MIPCOM Cannes, France - Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) announces key deals with its Western Australian counterpart, ScreenWest and new Asian broadcaster YR Asia Satellite TV. Both deals are part of MDA's global strategy to encourage producers from across the world to jointly develop and exploit the potential of Singapore content and multi-platform intellectual properties with Singapore media companies. The ScreenWest deal invites producers in Western Australia and Singapore to … [Read more...] about MDA announces deals with Western Australia and Asia at MIPCOM
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MDA and Beach House Pictures join forces with Lonely Planet to launch new flagship TV series
MIPCOM, Cannes - Lonely Planet Television (LPTV), Beach House Pictures (BHP) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced the launch of a new 13-part flagship television series LONELY PLANET: Roads Less Travelled, in conjunction with broadcaster National Geographic International and distributor BBC Worldwide. LONELY PLANET: Roads Less Travelled is a cross-platform travel adventure franchise featuring real-life Lonely Planet authors on the job as they comb the world's roads … [Read more...] about MDA and Beach House Pictures join forces with Lonely Planet to launch new flagship TV series
MDA and Beach House Pictures join forces with Lonely Planet to launch new flagship TV series
MIPCOM, Cannes - Lonely Planet Television (LPTV), Beach House Pictures (BHP) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced the launch of a new 13-part flagship television series LONELY PLANET: Roads Less Travelled, in conjunction with broadcaster National Geographic International and distributor BBC Worldwide. LONELY PLANET: Roads Less Travelled is a cross-platform travel adventure franchise featuring real-life Lonely Planet authors on the job as they scour the world’s … [Read more...] about MDA and Beach House Pictures join forces with Lonely Planet to launch new flagship TV series
Granada International Australia and TVNZ renew output deal
Granada International Australia and TVNZ renew output deal Cannes – New Zealand’s public broadcaster TVNZ and Granada International Australia, part of ITV Global Entertainment, the company which combines the recently merged Granada International and Granada Ventures businesses, have renewed the output deal between the two companies. The multi-genre, multi-year agreement will see the UK’s longest running soap Coronation Street remain on TVNZ’s flagship channel TV ONE. … [Read more...] about Granada International Australia and TVNZ renew output deal
Viacom 18’s Colors channel makes global debut on World On-Demand
Tokyo - The New Media Group K.K., parent of the World On-Demand IPTV platform, announced with Viacom 18, the launch of their latest channel - Colors onto the World On-Demand service. This carriage agreement represents the first ever global launch of a major entertainment channel on IPTV as customers across the globe will be able to preview COLORS for 1 week at no cost, courtesy Viacom 18 and World On-Demand. From October, World On-Demand members will be able to catch up on all of the latest from … [Read more...] about Viacom 18’s Colors channel makes global debut on World On-Demand
New Asia Editor joins BBC World News
Singapore - BBC World News announced that Alice Cairns has joined the channel as the new Asia editor at the end of September. Reporting to Richard Porter, head of news, Cairns is responsible for overseeing the output produced for audiences across Asia, to make sure all coverage is broadcast to the highest BBC standards. Cairns has a wealth of experience at the BBC, including a role as a producer at BBC World News. Prior to this, Cairns worked as an editor at BBC World Service and as a duty … [Read more...] about New Asia Editor joins BBC World News