Roundups #10: Agent Binky: Pets Of The Universe Returning For A Third Season, Telemundo Working With RCN Once Again On New Series Until The Money Do Us Apart, Cheaper By The Dozen Streaming March 15th On Disney+ And SABC Acquires CAF Champions League

Anyone remembers this I know I didn't

A week ago, Nelvana and Discovery greenlight season 3 of Agent Binky: Pets Of The Universe formerly seen on Cartoon Network and Boomerang across Europe back in 2019.

The series follows the adventures of Binky, a space cat who is on a mission to protect his human family (Big Human and Small Human) from any interstellar threats, with assistance from four pets in the P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel) agency.

Season 2 is scheduled to released in 2022 and seeing that Cartoonito is rolling out in more regions. What are the chances that WarnerMedia won't just pick it up for Cartoonito this time around?

Source: Worldscreen

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Telemundo is at it again with RCN Television

The two television networks are once again coming together for another remarkable production, after Cafe con Aroma de Mujer (Coffee with a Woman's Scent) with a new version of the 2006 Colombian telenovela, Hasta Que La Plata Nos Separe (Until The Money Do Us Apart).

Rafael Méndez and Alejandra Maldonado are salesmen from opposite sides of life. While Méndez depends on informal sales, and that without any higher education. Alejandra carries her duty as the commercial manager of a car dealership with an MBA and a hard attitude up her sleeve. An unfortunate car accident will bring them together and they will have to get the best of each other in order to survive their respective realities.

According to sources, several cast members from The Way To Paradise are set to join the remake including Fabian Rios, Gregorio Pernia and Stephania Duque with Carmen Villalobos and Sebastián Martínez as the lead characters.

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Cheaper By The Dozen is back with a new family

The Disney+ Original movie Cheaper by the Dozen, which is a fresh take on the 2003 hit family comedy starring Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff, will premiere March 18, 2022, exclusively on Disney+.

In this modern take, Disney+ is mixing up the concept behind 2003's 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' which was a remake of the 1950 film of the same name, which in turn was adapted from a book of the same name from 1948.

Source: ScreenCrush

SABC picks up CAF Champions League

The CAF Champions League kicks off on 11 February 2022 – 29 May 2022 and viewers can look forward to seeing South African teams Mamelodi Sundowns and Amazulu in key fixtures broadcasted on SABC Sport. The giants of African football including Al Ahly (10-times champions), Zamalek (5-times champions), TP Mazembe (5-times champions) and Raja Blanca (3-times champions) will also be kitted and ready for battle. While the CAF Confederations Cup kicks off on 13 February 2022 – 3 April 2022 which also includes South African giants, Orlando Pirates.

Source: IOL

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With these key CAF acquisitions by SABC Sport, it is evident to see the levelling of the playing field by giving South African viewers access to world-class content without subscription fees. SABC Sport is set to include all matches for the above stated CAF tournaments and include the CAF Super Cup, CAF Women’s AFCON and CAF Women’s Champions League to its content schedule.

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Insidus Content Roundups #9: Supa Strikas Spinoff Rookie Season Currently Streaming On YouTube, The Deep Returns For A Fourth Season And Mo Willems Working On Content For Cartoonito

Shakes is back for new adventures

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In August 2019, Moonbug Entertainment home to YouTube sensations Little Baby Bum and Cocomelon acquired Supa Strikas' parent company Strika Entertainment greenlit several productions including a spinoff and additional season to the popular franchise.

Although there's been no update on a new season, the spinoff titled "Rookie Season" focuses has been available on the program's YouTube channel dives down to one of Supa Strikas' most prominent players, Shakes.

Shakes goes on a series of misadventures, as he gets betrayed by his best friend, searches for his dad and mystifies his sister, risking everything for one shot at joining the world’s most epic soccer team and raising a little thing called the Super League!"

The Deep returns for a fourth season

Infinite joins Australia’s A Stark Production and Canada’s WildBrain as a co-producing partner on 13 brand-new half hours that have been greenlit by ABC ME and Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp. Though it’s no longer co-producing the CG-animated series, Technicolor is still the property’s underlying rights holder.

The Deep targets eight- to 12-year-olds with underwater adventure-driven stories based on Tom Taylor’s graphic novel series of the same name.

According to Infinite, the show’s new season will feature the Singaporean and Indonesian regions, showcasing their marine biodiversity and local legends tied to maritime history.

Cartoonito just keeps on growing

Author, illustrator and playwright Mo Willems well known for his work as a creator and writer of Cartoon Network's classic series Sheep In The Big City and Codename Kids Next Door is expanding his partnership with WarnerMedia.

