Al Jazeera

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Al Jazeera has commissioned a six-part environmental series, earthrise, from high-end factual prodco Talesmith. earthrise…

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Al Jazeera has denounced the Israeli government’s decision to close Al Jazeera Media Network’s bureau…

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The upcoming subscription VOD service from TV tech company Ericsson has acquired more than 2,500…

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Factual-focused SVOD net CuriosityStream has acquired a Scorpion TV documentary that looks at birth in…

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Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has set his sights on the acquisition of Canal+ rival beIN…

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Al Jazeera America will close its cable and digital operations in the coming months, citing…

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Sports channel operator beIN Media has taken full control of its channels in Asia. The…

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Al Jazeera has acquired Turkish pay TV operator Digitürk via its BeIN Sports arm. Financial…

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Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia has launched its planned new male-focused free-to-air channel Mega, using the frequency…

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Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Media Group, which operates the sports networks of the same name, is…

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Piracy remains a major problem in the Middle East and North Africa, despite the many…

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Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…

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A German documentary about alleged wide-scale doping among Russian Olympic athletes has sold to seven…

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Sky has retained the bulk of live Premier League football for upcoming seasons, but upped…

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The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…

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Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…

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Al Jazeera has launched its new youth-focused news service AJ+ as a free app for…

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Former US vice-president Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera, claiming the Qatar-based broadcaster has withheld…

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Mediaset has agreed to sell an 11.11% stake in its Italian pay TV unit to…

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Al Jazeera’s children’s channel Jeem and Israeli net Zoom have acquired the second season of…

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Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Sports and pay TV operator Canal+ are to share French rights to…

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France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has denied that Orange and Eurosport have joined Canal+ in…

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Al Jazeera America, the Qatar-owned news broadcaster’s forthcoming US channel, has hired former ABC News…

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Al Jazeera is in talks to acquire Spanish producer Mediapro, according to local reports. The…

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Ex-France and Manchester United football star Eric Cantona is making Football Rebels, a documentary series…

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BBC Worldwide has sold a raft of its drama and factual programming to broadcasters across…

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BBC Worldwide and Al Jazeera have agreed a deal for almost 200 hours of new…