Hong Kong – A total of 33 Singapore companies are exhibiting their strengths in producing stories with strong Asian appeal at the ongoing 16th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART), held 19 to 22 March. Led by Yeo Chun Cheng, Director of Broadcast, Animation, Film and Music at the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), these film and television companies will bring to FILMART some 37 titles and more than 120 hours of content. Some of the highlights include TV … [Read more...] about Singapore at FILMART
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Youtube improves TV offering
Youtube has reached an agreement with Indian broadcasters Sony Entertainment Television (SET), Colors, ImagineTV, Star India, and VikatanTV, to bring their content onto the video streaming website. In total, more than 19,000 full episodes of 300 programmes in six different languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, and Punjabi – will be offered to Youtube’s Indian viewers. A constantly updated page at youtube.com/shows allows viewers to keep in touch with the latest … [Read more...] about Youtube improves TV offering
NBCUniversal expands formats team
London – NBCUniversal International announced that Linfield Ng has joined its Television Production Formats team. Based in Singapore, he will focus on growing NBCUniversal’s format business in Asia Pacific, reporting to Yvonne Pilkington, SVP of Format Sales and Production. Ng comes to NBCUniversal with extensive television experience. He is a sales and format professional with more than 11 years of regional experience. Prior to NBCUniversal, Ng served as Director of Licensing for … [Read more...] about NBCUniversal expands formats team
Mark Thompson to exit BBC
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
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