Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures Limited (CPL) has appointed Annie Yim as director for distribution, wherein she will focus on managing and distributing CPL’s extensive portfolio of movies and TV series, including the Shaw Brothers Film Library and new Celestial Pictures content, across multiple media platforms in the Greater China region. Yim will be reunited with and reporting to Ross Pollack, CPL’s CEO, and will work closely with Gigi Ko, Director, Distribution, who manages … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures taps former SPT exec to lead distribution
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TRAI announces digital TV tariff structure in India
India – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced a new Tariff Order and Interconnection Regulations for the digital cable TV systems in the country. As per the regulation, all channels (pay and free-to air) will now be offered on a-la-carte basis to subscribers. There will be a Basic Service Tier (BST) consisting of a minimum of 100 free-to air (FTA) channels, comprising at least five channels of each genre – news and current affairs, infotainment, sports, kids, … [Read more...] about TRAI announces digital TV tariff structure in India
FIC offers new movie pack in Singapore
Singapore – FOX International Channels (FIC), in partnership with StarHub, has rolled out its first-ever Movie Savers Combo. The offering is a never-before-available promotion where viewers can enjoy movie channels included in the FOX Movies Pack (FOX Movies Premium, FOX Movies Premium HD, FOX Movies Play, FOX Family Movies, FOX Family Movies HD) and STAR Chinese Movies Pack (STAR Chinese Movies, STAR Chinese Movies 2, STAR Chinese Movies HD, STAR Chinese Movies On-Demand, STAR Chinese … [Read more...] about FIC offers new movie pack in Singapore
CSI sweeps Monte-Carlo nominations
Los Angeles – CBS Studios International’s CSI franchise has swept the nominations for the “Drama TV Series” category at the 7th Annual International Audience Awards, which will be presented at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 14. The International TV Audience Awards rewards the programmes that gathered the highest number of viewers worldwide in 2011 across five continents in three categories: “Drama TV Series,” “Comedy TV Series,” and … [Read more...] about CSI sweeps Monte-Carlo nominations
StarHub Refines international talent format
Singapore – StarHub has imported internationally-successful singing competition Academy Fantasia, into Singapore. The Singapore version will be a reality-based Mandarin singing competition with LIVE-streams utilising multi-platforms. Refinery Media, pioneers of the usage of multi-platform social media tools in Asian-made reality TV productions, is partnering StarHub to provide its expertise to the programme. The show also sees the inaugural collaboration with hair care brand Sunsilk. … [Read more...] about StarHub Refines international talent format
Optus restructuring to affect 750 jobs
Australia – Optus, the Australian arm of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel), will restructure its business to drive greater efficiencies and give customers a stronger voice. As part of the restructuring, Optus will make 750 roles – coming from senior and middle management as well as operations, back office and support functions – redundant over the coming months, with an associated one-off charge of approximately AUD 37 million. The new structure will see the creation … [Read more...] about Optus restructuring to affect 750 jobs