Singapore – MyChinaChannel (MCC), a Singapore based media platform that aggregates, produces and distributes China related content for global market, has recently secured the landing of Shanghai Media Group's China Business Network in Singapore. They have been working towards their channel launch by the end of this year or in early 2013 and has been establishing the groundwork for their launch in the past five years. MCC has appointed Wayne Chou as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Terry … [Read more...] about MyChinaChannel appoints senior management
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Hollywood Dynasty Media brings entertainment news directly to China
Los Angeles – Hollywood Dynasty Media (HDM), a Hollywood-based, multi-platform media company specializing in bilingual entertainment news and events, video production and social media management, has launched and announced that the company will be SINA’s exclusive content provider for all entertainment news, feeding up-to-date, edited, translated and subtitled content to the largest Chinese-language web portal in the world offering its readers bilingual, Hollywood-related news. HDM, … [Read more...] about Hollywood Dynasty Media brings entertainment news directly to China
NDS enhances VOD services for Astro
Singapore – NDS has announced that they will be providing Astro with an advanced user interface, supporting the launch of an enhanced video on demand (VOD) service as part of the Astro B.yond platform. As there is demand for VOD service and increasing penetration of broadband in Malaysia, Astro has chosen to upgrade their VOD service to enable advanced functionality, including the ability to purchase previously broadcast programmes, whole series, or access subscription-based VOD services … [Read more...] about NDS enhances VOD services for Astro
SES furthers commitment, widens footprint in APAC
CommunicAsia 2012 – Singapore – The increasing growth of the direct-to-home (DTH) market in the Asia-Pacific and the growing demand for high-definition (HD) content are driving the demand for satellite capacity in the region. Deepak Mathur, Senior Vice President Commercial, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, SES, said the vast majority of young demographic, who are increasingly consuming content, have led Asia to become one of the strongest growing regions in the world when it … [Read more...] about SES furthers commitment, widens footprint in APAC
Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) today announced that Singapore’s free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013 using the DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial) broadcasting standard. As per the MDA mandate, FTA broadcaster MediaCorp will transmit all of its channels digitally by end 2013. Channels 5, 8, Suria and Vasantham will be available in HD by end-2013. The remaining three channels – okto, … [Read more...] about Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Chinese delegation pulled out of Sheffield Doc/Fest
The delegation of Chinese commissioning editors pulled out of the Sheffield Doc/Fest last week. “Officially we have been told that the reason the Chinese delegation cancelled is related to a restriction on the number of travel trips they can make to Europe,” said Heather Croall, Sheffield Doc/Fest director. However, she said that unofficially, there were a number of difficult conversations regarding films that they were screening in the programme that challenge issues of freedom of … [Read more...] about Chinese delegation pulled out of Sheffield Doc/Fest