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No Time To Die, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, A Quiet Place Part II and more best international titles on Showmax this July

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2 years ago

July 5, 2022

July is here and with it comes the best international titles to stream on Showmax in July 2022.

From movies like No Time To Die, The Card Counter, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, A Quiet Place Part II, In The Heights, Godzilla vs. Kong to series like Barry S3, Resident Alien & Westworld S4; 1st seasons of The Sex Lives of College Girls, Time & The Investigation and more.

NO TIME TO DIE | Stream now

The 25th film in the fifth-highest-grossing film franchise of all time, No Time to Die sends Daniel Craig off with a bang in his fifth and final turn as British MI6 agent James Bond, 007.

No Time to Die was the fourth-biggest box office hit of 2021, won an Oscar for its Billie Eilish theme song, and took home two Critics Choice Super Awards, for Best Action Movie and Best Actor in an Action Movie (Craig).

With Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) co-writing the screenplay, No Time To Die has an 83% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As TIME Magazine says, “With his fifth movie as 007, Craig is so extraordinary he leaves only scorched earth behind. There will be other Bonds for those who want them. For everyone else, there’s Craig.”

THE CARD COUNTER | Stream now

Written and directed by Oscar nominee Paul Schrader (First Reformed, Taxi Driver), The Card Counter tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler, haunted by the ghosts of his past.

Executive produced by Oscar winner Martin Scorsese (The Irishman, The Wolf of Wall Street, Goodfellas), the crime drama stars Critics Choice nominee Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight, Star Wars’ Poe Dameron), Emmy winner Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip, Night School), Teen Choice nominee Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One, X-Men’s Scott Summers/Cyclops), and four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Nightmare Alley, Spider-Man).

The multi-award-winning revenge thriller has an 87% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In their 4/4-star review, Chicago Sun-Times praised Oscar Isaac’s performance as “magnetic”, calling The Card Counter, “one of the best films of the year”… “searing” and “stunning”.

ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE | Stream now

The follow-up to Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, this is director Zack Snyder’s cut of 2017’s Justice League. While he was the original director of that film, Snyder handed over the reins to Joss Whedon after the death of his daughter. Mixed reviews led to HBO commissioning a recut, and the return to Snyder’s darker, grittier version.

The death of Superman triggers the reactivation of the Mother Boxes, millennia-old world-destroying devices. This sparks the interest of Darkseid and his Parademon army, who know the Mother Boxes are the key to their conquest of the world. To fight them, Batman and Wonder Woman attempt to assemble a team of metahumans, including Cyborg, Aquaman and The Flash.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League was hailed as one of the 10 best films of 2021 by Variety’s Owen Gleiberman, who praised it as “a superhero movie with a difference. It’s a piece of ominous glittering Wagnerian comic-book pop, its superhero backstories unfolding with an imaginative fury, its battles spilling forth with a dark grandeur worthy of Tolkien (not the Lord of the Rings films, but the dream battles Tolkien wrote on the page), all rendered with an incendiary conviction that sweeps you up and won’t let go.“

A QUIET PLACE PART II | Stream from 14 July 2022

Shhh… A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to 2018’s Oscar-nominated post-apocalyptic horror, pits the Abbott family against the terrors of the outside world as they’re forced to venture into the unknown, where the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.

Part II was named Best Horror at the 2022 Critics Choice Super Awards, where Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Millicent Simmonds were nominated as Best Actor and Actress in the category. BAFTA nominee Emily Blunt, Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou, and Emmy-nominated writer-director John Krasinski co-star.

Part II was the 15th biggest box office hit of 2021 globally and has a 91% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus says, “A nerve-wracking continuation of its predecessor, A Quiet Place Part II expands the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart.”

GODZILLA VS. KONG | Stream now

The eight biggest blockbuster of 2021, the super-sized creature feature Godzilla vs. Kong stars Emmy winner Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies) and Emmy nominee Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things).

Nominated for numerous awards for its visual effects, the epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another, with humanity caught in the middle. The result, says Dread Central, is, “Kaiju mayhem on a massive scale,” while ABC News calls it “a clash of the titans that is spectacular in every sense of the word.”

Godzilla vs. Kong’s impressive cast includes BAFTA nominee Rebecca Hall (Iron Man 3), Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), Lance Reddick (John Wick), Eiza González (Baby Driver), and SAFTA-winning South African-Nigerian actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Black Sails, Hotel Rwanda).

THE CONJURING 3: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT | Stream from 28 July

The latest incarnation of the second-highest-grossing horror franchise of all time sees Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Emmy nominee Patrick Wilson return as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The 21st biggest box office hit of 2021, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It sees the Warrens investigate a murder that may be linked to a demonic possession – based on the 1981 real-life murder trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson in Connecticut.

