Dori Media Channels Extend YES Carriage

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has clinched a deal with Israeli platform YES to extend carriage of the novela channels VIVA and VIVA Platina until the end of 2013.

VIVA is included on YES’s basic package while VIVA Platina is a premium service airing exclusively on weekends. Both channels are also carried on cable platform HOT in a deal that runs until the end of 2011.

Announcing the extended deal with YES, Nadav Palti, the president and CEO of Dori Media Group, said: "Our VIVA branded channels have built a strong reputation for broadcasting high quality telenovelas and establishing high level of loyalty among its audiences. The extension agreement is part of our commitment to continue broadcasting quality content to the largest audiences and on the best TV networks both in Israel and internationally."