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On July 13th the beIN Media Group, a subsidiary of Al Jazeera, bought the pay-TV platform Digiturk, until now 53% owned by Cukurova Holding and 47% by Providence Equity Partners. The transaction, for an undisclosed amount, will only be effective after obtaining permits from the local competition authorities. Sources: cbnews.fr, lesechos.fr et broadbandtvnews.com
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The new Canal Plus programme schedule for September will face changes. In early July several media announced that the satirical programme “Guignols de l’info” may be axed, causing uproar and heated debate. Viewers, media personalities and politicians all expressed their support for the show. But it’s not going to close – created in 1988 and …
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On July 3rd, after 27 years broadcasting, financial difficulties forced the local station Télé Toulouse (TLT) to close down. In fact on the same day the commercial court in Toulouse had ordered TLT’s liquidation with immediate effect. Founded in 1988, TLT was one of the oldest national local channels. For several years, it had been …
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On July 15th the Haute Autorité Indépendante pour la Communication Audiovisuelle (HAICA) started seizing production and broadcasting equipment of media companies broadcasting illegally. On July 6th the HAICA issued a press statement demanding that all radio and television stations transmitting without a license must stop doing so before July 13th in order to respect the …
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On July 2nd the Conseil Supérieur de la Communication Audiovisuelle (CSCA) rejected the request by Abdelilah Benkirane, the head of the Moroccan government. He had asked the Haute Autorité de la Communication Audiovisuelle (HACA) to take action against those at the public television channel 2M responsible for violating the broadcasting laws by re-transmitting live Jennifer …
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Ali Djerri, director of the private TV station KBC (El Khabar TV) has received a verbal warning from the Algerian broadcasting watchdog, ARAV. At issue: “the repeated infringements by two programmes – “Allô oui” and “Jornan el-gosto” – in which names and symbols of the state and senior officials in different structures and institutions of …
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On July 1st Atresmedia launched Mega, a new DDT general interest channel for a male viewers aged between 25 and 45. An agreement signed with Mediapro has meant the early closure of Gol TV, a DTT sports channel which would have closed at the end of the year, thus allowing Atresmedia to pick up that …
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