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Televisa Internacional Looks to MEA for New Sales

September 19, 2013

CANNES: Telenovelas lead the slate that Televisa Internacional is presenting for sales in the Middle East and Africa. The Tempest follows the life of a young woman who falls in love with the captain of a fishing boat. There is also Life of Lies, available in English, Portuguese and French, …

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MIPCOM Spotlight: twofour54

September 17, 2013

CANNES: The Emirati entrepreneurs Peyman and Mohamed Parham Al Awadhi, founders of Qabeela New Media, a twofour54 partner company, will be at MIPCOM to promote their new social-media travel series Peeta Planet. The show, which twofour54 helped to develop, follows the two brothers as they travel and explore 12 countries. …

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Twofour Adds Trio of Execs to Abu Dhabi Team

September 10, 2013

LONDON: Twofour Arabia has named Reem Nouss, Yara Awad and Rosie Kingham to its executive team based in Abu Dhabi. In their new roles, which are immediately effective, Nouss, Awad and Kingham will deal with the factual series and features ordered by Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) for the Abu Dhabi …

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Keshet Teams with PromaxBDA for Creative Clinic at INTV

September 4, 2013

TEL AVIV: Keshet Media is hosting the second annual INTV conference, which will again feature a PromaxBDA Creative Clinic. Kendrick Reid, the senior VP and executive creative director of brand strategy for BET Networks, will be a special guest at the Creative Clinic. He will present a session called "personalizing …

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OSN Ya Hala Arrives in the U.K.

August 20, 2013

DUBAI: OSN is bringing its flagship Arabic-language channel OSN Ya Hala to TalkTalk in the U.K., marking its first international foray. The deal was secured in partnership with THEMA, a company that aggregates foreign TV channels into bouquets targeted to diaspora communities. this is the first time that a bespoke Arabic …

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Telemundo Premieres in Africa

August 13, 2013

MIAMI: The Telemundo channel has officially begun operating in Africa, where it is available in more than 48 countries through MultiChoice’s DStv digital pay-TV satellite platform. Touting the tagline Telemundo: Feel the Passion, the network is delivering programming such as Precious Rose, Aurora, My Heart Beats for Lola Volcán and Behind …

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FIC Brings FOX Crime to Africa

August 12, 2013

JOHANNESBURG: FOX International Channels (FIC) has launched its FOX Crime channel in South Africa on MultiChoice’s DStv platform. This carriage adds 1.6 million subscribers to the brand’s existing 25 million households. In South Africa, FOX Crime features FIC original co-productions such as The Bridge as well as key franchise acquisitions, including Criminal Minds, CSI …

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Starz Signs Streaming Deal in the Middle East

August 9, 2013

DUBAI: The Middle Eastern streaming platform icflix has scored a range of titles, including Black Sails, The White Queen and Spartacus, from Starz Digital Media. icflix is the Middle East’s first unlimited streaming platform for Arabic content, Bollywood and Hollywood content. It will be offering select Starz Digital Media content …

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Four ABS-CBN Channels Head to OSN Platform

April 29, 2013

DUBAI: OSN is set to offer viewers four new ABS-CBN channels, including the flagship TFC (The Filipino Channel). Joining the OSN platform as of May 1, TFC is an entertainment service that features drama, comedy and more. Bro is dedicated to sports and entertainment, while Cinema One Global features movies …