London– Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE), the international home entertainment division of NBC Universal (NBCU), has announced promotions to its London-based management team. Melanie Nicholas has been upped to Senior Vice President, Marketing to lead international marketing initiatives for home entertainment outside the US, in addition to her responsibilities for international licensees and Russia. Egor Borisov, Managing Director of Universal Pictures Russia, continues … [Read more...] about Universal Pictures International Entertainment hands out promotions
Australia’s ABC TV names Brooke-Hunt Executive Head of Children’s
Sydney- Veteran Australian children's television producer/distributor Tim Brooke-Hunt has been appointed ABC TV’s newly created Executive Head of Children’s. Brooke-Hunt, who will take up the position on Sept. 12, has produced a slew of animated and live action series including Blinky Bill, Yakkity Yak, Old Tom and L’il Horrors. He has worked with leading Australian production companies including Yoram Gross, Beyond International, New World Pictures and Burbank Films, and … [Read more...] about Australia’s ABC TV names Brooke-Hunt Executive Head of Children’s
Ron Kamnuanthip joins Universal Music Thailand as General Manager
Hong Kong- Ron Kamnuanthip will join Universal Music Thailand as General Manager, effective Sept. 5. Based in Bangkok, he will report to Sandy Monteiro, Senior Vice-President of Universal Music Group International (ASEAN). Kamnuanthip will be responsible for all aspects of the company's daily operations and will lead the team to develop domestic and international business strategies as well as to strengthen media and corporate alliances. Kamnuanthip replaces Phil Murphy, interim head of … [Read more...] about Ron Kamnuanthip joins Universal Music Thailand as General Manager
Digital Update
ASEAN targets 2015 for DVB-T adoption The DVB-T common standard was adopted at the 9th Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI), which concluded 24 May 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. But time-frames will differ according to market maturity. As the most commonly adopted international DTV standard AMRI noted that the DVB-T standard would offer the most advantages in terms of economies of scale, ease of adoption and versatility for multiple platforms. Hence DVB-T was adopted as … [Read more...] about Digital Update
New show set to ‘AMAZIA’ in 2008
What emerging trends have been identified from MIPTV , MILIA and MIPCOM in the past few years? A number of countries and regions are going more and more global, and Asia has been at the forefront of this trend. Since 2002, both MIPTV and MIPCOM have seen a significant inflow of new exhibitors and participants from a large number of Asian countries. MIPTV organized a China Day in 2004 and a Korea Day at MIPTV 2005, and both events signaled the growth and importance of these markets. The India Day … [Read more...] about New show set to ‘AMAZIA’ in 2008
Dramas, sport multi-screen hits in Korea
Koreans love watching Korean dramas, sitcoms, variety shows, soccer and other sports, and movies – regardless of the size of screen. In general, programs that are popular on free-to-air TV are also the ones that consumers are devouring on mobile appliances and via V0D. Korean dramas are the most popular on-demand selections, together with children’s programs and Hollywood movies, according to Suran Seong, Seoul-based senior analyst for research firm Ovum. Each of the major … [Read more...] about Dramas, sport multi-screen hits in Korea