Bloody Disgusting calls the film “a wholly different experience that still feels like a warm reunion with horror’s favourite couple.”

Also watch the multi-award-winning The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016) on Showmax.

THE PROTÉGÉ | Stream now

Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) was nominated for a 2022 Critics Choice Super Award for her starring role in The Protégé as Anna, a skilled contract killer who was rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Oscar nominee Samuel L Jackson).

When Moody is brutally killed, Anna sets out to avenge the man who taught her everything she knows, but a cat-and-mouse entanglement with an enigmatic killer (Oscar nominee Michael Keaton) turns deadly as the loose ends of a life spent killing weave themselves ever tighter.

Directed by BAFTA winner Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), The Protégé also stars multi-award winner Robert Patrick (Peacemaker, Terminator 2: Judgment Day).

GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE | Stream from 11 July

Nominated for Best Action Movie at the 2022 Critics Choice Super Awards, Gunpowder Milkshake is about three generations of women who fight back against those who would take everything from them.

Multi-award-winner Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) was nominated at the Critics Choice Super Awards for Best Action Movie Actress as Sam. The all-star cast includes five-time Emmy nominee Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones), multi-award winner Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House), BAFTA nominee Michelle Yeoh (Crazy Rich Asians), Oscar nominees Paul Giamatti (Chuck Rhoades in Billions) and Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Freya Allan (Ciri in The Witcher).

Chicago Sun-Times’s Richard Roeper calls Gunpowder Milkshake “an insanely over-the-top, deeply stylized, bullet-riddled and female-centric riff on the John Wick movies … featuring an outstanding cast of first-rate actors clearly having a great time shooting up the joint.”

IN THE HEIGHTS | Stream from 21 July

Nominated for the People’s Choice Award for The Drama Movie of 2021 and the 2022 Grammy Award for its soundtrack, In the Heights brings us a sueñito – a little dream – for a better life, in a community powered by music (and sueñitos) in Washington Heights, New York City.

Directed by Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M Chu, In the Heights is based on the Tony Award-winning musical by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes and multiple Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, tick, tick… BOOM!, Encanto), who also produced the film.

Anthony Ramos (Hamilton, A Star is Born) won the 2022 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, while Melissa Barrera (Vida), Olga Merediz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the singing voice of Abuela Alma in Encanto) and acting newcomer Leslie Grace (now soon-to-be the new Batgirl) were all nominated for awards for their performances.

In the Heights has a 94% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus hails it as “a joyous celebration of heritage and community fueled by dazzling direction and singalong songs.” As Financial Times says, “They don’t make ’em like this any more, truly.”

PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE | Stream from 18 July

No city’s too big, no pup’s too small, in PAW Patrol: The Movie. Based on the beloved pre-school TV series, the #33 biggest movie of 2021 tails Ryder and his pack of puppy hero friends to Adventure City, where greedy Mayor Humdinger is turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos. Plus, there’s a courageous new girl pup on the squad: Liberty, voiced by Teen Choice nominee Marsai Martin (Little, Black-ish).

PAW Patrol: The Movie is recommended for ages 4+ by Common Sense Media, where they say, “These adorable, selfless rescue pups are irresistible to preschoolers, who will be delighted by the movie’s sweet, simple adventure,” and “even audiences who don’t know anything more than the theme song will be pleasantly surprised… Its themes of teamwork, trust-building, and courage are overt without being preachy, and the celebrity voice cameos will make parents laugh, like Jimmy Kimmel playing a TV reporter, Tyler Perry as a truck driver in need of saving, and even Kim Kardashian West as a fancy poodle (naturally).”

“The movie has slightly more peril and cartoon violence than the show,” Common Sense adds, “but it continues to promote positive messages about courage, perseverance, teamwork, and problem-solving.”

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG | Stream now

Heroes don’t get any bigger than Clifford the Big Red Dog, which was nominated for a 2022 Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite Movie. Based on the beloved series of 80 children’s books by Norman Bridwell, the story centres on a tiny puppy called Clifford, who, it’s said, will only grow as much as his new best friend loves him. As it turns out though, young Emily loves Clifford quite a lot…

The live action film stars Young Entertainer Award nominee Darby Camp (Big Little Lies) as Emily, alongside the likes of British Comedy Award winner Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise, Bad Education), Emmy winners Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development) and Kenan Thompson (Kenan, Saturday Night Live), as well as Oscar nominees John Cleese (from Monty Python and the Spud movies) and Rosie Perez (The Road to El Dorado, Birds of Prey).

