Singapore – History is shedding light on how and why the supposedly unsinkable Titanic sank. The channel will air Titanic: Mystery Solved on April 15 worldwide, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s sinking. In 2010, History joined the world’s top underwater experts in this most recent expedition to the wreck site, which completed one of the most thorough studies of the wreck. The undertaking yielded unprecedented new discoveries and the first comprehensive map … [Read more...] about History solves Titanic Mystery
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A family that Voices over together
After a seven year absence, heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and his family are starring in a new TV series – this time, lending their voices to stop-motion animated versions of themselves in a new comedy sitcom The F’n Osbournes. Canada’s Cuppa Coffee Studios is producing the series, with twenty episodes planned. The Toronto-based animation house looks to secure financing sales for the series at MIPTV. Jack Osbourne, who will also executive produce the show alongside his … [Read more...] about A family that Voices over together
The Future is Now
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international broadcaster, has secured distribution of several lifestyle and culture programmes on four leading Chinese video portals –v.huanqiu.com, youku.com, tudou.com and ku6.com. These new partners place great importance on offering high quality, interesting, relevant, international programming to their audiences and reach approximately one million viewers throughout China. Among the titles that have been chosen are the Chinese editions of Global … [Read more...] about The Future is Now
Malaysia Xplores gaming
Kuala Lumpur – The iOS game “Lightopus”, made by Kuala Lumpur-based game studio AppXplore, and available for the iPod, iPhone and iPad platform, has been released worldwide. Since its release on March 8, the game has quickly risen on Apple’s iTunes AppStore game rankings in the US, getting to the Top 100 Games there. Adam Ham, Executive Director & Co-Founder of AppXplore, said that “Lightopus” is expecting major downloads from North America, Latin America … [Read more...] about Malaysia Xplores gaming
Discop Istanbul a success
Los Angeles / Paris – The second edition of Discop Istanbul concluded last week, reporting a 25 per cent overall increase in attendance over last year’s inaugural edition. A total of 337 companies from 51 countries comprising 628 delegates attended the market, including 128 international exhibiting companies selling television content rights and merchandising licenses. This figure represents an increase of 33 new exhibiting companies compared with last year’s attendance. The … [Read more...] about Discop Istanbul a success
BIG CBS appoints new National Sales Head
Mumbai – BIG CBS Networks has appointed Yashraj Rao as the National Sales Head for its channels – BIG CBS Love and BIG CBS Spark. In his new role, Rao will be responsible for growing sales and leading the team across the country, to grow client base and revenues for these channels. In his current profile, he will report to Vishal Rally, Business Head – BIG CBS Networks. With almost nine years of sales experience across industries, Rao began his career with Monster.com, … [Read more...] about BIG CBS appoints new National Sales Head