up a villager's axe and chops off Kalasur's right arm that had grabbed Mahendar's throat. Next, she cuts the Tantrik's head off. As a result, the beheaded Tantrik curses Suhasini's family that since he couldn't make love to Suhasini, no woman from her family must consummate her marriage hereafter or else death would befall on her. He also remarks that Suhasini would never know the reason why he had chosen her and wanted to make love to her. The priest then orders Lakha, a villager to lock the Tantrik's arm, head and body separately and hide them in different places so that the Tantrik can never assimilate his body parts together and resurrect himself.

Night Of Doom premiered on StarPlus in 2018 and was met with positive reception for its gripping storyline, use of the cast members and ability to balance between good and evil. It managed to pull 5.8 million viewers in its opening week in India.

Night Of Doom airs 23 August at 22:00 replacing Never Say Goodbye with a rerun of Made For Each Other expected to replace Geet. Pandya Store was originally scheduled to replace the Never Say Goodbye but was pulled out.

Friday, July 29, 2022

Celebrate Women's Month With A Marathon Of Leading Ladies On TNT Africa

August is Women’s month and on Tuesday, 9 August, TNT has a Leading Ladies Movie Marathon, putting women’s contribution to society in the spotlight with strong stories of characters who shift the status quo. You’ll find Goldie Hawn soldiering on like no man ever could in Private Benjamin, and a young Hilary Swank meets Mr Miyagi in The Next Karate Kid. Leslie Jones, Julia Roberts and Melissa McCarthy round up some more of the actresses that personify some of film’s most powerful leading roles. Lead on, ladies, because we will follow! So tune in from 11:40 CAT and enjoy a day of celebrating TNT’s leading ladies!

PUMPED UP

Does the same thought cross your mind whenever you see an action movie? What on earth do I have to do to become the best like one of these guys? Build your self-confidence, focus on positive thinking, and as for your body – be happy just as you are and enjoy TNT’s Saturday special.

Hollywood heavyweights Michael Jai White, Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Jean-Claude van Damme have muscled their way to success through strict discipline. TNT’s August special, PUMPED UP! will have audiences asking, “Is there such a thing as too much muscle on screen?”. Drink in your dose of alternate iron, complete with two features on access and prime time, every Saturday.

TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premieres)
Saturday, 6 August
18:15   –   Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
20:00   –   Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
Saturday, 13 August
18:15   –   Get Carter (2000)
20:00   –   Wake of Death (2004)
Saturday, 20 August
18:15   –   Street Fighter (1994)
20:00   –   Savage Dog (2017)
Saturday, 27 August
18:00   –   Blade II (2001)
20:00   –   Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)

NICOLAS CAGE FAN DAY

It’s a date … with Nicolas Cage! Join us for an unmissable evening with this beloved actor. What’s on the menu? Back-to-back of the best movies Mr Cage has to offer.

With an intensity that draws you in and an American drawl like no other, not many can downplay Nicolas Cage in a scene. Known as one of the most versatile of his Hollywood peers, it’s only natural to dedicate a ‘fanomenal’ movie marathon to the expressive actor. Join us as we lap up his excellent portrayals in these four feature films, including Primal, where we find Cage in the role of Frank Walsh, who poaches a rare jaguar in the Brazilian jungle. Naughty Nic!

TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premiere)
Sunday, 21 August
16:10   –   It Could Happen to You (1994)
17:55   –   The Family Man (2000)
20:00   –   Primal (2019)
21:40   –   Running with the Devil (2019)

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

The third edition of AEW’s special event, Battle of the Belts, is coming to your screens on 13 August, only one week after the US event.

Wrestle for the remote if you must but tune in to All Elite Wrestling no matter what it takes! There are bigger-than-ever personalities in this louder-than-loud showtime entertainment where the ropes never stop zinging. In August, TNT keeps slamming a win a week as new episodes premiere every Saturday and Sunday morning around 10:00 CAT, with one weekly repetition, featured every late-night Friday. We at TNT are ready to rumble. Are you?