Common Sense Media calls the movie “undeniably tenderhearted,” and recommends the film for ages 6+, saying, “Clifford is such a delightful dog that even cynical parents will understand why Emily’s heart melts for him.”

THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS | Stream now

Nominated for a People’s Choice Award for The Family Movie of 2021 and a 2022 Annie Award for Outstanding Character Animation, The Boss Baby: Family Business (aka The Boss Baby 2) catches up with the now-adult Templeton brothers, who’ve drifted apart, until a new boss baby sets out to bring them together again – and save childhood along the way.

Once again directed by Oscar nominee Tom McGrath (the Madagascar movies), The Boss Baby: Family Business’ all-star voice cast includes gravelly-voiced Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin, who reprises his role as the Boss Baby alongside the likes of Critics Choice winner James Marsden, Oscar nominee Jeff Goldblum, Emmy winner Lisa Kudrow, Emmy nominees Amy Sedaris and Eva Longoria, and TV host Jimmy Kimmel.

The Boss Baby: Family Business is “a delightful mix of understated humour, wild fantasy, cheeky needle-drop songs and some of the best-constructed action scenes in animated films,” says Movie Mom. Showmax is also home to the Oscar-nominated first film, The Boss Baby.

FROM 7 JULY:

• Attorney Kenneth Feinberg (Oscar nominee Michael Keaton) battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the victims of 9/11 in the critically-acclaimed biographical drama Worth.

• In his multi-award-winning feature film directorial debut, The Water Diviner, Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, LA Confidential) stars as Connor, an Australian man who travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try to locate his three missing sons.

FROM 18 JULY:

• Set against the vast (and combustible) backdrop of the Montana wilderness, Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead stars Oscar winner Angelina Jolie (Eternals, Salt, Wanted) as a firefighter who must protect a young boy from a pair of ruthless assassins.

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• Filmed in Namibia and South Africa, Mad Max: Fury Road won six Oscars and was nominated for Best Picture, with South African Oscar winner Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa opposite Oscar nominee Tom Hardy as Max.

• Based on the true story of airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger’s heroic 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, the Oscar-nominated drama Sully is directed by Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, with Oscar winner Tom Hanks starring alongside Oscar nominee Laura Linney and People’s Choice winner Aaron Eckhart. Also look out for another Clint Eastwood classic now on Showmax, Gran Torino.

INTERNATIONAL SERIES:

BARRY S3 | Binge now, first on Showmax

Rotten Tomatoes’ Best Series of 2022 (So Far), Barry S3 finds our favourite hitman desperate to leave his violent past behind in favour of his newfound passion for acting. But getting out of contract killing is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren’t the only forces at play …

S3 of the hitman comedy has a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Daily Beast calling it, “the best show on TV”; Variety hailing it as “a masterpiece … funnier and sharper than ever… TV’s most fascinating protagonist”; and Entertainment Weekly writing, “I’ve never seen violence like the violence on Barry. HBO’s hitman comedy is a legitimate thrillfest, and the new season has three of the best action scenes I’ve ever seen.”

The first two seasons won six Emmys, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for co-creator Bill Hader and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Henry Winkler (Arrested Development’s Barry Zuckerkorn). S3 sees Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg and Anthony Carrigan (as fan favourite NoHo Hank) all return in their Emmy-nominated roles.

HBO recently renewed Barry for a fourth season, with Hader set to direct the full season.

THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS S1 | Binge now, first on Showmax

Nominated for Outstanding New Series at the 2022 GLAAD Awards, The Sex Lives of College Girls follows four first-year roommates at the fictional Essex College in Vermont, taking on the highs and lows of the best years of their lives.

Created by six-time Emmy nominee Mindy Kaling (Never Have I Ever, The Office) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer Justin Noble, HBO Max’s 18SNL sex comedy has a 97% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. AV Club says, “The way the show tackles how teens cope with sudden freedom is both funny and truthful,” while Rolling Stone describes the show as “Fifty Shades of Freshman.”

Also nominated for the 2022 MTV TV Awards Here for the Hookup prize, The Sex Lives of College Girls has already been renewed for a second season by HBO Max. Look out for Pauline Chalamet (Timothée Chalamet’s sister, from The King of Staten Island) as one of the four leads.

Read Also: Efia Odo, Sista Afia and more open up their lives in GH Queens, now streaming on Showmax

WESTWORLD S4 | Stream episode 1 now, with new episodes every Monday, first on Showmax

One of Rotten Tomatoes’ most anticipated series of 2022, Westworld is a dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on Earth.

