(Pictured: Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company; and George Lucas, Chairman and Founder of Lucasfilm) Burbank and San Francisco – The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas. It was also announced that Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars franchise. … [Read more...] about Walt Disney to buy Lucasfilm for US$4bn
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SPT’s ONE turns two
Singapore– Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced that its Korean general entertainment (GE) channel, ONE, which just turned two, continues to achieve strong ratings across the region. Among pay-TV 4+ audiences, from January 1 to October 10 2012, ONE has garnered 43% of the viewing share between all 19 HD channels in Malaysia. The channel also drew an average viewing duration of 125 minutes per viewer each day, among pay-TV networks on Astro, according to AGB Nielson … [Read more...] about SPT’s ONE turns two
Asia’s Next Top Model’s premiere set for Nov 25 as production company faces allegations
Singapore – Reality series Asia’s Next Top Model, originally slated to premiere on STAR World throughout Asia on November 9, will now air on November 25. According to Singapore’s The Straits Times, the delay is because ice-TV, the production company behind the series, has run into financial problems and is behind on payments to some 35 production crew members and former public relations firm Word Of Mouth Communications. It was reported that Word Of Mouth issued a writ of … [Read more...] about Asia’s Next Top Model’s premiere set for Nov 25 as production company faces allegations
ABC Commercial’s Lance Armstrong to broadcast on CNN
ABC’s 45-minute Lance Armstrong documentary, The World according to Lance, has sold to CNN in the U.S. to be broadcast this Saturday, October 27 in primetime. Further territories sold to date include VRT (Belgium), TV2 (Denmark), TV2 (Norway), NOS (Netherlands), Globosat (Brazil), CBC (Canada), M-Net (South Africa), Prime (New Zealand) and Argentina. These sales have contributed to the program becoming Journeyman’s best selling documentary yet. The deals have been signed in light of … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial’s Lance Armstrong to broadcast on CNN
Court upholds Astro’s US$250m arbitration award from Lippo
Singapore – Singapore's High Court upheld a US$250 million arbitration award to Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan’s Astro All Asia Networks against its former Indonesian business partner Lippo Group over a failed pay-TV venture. Astro had back in 2005 formed a joint venture with First Media and other affiliates of the Lippo Group to establish a pay-TV business in Indonesia. The joint venture was not concluded, and in 2008 Astro commenced arbitration proceedings in Singapore … [Read more...] about Court upholds Astro’s US$250m arbitration award from Lippo
The Walking Dead returns to DISH
After months of channel blackout, AMC Networks’ channels AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv are returning to DISH Network’s line-up of channel offerings following a settlement between Cablevision Systems Corporation, AMC Networks and DISH Network regarding a lawsuit between VOOM HD and DISH’s parent company EchoStar Satellite. The announcement comes as great news to DISH Network subscribers, who will now be able to watch the third season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead returns to DISH
