LONDON – To mark the anniversary of the beginning of Rohingyas’ exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, BBC News Bangla will run five days of special output on the website bbc.com/bangla, its social-media platforms and radio output. The special programming will start on Saturday 25 August with a radio phone-in programme. This will be followed by a Facebook Live with young Bangladeshis on how they think their country should handle the Rohingya issue. On radio and online, BBC … [Read more...] about BBC marks anniversary of Rohingya crisis
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Ten Sports to broadcast UEFA football competitions till 2018
Mumbai – Ten Sports has bagged the rights for the most sought after and premium football competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for the next cycle of three seasons starting 2015-16. Ten Sports, who are also the incumbent broadcast rights holders for the properties have been broadcasting these premier football competitions since 2006-07. UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League rights had become the most key football property up for acquisition and Ten … [Read more...] about Ten Sports to broadcast UEFA football competitions till 2018
Bangladesh channels demand foreign TV tax
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported that leaders of the Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) sought the government's intervention to avoid taxation problems for them to help flourish the media industry on February 4. "We're suffering from taxation problems in various ways," Shykh Siraj, General Secretary of the ATCO and Director & Head of News of Channel-i, told a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his Secretariat office. The ATCO … [Read more...] about Bangladesh channels demand foreign TV tax
Star India to broadcast 2014 and 2016 Olympics
According to Reuters, Star India was awarded the broadcast rights for the 2014 winter Olympics and 2016 summer Games for seven South Asian countries, including India and Pakistan, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. The IOC has broken new ground in recent years, directly negotiating broadcast rights for some markets instead of selling the rights for all territories on a continent to one umbrella broadcasting institution, added the report. "Star India acquired the rights to … [Read more...] about Star India to broadcast 2014 and 2016 Olympics
Zodiak Kids inks multiple sales agreements across Asia
Zodiak Kids has secured a raft of programme sales throughout Asia for over 280 hours of programming from across their portfolio. Cartoon Network has picked up a third series (52X11’) of Horrid Henry to air in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. In a separate deal, Discovery Kids has acquired the broadcast rights to the third series (20X20’) of Mister Maker produced by Zodiak’s The Foundation studio. Mister … [Read more...] about Zodiak Kids inks multiple sales agreements across Asia
Power sells “Air Force One Is Down” to AXN
Independent UK producer/distributor Power has sold its latest co-production Air Force One Is Down to Sony Pictures Television's (SPT) AXN. The sale, spanning two deals covering South Korea and India, Pakistan and Bangladesh respectively, is the latest in a spate of international sales of Air Force One Is Down that includes sales into an additional 40 territories across Asia and Australasia in pan-regional deals with STAR International Movies and Anchor Bay … [Read more...] about Power sells “Air Force One Is Down” to AXN
