Singapore – MediaCorp has assigned its sales head, James Yip, to manage its Vietnamese TV joint venture, International Media Corporation (IMC) as chief operating officer, and has appointed Clifton Yong to replace him as executive vice president, sales and marketing, MediaCorp. Yip will take up his Vietnam posting at IMC from April 1, 2008, while Yong joins MediaCorp from March 10 to oversee the advertising business across TV, radio and print, with a focus on integrated media sales … [Read more...] about MediaCorp names Yip as COO of Vietnamese JV, Yong as EVP, sales and marketing
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StarHub Digital Cable to launch TVBS-News channel
Singapore – Singapore’s cable TV operator StarHub is launching 24-hour Mandarin language news channel TVBS-News on StarHub Digital Cable’s Chinese Entertainment Basic Group at no extra charge on March 3, 2008. TVBS-News is the first Mandarin news channel to be available on the service’s basic tier. TVBS-News channel is based in Taiwan and offers current affairs programming and coverage on Taiwanese, regional and global news through its correspondents and partnerships with … [Read more...] about StarHub Digital Cable to launch TVBS-News channel
Eros International introduces ad-supported online movie streaming service
Mumbai – Eros International has launched an advertising-supported on-demand streaming movie streaming service to offer content online, free of charge to consumers. The service, accessible at http://ondemand.erosentertainment.com offers exclusive content from the Eros movie catalogue which consists of 1,300 titles, 5,000 music videos, behind the scenes, ‘making-of’ footage, as well as exclusive short movies and events. The video stream will include periodic advertisements in a … [Read more...] about Eros International introduces ad-supported online movie streaming service
BBC Worldwide launches Asian co-prod A History of Beijing
Brighton, UK – The BBC Showcase 2008 saw BBC Worldwide launch its new regional co-production A History of Beijing, a documentary series which offers an in-depth tour of the Chinese capital and its people. Co-produced with Beijing TV and the Media Development Authority of Singapore, A History of Beijing marks the first collaboration for BBC Worldwide’s Global Channels business since its launch in 2006. Originally shot by Beijing TV as a 12-part series, A History of Beijing features … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide launches Asian co-prod A History of Beijing
Period dramas a hit at BBC Showcase 2008
Brighton, UK – The BBC Showcase 2008 event taking place at the Brighton Centre in the UK from February 24 - 27, 2008, saw British period dramas snapped up. The new adaptation of Oliver Twist was sold to seven broadcasters from markets including India, United Arab Emirates and Canada. Writer Andrew Davies’ 2007 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility was also picked up by 11 international broadcasters from countries including Japan and Sweden, along with Miss Austen Regrets which was sold … [Read more...] about Period dramas a hit at BBC Showcase 2008
activeTV looks to a Munster of a year in Asia
Singapore – activeTV, producers of reality series, The Amazing Race Asia (TARA), has brought on board Bertram van Munster, executive producer and co-creator of reality series The Amazing Race, as a stakeholder and partner in activeTV Asia Pte Ltd. The collaboration extends the partnership between van Munster and Michael McKay, president of activeTV, which began during work on the original The Amazing Race series. In Singapore for the announcement, van Munster told Television Asia Plus that … [Read more...] about activeTV looks to a Munster of a year in Asia