Here's The Latest Update On E.tv's 4 Channels On Multichoice's DStv From Other Sources

Geoff D - here is your 4 new channels. Is e.tv's adding its additional TV channels on OpenView HD to DStv? Here is what happened and why it looks like a possibility.

Is e.tv's additional TV channels available on Platco Digital's OpenView HD free-to-air satellite being added soon to MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV platform?

A reader reported this and sources asked, after a reader showed how e.tv's website mentioned and added the additional channels packaged by e.tv, as suddenly now also being available on DStv.

Of course e.tv in high definition (HD) is
already available on DStv, and the addition of the other or more channels from e.tv's stable are not that far-fetched an idea.

On Digital Media (ODM) and StarTimes Media South Africa already added and carry the eKasi+ (now rebranded as eExtra) channel on the StarSat satellite pay-TV platform.

Looking up all of the individual e.tv channels with their own websites, they all suddenly listed their OpenView HD (OVHD) channel number, but now also a DStv channel number.

Surprise - the DStv channel numbers listed for the various channels were a perfect fit for open and unused DStv channels within the specific genre number sets:

eToonz+ DStv 311
eMovies+ DStv 138
eMovies Extra DStv 140
eExtra DStv 195

Following a media enquiry, this information has now been removed from the various e.tv channels' webpages on Wednesday.

e.tv gave a feedback stating it was a mistake. But what was the mistake?

Listing the DStv channel numbers, or listing the DStv channel numbers perhaps too early?

Both e.tv and MultiChoice - when asked if e.tv's additional channels packaged for OVHD is being added to DStv - responded by only saying negotiations are ongoing around the carriage agreement for the 24-hour TV news channel eNCA (DStv 403).

eNCA of course is also a channel produced and supplied by e.tv.

The question arises of how e.tv would know these virtually perfect channel numbers to choose and list on DStv without any input from MultiChoice. Is this just co-incidence?

Why would somebody take the time to do that if there was no reason to?

On Wednesday another reader noticed this eToonz+ on DStv in the 1-plate

It's not really that far-fetched a stretch to think that in the renegotiation of the eNCA channel, the other channels from eMedia Investments could be lumped together in a bigger, more comprehensive deal.

It was after all the plan with StarSat which would at one point have had eToonz+ and some of the other channels besides eKasi+ before negotiations between OVHD and StarSat didn't work out.

A Brand New Telenovela Is Replacing The Son I Never Knew, Dangerous Affairs Premieres Monday 12 June At 17:10 CAT On Telemundo Africa - June 2017 Teasers

Premieres weekdays at 5.10pm from 12 June. Catch-up Sundays at 12.10pm

Monday, 12 June, Everyone is at the beach, celebrating the end of the school year. A group of guys attack Miranda, but Mauricio intervenes just in time.

Tuesday, 13 June, Miranda learns that Mauricio is under age, and 10 years her junior. Nora worries when Sebastian and Rodrigo don’t turn up at the academy.

Wednesday, 14 June, Sebastian confronts Gonzalo about Rodrigo’s death, pressuring him to tell the truth. Mauricio promises Miranda that he will never bother her again.

Thursday, 15 June, Miranda, unable to reveal her relationship with him, feels forced to agree to be Mauricio’s tutor. Leonardo manages to unlock Rodrigo’s phone.

Friday, 16 June, Oliver blackmails Mauricio and Miranda. Sebastian apologises to Gonzalo for suspecting his involvement in Santiago’s death.Teresa looks for Oliver.

Monday, 19 June, The police detain Oliver and take him into custody, which worries Gonzalo. Gonzalo accidentally leaves his phone at Teresa’s house.

Tuesday, 20 June, Oliver calls Mauricio and offers him a deal. Mauricio turns up at the restaurant where Miranda and Juan Pablo are.

Wednesday, 21 June, Miranda receives an anonymous message, and believes Mauricio sent it. Patty tells her that Juan Pablo has been receiving similar messages.

Thursday, 22 June, Mauricio asks Yesenia to help him, and they arrange to meet at the park. Miranda listens to their conversation. Cassius accuses Ana of racism.

Friday, 23 June, Jaime threatens Juan Pablo, telling him to give himself up to the police. Yesenia visits her brother in jail and talks to him about Mauricio.

Monday, 26 June, Juan Pablo forces Leonardo to tell him about the bet they made at the academy. Miranda confronts Mauricio for sending her anonymous messages.

Tuesday, 27 June, Oliver calls Mauricio from jail, pressuring him to get him more money. Leonardoand Gonzalo are suspended from the academy for two days.

Wednesday, 28 June, Mauricio tells the rest of the gang that he won the bet, and shows them a photo. Santiago and Juan Pablo are worried that Miranda will be fired.

