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LONDON: A new deal from Endemol Worldwide Distribution sees the first season of the U.S. talk show The Steve Harvey Show airing on the M-Net channel throughout Africa. The first season of more than 200 episodes will run on M-Net, as well as two further seasons. The show is produced ...

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PARIS: The Middle East’s television industry, post the Arab Spring, will take center stage at a number of sessions at MIPCOM, as will the booming Turkish drama business. A series of panels, led by Nabil Kazan, the president and chief executive of K & Partners TV Services, will look at ...

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LOS ANGELES: More than 1,000 delegates representing 700 companies from 85 countries are expected to attend next month’s DISCOP Africa. The event, which takes place from October 31 to November 2 in Johannesburg, is pacing to welcome a record number of delegates. This includes all of Africa’s major broadcasters, pay-TV ...

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TORONTO: Peace Point Rights has entered into a distribution partnership with Tanweer Group, which distributes content across the Middle East and North Africa.  Peace Point’s slate includes Keasha’s Perfect Dress, Colin & Justin’s Street Sweep, The Bulloch Family Ranch, Bake with Anna Olson and School Run, among others. This is ...

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LONDON: Broadcasters in the Middle East and Africa have picked up programming from Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). Viasat in Ghana purchased Salt n’ Pepa. The South African Broadcasting Corporation of South Africa bought the third season of Teen Mom and the first season of If You Really Knew Me, ...

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DUBAI: The newly formed Dubai Film and TV Commission is developing incentives to encourage international producers to film in the emirate, as well as schemes to bolster the skills of local crews. The commission held its first board meeting in Dubai last week under the leadership of chairman Jamal Al ...

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LUXEMBOURG: Sky News Arabia, a joint venture between BSkyB and the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation, has joined the European News Exchange (Enex), a leading provider of news footage across Europe. Sky News Arabia, which launched in May 2012, has been providing news material into the Enex since July 1, ...

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BOGOTÁ: The Colombian production Mariana and Scarlett has been sold by Caracol TV International to the Wananchi Programming Group to air in Africa. The show, which features the actresses Carolina Acevedo and Carolina Guerra, will air in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Eritrea, Malawi, Zambia and Sudan on the ...

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NEW YORK: iROKOtv, which is billed as the "Netflix of Africa," has notched up more than 500,000 registered users in less than six months since its launch. iROKOtv is Africa’s first legal online source for Nollywood films. The company has the backing of $8 million in funding from the U.S. ...

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SINGAPORE: An agreement between ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), the exclusive Asian rights holder for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) matches, and Al Jazeera Sport brings live coverage of the Friends Life Twenty20 2012 to the Middle East and North Africa for the first time. Al Jazeera gains live coverage for ...

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