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LEBANON / Agreement between beIN Media and Italia Film concerning 600 films

beIN Media, which recently expanded its pay TV package with new entertainment channels, has just formalized an agreement with the Lebanese distribution company Italia Film International. For the next five years, beIN will be able to broadcast nearly 600 films distributed by Italia Film, which enjoys exclusive deals with major US groups such as The …

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LEBANON / Arabsat cuts transmission of the Hezbollah channel

On December 4th the Saudi satellite television operator Arabsat stopped transmitting Al Manar, a private Lebanese television channel. The plugs were pulled in the middle of an interview with the leader of the Arab Democratic Party, Shaker Al Berjawi, who was criticizing the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Hezbollah, Al Manar’s …

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GREECE / Millimages gives two animation programmes to ERT

On November 27th Millimages, a French production and distribution company specializing in animation, formally presented two television series to ERT, the Greek public broadcaster which reopened its doors in June. Both series target pre-school audiences: “Mouk” (104 11-minute episodes) and “Didou, dessine-moi” (117 7-minute episodes). In a statement, Roch Lener’s company explained it wants to …

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ROMANIA / RFI România given the Cultural Order of Merit

As part of Romania’s National Day, December 1st, the radio station RFI România was awarded the Cultural Order of Merit. It was presented to the station’s Director, Cornel Ion, by the Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis. In his speech the president emphasized “the professionalism, objectivity and dedication of the journalists working for this radio station which …

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MOROCCO / In 2016 Medi 1 TV will re-focus on news

The private channel Medi 1 TV, which until now has offered generalist programming, will become a news and discussion channel from 2016. In an interview with the Medias24 website its CEO, Abbas Azzouzi, detailed the reasons this reorientation. “Since the Arab Spring, several mainstream news channels have lost their lustre. Moroccan, North African and African …

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FRANCE / Jean-Marc Boero new General Secretary of INA

On November 30th Laurent Vallet, managing director of the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), appointed Jean-Marc Boero as General Secretary. He will take office on January 4th 2016 and will succeed Jean-Marc Auvray. Since 2003 M.Vallet has worked for the Public Sénat channel, successively as Deputy Secretary General, Director of Human Resources and Administration and …

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FRANCE ITALY / Banijay will adapt the Israeli game “Double Or Nothing”

In November the Banijay Group production company acquired the rights to adapt the Israeli game show “Double or Nothing”. Developed in Israel by Armoza Formats and Studio Glam, the programme pits a pair of contestants against one opponent in a series of challenges. To win the stake money, the couple have to do twice as …

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