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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 …

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 …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has sold several of its series and documentaries into Africa, including a deal with Viasat Explore. Viasat Explore picked up a package that includes Timber Kings seasons one through three and the factual-entertainment series Carver Kings. Additional sales include seasons one and two of Mind of a …

WARSAW: Eight FilmBox channels are being added to the Airtel and TTCL IPTV networks in Tanzania. FilmBox Arthouse, dedicated to world cinema, is part of the deal, as are FightBox HD, featuring sports such as MMA; Fast&FunBox HD, an extreme-sports network; and DocuBox HD, showcasing documentary films. Also headed to Tanzania …

JOHANNESBURG: DISCOP Africa put China in the spotlight during a special showcase that highlighted the partnership opportunities between the two territories. The China Showcase was sponsored by the International Cooperation Department of State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, People’s Republic of China, and undertaken by China International …

JOHANNESBURG: Ratna Siriah has been named general manager of FOX International Channels (FIC) Africa. Based in Johannesburg, Siriah will report directly to Adam Theiler, the executive VP of FIC U.K., Nordic region, Turkey and Africa. The exec assumes the management of the company’s business in the region, where FIC operates …

LOS ANGELES: Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products has entered into an international licensing partnership with Al Ahli Holding Group for a theme park and resort in Dubai featuring attractions based on TV’s Sons of Anarchy and The Simpsons, among other rides. The Fox-branded theme park and resort is also slated to …

JOHANNESBURG: The 11th edition of DISCOP Africa kicked off today in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre, which is set to welcome upwards of 2,000 attendees over the next few days. Patrick Zuchowicki, the CEO of event organizer Basic Lead and the founder of the DISCOP markets, told World Screen …

JOHANNESBURG: The African internet TV service iROKO has launched a global content distribution and licensing division, iROKO Global, at DISCOP Africa. The new unit will be licensing iROKO’s library of Nollywood films and TV series across pay TV, internet TV, inflight and YouTube channels. The headquarters will be in London. …

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 …