Indonesian TV, competitive, fast and evolving is using various format TV programmemes to keep its audiences’ attention fixed squarely on the box. But it’s not just a cut and paste job, Indonesian producers are now tailoring their shows to meet local styles and tastes, Ron Corben explains. Indonesia television has come a long way since its early days of a single network and a handful of foreign bought shows and ‘sinetrons’ from India. In 1989 private TV channels entered … [Read more...] about A format for success
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Beyond the norm
Beyond has been producing and distributing television content for more than 25 years. Its first international success story was Beyond 2000 which was produced for Australian broadcasters and Discovery US. Since then, it has gone on to produce thousands of hours of programming across various genres for broadcasters around the world, Television Asia Plus talks with its General Manager, Fiona Crago, about how Beyond packages its contents for Asian audiences. TVAPlus: How did Beyond perform in 2010 … [Read more...] about Beyond the norm
Three Wishes
It’s that time of the year when we make resolutions and try to stick to them for the next 365 days. Staying on this theme, TVAPlus asked television professionals from different markets and sectors of the industry that if they had three wishes for TV in the coming year, what would they be? James Ross, Regional Director, ITV Studios Global Entertainment 1. For me personally and for ITV in Asia we’re looking to expand in three different areas. First, being our syndication business. … [Read more...] about Three Wishes
Heard it on the Widevine
The news on December 3rd that Google acquired Widevine has the industry buzzing; in our opinion the entry of Google is good for the industry. We think that it is especially positive for companies like Irdeto which work in the field of asset protection. The received wisdom is that the driver for Google to acquire 40 companies in 2010, including Widevine, is to diversify revenues of which 97 per cent were from search advertising in 2009. Whether the purchase of Widevine DRM enables their broader … [Read more...] about Heard it on the Widevine
Take it to the next level
Happy New Year! Hope 2011 kicked off well for you, the break was well spent and the sunburn (if you’re from my neck of the woods) has eased. Since the last issue, there has been a flurry of activity – all good signs for this new year in TV. The Asia Television Forum, which the TVAPlus team was actively involved in, reported not only a 15 per cent increase in participants from 2009, but also a total of US$149.23 million worth of deals was made over the three-day event. This is the … [Read more...] about Take it to the next level
MediaCorp to relocate to Mediapolis@one-north
MediaCorp, Singapore's national broadcaster and leading media company will be moving from its present Caldecott Hill premises to Mediapolis, Singapore's first digital media hub located at one-north. MediaCorp had, in 2006, announced its move to a site in Bukit Batok but the plan was shelved due to high construction costs and the onset of the economic crisis. In light of the global economic recovery and advent of new options, the move to a new campus regained traction. MediaCorp will be a major … [Read more...] about MediaCorp to relocate to Mediapolis@one-north
