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The Italian Public Broadcaster RAI has reached an agreement with Vivendi allowing the Italian group to show its premium content on Dailymotion, the video-sharing platform owned by Vivendi. According to a Dailymotion press-release: “some of the best films in Rai’s catalogue” are now available for Italians on Dailymotion’s video-on-demand site. This includes not only several …
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On June 17th the French public radio RFI (France Médias Monde) launched a new web-site for those wishing to learn the French language: RFI Savoirs (http://savoirs.rfi.fr). Aimed at the general public as much as education professionals, the site offers “keys to understanding the world in French”, presented as themed dossiers going deeper into current affairs …
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Following a complaint filed in April by the Algerian Ministry of Communication, the Birmandreis Administrative Tribunal ruled on June 15th that the purchase of the media group El Khabar by Ness Prod must be suspended. Ness Prod is a subsidiary of the Cevital group owned by businessman Issad Rebrab. The deal, finalised on March 14th, …
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has managed to do a last-minute deal with the Bosnian public service broadcaster BHRT. As a reminder, BHRT had until June 8th to repay the EBU a debt of 6 million Swiss francs (€5.4 million). “In recent weeks talks with BHRT have been productive,” the EBU’s Director General, Ingrid Deltenre …
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On June 10th the former Tunisian President’s lawyer announced that charges of “violation of honour and identity theft” had been filed on behalf of his client against Attessia TV, a general interest private television channel. Apparently the ousted Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who has been living in exile in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, …
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Two weeks ago Mediaset España felt the Euro 2016 broadcasting rights were too expensive. But now the company has decided it will broadcast the competition’s matches on its channels Telecinco and Cuatro. According to the newspaper La Información, an agreement was reached with UEFA, although some loose ends remain before the news is officially announced. …
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On May 12th the Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity, Ghada Wali, announced that the government will set up a grant of EGP 1 million (about €100,000) to produce a television series during Ramadan to help fight drug abuse in the country. The grant will be funded jointly by the Ministries of Social Solidarity and Youth …
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