New Delhi − Da Vinci Media announced a 50:50 joint venture with The Quint for the channel’s much awaited launch in India and for a complete horizontal digital multimedia edutainment platform. The Quint is the digital venture founded by Raghav Bahl, a widely respected doyen of the Indian Media and Entertainment industry, along with his wife, Ritu Kapur. Continuing with its commitment to provide the best in educational entertainment, the Da Vinci Media has associated with the popular … [Read more...] about Da Vinci Media and The Quint announced a joint venture
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BBC makes appointment
BBC Advertising announced the appointment of Alistair McEwan as SVP Commercial Development Asia & ANZ. Alistair will be responsible for the delivery of profitable advertising sales revenues from the Asia-Pacific region on BBC World News, BBC.com, BBC World Service, Top Gear, BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide Channels. Reporting to Carolyn Gibson, EVP BBC Advertising, Alistair will also remain part of the ANZ leadership teamunder Jon Penn, Managing Director, BBC Worldwide ANZ and join the Asia … [Read more...] about BBC makes appointment
AETN announced ‘MasterChef Asia’judges
Singapore – A+E Networks® Asia announced a line-up of judges for the inaugural season of MasterChef Asia. The panel includes Hong Kong-born, culinary genius Susur Lee; 3-Michelin Starred chef Bruno Ménard; and culinary TV personality and Singapore-born, Audra Morrice, a MasterChef Australia finalist. Susur Lee has been referred to as the “Father of Fusion” and has won numerous culinary awards including Food and Wine magazine’s “Ten Chefs of the … [Read more...] about AETN announced ‘MasterChef Asia’judges
Mister Maker’ tour to head back to Australia for 2016
Zodiak Kids announced that CBeebies favourite Mister Maker will be returning for a new Australian tour with Live Nation in the middle of 2016, which will include dates in New Zealand for the first time. Following Mister Maker’s sell out season at the prestigious Sydney Opera House earlier this year he also returns to Australia at the end of this month for his first National tour. The tour is fast approaching sell out with over 30,000 ticket sales to date and Social Media promotion for the … [Read more...] about Mister Maker’ tour to head back to Australia for 2016
Hasbro makes appointment
Hasbro, Inc. announced the appointment of Meghan McCarthy to the position of Head of Storytelling, effective immediately. In this new role, McCarthy will report directly to Stephen Davis, Executive Vice President, Chief Content Officer. She will be based in the Los Angeles office of Hasbro Studios. McCarthy is a Daytime Emmy Award-nominated lyricist and writer best known for her role as an Executive Producer on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic animated television series, a top-rated … [Read more...] about Hasbro makes appointment
Eurosport to broadcast Sir Bradley Wiggins
Singapore/Paris – Eurosport announced that it will be the broadcast partner for the UCI Hour Record of four time Olympic gold medallist and Britain’s first Tour de France winner, Sir Bradley Wiggins (CBE). Cycling fans can watch Wiggins’ efforts on Eurosport across Europe and Asia Pacific, and on an exclusive basis in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Spain, on 7 June at 7:30pm CET/8 June at 1am SIN/HK. The UCI Hour record, infamous among cycling and sports fans … [Read more...] about Eurosport to broadcast Sir Bradley Wiggins