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LOS ANGELES: Basic Lead is planning to subsidize the attendance of up to 100 international content buyers for this year’s edition of DISCOP Africa, set for October 31 to November 2 in Johannesburg. The organizers will target acquisitions executives who are interested in increasing their amount of programming created in ...

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JOHANNESBURG: M-Net has made a new set of titles available from the African Film Library (AFL), with a season of films dedicated to African humor. The catalogue includes the comedy Max and Mona, The President has Aids, Pousee-Pousee, Rickshaw Tricycle Man, Soweto Green and Kini and Adams. The movies are ...

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DUBAI: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has signed three new distribution deals in the Middle East, inking agreements with broadcasters in Egypt, Qatar and Dubai. Feature films from the Sony Pictures library, spanning a variety of genres, are headed to a trio of networks in the region, via a set of ...

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CANNES/ABU DHABI: twofour54 and its Abu Dhabi Film Commission have launched an incentive scheme that will start in September, in an effort to position Abu Dhabi as the go-to destination for international TV production. A rebate of up to 30 percent of qualifying spend in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi ...

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HONG KONG: News Corporation has purchased newly issued shares in Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal’s Rotana Group for $35 million, upping its stake in the Middle Eastern media company to 18.97 percent from 14.53 percent. News Corp. first invested in Rotana in February 2010, taking a 9.09-percent interest and options to ...

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Media Holding (LMH) has alleged that the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) is refusing to pay amounts due under production-sharing arrangements between the two outfits, but the LBCI is now hitting back against the claims. LMH, which is majority owned by Saudi prince Waleed Bin Talal, previously shut ...

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DOHA: Paul Johnson, who previously held posts at the Endemol Group and Reed MIDEM, has been hired by Al Jazeera Media Network to serve as its executive director of marketing and distribution.  Johnson will oversee all the global marketing, communication and distribution activities at the company. He will work to ...

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JOHANNESBURG: M-Net is presenting the VOD offering of the African Film Library (AFL), featuring the world’s largest collection of award-winning African film content. Managed by DStv Online, the AFL features films and documentaries from across the continent that are accessible to viewers worldwide. The AFL also delivers a new digital ...

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BUENOS AIRES: With titles such as Candy Love, Mistreated and The Man of Your Dreams, Telefe International is looking to build up its business in the Middle East and Africa at MIPTV, according to Michelle Wasserman, the company’s head of international business, programming, formats and production services. "We are looking ...

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JOHANNESBURG: M-Net has lined up a slate of new dramas, in addition to content spanning the lifestyle, factual and kids’ genres. Highlights from the company’s offerings include The Wild, a new, HD daily drama series from M-Net’s in-house production team. It tells the story of three families from different racial ...

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