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ITALY / Creation of Rai Cinema International Distribution

Rai Cinema International Distribution

Rai Cinema and Rai Com have announced the creation of Rai Cinema International Distribution, integrating the two branches of the Italian public broadcaster. The aim of this new company is to optimize the distribution of Rai’s films abroad and to improve the visibility of Italian films worldwide. According to the agreement Rai Cinema will manage …

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EUROPE – ISRAEL / Arte acquires the Israeli series “Bloody Murray”

Bloody Murray

The Franco-German channel, Arte, has acquired the Israeli series Bloody Murray from Yes Studio. Renamed Dana & Murray, the 9 episodes will be available on Arte.tv until November 16th. Created by Stav Idisis, Dana & Murray follows the fortunes of two room-mates, Dana and Murray, who both find being single more and more problematic. Their …

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ARAB WORLD / “Bassma” presents the Arab world’s most inspiring women

Bassma

The free-to-view channel Asharq Discovery has launched Bassma, a new TV series about iconic Arab women. Scheduled for ten episodes, Bassma presents pioneering women who are considered amongst the most inspirational in the contemporary Arab world: Egyptian actress Yusra, Moroccan singer Samira Saeed, lawyer Sofana Dahlan and aerospace engineer Mishaal Ashemimry, both from Saudi Arabia, …

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NORTH AFRICA / The ASBU’s 3rd Arab Media Congress was held in Tunis

ASBU

The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) held its 3rd Arab Media Congress in Tunis on January 17th and 18th. Every year media experts, journalists and professionals come together to exchange ideas and debate the issues facing the Arab media. This year’s guest of honour was Algeria’s Minister of Communication, Mohamed Laagab. The theme running through …

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MOROCCO / The series “Bnat Al Hadide” will be shown on 2M

2M

The television series Bnat Al Hadide, directed by Alaa Akaaboune and produced by Connexion Média, will be broadcast on 2M during the month of Ramadan. Written by Fatine El Youssfi, the series is about the daughter of a powerful scrap-metal merchant, Fatima, played by Fatima Zahra Bennacer. She does everything she can to be integrated …

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TURKEY-SPAIN / Mediaset España buys the rights of the Turkish series “Farah”

Mediaset-Espana

Spanish media company Mediaset España recently announced it has purchased the Turkish series Farah, distributed by Calinos Entertainment. The series, adapted from the award-winning Argentinian show La Chica Que Limpia, is about an Iranian woman, Farag, and her son, forced to flee their native country and settle in Istanbul. In order to buy medical care …

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EUROPE / The Council of Europe supports seven series co-productions

Council-of-Europe

The results of the first evaluation session of the Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme for Series Co-production have been announced. Seven co-productions will be supported for a total of €3 million. Among the titles selected, the Greater Adria series (Croatia, Italy, Germany and Belgium) will receive €500,000. It is the first series co-production involving Croatia …

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