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LONDON: Pay-TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to grow by more than 83 percent to reach $5.6 billion by 2020, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The report, Digital TV Middle East & North Africa Forecasts, expects Turkey and Israel to …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced that the International Academy Day in Jerusalem, hosted by Dori Media Group, will feature Israeli President Shimon Peres and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. The event will kick off with an opening dinner on June 11 with President Peres. …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of TV Middle East & Africa. With investment schemes and high-tech facilities, Dubai is attracting the interest of media companies worldwide. Sometimes only a cliché will do in describing the boomtown that is Dubai. The happy problem is that the clichés …

LAUSANNE: SuperSport International has acquired the broadcast rights in South Africa and more than 40 territories in sub-Saharan Africa for this year’s Olympic Winter Games in Russia, as well as the 2016 summer games in Brazil. The agreement, struck between the broadcaster and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), extends to …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has licensed the broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa to Infront Sports & Media for this year's Olympic Winter Games in Russia, the 2016 Games of the Olympiad in Brazil and the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in China. Infront has also picked up the exclusive …

NEW YORK/DUBAI: OSN has reached a landmark deal with AMC/Sundance Channel Global to bring its flagship Sundance Channel HD to the Middle East and North Africa. The channel becomes available exclusively on OSN as of January 15. It joins the platform's existing lineup of more than 135 channels, including 15 …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched its first-ever free-TV channel in Tanzania, under the TV1 brand. The general entertainment channel is available through Tanzania's digital terrestrial network. It is available to up to 30 percent of the country's 48 million people. TV1 features a mix of locally produced news …

LONDON: Digital penetration is expected to exceed half the TV households in Sub-Saharan Africa in the near future, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The switchover from analogue terrestrial will account for much of this growth, with more than two-thirds of TV homes receiving DTT signals by …

JERUSALEM: The Israeli satellite TV operator yes has teamed up with the pay-OTT provider Tvinci to create GO, the country's first personal and social multiscreen TV service. With more than 40 linear channels and thousands of hours of premium VOD, yes GO will be available to access on PCs, Macs, …

LONDON: iROKOtv, an African-based platform for Nollywood movies, has received $8 million in a new round of funding, which brings the start-up's total raised to $21 million. iROKOtv, known as the "Netflix of Africa," is the top VOD platform for African content, with an online library that contains more than …