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Turner Broadcasting has made it official that it is moving from OSN to beIN Media Group for DTH (direct-to-home) customers across the Middle East and North Africa.
Announcing the partnership the company said the decision is aimed at reaching the wider audience across the region.
"Together with beIN Media Group, we’re expanding our reach to cater to the needs of audiences across the region. Subscribers to the network can enjoy unlimited access to news, movies and animation via our world-class broadcast channels and entertainment offering,” Rani R. Raad, Managing Director, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey at Turner.
The partnership with beIN will see a move of Turner Broadcasting owned channels, such as Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), HLN (Headline News) and CNN HD, in the region to beIN’s distribution network.
The commercial agreement, which comes into effect on the first of January 2016, is a strategic step towards ensuring wider reach and coverage.
“While the move is as much a disappointment for us as to our customers, OSN will continue to invest in providing first-class service in all genres," a statement from OSN said.
Announcing its plans for 2016 OSN said, "We are launching several new channels – each with dedicated programming comprising exclusive and first-in-the-region content. This includes OSN Movies Family HD and a premium Arabic movie channel. OSN will also become the exclusive home of HBO and we will have another new channel dedicated to showing the very best of British drama and entertainment.
It's Official: CNN, Cartoon Network to be part of beIN network - Emirates 24|7
Announcing the partnership the company said the decision is aimed at reaching the wider audience across the region.
"Together with beIN Media Group, we’re expanding our reach to cater to the needs of audiences across the region. Subscribers to the network can enjoy unlimited access to news, movies and animation via our world-class broadcast channels and entertainment offering,” Rani R. Raad, Managing Director, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey at Turner.
The partnership with beIN will see a move of Turner Broadcasting owned channels, such as Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), HLN (Headline News) and CNN HD, in the region to beIN’s distribution network.
The commercial agreement, which comes into effect on the first of January 2016, is a strategic step towards ensuring wider reach and coverage.
“While the move is as much a disappointment for us as to our customers, OSN will continue to invest in providing first-class service in all genres," a statement from OSN said.
Announcing its plans for 2016 OSN said, "We are launching several new channels – each with dedicated programming comprising exclusive and first-in-the-region content. This includes OSN Movies Family HD and a premium Arabic movie channel. OSN will also become the exclusive home of HBO and we will have another new channel dedicated to showing the very best of British drama and entertainment.
It's Official: CNN, Cartoon Network to be part of beIN network - Emirates 24|7
