With The Golf Channel; Goal TV, Neo Sports and Eurosport aiming to make in-roads into the Asia Pacific region, new channels dedicated to individual sports, and digital media, are just two of ESPN STAR Sports’ (ESS) emphases for the coming year. Exactly which other sportsspecific channels can be expected are still under wraps, but ESS’s September 2007- appointed MD Manu Sawhney highlights the success of STAR Cricket, which became the network’s fifteenth channel upon its June … [Read more...] about Manu of the match
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Disney Channel@Play broadband service debuts in Taiwan
Taipei - Disney Channel has launched Disney Channel@Play in Taiwan on Jan 25, its first broadband service in Asia Pacific and the third such service worldwide. Disney Channel@Play offers full-length, Mandarin-dubbed, Chinese subtitled episodes of its animated and live-action series including streamed episodes of Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, That’s So Raven, Kim Possible and Emperor’s New School, as well as Playhouse Disney preschool … [Read more...] about Disney Channel@Play broadband service debuts in Taiwan
BBC Worldwide’s programming goes on MySpace
London – BBC Worldwide and MySpace have partnered to provide BBC programmes to the social networking website’s 100 million users via a dedicated MySpaceTV channel. Starting from Jan 24, BBC Worldwide’s content will be available in seven languages across the 27 territories that MySpaceTV is currently serving. BBC and MySpace will share advertising and channel or genre sponsorship revenue. The agreement follows a similar deal struck between BBC Worldwide and YouTube in March … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide’s programming goes on MySpace
Turner and Outblaze in web 2.0 joint venture
Hong Kong – Turner Entertainment Holdings Asia Pacific and web infrastructure company Outblaze Ltd have formed a joint venture in web 2.0 enterprise TurnOut Ventures Ltd. Based in Hong Kong, TurnOut will leverage Cartoon Network’s brands and characters and Outblaze’s web expertise to launch online, digital interactive community networks. TurnOut is expected to create a series of community websites for children and young adults to offer Cartoon Network characters and content … [Read more...] about Turner and Outblaze in web 2.0 joint venture
Al Jazeera English attains carriage on Hong Kong Cable
Hong Kong - Al Jazeera English has signed a carriage deal with Hong Kong Cable Ltd for the news channel to land in the Special Administration Region. Debuting on Jan 16 on Hong Kong Cable’s channel 34, Al Jazeera English’s distribution continues to expand beyond 100 million households worldwide since launch in Nov 2006. Phil Lawrie, Al Jazeera Network’s Director of Global Distribution said, "We are excited about reaching a sizeable new audience in this important market and … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera English attains carriage on Hong Kong Cable
Southeast Asia start for Lotus Channel in second quarter
Singapore – Lotus Channel, targeting women aged 25-45, is looking to roll out in Southeast Asia first, followed by South Asia and North Asia – excluding China and Japan. Gregg Creevey, one of the channel’s founders along with May Lee and a number of unnamed partners, says the 24-hour linear Lotus Channel is looking to launch in the second quarter of 2008. Creevey says the channel is sourcing between 700-1,000 hours of content, across various genres, to mirror the … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia start for Lotus Channel in second quarter