BBC Studios has brought its Asia and Australia & New Zealand regions together to create a newly formed Asia-Pacific (APAC) regional business comprising its international sales and distribution business, under the leadership of Jon Penn, formerly Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, BBC Studios. The move follows the departure of Myleeta Aga, Acting EVP, Asia, and comes after all BBC Studios’ international sales and distribution business, encompassing content sales, branded … [Read more...] about BBC Studios appoints Executive Vice President, APAC
GatesAir and Pinnacle Communications accelerate Nigerian digital switchover initiative
GatesAir, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for radio and TV broadcasters, and channel partner Pinnacle Communications Limited have completed the plan for phase two of a multi-stage digital TV(DTV) transition in Nigeria. Having covered 100 percent of the Abuja municipality, the second phase will extend coverage to 95 percent of the population in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. The DVB-T2 system today delivers 30 national and up to … [Read more...] about GatesAir and Pinnacle Communications accelerate Nigerian digital switchover initiative
First two teams invited to ONE Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational announced
A subsidiary of the largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship(ONE), ONE Esports’ announced that Chinese powerhouse PSG.LGD and Major winners Team Secret will be the first two invited teams at the ONE Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational. Captained by veteran player Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, Team Secret has been a dominant squad since its inception in 2014. They finished first place at the last 2018-19 Dota Pro Circuit season, scoring two Major wins. This strong … [Read more...] about First two teams invited to ONE Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational announced
Irdeto appoints new Head of Sales, North & South East Asia
Irdeto announced that Dario Choi has been appointed to the role of Head of Sales, North & South East Asia. Mr. Choi joins Irdeto from Huawei, where he was Vice President of Digital Services, Cloud & Data Center and responsible for assisting its global customer base with their digital transformation strategies. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving sales growth in the region. Prior to his role at Huawei, he held senior management positions at Asianet, Harmonic, … [Read more...] about Irdeto appoints new Head of Sales, North & South East Asia
The Voice Senior premieres in Netherlands
The second series of The Voice Senior kicked off on RTL4 in the Netherlands last Friday evening and scored fantastic ratings. With almost 1.5 million viewers, the first episode was number 1 in key demo (bds 20-49) with a 26.8% market share. Alongside the success in the Western World, the heartwarming format continues its span internationally, with the most recent new commission in Cambodia for the format, with broadcaster Hang Meas. This brings the total number of territories that … [Read more...] about The Voice Senior premieres in Netherlands
Globecast announces GlobecastMCN
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announced the launch of Globecast Managed Cloud Network (GlobecastMCN), responding to pressures across the sports broadcasting market for more content more of the time, to affiliates and viewers. Taking a tennis tournament as the example, Globecast MCN allows multiple additional feeds to be fed into the cloud at the nearest POP, transported across the world in the cloud and then received at an affiliate’s nearest POP. This allows … [Read more...] about Globecast announces GlobecastMCN