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New projects on Cartoonito on HBO Max and Cartoon Network include the animated musical event, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience, premiering this summer, and Unlimited Squirrels, an upcoming animated series which will premiere next year.

In collaboration with Stampede Ventures as his producing partner, Mo Willems signed on with WarnerMedia Kids & Family for a multi-year deal to create live-action Storytime Specials, and multiple animated and live-action series based on his popular children’s books.

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Lego Group In Partnership With ViacomCBS Launched Lego Kids

Pluto TV an online platform managed by ViacomCBS which distributes a variety of series, movies and linear channels partnered up with Lego Group to launch their first linear channel, Lego Kids.

As the name implies, the channel is home to all the toy based content released on brands such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Netflix including Lego City Adventures, Lego Jurassic World, Ninjago and even the Marvel specials.

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This was to be expected but I'm a little shocked considering how much content The Lego Group have on their plate unlike DreamWorks Animation there's not a lot of ongoing productions aside from Lego City Adventures, Girls On A Mission, Monkie Kid and Ninjago.

If Toonami can have linear operations in France and Africa then what's stopping the Lego Group from doing the same. Unlike Toonami, at least the Lego Group has productions coming out in the year even if they're short series it just means more content to last Lego Kids a lifetime.

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Cartoon Network will broadcast new episodes of Ninjago later this month while e.tv introduces the short series The Lego City (not to be mistaken with Lego City Adventures on Nickelodeon).

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Free State Will Probably Be Fortunate To Get A TV Channel Running By 2025

Free State TV (FSTV) was founded by community media activists in 2008, following the release of regulations governing the community television sector in South Africa by the broadcasting regulator, ICASA. These activists formed the Free State Community Television Station (FSCTS), which consisted of a grouping of organisations working in the field of community media.

The station engaged in a process of ongoing discussions aimed at creating a community television channel for Free State, based on principles of social development, democracy, justice and human rights. Consultations were held with other civil society organisations and the wider public, which resulted in the organisation being formally launched at its first AGM in July 2017. This was attended by over 50 representatives from the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) in Welkom.

The organisation first approached the national public service broadcasters, the government, and the commercial service broadcasters for a programming 'window' which would be viewed only in the Free State regions. This approach was rejected and the organisation then decided to stage its own broadcast in social media.

Up to this time, the only community TV broadcasts which had been allowed in South Africa were temporary broadcasts of up to four weeks in duration, which were linked to "special event" licenses.

ICASA began issuing longer "temporary" licenses of up to one year in 2007, when it licensed Soweto TV in Johannesburg for a 12-month period July of that year. Consequently, the FSCTS decided to also pursue a one-year license because this would provide a firmer foundation for a permanent community television channel. Application for such license where made in 2017 but placed on hold and promised will be granted after the migration of analogue to digital system is complete by ICASA, although the channel is only able to launch in 16 June 2025.

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The channel will began its broadcasting with one hour of programming, which will be repeated throughout the day for a two-week period. Thereafter programme hours will steadily increases until the channel is able to do its broadcasting 24 hours per day, although many programmes will be repeated due to a shortage of available content.

The channel does not have a budget for content acquisition, so all programmes are acquired free of charge from individuals, production houses, organisations and government agencies.

FSTV CEO, Dilano Lebajoa, says the channel will cover 85% of neighbourhoods in Free State province. Broadcasting will be on a digital frequency as an independent channel aimed distribution from a hired Sentech Ltd. transmitter. The main focus will be on issues affecting residents in the province.

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"There are a number of issues affecting local communities and we hope to take them up with the municipalities. We did intensive research and identified that are structures we can work with to strengthen the provincial economy".

Why work with FS TV - Channel?

While FSTV has conditional broadcasting rights, producers retain all or a percentage of their IP rights. You won’t get that deal on mainstream TV. Producers are given access to airtime and independently verified viewership numbers which can be leveraged to monetise their shows on a revenue-share basis. You won’t get that opportunity on YouTube unless you have an enormous reach.

Producers can sell the sponsorship rights in their shows as well as a number of advertising spots inside and outside their programmes. You get support from FSTV’s sales department and you get access to other giant media sales house who will present your show to ad agencies.

FSTV will provide access to studio facilities and additional technical support.

FSTV will also partner with producers to market their shows and the channel as a whole.

Why, you might ask yourself, is FSTV offering such a great deal?

Because we are striving to be licensed as a non-profit, community television channel aimed to serve you and the needs of others! South Africa’s Constitution recognises that communication is a democratic right and guarantees you freedom of expression. Are you convinced yet?

Programming on FSTV

The channel has developed innovative programming practices that incentivise and support local producers to produce, distribute and monetise content that meets the needs of the audience we serve through a bottom-up approach.