Thursday, 29 June, Mauricio receives a new threat from Oliver. Miranda tells Teresa she wants to resign as Mauricio’s tutor, but Teresa doesn’t accept her resignation.

Friday, 30 June, Cassius tells Sofia not to provoke Gonzalo or Leonardo. Leonardo tells Gonzalo that his father gave him $10 million to invest in a business venture.

We Welcome Back For A Third Time On Telemundo Africa, The Popular Telenovela My Heart Beats For Lola Weekdays From Monday 26 June At 16:20 CAT - June 2016 Teasers

Premieres weekdays at 4.20pm from 26 June. Catch-up Saturdays at 12.10pm

Monday, 26 June, In the small hours of the morning, Andrés Suarez and Lola Volcán elope.They are on their way to Las Vegas to get married.

Tuesday, 27 June, Andrés tries to talk to Lola but she does not want to talk to him. Lola talks to Rodrigo and explains what happened with Andrés.

Wednesday, 28 June, Débora informs her entire family that Andrés is cancelling their wedding because he found Lola again. Andrés has a confrontation with Marcelo.

Thursday, 29 June, Malote tries to hurt Chabela but she defends herself and throws him to the floor.Rodrigo Suarez arrives at Lola’s trailer and sees Laura there.

Friday, 30 June, Lola tells Camilo she has a bad feeling about Andrés’s trip to New York. Diógenes opens his heart to Chabela, revealing that he is in love with Lola.

Boomerang Africa Premieres Another Movie, Scooby-Doo! Franken Creepy And That's Not All We've Also Got More Brand New Episodes Of Grizzly And The Lemmings Along With Zig & Sharko In June 2017

BRAND NEW EPISODES
GRIZZY AND THE LEMMINGS
What more could a bear need besides fshing and taking naps all day? Grizzy is the happiest of bears as this is exactly how he goes about his days, until he discovers more of man’s tools!

In the all new episodes of Grizzy & the Lemmings, Grizzy makes a new discovery…a camera! Courtesy of the ranger, this is set to be a strange but exciting adventure for him as he fgures out the camera is connected to a top notch printer, but why is there no more paper for the printer? “Diamonds are girl’s best friend” and marriage is in the air…or maybe not. Grizzy starts to imagine getting a ring for his she-bear but a problem arises when the diamond disappears. Do the Lemmings have a hand in the disappearance of the diamond?

Premiere Date : 05/06/2017
Tune-In : Monday - Friday @ 16:40 CAT
Repeat : Monday - Friday @ 07:35 CAT
Sat & Sun @ 06:00, 10:55 & 17:00 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
ZIG & SHARKO
On a desert island lives a starving hyena with one obsession: devour that delicious mermaid from the rock in the lagoon.

Ever try jet skiing on roller skates? Shark hunting with a toothpick? Surfng on a tsunami? All that so you could have fresh mermaid for dinner? Welcome to the lives of Zig & Sharko. A pretty little mermaid perched on a rock in the deep blue sea. A starving hyena on the island next door. And between them, a peaceful lagoon. Well not that peaceful... Because a shark lives there and he is madly in love with the young mermaid. Zig, with the help of his side-kick crab buddy, Bernie, will do anything to get his paws on Marina, the mermaid.

Premiere Date : 19/06/2017
Tune-In : Monday - Friday @ 15:10 CAT
Repeat : Monday - Friday @ 07:10, 09:30, 18:05 CAT
Sat @ 06:25 & Sun @ 15:50 CAT

CINEMA SLOT
MOVIE STARS
Lights, camera and action with Movie Stars! In the spirit of family co-viewing, Boomerang has a few special movies to share with the entire family for the month of June!

The gang is back and is about to bring the entire family to life in Scooby-Doo! Franken Creepy! This time they fnd themselves meddling in some spooky family matters when Velma inherits her great-great uncles cursed castle in Transylvania, Pennsylvania. That’s not all we have in store for viewers this month, also catch The Ant Bully, Dispicable Me: Minion Madness, and Happy Feet!

Scooby-Doo! Franken Creepy
Saturday 17/06/2017 @ 15:00 CAT
Back to back movies on Saturday 16/06/2017 @ 13:20 - 16:20 CAT
The Ant Bully
Dispicable Me: Minion  Madness
Happy Feet

In June 2017 You Can Catch The Epic Conclusion Of Regular Show With A Three Part Special You Don't Wanna Miss This Plus You Can Brand New Episodes Of Everyone's Favourite Teenage Crime Fighters Teen Titans GO! Plus A Father's Day Stunt With All Your Favourite Shows On Cartoon Network Africa

BRAND NEW EPISODES
TEEN TITANS GO!
Teen Titans Go! is back for some all new crime-fighting adventures!

