Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced the appointment of Mickey Ong as Director, Affiliate Sales, to further expand the company’s channel distribution footprint in Asia. He previously served as Associate Account Director at MediaCorp Pte. Ltd. Ong, based in CTE's Hong Kong headquarters, will report to Ofanny Choi, Executive Vice President, TV Networks, Celestial Tiger Entertainment. He will be responsible for driving channel distribution as well as developing … [Read more...] about Celestial Tiger Entertainment appoints Mickey Ong as Director, Affiliate Sales
Archives for April 2013
MIPTV: World Wide Entertainment and ITN Productions launch “World Wide Icons”
World Wide Entertainment has partnered with ITN Productions to commission World Wide Icons – a 12-part biographical documentary series of one-hour long episodes which uses unique footage from ITN’s archive to feature the most iconic figures of the 20th and 21st century. The series will include expert analysis to provide in-depth biographical portraits of people including Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela, Pope Benedict XVI, John F. Kennedy, Prince William and Kate, and their … [Read more...] about MIPTV: World Wide Entertainment and ITN Productions launch “World Wide Icons”
NHK to showcase 8K SUPER Hi-VISION content at Cannes Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese public broadcaster NHK says it will be holding a public screening of content in its cutting-edge SUPER Hi-VISION (8K) format at the Cannes Film Festival set to be held next month. The screening will include the highlight of the first 8K narrative comedy short film Beauties À La Carte directed by the Toshio Lee based on an original story by Kundo Koyama. NHK began developing the SUPER Hi-VISION (8K) in 1995 and has 7,680 by 4,320 pixels — four times the … [Read more...] about NHK to showcase 8K SUPER Hi-VISION content at Cannes Film Festival
MIPTV: FremantleMedia Kids & Family and Mattel launch season two of “Max Steel” to global buyers
Cannes – FremantleMedia Kids & Family and Mattel, Inc. announced that they have green lit a second season of the action-comedy animated series Max Steel following its global success. The second season will contain twenty-six 30-minute episodes, bringing the total number of episodes available to 52. The first season of Max Steel, based on the Mattel franchise, is currently being launched around the world. FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has secured additional sales to … [Read more...] about MIPTV: FremantleMedia Kids & Family and Mattel launch season two of “Max Steel” to global buyers
MIPTV: TRACE Group celebrates 10 year anniversary at MIPTV
TRACE Group is celebrating the company’s 10 year anniversary as its expansion continues; following on from a new deal in one of Europe’s fastest growing TV markets. It’s most recent agreement saw it sign a carriage deal with Türksat. As part of the deal, HD channels TRACE Sports and TRACE Urban will both be available to customers with Türksat’s ‘Ust Paket’ premium package. Türksat is the second Turkish operator to distribute TRACE Urban after TT … [Read more...] about MIPTV: TRACE Group celebrates 10 year anniversary at MIPTV
MIPTV: Passion Distribution continues strong sales into Asia
Passion Distribution announced that in the first quarter of 2013, it has licensed programming to over 30 territories in Asia, further expanding its growing presence in the region. LiTV has licenced a number of Scripps Networks International titles from Passion for its Asian footprint, including Celebrity Motor Homes (4 x 30’) and Million Dollar Contractors Season 1 & 2 (26 x 30’). FOX has also finalised a Pan-Asia deal, acquiring Ace of Cakes Season 9 (12 x 30’ & … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Passion Distribution continues strong sales into Asia
