Showmax To Become The Exclusive Home Of The WWE Network

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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and MultiChoice today announced a major broadcast partnership that will see Showmax – the leading streaming service available in the region – become the new home of WWE Network in Africa.

The partnership incorporates all WWE Premium Live Events, including WrestleMania®, as well as WWE Network’s vast library of original and archived programming available to stream on-demand.

Additionally, SuperSport, the sport broadcasting subsidiary of video entertainment platform MultiChoice, will continue to broadcast live weekly episodes of Raw®, SmackDown® and NXT® as well as all of WWE’s Premium Live Events in a multi-year extension.

The weekly programming will continue to be broadcast 52 weeks a year, captivating fans with a unique combination of edge-of-your-seat action, unpredictable drama and world-class athleticism. SuperSport recently launched a brand-new localized WWE content series called JAMBO WWE, and the expanded WWE and MultiChoice partnership will see additional partnership initiatives leveraging WWE IP announced during the term.

“Showmax Pro is the market leader and a perfect home for WWE content,” said Matt Drew, WWE Senior Vice President, International. “By delivering our premium live events including WrestleMania, we believe this partnership will expand our audience and deliver even more to WWE fans throughout the region.”

Barry Dubovsky, Chief Operating Officer at MultiChoice Connected Video, added: “Adding WWE to the Showmax platform is an exciting development that we know our entertainment and sport-loving African subscribers are going to enjoy, making WWE even more accessible and affordable.”

Showmax is an African streaming service that combines the best of local content, first and exclusive international series, the best kids’ shows, and live sport from SuperSport. In addition to WWE, Showmax subscribers can stream the full entertainment catalogue, including original African fantasy series Blood Psalms; all episodes of Steinheist, the docuseries about South Africa’s biggest corporate scandal; Diiche, a Showmax Nigerian Original limited series; Journey of the Beats, a 10-part docuseries on the origin and evolution of Afrobeats; Kenyan political drama series, County49, and original thriller series, Igiza.

Subscribers can also watch brand-new episodes of the second season of the Emmy darling White Lotus plus other fan-favourite HBO and Emmy-winning shows such as Euphoria and the third season of the Showmax Original telenovela, The Wife.

Showmax is also the only place to stream all episodes of Reyka, the South African smash-hit show that was recently nominated for two International Emmy Awards – one for Best Drama Series, and one for lead star Kim Engelbrecht.

The service is available throughout sub-Saharan Africa and to selected diaspora markets worldwide. For a free trial, visit www.showmax.com.

Showmax can be streamed using apps for smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, computers, media players and gaming consoles with data consumption management available using the bandwidth capping feature.

Roundups #107: Eccho Rights Brings Golden Boy To MIPCOM, What To Expect In December 2022 On Nicktoons Africa? And Malcolm In The Middle Revival Is On The Cards

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Coming from the brand behind The Red Room and Verdeelde Liefde

International distributor Eccho Rights has added Golden Boy, the latest drama series from OGM Pictures in Turkey, to its catalogue, launching the series at MIPCOM this October.

The highly anticipated new title is the latest from the creators of hit series My Home My Destiny (Verdeelde Liefde), The Red Room , and Chrysalis, which itself just returned for a new season having dominated ratings in Turkey since April 2021.

Golden Boy is a classic family drama that tells the story of two sisters whose paths cross with the heir to a family full of betrayal, lies and secrets. 'OGM Pictures continues to push the boundaries of television production in Turkey, and Golden Boy is another remarkable series, that fans are already in love with', says Handan Özkubat , director of Turkish Drama at Eccho RIghts.

On air for two weeks on Star TV in Turkey , the series has already established itself as the clear leader in Friday night prime time with more than 6 million viewers tuning in for the second episode. Suna is to be wed to Ferit, the heir to the Korhan jewellery empire, but having never met his bride to be, Ferit - a spoilt casanova who is not interested in settling down - happens upon her younger sister Seyran. He is totally captivated by the younger woman, and if he is to marry anyone, he is determined it will be her.

Celebrate the festive season with Nicktoons

CHRISTMAS STUNT
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, 17 – 18 DECEMBER
EPISODES | RUGRATS #117 MIDDLEMOST POST #118
AT 11:30 WAT / 12:30 CAT / 13:30 EAT
Celebrate Christmas holidays with the Rugrats and Parker J Cloud on this special weekend stunt! Let's get into the Christmas spirit.