With so much generosity going around, Teen Titans Go! celebrate a double birthday! Beast Boy decides to share his birthday with Starfire once he learns that she’s never celebrated a birthday since arriving on Earth. Meanwhile, crime fighting never stops for Robin but his streak of stopping 52 crimes every year is in jeopardy when some of his team are poached by Kid Flash. You can also watch as the Titans play an innocent game of ‘spin the bottle’ to get closer to their alien princess, Starfire, but who will Starfire kiss? Curious? Tune-in to find out more!

Tune-In: Monday - Friday @ 16:10 CAT
Repeat: Monday - Friday @ 05:00, 06:25, 09:10, 11:30, 14:10, 16:10 & 18:40 CAT
Weekends @ 05:00, 06:50, 09:10, 11:30, 13:50, 16:30, 18:50 & 20:15 CAT

BRAND NEW EPISODES
REGULAR SHOW
The crazy duo, Mordecai and Rigby, will be hitting our TV screens this June, one space day at a time!

Having a race in space could prove to be more fun than expected! Who wouldn’t enjoy messing around with a teleportation machine, unless of course it doesn’t go according to plan? A bounce here and a jump there means that new beds have arrived for our friends, however, all this fun and excitement is cut short after Mordecai and Rigby have to escape the claws of an unwelcomed guest. And in a three part special, discover the epic fnal battle in space that will decide the fate of the universe!

Premiere: Monday 05/06/2017
Tune-in: Monday - Friday @ 17:20 CAT
Weekends @ 05:40, 08:00, 12:40, 15:00 & 17:40 CAT
3 Part Special Friday 16/06/2017 @15:20

HOLIDAY STUNT
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
In the spirit of Father’s Day, this month Cartoon Network would like to pay tribute to the wonderful fatherly fgures across Africa through a series of special father-focused episodes!

Viewers can look forward to special screenings of all their favourite father characters doing what they do best! Watch as things get weirdly awkward when Raven’s father from Teen Titans Go! tries to steal the rest of the team’s souls. Viewers can also look forward to some comedic fun as Jake the Dog becomes a father. What could be more challenging than being a father – being a father to Rainicorn pups! Lastly, Bubbles can’t help but feel that she and the professor have nothing in common. The problem is soon resolved when Bubbles schedules a road trip for just the two of them!

Tune-in: Sunday 18/06/2017 @16:30 CAT

From What I've Seen Is It Possible For Multichoice's DStv To Add Etv's Sister Channels Which Is Reserved (Only) For Openview HD

etv launched Openview HD in 2015 with the launch of eKasi+, eMovies+, eAfrica+ and eToonz+ which were due to debut on the day Openview HD launched but didn't yet - after a while it launched. With its growth in subscribers and declining to viewership due to eAfrica+ and eKasi+ which aburtly shut down and replaced by eNolly and etv Extra (yay).

eToonz+ etv first free-to-air kids channel which runs 18 hours a day seven days a week like Disney XD (from sources) with a range of programs such as Cool Catz, Henry's World, Jelly Jam, Mike the Knight, Spongebob Squarepants, Regal Academy, Johnny Test and many more. Some of which are available on some of Multichoice DStv's Kids channels.

etv Extra is backup channel for local shows such as Rhythm City, Scandal and Gold Diggers, and international shows such as Empire, Broken Angel (Santa Diabla) with 205 live. It is the perfect destination to binge watch all your favourite shows. This is a wise decision now I can catch up with some of the latest shows. International shows can be found on M-Net and FOX with Telemundo formerly being Broken Angel.

eMovies+ is etv first ever movie channel which was like a caterpillar which sprouted into a butterfly. Most of the movies weren't great before then I gave up on the channel but etv managed to up its game which potentially got an additional movie channel, now I'm impressed. Thank You. Some of the latest aren't airing on the Compact movie channels.

eKasi+ and eAfrica+ were my least favourite channels I hardly paid attention to them, its sad to see a channel go but the sooner we accept it the better.

Before I use to watch SABC 1-3, then it became 2 and 3 at the moment now I just browse threw the two for Muvhango, Isidingo and a bit of the movies and international shows. Between SABC and etv I would rather prefer etv because they have this special element that get viewers attention whether its local or international. You can't have 90% local and 10% international/other you've got to keep it at a minimum.

Recommendations
eToonz + should be available on channel 300 since its a free to air kids channel carrying some of shows airing on DStv and eMovies should be on 138 maybe to fill a gap in movie genre due to the loss of several movie channels.

Additional News
Apparently when scrolling through the channels I press option and leave it at all channels and you see MNet+1 and MNTT and as you go further to channel 1001 and onwards you'll see former and future channels on DStv as well as channels that aren't available like eMovies HD, eMovies Extra HD, eToonz+ HD and etv Extra like the other day when I went to channel 100 and I found a commercial for Grojband on Boing (channel which is not available on DStv). So I'm just wondering whats going on cause I'm confused. This isn't the first time it happened you would usually find a channel written coming soon and airs programs which aren't available on DStv yet.

