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Netflix has launched an online store called Netflix.shop, the company’s first owned-and-operated retail outlet to sell products directly.

The online store will sell exclusive, limited editions of “carefully selected, high-quality apparel and lifestyle products” tied to Netflix’s shows and brand on a regular basis.

Among the items debuting this month are streetwear and action figures based on the anime series Yasuke and Eden; as well as limited-edition apparel and decorative items inspired by Lupin in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre.

Netflix.shop is also introducing a collection of anime-inspired collectables from a group of up-and-coming designers: Nathalie Nguyen, Kristopher Kites and Jordan Bentley.

In future, it will also offer exclusive products from titles like The Witcher and Stranger Things, as well as new Netflix logo-wear from Japanese fashion house BEAMS.

The Netflix.shop will first be available in the US before expanding into other countries around the world in the coming months.

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Orange Jordan has signed a three-year agreement with Nokia to deploy more than 100,000 units of Nokia Wi-Fi Beacons across the country.

Nokias solution, including fibre modems and Wi-Fi beacons, will allow Orange Jordan to provide consistent Wi-Fi coverage even at the farthest places inside the premises. It is available for both new and existing subscribers of Orange Jordan.

Orange Jordans subscribers will be able to install and manage their Wi-Fi network through the Nokia WiFi mobile app.

The Nokia Wi-Fi Beacons come with in-built intelligence, enabling them to resolve problems like interference and connectivity issues.

Mohamed Salama, Head of Fixed Networks, MEA, Nokia, said: Our latest Wi-Fi solution offers seamless reach into the farthermost parts of a building. Our beacons are easy to install and manage and will help our customer provide better network performance which will lead to increased usage and more revenue.

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Ooredoo Qatar has added Colors, a Hindi channel, on Ooredoo TV. The new channel is now available with the Ooredoo TV Essentials package.

Colors is a flagship entertainment brand from India, and it provides huge variety and choice, including everything from fiction and reality shows to the latest blockbuster movies.

Speaking about the launch, Sabah Rabiah Al Kuwari, Director PR at Ooredoo, said: “We’re delighted to launch this new Hindi channel for our many Hindi-speaking customers and those who appreciate Hindi entertainment. Our goal is to provide complete customer satisfaction, and we are constantly seeking new and exciting content in order to give our customers what they want to watch and ensure Ooredoo tv offers the best entertainment anywhere in Qatar.”

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As part of its partnership with the UEFA Euro 2020, TikTok has announced a series of features and events including TikTok Live sessions, AR Filters and Hashtag Challenges, connecting the TikTok community to the game and establishing itself as the home for football fans during the tournament.

Football content has had a rise on TikTok, with over 700m views on the #TikTokFootball hashtag in the region and 129bn views on the #football hashtag globally. To date, over 25% of top league football clubs in the UAE are on the platform including the UAE Pro League, Al Jazira, Al Ain and Shabab Al Ahli.

Rami Zeidan, Head of Video and Creative at TikTok, said: “We are humbled that TikTok is fast becoming a home of fandom for football culture, a place where our community can follow their favourite football creators, create their own moments, reactions and celebrations around games, as well as sharing the best TikTok football content. We have so much in store for our TikTok MENA community to feel they are part of the game and we are delighted because we know this will make TikTok an even more powerful and creative place to find incredible sporting moments or never-before-seen content, while enabling creators to relive and remix some of the best moments in football.”

As part of TikTok’s partnership with UEFA, creators will be able to make use of a range of features including AR effects, Hashtag Challenges, TikTok LIVEs and Sounds for the community on TikTok to recreate, celebrate and amplify the action on the pitch.

Starting from June 11 until July 11, Live Talk shows will take place on TikTok throughout the course of the Euro Cup. These sessions will allow users to connect with top sport influencers and celebrities covering topics around game preparations, game reviews, access live chats with players, and a sneak peek on what happens behind the scenes at UEFA!

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Kepler Communications has raised $60 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round, and announced plans to expand to the United States.

Kepler is a Canada-based startup with 15 Ku-band satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) that offer satellite internet.