TUNE IN DETAILS (channel premieres)
Saturday, 13 August
10:50   –   TNT SPECIAL: BATTLE OF THE BELTS III
Saturdays
10:00   –   RAMPAGE (Episodes 52 to 55)
Sundays
10:00   –   DYNAMITE (Episodes 148 to 151)

MASTERCLASS

If you want to be the best, you need the best teacher. Listen carefully, be disciplined, and never disobey your commands. MASTER CLASS is in session every Friday on TNT.

Whether in real life or reflected in a script, the role of master and disciple runs side by side. Every action between these archetypes has a ripple effect that carries audiences to the end, leaving them with great life lessons. TNT pulls together unforgettable stories with epic lines that might make it to your next IG caption, from “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” (Dirty Dancing) to “You take the Red Pill - you stay In Wonderland" (The Matrix) and “Anyone can lose one fight, anybody can lose once, you'll come back from this you'll be the champion of the world” (Million Dollar Baby). Don’t regret not making it to this MASTER CLASS.

TUNE IN DETAILS
Friday, 5 August
16:40   –   Enter the Dragon (1973)
18:20   –   The Karate Kid (1984)
20:30   –   The Matrix (1999)
Friday, 12 August
17:10   –   Dirty Dancing (1987)
18:50   –   Men in Black (1997)
20:30   –   Never Back Down (2008)
Friday, 19 August
16:30   –   Assassin’s Creed (1984)
18:25   –   The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
20:30   –   Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Friday, 26 August
16:40   –   Training Day (2001)
18:40   –   Fist of Fury (1972)
20:30   –   Rush Hour (1998)

Recommended Games #5: "I'll Be Back", The Sequel To Terminator

The story of the game falls in line with the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day : to save the leader of the Human Resistance, John Connor, and his mother Sarah from the T-1000 , an advanced prototype Terminator bent on killing them both.

The player takes the role of a T-800 Terminator cyborg, already captured and reprogrammed by the human resistance, and fights alongside them against Skynet in the year 2029. Eventually, the T-800 and John Connor penetrate Skynet's headquarters and destroy the system CPU. Discovering the time displacement equipment, the T-800 is sent back through time to John's childhood, with the mission to protect him from the T-1000 that Skynet has already sent back. In the past, John, Sarah, and the T-800 launch an attack on Cyberdyne Systems in order to prevent the development and creation of Skynet. The T-1000 catches up to the group and pursues them in a police helicopter and a liquid nitrogen truck. The T-800 is able to freeze and shatter the T-1000 with the liquid nitrogen, but it quickly melts and reforms in order to continue its pursuit of John. Ultimately, the T-800 must stop the T-1000 from killing John and blast it into a vat of molten steel to destroy it.

Two endings are possible, depending on the outcome of the Cyberdyne raid. If all equipment is destroyed, the player receives a message that Judgment Day has been averted; otherwise, the company's research will continue and Judgment Day remains a possibility.

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A Look At Returning Favourites On Disney Channel And Junior Africa - August 2022 Highlights

Disney Channel:

GHOSTFORCE
NEW EPISODES
Monday - Friday from 8th August at 15:15
 
Catch brand-new Season 2 episodes of Ghost Force with Liv, Andy and Mike who secretly formed a team of superheroes, to fight against the ghosts wreaking havoc in New York and using fear to increase their powers.

In the first of the new episodes, Andy offers to watch Prof Pascal’s dog, Asta. But, preferring to go to a basketball game after all, he leaves the dog unattended in Miss Jones’s lab … Soon, Asta awakens Scream Scratch, a prankster ghost that has many tricks up its sleeve and goes after Mike’s father. Mike doesn’t dare to ask Charlie to be his date for a party at school, for he’s scared he’ll look ridiculous dancing. While fighting Creepop, a ghost that forces New Yorkers to dance relentlessly, Mike will understand that ridicule doesn’t matter as long as you have fun

Catch the new episodes of Ghost Force on Monday, 8th August at 15:15 on Disney Channel.

