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  • Fancode kicks off exclusive five-year Laliga partnership in India

    Fancode kicks off exclusive five-year Laliga partnership in India

    MUMBAI: FanCode, India’s go-to sports platform, has clinched a five-year exclusive deal with Laliga, bringing Spanish football’s top-tier action to Indian screens. Starting with this weekend’s high-stakes ElClásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, FanCode will stream all Laliga EA Sports and Laliga Hypermotion matches — live and in HD.

    The partnership promises wall-to-wall coverage of 380 top-flight Laliga games each season, alongside Laliga Hypermotion fixtures. Fans can catch every match on FanCode’s mobile app, TV app (Android TV, Fire TV, Jio STB, Samsung, LG), and website — all without a hitch.

    Laliga’s star power — featuring football greats like Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski, Vinicius Jr, and Antoine Griezmann — has made it a fan favourite in India. With its clubs already boasting massive followings, from Real Madrid to FC Barcelona, FanCode is poised to expand that popularity with a 360-degree marketing blitz. Expect community events, marquee screenings, social media takeovers, and even player visits to India.

    Laliga president Javier Tebas said: “We are delighted to have FanCode partner with us for the Indian market. At Laliga, we always look for best-in-class partners to deliver Spanish football to fans everywhere. FanCode brings strong local expertise and shares our passion for growing the league’s reach. We look forward to working together over the next five years to bring the best of Spanish football to fans in India.”

    FanCode  cofounder Yannick Colaco added: “We’ve seen first-hand the incredible fan following that Laliga commands in India. With top-tier clubs and world-class players on display, fans can expect high-quality football week in, week out. Our 360-degree approach will ensure a seamless experience across all touchpoints — be it live streaming, engaging with fans to build a strong community or taking the league to new fans. We’re excited to work closely with Laliga to grow the league’s popularity in India.”

    FanCode, which reaches over 160 million sports fans and has logged 50 million app downloads, is already a dominant player in Indian sports streaming, with partnerships across ICC, Formula 1, MotoGP, and more. This new deal with Laliga is set to score big with football fans nationwide.

  • BBC Academy launches content in five additional languages including Bangla & Spanish

    MUMBAI: The BBC Academy has further expanded its global outreach, adding content in five languages.  Free resources, dedicated to journalism and language use in Bangla, Kyrgyz, Somali, Spanish and Ukrainian, are now live with mobile-first new design (in the first iteration of the sites) – bringing the total number of BBC Academy’s non-English-language sites to 23.

    The BBC Academy puts skills development at the heart of the BBC, supporting its mission to inform, educate and entertain.  Through a wide portfolio of staff training, it develops skills enabling it to meet the challenges of an ever-changing media world. BBC World Service delivers news content around the world, on radio, TV and digital, reaching a weekly audience of 246 million.

    Academy International Sites editor Najiba Kasraee says: “Language and journalism are inseparable.  It’s important to provide journalists not only with skills training but also to make them aware of the importance of observing language standards that have been honed by BBC journalists, based on our guidelines of unbiased, accurate and fair reporting.”

    The new websites, which offer content in three main categories – Language, Skills and Standards – provide a guide to the BBC’s editorial principles and core values.  Journalists will find language tools that ensure standards such as impartiality and accuracy are maintained as they translate materials or create and deliver original content.

    Covering a wide range of multimedia skills – television, radio and digital production – the sites focus on presentation, writing, and use of social media.  A special focus is given to helping journalists produce and present under pressure of tight deadlines.

    The new content adds to sites for BBC journalism in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese in simplified form, Chinese in traditional form, French, Hausa, Hindi, Indonesian, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek and Vietnamese. This development is in line with BBC Academy’s pledge to provide support for all of the BBC World Service languages – including the new language services that will start delivering content as part of BBC World Service’s expansion.  

    The sites are available via the BBC Academy International Language Sites and can be accessed via homepages of respective BBC World Service languages websites.

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  • Viacom buys Telefe for US$ 345 million

    Viacom buys Telefe for US$ 345 million

    MUMBAI: Viacom Inc, the owner of Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, in an attempt to expand its Latin America footprint, has signed a deal to buy Argentina’s largest broadcast network Telefe from the telecom carrier Telefonica SA for US$ 345 million (Rs 2336 crore) in cash.Through a network of channels, Telefe reaches 95 per cent of Argentina’s households.

