Rob Khoo Singapore - Rob Khoo, General Manager and Vice-President of Business Development (Asia), will leave activeTV’s Singapore office on November 9 to pursue other interests. Khoo, who joined activeTV in 2009, has secured numerous projects for the production company, including Cash Cab Asia for AXN, E! News Asia for NBC Universal, and most recently, Driving Change with Caltex for FIC. Joining activeTV in Singapore is Marc Checkley, who has been appointed Head of Development. Checkley, … [Read more...] about Rob Khoo leaves activeTV, Marc Checkley hired
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Turner launches WB channel in Pakistan
Hong Kong – Audiences across Pakistan can now tune in to the very best of Hollywood-style entertainment with the launch of WB, Turner’s 24/7 English entertainment channel that features movies, action, drama, comedy series and A-list celebrities from Warner Bros. WB is being distributed in Pakistan through Homecast Entertainment Private Limited and will be made available to advertisers by TBS Pakistan through Strategic Alliances. Highlights of WB’s premium movie titles … [Read more...] about Turner launches WB channel in Pakistan
Asia’s Next Top Model on track to premiere across the region
The cast of Asia's Next Top Model Singapore – Asia’s Next Top Model is set to premiere exclusively on STAR World Southeast Asia on Sunday, November 25. Fourteen contestants from Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines, Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and Nepal will compete to win the very first Top Model competition with a pan-regional scope. The show is hosted by supermodel Nadya Hutagalung, who will also provide guidance to the … [Read more...] about Asia’s Next Top Model on track to premiere across the region
HISTORY launches online portal for Pawn Stars, partners Pawngo
New York – Pawn Stars fans can now pawn items via Pawngo through PawnStars.com, a new website portal for HISTORY’s hit TV series and aimed at continuing its brand expansion across digital platforms. Through PawnStars.com, fans can watch Pawn Stars episodes, play the popular Pawn Stars Facebook game, purchase merchandise and further connect with the network’s hit show. The site was launched on November 5 in time for the premiere of the new season of the show. Pawn … [Read more...] about HISTORY launches online portal for Pawn Stars, partners Pawngo
CNBC embarks on pan-Asian campaign for Squawk Box
Singapore – CNBC has launched a pan-Asian advertising campaign to strengthen awareness of its flagship morning programme, Squawk Box, by promoting the network’s extensive coverage of the biggest stories of the moment—the U.S. elections and China’s transition. The campaign titled Their Call, Your Money, geared towards audience tune-in for Squawk Box, features online and TV ads across the network and is accompanied by print ads running in the Wall Street Journal Asia, … [Read more...] about CNBC embarks on pan-Asian campaign for Squawk Box
CBS adapts Armoza Formats’ The Ran Quadruplets
Armoza Formats’ scripted drama The Ran Quadruplets, which aired for two seasons on Israeli satcaster YES, is in development at CBS, in partnership with CBS TV Studios and showrunner David Marshall Grant. This is the second time that the Israeli drama is going into development with CBS, which piloted the format during the 2009-2010 season under the name Quinn-Tuplets, with showrunner Mike Kelley scripting. The new adaptation will have the original Israeli format, which follows four adult … [Read more...] about CBS adapts Armoza Formats’ The Ran Quadruplets
