News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
In a press release issued on March 1st, the Eurovision network announced it had opened a business hub in Dubai “to support the growth of its activities in the region”. The office is located in the heart of Dubai Media City, a Free Zone housing more than a thousand media companies, including the regional offices …
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Apart from PriMed, which ended on December 12th in Marseille, several Mediterranean festivals gave their awards over the past few days. Recap from Annaba, Brussels and Marrakesh. On its return after a long break, the Annaba Festival of Mediterranean Film gave its Golden Annab to a Palestinian black comedy, “Dégradé”, directed by Arab and Tarzan …
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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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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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Despite the curfew imposed in Tunisia after the attack of November 24th, the Carthage Film Festival managed to run its course as scheduled. The audience responded well, despite the tense atmosphere, as evidenced by the success of “Much Loved”, attracting 1,600 spectators for its screening and winning the Jury Prize. Another Moroccan film, Mohamed Mouftakir‘s …
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On November 17th in Strasbourg, Zaina Erhaim, a 30-year old Syrian journalist, won the 2015 Reporters Without Borders Award. She was chosen for “her ethics, determination and courage” and for her ability to “emphasize the human dimension behind the scenes of war”. Still based in Aleppo, for the past two years she has trained about …
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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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