    The deal to purchase the Spanish-language content producer, that commands 33% Argentina’s TV audience share, is part of Viacom’s plan to upgrade its market in Argentina and Latin America.

    It is the first major announcement after Viacom’s new acting president and CEO Bob Bakish joined and it comes on Day 1 of his being elevated from his international distribution position. Viacom owns Cartoon Network and MTV among other channels.

    The buy, funded with cash from international operations, not adding to Viacom debt load, will be accretive to Viacom’s 2017 earnings.

    Operating eight regional channels throughout Argentina and streaming services , Telefe International, a pay TV service that is functional in 17 countries, also owns 12 production studios. Its content is distributed in 35 languages in 100 nations. It has close to 33,000 hours of content in its library, while churning out around 3,000 hours annually.

    Bakish said that Telefe was an outstanding broadcast and production business, and the acquisition would give a fillip to their growth strategy in Argentina. The buy brings Viacom significant resources that spread beyond the core broadcast network and beyond Argentina’s borders.

    In around 50 years, Viacom would become the first American company to operate a FTA (free-to-air) channel in Argentina.

    Sources indicate that some of the shows from its Spanish language could find traction on Viacom18’s English language Colors Infinity and as fiction and non-fiction formats on the local language channels it runs jointly with Reliance Industries in India.

  • Viacom buys Telefe for US$ 345 million

    Viacom buys Telefe for US$ 345 million

    MUMBAI: Viacom Inc, the owner of Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, in an attempt to expand its Latin America footprint, has signed a deal to buy Argentina’s largest broadcast network Telefe from the telecom carrier Telefonica SA for US$ 345 million (Rs 2336 crore) in cash.Through a network of channels, Telefe reaches 95 per cent of Argentina’s households.

    The deal to purchase the Spanish-language content producer, that commands 33% Argentina’s TV audience share, is part of Viacom’s plan to upgrade its market in Argentina and Latin America.

    It is the first major announcement after Viacom’s new acting president and CEO Bob Bakish joined and it comes on Day 1 of his being elevated from his international distribution position. Viacom owns Cartoon Network and MTV among other channels.

    The buy, funded with cash from international operations, not adding to Viacom debt load, will be accretive to Viacom’s 2017 earnings.

    Operating eight regional channels throughout Argentina and streaming services , Telefe International, a pay TV service that is functional in 17 countries, also owns 12 production studios. Its content is distributed in 35 languages in 100 nations. It has close to 33,000 hours of content in its library, while churning out around 3,000 hours annually.

    Bakish said that Telefe was an outstanding broadcast and production business, and the acquisition would give a fillip to their growth strategy in Argentina. The buy brings Viacom significant resources that spread beyond the core broadcast network and beyond Argentina’s borders.

    In around 50 years, Viacom would become the first American company to operate a FTA (free-to-air) channel in Argentina.

    Sources indicate that some of the shows from its Spanish language could find traction on Viacom18’s English language Colors Infinity and as fiction and non-fiction formats on the local language channels it runs jointly with Reliance Industries in India.

  • Telemundo Studios & Keshet International joins hand for Spanish series

    Telemundo Studios & Keshet International joins hand for Spanish series

    MUMBAI: Telemundo Studios and Keshet International (KI) have announced a scripted deal to co-develop and produce a new original Spanish language series to air on Telemundo Network. The series will be the first Spanish language original production to be developed under the KI banner and will be co-produced with Telemundo Studios.

    The development of the Spanish language series will be led by senior VP Perla Farias, Scripted Development for Telemundo Studios. The series will be produced by Telemundo Studios.

    KI’s Head of Latin America, Kelly Wright, will oversee the project on behalf of the distribution and production group.

    Telemundo Network is the #1 Spanish-language television network among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34, at 10PM timeslot, season-to-date. In addition, it is the #1 broadcast network in Q2 2016, regardless of language, among adults 18-34 during its Monday through Friday at 10PM, bolstered by the Telemundo Super Series such as “El Señor de Los Cielos,” “Señora Acero” and “La Querida del Centauro” competing against the largest broadcast English-language networks across the US.

