What Is The Replacement Of Kelders Van Geheime On e.tv And eExtra?

Some of you have probably heard the news already that eMedia Investments will be cancelling Kelders Van Geheime after two seasons. Since then, various viewers had asked me what the broadcaster has in mind for the axed show's current timeslot.

As I already reported, eExtra will be using its existing offering to fill up the timeslot with Een Wit Leuen taking up the 19:30 timeslot from 17 August. Some added bonuses here for eExtra viewers will be the rollout of Vlymskerp and Lente Na Die Storm.

If you're understanding what's happening here at the moment it appears Kelders Van Geheime will be replaced with nothing if not a similar program. It appears eMedia Investments is prioritising on its existing offering at the moment.

e.tv will be moving Yosef to 17:30 which in effect takes up Kelders Van Geheime 18:30 timeslot with Maanligsprokie broadcast on 16:30. If I had to guess what the channel will probably air at 16:00, it might as well be Judge Judy.

With the cancellation of Kelders Van Geheime, this means viewers who can't afford to pay DStv for shows like Binnelanders or Skemergrond will have to rely on SABC 2 for Paradys. This comes from the same broadcaster whose been flooded in debt.

At the time, 7de Laan was still on the air and when news had surfaced about it's cancellation. There was a drought in the free-to-air space and in the long term this derailed the viewership on SABC 2.

Now the question viewers need to ask themselves is how long SABC can sustain Paradys because SABC 2 and 3 continue to be loss making channels. Should Paradys get cancelled it's less likely that SABC would have be able to replace it on time.

When e.tv introduced Kelders Van Geheime this was prove that free-to-air can have options like pay-tv providers. And with this cancellation, you're basically implying that the Afrikaans soaps are reserved for pay-tv.