Singapore – Multi Channels Asia (MCA), Asia-Pacific’s distributor of independent pay TV channels, has launched the linear channel, Havoc Television (Havoc 247), in the region. Through several carriage deals with ABN (Malaysia), Mediacorp Toggle (Singapore), Skymedia (Mongolia), Sky (Sri Lanka), Phnom Penh Cable Television (Cambodia), Skynet (Myanmar) and MeTV (Thailand), Havoc 247 becomes the first linear social TV channel to launch in Asia-Pacific.Havoc 247 is a HD channel … [Read more...] about Havoc Television launches in Asia
Archives for December 2012
Australian Children’s Television Foundation scores wins and nominations
Horace in Slow Motion Series 2 has been nominated as a finalist for "Best Animated Series" in the Tweens/Teens category for the Kidscreen Awards. The winner will be announced at the Kidscreen Awards in February 2013 in New York. Meanwhile, Flea-bitten! and Dukes of Broxtonia Series 2 have both been nominated for "Best 2D Animated Programme" at the 2012 Asian Television Awards held tomorrow in Singapore. Dance Academy Series 2 has also received a … [Read more...] about Australian Children’s Television Foundation scores wins and nominations
Pilot Productions secures a raft of new sales
London – Pilot Productions, producer of travel and adventure factual programming, has secured a number of sales in several territories.Launched at MIPCOM 2012, Globe Trekker: Round The World Series (8 x 52"), a miniseries devised to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its flagship Globe Trekker, has been acquired by Greek public broadcaster ERT, and licensed to Thai public broadcaster Thai PBS. Both companies have also acquired Globe Trekker Season … [Read more...] about Pilot Productions secures a raft of new sales
ATF 2012: DHX Media boosts Asian presence with new deals
DHX Media, an independent producer, distributor and licensor of mainly children’s entertainment content, is extending the reach of its brands in Asia, signing a bouquet of new sales and renewals across its library ahead of the Asia Television Forum (ATF). Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has bought Inspector Gadget’s Last Case and Inspector Gadget’s Biggest Caper Ever, as well as the series Gadget Boy, while PCCW's now TV in Hong Kong has … [Read more...] about ATF 2012: DHX Media boosts Asian presence with new deals
Industry-led panel submits recommendations on media convergence in Singapore
Singapore – The Media Convergence Review Panel has studied the wide-ranging impact of media convergence on consumers, industry and society, and submitted to the Government their recommendations for addressing the policy and regulatory challenges after being tasked to study the issues impacting Singapore as media content and services increasingly converge due to rapid technology advancements. The 12-member panel, helmed by Nanyang Technological University’s chairman of its … [Read more...] about Industry-led panel submits recommendations on media convergence in Singapore
“Space Dive” lands with international broadcasters
BBC Worldwide has licensed Space Dive, the documentary charting Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking skydive, to broadcasters in 13 countries across the globe. VRT (Belgium), DR (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RTL (Germany), VPRO (Holland), France 4 (France), Russia 2 (Russia), NRK (Norway), Channel NewsAsia (Singapore), Chosun (Korea), TVP (Poland), Kompas TV (Indonesia) and Sportsnet (Canada) are all ready to screen the documentary, which contains exclusive never-before-seen footage charting … [Read more...] about “Space Dive” lands with international broadcasters