Caracas, Venezuela – Venevision, part of the Cisneros Group of Companies and DIRECTV Latin America, has signed a deal to present one of the world’s most recognised beauty pageants, “Miss Venezuela”, throughout Latin America for a second time. The pageant, which has produced six beauty queens who have gone on to be crowned “Miss Universe,” will be broadcast LIVE in HD to all of DIRECTV’s territories in Latin America, exclusively for DIRECTV’s … [Read more...] about Venevision and DIRECTV to air “Miss Venezuela” across Latin America
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HBO Asia presents The Newsroom
Singapore – The Newsroom, created by Aaron Sorkin, premieres exclusively across Asia on HBO on August 1. Viewers can also catch the series an hour earlier at 8pm on HBO HD or at one’s own time and convenience on HBO On Demand from August 6. Set at the fictional cable network ACN, the ten-episode drama series follows the news team on their quixotic mission to reclaim the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite in the face of a fickle audience, corporate mandates and tangled personal … [Read more...] about HBO Asia presents The Newsroom
Nominations for 2012 Primetime Emmys announced
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations list for the 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards. TV Asia Plus highlights some facts and figures: Networks HBO is the network with the most number of nominations - 81 in all! CBS is 2nd with 60 nominations. PBS is 3rd with 58 nominations. Programmes with most nominations Modern Family: 14 nominations (COMEDY SERIES ) Mad Men: 17 nominations (DRAMA SERIES ) American Horror Story: 17 nominations (MINISERIES) Hemingway … [Read more...] about Nominations for 2012 Primetime Emmys announced
3D network 3net world premieres Storm Surfers
Culver City, California – 3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, will bring viewers an adventure beyond the extreme next month with the world premiere of the new 3net original series Storm Surfers on August 19 in the US. The series follows surfing legends, best friends and larger-than-life personalities: Ross Clarke-Jones, an Australian Surfing Hall of Fame inductee; and two-time surfing World Champion Tom Carroll, as they work with genius surf-forecaster … [Read more...] about 3D network 3net world premieres Storm Surfers
Malaysia to open seven more IMAX theatres
New York – IMAX Corporation and Malaysia’s TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd (TGV Cinemas) have announced an expansion of the parties' joint revenue sharing agreement made in October 2011 to include the installation of seven additional IMAX theatre systems. The deal brings the exhibitor's total IMAX commitment to eight and brings the total number of IMAX theatres open or contracted to open in the Asia Pacific region to 321. Under the terms of the new agreement, the first IMAX theatre is scheduled … [Read more...] about Malaysia to open seven more IMAX theatres
Youku celebrates Olympic spirit
Beijing – Youku Inc., China's leading Internet television company, has aired The 727 Cycling Team, the fourth in a series of five micro-movies titled Ordinary Olympians, which tells the stories of ordinary people whose extraordinary experiences reflect the Olympic spirit. Ordinary Olympians debuted on April 15 as part of Youku's "Our Olympics" campaign, and has since been viewed a total of more than 24 million times. More than 93,000 comments to date have been left by viewers. Drawing on … [Read more...] about Youku celebrates Olympic spirit