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ICFLIX & PTCL to Launch Joint Streaming Service in Pakistan

July 17, 2014

DUBAI: The online streaming platform ICFLIX has entered into an agreement with PTCL to create a joint streaming service in Pakistan, offering a range of Bollywood and Hollywood content. The deal allows PTCL customers to opt into the ICFLIX streaming …

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Report: Global IPTV Subs to Double, AsiaPac to Lead

July 16, 2014

LONDON: The number of homes paying for IPTV is set to surge to 191 million by the end of 2020, with the Asia Pacific accounting for 61 percent of the global subscribers, according to Digital TV Research. The forecast of …

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Shaftesbury Adapting YA Series Wondrous Strange for TV

July 15, 2014

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Shaftesbury is set to adapt the young-adult book trilogy Wondrous Strange for television after acquiring the rights to the novels. The three books, from Canadian author Lesley Livingston, follow the journey of a young woman who learns she’s …

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World Cup Closer Dominates Twitter, Facebook

July 14, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO: The World Cup final, which saw Germany's 1-0 victory over Argentina, broke global records on Twitter and also marked the biggest sporting event in the history of Facebook. Twitter said that yesterday's game peaked at 618,725 tweets a …

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Social Wit List: June 2014

July 11, 2014

NEW YORK: In June, ABC's Rising Star was the most-buzzed-about show in social media, with some 137,000 tweets, according to new data from The WIT. The singing talent contest format Rising Star originally aired in Israel on Channel 2 and …

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Sony’s Steve Mosko Set for MIPCOM Keynote

July 10, 2014

PARIS: Steve Mosko, the president of Sony Pictures Television (SPT), has been lined up to deliver a keynote address as part of MIPCOM’s Media Mastermind Keynote Series focus on "The Global Quest for Original Content." Mosko will take to the …