BBC Earth is part of a global strategy created and shaped by research into audience demand, and is based on the strengths and heritage of BBC’s factual content. As BBC Worldwide’s brand for premium factual content - from natural history and the human world, to outer space and science-, the channel, a rebrand of BBC Knowledge, launched on 3 October in Asia. Prior to this, BBC Earth has launched in Nordics, Poland, South Africa, and Latin America. The new channel will inspire audiences … [Read more...] about BBC Earth’s launch in Asia
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Online streaming entertainment
The world we live in has shifted to the likes of technology, with many going online. Grandparents are now tapping away on their laptops and toddlers learn how to unlock a phone earlier than they could walk. Technology has become such a big part of our lives, and traditional media has evolved so much throughout the years. Digital media offers to us the comfort of convenience with just a touch of a button. We no longer have to rush home to watch a programme if it is available for our viewing … [Read more...] about Online streaming entertainment
International Appeal FINAS’ Dato’ Jailani Johari
What is FINAS’ strategy for growth? Dato Jailani: From the beginning, the objective is to promote locally produced content and facilitate film production in Malaysia wholesomely. We want to be a prominent global player in this industry. This will lead to collaborations, co-production and partnership with foreign companies. All these have equipped us with a pretty broad range of great product: top-quality Malaysian movies, drama series, documentaries and other genres. What’s more, we … [Read more...] about International Appeal FINAS’ Dato’ Jailani Johari
Asian news with global perspective
What has been the strategy for Channel NewsAsia’s growth in the region? Debra: It is all about the quality of our content, our growing viewership and distribution. We have a very clear brand and editorial stance, reporting from Asia about Asia; we believe we have insight advantages and an unparalleled network. Since we went 24 hours in 2013, we have picked up many awards for our range of content (52 international awards from 2013 to date) in news, documentaries and other programmes. … [Read more...] about Asian news with global perspective
One-on-one with BBC’s Top Gun
Jim Egan, CEO of BBC Global News Ltd says, “The evolution of the Singapore bureau has been central to our plan to reinforce the BBC’s position as a major player in the Asia-Pacific media market. Over the past 15 years, we have built up a strong team of worldclass journalists in Singapore and I can’t think of a better time to further demonstrate our commitment by investing in state-of-the art facilities, making us fit for purpose for many more years to come.” What has been … [Read more...] about One-on-one with BBC’s Top Gun
Breaking News
What has been the strategy for CNN’s growth in this region? Ellana: Asia-Pacific is an incredibly important market for us at CNN. We’ve dedicated enormous newsgathering resources to this part of the world. We have a production centre in Hong Kong, plus bureaux in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kabul and Islamabad. We have strong leadership in place in this part of the world because we know how important it is. In fact, last month we further strengthened our … [Read more...] about Breaking News
