This year's Golden Globes ceremony won’t go ahead amid the writers’ strike over residual royalties. Organisers say the event will be replaced with a news conference announcing the winners. The Screen Actors’ Guild, the union representing Hollywood actors, had said its members would boycott the Awards to show solidarity to the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA). WGA members have been on strike since early November in dispute over residual royalties - for content distributed … [Read more...] about Golden Globes strike out
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Southeast Asia start for Lotus Channel in second quarter
Singapore – Lotus Channel, targeting women aged 25-45, is looking to roll out in Southeast Asia first, followed by South Asia and North Asia – excluding China and Japan. Gregg Creevey, one of the channel’s founders along with May Lee and a number of unnamed partners, says the 24-hour linear Lotus Channel is looking to launch in the second quarter of 2008. Creevey says the channel is sourcing between 700-1,000 hours of content, across various genres, to mirror the … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia start for Lotus Channel in second quarter
ESPN STAR Sports to offer mobile cricket content from India’s tour of Australia
Singapore – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has acquired mobile rights to the Indian cricket team’s ongoing tour of Australia which features 4 test matches, 15 ODIs and a Twenty20 International from Cricket Australia, to be exclusively available on mobileESPN and STAR Sports Mobile. It is the first time that a “comprehensive range” of mobile content from cricket played in Australia will be available on mobile in India. mobileESPN and STAR Sports Mobile will provide video clips, … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports to offer mobile cricket content from India’s tour of Australia
Nat Geo Wild debuts on Hong Kong Cable Television
Hong Kong – National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has launched 24-hour wildlife channel Nat Geo Wild on Hong Kong Cable Television’s basic programming platform (channel 33) on Jan 1, 2008. Nat Geo Wild is the only channel from NGCI available in dual voice track options to cater to English and Cantonese speaking viewers in Hong Kong and offers programming focused on the natural world including the environment and creatures that inhabit it. Speaking at the launch, Zubin … [Read more...] about Nat Geo Wild debuts on Hong Kong Cable Television
Airtel and STAR India in 2-year strategic partnership
New Delhi / Mumbai - Airtel and STAR India have entered into a two-year strategic agreement with the latter to receive the former’s committed advertising outlay for the 24 months at a mutually-negotiated rate with inflation protection. Under the agreement, STAR and Airtel will jointly develop key properties to promote music across various audience segments, with the latter able to provide inputs to the creation of specific properties that will appeal to its customers. Both will also focus … [Read more...] about Airtel and STAR India in 2-year strategic partnership
ESPN STAR Sports opens tender process for TV broadcast rights for ICC events
Singapore – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), ICC’s global Broadcast & Production Partner, has opened the tender process for the TV broadcast rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) events from 2008 – 2011. Late 2006, ESS’ affiliate, EML, was awarded the exclusive global telecast rights by the ICC for all events from 2007 to 2015, including the ICC Champions’ Trophy in Pakistan (2008), the 2nd edition of the ICC World Twenty 20 in England (2009), ICC Champions’ … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports opens tender process for TV broadcast rights for ICC events
