INDIA As the world’s third-largest TV market after China and the United States, India has an estimated 247 million households of which 150 million have ownership to a television set. These are being served by cable TV systems, DTH services, IPTV services, and the terrestrial TV network of Doordarshan. The pay-TV universe consists of around 94 million cable subscribers including around 0.91 million subscribers in notified conditional access system areas using STBs; 46.25 million registered … [Read more...] about Into the Southern lands of Asia
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Genre Update- October 2015
CBeebies Parent brand: BBC Worldwide Sub or sibling brands: BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Entertainment, BBC World News, bbc.com Ownership in Asia: BBC Worldwide Asia Senior executive for Asia: David Weiland, Executive Vice President, Asia, BBC Worldwide Channel description: CBeebies is a multi award-winning channel that provides high quality, interactive and educational programming for pre-school children. It presents a mix of new and landmark, UK-produced programmes that educate and entertain … [Read more...] about Genre Update- October 2015
Joining The Game
Consolidation, mergers, and acquisitions are not a new phenomenon and has turned the media industry into an arms race. Netflix and its counterparts have been growing stronger in its disruption of the value-chain, along with tech outfits such as Google and Apple creating content plays. So what’s been driving all this consolidation and cross-pollination? For one, the buyout binge has been driven by the yearning for scale and global reach. Cable and satellite TV providers are combining forces … [Read more...] about Joining The Game
Turkish delight at MIPCOM 2015
There’s a wealth of new period dramas being rolled out internationally from Turkey. The fairy tale land that symbolises a potpourri of mystery in storybooks is in reality, a melting pot of drama, adequate for global consumption. The second largest drama producer globally after the United States produces up to 100 long-running telenovela-style series a year, ahead of Latin American countries is keenly excited to reveal its plans and the rich content that is available in the nation. In 2013, … [Read more...] about Turkish delight at MIPCOM 2015
Brands take the lead
If you are in your middle age like me, you would probably remember this commercial that literally got everyone singing then – ‘I’d like to teach the world to sing’. Yes, the song is based on the famous Coca Cola TV commercial that featured the lyric line ‘It’s the real thing’, the company has established its credentials as a bona fide entertainment company. The other famous commercial – ‘Times of your life’ – sang by Paul Anker … [Read more...] about Brands take the lead
RTL CBS Asia’s Jonas Engwall
What has been the strategy for RTL CBS Asia’s growth? Jonas: We are creating strong content destinations for Asian audiences with our two channels, RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD by using a 360-degree content delivery strategy – making our first and exclusive content available on any device at any time express from the U.S. or U.K. We focus on quality over quantity and from the beginning, we focused 100% on a 360-degree content approach, making all our content … [Read more...] about RTL CBS Asia’s Jonas Engwall