e.tv het aangekondig dat twee van sy vlagskip-dramas, House of Zwide en Kelders van Geheime, tot ’n einde sal kom terwyl die kanaal voorberei om nuwe programme bekend te stel.
House of Zwide sal sy laaste episode op 26 Junie 2026 uitsaai, wat ’n vyf-seisoen-loopbaan afsluit wat gefokus het op die opkoms en spanning binne ’n magtige mode-dinastie. Die reeks het een van die kanaal se mees herkenbare handelsmerke geword, met ’n lojale aanhang opgebou en die plaaslike modebedryf in die hart van prime-time-verhaalkuns geplaas.
Die program, vervaardig deur Bomb Productions, het gehelp om verskeie toneelspel-loopbane te lanseer en te bevorder, terwyl dit temas soos ambisie, nalatenskap en veerkragtigheid verken het teen ’n agtergrond van glans en mededinging.
Die Afrikaanse telenovela Kelders van Geheime sal twee maande later afsluit, met sy finale episode geskeduleer vir 28 Augustus 2026. Vervaardig deur K Films en Videovision Entertainment, het die reeks kykers ingetrek in ’n wêreld van familiegeheime, verraad en verlossing.
Die drama het onlangs agt nominasies by die 19de SA Film en Television Awards ontvang, wat sy kritiese erkenning binne die bedryf beklemtoon.In ’n verklaring Donderdag het die uitsaaier gesê dat albei reekse met duidelike narratiewe boë bedink is en dat die afsluiting daarvan op hul kreatiewe hoogtepunte sy verbintenis tot kwaliteit-verhaalkuns weerspieël.
“Om hulle op hul kreatiewe hoogtepunte af te sluit, eerder as om hulle verder as hul bedoelde boë te rek, weerspieël e.tv se verbintenis tot kwaliteit-verhaalkuns en respek vir sy gehore,” het die kanaal gesê.e.tv het die rolverdelings, spanne, skrywers en produksievennote bedank vir die lewe gee aan die programme, sowel as die kykers wat hulle oor die jare ondersteun het.
Die uitsaaier het gesê dat die afloop die sluiting van twee gewilde televisie-wêrelde merk en die begin van ’n nuwe hoofstuk in sy drama-lys.
Yaman starts trying to fix his broken relationship with Seher with small gestures like inviting Firat to breakfast. Seher isn't sure of what's real and what's not.
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Episode 217
Sultan shares exciting news with Kiraz. Yaman tries making amends with Seher. Seher makes a shocking discovery.
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Episode 218
Yaman tries his best to explain everything to Seher. Neslihan is falling in love again. Ali has an important decision to make.
Thursday 5 March 2026
Episode 219
Seher refused to accept Yaman's explanation without an apology. Kiraz can't contain her excitement. Ziya has some harsh words for Yaman.
Friday 6 March 2026
Episode 220
Yaman seeks advice from Arif about how to go forward with Seher. After Ali and Kiraz get engaged, Erdal arrives, spoiling everything.
Monday 9 March 2026
Episode 221
Yaman opens up about his issues with trusting woman. Everyone is shocked about Kiraz's passing. Zuhal has a tough time in prison.
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Episode 222
Ali struggles to deal with Kiraz's passing. Will Yaman and Seher learn something from Kiraz' sudden death? Zuhal is having a hard time in jail.
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Episode 223
Yaman, Yosef and Seher share memories of Kiraz. Ali doesn't know how to bury Kiraz and carry on with his life.
Thursday 12 March 2026
Episode 224
Everyone mourns for Kiraz. Arif gives Yaman some advice whilst Sultan shares her own heartbreak with the girls. Zuhal's plan is set in motion.
Friday 13 March 2026
Episode 225
Yaman and Seher go on a mission to try and find Ikbal. Ali struggles to make peace with Kiraz's death.
Monday 16 March 2026
Episode 226
Ikbal is treated badly thanks to Zuhal. Yaman comes close to getting her back. Sultan and Ali reminisce about Kiraz.
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Episode 227
Ali sorts through the past, holding onto what he can't replace. Yaman walks a tightrope, torn between Ziya's fragile hope and Ikbal's fading chances.
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Episode 228
Yaman and Seher try to locate Ikbal with Firat's help. Zuhal overhears shocking news when Melahat makes a phone call. Bora plans to make a bold move.
Thursday 19 March 2026
Episode 229
Ali's position at the police station is under fire. Sultan feels guilty about Kiraz's death. Ikbal's life is in danger.
Friday 20 March 2026
Episode 230
Ikbal is upset to see that Yaman and Seher seem close again. Zuhal takes a chance to get the recording from Melahat. Firat has an idea of how to pull Ali out of his grief.
Monday 23 March 2026
Episode 231
Kiraz has a message for Ali from beyond the grave. Yaman asks Seher if she wants to make their "fake" marriage real.
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Episode 232
Yaman and Seher are madly in love and Yaman tries to navigate the first stage of a relationship. Ikbal has had enough of Seher.