The 18VSNL-rated, eight-episode fourth season brings back Thandiwe Newton in her Emmy-winning role as Maeve, as well as Jeffrey Wright and Ed Harris in their Emmy-nominated performances as Bernard and The Man In Black respectively. Three-time Emmy winner Aaron Paul, Emmy nominees Evan Rachel Wood and Tessa Thompson, and Screen Actors Guild nominees Luke Hemsworth and Angela Sarafyan are also returning, with Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) joining the cast this season as a recurring guest star.

Inspired by the film written by Michael Crichton, Westworld has won seven Emmys to date, with a further 45 nominations, and has twice been named Best Science Fiction Series by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. It has an 80% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.6/10 rating on IMDb.

As Mashable puts it, “It’s hard to talk about Westworld‘s fourth season without fear of giving too much away, so I’ll just say this: It’s awesome… As Westworld continues to expand outside its original park, the callbacks are treats for viewers who remember just where we started. However, they’re also proof of just how far the show has come from its original concept, making this season a strong synthesis of the old and the new of Westworld. With its epic scope and some of the show’s most devastating storytelling so far, Season 4 of Westworld is not one you want to miss.”

TIME | Binge now

Time was named Best Miniseries at the 2022 BAFTAs, where Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings) won Lead Actor and Stephen Graham was up for Supporting Actor.

Eric is a prison officer who tries to protect those in his charge, including a newly imprisoned inmate consumed by guilt for his crime. When one of the most dangerous inmates identifies his weakness, Eric faces an impossible choice between his principles and his love for his family.

Time has an 8.2/10 rating on IMDb and a rare 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus says, “Strong writing and a magnificent performance from Sean Bean make for an incredible, thought-provoking watch.”

RESIDENT ALIEN S2 | Binge now

Nominated for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series at the 2022 Critics Choice Super Awards, S1 of Resident Alien starred Alan Tudyk (Hoban “Wash” Washburne in Firefly and Serenity) as an alien trying to pass himself off as a small-town human doctor, solve a murder, and decide whether to go through with his secret mission to wipe out humanity. Tudyk was nominated for Best Actor at the 2022 Critics Choice Super Awards for the role.

Created by five-time Emmy nominee Chris Sheridan (Family Guy), the Syfy comedy has a 94% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, who call it “one of the treats of last year.” Resident Alien also has an 8.1 rating on IMDb, who call it “one of the funniest shows – about destroying the entire human race.”

Look out for guest appearances from three-time Emmy winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and People’s Choice winner Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) in Season 2.

THE INVESTIGATION | Binge now

Named Best Foreign TV Film/Miniseries at the Shanghai International TV Festival, The Investigation is a Scandi-noir that recreates the real-life investigation into the 2017 murder of young Swedish journalist Kim Wall, which made headlines around the world as “the submarine case”.

Showrunner Tobias Lindholm wrote the Oscar-winning Another Round, as well as Oscar nominees The Hunt and A War, which he also directed. He also wrote the BAFTA-winning political drama series Borgen.

Multi-award-winning Danish actor Søren Malling (Borgen) leads the cast as Jens Møller, the head of Homicide for the Copenhagen Police, alongside Berlin winner Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones’ Euron Greyjoy) and Cannes winner Pernilla August (Star Wars).

The Investigation has an 84% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the Independent praising its “radical take on the true crime genre” that “elevates true crime into something far more engaging”.

RAGDOLL | Binge now

Detectives try to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has murdered six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.

Based on Daniel Cole’s bestselling debut novel, Ragdoll stars People’s and Teen Choice winner Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) and Thalissa Teixeira (Trigonometry, F9: The Fast Saga).

Ragdoll has a 92% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Guardian saying this “wicked Killing Eve-style thriller will make you wriggle with joy.”

THE RISING | Binge now

When Neve Kelly (Danish actress Clara Rugaard) discovers she’s dead, she’s scared and confused … and furious. Determined to track down her killer, she must learn to navigate this new existence in order to find justice from beyond the grave.

The Rising is based on the award-winning 2017 Belgian series Hotel Beau Séjour. Den of Geek calls the show, “a supernatural crime mystery exploding the ‘perfect victim’ myth,” adding, “By giving its victim a voice and not falling into the trap of pious moralising, The Rising rights several wrongs.”

EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN JULY 2022

To see everything on Showmax in July 2022, including S3 of the SAFTA-winning Showmax Original reality series Life With Kelly Khumalo; the two-part reunion for the Twitter-topping, record-breaking The Real Housewives of Lagos and more, click here.

