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SILVER SPRING: Discovery Networks International has secured carriage for TLC HD in the Middle East and North Africa through OSN. TLC HD launches on the platform on March 24. It joins Discovery Channel HD, Discovery Science HD, Animal Planet HD, Discovery World and Investigation Discovery on OSN. The channel will …

PARIS: MIPTV is hosting a Focus on Israel at the upcoming market, which takes place April 7 to 10. On Saturday, April 5, as part of MIPDoc, “Co-Production Marketplace: Success Stories from Israel” will offer insights into the Israeli factual and documentary market, and hear a series of case studies …

DUBAI: Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) has named Amanda Turnbull as the managing director of Fatafeat, a food network in the Middle East. Turnbull, who takes on the role tomorrow, is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the network. She becomes the …

LOS ANGELES: Electus has inked a volume deal, featuring more than 75 hours of programming, with South Africa's M-NET. Titles include David Blaine: Real or Magic and seasons one and two of Bet On Your Baby. Also heading to M-NET are Food Fighters, The Hero and 72 Hours, along with …

ABU DHABI: Yara Awad has been appointed as general manager of Twofour Arabia, taking on oversight for the UAE-based operations. Awad will be leading a team of producers and production managers, providing digital services and broadcast TV to brands, broadcasters and the public sector. Awad will be based out of …

MIAMI: The Telemundo Studios production Part of Me (En otra piel) is airing on Israel’s Viva Channel, where it replaced another Telemundo novela in the prime-time slot. The show, which is distributed by Telemundo Internacional, airs on the Israeli network at 8 p.m. The drama is based on the telenovela …

LONDON: FremantleMedia International has granted Now Consulting Group the exclusive rights to distribute two Croatian dramas in the Middle East and Africa. The pact will see the FremantleMedia-produced daily dramas Tajne (Deceptions), totaling 140 episodes, and Ruza Vejtrova (Wind of Love), with 345 episodes, traveling beyond the Balkans for the …

LONDON: The MultiChoice DStv pay-TV platform in South Africa is set to begin offering its customers access to Lifetime later this month. Launching July 22, Lifetime joins HISTORY and Crime + Investigation in the A+E Networks portfolio in Africa. It will be available to all DStv Premium customers. The channel's …

LAGOS: Pana TV, an African online TV service, has secured select streaming rights to the feature film Half of a Yellow Sun, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton and Anika Noni Rose. The online service signed a deal with London-based distributor Soda Pictures, making Pana TV the first to stream the …

NEW YORK/WARSAW/LAGOS: SPI International's FilmBox brand channels are now available to CONSAT TV subscribers in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. The agreement includes FilmBox, FilmBox Arthouse, FightBox, DocuBox, FashionBox, Fast&FunBox and 360 TuneBox. In addition to Nigeria, these channels are being offered in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Ivory …