Halifax/Los Angeles/London/Toronto/Vancouver – DHX Media has appointed Thom Chapman as its new Territory Manager. Reporting to DHX Media’s SVP of Distribution Josh Scherba, Chapman will be responsible for sales to Asia Pacific territories and English-speaking Canada. Joining the strong sales team already in place at DHX Media, Chapman will focus on the expansion of DHX Media’s properties across all platforms in these key territories. In addition, he will also be responsible for … [Read more...] about DHX Media appoints Thom Chapman as Territory Manager
Archives for April 2013
Celestial Classic Movies expands footprint
Hong Kong - Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced three new deals that further expand Celestial Classic Movies’ (CCM) reach in the Asia Pacific region. The channel has secured a branded primetime programme block on Central Motion Pictures channel in Taiwan, carriage with Cablelink in the Philippines, and carriage with Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited’s (HKBN) bbTV in Hong Kong. In Taiwan, CTE will launch a CCM-branded HD primetime programme block on Central Motion … [Read more...] about Celestial Classic Movies expands footprint
VIMN Asia brings back MTV Thailand
Thailand - Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with AppleTool Co. Ltd, a local general entertainment content provider and a subsidiary of VR1 Media Group, to bring MTV Thailand back for viewers. AppleTool is a content provider, who produces local general entertainment channel and has a local block time on Channel 9 through its subsidiary O Noi Ogg. According to VIMN, MTV Thailand was previously licensed to Very Group and the … [Read more...] about VIMN Asia brings back MTV Thailand
SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days
Luxembourg - SES, together with partners Harmonic and Broadcom Corporation, has pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard live from an ASTRA satellite at 19.2 degrees East. The HEVC standard features an up to 50% encoding efficiency improvement, compared to previous test broadcasts in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264). The end-to-end demonstration, which was presented at the SES Industry Days in Luxembourg, used Harmonic’s ProMedia Xpress and a HEVC decoder reference-design … [Read more...] about SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days
Da Vinci Learning TV channel expands reach in Asia
Singapore – Da Vinci Learning channel has announced several carriage deals across Asia, giving viewers in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar access to the educational channel. The channel has been available to subscribers of CTH in Thailand since February 2013. Myanmar’s Forever Group will include the channel in their offer in May and ABNxcess in Malaysia will follow in July 2013. In March this year, Da Vinci Learning also closed a deal with True Corporation’s Plook Panya channel … [Read more...] about Da Vinci Learning TV channel expands reach in Asia
Nickelodeon launches first global mobile app inspired by “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
New York – Nickelodeon has launched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run, the network's first worldwide mobile app, available in more than 150 countries and eight languages. The mobile app, available for US$1.99 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, features full 3D characters and environments based on the CG-animated series. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run will be translated into eight languages including English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon launches first global mobile app inspired by “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
