Singapore – MediaCorp has announced that it will be introducing alternate short weeks and getting staff to take block leave to further cut operating costs. “This is over and above a slate of non-wage related measures which have been implemented to cope with the current economic downturn.” Company-issued statement said, “The initiatives will have no impact on 24x7 services such as News, television broadcast transmission, live radio and client-related services such as … [Read more...] about MediaCorp cuts costs to keep jobs
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First Asian Pitch documentary scores a victory in Rome
Singapore - One of the first Asian Pitch winning documentaries - Supermen of Malegaon won the City of Rome award for Best Documentary 2008 at the 9th Asiaticafilmmediale Festival held in Rome on November 23. Asiaticafilmmediale Festival was created with the idea of building a bridge between Italy and the Asian continent. It chooses cinema, a medium sensitive to change, as the best tool for renewing the dialogue between East and West. This edition of the festival once again featured a splendid … [Read more...] about First Asian Pitch documentary scores a victory in Rome
Second channel for Deutsche Welle in Asia
Singapore/Bonn - Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, is expanding its television services in Asia. Beginning 2 March 2009, DW-TV ASIA+ will offer a mix of European lifestyle, culture and the arts as well as in-depth reports from business and politics. The new channel will feature 18 hours of English programming dedicated to serving a wider viewer base. The new grid will boast 71 per cent lifestyle/ infotainment/ health and wellness and 29 per cent news. All content will be drawn … [Read more...] about Second channel for Deutsche Welle in Asia
ConsolidatE and innovatE to survivE
The TV industry is changing beyond recognition. Even the concept of ‘TV’ might itself be on the verge of extinction because visual content is available today on phones, laptops and MP3 players as well as your home entertainment centre. The only way to survive is to consolidate or innovate. We think of the change in our industry as being sudden, but in fact it’s been decades coming. Cable and satellite innovations led people to desire choice, but the internet must take the … [Read more...] about ConsolidatE and innovatE to survivE
State of play
Media watchers say that mio TV, the pay-TV channel launched by Singapore’s SingTel in July 2007, was left a non-starter after losing out on English Premier League (EPL) broadcast rights to market leader and pay TV incumbent StarHub Digital Cable. As it is, SingTel has struggled to amass less than 50,000 subscribers 17 months since launching, “reasonable progress”, according to SingTel’s director of mio TV and content, Low Ka Hoe, who wearily concedes that football is the … [Read more...] about State of play
It’s not just cricket
A cricket fan, like most of his countrymen, Manu Sawhney passionately follows the sport. Right from the historic 1983 World Cup victory in England to the Twenty20 World Cup win last year, Sawhney cherishes all the major achievements of the Indian cricket team, posted over the last two decades and a half. And the relatively new 20-20 format has gone down well with Sawhney who, like the majority of fans, is eagerly awaiting the start of the Champions League T20 in India. “This new format has … [Read more...] about It’s not just cricket