Singapore - Eurosport announced it has signed an exclusive three-year deal with ESPN STAR Sports to broadcast the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Pan-Europe and the United Kingdom. The new rights deal includes rights to broadcast the tournaments on-air and online, with featured matches appearing exclusively on the Eurosport Player, the channel’s online subscription player service. Cricket fans with iPhones and iPads can also access the tournament on the move in the UK via … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports announces Champions League Twenty20 deal with Eurosport Group
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KidsCo unites with Roald Dahl Museum to produce original content
London, UK - KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has partnered with the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre to produce original programming that celebrates the works of Roald Dahl and the Centre’s creative and interactive activities for children. Dahl’s huge contribution to children’s literature and power as an author is recognised in KidsCo’s programme short which is now on-air across KidsCo in Asia following a successful launch in Western Europe. The 60 … [Read more...] about KidsCo unites with Roald Dahl Museum to produce original content
GlobeCast expands and rebrands fiber network
Paris - GlobeCast announced that its international fiber network, newly renamed the GlobeCast Backbone Network, now offers broadcasters the ability to not only reach new markets, but to connect to major bouquet operators, broadcasters, playout facilities, media centers and teleports worldwide. The network now reaches 32 Points-of-Presence around the globe including, most recently, Johannesburg and Sao Paulo. According to GlobeCast, the newly expanded network has two key aims; the first being to … [Read more...] about GlobeCast expands and rebrands fiber network
Singapore: Advisory Committee for Chinese Programmes urges free-to-air Chinese TV channels to continue to nurture local media industry
Singapore - Chinese free-to-air TV has been praised for supporting the local media industry through the outsourcing of programmes which, in turn, have given TV viewers more choices and a greater range of interesting programmes to choose from. Meanwhile, pay TV operators have been urged to step up public education efforts to generate greater awareness of their parental lock mechanisms that protect children from mature content as well as consider introducing more Chinese children’s … [Read more...] about Singapore: Advisory Committee for Chinese Programmes urges free-to-air Chinese TV channels to continue to nurture local media industry
Telefe’s announcement during the multi sector trade mission to the People’s Republic of China
Buenos Aires - During the multi sector trade mission to the People’s Republic of China (Beijing and Shanghai) by Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Telefe’s delegation announced a co production agreement with Shanghai Media Group. Alejandro Parra, director of international business of Telefe and Michelle Wasserman, head of international sales were the ones in charge of this agreement. Together with Shanghai Media Group and associate producers CTN and SVP, Telefe is … [Read more...] about Telefe’s announcement during the multi sector trade mission to the People’s Republic of China
The WotWots to air on Al Jazeera’s Children Channel
The children’s animation series, the WotWots, will soon be seen on Baraem TV, the pre-school screen of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel. Scheduled to air in a prime time slot in 2011, the WotWots is a colourful, energetic and entertaining 52 x 10 minute series. Launched in New Zealand on TVNZ in 2009, the WotWots has become one of the country’s most loved pre-school properties and is currently seen on TV2 and TVNZ6 daily. the WotWots arrived in Australia in 2009 on ABC1 and ABC2 … [Read more...] about The WotWots to air on Al Jazeera’s Children Channel