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NOTICE TO DESIST FROM UNLAWFUL COMMENTARY, BROADCAST OR RE-BROADCAST OF UEFA EUROS 2024 MATCHES

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1 week ago

June 12, 2024

Ameyaw Debrah

MultiChoice Ghana Limited wishes to remind all broadcasters and the general public that SuperSport International has the exclusive Pay TV broadcast rights to broadcast UEFA European Football Championship matches (informally referred to as “Euros 2024”) on DStv and GOtv platforms across Sub-Saharan Africa.

No person, media station or event organizer without accreditation from the rights owner is permitted to undertake a public screening, live or delayed broadcast or re-broadcast on any free to air, pay TV channel or social media platform, or carryout radio commentary of these matches.

Any violation of the foregoing will be met with exemplary civil and criminal sanctions available under the law.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Alex Okyere

Managing Director,

MultiChoice Ghana.

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MultiChoice nails streaming piracy operation Waka TV

Published

1 week ago

June 12, 2024

Ameyaw Debrah

Following an arrest, investigations are under way into the “thousands of individuals connected to the Waka TV pirate network”.

MultiChoice Group and its technology security subsidiary Irdeto have succeeded in nailing a pirate internet streaming service with the help of Western Cape police investigators.

In a statement on Wednesday, MultiChoice described the dismantling of the pirate steaming operation, called Waka TV, as “a significant victory in the fight against internet streaming piracy”.

The broadcaster said it was involved in a “meticulously planned raid” on 31 May, which led to the arrest of a “key suspect involved in one of the most extensive pirate operations in Africa”.

“This operation represents a major milestone in our relentless commitment to protecting MultiChoice Group’s content and the integrity of our broadcasting services,” it said.

It added that Irdeto made a “substantial investment” to investigate and identify the main suspect involved in the piracy network.

“The suspect, who is believed to have managed several pirate customers and resellers, was detained,” it said, adding that Waka TV “illegally distributed live TV channels, including several DStv channels, movies and series. The disruption caused by this raid is a significant blow to the illegal streaming industry in Africa.

“MultiChoice is working actively with the police as investigations continue into the thousands of individuals connected to the Waka TV pirate network. Resellers supporting the pirate operation are also under investigation. This collaborative effort aims to dismantle the entire network and bring all perpetrators to justice.”

More arrests imminent

It said the arrested suspect – it did not name the individual – appeared in court on 3 June and is facing charges of fraud and contravention of sections 2 to 8 of the Cybercrime Act. “Additional charges are being considered in consultation with the senior public prosecutor.”

The broadcaster said the Western Cape cybercrime unit will thoroughly analyse all the equipment seized during the raid. “This comprehensive analysis is expected to provide additional insights into the extent of the pirate network, and more arrests are imminent,” it said.

“MultiChoice Group would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the cybercrime unit and the Western Cape provincial commercial crime investigation unit for their outstanding support and professionalism throughout this operation. Their efforts have been crucial in achieving this significant breakthrough.” — © 2024 NewsCentral Media

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It’s a “Jollof Rice Battle” in the Latest Episode of Cooking With GameChangers

Published

2 weeks ago

June 7, 2024

Ameyaw Debrah

Who will win the Ultimate GameChanger title on this episode? Watch Cooking With GameChangers to find out!

As always, the kitchen is on fire, and the story revolves around two Seguns competing for the GameChanger title. Who is your money on?

In this episode, Segun Bankole of Sovereign Trust Insurance and Segun Dada of CAPSA compete in a cook-off to make the best Jollof rice, Chicken/Fish and Cole Slaw.

Segun Bankole is a top insurance executive. He is the DGM Sales, Corporate Communications, and Investor Relations Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, a top insurance company in Nigeria.

Segun Dada is a technology executive with extensive experience in energy, finance, and media. He is a co-founder at CAPSA, an alternative finance marketplace that enables SMEs with its digital invoice financing solution.

Our judges, M.I Abaga, Kaffy, and Captain Toba, are ready to bring their A-game to crown the best man. Our vivacious host, Daniel Etim-Effiong, is back making sure the kitchen is fun as always.

Who will win this episode? Watch now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ulj3ztVAj8&list=PLH_-OcY4pX3GoR_WSsKTwzbP7WRcHJc_O&index=1

Learn more about these GameChangers as we delve into their daily lives before they compete in the kitchen for the title of “Ultimate GameChanger”.

