Seoul - The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is moving to develop a next generation handheld video game system. The state-run IT center is working with GamePark Holdings to upgrade the current Linux-based ‘GP2X Wiz' game player, which was produced last year. The new version will be embedded with two and three-dimensional software, offering high-resolution gameplay. Gamers can download and share not only games via the internet, but also contents such as music and … [Read more...] about ETRI to develop handheld video game system
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NDS-HCL partnership to offer cost-effective solutions to India’s digital cable TV operators
Mumbai - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV announced a partnership with HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling, ICT system integration company, to enable local cable TV operators to launch digital services. The partnership will leverage NDS technology guidance along with HCL's understanding of the domestic cable and broadband markets. The two companies will co-operatively offer pre-integrated solutions that are quick to implement and integrate, … [Read more...] about NDS-HCL partnership to offer cost-effective solutions to India’s digital cable TV operators
MDA, Net Leader Holdings and Gobi Partners launch call for content proposals
MIPTV, Cannes - The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), Singapore's Net Leader Holdings Private Limited (NL Holdings) and Chinabased Gobi Partners announced a joint call for proposals from Singapore producers in collaboration with Asian partners to co-produce original content for international distribution. The programmes will be acquired for broadcast on NL Holdings' satellite TV channel, YR Asia Satellite TV, which NL Holdings owns and manages. The channel is currently available in … [Read more...] about MDA, Net Leader Holdings and Gobi Partners launch call for content proposals
Paramount Digital Entertainment partners with Gaumont to produce Section 8
Cannes, MIPTV - Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) and Gaumont, one of Europe's largest film production and distribution companies announced the development of ‘Section 8' - an interactive web series exclusively distributed in the US by social portal, MySpace. Endemol will handle worldwide distribution, product integration and brand partnerships. Section 8 is an interactive short-form serial thriller set to introduce online audiences to an online experience that engages them in … [Read more...] about Paramount Digital Entertainment partners with Gaumont to produce Section 8
Channel NewsAsia presents a reality business series in co-production with China Multimedia Networks
Singapore - A 13-part series, Sun-Tzu: War on Business, produced in partnership between Channel NewsAsia and China Multimedia Networks (CMMN), and supported by Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will debut in January 2010 on Channel NewsAsia International and thereafter, distributed worldwide by BBC Worldwide. Sun-Tzu's Art of War is seen as an ancient codex that holds the secret to winning wars. The reality series will feature a different company each week as it undergoes the … [Read more...] about Channel NewsAsia presents a reality business series in co-production with China Multimedia Networks
Singapore’s M1 pilots NFC technology
Singapore - MobileOne (M1) launched a mobile payment pilot based on near-field communication (NFC) technology, alongside Citibank and Visa. Beginning in May, the three-month trial will allow 300 pilot users to tap and pay, equipped with Visa ‘payWave' readers across the country, according to M1 executives at a joint press briefing. The 300 users will be given Nokia 6212 handsets outfitted with NFC chips linked to their card accounts. Each transaction is capped at S$100 (US$65) and no … [Read more...] about Singapore’s M1 pilots NFC technology