Singapore – BBC World News and BBC.com have commissioned UK production company Twofour, to produce the second series of the programme Horizons, premiering in April 2012. Twofour most recently produced Harry’s Arctic Heroes for BBC One.Horizons is a 30-minute weekly programme, which explores the ways in which we will live and work in the next decade. This new series will continue the journey across the globe in search of the ideas and businesses that may succeed over the next decade … [Read more...] about On the Horizon
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Singapore – Fox One Stop Media (FOSM) has launched FOSM Singapore, a specialized local advertising sales team to cater to the country’s advertising sector.FOSM, the commercial branch of the advertising-integrated sales group of Pay-TV network, FOX International Channels (FIC), offers advertisers direct access to the group of 27 channels operated by FIC in Singapore via tailored and strategic 360° media solutions.With the media landscape getting increasingly cluttered, FOSM … [Read more...] about Direct reach
BloombergUTV joins RBNL
Mumbai – BloombergUTV, a business news channel, has come on board Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd’s (RBNL) distribution portfolio. The channel will be launched through a joint venture with Germany’s RTL Group. It will be available on major DTH platforms such as Reliance Digital TV, Tata Sky, VideoCon, AirTel and Dish TV. This move further strengthens the television profile of RBNL, which currently includes the three BIG CBS channels – BIG CBS Prime, Love and Spark, and the … [Read more...] about BloombergUTV joins RBNL
Deadly Amazon
London/Hong Kong/Burbank – The Walt Disney Company today announced that The River, a supernatural TV thriller, is set to premiere in South Korea on Fox within 24 to 48 hours of its US debut on February 7, and in India and Hong Kong, both on StarWorld, a few weeks later.This is the first time a series distributed by Disney Media Distribution will launch in such close proximity to the American premiere on such a scale. The show has already been licensed to 182 territories including Poland, … [Read more...] about Deadly Amazon
Re-Discovering the Japanese Occupation
Singapore – The events that led to the fall of Singapore to the Japanese Empire during World War II are being examined for the first time on Discovery Channel Asia, in the two-part special; 1942 – Fall of Singapore. The documentary, which debuts on February 8, marks the 70th anniversary of the then-British colony’s ceding to Japanese rule. Produced by Electric Pictures Australia, it features rarely seen archival footage and re-enactments of the historic events. The network is also … [Read more...] about Re-Discovering the Japanese Occupation
Endemol centralizes sports output
Endemol is restructuring its international sports business. This reorganization will bring its sports content in line with all other output, coming under the direct management of the group's local operating companies around the world.After three years of building and integrating sport into Endemol's global business, Managing Directors Gregg Oldfield and Lawrence Duffy will leave to pursue new ventures. Endemol Sport launched in January 2009 and grew to become a significant international player … [Read more...] about Endemol centralizes sports output