    “Keshet is known for producing powerful, unconventional and bold scripted series,” said Telemundo Network president Luis Silberwasser. “We are very excited to partner with Keshet on this development deal and about the prospects of what we can create together.”

    “As we step up the pace of our expansion in Latin America, original development will be a top priority,” said Wright. “Telemundo produces excellent, gripping content that commands impressive numbers in the U.S., and this collaboration between our best developers will deliver a new pipeline of premium programming to the channel.”

    The news comes during a period of rapid growth for KI in Latin America. It recently announced the hire of Frank Scheuermann as Head of Development and Production for the region, where he is charged with expanding the business’ local production and development capabilities.

  • Telemundo Studios & Keshet International joins hand for Spanish series

    Telemundo Studios & Keshet International joins hand for Spanish series

    MUMBAI: Telemundo Studios and Keshet International (KI) have announced a scripted deal to co-develop and produce a new original Spanish language series to air on Telemundo Network. The series will be the first Spanish language original production to be developed under the KI banner and will be co-produced with Telemundo Studios.

    The development of the Spanish language series will be led by senior VP Perla Farias, Scripted Development for Telemundo Studios. The series will be produced by Telemundo Studios.

    KI’s Head of Latin America, Kelly Wright, will oversee the project on behalf of the distribution and production group.

    Telemundo Network is the #1 Spanish-language television network among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34, at 10PM timeslot, season-to-date. In addition, it is the #1 broadcast network in Q2 2016, regardless of language, among adults 18-34 during its Monday through Friday at 10PM, bolstered by the Telemundo Super Series such as “El Señor de Los Cielos,” “Señora Acero” and “La Querida del Centauro” competing against the largest broadcast English-language networks across the US.

    “Keshet is known for producing powerful, unconventional and bold scripted series,” said Telemundo Network president Luis Silberwasser. “We are very excited to partner with Keshet on this development deal and about the prospects of what we can create together.”

    “As we step up the pace of our expansion in Latin America, original development will be a top priority,” said Wright. “Telemundo produces excellent, gripping content that commands impressive numbers in the U.S., and this collaboration between our best developers will deliver a new pipeline of premium programming to the channel.”

    The news comes during a period of rapid growth for KI in Latin America. It recently announced the hire of Frank Scheuermann as Head of Development and Production for the region, where he is charged with expanding the business’ local production and development capabilities.

  • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!

    Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!

    MUMBAI: Christmas traditions are practiced in many different ways. For some, it’s reading Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” or Clement Clarke Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas”. While others enjoy watching “The Nutcracker” ballet or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on television.

    Yet, others maybe prefer tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve journey, compliments of the North American Aerospace Command, Verizon and the rest of the NORAD Tracks Santa team. For the 11th consecutive year Verizon employees will again join more than 1,250 Christmas Eve volunteers – including military personnel, their families and friends, and other corporate contributors – in answering calls and e-mails to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline and operations center.

    To enable children around the world track Santa’s progress, Verizon is providing the toll-free hotline – 1877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723). The hotline will be in operation from 4:00 a.m. on Dec. 24 until 3:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time) on Dec. 25. (Callers outside North America can reach the hotline by dialing the local Colorado Springs number at 719-556-5211 using the applicable country code. International calling charges may apply.)

    In addition, Verizon is providing call-handling technology, as well as its 4G LTE wireless network to help volunteers respond to e-mails and track Santa’s progress online.

    Beginning at 12:01 a.m. MST on Dec. 24, children can visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website to see real-time information, including radar maps and streaming “SantaCam” video. Information will be available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Chinese.

    Also starting on Dec. 24, children can send an e-mail to noradtrackssanta@outlook.com to find Santa’s whereabouts. For children (and adults) who are more tech savvy, a free downloadable NORAD Tracks Santa mobile app (iOS, Android, Windows) is available. Santa can also be tracked via Facebook, Google+, Twitter (@noradsanta) and YouTube.

