ESPN, Inc. has announced the full launch of its multi-platform, multi-language and multi-country global football brand, ESPNFC. Initially launched as a preview in April for Euro 2012, ESPNFC debuted ahead of the start of the Barclays Premier League and the start of other top European football leagues in the coming weeks. ESPNFC covers all major leagues and competitions worldwide, and extends to both TV and mobile as well. ESPNFC made its full debut online and on mobile and appears on TV for the … [Read more...] about ESPN launches ESPNFC on multiple platforms
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Nickelodeon launches programming block for mothers
New York – Nickelodeon is launching NickMom, the new primetime, ad-supported TV block, on October 1 in the U.S., along with a new website at www.NickMom.com. The TV comedy block will feature a mix of original long- and short-form programming, including talk shows, stand-up and sketch comedy, docu-series and more. Additionally, NickMom has greenlit 13 episodes of a new docu-comedy TV series, My 63 Moms, which will be added to the block's rotation in the first quarter of 2013. The four-hour … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon launches programming block for mothers
ONE World Sports partners Simul TV in the U.S.
Dallas and New York – ONE World Sports (OWS), the first English language multi-screen, multi-platform Asia-focused network in the U.S., announced that it is now available on Simul TV, a social television technology that allows viewers to simultaneously stream content. OWS is a leader in Asian sports coverage, featuring LIVE and same day coverage of top Asian sporting events including Japanese baseball, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Soccer and the OneAsia golf tour. “Simul TV is … [Read more...] about ONE World Sports partners Simul TV in the U.S.
Cartoon Network updates mobile app
Cartoon Network has launched Version 2.0 of the Cartoon Network app—available on Apple iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad—which allows users to watch their favourite Cartoon Network shows and play games, all in the same easy-to-use app. In the iPad, users can even use the split screen mode to watch and play at the same time. The Version 2.0 will feature hit Cartoon Network shows including Adventure Time, Regular Show, Ben 10, The Amazing World of Gumball, Ninjago, The Looney Tunes … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network updates mobile app
Google and YouTube’s Robert Kyncl to keynote at MIPCOM
Paris – Robert Kyncl, Global Head of Content at Google/YouTube, will deliver a Media Mastermind keynote address on the future of media, entertainment and video content at MIPCOM on October 8. Robert Kyncl's keynote is part of MIPCOM's Media Mastermind keynote series, focusing on a new breed of original content creators and financiers all working together in different ways to create and distribute great content. These “original creators” will unveil their content strategies at … [Read more...] about Google and YouTube’s Robert Kyncl to keynote at MIPCOM
Celestial Pictures debuts Shaw Brothers movies on iTunes Store
Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures Limited (CPL) announced today that select titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library are now available on the iTunes Store in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and nine additional countries in Asia. This announcement marks the first time the films will be made available on the iTunes Store in these territories. The first titles to debut from the Shaw Brothers multiple genres catalogue are Leslie Cheung’s Behind the Yellow Line, Gordon … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures debuts Shaw Brothers movies on iTunes Store