Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

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FRANCE / Agreement on a new method of paying for broadcasting archives

The Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), the Syndicat des producteurs indépendants (SPI) and the Union syndicale de la production audiovisuelle (USPA), have signed an agreement introducing a new way of paying for broadcasting archives whose rights have expired. This is to extend the lifespan of broadcasting works and make it easier to use them by …

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SPAIN / Lagardère Active majority shareholder in Grupo BTV

Lagardère Active has announced the acquisition of an 82% stake in Grupo Boomerang TV (Grupo BTV). The remaining 18% are still owned by the founding members, who will continue the daily management of the Group. Created in 1998, Grupo BTV is a leading independent Spanish producer for broadcasting (drama and once-only TV) and has initiated …

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SPAIN / Mediaset España shareholder in 8TV

Mediaset España and Grupo Godó have signed an agreement for the former to buy 40% of the capital of Catalunya Emissions Digital SA. Until now this company has been the exclusive property of Grupo Godó, owner of several channels in Catalonia (8TV RAC 105 TV, Barça TV). The newspaper “La vanguardia” reports that this alliance …

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SPAIN / Distribution of income from Spanish football TV rights

On May 14th the Spanish Parliament passed a new law concerning the sale of television rights in Spanish football. It establishes a collective distribution of the income from TV rights to reduce the current imbalances between how much La Liga’s small and large clubs receive. 92% of the rights will be allocated to professional football …

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MENA / A Thousand and One Nights on ICFLIX

For the holy month ICFLIX, the platform for legal streaming and video on demand in the Middle East and North Africa, is launching a series inspired by the popular Arab stories A Thousand and One Nights, “Alf Leila we Leila”. The series will be available throughout the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). Every …

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EGYPT / A foretaste of the series offered for the holy month

The news website Ahram Online reports that the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) will broadcast 11 television series over Ramadan, among them Tamer Mohsen’s “Taht El-Saytara” (Under Control), Ahmed Medhat’s “Zarf Eswed” (The Black Envelope) and Ahmed Nour’s “Yawmeyat Zawga Mafousa” (Diary of a Devastated Woman). They have all been co-produced by ERTU and …

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MOROCCO / A new comedy series on 2M

In addition to the follow-ons of last year’s successes, 2M has several new offerings for Ramadan 2015: new comedy series include “Nejma w Qamar”, “Al khawasser”, “F Salone” while fans of the hit sitcom “Kenza F’Douar” will find its second season is called “Nayda F’Douar”. Actor Hicham Bahloul will be back on the small screen …

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