Watch a-day-in-the-life of Segun Bankole of Sovereign Trust Insurance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spOmb8UQOzs&list=PLH_-OcY4pX3GoR_WSsKTwzbP7WRcHJc_O&index=2&pp=iAQB

Watch a day in the life of Segun Dada of CAPSA – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OTc_JUzkLY&list=PLH_-OcY4pX3GoR_WSsKTwzbP7WRcHJc_O&index=3&pp=iAQB

Watch previous episodes of Cooking with GameChangers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH_-OcY4pX3GoR_WSsKTwzbP7WRcHJc_O&si=FsK-NiFhrfzSZiXY

Cooking with GameChangers follows a-day-in-the-life of a top corporate executive and entrepreneur who end up in the Cooking with GameChangers kitchen for a cook-off supervised/judged by celebrity host, Daniel Etim-Effiong and judges M.I Abaga, Kaffy, and Captain Toba.

Cooking with GameChangers is a spinoff of Nigeria’s most syndicated talk show, “Binging With GameChangers” which garners over 60 million monthly viewers and airs on TV stations nationwide.

Watch the latest episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ulj3ztVAj8&list=PLH_-OcY4pX3GoR_WSsKTwzbP7WRcHJc_O&index=1

Subscribe on YouTube: @B2GNetwork

Watch the show every weekend on TV stations nationwide.

See the show schedule below:

SATURDAYS:

NTA Network: Saturdays at 10.30 AM Silverbird: Saturdays at 1.30 PM Views Channel: Saturdays 6:30 PM; Repeat: Mondays at 9:30 PM; Wednesdays at 9 PM

SUNDAYS:

Africa Magic Family: Sundays at 3.30 PM: Repeat: Wednesdays at 1.30 PM TVC: Sundays at 5.30 PM NTA2: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeat: Mondays 9 AM Wazobia Max: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeat Mondays at 7 PM Wazobia TV: Sundays at 5.30 PM; Repeat: Mondays at 7 PM

Follow the show:

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Cooking with GameChangers is proudly supported by Power Oil, 2Sure and Aquafina.

Media Partners: BellaNaija, Pulse.ng and Ameyaw Debrah.

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Yes To Impossible : New Documentary Tells Media Visionary Nolo Letele’s Story

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3 weeks ago

May 28, 2024

Ameyaw Debrah

Harnessing the power of possibility to help Africa claim its space in the global broadcasting industry is the subject of Yes To Impossible: The Nolo Letele Story, a documentary about the life of former MultiChoice Group Executive Chairperson Nolo Letele.

Coming to DStv from 13 June at 7pm on Akwaaba Magic (DStv Channel 150), the documentary shows how growing up in an era where the spirit of independence was sweeping across Africa shaped Letele’s vision for the continent to have its own voice and how he worked tirelessly to realise that vision.

To speak of the growth of the African broadcast media industry is to speak of the result of Nolo’s endeavours, passion for African storytelling and relentless commitment to excellence.

After studying electronic engineering at the University of Southampton, and later becoming a chartered engineer, Nolo Letele applied for jobs in South Africa – only to find there were hardly any jobs for a black electronics graduate back in 1974. He ended up working for Lesotho National Broadcasting Service, a small radio station and subsequently played a major role in starting the first TV station in Lesotho in conjunction with M-Net in 1988.

Having established his credentials, he was then asked to join M-Net in 1990 he describes it as “being thrown in the deep end” by then-Naspers CEO Koos Bekker to help build DStv into the juggernaut it is today. In spite of South Africa’s image during those apartheid years, Letele succeeded in pioneering MultiChoice’s expansion into the rest of Africa, and in 1995 went on to serve in Ghana as West African regional general manager. He returned home when he was appointed chief executive of MultiChoice South Africa a few years later.

In 1999, he was appointed as MultiChoice Group chief executive until 2010, when he was appointed executive chair of the MultiChoice South Africa Holdings board, a position he held for 11 years. He became a non-executive director of MultiChoice Group Limited after the company was spun out of Naspers and listed independently on the JSE.

Letele received several awards during his tenure at MultiChoice, including a Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize for Media Development in Africa; the Naspers Phil Weber Award; and the Black Business Executive Circle Chairman’s Award.

“I’m proud to have helped connect Africa to the world and give the continent a voice,” says Letele. “MultiChoice’s reach is unparalleled in Africa and it has given the people of Africa the opportunity to tell their own stories in their own languages. We have grown industries, created jobs and contributed meaningfully to economic growth across the continent – it’s something I hold very dear as the realization of a vision I had over 35 years ago when I joined a small Pay-TV business in South Africa”.

Yes To Impossible: The Nolo Letele Story premieres on 13 June at 21:00 on Akwaaba Magic (DStv Channel 150), with repeats across all channels in the following days and will also be available on DStv Catch Up, DStv Stream and Showmax.

For more information, visit the Akwaaba Magic Website and join the conversation on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook with #YesToTheImpossible.

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23 Days Until House of the Dragon Returns!

