Cannes – Orange, France Telecom's TV and VOD business is launching the Orange cinéma séries, a service to offer premium content over TV, PC and mobile platforms. Set to debut in France in Q4, 2008, the service will offer exclusive films and new TV series, as well as catalogue titles from multi-year deals with Warner Bros. International Television, HBO, Gaumont and Fidélité Films. Orange cinéma séries will offer exclusive releases of Warner Bros. films including Harry Potter and the Order … [Read more...] about Orange cinéma séries to offer premium content on TV, PC and mobile
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FME and MDA in multi-platform content pact
Cannes – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore have signed a multi-year production agreement for content with bilateral investment of up to US$12 million over the next 2 years. The deal extends form the production of Kylie Kwong: My China which was launched at MIPCOM in October 2007. Under the agreement, the partners will jointly select projects to invest in from Singapore-based producers and FME will hold distribution rights across all … [Read more...] about FME and MDA in multi-platform content pact
BBC to introduce BBC HD SVOD via Chunghwa in Taiwan
Singapore – BBC Worldwide Global Channels will launch its first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, BBC HD, in Taiwan via Chunghwa Telecom, the territory’s largest operator of broadband multimedia services in April. BBC HD SVOD will offer 10 three-hour blocks of multiple-genre programmes to feature drama, comedy, documentary, natural history, music and arts programming. BBC HD will be broadcast in English with traditional Chinese subtitles and will debut programme promos and … [Read more...] about BBC to introduce BBC HD SVOD via Chunghwa in Taiwan
IPTV, PC on the rise but no real threat – yet
New access technologies, be they IPTV or mobile TV, and the number of screens with which consumers interact in a day, are throwing up a new set of challenges for service providers, media owners and content providers. The onus is on the industry to package and present content in a desirable format, one that optimally leverages the screen or technology and ensures viewers have the best experience. Emerging viewing platforms are causing TV broadcasters to scramble to catch the viewer not only at … [Read more...] about IPTV, PC on the rise but no real threat – yet
X|Media|Lab to kick off 2008 in Suzhou
X|Media|Lab (XML), an international digital media event targeting to get ideas to market through creative development, business matching, and access to industry professionals, is starting its 2008 run from May 8-10, 2008 in Suzhou, China. Labs in Wellington, Seoul, Melbourne, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and an inaugural session in the Middle East will follow in the year. XML’s keynote conference features digital media practitioners speaking on each Lab’s chosen theme. The Suzhou Lab … [Read more...] about X|Media|Lab to kick off 2008 in Suzhou
VDO nets rights to advertising packages for CCTV’s Olympic web broadcasts
Beijing – ViDeOnline Communications, Ltd. (VDO), a video networking company, has won exclusive rights to package and create video advertisement partnerships for CCTV.com for live and VOD online channels video streaming broadcasts of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Under the agreement, CCTV.com will use VDO’s O8 intelligent ad insertion network to deliver targeted online advertisements for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for Mainland China and Macao SAR coverage. CCTV is China’s … [Read more...] about VDO nets rights to advertising packages for CCTV’s Olympic web broadcasts