Joanna Padovano Tong

JOHANNESBURG/LONDON: Econet Media’s Kwesé Sports and ESPN have launched the exclusive ESPN channel on Kwesé TV, marking the return of ESPN to Africa.

DUBAI: OSN has teamed up with Drone Racing League (DRL) to exclusively premiere all of the action from the high-speed international sport in the MENA region.

DUBAI: OSN has bolstered its lineup with the addition of several new and exclusive television networks, including OSN Kid Zone TV.

JERUSALEM: Li Ruigang, founding chairman of China's CMC Capital Partners and CMC Holdings (now collectively known as CMC), is slated to give a keynote address at this year's Innovative TV Conference (INTV), which is taking place from March 6 to 7 in Jerusalem.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: beIN has renewed its deal with Prime Entertainment Group for its entertainment channels broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa.

DUBAI: MENA internet streaming service Icflix, Hit Production and Ulysson Production are releasing the Tunisian social comedy WOH!

JOHANNESBURG: British chef and TV personality Matt Tebbutt (Food Unwrapped) will serve as host of A Taste of South Africa, a new food series being produced by South Africa's Oxyg3n Media.

JOHANNESBURG/LOS ANGELES: Organizers of the 2016 DISCOP Johannesburg market and co-production forum have revealed a record number of exhibit bookings.

SÃO PAULO: Econet Media has inked a three-season deal with Globo for the rights to broadcast live games from Brazil's leading soccer tournaments, with English commentary, on its Kwesé-branded platforms.

DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa's internet streaming service icflix has entered into a partnership with Asiacell, a provider of mobile telecommunications services in Iraq.