The Owl House
NEW EPISODES
Monday – Thursday from 15th August at 17:50

“The Owl House” follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who stumbles upon a portal to a magical realm where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and a tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical abilities, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda’s apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting.        

In the first of the new episodes, Luz takes on daring rescue missions during the Coven Day Parade, in the aftermath of her trip home.

Watch Season 2 new episodes of The Owl House from Monday, 15th August at 17:50 on Disney Channel.

Disney Junior:

MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE                             
NEW EPISODES                                                  
Saturday and Sunday from 2nd July at 17:30

Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a young girl who travels throughout the fictional land of Jalpur solving mysteries for her friends, family and extended community.

Expect Bollywood-inspired brand-new special episodes from Season 2 that celebrate Bollywood music and dancing and centered around the Indian holidays of Holi and Diwali and an Eid al-Fitr.

In one of the new episodes, (The Mystery of the Legendary Sword) Mira and her friends embark on an epic quest to find a legendary sword said to belong to the rightful ruler of Jalpur.

Catch brand-new episodes of Mira, Royal Detective on 2nd July at 17:30 on Disney Junior

The Chicken Squad
New episodes
Monday to Friday from 11th July at 09:30
Brand-new episodes of everyone’s favourite squad returns to Disney Junior.

Inspired by Doreen Cronin’s popular children’s books, the series follows a trio of young chicken siblings—Coop, Sweetie and Little Boo—and their retired search and rescue dog mentor, Captain Tully. Together, they team up on problem-solving adventures in their backyard to help their animal friends, while modeling what it means to be good community helpers and finding the joy in assisting others. 

Play along with new episodes of The Chicken Squad on 11th July at 09:30 on Disney Junior

PJ MASKS
New episodes
Monday to Friday from 25th July at 12:30
Brand-new episodes of Season 5 episodes
During the day, Amaya, Connor and Greg lead totally normal lives, but they transform into superheroes Owelette, Catboy and Gekko during the night and use their powers to fight villains and solve mysteries.

This season has new villains and new problems to solve, but nothing is too big for the PJ Masks when they band together to fight the bad guys.

Catch all the action with new episodes of PJ Masks on 25th July at 12:30 on Disney Junior.

Cartoon Network Africa's First Act To Redraw Your World - August 2022 Highlights

GIRL POWER GO!

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE GIRLS GET GOING!

This Women’s Month line-up is packed with Girl Power Go! From a crazy girl’s night out with Starfire and Raven in Teen Titans Go! to our favourite sisterhood DC Super Hero Girls, tracking a mysterious warrior, powerful women are our stars. In The Amazing World of Gumball, Anais faces her bully, and in Craig of the Creek, Kelsea takes on a terrifying quest. Stay tuned for the Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High movie, where the girls discover a new high school for villains and must rescue the students from their own fate! Get ready for this girl power stunt, only on Cartoon Network Africa.

TUNE IN: Tuesday, 09 August @ 09:55 CAT

BIG BLUE

JOIN THE CREW AND FIND YOUR FUN-CAPTAIN

There are brand-new episodes just waiting for you in Big Blue, where every day is a daring underwater adventure with siblings Lettie and Lemo and the Calypso crew. The funniest team under the sea gets carried away in August as they take on a top-secret mission to escort superstar Lea to a concert and learn new teamwork moves when they take part in a dance competition. Do tag along and join the fun as Lettie becomes their full-on 'fun captain' under the training of Captain Tubular. Join Cartoon Network this month as we unravel the mysterious secrets of Big Blue's underwater universe.

PREMIERE: Monday, 01 August 2022

TUNE IN: Monday to Friday @ 16:40 CAT

Also available on DStv Catch Up

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2

WHAT ARE YOUR MOST “MONSTERIFIC” MOVES?

