Singapore – StarHub launched HD channel HD SHOWCASE on Nov. 24, airing selected live 2007/2008 English Premier League (EPL) matches in HD, and it will feature HD content from various genres in future. Airing at least two live EPL matches per match-week, HD SHOWCASE will broadcast up to 92 games in the current season. Patrick Lim, StarHub Vice President of Cable TV Services, said, “Based on the very positive feedback we received regarding our trial HD broadcast of the 2006 FIFA World … [Read more...] about StarHub debuts new HD SHOWCASE channel with live EPL matches in HD
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ESS’ Tiger Football Up Close and First Edition Presented by Profitable Plots return for new season
Singapore – ESPN STAR Sports’ new seasons of Tiger Football Up Close and First Edition Presented by Profitable Plots debuted on Nov. 23, again hosted by John Dykes. Tiger Football Up Close features English Premier League (EPL) personalities with an inside look at their careers and personal lives. The show airs every Monday on ESPN at 2100 hrs (HK) and will run for eleven weeks. First Edition Presented by Profitable Plots is a weekly focus on media reports on the football scene as … [Read more...] about ESS’ Tiger Football Up Close and First Edition Presented by Profitable Plots return for new season
McLeod’s Daughters put out to pasture as Nine pushes new dramas
Sydney - In one his first moves since returning as the Nine Network’s Chief Executive, David Gyngell has pulled the plug on the long-running rural drama McLeod’s Daughters. Production will end at the completion of the eighth series. Creator and Executive Producer Posie Graeme-Evans (a one-time director of drama at Nine) said she always believed the series “should finish on a high, and while it was still loved by the audience.” Filmed in South Australia, the series, which … [Read more...] about McLeod’s Daughters put out to pasture as Nine pushes new dramas
Power to open Singapore office
Power, Europe-based producer and distributor of dramas and movies for TV, is opening an office in Singapore to co-develop, represent and invest in new productions for Asia, from Asia or with an Asian perspective. The company aims to work with regional broadcasters, syndicators and producers. George Sakkalli, Vice President, Asia Sales and Distribution, Power, expects to be based permanently in the region from early 2008. At this week’s Asian Television Forum (ATF) content market in … [Read more...] about Power to open Singapore office
Decode Enterprises seals deals for 250 half hours of programming in Asia
Toronto / London – Decode Enterprises, producer of kids and family entertainment and distribution subsidiary of Decode Entertainment’s parent DHX Media Ltd., has sold 250 half hours of programming in Asia. Disney Channel India acquired live action shows The Latest Buzz and Naturally Sadie as well as animation series Urban Vermin. Tween-targeted The Latest Buzz (39x22’) follows the adventures of a group of teens in the world of magazine publishing. Naturally Sadie (65x22’) … [Read more...] about Decode Enterprises seals deals for 250 half hours of programming in Asia
CABLEready closes Asia factual deals
Norwalk, CT – CABLEready, international developer and distributor of TV programs, has finalized deals in Asia for original non-fiction programming following MIPCOM. Korea’s Wellmade Networks picked up series Great Museums (13 x 30” / 6 x 1 hr) and two 1-hour episodes of Perfect War. Great Museums features interviews with experts from the world’s foremost museums including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Entertainment Museum. … [Read more...] about CABLEready closes Asia factual deals