Dubai-based Broadcast Middle East (BME) will launch its second Farsi-speaking television channel on July 9, it said on Sunday. The firm, a joint venture between Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and the Moby Group, aims to target a family audience with a female slant via dubbed shows such as Project Runway and Gypsies, said its CEO.

RapidTVNews reports that Nilesat has ordered its next-generation satellite, from Thales Alenia space, and with Arianespace as its launcher. The satellite will be Nilesat’s largest will equipped with Ka-band transmission.