Johannesburg, Paris– Golfe TV Africa announces that it has chosen Eutelsat Communications to support its transition to high definition broadcasting. The agreement will see Golfe TV taking a three-year capacity lease on the Eutelsat 16A satellite to broadcast Sub-Saharan Africa’s first free-to-air high definition channel. The capacity booked on Eutelsat 16A also enables Golfe TV AFRICA to offer live broadcast services to other channels in the region. Michel Azibert, Commercial and … [Read more...] about Eutelsat and Golfe TV deals
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New MD at Fremantle Finland
Helsinki/London– FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Joonas Hytönen as Managing Director of FremantleMedia Finland. Hytönen will report to Daniela Matei, CEO Nordics, Eastern Europe and Balkans (NOREEBA), and will sit on the NOREEBA senior management team. He will take up his new role in 2016. In his new role, Hytönen will be responsible for the strategic vision and overall management of FremantleMedia Finland. In addition to overseeing original programme … [Read more...] about New MD at Fremantle Finland
Eutelsat honours TRACE
TRACE Sports Stars took home the award for best TV channel in the ‘Lifestyle’ category at the Eutelsat TV Awards held in Rome. The award was presented to Olivier Laouchez, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of TRACE, by Sonia Rolland, French actress, director, producer and Miss France 2000. This year’s Eutelsat TV Awards had consisted of award winning journalists and media experts who awarded TRACE Sports Stars the best lifestyle channel of 2015. … [Read more...] about Eutelsat honours TRACE
Local film winners announced
Singapore– Winners of the Movie Makers Short Film Competition (我è¦å½“导演) were announced by mm2 Entertainment Pte. Ltd. at an awards ceremony held at the Genexis Theatre in Fusionopolis. The Guest-of-Honour for the awards ceremony was Mr Gabriel Lim, Chief Executive Officer, Media Development Authority Singapore (MDA). The panel comprised of Singaporean directors Jack Neo and Eric Khoo, Malaysian director Chiu Keng Guan, Taiwanese director Raymond Jiang and Hong Kong award-winning … [Read more...] about Local film winners announced
Viki’s partners Primeworks
San Francisco– Viki announced a new partnership with Primeworks Distribution. The agreement marks Viki’s first distribution deal signed with a Malaysian content provider, landing close to 100 hours of Malaysian scripted content on Viki.com. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Primeworks to help expose Malaysian content to the world,” said Viki CEO Tammy H. Nam. … [Read more...] about Viki’s partners Primeworks
VICE and A+E new TV network
New York, NY– A+E Networks and VICE Media has announced a joint venture, offering VICE as a new 24-hour channel programmed and produced exclusively by VICE. A+E Networks’ channel H2 will be transitioned to VICELAND (working title). VICELAND will launch early 2016 with a full slate of prime-time shows, including Gaycation, Huang’s World, Noisey, VICE World Of Sports, Black Market, Flophouse, Party Legends, Weediquette, and more. The channel will be distributed in approximately … [Read more...] about VICE and A+E new TV network