Events like the annual Asian Television Forum – now in its 12th year – are an attempt to peer into the future via crystal ball. At this year’s event, more than 3,500 participants from across the television spectrum are expected to converge at Marina Bay Sands’ convention centre, essentially to ask, and possibly answer, the question: “Where do we go from here?” “The theme of this year’s ATF is ‘Evolve, Explore, Experience,” says Yeow Hui … [Read more...] about Readying tomorrow
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Head start
ABC Commercial The Adventures of Figaro Pho (13 x 24 minutes + 39 x 7 minutes, HD) Figaro Pho is a warm-hearted, adorable, quirky and mischievous character who just happens to be affl icted with a multitude of weird and wonderful phobias. These phobias range from the stock standard fear of spiders (arachnophobia) to the not-so-common fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth (arachibutyrophobia). From the fear of bathing (ablutophobia) to the fear of the great mole rat … [Read more...] about Head start
The good stuff
Natalie Lawley, Acting Manager, Program Sales Worldwide, and Sales Manager, Australia, Asia & New Zealand “The continued expansion of digital activity across the region has impacted our deals. Much more so now, we are including the digital rights in broadcasting contracts as well as concluding standalone digital deals. Pay TV sales across Asia have risen with the birth of new channels across the region providing avenues for more content. We have also seen a rise in our LIVE event … [Read more...] about The good stuff
Rolling with the tide
Content climbs to new heights Media and broadcasting in Cambodia and Vietnam is driven by demographics of a youth market and new technologies accompanying economic progress. Social changes, the wider reach of broadcast technology, the internet as well as Smartphones have widened the field of communication. In Cambodia, market leader CTN, and subsidiary MyTV, are riding high on recent successes and CTN’s general manager, Glen Felgate, says the broadcaster is in a good position as more … [Read more...] about Rolling with the tide
Extra-terrestrial evolution
These days, Singapore’s audiences are spoilt for choice. Since the birth of Singapore Cable Vision (SCV), which was acquired by StarHub and reintroduced as StarHub TV in 2001, and more recently the debut of Singtel’s mioTV, there has been a significant increase in the quantity of television content on offer for the nation’s cable-happy consumers. At present, Free-to-Air (FTA) television still dominates the primetime TV share in the country, although it has been consistently … [Read more...] about Extra-terrestrial evolution
Playing fetch
TVAPlus: It’s been a big year in Aussie television with PayTV making some inroads with viewers. What trends are you seeing and how is this affecting the market? The multi-Free-To-Air (FTA) channels here have arrested declines in overall viewing levels but further contributed to audience fragmentation. Other key trends include the rapid growth in personal video recorders, strong viewing levels for catch up services, increasing incidence of “snacking” using smartphones and … [Read more...] about Playing fetch
