London – GlobeCast has signed a deal with Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Ltd (PCNE) to deliver Info News, one of the broadcaster’s premier news channels in China, to continental Europe via the EUTELSAT 9A satellite. Info News is the first channel to report news across the Greater China region, which includes Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This channel is a 24-hour channel on news updates and financial highlights worldwide. It also features commentary and … [Read more...] about GlobeCast delivers Chinese news channel to Europe
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Reliance Broadcast Network launches BIG CBS LOVE campaign
Mumbai – Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International have embarked on a joint venture channel, BIG CBS LOVE, taking advantage of the impending digitisation with the launch of its campaign ‘Subscribe To Love On Your Set Top Box’. The campaign is launched on the back of Reliance Broadcast Network’s very successful campaign ‘Choose Your Set-Top-Box Wisely’, which aims to increase awareness about digitisation and empower consumers with information, … [Read more...] about Reliance Broadcast Network launches BIG CBS LOVE campaign
OTT to take center stage at BroadcastAsia 2012
Singapore –One of the highlights for BroadcastAsia 2012 includes a new Over-the-Top (OTT) – aimed at addressing the delivery of content and reaching out to a new generation of audiences through PCs and mobile devices like tablets, smartphones and netbooks. A special showcase on the OTT business model and proposition will also be presented in collaboration with exhibitors Axon, EVS, Magna, Sony, Switchmedia and XOR Media (formerly known as Seachange), and with Sony Pictures Television … [Read more...] about OTT to take center stage at BroadcastAsia 2012
Platform providers and other industry experts discuss latest trends at Unwired 2012
Singapore – The future of content lies in going mobile and social while utilising cloud technologies. This was the main point of discussion at Unwired 2012, an independent wireless and mobile conference held at the Marina Bay Sands on May 31. Leong Mun Yuen, Chief Technology Officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, said in his opening address that wireless and mobile apps and services are increasingly pivotal especially since mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore … [Read more...] about Platform providers and other industry experts discuss latest trends at Unwired 2012
ESPN STAR Sports renews multi-year broadcast partnership with The England and Wales Cricket Board
Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), a major sports content provider in Asia, and The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced a new seven year contract for the exclusive multi-platform rights to broadcast its domestic and home international matches. The deal, which runs from 2013 to 2019, incorporates exclusive rights for television, online, mobile and radio, covering the major cricket markets of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh among others across Asia, as well as … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports renews multi-year broadcast partnership with The England and Wales Cricket Board
New Zealand’s MediaWorks TV migrates broadcast management to Pilat Media’s IBMS Version 6
London - Pilat Media Global plc, a leading supplier of business management software to the media industry, announced that New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks TV has completed a successful migration of its operations to Version 6 of the Pilat Media Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS) for both TV3 and FOUR. Peter Crossan, CFO, MediaWorks, said: "With Version 6, we're looking forward to building on our foundation to add significant new business management capabilities — such as … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s MediaWorks TV migrates broadcast management to Pilat Media’s IBMS Version 6