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PARIS/LOS ANGELES: beIN is set to launch 24 entertainment channels in the Middle East and Africa with content it has acquired from Prime Entertainment Group. The deal covers 642 episodes from Prime Entertainment Group’s catalogue, including titles such as Hollywood on Set, Ultimate Countdown, Close Up and Hollywood Singing and ...

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DOHA: beIN Media Group is expanding its footprint with the launch of a range of movie and entertainment channels in the Middle East and North Africa. The plans are for 24 entertainment channels in full HD quality. This marks its entrance into the entertainment space, alongside its sports offerings. Nasser ...

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JOHANNESBURG: The pre-registration numbers for DISCOP Africa are up 72 percent, with more than 1,500 international delegates and 200-plus exhibiting companies from 82 countries already confirmed. The 11th edition of the event, organized by Basic Lead, is taking place November 4 to 6. Companies in attendance will include A&E Networks, ...

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DUBAI: icflix has partnered with Sony to make movies and TV series available for streaming via the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles in the Middle East and North Africa. Titles from the icflix catalogue will include series such as Al Sayeda Al Oula, Seerat Hob, Bent Al ...

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CANNES: Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) has entered into a deal with Telefe to represent a selection of the company's titles in Africa. Among the titles that CMD will represent from the Telefe catalogue are We Are Family (Somos Familia), Love Road (Camino al Amor) and Legacy of Passion (Herencia de ...

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OSN CEO David Butorac shares the strategies that have allowed the platform to succeed in a challenging landscape.

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LONDON: Pan-African pay-TV platforms are set to surge, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Eastern Europe Middle East & Africa Pay TV Operator Forecasts report reveals that pay DTT platform GOtv will gain 5.84 million subs between 2014 and 2020 to reach 7.50 million, which is ...

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AMMAN: Middle Eastern production company Arab Telemedia Group is set to present its content and upcoming production slate at MIPCOM 2015. Talal Awamleh, the company’s CEO, will be in Cannes to showcase new releases set to launch next year. The company is working on five series for 2016 that use ...

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NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG: Basic Lead, which organizes the twice-yearly DISCOP Africa events, has partnered with the Kenya-based Kalasha International Film & TV Festival & Market to promote and encourage intra-African trade. The new partnership between the markets is designed to stimulate co-production and distribution opportunities between Eastern, Western and Southern Africa. Independent ...

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MEXICO CITY: The 24-hour telenovela channel Romanza+Africa is now available in Seychelles via multi-service cable TV operator Intelvision. The pay-TV channel will broadcast in English. It’s the result of a partnership between Azteca and Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), along with digital-content distributor and premium-themed channel creator AfricaXP. The channel is ...

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