The recently concluded Asian Side of the Doc has announced this year’s winning ideas. Best Japan Pitch Award went to Beyond the Wave (Kyoko Miyake/Japan, Friedemann Hottenbacher/Germany), Best Asia Pitch Award went to Home Floating Away (Bin Li/ China), Best International Pitch Award was given to Love & Engineering (Tonislav Hristov & Kaarl Aho, Making Movies Oy/ Finland) and Best ASD Pitch Award was won by Home Floating Away (Bin Li/ China). Held in Tokyo from March 19 to 22, the … [Read more...] about Asian Side of the Doc reveals best pitches
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ATF co-locates with ScreenSingapore
Hong Kong – Reed Exhibitions (Reed) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) jointly announced the co-location of ScreenSingapore at the upcoming edition of Asia Television Forum (ATF) from 5 to 7 December at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Yeo Chun Cheng, Director (Broadcast, Animation, Film and Music), MDA, said, “The year-on-year growth of ATF is a strong indication of Asia’s rising role in the global content market and we believe that the co-location of … [Read more...] about ATF co-locates with ScreenSingapore
Bloomberg customises down under
Hong Kong and Sydney – Bloomberg Television has announced a major investment in a separate, dedicated feed that will be customised for audiences in Australia. The new offering, available in June, will provide advertisers the ability to localise insertions to reach this key business market. Bloomberg Television is the most widely distributed business news service in Australia with more than 2.6 million households. Bloomberg Television is available on Pay-TV platforms Austar, Foxtel, … [Read more...] about Bloomberg customises down under
Outdoor expands in the Philippines
Singapore – Multi Channels Asia (MCA) announced that Outdoor Channel has launched on the Philippines’ largest Multiple System Operator Sky Cable. Outdoor Channel HD will join Sky Cable’s expanded range of HD channels as part of its “All In HD” package, as well as the HD Mini packages. This latest carriage agreement gives Outdoor Channel an unrivalled level of distribution in Metro Manila with the channel now available on every major system operator in the … [Read more...] about Outdoor expands in the Philippines
Singapore at FILMART
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
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
