BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has released an internal memo that he will be stepping down from his role after the London Olympics, although no exact date has yet been set. He said in the statement to staff, “I’ve always been on the side of change because I believe that, in the middle of a media revolution, change is the only way of safeguarding what is so precious about the BBC. But change always brings disruption and uncertainty in its wake – and I do want to say a … [Read more...] about Mark Thompson to exit BBC
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Discovery and HP partner up
Singapore – Discovery Channel and HP have entered a six-week partnership to present new episodes of Discovery’s series Mythbusters from March 23 to April 28 in Southeast Asia. The partnership includes on-air, on-ground and online elements. In addition to presenting brand new episodes of Mythbusters to viewers in Southeast Asia, the on-air component includes a spot campaign for the HP Folio that will air on Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet for the duration of the partnership. … [Read more...] about Discovery and HP partner up
One enters Indonesia
Singapore – Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia, has launched its first Asian general entertainment network One, in Indonesia on the Pay-TV platform Indovision. This new carriage deal sees the channel join AXN, AXN Beyond, Sony Entertainment Television and Animax on Indovision to form a bouquet of five SPT Networks, Asia channels. As the exclusive destination of programmes produced by Seoul-based content supplier and broadcaster SBS, One is powered by prime and current South Korean … [Read more...] about One enters Indonesia
Discovery Kids debut in Asia
Mumbai – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) today announced that it is launching Discovery Kids in the region, starting with India, Indonesia and the Philippines as the first markets. Discovery Kids seeks to entertain and educate children with content that triggers their curiosity and helps to develop their cognitive, social, and emotional skills, bringing families together by promoting co-viewing with parents. The target audience for Discovery Kids is children aged from four to twelve … [Read more...] about Discovery Kids debut in Asia
Life on BBC Knowledge
BBC Worldwide Channels Asia is premiering Life, a ten-part natural world documentary series on April 12 on BBC Knowledge’s Asia feed. This is the series’ Pay-TV debut. More than four years in the making and filmed over 3,000 days, the series explores the great variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics that animals and plants have developed to stay alive. The ten episodes will focus on themes such as reptiles and amphibians, mammals, birds and … [Read more...] about Life on BBC Knowledge
Malaysia Xplores gaming
Kuala Lumpur – The iOS game “Lightopus”, made by Kuala Lumpur-based game studio AppXplore, and available for the iPod, iPhone and iPad platform, has been released worldwide. Since its release on March 8, the game has quickly risen on Apple’s iTunes AppStore game rankings in the US, getting to the Top 100 Games there. Adam Ham, Executive Director & Co-Founder of AppXplore, said that “Lightopus” is expecting major downloads from North America, Latin America … [Read more...] about Malaysia Xplores gaming