THE CASAGRANDES
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 12 – 21 DECEMBER
EPISODES| #306-307, 308B- 310
AT 14:45 WAT / 15:45 CAT / 16:45 EAT
The Casagrandes tells the story of Ronnie Anne, an independent, adventurous, 11-year-old who explores city life with her big, loving, multi-generational Mexican-American family.

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (DUBBED IN ZULU)
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 5 – 14 DECEMBER
EPISODES: #216-267
AT 14:00 WAT / 15:00 CAT / 16:00 EAT
MONDAY-FRIDAY REPEAT
06:30 WAT/ 07:30 CAT /08:30 EAT
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
06:30 WAT / 07:30 CAT / 08:30 EAT
14:00 WAT /15:00 CAT / 16:00 EAT
Everyone's favourite yellow sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants is coming to children across South Africa in Zulu. Subtitled in English, it's a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to learn Zulu. The series chronicles the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

Classic sitcom might make way to a new generation of viewers

In a recent interview on Fox News, Frankie Muniz revealed he and his wife had recently binged all 151 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, which ran from 2000 to 2006, and it gave him a bit of reboot fever. The show's creator then confirmed to sources that they are indeed "talking about it."

"When I was filming the show, I obviously was a kid," Muniz said. "We did seven seasons, 151 episodes. I didn't really watch the show when it was on, but I've now since watched the show with my wife. All 151 episodes. I realized, 'Wow, that's what we were making.' I can separate myself from being on it and watching it as a fan. I would love to know what the family's up to."

The Surreal Life star also claimed that his TV dad Bryan Cranston was "really into the idea" of a revival and that Cranston was "kind of heading writing the script and getting everything rolling. So, there might be something. I would be down 100 percent."

Turkish Couple Edits Presents Zeynep & Mehdi ღ Gidemiyorum

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Turkish Couple Edits a YouTube channel which distributes a variety of music videos based on couples within a number of telenovelas. Part of which can be viewed on eExtra: #DisComplicated and Verdeelde Liefde.

Here's another music video this time for the show
Verdeelde Liefde:

For those wondering what song is used in this video, it's titled Gidemiyorum and is performed by Göksel.

TheOdd1sOut Presents My Mom's Cruel And Unusual Punishments

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Robert James Rallison (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut, is an American cartoonist, YouTuber, animator, author, and voice actor. He is known for producing storytime animations on his YouTube channel and being the co-creator and co-star of the animated Netflix series Oddballs.

As of January 7, 2021, Rallison's main YouTube channel had over 16 million subscribers, and his secondary channel had over 2.7 million subscribers.

In 2017, Dave Trumbore of Collider named Rallison one of five YouTubers who were "poised for mainstream success". In 2018, Kristin Brantley of Culturess reviewed his channel and webcomics favorably, writing, "You’ll be glued to the screen watching all of these hilarious clips and reading all his great comics."

Zee/Sony Merger: Set To Close A Major Entertainment Channel And Auctioning Off A Further 3 Channels

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ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd is reportedly planning to shutdown a “major entertainment channel” as a part of concessions to merge with Sony Pictures Networks.

The plan has been considered to ease competition concerns and secure the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) approval for their $10 billion merger.

LiveMint reports that the “major entertainment channel” currently has a huge 20-30% market share. Rumours surfacing online indicate that it could be one of the Marathi TV channels ran by ZEEL.

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) also offered to sell three Hindi TV channels, as per the remedial proposal to the competition authority, in its ongoing merger with Culver Max Entertainment (Sony).

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it will sufficiently address the competition-related concerns made in the proposal by ZEEL. The broadcasting giant said it would sell Hindi GEC Big Magic, along with ZEE Classic and ZEE Action.

“The Divestment Business consists of ZEEL’s and/or the Resultant Entity’s (as the case may be) ownership interest in Big Magic which is engaged in the Hindi GEC market segment and Zee Action and Zee Classic which are engaged in the Hindi Films channels market segment,” the CCI order reads.

Furthermore, the CCI order stated that the divestment TV channels will include:
1) license for trade-marks, channel names, and logos for a reasonable period agreed with the approved purchaser.
2) applicable licenses, permits, and authorisations,
3) applicable agreements concerning the licensing of content from the relevant licensor entity(ies)
4) the employees exclusively dedicated and working for these channels.