I'd consider getting an Openview HD before it was pointless but now I'd recommend it.

What Is Thought Of More New Shows, Less Repeats And Channel Arrangements On DStv With Recommendations

Since late 2014 till now DStv has found many alternatives of improving our viewing to offer the best entertainment with additional channels, extensions which results to minor losses.

2014-2015:
-Launch of Lifetime, BET International, NickToons and Nick Jr. in 2015 later in 2015 BET International became BET 2 for lower packages while BET was for premium packages which later converted back into one BET channel.
-Launching of two premium channels M-Net Edge and Vuzu AMP.
-Launch of Eva, Itv Choice, Zee World, M-Net City and M-Net Family for the first part of 2015.
-The second part of 2015 BBC Entertainment and Knowledge were dumped and replaced by BBC Brit and Earth with an additional channel BBC First later it was announced that BBC World News and Cbeebies may not continue which would be available to stream on an app then an ongoing protest commenced to save them both.
-The launch of an Afrikaans lifestyle channel Via.

2016-present:
-People's Weather moved to a new channel number as well as TLC Entertainment.
-M-Net Movies Family, Romance and Comedy were dumped and replaced with M-Net Movies Smile.
-Fashion TV, Rhema TV, KykNet Musiek, Discovery ID, Discovery World and FOX Crime and Trace Sports Stars were dumped for Fashion One, TBN, KykNet Nou, ID Xtra, Discovery Family, FOX Life and Trace Africa.
-CBS Action, CBS Drama, AMC and True Movies 1 were dumped due to the underperformance and deduction of repeats.
-Eva+ and ROK were launched everywhere in Africa excluding South Africa till December were we saw the launch of ROK, Soundcity and Spice TV in South Africa.
-In 2017, we had the launch of CGTN News, Zee Bollymovies and GOD TV.
-The termination of M-Net Edge, M-Net Family and M-Net Movies Showcase.
-Mentions about Ginx tv Esports Channel and its programming will also be generated with Supersport.

It maybe a way to spice up our offering but this is too much, theres nothing wrong with the new but as time goes by you lately miss the old, I understand that you're trying to enhance our viewing but we need a bit of old back, try to adding more repeats for example:

General Entertainment
-M-Net Movies Action and All Stars they should consider adding more present movies like etv.
-Pop up channels, they aren't a bad idea but you could try and add content that haven't been seen on premium packages and first time for local packages.
-FOX Life has more local and reality shows it more international series and you could air older seasons of The Simpsons.
-Universal Channel has a lack of series to air weekdays at 6am CAT.
-Sony Channel and Sony Max need a little more programs. It usually feel like a rerun channel at this point at time. Sony Channel needs movies. It is better if you replace it with Adult Swim.
-Telemundo needs more action-packed series like Lord of the Skies(El Senor De Los Cielos), Darling of the Centaur(La Querida Del Centauro) and El Chema so far only Woman of Steel(Senora Acero) managed to arrive as well as movies that are Latin American.
-Lack of fashion channels like the discontinued Style Network.
-Instead of having an Eva+ you could have a Telemundo+ which airs the the telenovelas from below 2010 with telenovelas from above 2010.
-Since you dumped CBS Action, CBS Drama and AMC couldn't you have just try to make a general entertainment channel which supplied itself with programs and movies from these channels as well as CBS Reality.
-Isn't there a way to get WWE female targeted series on E! if you can't add Diva Universal.

Kids:
-Cartoon Network needs to bring some of its old shows back from 2010 while Boomerang has to bring back the Flintstones, Yogi Bear and Animaniacs.
-Disney Channel when most of girl targeted series are finished can't you put them on Disney XD and Junior.
-Disney XD should be available 24/7 but it still not available 24/7 everywhere else.
-Most of the shows on NickToons are new (acquired) I can accept that but you could try and bring Sanjay and Craig,Breadwinners and Legend of Korra if you have the time because after all they haven't aired yet on the channel and not everyone with a Compact package has access to Nickelodeon.
-There is need for more kids channels especially with its programming because Teen Titans (Not GO!) didn't air on Cartoon Network thats why there is a need for Toonami even for Anime while Samurai Jack Season 5 and Robot Chicken is only available on Adult Swim. Boing is like Cartoon Network Too.
-TeenNick is needed not because we want it but because we have NickToons to watch all our animated Nick and other animated shows not live-action like True Jackson, Big Time Rush and All That.

Music:
-Lack of genres such as Pop, Rock and Electronic.
-Too much local music.
-Theres tracks that launched with music videos for certain artists and bands such as Keke Palmer, Skillet, Bridgit Mendler and Red that haven't shown on Trace Urban, MTV Base, Channel O and Soundcity.
-Most of the music channels air the same type of music.