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Episode 233
Neslihan decides to help Sultan with her house chores. Seher and Yaman are falling in love again. Ikbal can't stand Yaman and Seher's new found love.
Thursday 26 March 2026
Episode 234
Seher and Yaman enjoy another date. Melahat continues to bully Zuhal. Neslihan has to convince Bora of her innocence.
Friday 27 March 2026
Episode 235
Firat tells Neslihan some things about Bora that she doesn't want to hear. Ikbal takes action to get rid of Seher, but will her plan succeed?
Premiere episodes of Yosef air on e.tv and eExtra at 17h30 from Monday to Friday.
After learning Mauli isn't pregnant, Kunal rushes to Nandani. Mauli admits she lied because Nandani matters most to Kunal, and she doesn't want him tied to her child. Kunal confronts Nandani and reveals Mauli's lie.
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Episode 115
Dida and Radhika feel upset on Diwali as Kunal is absent, but Mauli lifts their spirits, reminding them that life shouldn't stop because of one person and encourages celebration.
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Episode 116
Mauli panics after a call from the summer camp and rushes out with Ishan. They're relieved to find Misti safe, but she refuses to return home, choosing to stay with her friend Pari.
Thursday 5 February 2026
Episode 117
Pari shows her father's photo to Misti and talks about her mother. The girls try to scare Mauli but get scared instead. Later, Pari refuses Indian food, says she likes kheer, which triggers Mauli's memories of Nandani.
Friday 6 February 2026
Episode 118
Kunal angrily calls Ishan for taking Pari from the camp and asks him to bring her to a restaurant. Mauli leaves for a hospital emergency and assures Pari she'll meet her father later.
Monday 9 February 2026
Episode 119
No teaser available.
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Episode 120
Pari plans a water park picnic with Misti. After returning in the evening, they ask Kunal for permission to play in the building compound. Pari says Misti's mother will arrive soon to take her home, and Kunal agrees.
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Episode 121
Mauli invites Kunal and Pari for Diwali dinner. Kunal hesitates, but Ishan insists they are family. Radhika later informs Dida that Kunal has returned to town.
Thursday 12 February 2026
Episode 122
Mauli panics seeing Kunal while welcoming Pari's family and leaves with Misti. Radhika finds Kunal alone, takes him home, and tells him she missed him and wished he had called.
Friday 13 February 2026
Episode 123
Ishan realizes Kunal is Mauli's ex-husband and offers to cancel dinner if she's uncomfortable. Mauli insists she's fine and that Kunal doesn't matter, which panics Kunal when he overhears.
Monday 16 February 2026
Episode 124
After dinner, Radhika tells Mauli she didn't need to go out with Kunal. Mauli says she's unaffected by him and ready to marry Ishan, surprising him as she accepts his proposal after three years.
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Episode 125
The Malhotra family is thrilled for Mauli and Ishan's wedding. The pandit sets the wedding a month away but suggests an engagement in two days. Excited, Misti calls Pari to share the news.
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Episode 126
Mauli and Ishan visit the temple where Kunal and Pari are holding Nandani's death anniversary. Ishan donates to beggars, while Mauli prays for strength to move on from Kunal and Nandani and start a new life with Ishan.
Thursday 19 February 2026
Episode 127
Mauli is upset over Nandani's death and wants to visit her Mazar to pray, planning to take Ishan. Dida advises her not to tell him, fearing a negative reaction. Meanwhile, Radhika meets Kunal to offer condolences.
Friday 20 February 2026
Episode 128
Kunal rushes home, finding a scared Pari on the balcony. He asks why she's crying, but she suddenly laughs uncontrollably, revealing she was just playing a prank on him.
Monday 23 February 2026
Episode 129
Kunal returns home seeking Misti but finds the house empty. He asks Pramila, who tells him to come later, but Kunal insists, saying he needs to speak to Mauli about something very important.
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Episode 130
Before giving Mauli the ring, Ishan seeks permission from Misti, asking her to accept him as her father. Misti agrees but only if he will care for her mother. As Mauli is about to place the ring, the lights go out.
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Episode 131
Ishan plans a special dinner and gifts Mauli. Excited, Mauli tells Dida and Radhika she's happy with the engagement and believes Ishan will be an even better father than Misti's real dad.
Thursday 26 February 2026
Episode 132
Misti overhears Kunal and Mauli talking about her birth. Mauli distracts her and takes her to bed, but Misti is upset learning Kunal is her father, and Mauli worries he might take Misti away.
Friday 27 February 2026
Episode 133
Ishan and Mauli wait in the lawyer's cabin when Kunal calls. Mauli steps aside, and Kunal, worried about Misti, asks if she knows the truth. Mauli firmly says she doesn't and vows to keep it from her.
Premiere episodes of Uzozisola - Regrets air on e.tv from Mondays to Fridays at 22h30.
Firat struggles to tell Neslihan the truth. Seher convinces Yaman to return to the mansion.
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Episode 197
Yaman struggles with the idea of losing Yosef. Ikbal is shocked to learn the truth. Firat has a difficult decision to make.
