Singapore – Following the success of Hidden Cities Extreme Season 1, HISTORY will be pushing the boundaries once again with the return of the second season in Hosted by actor and filmmaker, Simon Yin, the original production on HISTORY will take audience through real life extreme experiences for the second time with bigger stories, more unusual discoveries and crazier antics that put Simon’s level of endurance to test. In the brand new season, … [Read more...] about ​HISTORY’s ​”​Hidden Cities Extreme​”​ goes into second season
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Banijay’s Brainpool crowd-sourced €1M for new film
Cologne-based Brainpool TV GmbH, a Banijay Group company, will bring its cult comedy TV series Stromberg to the big screen thanks to one million Euros in fan funding raised in a seven day period toward the financing of the film. After five successful and multi-award winning seasons on ProSieben, Bernd Stromberg, Head of Claims Settlement at Capitol Insurance, will hit cinemas in Stromberg – The Film on February 20, 2014. Brainpool placed the call for crowd … [Read more...] about Banijay’s Brainpool crowd-sourced €1M for new film
Digital TV available in 11 Thai provinces
Thailand – The Nation reported that 11 key provinces - half of Thailand’s 22 million TV-equipped households - would have access to digital terrestrial television by the end of June 2014. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) revealed this after their approval of 24 commercial digital TV licenses by the broadcasting committee on January 6, 2014. The first in the country to experience this new digital service in April would include residents in … [Read more...] about Digital TV available in 11 Thai provinces
Amazon’s video service to air “Extant”
Seattle and Los Angeles - CBS Corporation and Amazon.com have announced a content licensing agreement for the new CBS Television series Extant. The agreement follows CBS and Amazon's successful subscription video-on-demand model for Under the Dome. Amazon Prime Instant Video will be the exclusive premium subscription home for Extant with unlimited streaming of all the series' episodes available to their members four days after their initial broadcast on CBS. Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon’s video service to air “Extant”
Eurosport celebrates 25 years of LIVE sports broadcasting
Paris - Eurosport kicks off its 25th year with the launch of an on and off-air activation to mark a quarter-century in LIVE sports broadcasting.Throughout 2014 the "We Live For Live" campaign will feature B2B and B2C promotional activity heralding the group's continued passion for live sports. A series of external and internal activations will celebrate the brand's 25 years of sustained growth and achievements across live sports TV production, commentary and expert analysis, media … [Read more...] about Eurosport celebrates 25 years of LIVE sports broadcasting
Indian government to regulate local TV viewership rating agencies
New Delhi, India - The Indian government plans to regulate rating agencies that measure television audience of a programme or channel by making it mandatory for all agencies to be registered with the information and broadcasting ministry, reported the The Times of India. This move would effectively streamline the rating agencies, with the guidelines laying down a rule that no such body can operate without complying with the provisions of the ministry. Of the audience, 50, … [Read more...] about Indian government to regulate local TV viewership rating agencies