Today you can watch television on your mobile, through your PlayStation or on your iPad. TV comes on your PC, on–demand or beamed in from all four corners of the globe. The traditional model of television has been shattered and choice, choice and more choice is what audiences now crave. Never before have TV broadcasters been under so much pressure to deliver good content across many different platforms to technologically empowered viewers. But, while the pressure is on, the changing media … [Read more...] about TACKLING THE TV TRANSFORMATION
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Running Wilde with Mad Men
It’s a busy time of the year. On one hand you have season premieres of new and major shows, on the other hand you have MIPCOM. This year the organisers are launching the MIPCOM World Premiere TV Screenings with Running Wilde and Mad Men, both from Lionsgate Television. Anyone who follows Mad Men, myself included, would love to catch an unaired episode of the highly rated show. In the season three finale Don Draper and a host of other principal characters break away from Sterling Cooper to … [Read more...] about Running Wilde with Mad Men
Singaporean Holly Grabarek named the winner of MTV VJ Hunt 2010
Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur/Manila/Singapore - Singapore’s Holly Grabarek was announced and sworn in as the winner of the MTV VJ Hunt 2010 in front of 15,000 music fans at the MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. … [Read more...] about Singaporean Holly Grabarek named the winner of MTV VJ Hunt 2010
Australia Network acquires Endemol programming
Endemol announced that Australia Network had acquired 337 hours of programming for the Asia Pacific region. The slate of programming includes Home and Away Seasons 21 & 22, Packed to the Rafters Seasons 1 & 2, Rescue Special Operations Seasons 1 & 2, Rush Season 1, Tangle Series 1 & 2 and Spirited. … [Read more...] about Australia Network acquires Endemol programming
The Asian Pitch commissions four projects
Singapore – MediaCorp and NHK have selected four projects to commission after a fourth successful run of its regional pitching event, The Asian Pitch (TAP). The winners will receive full funding for their documentary production. About 100 proposals were submitted between January and April 2010 from countries such as Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Azerbaijan. Twelve of these entries were short-listed and directors were flown to Singapore to pitch their stories … [Read more...] about The Asian Pitch commissions four projects
KT Corporation and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign a multi-transponder Condosat agreement
KT Corporation (KT) and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced that they have signed a multi-million dollar deal for multiple C and Ku-band transponders on ABS' satellites, including the new ABS-2 satellite scheduled to be operational by Q1 2013. This will mark the third successful transaction between the two organizations in just over 12 months with the earlier agreements for the sale and purchase of two Koreasat satellites. The ABS-2 satellite will be one of the most powerful commercial … [Read more...] about KT Corporation and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign a multi-transponder Condosat agreement