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Episode 198
Neslihan confronts Bora, who already has an explanation ready. His friend ups the stakes of the bet. Yaman and Seher tell Yosef a bedtime story about protecting him.
Thursday 5 February 2026
Episode 199
Everyone in the mansion is heartbroken. Yaman organises a special surprise for Yosef. Ikbal and Zuhal receive a threatening letter.
Friday 6 February 2026
Episode 200
Everyone at the mansion tries to cheer Yosef up and distract him from feeling ill. The detective is on Zuhal's case.
Monday 9 February 2026
Episode 201
Firat decides to get some info on Bora. Yosef goes to the hospital and the Kirimlis are very worried.
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Episode 202
Yaman and Seher struggle with their grief. The doctor makes a shocking discovery. Adalet confronts Bora which upsets Neslihan.
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Episode 203
Neslihan falls deeper into Bora's world, unaware of the looming danger. A mysterious message rattles Yaman.
Thursday 12 February 2026
Episode 204
Yaman is confused about the photo he received. Ikabl and Zuhal are panicking and scramble to make a plan. Firat saves Neslihan from a dangerous situation.
Friday 13 February 2026
Episode 205
Adalet is livid when she finds out about Neslihan's narrow escape. Yaman waits for Salih at the appointed place, but will he show up?
Monday 16 February 2026
Episode 206
Yaman's meeting with the detective doesn't go as planned. Firat tries to convince Adalet to let Neslihan continue with her fashion course.
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Episode 207
Yaman forces Seher to tell him what her secret is. Firat is happy to spend time with Neslihan. Ikbal and Zuhal are running out op options.
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Episode 208
Ziya has a meltdown at the hospital. Ikbal overhears Seher's conversation and sets her plan in motion. Seher decides it's time to be honest with Yaman.
Thursday 19 February 2026
Episode 209
Ziya discovers that something important disappeared. Yaman and Seher are fighting again. Adalet finds it hard to forgive Neslihan.
Friday 20 February 2026
Episode 210
Yaman gets a surprise call that might change everything for him. Neslihan has to redo her homework assignment. Ziya remembers things that he tried to forget.
Monday 23 February 2026
Episode 211
Yaman asks Firat for help and nervously awaits his call, whilst Seher tries to figure out what's going on. As Neslihan celebrates her accomplishment, she gets a phone call from a stranger.
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Episode 212
Will Yaman be able to find the detective and learn the truth? Neslihan visits Bora in the hospital and blames herself.
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Episode 213
Seher asks Firat to help her in case Yaman wishes to take Yosef away. Zuhal is upset with Ikbal for betraying her.
Thursday 26 February 2026
Episode 214
Yaman battles guilt as he hides the truth from Seher about Zuhal. Ela returns with news of a new romance.
Friday 27 February 2026
Episode 215
Seher struggles to move on from the past. Yaman despises himself for believing the content of the file. Sultan has found a bride for Ali.
Premiere episodes of Yosef air on e.tv and eExtra at 17h30 from Monday to Friday.
Edmund Abrahams (Duane Williams) is the winemaker on Soebatskloof, and Nenna Abrahams (Vinette Ebrahim) is the retired housekeeper and hospitality manager whom Edmund calls 'mother'.
THE SISTERS HOUSEHOLD
Joey Syster (Cedwyn Joel) is the patriarch of the Syster family, and has lived and worked on Soebatskloof all his life. Sandy (Riana Alfreds) is Joey's daughter, and has taken over Nenna's responsibilities. Sandy's eldest daughter Debbie-Lee (Veronique Jephtas) works with her, while her youngest, Shireen (Vashti Prins) establishes herself as a general practitioner in the Wineland. Phillip Smith (Dean Balie) is the man in Debbie-Lee's life.
THE MARAIS FAMILY
The Marais family has lived on Soebatskloof for decades. Charl Marais Senior (Nic de Jager) is owner of the wine farm, while his second wife Hermien Marais (Sandra Prinsloo) keeps herself busy with sculpture.
In one of many surprising twists, Brümilda van Rensburg also makes a visit to the farm.
Tjoppie Marais (Geon Nel) is Hermien's son from her first marriage. Tjoppie grew up with Charl Senior's children from his first marriage. Charl Marais Junior (David Chevers) lives in London, and Annette Fourie (Ashley de Lange) lives in Australia with her rugby player husband, Du Toit Fourie (Zak Hendrikz). Lynn Fourie (Illse Roos) is Du Toit's "Social Butterfly of the Winelands" mum.
Veronique (Rushney Ferguson), Tjoppie's wife, is the manager of the restaurant on the farm. CJ (Angelo Johnson), the couple's eldest child, is a matriculant this year at Simonsvallei Gymnasium, where Marco (Angelo Bergh), the couple's youngest, is now in Grade 11.
THE HELP
One need not look to the mountains for help in these regions! Rijk Nel (Marcel van Heerden) is the Marais family's accountant, while Dewald Piedt (Abduragman Adams) is the family's loyal lawyer. Mercy (Tyral-Lee Miggles), Gabby (Karli Heine), Jason (Ben Albertyn), and Armand (Robert Hindley) are the waiters who keep customers happy. Stil Piet (Jurgen McEwan), Nicodemus (Lorenzo Cyster), Napoleon (Ivan Abrahams), and Bismarck (Jason van Wyk) are among the workers on the bustling farm.
