Singapore - The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) hosted Asia's leading converged media entertainment market, the Asia Television Forum & Market (ATF) and ScreenSingapore where more than 4,000 international film and television trade delegates from 60 countries set foot in Singapore to trade, market, distribute and screen their content at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 3 - 6 December 2013. Singapore took part in this year's event with a strong … [Read more...] about ATF 2013 highlights
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SES-8 satellite successfully launches
Cape Canaveral, Florida – SES S.A. announces that the SES-8 satellite was successfully launched into space from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. A Falcon 9 booster operated by SpaceX successfully injected the SES-8 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, 31 minutes after lift-off, in what was SES’s maiden use of a SpaceX/ Falcon 9 rocket. SES has three more SpaceX/ Falcon 9 boosters under contract. SES-8 was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation. The … [Read more...] about SES-8 satellite successfully launches
ITVS Global Entertainment secures Asian deals
South Korea - ITVS GE has signed a deal with Korea's KT Mediahub which includes 150 hours of programming. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed a raft of content deals with digital service providers across Asia. In Singapore, ITVS GE has a multi-year output agreement with MediaCorp to deliver more than 200 hours annually of entertainment programming for MediaCorp’s VOD service, Toggle. For the second year of the deal, Toggle has acquired titles such as Hell’s … [Read more...] about ITVS Global Entertainment secures Asian deals
Cambodia’s One TV unveils new additions to pay-TV packages
Cambodia - Cambodia’s first nation-wide digital terrestrial operator One TV has unveiled two brand new pay-TV packages. Existing “Aka” and “Serey” packages begins featuring new content from December 1, 2013. Priced at USD1 per package, the new launches also include family –friendly Asian entertainment channels, focusing to cater to almost 50% of Cambodia’s citizens who live in rural areas. “One TV does not only broadcast famous world and local … [Read more...] about Cambodia’s One TV unveils new additions to pay-TV packages
CNN International to launch documentary on sex-trafficking
Every Day In Cambodia is a powerful CNN Freedom Project documentary which follows Academy Award-winning actress and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking Mira Sorvino on a disturbing yet ultimately hopeful journey to Cambodia, where she shines a light on modern-day slavery. Sorvino teams up with American activist Don Brewster who has made it his mission to rescue girls as young as five or six from sex trafficking in the region. … [Read more...] about CNN International to launch documentary on sex-trafficking
Men’s lifestyle channel to launch across Asia
Singapore, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Luxembourg – LifeStyle TV (LSTV) the first men’s lifestyle TV channel has attracted significant interest across Asia Pacific as it expands its network of carriage deals. LSTV offers men’s lifestyle programming on travel, cuisine, adventure and fashion. Highlighting the lifestyle of discerning gentlemen, LSTV features fashion programmes led by TV Stars Cho Sung Mo, and haute cuisine cooking led by celebrities Chang … [Read more...] about Men’s lifestyle channel to launch across Asia