This is a logical step for the M7 success story as both M7 and Canal+ share the same operational values centered on a great customer experience.” Canal+ will contribute to the further development of M7, where OTT usage and access to more content will be decisive. Hans Troelstra, CEO of M7 Group further commented: “Over the last 5 years, we have successfully transformed our Satellite HD offers to fully interactive hybrid offers available on all devices including Smart – TV’s. The operational model from M7, and our ambitions to grow in Europe, will not change and all operations will continue to be managed from our Luxembourg headquarters.” Following this transaction M7 will get access to the content creation and channel publishing capabilities of Canal+. M7 has built up a portfolio of local DTH platforms in May 2014, M7 Group purchased the German direct-to-cable platform KabelKiosk from satellite operator Eutelsat, adding to the CanalDigitaal business in the Benelux. In December 2018, M7 acquired Liberty Global’s DTH operation UPC DTH adding to the Skylink operation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The acquisition of M7 marks a return of the Dutch operations to Canal+, as they originally were part of Vivendi Universal until 1 September 2004, when investment companies Greenfield Capital Partners and Airbridge Investments took over the Dutch activities. However, the challenges they face include a lack of network availability, weak communication, lack of cash liquidity, and lack of government support.Both companies joined forces in the Airfield Holding, in which Airbridge had a majority stake. Zeinab Osman, a representative of the Red Sea Organisations and Associations, told Radio Dabanga from Port Sudan that several initiatives are set up to help the affected people with shelter and food services. The capital of Red Sea state,is currently seeing an influx of Sudanese and foreign nationals who fled the violence in Khartoum.Īpproximately 20 shelters, in schools, places of worship, associations, parks, and wedding halls, have been made available for thousands of displaced people. More than 700,000 people sought refuge in other places in the country, another 150,000 Sudanese and refugees of other nationalities fled to neighbouring countries. Since April 15, when fierce fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted in the country’s capital, hundreds of thousands fled their homes. The current population of the country is estimated to be more than 46 million. Upon arrival, the aid was delivered to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the WFP.Īccording to a recent FEWS NET report, about 19 million people in Sudan face acute food insecurity. In a press statement yesterday, the EU said that 30 tonnes of essential items, including water, sanitation and hygiene, and shelter equipment, have been transported from UN warehouses in Dubai to Port Sudan. The European Union launched a humanitarian air bridge. “As emergency operations ramp up over the coming months, WFP plans to support nearly five million people in Sudan with emergency food assistance and 600,000 children and women with prevention and treatment of malnutrition.” The food is reaching the most vulnerable. In a press release on Tuesday, WFP announced plans to immediately reach more than 384,000 people in El Gedaref, Kassala, El Gezira, and White Nile state, with hopes to begin food distributions in a fifth state, the Blue Nile region, soon. “If they are available, they are way beyond the purchasing power of ordinary Sudanese.” “For many people, food and other supplies are running low,” said WFP Sudan Country Director Eddie Rowe. The WFP has resumed food assistance to provide for hundreds of thousands of people in the country, despite the security challenges. In Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea state, where many people from Khartoum have sought shelter, civil initiatives are providing support, but challenges remain. The European Union launched a humanitarian air bridge to address the growing humanitarian needs. The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people at threat in Sudan.
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