Speculation is mounting that REED MIDEM's cross-platform content show AMAZIA is to be cancelled. Scheduled for 17-20 November 2008, at the HKCEC in Hong Kong, many exhibitors were confused at AMAZIA's timing so soon after MIPCOM, just before the CASBAA Conference, and in apparent competition with Reed Exhibitions' Singapore-based Asia TV Forum, happening 9-12 December 2008. AMAZIA was touted as the first business-to-business exhibition and international conference dedicated to the creation and … [Read more...] about AMAZIA set for axe
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Tuning in to music matters
The music business in the digital era of today faces a host of challenges not dissimilar to those encountered by an audiovisual content market that is moving increasingly towards digital distribution over new media platforms. Efforts and solutions offered by players in the music industry to tackle problems such as piracy and cross-platform licensing issues, as well as new business models, may well serve as a point of reference for those tackling similar problems in the audiovisual content … [Read more...] about Tuning in to music matters
Asian Film Awards to up glam factor for HK Entertainment Expo 2008
Hong Kong – The Asian Film Awards (AFA) will raise the curtain for the month-long Hong Kong Entertainment Expo 2008 with a dash of glamour. To be held March 17, 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, the kudos event in its second year, will be graced by regional celebrities, artistes and filmmakers including Joan Chen, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Vivian Hsu, Jet Li, Song Hye Gyo, Stephanie Sun, Tsai Ming Liang, Asano Tadanobu, Nakatani Miki Yamada Yoji and Shawn Yue. Organized by the … [Read more...] about Asian Film Awards to up glam factor for HK Entertainment Expo 2008
Sweet sold music
Asia's largest online and mobile music company, with 50-plus partner stores attracting the majority of online and wireless purchases, Soundbuzz also operates its own on-line store, www.soundbuzz.com, as well as providing content and/or technology infrastructure. The company has licensing agreements with all 4 major international music majors plus more than 45 major domestic labels and independent music labels. As a spokesperson explains, “In markets like India, labels like Saregama … [Read more...] about Sweet sold music
Viewers tune-in to new music
There are undoubtedly many TV viewers to whom names like Snow Patrol, The Fray and Jason Mraz might not ring any immediate bells. But their music might be far more recognizable to many as ‘that song from Grey’s Anatomy’ or ‘the Ugly Betty video’. Proving popular with viewers, and that most sought after of demographics the YouTube and i-Tunes generation, these hits are part of very specific music strategies on the part of the TV networks. “The on-air promotions … [Read more...] about Viewers tune-in to new music
Motorola concludes Soundbuzz deal
Illinois/Singapore – Motorola, Inc. mobile handset manufacturer and provider of mobile entertainment, has successfully acquired Soundbuzz Pte Ltd, a pan-Asian music provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to aid Motorola in expanding its Greater China music platform, MotoMusic, to India and Southeast Asia. Soundbuzz will maintain its Singapore headquarters as well as Mumbai and Sydney offices as a part of Motorola's mobile entertainment strategy in … [Read more...] about Motorola concludes Soundbuzz deal