Singapore's national broadcaster and leading media company will be moving from its present Caldecott Hill premises to Mediapolis, Singapore's first digital media hub located at one-north in Buona Vista. MediaCorp had, in 2006, announced its move to a site in Bukit Batok but the plan was shelved due to high construction costs and the onset of the economic crisis. In light of the global economic recovery and advent of new options, the move to a new campus regained traction. MediaCorp will be a … [Read more...] about Caldecott Hill no more for MediaCorp
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SPE Networks – Asia Dazzles at PromaxBDA Asia Awards with 9 Honours
Held 29 – 30 November 2010 at The Art House at Old Parliament in Singapore, the PromaxBDA Asia Awards is the Asian division of the world’s only competition recognizing excellence in marketing, design and creative content in the entertainment and information industry. With stiff competition from the great number of entries received each year, the PromaxBDA Asia Awards represent the industry standard for excellence. AXN, SPE Networks – Asia’s destination for action and … [Read more...] about SPE Networks – Asia Dazzles at PromaxBDA Asia Awards with 9 Honours
Shaw Brothers Films on Portable Viewing Devices to make debut in Singapore
Celestial Pictures, Chinese motion picture company and operator of regional pay-TV channels, announced today a strategic licensing agreement with Creative Technology Ltd to distribute more than 600 Shaw Brothers films and 500 hours of original TV dramas from Celestial Pictures on its portable viewing devices in Singapore. More in the next Executive News. … [Read more...] about Shaw Brothers Films on Portable Viewing Devices to make debut in Singapore
MediaCorp to air Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
Singapore - MediaCorp today announced it will be the official free-to-air broadcaster for the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Its network of television, radio, newspaper, and online platforms will deliver the content for YOG to the homes of Singapore viewers, listeners and readers from 14 to 26 August 2010. Starting 31 May, online portal www.xinmsn.com/yog goes live with news, blogs, telecast schedules, medal tallies, trivia, Team Singapore athlete profiles, photos and videos, … [Read more...] about MediaCorp to air Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
RCTI’s Hartono heads to Microsoft
Jakarta – Sutanto Hartono will be stepping down as chief executive officer of Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) at the end of the month to become the new Country General Manager of Microsoft Indonesia. Assuming the CEO role at RCTI will be Hary Tanoesoedibjo, group CEO/President of RCTI’s parent PT Media Nusantara Citra, Tbk (MNC), Indonesia’s largest media company. Apart from heading up national television network RCTI, Sutanto was also a director at MNC. He was … [Read more...] about RCTI’s Hartono heads to Microsoft
The naughty noughties’ digital legacy
Having weathered a number of recessions in the past decade, industry execs in the Asia Pacific region seem far more philosophical about the downturn, compared to the gloom dominating the US and Europe. The West, not having suffered successive setbacks as Asia has, seems to be experiencing a depression both economic and psychological; this is the first recession in many people’s lifetime. In bidding farewell to the ‘noughties’, it is that decade’s digital legacy that could … [Read more...] about The naughty noughties’ digital legacy