The series will air on weekdays at 18:00 starting in May on e.tv
London’s Moonbug Entertainment and British toyco Toikido are embarking on a franchise-building partnership for a new short series called PeaKeeBoo.
The preschool project, featuring 2D animation with CG-animated backgrounds, will star three tiny creatures (Pea, Kee and Boo) who are enthralled by all of the sights and sounds of nature. Moonbug is producing a 30 x one-minute first season that’s already slated for a global premiere sometime in 2024 on its Moonbug Kids YouTube channel (10.4 million subscribers).
The companies are now working out a 360-degree franchise strategy for PeaKeeBoo, with plans to eventually launch toys, books, apparel, playsets and games.
Cape Town TV announces their first show for the year
'Side Hustle Susters – van passie tot profyt’ is an Afrikaans edutainment female empowerment show by women for women, created by Dee Theart (who is also the presenter of the show), in conjunction with Cape Town TV.
The show confronts the scarcity of female jobs by educating and inspiring women to pursue their own business ventures. Every episode includes a weekly “side hustle suster” (female entrepreneur guest) and a weekly female business coach/expert guest talking about various business topics. The female narrative will be at the centre of the conversation.
Season 1 is set to air in early 2024.
Doodsondes season 5 and 6 (final) to debut on eExtra???
According to sources, Doodsondes Season 5 is scheduled to air from the 1st of April. So the only show we know that is ending closer to that period is Roekeloos Dade (30 March) and if accurate we might have uncovered the first replacement to one of their current shows.
Synopsis for Doodsondes Season 5:
Six months have passed since the explosion in Hasan Ali's house. After the explosion, Ender and Yıldız were injured, while Hasan Ali passed away. After the investigation, it is understood that Hasan Ali's enemies carried out the bombing and the case is closed.
Earlier this year, Disney launched a brand new single-cam, coming-of-age comedy series called “Saturdays” on the Disney Channel and Disney+. The show takes place on the best day of the week...Saturday! The series revolves around 14-year-old Paris Johnson and her best friends Simone and Ari, who hone their roller-skating skills on the cool parquet floor of Saturdays, a local skating rink in Chicago. Together they form the We-B-Girlz skate crew and are determined to show and prove they have the hottest skate routines on the planet!
Unfortunately, according to TVLine, the show has been cancelled because while, Disney Branded Television was high on the show, it is now focusing on building out its multicam strategy. Disney is also focusing more on shows that are based on Disney-owned IP, and will be focused on creating global tentpole programming.
Telemundo is going on autopilot
Based in the United States, Telemundo is a Spanish language television channel distributed internationally by NBCUniversal. It is home to number of original productions including My Heart Beats For Lola, Betty In New York, Fearless Heart and Aurora.
Due to declining number of TV households, Telemundo joins the lineup of premium TV channels to have lost their viewers on year end for platforms like Netflix and Disney+ and this included NBC, HBO, The CW, TNT, ABC, National Geographic, Freeform and Disney Channel.
This has resulted in the shortage of original productions as Telemundo delays production on an untitled Danilo Carrera series. Prior to that one of their current actors William Levy (Vuelve A Mí) had mentioned having numerous projects from the network taken away from him.
Internationally, the channel had to licence content from numerous studios including Colombian dramas The Chosen Granddaughter and Ana's Revenge from RCN and Caracol Television and Turkish series Cennet: The Power Of Destiny from ATV.
Redemption is coming to e.tv
Prior to the series debut on BET, it was very much announced that Redemption would be made available to e.tv. Following the cancellation of the family drama during the year, we got word that the series will air on weeknights at 20:00 from 19 November.
Set in a mega church, centres on the Zikode family. After the disappearance of Pastor Simon Zikhode (Themba Ndaba), his daughter Faith (Kwanele Mthethwa), who is on the cusp of an international music career, drops everything to come to her family's rescue.
The cast includes Tina Jaxa, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Seputla Sebogodi, Yonda Thomas, Pearl Modiadie, Sparky Xulu, Nkone Mamejta and Toka Mtabane.
