Seoul, South Korea – Eclat Entertainment, Inc. has partnered YouTube to create a Spotv channel on YouTube offering major Korean professional sports. The channel includes video content from Korean sports leagues Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), K-league soccer, the Korean Basketball League, as well as international soccer leagues. The Spotv channel will feature over 4,000 hours of live sports event coverage with VOD access to full length matches and highlights. This will make coverage of … [Read more...] about Korea’s Eclat launches multi-league sports channel on YouTube
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2012 Sundance Film Festival winner to debut on NGC
National Geographic Channel announced that environmental feature film Chasing Ice, which won the Best Cinematography award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, will premiere on the channel throughout Asia on April 20, 2013, at 10pm HKT. The world’s glaciers are one of nature’s most impressive and enduring backdrops – epic in size and grandeur. They are also a massive, undeniable casualty of climate change. Chasing Ice documents internationally-acclaimed photographer James … [Read more...] about 2012 Sundance Film Festival winner to debut on NGC
Bear Grylls returns to Discovery Channel
Singapore – Discovery Networks International (DNI) has announced the return of survival expert and global phenomenon Bear Grylls with an all-new series, Bear Grylls: Ultimate Survivors (6x60’). The new series — commissioned by Julian Bellamy, Creative Director and Head of Production & Development, DNI, and Sarah Davies, Vice President of Development, Factual Programming, DNI — will air on Discovery Channel internationally. … [Read more...] about Bear Grylls returns to Discovery Channel
Viki brings NBCU programming to Southeast Asia
Global TV site Viki has announced a deal with NBCUniversal (NBCU) to bring hundreds of hours of the broadcaster’s content to viewers in Southeast Asia. Hit reality shows like Keeping up with the Kardashians, popular dramas Law & Order and Friday Night Lights, cult Sci Fi shows like Battlestar Galatica, comedy-drama series Lipstick Jungle and classic cartoons like Woody Woodpecker has been available since Friday, February 1, in … [Read more...] about Viki brings NBCU programming to Southeast Asia
MediaCorp launches Toggle
Singapore – MediaCorp has announced the launch of its OTT service Toggle. Toggle offers entertainment, information and news to viewers online, on smartphones, tablets and smart TV, making content-viewing an uninterrupted and engaging experience. To enjoy this, viewers can subscribe to their favourite channels and movies or register at no cost, and watch free local content which MediaCorp has rights to. With Toggle’s Catch-Up service, viewers can watch their favourite programmes … [Read more...] about MediaCorp launches Toggle
Turner’s LazyTown returns for season 4
Turner Broadcasting has greenlit a fourth series of award-winning children’s TV show LazyTown. Meanwhile, a brand new third series of the TV show (comprising 13 new half-hour episodes) has just been produced. It premieres this spring in the UK and rolls out worldwide throughout the rest of the year. Turner Content Solutions Asia Pacific, the syndication sales division of Turner International Asia Pacific, is now offering the entire LazyTown catalogue in its Asia Pacific slate. … [Read more...] about Turner’s LazyTown returns for season 4