Contribution types:

Established independent producers with capacity to produce their own shows,
Emerging producers or individuals with subject-matter expertise who wish to access FSTV’s resources to produce shows.

Hyper-local community TV initiatives serving the needs of localised audiences.
NGOs wishing to develop education and advocacy programmes.

Producers serving the needs of specific interest groups such as women and sport.
Free State TV takes four kinds of programme content such as acquired content, independent productions, co-productions and music videos.

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New Janet Jackson Documentary Is Coming To Lifetime Africa - Answer To That Clue Shared On DStv's Social Platforms

The four-hour event, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Janet’s first album, Janet Jackson (1982), is set to simulcast on Lifetime and A&E, two of the flagship channels of the A+E Networks portfolio. With full, unprecedented access to the global icon, JANET JACKSON. is an intimate, honest and unfiltered look at her untold story. Producers Workerbee have been filming the incredible documentary for over three years and were granted exclusive access to archival footage and Janet’s never before seen home videos, along with star-studded interviews.

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This will be the definitive story on Janet Jackson. One of the best-selling and highest-earning artists in music history, Janet has enjoyed immense levels of success, experienced incredible tragedy, and endured a tumultuous private life in the face of extraordinary public scrutiny. With no stone left unturned, JANET JACKSON lifts the lid on her private life for the very first time and reveals some of her most intimate moments ever caught on camera.

Lifetime dropped the first full trailer for the two-part documentary last month, which honors the 40th anniversary of her debut album. The 3-minute clip gives an overview of Jackson's life and defining career moments, with the singer narrating her own life story, saying that the doc is, "It's just something that needs to be done."

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The clip also reveals several more cameos from members of Jackson's family and inner circle, including her mother Katherine, her siblings Rebbie and Tito, her ex-husband James DeBarge, and her past boyfriends Q-Tip and Jermaine Dupri. Several of her celeb peers and admirers will also feature, including Ciara, Janelle Monae, Teyana Taylor, Regina King, Samuel L. Jackson, and Whoopi Goldberg.

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Insidus Content Roundup #8: 50 Cent Working On Docuseries Hip-Hop Homicides, Amber (Heard) Vs. Johnny (Depp) Two Part Documentary Currently Streaming On Discovery+ And Could Malverde: El Santo Patrón Launch On Telemundo Africa?

50 Cent working on a docuseries, Hip-Hop Homicides

50 Cent is producing a new series that will look into the countless unsolved murders in the rap community. Hip Hop Homicides will be produced via G-Unit Film & Television, along with Mona Scott-Young’s Monami Productions and Lionsgate Television.

The series is hosted by Van Lathan, the former TMZ personality who hosted Oscar-winning short film Two Distant Strangers.

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Hip-Hop Homicides will look into the staggering number of unsolved murders in the hip-hop community in an attempt to uncover details of what really happened.

Discovery+ has ordered Johnny Vs. Amber

Heard and Depp's messy romance ended in 2016 when Heard filed for divorce, with both accusing each other of domestic abuse. The program would tell the infamous story from "two polarized perspectives,” featuring interviewers with lawyers, people “close to the pair,” and audio and video recordings of Depp and Heard themselves.

Johnny and Amber is set to continue on April 11, 2022.

Could Telemundo air its first biographical series starting with Malverde: The Patron Saint?

Set in 1910 and inspired by real-life events, the series follows Jesús Malverde, a young man from Sinaloa, Mexico that became a legendary figure and defender of the people. Malverde had a troubled childhood as an orphan where he experienced the trials of war, danger and love as he amassed unexpected power. Over time, he becomes a Robin Hood-like heroic figure, admired by women of all social classes. However, Jesús remains tormented by his unexpected feelings for his childhood love, Isabel. As federal authorities see increasing danger in Malverde's growing power during the early days of the Mexican Revolution, it will take more than love to keep at bay all those who seek to destroy the hero known to the faithful as "The Patron Saint".

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Over the years, Telemundo has passed up on several biographical dramas such as José José, El Príncipe De La Canción (José José, The Price Of Song), Mariposa De Barrio (Butterfly Of The Neighborhood). Since the pandemic, the brand has undergone some major changes the first was Case Closed (Caso Cerrado) and the second was the switch from 5 to 7 days a week.

As some are aware the brand doesn't have a lot to offer on their plate so it would be almost impossible to turn down series. Since last year, they've been distributing several content from Colombia's RCN Television such as Law Of The Heart and the upcoming series Nurses and The Scent Of Passion.

How long do you suppose it will be till this series airs? I mean The Search For Frida will end in the coming months and Case Closed is nowhere in site not to mention the super series slot ain't dead just yet as viewers are still waiting on Operation Pacific 2 and Queen Of The South 3.

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