Roekeloos Dade (Hayat Sarkisi)
Roberto Kyle as Kerim Cevher
Rene Cloete as Hülya Çamoglu
Melanie Scholtz as Melek
Pierre Nelson as Hüseyin Cevher
Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck as Süheyla Cevher
Anja Taljaard as Filiz
Dee Theart as Nilay
Helena Baard as Bade Cevher
Chante Crainger as Ceylan
Liande Valentyn as Nürgul
Annekan Die Swa Kry (Kardeslerim)
Melissa De Vries as Sengül
Megan Spencer as Nebahat
Richard Van Die Westhuizen as Akif Aktul
Talitta Jameson as Asiye
John Koopman as Ogulcan
Marunzo Thomas as Kadir
Curtley Pitt as Mazlum
Anna Louise Bischoff as Harika
Zaan Du Toit as Suzan
Melissa Myburgh as Melisa
Christian Schoeman as Berk
Hunter Plaatjies as Aybike Eren
Ramo
Hein De Vries as Ramo
Veronique Jephtas as Sibel
Keenan Herman as Alpay
Christian Bennett as Kasak
Anrich Herbst as Yavuz
Craig Adriaanse as Sakik
Jacques Theron as Hale
Grace Pienaar as Neslihan
Abdurgaman Adams as Süleyman
Jill Levenberg as Kerimak
Sanchia Davids as Afet
Hein Poole as Bücür
Rushney Ferguson as Fatos
Basil Appolis as Ismail
Maria Van Die Almeida as Cavidan
Jurgen McEwan as Docak
Nethanel Swartz as Arap
Celeste Matthews as Sebanat
André Samuels as Durdu
Jaundre Kim Andersen as Selin Sever
Adriaan Havenga as Demir Erendil
Celeste Loots as Ayda Akman
Geon Nel as Burak Yangel
Emma Kotze as Eylül Gündüzeli
Anja Taljaard as Merve Mutlu
Rinaldo Felaar as Bora Durul
Chris Van Rensburg as Ferruh Özerdim
Morne Visser as Muharrem
Anoecha Kruger as Azmiye Bosgeçmez
Chine Van Aarde as Esen
Daai Crazy Somer Season 2
Staain Bruwer as Ahmet Tunali
Elzabe Zietsman as Emel Yaman
Adrian Steyn as Sancaktar
Kevin Smith as Selcuk Taskin
Markus Haywood as Akgun Gokalp Taskin
Steven Sterling as Arda Ates
Caidan Bouwer as Altay Kara
Rowlen Ethelbert Von Gericke as Kaan Gok
Jacques Gombault as Selim Kara
Francois Coertze as Metin Yaman
Natasja Jacobs as Serap Gok
Zetske Van Pietsen as Canan Kara
Izel Bezuidenhout as Yagmur Jasmine Kara
Rikus Strauss as Burak Sancaktar
Zack Hendriks as Eray
Maude Sandham as Naz
Mandle Baard as Cemre
Saanli Jooste as Sare
Lizelle Pike as Şevval
Richard Van Die Westhuizen as Yigit
Famous actor Olgun Toker managed to impress a large audience with the character of Burak Ersoylu in the series “Arıza” in the winter season. The actor portrayed a psychopathic character so well that the viewers of the series could even believe that he really was that person.
One of the names who left in the first season of the Daai Crazy Somer (Son Yaz) was Olgun Toker, who gave life to the character of Gökhan Şen…Toker showed a strong character acting in Son Yaz with his villain character, just like in the Arıza. Gokhan, who confronted Akgün, acted by Alperen Duymaz, and gave him great difficulties, spread evil…
In the second season of the Daai Crazy Somer, another character is coming, who will shake the story again. The name that will give life to this character has also emerged. Onur Bay, who has played the role of Tekin in the TV series Arka Sokaklar since the age of 9, became the new transfer of the series.
Onur Bay left Arka Sokaklar in June to play new roles. Everyone was surprised when it turned out that the actor’s new series was also Son Yaz.
It has been revealed that Onur Bay will come to the story with a character who will face and compete with Akgün, brought to life by Alperen Duymaz in the new season.
Gökhan was a bad guy and Akgün was very worn out. However, the new character will be a much more challenging person and will stand against Akgün. Onur Bay and Alperen Duymaz scenes will also be talked about a lot in the new season.
• Nehir (Biran Damla Yilmaz) voiced by Kyla Jansen • Nazim (Feyyaz Duman) voiced by Keenan Herman • Zerrin (Sumru Yavrucuk) voiced by Amor Tredoux • Tarik (Burak Yörük) voiced by Conradie van Heerden • Zahra (Iman Casablanca) voiced by Hannah Borthwick • Ismet (Mesut Yilmaz) voiced by Wian Zeeman • Ekrem (Tuna Orhan) voiced by Christo Snyman • Ibrahim (Batuhan Bozkurt Yüzgüleç) voiced by Jumaine Hansen • Halil (Samil Kafkas) voiced by Gordon van der Spuy • Fulya (Irem Tuncer) voiced by Anoecha Kruger • Bahar (Gizem Karaca) voiced by Emma Kotze • Tulay (Sabriye Kara) voiced by Susanne Beyers • Azra (Pinar Akin) voiced by Shannon Williams • Halit (Samil Kafkas) voiced by Gordon van der Spuy
ITV is shutting down its CITV channel for consumers in the UK and shifting most of its children’s programmes to streaming-only, arguing that young people have largely given up on watching scheduled television.
CITV will disappear as a standalone channel in the autumn, with all children’s content shifting to the streaming platform ITVX. The broadcaster said the channel was unprofitable and children’s TV audiences had collapsed in recent years because of a shift to YouTube and other streaming services.
eToonz is the South African version to the soon to be defunct CITV owned by eMedia Investments and currently viewed on the Openview platform is home to shows such as Peppa Pig, Pokémon, Barbie Dream Adventures, Thomas And Friends and Voltron.
