BBC Bangla has added sports bulletins to its audio news available on mobile phones across Bangladesh in time for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. The sports updates will be part of the 15 two-minute news updates available throughout the day, offering audiences a unique global perspective on key national and international news stories. The first BBC Bangla sports audio bulletin of the day will be available from 04.00 Bangladesh time. It will be updated at 12.00 and then every … [Read more...] about BBC Bangla launches mobile audio sports updates
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Survey shows viewers highly value FOX, National Geographic Channel brands
FOX International Channels (FIC)’s FOX and National Geographic Channel (NGC) are the two biggest channels in its portfolio receiving a high level of brand satisfaction and viewer loyalty, according to a recent survey by Millward Brown Optimor, the creator of the widely-cited BrandZ study of Brand Strength and Value. The large-scale consumer study was conducted in 12 markets with 14,000 respondents, both current and potential Pay-TV subscribers, in Europe, Asia and Latin America, earlier … [Read more...] about Survey shows viewers highly value FOX, National Geographic Channel brands
HISTORY partners Arctic Glacier to celebrate new season of Ice Road Truckers
To celebrate the new season of one of its most successful series, Ice Road Truckers (IRT), HISTORY has partnered with Arctic Glacier to introduce IRT Ice – the first ever co-branded line of ice exclusively from Arctic Glacier. Through the partnership more than eight million bags of IRT ICE will be shipped to Arctic Glacier retailers nationwide. The campaign will also include point-of-sale advertising at retail locations and 18 co-branded delivery trucks in Los Angeles and New York to … [Read more...] about HISTORY partners Arctic Glacier to celebrate new season of Ice Road Truckers
Never-before-seen footage from Untamed Americas – Mountains
National Geographic Channel (NGC) has released exclusive, never-before-seen footage of the tube-lipped nectar bat – a 6.35-centimetre bat with an 8.9-centimertre tongue – also known as a type of long-tongued bat, found high in the cloud forests of the Ecuadorian Andes Mountains. In the episode of Untamed Americas: Mountains, viewers will see this fascinating bat, discovered in 2005, that boasts the highest tongue-to-body ratio of any mammal in the world. The same proportions in … [Read more...] about Never-before-seen footage from Untamed Americas – Mountains
IMAX expands presence in China with five-theatre deal
New York, USA – IMAX Corporation and Omnijoi Cinema Development Co. Ltd (Omnijoi Cinemas), formerly known as Jiangsu Eudemonia Blue Ocean Cinema Development Co. Ltd, have announced an agreement to install five IMAX theatre systems into new construction projects throughout China. Omnijoi Cinemas will install five IMAX theatre systems in cities including Qingdao, Nantong, and Suzhou, all of which are slated to open in 2014 and 2015. This agreement brings Omnijoi Cinemas’ total IMAX … [Read more...] about IMAX expands presence in China with five-theatre deal
Joint research centre to promote film, TV cultural exchange between China and New Zealand
New Zealand – Pukeko Pictures, the Animation School of the Beijing Film Academy and Grand Entertainment Ltd (GZ) will be establishing the International Animation Technology Joint Research Centre to actively promote film and TV cultural exchange between China and New Zealand. The first collaboration between these three parties consists of planned co-productions on the internationally successful animation series, The WotWots, created by Pukeko Pictures at the Weta Workshop. These plans … [Read more...] about Joint research centre to promote film, TV cultural exchange between China and New Zealand