World Screen

BOGOTÁ: Infiltrated, an action-packed thriller series from Caracol TV International, premiered this week on TV Media in Afghanistan. Inspired by true police stories, Infiltrated focuses on the members of the G.I.C., a special unit of the National Police. The high-def show stars Marcela Mar, Julian Arango and Ramiro Meneses. Infiltrated, which airs …

LONDON: Passion Distribution is heading to DISCOP Africa next week on the heels of a slew of new sales deals in the region, including licensing Man V. Food Nation to Sony Max. The pan-regional pay-TV channel has picked up season one of the show, as well as 2 hour-long specials. Passion’s business in Africa …

LONDON: Keshet Media Group is hosting a new international TV conference, INTV, which will take place on November 11 and 12 in Jerusalem. INTV will be focused on innovation in television, with a number of keynotes, fireside chats and interviews already in place. Speakers include Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of WME; Avi …

JOHANNESBURG/LOS ANGELES: Jason Njoku, the co-founder and CEO of the digital distributor iROKO, is lined up to deliver the opening morning keynote at DISCOP Africa on October 31. iROKO is the world’s largest digital distributor of Nollywood movies and is also YouTube’s largest partner in Africa. During his keynote, Njoku …

LONDON: Universal Channel is celebrating one year on air in Africa by launching an HD version of the service on DStv. Universal Channel made its debut on DStv in October 2011, and since that time has more than tripled its audience. Now, Universal Channel HD makes its debut in the African …

TEL AVIV: This MIPCOM Keshet International is presenting unscripted highlights such as Marathon, Fair & Square and Checkout.   Marathon is a primetime reality format featuring five non-athletic people who are training for a marathon. It is scheduled to premiere next year on Keshet’s Channel 2.   Recently re-launched following …

LONDON: A new deal from Endemol Worldwide Distribution sees the first season of the U.S. talk show The Steve Harvey Show airing on the M-Net channel throughout Africa. The first season of more than 200 episodes will run on M-Net, as well as two further seasons. The show is produced …

PARIS: The Middle East’s television industry, post the Arab Spring, will take center stage at a number of sessions at MIPCOM, as will the booming Turkish drama business. A series of panels, led by Nabil Kazan, the president and chief executive of K & Partners TV Services, will look at …

LOS ANGELES: More than 1,000 delegates representing 700 companies from 85 countries are expected to attend next month’s DISCOP Africa. The event, which takes place from October 31 to November 2 in Johannesburg, is pacing to welcome a record number of delegates. This includes all of Africa’s major broadcasters, pay-TV …

LONDON: The African DTH platform ZAP has added the Outdoor Channel and JimJam to its lineup, serving the territories of Angola and Mozambique.  The deal marks the first time that Outdoor Channel is available in these two territories. It also marks an expansion of Chello Zone’s existing relationship with ZAP, …