Roundups #117: Batwheels Returning For A Second Season On Cartoon Network And HBO Max, A Repeat Of Men Don't Cry Surfaces On e.tv And Time Of Departure Coming Soon To Timeless Dizi Channel International

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Teen Titans GO! wannabe gets a season 2

Despite some of the uncertainty regarding animation under the Warner Bros. Discovery banner, DC's preschool animated series Batwheels is officially slated to return for a second season on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

Variety has exclusively confirmed that Batwheels has been renewed for Season 2. The outlet notes that the Warner Bros. Animation production has proven to be a success with its target demographic on both platforms it calls home. DC's Batwheels currently ranks as the number one original preschool series among boys aged 2 to 5 on Cartoon Network. It is also the most-watched original preschool series on HBO Max, according to data provided by the streamer.

Batwheels centers on Bam (Jacob Bertrand), an anthropomorphic version of Batman's (Ethan Hawke) trusty car, the Batmobile. In the series, Bam teams up with his fellow superheroic vehicles to fight crime across Gotham City. Bam's allies in the field include Redbird (Jordan Reed), Robin's car; Bibi (Madigan Kacmar), Batgirl's motorcycle; Buff (Noah Bentley), a monster truck; and the Batwing (Lilimar), Batman's jet.

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More eReality coming soon to e.tv

eKasi is a 2 hour programming block which is home to various original productions such as Will You Be My Ex?, Pay Back The Money and alongside third party content from M-Net's Mzansi Magic including Our Perfect Wedding and Date My Family.

As it was known by most viewers, eMedia kept these shows under warps with the only source of viewability being their streaming service, eVOD. Now we recieved word from sources that a repeat of Men Don't Cry will take up Durban Gen from 19 December when it goes on production break.

Men Don't Cry is a show about men who find themselves in a really dark place. These men have been denied access to their children, or are caught in abusive relationships, experiencing financial hardships, and are about to end it all.

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Brand new family drama coming to Dizi

Timemess Dizi Channel, SPI International's most popular entertainment channel home to various shows such as Karadayi, Wings Of Love, The End, Red Scarf and various other shows is set to introduce a new family drama, Time Of Departure.

Cennet lives in Mardin which is a city located in the southeast part of Turkey. She is forced to get married as a second wife when she is a young girl. As a second wife in the family, Cennet does all the house chores and suffers from the cruelty of the first wife Hanim.

Vahide Percin stars as Cennet, Talat Bulut stars as Yilmaz, Tilbe Saran stars as Hanim, Cansu Tosun as Zumrut and Elif Ceren Balikci stars as Kiraz. The series airs December 13th on selected Timeless Dizi Channels.

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Overshadowed Timeless Dizi Channel Expands Its Reach To More African Households On StarTimes

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Timeless Dizi Channel is a a general entertainment channel from SPI International which serves to be one of the sought after channels in their portfolio for its variety of Turkish dramas mainly Black Money Love, Karadayi and The Red Scarf.

It's been available in the African market for 2 years and due to the successes of eExtra's Kuiertyd block it got MultiChoice to ramp their offering on kykNET & Kie but as for Timeless Dizi Channel things have rather progressed slowly.

 

 

After the pop-up version's termination on the DStv platform, there isn't much hype from the channel or the media in regard to what's on or potential new shows from the channel.

The closest anyone has ever gotten to know about upcoming shows is through the main page which can be of no use from time as some new may have already been seen on the channel or in South Africa through eExtra.

The current partnership they have with StarTimes seems somewhat complicated. In August 2020, just a few months after its launch it was announced by the pay-tv platform will stop airing the channel and from what is already seen by viewers that's not the case.

 

 

Even more strange is how there's still more regions across Africa through StarTimes that still don't have Timeless Dizi Channel as markets like Kenya and Malawi welcome it as a "new channel" despite its availability elsewhere for the past 2 years.

At this point, you're better off downloading the mobile app to view these programs if there's gonna be so many inconsistencies.

SPI International Launches A Digital Version Of Their Top Performing Turkish Channel, Dizi

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Global media company SPI International unveils their new digital streaming service, Dizi, which will offer a selection of critically-acclaimed Turkish series as well as the best series, telenovelas and soap operas from all over the world depending on the demands of the local markets. Dubbed the Home Of Good Stories, Dizi combines the lean-back and lean-forward viewing experiences with a linear channel offer and a large selection of on-demand content.
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“The launch of the Dizi streaming service signifies the evolution of the Dizi brand into a fully integrated service that combines linear and on-demand content propositions to bring the best series from Turkey and beyond to all available screens around the globe,” comments Berk Uziyel, CEO at SPI International. “As a part of SPI’s macro strategy, we offer good movies spanning all genres under one roof via FilmBox’s "Home of Good Movies". Now with our Dizi brand, we introduce the "Home of Good Stories", where in addition to some of the most sought-after Turkish series, viewers can expect to see top-quality series with powerful storylines from around the world in the future,” adds Uziyel.
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The service’s global debut will take place this week at a NEM Dubrovnik event. In reference to the new product, SPI's Chief Marketing Officer Haymi Behar says: “The Dizi app builds on the success of the Timeless Dizi Channel and features around 400 hours of content from an inventory of critically-acclaimed series such as Black Money Love, Kurt Seyit & Shura and Insider with new episodes added monthly. The app will feature English, Polish and Spanish localized interfaces and 13 language options and more will be added in time. The Dizi service will both enable viewers to tune into the linear channel and watch episodes on-demand through their preferred devices at their leisure.”

Subscribers can access the service at www.dizi.com via web, download the mobile app that’s compatible with iOS and Android operating systems or stream their favorite content through the Smart TV app that’s available for Apple TV and soon-to-come for Android TV, Samsung and LG Smart TV devices. Dizi service also aims to integrate with many platforms and partner operators worldwide to provide their subscribers a seamless entertainment experience and the option to discover new series on demand.

For those who were upset with MultiChoice for terminating the channel and those who want to view the content in English. Good news the above fits your tastes.

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