Since it's debut in 2013, eToonz has struggled to gain a vast majority of Openview consumers much less DStv while as it's other sister channels eMovies and eMovies Extra rank as the top movie channels with eExtra top entertainment brand on the mentioned platform.
Compared to the e.tv channels currently sitting abroad the DStv platform as well the additional currently viewed on the Openview platform. eToonz carries the most rebroadcasts from the main channel and any channel that was performing well would do otherwise.
When eExtra was added in 2017, it was more of a catch-up or leftovers channel for e.tv same goes with eReality now both brands have managed to build their unique slate of programming with the likes of Elif, Doodsondes, Forensic Files and Ex On The Beach.
eToonz serving as one of the longest running brands amongst had been subdued to rebroadcasts. I get why the rebroadcasts as adults watch more linear television compared to children who'd have a high preference for YouTube and social media.
All the more reason to justify eToonz lack of new content but honestly whose to say this channel won't fold under e.tv and eVOD. eMedia Investments doesn't leave consumers much alternatives at this point on Openview giving it more purpose.
As for DStv, I can see why they'd opt not to renew their agreement with eMedia Investments for the channel. It's just a duplicate of the existing offering on their stable and brands like Cartoon Network and Disney Junior are luring consumers away from the channel.
As for Craze, I can see that being the future of eToonz on the Openview platform as it is with DStv consumers. It does look like something eMedia wants to retire but can't due to the laws in this country they have to put up with this content for the years to come.
Noxolo The Bride follows the titular character on her journey to self discovery. She falls in love with Sandile but has to overcome the demons that prevent her and the groom to be from ever finding true happiness. Production on the novel began began back in 2022 and is anticipated to rollout later in the year.
The author Qhayiya Phato manages the blog Yeah Mzansi! and is also manages several fan accounts for eMedia Investments and MultiChoice.
Sister duo Jeevika and Maanvi are back on Star Life
The Inseparable Is a story of Jeevika Chaudhary and Maanvi Chaudhary are two orphan sisters living in Rishikesh with there grandmother, uncle, aunt and cousin while Viren Singh Vadhera and Virat Singh Vadhera are two brothers hailing from an elite family of lawyers in Chandigarh. The two sisters are inseparable tho there outlook towards life are totally different. Maanvi loves and respects Jeevika as though she is her mother.
The series premieres March 23 replacing Kulfi - The Singing Star.
Robin Hood based comedy to rollout on e.tv
Abafana Ababi a brand new locally produced action comedy starring Thomas Gumede as Thebe, a comical cool cat, Matli Mohapeloa as Gift, a slick ladies’ man and Justin Strydom as Stuard Rembrand, the crime boss. Thebe and Gift are best friends from Orlando, Soweto, who grew up poor with aspirations of being rich. They take the easy road and get into a life of crime, and make it big as two bandits modelled on Robin Hood – stealing from the wealthy (who acquired their money from dirty deals in the first place), and then share their takings with the community.
Introducing news shorts basically a revamped version to the current Roundups but instead of shortening info we look at getting content that doesn't need too much detail but of course we can't guarantee how often this will be a thing as the content in question match the whole scenario.
Bring on the slime
As advised, Nickelodeon is pairing this year’s fun-filled slime-fest, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2023, with the debut of an all-new brand refresh of its on-air look and feel!
The rebrand reimagines Nickelodeon's iconic splat logo and slime with a fresh new design, and includes new on-air graphics, such as lower-thirds, updated BUG/DOG, bumpers, idents, promo endboards and a new "Nickelodeon Productions" endboard.
This marks Nickelodeon's first brand refresh in six years.
The demise of Glow TV
Notice to all our loyal viewers. Take note that we are currently facing various challenges, including the high level of loadshedding throughout the country, which is impacting negatively on our viewership. One of our options for now, is for GlowTV to be on the OTT platform (streaming), so that programs can be watched even on your phones. Unfortunately, due to our contracts expiring we will be off air on some of the platforms, effective from March 1. Please keep in touch with us for the latest updates via our social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. We thank you for your support over the years. - GlowTV team.
More eVOD coming soon to e.tv
From having almost everything, a happy and successful life, The Hero protagonist in the film Caesar loses this overnight and is forced on the run with nothing and leaving everything behind. He returns and fights to reclaim everything he lost. Joining him on the escapades is his love Lucy, their son Zack and the antagonist known as The Don.
Debuted in 2022 on eVOD, the film airs next Sunday at 20:00 from 12 March with exclusive film from the streamer Surviving Gaza airing later in the same timeslot.
Xilam Animation, an independent company for the production and distribution of animated programmes, Academy Award-nominated, has secured its first wave of deals for the upcoming fourth season of its iconic non-dialogue slapstick comedy series Zig & Sharko (78 x 7’), as the company prepares to debut the first episode to buyers at MIPCOM.
