Star HS, an affiliate of STAR India, has completed the sale of its 50 percent stake in STAR CJ Network India, the home shopping joint venture with Korea’s CJ O Shopping Co. P5 Asia Holding Investments (Mauritius), a group company of Providence Equity Partners, has acquired STAR’s 50 per cent stake in the venture. Uday Shankar, CEO, STAR India said, “STAR CJ provides world class home shopping experiences to consumers in India and has been a valuable investment for us. We and CJ … [Read more...] about STAR India completes sale of stake in STAR CJ to Providence Equity
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HBO Asia’s first mini-series to debut in October
Singapore – HBO Asia announced on June 27 the premiere date of HBO Asia’s latest original mini-series, Grace. The four-part hour-long horror mini-series will premiere on October 17 at 10pm on HBO / HBO HD (StarHub TV Ch 601) with new episodes airing weekly, culminating in a two-part finale on Halloween, October 31. Also available on HBO GO one hour after it airs on HBO and on HBO On Demand the Monday after its HBO debut. In addition, HBO Asia announced the full talent line … [Read more...] about HBO Asia’s first mini-series to debut in October
9 Story sells “Camp Lakebottom” S2 to Disney XD U.S.
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Entertainment announced on June 22 that it has licensed an additional 26 x 22’ episodes of the animated comedy series Camp Lakebottom to Disney XD U.S. The second season of the series has also been picked up by Disney Channel and Disney XD channels in international territories including the UK, CEEMA, India, Japan and Latin America. The announcement comes shortly after the second season was greenlit by TELETOON Canada.Camp … [Read more...] about 9 Story sells “Camp Lakebottom” S2 to Disney XD U.S.
“Peg + Cat” wins three Emmys at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Entertainment announced on June 23 that its series Peg + Cat (80 x 12’) has won three Emmys at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animation Programme, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Programme (Hayley Faith Negrin) and Production Design (Jennifer Oxley). The series originally debuted on PBS Kids in the U.S. in the fall of 2013 and on Treehouse in Canada in March of this year. Peg + … [Read more...] about “Peg + Cat” wins three Emmys at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards
Euronews gains over half a million subscribers in Malaysia
Lyon, France – The Euronews media group, Europe's international news channel, is accelerating its development in Asia thanks to an agreement with Telekom Malaysia, the second biggest operator in Malaysia. Euronews, available in its 24/7 English version, can now reach 530,000 households subscribing to the basic HyppTV package from Telekom Malaysia. Arnaud Verlhac, Director Worldwide Distribution, said: "Euronews first launched in Malaysia in 2010. In 2014, cooperation with Telekom … [Read more...] about Euronews gains over half a million subscribers in Malaysia
TrueVisions expands Observer monitoring and logging system
Burlington, Massachusetts — Volicon announced on June 25 that TrueVisions, Thai cable and satellite television operator, has expanded its Observer digital video monitoring and logging system to simplify compliance verification across a total of 120 channels in its direct-to-home (DTH) platform. Local distributor and system integrator Trinergy provided a new Observer TS (transport stream) monitoring and logging system that allows TrueVisions to perform continual monitoring and … [Read more...] about TrueVisions expands Observer monitoring and logging system