TVNZ is rebranding its digital channel TVNZ6 to a youth-focused channel called U. The new-look channel will launch on March 13 and target New Zealand youth aged 15-24. The broadcaster has formed a partnership with social networking site Facebook, in a bid for integration and closer relationships with viewers. U will feature a hosted block of content from 4pm to 7pm daily, driven by a live Facebook application. See more at: http://www.u.tvnz.co.nz/ … [Read more...] about TVNZ wants to capture lost youth via Facebook
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Big Bird reunites with Kiwi viewers
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has announced that Elmo, Big Bird and all the gang of the award-winning children’s television series are making their return to New Zealand on February 7th, on Mediaworks' new look channel FOUR. “We are thrilled to bring children and families of New Zealand the zany and loveable neighbours from Sesame Street,” says Scott Chambers, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Workshop. … [Read more...] about Big Bird reunites with Kiwi viewers
Camelot and Being Human screens in Asia hot out of the US
AXN Beyond is set to serve up US TV drama series Camelot and Being Human within two weeks of their US premieres. On top of being among the first in the world outside of the US to catch these new shows, AXN Beyond viewers across Asia will actually see Camelot in the same week that the series premieres in the US. Being Human will debut just two weeks after its US broadcast, premiering as early as 2 February 2011, airing Wednesdays 9pm first and exclusively on AXN Beyond. More in the next Executive … [Read more...] about Camelot and Being Human screens in Asia hot out of the US
BBC Worldwide Productions wins commissions for new local versions of The Week the Women Went
BBC Worldwide’s production studios in France and India have secured commissions to produce local versions of The Week the Women Went, a BBC Productions format licensed internationally by BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide Productions France’s version, Une semaine sans les femmes, will be produced for French public broadcaster France Televisions, and is set to launch in spring 2011 as a primetime two-hour special on France2. BBC Worldwide Productions India’s version, Wife Bina Life, … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide Productions wins commissions for new local versions of The Week the Women Went
FOX International Channels claims glory at Golden Globe Awards
FOX International Channels (FIC) was the most awarded network in Asia at today's 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Among all the award-winning series broadcast by FIC, Glee received three awards, making them the most award-winning TV series this year, followed by Son of Anarchy which won Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama. In 2010, FIC’s entertainment channel network – STAR World, Fox, FX and Fox Crime brought all these winning series first and exclusively … [Read more...] about FOX International Channels claims glory at Golden Globe Awards
Tigress delves into Red Sea horror
Endemol's Tigress Productions today announced it has been commissioned by UK broadcaster Channel 5 to produce Red Sea Jaws- a revealing documentary telling the story of the recent shark attacks in Sharm el- Sheikh. Last month, the popular tourist resort in Egypt hit the headlines when four swimmers were brutally attacked and one killed in a spate of unprecedented shark attacks. With the help of forensic experts and shark scientists the programme asks if rogue sharks are to blame, or have … [Read more...] about Tigress delves into Red Sea horror