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Disney Princess Let’s Party Launches This August

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Disney princesses have inspired girls and fans of all ages to discover, dream and believe through characters who go on epic, fun adventures where they realise their true potential. The heroines and their beloved stories have created shared moments between generations and this August, the fun continues with Disney Princess Let’s Party.

Disney Princess Let’s Party invites families and fans to create their own magical world and adventures by holding their own magical princess party inspired by the Disney princesses - from Cinderella to Jasmine, Belle to Ariel, Mulan and Tiana, there is a story and adventure waiting for all to be shared and celebrated.

The Disney Princess Ultimate Party Digital Hub is now live at www.disney.co.za/Disney-Princess-Party, featuring party inspiration including downloadable activity books, recipes, craft tutorials and more – all on hand for families to use to help spark their imagination.

24 – 31 August will mark Disney Princess Week and to celebrate, for the month of August, grown up party goers and throwers will be encouraged to share their Disney Princess parties on social media using the hashtag #DisneyPrincessZA, Tagging @DisneyinAfrica on Facebook and @DisneyAfrica on Instagram, to stand a chance of winning an exclusive Disney Princess hamper worth over R5000.00*.

Comments Christine Service, General Manager of DTC & Networks and Country Manager Sub-Saharan Africa of The Walt Disney Company Africa: “Disney continues to entertain the world with beloved stories and characters and the Disney princesses create opportunities for shared connections across generations. We hope that fans and families will enjoy throwing their own Disney Princess-inspired celebrations this August, embracing the messages of uniqueness and positivity with a dose of imaginative play, adventure and fun.”

A vast selection of Disney Princess toys, games, fashion and accessories will be available at leading retailers across South Africa, including Disneystore.eu this August too, offering something for Disney Princess fans of all ages. Mattel has products for hours of play, including Disney Princess Spin and Reveal Fashion Dolls (with 11 surprises), the Disney Princess 2-in-1 Stories Fashion Dolls inspired by favourite moments, Disney Princess Castle Pet Palace Playset and the magnificent Magical Adventures Castle – the ultimate Disney Princess doll house. LEGO® brings the Disney Princess Castle & Royal Pets Toy Building Playset, Disney Moana’s hilarious side-kick Hei-Hei set and Disney Cinderella’s Castle, complete with horse carriage. Enchanted playtime awaits!

The celebrations continue with Disney+, the home of all Disney Princess animated feature adventures, Moana 2 (2024), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Moana (2016), Brave (2012), Tangled (2010), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Mulan (1998), Pocahontas (1995), Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Little Mermaid (1989), Sleeping Beauty (1959), Cinderella (1950) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Not to mention the live action reimagining’s and retellings of these stories (Maleficent (2014), Cinderella (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mulan (2020)) as well as hours of animated series, shorts and specials including Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World, LEGO® Disney Princess: The Castle Quest, and much more.

Disney Channel (DStv 303) and Disney Junior (DStv 309) will be celebrating Disney Princess Week too, with the premiere of Disney’s Moana on Friday 29 August at (17:00 CAT on Disney Channel) and new episodes of much-loved Disney Junior Ariel (weekdays on Disney Junior). As a special treat also on Disney Junior, Sofia the First will air with episodes featuring the Disney princesses themselves inspiring Sofia in her journey to be a better leader and friend.

There are a number of ways to celebrate and create your own magical world, with Disney Princess Let’s Party this August.

Boxing Champion Laila Ali Jumps into the Ring as Host of Food Network’s Chef Grudge Match Where Culinary Rivals Battle to Settle Old Scores

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Boxing legend Laila Ali is trading her boxing gloves for a chef's apron as she takes on hosting duties for Food Network's explosive new series, Chef Grudge Match. This high-stakes culinary competition sees top chefs from around the world battle it out to settle long-standing feuds and bitter rivalries. From sous chefs who've been wronged by their bosses to restaurateurs defending their businesses from copycats, these culinary professionals put their prized knives and reputations on the line for a chance to win $10,000 cash, their rival's most treasured knife, and ultimate bragging rights.