Take in this treat of a monster boot camp movie on Cartoon Network. Ever since Mavis, Dracula's daughter, became a mom, he has been the happiest vampire grandpa in the world! His toddler monster grandchild, Dennis, is the apple of his vamp eye. So much so that even his monster-only hotel policy has relaxed, and he now allows human guests to visit. But behind closed coffins, he's secretly worried because his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson isn't showing signs of being a vampire. When the time comes for Mavis to take a trip to visit her in-laws, "Drac" takes his chance to test and train Dennis to be a "vamp", and the boot camp rampage begins.

TUNE IN: Monday, 08 August @ 09:55 CAT

THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE

KEEP CALM AND CHIRP ON!

In The Angry Birds Movie, we'll finally discover why the birds are so angry. Based on the hugely popular video game series, the movie takes us to an island paradise populated entirely by happy, flightless birds - or almost entirely. Red is a bird with a temper problem, and together with his mates, speedy Chuck and the volatile Bomb, they have always been outsiders in the colony. So, when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to because only Red and Co. can see that the whole world is in danger from the secretive swines.

TUNE IN: Saturday, 27 August @ 08:30 CAT

More Details On The Rumoured New SuperSport Channels On DStv

As reported earlier today, SuperSport has begun work two more sports channels and there's not much new going onto the channels which has lately been a habit for consumers on the Access and Easyview packages seeing how affordable the offering has been lately.

Affordable led to consumers missing out on several premium content most of which resided in the sports section but as seen in their annual results MultiChoice has been losing consumers on the Premium and Compact bouquet and gaining on the Family to Easyview packages.

Taking that to account, is it shocking that SuperSport would further downsize their offering to consumers on the Access and if possible Easyview package.

SuperSport has seen a rise in competition with the addition of SABC Sport on the Openview platform which has led several consumers to opt for free entertainment and if anything these channels could be on that platform for that particular reason.

Again this is just speculation as MultiChoice might as well make these Compact tiered but what makes it feel more geared to consumers on Access is the amount of Tennis, Athletics, Hockey, Swimming and various here are there's like WWE Jumbo, Track And Field, SuperSport School etc.

Soccer is not a top priority for these channels at the moment but if you look at it not everyone wants another SuperSport Football much less SABC Sport.

But if you want to clear vision of these channels, imagine the first as SuperSport Premier League but with less soccer and the other as a merger between SuperSport Blitz and SuperSport Variety 4.

New Channel Alert (Rumour): More SuperSport Action Coming To DStv

SuperSport has been the pioneer in both local and internationally acclaimed sports whether you're viewing PSL, WWE, Moto GP or LaLiga. The brand offers the very best in sports and if you're DStv Premium subscriber there's no denying in its excellence.

For nearly a decade, SuperSport had been a premium tiered brand and over the years opened their doors to more consumers. In some neighbouring countries, Access consumers can enjoy the best of Football with SuperSport Football and DStv Easyview consumers get Variety 4.

In South Africa, the closest Access has gotten to the big leagues was on Variety 4 with Easyview reliant on Blitz as costs built a barrier with SuperSport and also let the door open for rivals like SABC Sport to distribute some of this content at a lower price.

But as seen during the week, SuperSport has begun experimenting on two channels both of which supply lot of existing like 7 Colour Fitness, Track And Field Weekly, UEFA Women's Euro, FIBA and Soccer Champions Tour deeming it useless to top and mid tier consumers and of value to the masses.

The possible addition of the supposed channels could bring ease to consumers leaning toward the SABC and also puts the platform in a better position to compete with the SABC Sport brand on the Openview and TelkomOne platform.

Roundups #79: Eragon Live-Action Series In Development For Disney+, iCarly Renewed On Paramount+ For Season 3 And Upcoming Disney Channel Series Hamster And Gretel Gets Season 2 Renewal

Eragon coming to Disney+

Disney+ is developing a live-action television series adaptation of Eragon, based on Christopher Paolini’s popular YA book series The Inheritance Cycle. Eragon is the first book in the series.

Paolini will co-write the series and executive produce with Bert Salke executive producing via his Co-Lab 21 banner as part of his deal with Disney Television Studios. 20th Television is the studio.