Launching in September 2023, season four has been acquired by longstanding partner Gulli (France), which has also renewed its partnership across the previous three seasons. Additionally, Xilam has sold the new instalment to existing partners, VRT (Belgium), Discovery (Italy), DeA (Italy), Nickelodeon (India) and Nova (Israel).
Zig & Sharko continues to generate impressive ratings internationally, particularly in India where the series resulted in Nickelodeon becoming the leading children’s channel in its evening slot, across all demos. In Q2 2022, Zig & Sharko was also the fourth best performing series among children aged 2-14 years and outperformed its lead in and lead out shows in all demos in terms of ratings.
The series is currently seen on Boomerang (soon to be Cartoonito). Apparently, the channel wasn't mentioned when news came it meaning the show could have ended after 3 seasons on the channel or they're just taking long to pick it up in any case further episodes are on Boing.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson expresses his charm in new sitcom
e.tv, South Africa's most reliable and free source for English entertainment at the moment home to various local and international productions has acquired rights to NBC's Young Rock currently viewed on M-Net and sister channel, Me.
The sitcom is set in a frame story where Johnson is running as a candidate in the 2032 United States presidential election. Each episode involves Johnson participating in an interview or other conversation which leads him to flashback to a story from one of three periods of Johnson's life (with occasional episodes where all three periods are shown).
In the first season, Johnson is depicted as a ten-year-old in Hawaii; as a high school student in Pennsylvania; and as a college student and football player at the University of Miami.
The series stars Dwayne Johnson, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Ana Tuisila, Adrian Groulx, Bradley Constant, Uli Latukefu and Matthew Willig. It is expected to air Saturdays at 19:30 replacing Superstore from March 4th - no update on Grown-ish yet.
ITV Studios and Samsung TV Plus collaborate to launch a number of projects across Europe
ITV Studios had announced a raft of sales and pre-sales deals across its catalogue of scripted and non-scripted content. One of which, Samsung TV Plus launched ITV Choice showcasing the best of ITV Studios including Hell’s Kitchen, Four Weddings and Come Dine With Me.
During the week, ITV Studios expanded their partnership to include a bouquet of channels.
One of the channels is a ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ channel, which will air episodes round-the-clock from the popular U.S. Gordon Ramsay show. The other channel – Storylands – will “become the home for the best European drama” according to ITV Studios. Shows on the channel will be produced by labels which are part of ITV Studios and include dramas such as Norwegian legal series Aber Bergen, the period drama Un Village Français, and the procedural crime drama from the producers of Gomorrah, called Masantonio.
The move follows ITV Studios’ launch of four non-scripted YouTube channels last year – Our World, Our Life, Our Stories and Our Histories. The agreement will see Samsung TV Plus – Samsung’s free ad-supported app – broadcast content from the ITV Studios catalogue 24/7 across all Samsung Smart TVs made in 2016 and onwards, as well as select Galaxy devices.
Ruth Berry, Managing Director at ITV Studios Global Distribution, commented: “We are very excited to partner with Samsung TV Plus to launch FAST channels in EMEA. We have an amazing library of 90,000+ hours of IP and the FAST/AVOD space is a key strategic focus for ITV Studios as we look to provide global audiences with new ways to access some of our best-known scripted brands, formats and non-scripted entertainment content.”
During the week, Peppa Pig got some much needed attention after a Facebook user called Daily Nick uploaded a clip to one of the episodes titled Glasses Show and the Facebook rodents swooped in and deemed it sexually inappropriate.
Taking to account that Facebook has become an absolute joke and if there's one thing Elon can save it's Facebook. It's currently a trainwreck waiting to happen if Peppa Pig glasses is inappropriate then posting about the weather is deemed violent.
Peppa Pig has been having a run since 2004 and has been a part of gags, jokes and has even made various appearances take for instance Family Guy where she has killed in a car accident or Robot Chicken where she was deemed a criminal to society.
All of this makes me feel as if she was being targeted about Facebook's latest rant with the character is something to laugh about.
Marvel's big MCU Phase 5 reveal at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 revealed six shows would likely be arriving on Disney+ in 2023, that number allegedly may drop to only two with Loki Season 2 and Secret Invasion being the only "sure bets" for this year.
As reported by THR, this news follows comments by Disney CEO Bob Iger, in which he said the company needs to be "better at curating" franchise content that is "extraordinarily expensive.
Marvel content obviously doesn't come cheap, and Disney was planning on potentially releasing Loki's second season, Secret Invasion, What If... ?'s second season, Ironheart, Echo, and Agatha: Coven of Chaos in 2023. If these changes are to go through, sources say Loki and Secret Invasion may be the only ones to make it out, even though shows like Echo and Ironheart have wrapped their productions months ago.
“There is going to be a level of rigor on Marvel and across the entire company,” one company insider says. “Numbers matter now, and costs are going to be outlined and enforced.”
Telemundo still lagging behind schedule
For several months, Telemundo has been lagging behind in terms of original programming leading repeat padded African feed of the channel seen on MultiChoice's platforms to sought content from Colombian broadcasters Caracol Television and RCN Television.