This Series B fundraising round, was led by Tribe Capital, and includes participation from a host of new investors including Canaan Partners. Existing investors including IA Ventures, and Costanoa Ventures also participated signalling their conviction in the companys progress and market opportunity. This brings the total funding raised to date by Kepler to over USD$90m.

Keplers ambition is to provide internet outside of Earth for the booming space economy. Kepler designs, builds, and operates satellites that are 1/10th the size and cost of alternatives to provide satellite communication services. Its network provides the much-needed capacity to the Maritime, Aviation, and Government markets on Earth and will soon extend coverage outside of Earth for applications like Earth Observation and Space Tourism.

Mina Mitry, CEO and Co-Founder of Kepler Communication, said: “This new funding not only allows us to continue our revenue growth using existing satellites, but also enables us to introduce new services in support of our growing customer base. We are pleased to have Tribe Capital leading the round given the deep domain expertise theyve built through investments like Relativity Space. We are seeing increasing demand for our products and services within the US market and by creating a local entity we will be better positioned to provide value, and boots-on-the-ground support for current and future customers in the US. The US market is obviously a particularly important one for us, especially as we develop the internet in space due to the high level of innovative space activity from private entities.

The funds raised will help Kepler introduce their next-generation satellites as they increase the size of their network.

Wen Cheng Chong, CTO and Co-Founder, added: “Building the internet in space is the guiding mission at Kepler. Our next generation of satellites will expand our coverage beyond Earth providing internet connectivity to people, devices, satellites and more in orbit. There is a growing need to get data generated in space back to earth, and this is a need Kepler is uniquely qualified to address. This is an exciting time for those of us at Kepler as we create an essential part of the infrastructure needed for humanity to look toward a future beyond Earths atmosphere.”

Additionally, the funds from Series B will be used to enhance the size and calibre of the team at Kepler Communications.

Mark Michael, Chief Architect and Co-Founder, stated: This funding helps Kepler continue its market leadership position; we will be retaining and competing for the best talent globally. Our success is only attributable to the team weve built, and to that end, we will continue to seek out the best and brightest who share our values.”

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Sierra Space, the new space subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spaceport Cornwall, the UKs horizontal launch Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay in South West England.

The MoU represents the latest advancement for the UK space industry and the broader plan for sustained operations at Spaceport Cornwall. Furthermore, the MoU is expected to lead to a more detailed study in the future by Sierra Space for potentially naming Spaceport Cornwall as an approved orbital return location for the companys Dream Chaser spaceplane missions in the future. Dream Chaser is a spaceplane capable of civil and commercial missions; it returns to Earth from space via a conventional runway landing.

Commenting on the deal, Fatih Ozmen, CEO and owner of SNC, said: In the backdrop of the G7 Summit, Sierra Space is pleased to announce the ongoing progress we are making with Spaceport Cornwall as a viable site for Dream Chaser. Sierra Space understands and embraces the historical significance this milestone represents for Cornwall, a great partner, and the broader UK space industry. We share with Spaceport Cornwall a vision to increase and democratize space sector participation by lowering the cost of access to space and communicating the vital role satellites can play in combating some of the global climate challenges world leaders are currently discussing at G7.

Melissa Thorpe, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, added: We are delighted to welcome representatives from Sierra Space to Cornwall during the G7 Summit, and to announce the signing of the MOU. Spaceport Cornwall is a multi-user spaceport and its a great achievement to add an additional launch partner to our consortium a year ahead of the first launch from the site in 2022. Satellite technology offers so much hope in combating many of the environmental challenges being discussed here this week, and we are proud to be able to showcase the part Cornwall, and the UK is playing.

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Russian director and producer Alexey Uchitel’s production house Rock Films has released the first teaser of the upcoming Syrian war drama Palmyra.

Directed by Andrei Kravchuk, Palmyra follows a Syrian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team targeted by ISIS militants, while they prepare the recently liberated historic site of Palmyra to hold a symbolic concert of the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra. The EOD team clears the way one mile at a time. But the closer they get to the centre of Palmyra, the more destructive the explosives become.