In the series adaptation, a teenage boy becomes magically joined with a newly-hatched dragon. Together, they must learn what it means to be dragon and Rider as they fight in the resistance against a tyrannical king.

iCarly remains active

iCarly fans can breathe easy: It appears the major Creddie cliffhanger at the end of Season 2 will be resolved. Paramount+ said Wednesday that it has renewed the hit revival series iCarly for a third season. Production will get underway later this year for a 2023 premiere on Paramount+.

The original iCarly series, produced by Nickelodeon, ran from 2007-2012. Starring Cosgrove, Trainor, Kress and Jennette McCurdy, it followed a group of best friends creating a webcast while grappling with everyday problems and adventures. During its original run, iCarly became a pop-culture staple and regularly broke viewership records among audiences of all ages.

iCarly is produced by Nickelodeon Studios and is executive produced by Ali Schouten-Seeks (Young & Hungry, Diary of a Future President) and Cosgrove, with Schouten serving as showrunner. Trainor, Kress and Alissa Vradenburg (The Simple Life) serve as producers.

Upcoming show gets season 2 on Disney Channel

Hamster And Gretel is the upcoming new cartoon on Disney Afternoon Mornings on Disney Channel along with Big City Greens,Amphibia,The Owl House Specials,The Ghost And Molly McGee and Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur and we have more exclusive news

3 months ago series writter Jim Bernstein confirmed that the series will debut in 2022 after that we got contacted by Jim and he told us thats the expected date for the crew to air, but the month and day is still to be decided by Disney.

Yesterday Dan Povenmire answered some questions on Tik Tok where he answered that the series is coming in 2022, however month is still to be decided, our best bet is Fall 2022 like The Ghost And Molly McGee with a Season 2 Renewal, Chibi Tiny Tales, Soundtrack, Guest Star List and Disney Channel FanShop Merch.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Cartoon Network Africa Celebrates Every Kid’s Uniqueness With Its New Brand Campaign ‘Redraw Your World’

It’s time to redraw your world! On the 1st of August, Africa’s leading kid’s entertainment channel, Cartoon Network, is launching the new EMEA-wide brand campaign ‘Redraw Your World’ - celebrating every child’s uniqueness and encouraging them to be confident and happy in themselves.

The campaign inspires kids to be the catalyst for change they want to see, whether in the form of extraordinary talents, everyday acts of kindness, or having the courage just to be themselves. Whether they use art, activism, laughter or music, Cartoon Network’s ‘Redraw Your World’ encourages all kids to march to the beat of their own drum.

12-year-old South African-British viral music sensation, Nandi Bushell, is on board to help bring the fresh brand campaign to life in a new music video anthem, which is a hybrid of animation and live-action by the kids and for the kids, that aims to inspire and empower them to embrace their true selves.

Best known for her drumming skills and performing covers of prevalent rock songs, Nandi has drawn the attention of several musicians, including the Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl, where she even joined the band on stage to play their classic hit, Everlong, live at the LA Forum. “It really is exciting to be part of a movement that encourages us to be true to ourselves and embrace our uniqueness. This collaboration with Cartoon Network shows that as children, we are fearless and have the power to make a real difference in the world,” says Nandi Bushell.

The vibrant and fun multiplatform campaign will feature kids doing amazing things in their everyday lives, from mastering the art of roller-skating or karate to balancing a football while brushing their teeth or breakdancing, catch a snippet of all the action here. Many of Cartoon Network’s much-loved characters, including Gumball and Darwin, the We Baby Bears trio, and the Teen Titans Go! gang will also feature reacting to the inspirational talents of their fans

Monika Oomen, VP, Brand Communications and Franchise Management, Kids, EMEA, says, “Every day, we are inspired by our fans, and now Cartoon Network wants to encourage each and every one of them to celebrate themselves; whoever they are, whatever they do and however they do it. Redraw Your World has been created to empower kids to feel happy in their authenticity and to reassure them that everyone matters. Cartoon Network’s irreverent, funny and inclusive style is mirrored in this campaign, providing us with a platform to showcase the absolutely amazing kids of today.”