Singapore – CNBC has announced the appointment of Chan Wai Leng to its Asia Pacific team, as the director of marketing and research with immediate effect. To be based in Singapore, Chan will report to Lim Yew Nee, director of advertising sales and operations, SEA. In this capacity, Chan will oversee CNBC's research, as well as brand and event marketing activities targeted towards the trade and consumers in the Asia Pacific region. Wai Leng joins CNBC from Mediaedge:cia (MEC) with more than … [Read more...] about CNBC Asia Pacific appoints Chan Wai Leng as director of marketing and research
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Satellite CEO’s rap ‘coordination problems’ at CASBAA Forum
Hong Kong - Almost 300 top-level executives from the world of satellite and government attended the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2008 in Singapore on June 16. The Forum was keynoted by global operators David McGlade, CEO of Intelsat, and Dan Goldberg, CEO of Telesat. McGlade highlighted growth in China and India and the huge potential for Asian satellite services which will only be partially served by the six new satellites to be launched in the region in the second half of this year. Even … [Read more...] about Satellite CEO’s rap ‘coordination problems’ at CASBAA Forum
Mobile deals for CNBC in Thailand
Bangkok – CNBC is partnering with The Nation, to distribute CNBC Asia Pacific's SMS services in Thailand. The content will be distributed on three of Thailand's major service providers - AIS, TRUE and DTAC. And the CNBC WAP site will be distributed by Thailand's biggest provider, AIS. CNBC Asia Pacific is working closely with The Nation to localize business and financial news content for mobile distribution in Thailand. Subscribers to AIS, TRUE and DTAC are able to access regional and … [Read more...] about Mobile deals for CNBC in Thailand
Media Prima named Malaysia’s best managed mid cap company for second year
Petaling Jaya - Media Prima Berhad (MPB) was voted for the second consecutive year as the best managed Malaysian company in the mid-cap category in Finance Asia's 2008 poll for Asia's best managed companies. Under the annual exercise conducted by Finance Asia, votes were collected from over 200 fund managers and equity analysts across the region, who were asked to rank companies in ten Asian countries according to the overall management, corporate governance, investors' relations and commitment … [Read more...] about Media Prima named Malaysia’s best managed mid cap company for second year
Suarina Chua exits HBO
Singapore – HBO Asia has announced the resignation of Suarina Chua, senior vice president, sales and marketing / business development. Jacelyn Kek is promoted to senior vice president of sales and affiliate marketing with immediate effect. Company statement says Chua is leaving HBO Asia to spend more time with her family. She has been with the company for 16 years in various roles, most recently the vice president of sales. … [Read more...] about Suarina Chua exits HBO
SingTel and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Singapore
Singapore and San Francisco — Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and Apple announced that they will be bringing the iPhone 3G to Singapore later this year. The iPhone 3G combines all the features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with … [Read more...] about SingTel and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Singapore