London/Japan – HIT Entertainment has announced a major deal that will see the new CGI series of Thomas & Friends air on Japanese public broadcaster NHK for the very first time. Broadcast distribution on NHK will significantly increase the presence of the brand in the country. As part of the multi-year agreement, Thomas & Friends will air weekly on NHK’s children’s entertainment block starting this month. The content will include all of the new CG-animated series as well … [Read more...] about Thomas & Friends HITs Japan
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BIG RTL launches new action channel
Mumbai – BIG RTL, the television joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network and RTL Group, is launching action channel THRILL by the third quarter of this year. Positioned as the first action entertainment channel, it is the result of a detailed audience mapping and insight mining among Indian audiences to determine entertainment need gaps. The joint venture channel will address this need gap and serve international content from across the globe, dubbed in Hindi. With several options … [Read more...] about BIG RTL launches new action channel
The WotWots sighted in the US
Wellington, New Zealand – The WotWots today signed a deal with Milestone Productions LLC for SpottyWot and DottyWot character appearances in the US. The three year deal will see Milestone Productions LLC manage standard meet and greet character appearances, short custom scripted presentations and special event shows for the internationally successful pre-school property. The WotWots is a pre-school series following the adventures of two adorable siblings from outer space, … [Read more...] about The WotWots sighted in the US
Ten Alps scores hat trick of nominations
Ten Alps companies have received three nominations at the British Academy Television Awards 2012. 9/11: Day That Changed The World is nominated in the Single Documentary category. The documentary marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It goes behind the scenes combining television footage and first-hand accounts of how events unfolded in the offices, the bunkers, the military headquarters and on Air Force One. The Truth About Adoption (Panorama) is nominated in the Current … [Read more...] about Ten Alps scores hat trick of nominations
Reliance rolls out digitisation campaign
Mumbai – Reliance Broadcast Network is now taking its “Choose Your Set-Top-Box Wisely” initiative into the Hindi Heartland of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP), with the second leg of this campaign. This campaign will serve the purpose of driving awareness of impending digitisation and empowering consumers to make the right choice when choosing a DTH/Set Top box. Additionally the campaign also provides operators a chance to build preference and equity for their … [Read more...] about Reliance rolls out digitisation campaign
NDS enables Indovision’s migration
Singapore – NDS has announced that its technology is enabling Indonesia Pay-TV and DTH operator Indovision, to kick-start a migration of its more than one million subscribers from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 set-top boxes for enhanced TV services including interactivity. Supported by a suite of end-to-end NDS solutions including VideoGuard conditional access and MediaHighway set-top box software, Indovision is in the process of deploying MPEG-4 set-top boxes to its entire subscriber base, enabling … [Read more...] about NDS enables Indovision’s migration