Caracol Television had worked with the channel on Hidden Passions including the second season and is supplying the upcoming Ana's Revenge while RCN Television has Nurses and The Scent Of Passion with Until Money Do Us Part rolling out in the coming month.
After a long while since the channel struggled to obtain original programming, it was announced from the main feed that Telemundo will be rolling out a new show from March 7th 2023 titled Game Of Lies (Juego De Mentiras) starring Arap Bethke and Altair Jarabo.
The story is set in the city of Los Angeles and San Clemente, California, Game Of Lies follows the footsteps of César Ferrer, a hard working man who always dreamed of having his own family and who gives his life for his own daughter Noelia.
Moonbug Entertainment is showcasing Mexican culture with Nina (working title), a spinoff of its popular CoComelon franchise that features one of main character JJ’s best friends.
Mexican-American toddler Nina has been part of the CoComelon crew since 2019. In her own series for preschoolers, she and her family’s culture, traditions and daily lives will be showcased through three-minute nursery rhymes. Nina is set to launch on its own standalone YouTube channel later this year.
Moonbug was spurred to create a new Nina-centric extension of CoComelon by audience research showing that the CoComelon brand is popular with Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Pacific Islander families, says senior creative director Meghan Sheridan.
Get ready to sink your taste buds this February on e.tv
Tapfuma Makina joins the Trace Studios produced series in which several teams of two will once again compete against each other - this season across venues in the Western Cape - to see who South Africa's latest braai champions are, in 13 episodes starting on e.tv on Saturday 5 February at 17:00.
Tapfuma Makina who has presented various TV series and is also known as a TV sports news anchor on e.tv and a radio host, has a B.Sc degree in biochemistry and microbiology, and says he's excited to be a part of Ultimate Braai Master as the new host.
This season plans to "showcase the wealth of produce celebrated in the region, from free-range dairy and grain-fed cattle, to fresh grown organic vegetables from farm to braai to table".
Killers: Caught On Camera, which is being produced by back2back productions and CBS Reality, explores how detectives use footage from home secruity cameras, dashcams and CCTV to catch criminals.
The series was co-developed between Blue Ant’s sales arm and back2back, with FilmRise taking exclusive distribution rights in the North America and the Caribbean, and CBS Reality taking exclusive broadcast rights in the UK and Africa. Details of the rights acquired by Nordic-based streamer Viaplay and Germany’s Seven.One were not immediately available.
Ben Barrett, who joined Blue Ant after it acquired Drive, brokered all pre-sales and investment for the project, with additional financing from CBS Reality, Seven.One Entertainment Group and Viaplay Group.
Genius Music, which launched this month, already has a library of more than 8,000 tracks stemming from its own original brands and also from IPs it has inherited through recent acquisitions of companies including WOW! Unlimited Media and Your Family Entertainment.
According to a release, Genius Music plans to distribute and license these assets on streaming channels and music platforms. One of its first projects will be to develop and monetize original music for animated series Shaq’s Garage (co-produced with Ireland’s Telegael), which is slated to premiere on GB’s Kartoon Channel!
Former Saban Brands music supervisor Juan Carlos Quintero will oversee the division and serve as an executive music producer, with an eye towards making new content that spans a variety of genres. Quintero brings more than 20 years of experience as a music producer/composer with him to Genius Music, having managed production music libraries for companies including Warner Chappell, Café Moondo, Megatrax and 5 Alarm Music. And during an eight-year stint at Saban Brands, he worked on kids brands such as Power Rangers, Digimon and Popples.
Directed by Sinan Öztürk, it is an acclaimed series with four seasons completed. Die Put is set in the dangerous Istanbul neighbourhood Çukur and revolves around a ruling mafia family and a prodigal son who needs to return home to save his family. Of course, there is also a beautiful girl and some romance in addition to the drama, danger and family secrets.
Viewers can expect a gripping first season of Die Put, with the Koçova family (a family that is often closely related to crime) that rules the neighbourhood of Çukur. The Koçovas have their own set of rules and one of these is that drugs cannot be produced, used or sold in Çukur.
In the series, the newcomer, Vartolu is determined to break the ban and after his initial attempts to negotiate with the Koçova family is rejected, he attacks the family and the neighbourhood. But, just as he thinks he has broken the Koçova family and brought them to their knees, something unexpected happens.
More cuts awaiting the new version of BBC World News
In three months’ time, BBC World News and BBC News Channel are due to complete their merger to create a single service for audiences in the UK and around the world. But, according to BBC sources speaking to The Sunday Times, the service could end up with “the softest launch, so as to be indiscernible”.
Under the BBC’s proposals, the new TV news service would offer opt-outs for viewers in the UK, carrying simulcasts of news programmes on BBC One and BBC Two. Outside of these simulcasts, the BBC is due to retain a back-up facility allowing the channel to breakout of the international schedule to show UK-specific breaking news.
The report cites sources within the BBC who say bosses are not able to say how this break-out stream will work. Staff fear the service will be under-resourced. On the new service, presenters will be expected to manually work the autocue.
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