Lee Soo Hui, Head of Media Business Unit, StarHub The channel, targeted at viewers aged 15 years and above and launched on June 3, 2013, is a content partnership with production company Brand New Media. The channel was offered as a free-view service to all StarHub TV subscribers and also made available StarHub’s multi-device service “TV Anywhere”. 1. Why a channel on branded content? How does this complement your current bouquet? Although we have more than 200 channels on our … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB EXCLUSIVE: Head of Media Business Unit for StarHub, Soo Hui LEE
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TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: New to CommunicAsia: Spacecom
Eyal Copitt, SVP Sales Africa, Asia & Marketing, Spacecom Q: How is Amos entering the Asia-Pacific market? A: First of all, Amos Spacecom is a satellite operator since 1996. In the beginning, we started with Europe, Middle East and Africa. This year, we are going to launch a satellite in a new orbital location of 65 degrees East, AMOS-4 – which for us is a totally new business, penetrating into the Asian market. Having the satellite at 65 degrees East over the Indian Ocean allows us to … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: New to CommunicAsia: Spacecom
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5
(Julie Greene) Q: Can you provide an update on the latest season of Hi-5? A: The new series of Hi-5 is series 14th. We’re renaming it to Hi-5 House, so it will be Hi-5 House series 1. The idea behind this is that the house where the cast all live in together becomes an environment. If there are cast changes from different places and different territories, they will all live in this place called the Hi-5 House. I thought initially that the set in the studio and the space where the cast … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Fly Entertainment’s Irene Ang
(Irene Ang, Founder/CEO, Fly Entertainment) Q: You are known for casting but not TV production. Why are you choosing to do so? A: It is something that I have always wanted to do but never found the time. Fly has actually pitched many ideas. This was not the first time we’ve pitched (an idea). We’ve once pitched at Asian Television Forum (ATF) and clinched silver for one of our sitcom ideas. I agree that Fly is not known for being a production company, and that is not the area that we … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Fly Entertainment’s Irene Ang
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Brightcove’s Dennis Rose
PART THREE In Part Three of this interview, Rose introduces the new initiatives and partnerships that Brightcove will embark on this year and comments on the ease of introducing the company’s services in various Asian territories. Q: Can you share with us what’s coming up for Brightcove in the year ahead? A: One of the key things to look out for is Zencoder, which was acquired by Brightcove last August. It is currently being integrated with the Brightcove Video Cloud platform, … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Brightcove’s Dennis Rose
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Brightcove’s Dennis Rose
PART TWO In Part Two of this three-part interview, Rose comments on Brightcove’s relationship with pay-TV operators and broadcasters. Q: Between e-commerce and integrating social components, which areas are Brightcove businesses servicing more in Asia? A: There are numerous catch-up TV and movie portals here in Asia. For instance, a Starhub customer may be a subscriber of CinemaWorld Asia, which is one of our clients. By subscribing, the customer would be able to view the channel … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Brightcove’s Dennis Rose