Published

4 weeks ago

May 23, 2024

Ameyaw Debrah

The eight-episode second season of HBO Original drama series House of the Dragon debuts in the US on Sunday 16 June – and will be available on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) Express from the US at 3am on Monday 17 June and make its prime-time premiere at 9pm on the same day. The series will also be available on Showmax.

Viewers can get ready for the dragons to soar as the official trailer for the brand-new season has been released.

Logline: Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.
Season two returning cast: Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional returning cast includes Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, and Matthew Needham.
Season two new cast: Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh, Tom Bennett as Ulf, Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark, and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne.
Season two credits: Co-Creator/Executive Producer, George R.R. Martin; Co-Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer, Ryan Condal; Executive Producers Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere, Vince Gerardis. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood.”

Radio & TV

Showmax News: Best reality shows to stream on Showmax

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1 month ago

May 22, 2024

Ameyaw Debrah

When it comes to reality television in Africa, Showmax is at the forefront of it all. Whatever you like, there are hours of reality television to keep you hooked and entertained.

SHOWMAX ORIGINALS

The Real Housewives of Durban S4 Reunion Part 2 | Stream from Wednesday, 22 May

MaBlerh is hosting The Real Housewives of Durban reunion for the second year in a row.

Going into the reunion, the ladies seemed split into two core groups: on the one side, Sorisha Naidoo, Slee Ndlovu, and newcomers Ameigh Thompson and Angel Ndlela; and on the other, Jojo Robinson, Maria Valaskatzis, Nonku Williams, and newcomer Zama Ngcobo. With the ladies from each camp not seeing eye to eye, viewers had a lot of unanswered questions.

In Part 1 of the reunion, we saw the ladies facing off and confronting each other on the things that have happened in the season. OG Sorisha Naidoo and newcomer Zama Ngcobo came face to face and confronted each other on why their budding friendship ended. The ladies addressed everything that viewers wanted to hear about, from age-shaming to body-shaming. Nothing was off limits.

The first season of The Real Housewives of Durban set a then-record on Showmax for the most first-day views and went on to be released in 28 territories outside Africa on hayu, not to mention on Peacock and Bravo, the original home of The Real Housewives franchise. Seasons 2 and 3 were among the 10 most streamed titles on Showmax in their launch years and are currently streaming on hayu.

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa S1 | Mondays from 27 May

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa is the spinoff that fans have been waiting for, taking eight of South Africa’s most iconic Housewives on a luxury trip to Jamaica.

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa dream cast includes Beverley Steyn (The Real Housewives of Cape Town S1); Christall Kay (The Real Housewives of Johannesburg S1-S2); LaConco (The Real Housewives of Durban S1-S2); Lethabo Lejoy Mathatho (The Real Housewives of Johannesburg S2-S3); Liz Prins (The Real Housewives of Gqeberha S1); Londie London (The Real Housewives of Durban S2); Melany Viljoen (The Real Housewives of Pretoria S1); and the longest-serving Housewife in Africa, Nonku Williams (The Real Housewives of Durban S1-S4).

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa is produced by GOAT Productions, the creative minds behind Unfollowed, one of the 10 most streamed South African shows on Showmax in 2023, and last year’s South African Film and Television Award winner Life With Kelly Khumalo S3.

The Real Housewives of Nairobi S2 | New episodes on Fridays

Named Best TV Show at the 2024 Kalasha Awards, Season 1 of The Real Houses of Nairobi had all of Kenya talking on its way to becoming the biggest Showmax Original in Kenya yet, while Season 2 has trended in Kenya every Friday since its launch.

In Season 2, actress and entrepreneur Minne Kariuki returns, along with Vera Sidika, who’s eager to reintroduce herself, and business mogul and tastemaker Dr Catherine Masitsa. They are joined by new cast members, including lawyer and professional bodybuilder Farah Esmail, beauty and aesthetics entrepreneur Xenah Nyambu, and entrepreneur Reja Keji Ladu.

The Real Housewives of Nairobi is produced by Eugene Mbugua’s D&R Studios (formerly Young Rich Television) and is part of The Real Housewives franchise, licensed as a format by NBCUniversal Formats, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

INTERNATIONAL REALITY TV

Survivor S45 | Binge from 22 May

Five-time Emmy Award-winning host Jeff Probst once again welcomes 18 new castaways to the idyllic Mamanuca Islands in Fiji for Season 45 of Survivor, the mega-successful grand-daddy of reality competition shows.

Now in its 24th year, the show has won seven Emmys and continues to deliver the drama as contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. They must survive a series of gruelling challenges – and each other – for 26 days in a bid to outwit, outplay, outlast and, ultimately, become the Sole Survivor. And take home a cool $1 million, of course.

