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LOS ANGELES: DISCOP Africa has already sold out the floor plan for its next edition, which is set for November 6 to 8 at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg. More than 2,000 delegates from 70-plus countries are expected to attend. National umbrellas representing the U.K., France, the U.S., China, …

PARIS: Morocco’s 2M has snapped up 30 episodes of Novovision’s new candid-camera series, which targets viewers in the Middle East and is the company’s first production in the Arab region. Locally titled Al Camera al Majnouna (Crazy Camera), the 13-minute show was inspired by Novovision’s Crazy Hidden Camera. The production …

DAR ES SALAM: Viasat1 is set to launch as a national DTT free-to-air channel in Tanzania later this year or early next, delivering a broad range of general-entertainment shows. Modern Times Group’s new Tanzanian channel will offer local content such as national news, talk and music shows, African movies and dramas …

CAPE TOWN: MultiChoice has added Televisa Networks’ TLN channel to its DStv offering in the main Portuguese-speaking African countries of Angola and Mozambique. TLN offers telenovelas, comedies and series, all presented in Portuguese. It is now available in Angola, Mozambique, Brazil and Portugal. Valentina Lauria, European sales director of Televisa …

LONDON: TRACE Sports is making its debut in Israel, after having secured a carriage agreement with HOT. TRACE Sports will be available to all HOT subscribers as part of their basic package at no additional cost. The channel will be localized with full Hebrew subtitles. It will feature items on …

LONDON: As part of the company’s efforts to expand in the Middle East, Twofour has hired Paul Harper as the new general manager for its UAE-based arm, which was established in 2010. Harper will work out of Twofour Arabia’s offices in Twofour54, Abu Dhabi. Reporting to former general manager Jonney …

LONDON: BBC World News is set to broadcast in high definition on Arabsat throughout the Middle East beginning on Monday, August 5. The agreement allows viewers in the region to access BBC coverage in HD, including international news, documentaries, entertainment and arts programming. Among the shows on the schedule is Global, …

LOS ANGELES: As part of a new "guest country" focus announced by the DISCOP Organization, Nigeria has been selected as the first country to take the spotlight at November’s DISCOP Africa. The DISCOP Organization said that there will be a guest country for both DISCOP Africa and DISCOP Istanbul. Nigeria …

CANNES: FOX International Channels (FIC) is in the final stages of acquiring Setanta Africa Services, a sports channel bouquet present across sub-Saharan Africa in more than 1 million homes. The acquisition is complete subject to approval by the Irish Competition Authority. Setanta Africa business broadcasts three sports channels: Setanta Africa, …

ZURICH: FIFA is to consult with broadcasters, sponsors and football confederations regarding the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, given concerns about the summer temperatures in the emirate. FIFA’s executive committee said the consultation process among the main stakeholders concerned—“including both the international football community (FIFA, confederations, member …