Turkish Couple Edits Presents Verdeelde Liefde's Zeynep & Mehdi ღ You Broke Me First

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Turkish Couple Edits a YouTube channel which distributes a variety of music videos based on couples within a number of telenovelas. Part of which can be viewed on eExtra: #DisComplicated and Verdeelde Liefde.

Here's another video for the show Verdeelde Liefde:

In case anyone's wondering what music is used in the video it's Tate McRae's You Broke Me First.

Recap: Global Agency Revealed International Sales For Turkish Drama “The Game Of My Destiny”

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Global Agency announced the sales for “The Game of My Destiny” in North Macedonia and Hungary earlier in the year. The new deal marked another milestone in the global expansion of the hit drama, which had been acquired in Israel, Lithuania and Romania. The drama aired on BeIN in the Middle East and achieved great success.

“The Game of My Destiny” is produced by NGM Medya and is still aired on STAR TV on Friday nights. The series’ leading cast members are Ozgu Karayel from Ethos (Netflix), Heartbeat, Black Money Love, Kuzey Guney; Akin Akinozu from Hercai, The Last Emperor, Friends Forever; Sarp Apak from Daydreaming; Meric Aral from The Red Room, High Society, The Oath and Esra Dermancıoğlu from Bitter Lands, Fatmagul.

“The Game of My Destiny” tells the gripping story of Asiye, whose world is turned upside down when her daughter is attacked by a neighbor, leaving them to rebuild their shattered lives. When the stranger Mahir finds them refuge in the home of his powerful family, she is shocked to face her ex-husband Cemal who abandoned the family years ago. Asiye now faces the toughest of dilemmas in choosing whether to reuniting with Cemal or making a fresh start with Mahir. In a mansion fraught with romance, betrayal and jealousy, Asiye must overcome a cruel destiny and find happiness for her family in this thrilling drama.

Global Agency announced that there were ongoing negotiations for the drama in several territories and looks forward to seeing “The Game of My Destiny” added to the international programming of many more channels across the world.

In Die Ysterhand Se Greep and Kind Van Die Noodlot on kykNET & Kie alongside My Better Half and Bitter Sweet on St Novelas and Droomvelore (Erkenci Kus) and Gebroke Harte (Paramparça) on eExtra join a list of content distributed by Global Agency.

Turkish Couple Edits Presents Verdeelde Liefde's Zeynep & Mehdi ღ Ya Me Enteré

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Turkish Couple Edits a YouTube channel which distributes a variety of music videos based on couples within a number of telenovelas. Part of which can be viewed on eExtra: #DisComplicated and Verdeelde Liefde.

Here's another video for the show Verdeelde Liefde:

For those wondering what song is used in the video it's Ya Me Enteré performed by Spanish artist Reik.

Why Impact Wrestling Is No Longer On Your Screens Or At Least Not With Openview?

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WWE was ripped off from viewer's screens several years ago and found its way onto SuperSport. At the time, eMedia Investments wasn't quick to source a replacement and relied solely on the existing international offering to fill the gap left by the wrestling brand.

It wasn't long till there was an announcement eMedia Investments acquired broadcasting rights to Impact Wrestling. The rights which was formerly held by SuperSport so in a way they kind of did a switcheroo kind of like that time with Lotto and Powerball.

Now if we have to go over Impacts time on e.tv here's how to summarise it, the show didn't form part of the monthly TAMS as seen with WWE in the past and the audience in question weren't as welcoming of Impact as they were with WWE which kind of spells trouble.

As seen overseas, Impact Wrestling is no longer in the big leagues as existing competitors such as AEW and WWE. Most of its reason for living has to do with its history as TNA! Impact.

And I don't want to speculate but could it be possible that SuperSport severed ties with this wrestling promotion as viewers weren't so welcoming of it as the years went by. This trait quickly began to adapt following it's move to e.tv.

Impact Wrestling has been facing several challenges during its time on e.tv as rival brands like the SABC often broadcast soccer in the middle of wrestling and you know how much the sport is loved point made this wasn't much of an issue with WWE.

As for the removal on e.tv, all I can say is eReality will continue to offer Impact Wrestling alongside it's extended library but as for the state of the wrestling promotion. Is it possible that the same outcome awaits consumers on the Openview platform?