The series premieres on Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 17:00 CAT on Food Network (DStv channel 175) and will be available for streaming on DStv's Catch Up service. "I'm thrilled to be joining the Food Network family," said Ali. "As someone who's always been passionate about both competition and delicious food, Chef Grudge Match is the perfect fit. From the ring to the kitchen, I've never shied away from a challenge and now I get to have fun while bringing that same intensity to a show where culinary rivalries are settled once and for all!"

The premiere episode features Gabe Bertaccini, a Food Network favourite who has harboured a 15-year grudge against his protégé, Tyler Romine, who left Gabe's catering business with only three days' notice. The second match showcases Taylor Frankel from Vail, Colorado, who has a bone to pick with her former Sous chef, Maria Busato, after she opened a rival catering company in the same small town.

Throughout the eight-episode season, viewers can expect heated battles over business disputes, recipe rivalries, student-teacher conflicts, and even husband versus wife showdowns, all taking place in front of a live studio audience with the electric atmosphere of a boxing match.

Resident judge Jet Tila is joined by an impressive lineup of guest judges throughout the season, including Eric Adjepong, Maneet Chauhan, Adrienne Cheatham, Tiffani Faison, Stephanie Izard, Eddie Jackson, Chris Oh, and Claudette Zepeda.

"With reputations and livelihoods on the line, competition in the food world has heightened stakes which have produced legendary grudges and rivalries," said Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery. "Chef Grudge Match brings these grievances to a head in front of a studio audience, with all the energy of a live boxing match, and Laila Ali is the perfect ringmaster to oversee these battles for ultimate bragging rights."

Chef Grudge Match premieres on Food Network Africa on Tuesday, 19 August @ 17:00 CAT on DStv channel 175 and GOtv channel 104 (Kenya, Malawi) and 404 (Uganda).

Hulu Is Set To Launch On Disney+ Globally By The End Of The Year

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A new “unified” Disney+ and Hulu streaming app will be available in 2026, the company said. According to a Disney rep, customers will still be able to buy a stand-alone Hulu subscription (as well as a stand-alone Disney+ plan).

“Today we are announcing a major step forward in strengthening our streaming offering by fully integrating Hulu into Disney+,” CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston said in prepared commentary on the media giant’s quarterly earnings. “This will create an impressive package of entertainment, pairing the highest-caliber brands and franchises, great general entertainment, family programming, news and industry-leading live sports content in a single app.”

The single Disney+ app with Hulu will deliver an “improved consumer experience,” which will lower churn, Iger said on the earnings call. Both services will be “on one tech platform,” which will result in cost synergies, according to Iger. In addition, Disney — which already sells ads for Disney+ and Hulu together — sees new opportunities for bundling ad sales by fully combining them, he said.

In their prepared remarks, the Disney execs said, “By creating a truly differentiated streaming offering, we will be providing subscribers tremendous choice, convenience, quality, and enhanced personalization. This will enhance our ability to continue to grow profitability and margins in our entertainment streaming business through expected higher engagement, lower churn, and advertising revenue potential, as well as operational efficiencies that over time may result in savings that we can reinvest back into the business.”

In addition, Hulu will become a global general entertainment brand: Starting in the fall of 2025, it will replace the Star tile on Disney+ internationally.

“Work is already underway to continue enhancing our technology, and over the coming months, we will be implementing numerous improvements within the Disney+ app, including exciting new features and a more personalized homepage,” Iger and Johnston said.

The move to fully sew Hulu together with Disney+ comes after Disney — following two years of negotiating — closed its deal with Comcast to buy out NBCUniversal‘s one-third stake in Hulu in June 2025. Disney paid Comcast in total about $9 billion, including $8.61 billion in November 2023 and $438.7 million this past June. Comcast had been seeking more than $13 billion for the 33% Hulu stake; the final price tag was determined through arbitration by a third-party banker.

Disney has already taken steps to integrate Hulu and Disney+. In the spring of 2024, the Disney+ app launched “full” integration of Hulu content, which the company has used as a way to convert stand-alone Disney+ customers into bundled Disney+/Hulu subs.

Also Wednesday, Disney announced that it will no longer report streaming subscriber numbers for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, following the lead of Netflix and others.

MTV Entertainment Studios, Home To Ridiculousness And Catfish: The TV Show Is Shutting Down

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A year ago, Paramount Television Studios was shuttered in a cost-cutting move as its parent company prepared to merge with Skydance.

