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By leaning on Telecom Italia, of which it owns 23.9 %, Vivendi wants to launch an Italian version of its pay channel Canal Plus. According to Reuters, Vivendi and Telecom Italia will work together to launch a channel run by a “joint venture acquiring broadcasting rights and producing films and series”. Named Canale Plus, it will …
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The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) has dealt a blow to beIN Sports, the Qatari bouquet of sports channels, by annulling its contract with the Egyptian operator Cable Network Egypt. According to the ECA’s decision, made public on July 12th, beIN Sports may have “violated Article 8 of the Law on the Protection of Competition by …
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A new private, general interest television channel, Carthage Plus, will join the Tunisian broadcasting landscape in the next few days. Created by the Paris-based Tunisian businessman, Lassaad Kheder, Carthage Plus will broadcast from Tunis on the Nilesat satellite, on the frequency formerly used by Attessia TV. The experimental broadcasting period began in August and …
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İbrahim Eren is the new Managing Director of the Turkish public broadcasting group TRT. The appointment of İbrahim Eren, TRT’s Deputy Director General since 2013, was published on July 10th in the official gazette, following the approval of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He thus becomes the 17th CEO in the history of the TRT. A …
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From July 3rd to 10th seven journalists from across the Mediterranean came to Marseilles to take part in the 10th training session for writing news reports based on film archives. Created in 2008 and organised by the CMCA (Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle) and INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel), these training sessions give journalists …
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While there has to be a new auction to allocate licenses to Greek private television channels, the ESR (the National Independent Council for regulating broadcasting) wants to increase the number of channels. After a long meeting on July 6th, the ESR decided to award 7 broadcast licenses for national private channels in the near future. …
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The jury of the International Grand Prix for Creative Documentary, organised by the Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale (URTI), delivered is verdict on July 1st, giving awards to 4 documentaries. The Arman Trophy Grand Prix goes to “The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families”, a Japanese film about post-tsunami mourning. “Mada underground”, produced …
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