The film is currently in post-production and slated for a 2022 release.

Palmyra is produced by Rock Films and supported by Russia’s Cinema Fund, which came on board in the early development stage. Russian VOD platform Premier is also attached to the project. Riverlet Films is handling international sales.

The film was initially to be shot in Syria, but upon visiting the war-torn country, Uchitel decided to proceed with filming in Crimea.

However, according to the director, stills of the landscape in Palmyra will be included in the film.

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Saudi Film Commission has launched the second phase of the ‘Filmmakers’ programme in cooperation with the universities and international institutions.

The programme seeks to support and develop creative talents, enhance their passion and sharpen their skills in the field of filmmaking.

On the launch of the programme, Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan tweeted: “Our country is rich in talent the ‘Filmmaker’ programme in its second stage will contribute to its discovery and development. Hurry up to register.”

The second phase of the programme will see the establishment of a number of training courses, most notably, the introduction to documentary film, documentary film editing, filming without a camera, advanced use of the camera and scenery, working with actors, production design course, production of visual effects, basics of 3D animated movies, among many other courses.

The courses will be provided by the authority in cooperation with a group of training bodies and international and local film institutes, like La Femis, London Film School, National Film & Television School (NFTS).

The Film Commission launched the ‘Filmmakers’ programme within the initiatives of the Quality of Life Programme “one of the programmes to achieve the Kingdom’s Vision 2030” and with the support of the Ministry of Culture.

It aims to discover and develop national talents by organising intensive training programmes and comprehensive workshops and to make the local film industry at par with international standards as well as to ignite the audience’s passion for the film sector and encouraging them to take their first steps toward fulfilling it.

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Dubai-based esports and gaming company Power League Gaming (PLG) has launched its 10,000 square-foot production studio built specifically to deliver eSports and gaming content.

The studio will be used for branded content creation, production and live broadcasts in the Middle East. The studio equipped with 360-degree production solutions with high-quality broadcasting hardware and IT infrastructure. It also features a café from where spectators can view live broadcasts and events.

Speaking about the launch, Mathew Pickering, CEO of Power League Gaming, said: “PLG has been at the forefront of the gaming and eSports sector in the Mena region for the past decade and the company is responsible for the region’s most ambitious related activations. It is what has formed our deep understanding of what resonates with Arabic gaming audiences, and what has powered us to launch the region’s first production studio that will play an integral part in production and development of the sector in the Mena region.”

He added: “The PLG studio has already produced activations such as the KFC Mena Cup (PubG Mobile) and the Adidas Elite 32 (EA Sports FIFA ’21) and has developed content for brands such as Lenovo and NAMSHI, which we continue to be very proud of. Our studio facility and unmatched industry relationships with leading publishers means that we can offer the latest and most sought-after associations for brands who are seeking to incorporate gaming into their marketing strategies.”

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French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim is set to star in She Came to Me, a romantic comedy written by screenwriter and director Rebecca Miller.

BAFTA nominee Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian, The Serpent) will star alongside Oscar winners Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) and Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny), Joanna Kulig (Cold War) and Matthew Broderick (Manchester by the Sea).

The film will be presented to international buyers by Protagonist Pictures at the Cannes Film Market later this month, and CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.

She Came to Me is a multi-generational story set against the backdrop of New York: A composer suffering from writer’s block rediscovers his passion after an adventurous one-night stand, a couple of gifted teenagers fight to prove to the parents that their young love is something that can last forever, and for the woman who seemingly has it all — love arrives in the most unexpected places.

It is not yet known what role Rahim will take on in the forthcoming film.

Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are producing alongside Miller and Damon Cardasis from Round Films, with principal photography on the film is set to commence this fall in New York.

The producers said in a joint statement: “After an incredibly difficult period in the world, we couldn’t be more excited to be producing Rebecca’s next film. Rebecca has created a hilarious, timely and uplifting New York story and we are thrilled to have such a uniquely talented cast join us on our journey.”

Tahar Rahim was also nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama category at the 2021 Golden Globes for The Mauritanian.

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