With that deal on the verge of closing, the new Paramount is reviving the Paramount TV Studios name — which will in turn absorb one of the company’s two remaining studio operations as well as the formerly independent Skydance Television.

Skydance TV president Matt Thunell is set to lead Paramount TV Studios, reporting to Dana Goldberg, the newly named co-chair of Paramount Pictures (with Josh Greenstein) and chair of Paramount Television.

The reconstituted Paramount TV Studios will house productions currently under Showtime/MTV Entertainment, the home of prolific creator Taylor Sheridan (the Yellowstone-verse, Landman et al), key Showtime series like the Dexter franchise and Yellowjackets, and Netflix’s Emily in Paris, among others. It will also be home to Skydance productions including Prime Video’s Reacher and Cross — which were co-productions with the former Paramount TV Studios.

Paramount announced in August 2024 that PTVS, then led by Nicole Clemens, would shut down. Its productions — including the aforementioned Reacher and Cross and Apple TV+’s Murderbot — moved to CBS Studios. The shutdown was part of a wave of cost-cutting moves, which included hundreds of layoffs, in the year-plus leading up to the merger, which is set to formally close on Aug. 7.

Former Paramount co-CEO Chris McCarthy previously headed Showtime/MTV Entertainment but will not remain with the merged company after the deal closes. Keith Cox, head of scripted at Showtime/MTV Entertainment, is expected to stay on; Cox has a long working relationship with Sheridan and David C. Glasser, the head of 101 Studios which co-produces Sheridan’s shows and Showtime’s The Agency.

Thunell became president of Skydance TV in late 2022 after nearly eight years at Netflix, where he oversaw development and production of series in the U.S. and Canada.

Former Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks will have CBS Studios in his portfolio as the merged company’s chair of TV media, which also includes the CBS network and the company’s cable channels.

Why A Sports Only Package Seemed Speculative But Unlikely For DStv?

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As reported, MultiChoice is planning to restructure it's DStv packages giving consumers the option of paying for TLC and Mzansi Magic minus SuperSport. Also within the test run, is the possibility of unbundling SuperSport from the rest of the DStv offering.

This has been something Sky in the UK and their potential new owners Canal+ had in France. MultiChoice had acknowledged falling behind with other parts of the world and in its bid to attract DStv consumers will be the unbundling of its offering.

There's a reason various outlets have been highly skeptical about SuperSport becoming its own standalone platform. Take a page of Showmax PRO, some consumers would subscribe for certain matches then cancel making it hard for MultiChoice to accommodate these viewers.

Canal+ had also offered such service in the markets in which it operates and concluded to say everyone that has tried this failed.

So what MultiChoice proposed in earlier drafts was giving consumers the option of paying for local dramas, cartoons, music and movie channels. In an attempt to make rates affordable for its top tier consumers give them the option to get a football only package with other sports on a separate package.

Those choosing to pay for both packages would be offered a discounted rate. A formula Canal+ already incorporate and one MultiChoice will likely adapt when concluding their trial in the coming months.

How To Add A Clickable Image Banner To Your Blogger Website?

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Ever wanted a banner that fits the layout of your website be it on a laptop or android smartphone well you can thank me later as I've got the perfect widget for this occasion.

Step 1: Go to Blogger's layout section and click Add Gadgets

Step 2: You will have to choose HTML/JavaScript and copy the code provided below

</a>

</div>

Notes

• By <a href> replace the link with the page or site of your choosing

• For <img src> I needed to go to Blogger's posts to get the image link which would require you to upload the image and you'll find a button similar to this one "< >" click it and select html view. Within there select the href that link would make up img src or the component that helps display images.

How To Add A Custom Content Banner Widget To Your Blogger Website?

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Ever wanted to add a custom banner to your blogger website to display certain places of your site or platforms you're currently subscribed to. Good news, we've got a widget to match your liking as seen above.