    “The holiday season is a powerful reminder of the importance of giving back,” said Michael Maiorana, senior vice president of public sector markets, Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “For over a decade, Verizon has been a part of the NORAD Tracks Santa team, donating a range of services that brings Santa alive to children around the globe by enabling them to speak with Santa’s helpers and track his travels online and via their mobile devices. This is a part of our Christmas tradition.”

    In 2012, more than 114,000 phone calls and nearly 7,000 e-mails were received and answered. The NORAD Tracks Santa website had over 22.3 million unique visitors from 235 countries and territories during December 2012.

    NORAD, the binational U.S.-Canadian military organization responsible for defending the aerospace of both countries, has tracked Santa for the past 58 years. The NORAD Tracks Santa tradition began in 1955 after a misprinted advertisement directed children to call the Continental Air Defense Command (NORAD’s predecessor organization) instead of a retailer’s special Santa hotline.

  • Spanish data protection agency slaps Google with a €900,000 fine

    Spanish data protection agency slaps Google with a €900,000 fine

    MUMBAI: Google has been penalised with €900,000 by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) (Spanish: Agencia Espa?ola de Protección de Datos) for breaking its protection laws. The fine was imposed after Google changed its privacy policy and started combining consumer data, which people registered while using Google’s many services.

    Google also failed to explain to the agency about customer browsing and what it does with that information. The agency claims to have found that Google runs roughshod over local users’ data and treats it in a way that can be considered illegal. 

    The AEPD declared in a statement that Google that has been processing personal data in the framework of its new privacy policy is illegal. 

    Google, according to the agency, has violated the right to protection of personal data laid down in Article 18 of Spanish Constitution and regulated in the LOPD [Organic Law of the Protection of Personal Data]. The search browser has broken three parts of the Spanish law and hence will be fined €300,000 for each incident.

  • Banderas to play Picasso in 33 Dias

    Banderas to play Picasso in 33 Dias

    MUMBAI: Spanish actor Antonio Banderas will play Pablo Picasso in Carlos Saura‘s film 33 Dias (33 Days). The film, made on a budget of $ 7.9 million, will focus on the painter‘s emotional turmoil while he worked on his masterpiece Guernica.


    33 Dias, produced by Spanish producer Elias Querejeta, refers to the time Picasso spent on the mural, which captured his reaction to the destruction of Basque town of Guernica in 1937 by the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War.
     
    In the film, Saura shows how painting Guernica proved near salvation for Picasso at a moment of personal crisis. It also focuses on Picasso‘s relationship with his lover, French artist Dora Maar.


    To be made in French and Spanish, the film will go on floors next summer in Paris and Guernica.

  • Euronews launches in Arabic

    Euronews launches in Arabic

    MUMBAI: Euronews, which covers world affairs from a European perspective, has started broadcasting in its eighth language, Arabic, from 12 July. The other languages of broadcast are: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian.

    Euronews Arabic will use the existing distribution network globally. The channel has been carried on two new satellites of the Arabsat fleet, since 1 July, via digital transmission to extend its reach to a potential audience of nearly 32 million households in the Middle East, says a company release.

    Euronews claims that with these two satellites, the channel is now available in 248 million households in 135 countries worldwide.

    For the new channel, Euronews has recruited a 17-member team of Arabic-speaking journalists. The team is headed by Mohamed Abdel Azim, who participated in the original launch of Euronews in 1993, and is made up of journalists from eight different countries: Algeria (6), Bahrain (1), Egypt(1 + the head of the Arabic team), Lebanon (3), Morocco (1), Palestinian territories (1), Syria (1) and Tunisia (2).

    “We must build an intellectual and cultural bridge over the Mediterranean; a bridge founded on mutual understanding and shared values. Increased cooperation in the Euro-Mediterranean region is of vital and strategic importance for all partners in political, economic and cultural terms. Euronews in Arabic will contribute to the exchange of cultures between the European Union and the peoples of other parts of the world, in particular from the other side of the Mediterranean and the Middle East,” said European Parliament president Hans-Gert Pöttering.

    Adding further, Euronews chairman and CEO Philippe Cayla said, “Our Arabic version will help Arabic-speakers to better understand the framework and issues around European policies. Euronews Arabic will also enhance the channel’s position as an international reference for global news.”