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Israeli pubcaster KAN has commissioned a second season of the scripted comedy Checkout! from July August Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.

Turner EMEA has promoted Pierre Branco to the role of senior VP and general manager of Northern Europe and MENAT, expanding his remit to include oversight of the company’s business in the Middle East, Northern Africa, Turkey and Cyprus.

MBC Group is planning to launch a new entertainment channel geared toward Iraqi families next month.

SVOD revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to triple between 2018 and 2024 to reach $2.1 billion, according to Digital TV Research.

Pay-TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa are on the decline following the Saudi-led ban on Qatar-based beIN Media Group, rampant piracy and falling ARPUs, according to Digital TV Research.

SPI International’s FilmBox Live app is now available via Ooredoo Oman’s TV set-top box service.

OTT revenues in sub-Saharan Africa will rise from $223 million last year to more than $1 billion by 2024, according to Digital TV Research.

My-HD, a pay-TV platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed an agreement with SPI International to extend its partnership for another three years.

Digital TV Research is forecasting that sub-Saharan Africa will add more than 16 million pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024, bringing its total to 45.63 million.

The next DISCOP MENA market is set to take place from December 15 to 17, having moved from the previously scheduled February 25 to 27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.