This season’s line-up of castaways includes singer-songwriter J. Maya and Season 44 returnee Bruce Perreault.

Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show S1 | First on Showmax | Binge from 22 May

Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show is a darkly funny reality series about the Emmy-winning comedian’s tumultuous quest for love, sex, and truth.

The HBO Original had its world premiere at SXSW in March 2024 and currently has a 95% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Time says, “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show makes reality TV – hilariously, painfully – real again,” while The Hollywood Reporter says, “I laughed and covered my eyes in mortification in equal measure — and since I finished my screeners, I haven’t stopped thinking about it.”

We’re Here S4 | First On Showmax | Fridays from 24 May

In Season 4 of HBO’s Emmy, Peabody, and GLAAD award-winning unscripted series We’re Here, Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, and Latrice Royale continue the show’s mission of spreading love and connection across small-town America through the art of drag.

This season, the queens work with participants in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as in surrounding towns, while taking an in-depth, immersive look at recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the effect it has had on the community.

Season 4 got praise from Deadline for being a light in the darkness: “In a world where the shadows of intolerance loom, the spectacle of We’re Here emerges not just as a beacon of light but as a bold declaration of presence.” The Los Angeles Timeshailed it as “uniquely affirming and vital.” Wired called it “an essential reminder that queer people are fighting for justice and visibility across the US,” and Decider lauded it for managing “to find the light even in the darkest of circumstances,” proclaiming it the “most relevant reality show on television.”

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S4 | First on Showmax | New episodes on Thursdays

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City peeks into the unconventional personal and professional lives of successful women navigating an ultra-exclusive social circle in Salt Lake City, Utah, where religion, status and perfection are praised to the highest degree.

The 10th instalment of mega-successful Real Housewives franchise, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was nominated for an MTV TV Award for Best New Unscripted Series when it debuted in 2020, and it’s been no stranger to controversy, with one cast member fired from the show for her insensitive social media posts and another now serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence in jail for wire fraud.

Season 4 is off to a salty start as the Housewives dig up old feuds and start new rivalries, leading up to a shocking betrayal. Plus, there’s a new face in the Housewives’ exclusive circle, as Angie introduces Monica Garcia (who used to work for Jen Shah), in a development that the LA Times says has “made The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City unhinged, unmissable TV.”

Love Undercover S1 | First On Showmax | New episodes on Thursdays

Today’s athletes are mega stars with extreme wealth, giant fandoms and lavish lifestyles. You could even call them royalty. And naturally, with any royal story, a fairytale is never too far away.

Love Undercover is a modern-day fairytale meets buddy comedy about an elite group of international soccer stars who come to the United States on a secret quest for true love. We’ll follow the likes of Jamie O’Hara (ex-Tottenham Hotspurs) and Ryan Babel (ex-Liverpool) on an epic journey filled with drama, heartbreak and self-discovery.

Can they win over the ladies without their fame and fortune? Will they manage to keep their true identities a secret? And will any of them fall for an American princess before inviting them back to their home countries and testing their relationships on the global stage?

For these men, finding love is the #1 goal.

The Bachelorette S20 | Binge now

In Season 20 of The Bachelorette, 27-year-old Charity Lawson, a child and family therapist from Georgia, is out to find The One. …But what if there’s more than one?

Our favourite romantic thrill-ride is set to bring us all the ups and downs (and a little bit of help from a secret undercover agent) as Charity finds herself falling in love – with multiple guys. And as the feelings get more intense, some men start to question whether they’re ready to give Charity what she wants. Will her love story have a happy ending?

The Bachelorette won the 2021 MTV TV Award for Best Dating Show, and has earned multiple nominations at both the People’s Choice and Teen Choice Awards.

Bachelor in Paradise S9 | First on Showmax | Binge now

This season on Bachelor in Paradise, things get wetter and wilder than ever before as the hit reality show returns with a new cast of standouts and fan favourites from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

New arrivals shake up the status quo immediately and love triangles turn into love squares and beyond as sexy dates have some couples changing their minds every week.

LA Fire & Rescue | Binge now

A real-life series from Emmy-winning executive producer Dick Wolf (Law & Order), LA Fire & Rescue follows the day-to-day emergencies and personal stories of the firefighters, paramedics and lifeguards of the Los Angeles County Fire Department – through wildfire suppression, medical emergencies, violent crimes, freeway accidents, house fires, industrial fires, natural disasters and more.

These heroes are responsible for protecting over four million people on the ground, in the air and on the beaches in the second largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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