Following Ten Alps' acquisition of Singapore-based Uproar Asia, BBC Worldwide has agreed a three-year distribution partnership deal with the factual media company which will see all Ten Alps' broadcast companies distributed through a single distributor. The deal includes leading TV documentary production companies Brook Lapping, Blakeway, Below the Radar and Films of Record, covering landmark documentary, contemporary history, current affairs and observational documentary series respectively. … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide signs major deal with Ten Alps
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MediaCorp consolidates production business
Singapore - MediaCorp announced that its International Production Unit and Caldecott Productions International will be merged into a single unit. The new business entity - Caldecott Productions International (CPI) - will sharpen MediaCorp's efforts to focus on growing and producing original content for the international markets. The new CPI is headed by its director, Kenneth Liang who reports to Chang Long Jong, MediaCorp deputy CEO (Television). Reporting to Liang is Ong Hee Yah, senior vice … [Read more...] about MediaCorp consolidates production business
September launch for BBC Knowledge magazine in Asia
Singapore - BBC Magazines has licensed specialist factual title BBC Knowledge to Singapore publisher Regent Media who will publish the magazine across Asia from September 2009. BBC Knowledge magazine is a full-colour glossy title offering features on science, history and nature. Its content draws on the existing portfolio of quality specialist factual titles produced by BBC Magazines Bristol, including science title Focus, BBC History Magazine and BBC Wildlife Magazine. The editor of BBC … [Read more...] about September launch for BBC Knowledge magazine in Asia
BBC Worldwide global advertising sales to represent lonelyplanet.com
BBC Worldwide will use its global online advertising expertise to sell Lonely Planet's online inventory around the world. The new arrangement, which covers all territories aside from North America and Australia, follows the recent announcement that BBC Worldwide will manage the travel brand's UK online sales. By adding lonelyplanet.com sales to its existing multi-platform portfolio, BBC Worldwide will be further enhancing its offering to global advertisers. lonelyplanet.com attracted 5.2m unique … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide global advertising sales to represent lonelyplanet.com
Judge rejects MediaCorp’s objections to Astro logo
Singapore - Malaysia's Astro All Asia Networks will be permitted to register its logo with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. MediaCorp News had objected that they felt the Astro logo was too similar to that of its Channel NewsAsia (CNA) channel brand, which might cause confusion in the marketplace. While Justice Lee Seiu Kin said that both logos looked alike to some degree, he said it was unlikely that the two companies would be confused for each other. Astro had sought to use the … [Read more...] about Judge rejects MediaCorp’s objections to Astro logo
China: Five channels to start HD simulcasting
China - The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has revealed that CCTV-1, Beijing Satellite TV, Shanghai's Dragon TV, Jiangsu Satellite TV and Hunan Satellite TV will begin simulcasting of standard definition and high-definition programming on September 28. The two broadcasts will feature identical content, and the stations will not be permitted to charge additional fees for the addition of the high-definition services. According to a statement issued by SARFT, the … [Read more...] about China: Five channels to start HD simulcasting