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LONDON: Digital penetration is expected to exceed half the TV households in Sub-Saharan Africa in the near future, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The switchover from analogue terrestrial will account for much of this growth, with more than two-thirds of TV homes receiving DTT signals by …

JERUSALEM: The Israeli satellite TV operator yes has teamed up with the pay-OTT provider Tvinci to create GO, the country's first personal and social multiscreen TV service. With more than 40 linear channels and thousands of hours of premium VOD, yes GO will be available to access on PCs, Macs, …

LONDON: iROKOtv, an African-based platform for Nollywood movies, has received $8 million in a new round of funding, which brings the start-up's total raised to $21 million. iROKOtv, known as the "Netflix of Africa," is the top VOD platform for African content, with an online library that contains more than …

DUBAI: OSN has extended its landmark agreement with The Walt Disney Company EMEA to remain as the exclusive pay-TV service in the MENA region for first-run Disney movies, ABC Studios series and Turkish adaptations of hit ABC Studios shows. As part of the pact, OSN continues to bring Disney Channel, …

CANNES: Telefe’s telenovela Forever Julia and series Stories from the Heart are to be adapted for the Middle East and North Africa by the Dubai-based production company Beelink. The adaptations of Stories from the Heart and Forever Julia will be aired in aired Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, …

LONDON: Broadcasters in Africa have snapped up more than 150 hours of programming, including Dynamo: Magician Impossible, from Passion Distribution. Seed Entertainment took a number of shows for free-to-air broadcast throughout the continent. Titles include Life’s Too Short, a comedy; Murder on Honeymoon, a documentary; and the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network …

TEL AVIV: Keshet Media Group has announced a second installment of the INTV conference, which is focused on the convergence of innovation and technology in the TV industry. The event is hosted by Avi Nir, Keshet’s CEO, and Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem. The two-day event will feature keynote conversations, …

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Media has commissioned a host of factual content from Twofour Arabia as part of a long-term partnership between the two companies. The commissioned content will feature as part of Abu Dhabi TV’s grid relaunch this December. The upcoming slate include a series on some of the UAE’s …

DOHA: Al Jazeera Sport has picked up the rights to Barclays Premier League action in the Middle East and North Africa for a three-year period beginning next month with the 2013-2014 season. The sports broadcaster clinched the deal for British football with MP & Silva, giving it the exclusive rights …

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Television is bringing Telemundo to Africa, where it will be available in 48 countries throughout the continent on MultiChoice’s digital pay-TV satellite platform, DStv. The African launch will mark the first time that the pay-TV Telemundo branded service will be available outside of Latin America, where it is …