Step 1: Go to Blogger's layout section and click Add Gadgets

Step 2: You will have to choose HTML/JavaScript and copy the code provided below

<h3>Explore Our Content!</h3>

<p>Check out our latest posts and resources.</p>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/p/posts-you-might-like.html?m=1" class="banner-btn">Cartoon Games</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/p/featured-attractions.html?m=1" class="banner-btn">DStv Highlights</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Everyday%20Novelas?m=1" class="banner-btn">Telenovela Updates</a>

<a href="https://www.mediafire.com/folder/7vznku6zvg906/Insidus+Collection" class="banner-btn">Insidus Plus - Documents And Games</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Openview%20Plus?m=1" class="banner-btn">Openview Highlights</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/p/posts-you-might-like.html?m=1" class="banner-btn">News On Animation</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Sports%20Entertainment?m=1" class="banner-btn">Sports Highlights</a>

<a href="https://taplink.cc/prsdube16" class="banner-btn">Social Platforms</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Video%20Entertainment?m=1" class="banner-btn">Streaming Highlights</a>

</div>

<style>

.custom-banner {

background-color: #FFFFFF;

border: 0px solid #ddd;

border-radius: 8px;

padding: 20px;

text-align: center;

margin: 10px auto;

max-width: 1200px; /* Adjust width as needed */

}

.banner-content h3 {

font-size: 24px;

margin: 0 0 10px;

color: #333;

}

.banner-content p {

font-size: 16px;

color: #666;

margin: 0 0 15px;

}

.banner-buttons {

display: flex;

justify-content: center;

gap: 10px;

flex-wrap: wrap;

}

.banner-btn {

background-color: #ff0000;

color: #ffff00 !important;

padding: 10px 20px;

text-decoration: none;

border-radius: 5px;

font-size: 10px;

transition: background-color 0.3s;

white-space: nowrap;

}

.banner-btn:hover {

background-color: #0056b3;

color: #ffff00

}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

.custom-banner {

max-width: 90%;

padding: 10px;

}

.banner-buttons {

flex-direction: column;

}

.banner-btn {

width: 88%;

margin-bottom: 10px;

}

</style>

Notes

• By <a></a> you can remove the links within href and replace them with your own

• Before closing with </a> you can give your link a name

How To Add A Recent Posts Slider To Your Blogger Website?

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You may have visited a couple of websites and noticed that their posts move automatically in a vertical position and wondered how you can get this on your blogger website. Below is some types on how you can get this widget on your blogger website.

Step 1: Go to Blogger's layout section and click Add Gadgets

Step 2: You will have to choose HTML/JavaScript and copy the code provided below

Below this recent post slider shows posts based on particular label

</div>

<style>

#recent-posts-slider {

overflow: hidden;

width: auto; /* Ensure full width */

background: #f9f9f9;

border: 0px solid #ddd;

padding: 10px;

}

#recent-posts-list {

display: flex;

gap: 15px;

animation: slide-left linear infinite;

list-style: none;

padding: 0;

margin: 0;

}

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 220px;

max-width: 220px;

background: transparent;

border: 0px solid #ccc;

padding: 5px;

box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);

text-align: center;

}

#recent-posts-list img {

max-width: 100%;

height: auto;

margin-bottom: 8px;

}

#recent-posts-list a {

text-decoration: none;

color: #ff6a00;

font-weight: bold;

}

/* Media Queries for responsiveness */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 150px; /* Reduce the min-width on mobile */

max-width: 150px;

}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 120px; /* Further reduce for smaller screens */

max-width: 120px;

}

@keyframes slide-left {

0% { transform: translateX(0); }

100% { transform: translateX(-100%); }

}

</style>

const feedUrl = "https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/Upcoming?alt=json"; // Change 'Tech' to your label

const list = document.getElementById("recent-posts-list");

fetch(feedUrl)

.then(res => res.json())

.then(data => {

const posts = data.feed.entry || [];

posts.slice(0, 10).forEach(post => {

const title = post.title.$t;

const link = post.link.find(l => l.rel === "alternate").href;

let thumb = "https://via.placeholder.com/220x150?text=No+Image";

if (post.media$thumbnail) {

thumb = post.media$thumbnail.url;

} else if (post.content && post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)) {

thumb = post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)[1];

}

const li = document.createElement("li");

li.innerHTML = `

<div>${title}</div>

</a>

list.appendChild(li);

