Parent brand: Viacom Inc. Sub or Sibling brands: Nick Jr., MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Channel Ownership in Asia-Pacific: Viacom International Media Networks Senior executives for Asia-Pacific: Syahrizan Mansor, Vice President, Nickelodeon Asia, Viacom International Media Networks. Channel description: Nickelodeon, now in its 38th year, is the leading entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon
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Broadcasting in the Disruption Age
What do Tanglin, Code of Law, Mata Mata, I Not Stupid, Crime Watch, Elle, 8 Days and iWeekly have in common? They are all TV shows, magazines published, produced or aired by divisions belonging to the Singapore media giant Mediacorp. The broadcaster has seven TV channels, 11 radio stations, digital assets and news studios, as well as numerous editing suites, all comfortably located on a 80,000m2 floor space, in a ship like structure (Noah’s Ark). The building is designed by award-winning … [Read more...] about Broadcasting in the Disruption Age
The premier problem of live-stream piracy
The English Premier League (EPL) is one of the most valuable sports leagues of all time. This is in part due to the huge TV deals the EPL signs with broadcasters every three years. Highlighting the mammoth demand for world-class football, the EPL sold overseas rights for an impressive US$6.8bn in 2017. But for the TV rights holders purchasing those rights, we are starting to see threats to the enormous investments they’ve made, with issues of piracy hindering their revenues from live sports. … [Read more...] about The premier problem of live-stream piracy
SKY & Vodafone end merger agreement
POPULATION 4,570,579 TV HOUSEHOLDS 2,525,000 TV PENETRATION 99.3% HOUSEHOLD SIZE 2.8 PAY-TV PENETRATION 68.2% INTERNET USERS 4,780,000 INTERNET PENETRATION 94.6% BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS 3,665,000 BROADBAND PENETRATION 42.6% MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 5,027,000 MOBILE PENETRATION 135% MULTICHANNEL HOMES 980,000 MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION 68.2% NON-TERRESTRIAL TV CONNECTIONS 980,604 -New Zealand Population 2015 - World Population Review -New Zealand Media Stats, by NationMaster.com -Sky TV -New Zealand – … [Read more...] about SKY & Vodafone end merger agreement
National Geographic launches world-first app in Australia
POPULATION 23,933,832 TV HOUSEHOLDS 8,660,532 TV PENETRATION 100% HOUSEHOLD SIZE 3.5 CABLE TV PENETRATION 35.5% DTT PENETRATION 96.6% SATELLITE TV SUBSCRIBERS 100,000 MULTICHANNEL HOMES 3,000,000 MULTICHANNEL PENETRATION 36.5% NON-TERRESTRIAL TV CONNECTIONS 3,000,000 INTERNET PENETRATION 93.5% BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS 12,570,122 INTERNET-CONNECTED TV PENETRATION 32% of households PVR PENETRATION 56.9% of households SMARTPHONE PENETRATION 77% of Australians aged 16+ TABLET DEVICE PENETRATION 48.2% … [Read more...] about National Geographic launches world-first app in Australia
Some interesting facts – playing catch-up in Asia
I noticed that after 16 year of dominating broadcasters’ schedules around Asia, South Korean drama is penetrating the Western world and the Middle Eastern region. For example, CBS in the US has picked up Good Doctor from KBS for a local adaption – just one of a number of K-drama formats heading stateside in recent months. Turkish production houses have also started adaptation to Korean dramas two years ago. In an era when subtitled foreign drama has started to make an impact in Western … [Read more...] about Some interesting facts – playing catch-up in Asia