MUNICH – Marking another win for Babylon Berlin, the biggest Asian TV festival in Shanghai has honoured the Roaring Twenties drama as Best Foreign Series with the renowned Magnolia Award. The 16-hour show beat highly prestigious US series such as David Lynch’s Twin Peaks and David Shore's medical drama The Good Doctor. The Shanghai TV Festival jury stated: “Babylon Berlin wins for its high production values, brilliant script, engaging characters, and thrilling story. It showed us a … [Read more...] about “Babylon Berlin” wins top prize at Shanghai TV Festival
Woodcut Media unveils “How I Caught the Killer” for Pick
LONDON – Woodcut Media is currently in production on a brand new factual true crime series How I Caught the Killer, green-lit by the free-to-air UK channel Pick. With ten one-hour episodes, How I Caught the Killer takes an in-depth look at what it’s really like to be a police officer working on chilling murder cases. Focusing on the perspective of the police, former policeman and Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding narrates this series which offers intriguing revelations … [Read more...] about Woodcut Media unveils “How I Caught the Killer” for Pick
HOOQ appoints Andrew Marshall as General Counsel
SINGAPORE – Leading Southeast Asian video-on-demand service HOOQ has appointed Andrew Marshall as its new General Counsel to lend his legal and regulatory expertise to the streaming platform as it evolves across its five markets. Marshall will be based at the HOOQ company headquarters in Singapore. “I am delighted to have a legal professional of Andrew’s calibre join the HOOQ family. With his vast experience at Disney and ESPN, as well as his knowledge of the technology space in … [Read more...] about HOOQ appoints Andrew Marshall as General Counsel
StarHub TV to refresh content line-up
SINGAPORE – StarHub TV customers can look forward to a slate of fresh and exciting content with seven brand new channels coming their way. The channels – CuriosityStream HD, Travelxp HD, Gusto TV HD, Makeful HD, Gem HD, Fight Sports HD and Colors Tamil HD – will be launched progressively in the coming months, commencing from 3 July. “We are continuously reviewing our channel line-up to ensure that our customers continue to get quality content at good value. The team has worked … [Read more...] about StarHub TV to refresh content line-up
ATEME to cover World Cup for NPO
PARIS – Dutch national broadcaster NPO has selected ATEME’s TITAN virtual video processing solution to cover the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup, live in 4K ultra high definition. ATEME is a leading provider of video delivery solutions for Broadcast, Cable, DTH, IPTV and OT. Leveraging ATEME’s continuous research and innovation in picture and video quality, NPO workflow can now process both live UHD content at a lower bitrate. The bandwidth efficiency, high video quality, low … [Read more...] about ATEME to cover World Cup for NPO
GMA Network to distribute rights for “Fight of Champions”
QUEZON CITY – GMA Network has partnered with MP Promotions to distribute free and pay TV rights to Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s much anticipated return to the boxing ring. Dubbed as the “Fight of Champions”, Pacquiao will challenge Argentinian Lucas Matthysse for the World Boxing Association’s welterweight championship in the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15. GMA will be distributing the live broadcast feed of "Fight of Champions" for free and … [Read more...] about GMA Network to distribute rights for “Fight of Champions”