Park City, Utah – AMC/Sundance Channel Global has signed several agreements with major Pay-TV platforms across multiple key markets in Asia and Europe for new launches of its international television networks and VoD services, at the Sundance Film Festival. In Asia, Sundance channel is launching on Veetime in Taiwan as a 24/7 linear offering with Mandarin subtitles, becoming the third key local platform to carry the channel following deals in the second half of 2011 with the … [Read more...] about Sundance extends international reach
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Moving online
Reuters recently launched Reuters TV, a new YouTube channel featuring ten news, commentary and analysis programmes covering hard news, finance, politics, technology and special Reuters investigations. This marks the news agency’s entry into the rapidly growing business of online video programming. According to comScore, 182 million US internet users watched online video content in December 2011 for an average of 23.2 hours per viewer, adding up to a total of 43.5 billion videos viewed. The … [Read more...] about Moving online
Sports on-the-go
Hong Kong – PCCW mobile and ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) have launched Mobile ESPN, a new 3G mobile service featuring LIVE sports content. Available exclusively to PCCW mobile customers, subscribers can readily access coverage of sporting events including Formula One, SBK Superbikes, FA Cup, Grand Slam tennis events such as the Wimbledon, as well as golf majors such as the US Open Championships. Viewers can also look forward to additional selected content such as F1 and FA Cup highlights, … [Read more...] about Sports on-the-go
Sport for global Relief
BBC Worldwide is taking televised UK biennial charity event Sport Relief to international audiences for the first time. The event brings together the best of British sporting talent, comedians and entertainers to raise money to help some of the world's most vulnerable people. Sport Relief 2012 will be presented to global viewers as a special season across two weeks, bringing together a number of brand new and exclusive shows. The highlight of the season will be a four hour show of comedy and … [Read more...] about Sport for global Relief
Fables for preschoolers
CBeebies is presenting eight classic children’s stories from publishers Barefoot Books and Ladybird Books, in the form of forty short illustrated films. These films will be created from eight well-known fables including Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Magic Porridge Pot, Shopping With Dad and Emily’s Tiger. Each will be read with a distinct local flavour by CBeebies presenters in Asia and Australia, among other regions. The films were commissioned as an addition to the … [Read more...] about Fables for preschoolers
Telenovelas digitalize further
Miami – Telemundo Internacional is strengthening its presence in Latin America with three more premieres this month on Netflix. Aurora, Victoria and Marina will be available through the on-demand internet media streaming provider in more than 40 countries in the region, including Mexico, Brazil and the Caribbean. These productions form part of Telemundo’s second round of premieres on Netflix Latin America. The first round was in September, when the network announced a deal to host … [Read more...] about Telenovelas digitalize further