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News Corporation acquires a stake in MOBY Group

Wed, 2012-01-18 09:13 - By

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News Corporation and MOBY Group (MOBY) announced that they have reached an agreement under which News Corporation will become a minority investor in MOBY, a media company headquartered in Dubai and active in Central Asia, principally Afghanistan, and the Middle East.

Broadcast Middle East to launch second Farsi-speaking channel

Mon, 2011-07-04 08:57 - By

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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.