});

const speed = 40;

list.style.animationDuration = `${speed}s`;

})

.catch(err => {

console.error("Failed to load recent posts:", err);

list.innerHTML = "<li>Failed to load posts.</li>";

});

</script>

This recent posts slider shows all posts by default

</div>

<style>

#recent-posts-slider {

overflow: hidden;

width: auto; /* Ensure full width */

background: #f9f9f9;

border: 0px solid #ddd;

padding: 10px;

}

#recent-posts-list {

display: flex;

gap: 15px;

animation: slide-left linear infinite;

list-style: none;

padding: 0;

margin: 0;

}

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 220px;

max-width: 220px;

background: transparent;

border: 0px solid #ccc;

padding: 5px;

box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);

text-align: center;

}

#recent-posts-list img {

max-width: 100%;

height: auto;

margin-bottom: 8px;

}

#recent-posts-list a {

text-decoration: none;

color: #ff6a00;

font-weight: bold;

}

/* Media Queries for responsiveness */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 150px; /* Reduce the min-width on mobile */

max-width: 150px;

}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 120px; /* Further reduce for smaller screens */

max-width: 120px;

}

@keyframes slide-left {

0% { transform: translateX(0); }

100% { transform: translateX(-100%); }

}

</style>

const feedUrl = "https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json";

const list = document.getElementById("recent-posts-list");

fetch(feedUrl)

.then(res => res.json())

.then(data => {

const posts = data.feed.entry || [];

posts.slice(0, 10).forEach(post => {

const title = post.title.$t;

const link = post.link.find(l => l.rel === "alternate").href;

let thumb = "https://via.placeholder.com/220x150?text=No+Image";

if (post.media$thumbnail) {

thumb = post.media$thumbnail.url;

} else if (post.content && post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)) {

thumb = post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)[1];

}

const li = document.createElement("li");

li.innerHTML = `

<div>${title}</div>

</a>

list.appendChild(li);

});

const speed = 40;

list.style.animationDuration = `${speed}s`;

})

.catch(err => {

console.error("Failed to load recent posts:", err);

list.innerHTML = "<li>Failed to load posts.</li>";

});

</script>

Notes

• By const feedURL replace it with your URL and the Upcoming label replace it with any label on your website

• The const speed widget goes faster if decrease below 40

• By posts slice (0,10) this is where you decide how many posts you want to have displayed

The FCC Approves Paramount And Skydance's Merger Attempt

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The Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for Paramount Global to complete its merger with Skydance Media, announcing Thursday that it has approved the deal. The decision removes a final hurdle for the media and entertainment companies to close their transaction.

The FCC's approval, which was necessary for the deal to move forward, caps a long-running corporate saga over the fate of Paramount, which owns Paramount+, the Paramount Pictures movie and television studios, the CBS television network and CBS News and Stations. Paramount also owns Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and other media brands.

Paramount Global agreed to merge with David Ellison's Skydance Media in July 2024 after briefly halting negotiations the month before. The deal followed a long, turbulent sales process that drew interest from other major corporate players and investors, including Seagram heir Edgar Bronfman Jr., media mogul Barry Diller, Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Allen Media, the company controlled by former comedian Byron Allen.

Paramount had said it expected to close the $8.4 billion merger in the first half of 2025. But the first half of the year came and went, and the merger remained under review by the FCC and its chair Brendan Carr, who had been appointed to the role earlier this year by President Trump.

Late on July 1, Paramount announced it had settled a lawsuit with Mr. Trump over the editing of a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris, a suit that Paramount told the court was without merit. The company agreed to pay $16 million — most of which would go to Mr. Trump's presidential library — and agreed to publish transcripts of future "60 Minutes" interviews with presidential candidates after those interviews air on the show. Mr. Trump has since said he expects Paramount's new owners to offer him about $20 million in advertising and PSAs. Paramount said in a statement it had no knowledge of any commitments to Mr. Trump outside of its $16 million settlement, and Skydance didn't respond to requests for comment.

In two letters to the FCC earlier this week, Skydance pledged to hire a CBS News ombudsman to review complaints of editorial bias for a period of at least two years, and the company confirmed that Paramount had eliminated or modified its DEI programs and hiring practices earlier this year.

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