Singapore – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has announced several executive promotions and the creation of two new lines of business - Southeast Asia and North Asia (spanning Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong) - which join the region’s existing operations in Japan, Australia/New Zealand, India and China. Country managers for Australia, China, and Taiwan are promoted to senior vice presidents and general managers, and Kevin Dickie assumes the newly-created role of general manager for … [Read more...] about Exec promotions as Discovery decentralizes
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Discovery Networks Asia partners with Tourism NSW
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia and Tourism New South Wales (Tourism NSW), the Australian state government’s tourism expert has announced the start of a partnership that will start this month and extend till the end of 2008 to promote the region to Discovery Channel and Discovery Travel & Living viewers across Asia-Pacific. Matt Brown, NSW Minister for Tourism, said “This promotion will reach priority markets for Tourism NSW in countries including Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and … [Read more...] about Discovery Networks Asia partners with Tourism NSW
CNBC and Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board ink deal
Singapore – CNBC and the Investment Coordinating Board (ICB) in Indonesia, announced a sponsorship of a special week of Squawk Box on the Road: Indonesia. This campaign will feature CNBC’s signature show, Squawk Box, broadcasting live from Jakarta and Bali for the week of July 14, 2008. The program sponsorship will be complemented with a 2 month on-air advertising campaign. In addition to the live broadcasting elements, a 30-minute special will also be made and broadcast following … [Read more...] about CNBC and Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board ink deal
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 … [Read more...] about Mobile deals for CNBC in Thailand
STAR Signs Media IP Network Expansion Deal with BT
BT Media and Broadcast sector has been awarded a multi-million dollar three year managed service IP network solution contract for STAR Group. STAR broadcasts over 60 services in ten languages, reaching more than 300 million viewers in 53 countries across Asia. The service will run across BT's Global Media Network, an MPLS enabled IP network designed specifically for carrying broadcast traffic. At the start, STAR will carry eight channels – STAR Plus, STAR One, STAR News, Vijay, STAR Gold, … [Read more...] about STAR Signs Media IP Network Expansion Deal with BT
Largest-ever Singapore Pavilion at BroadcastAsia2008
Singapore - The Singapore Pavilion will be the anchor group pavilion at BroadcastAsia2008. Led by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), the 1,200 sq metre pavilion will accommodate 50 Singapore companies at the forefront of the new digital broadcasting wave, showing the best of the Singapore media industry’s potential. The companies will exhibit pioneering technologies, applications and services in digital broadcasting and media, as well as cutting edge experimental … [Read more...] about Largest-ever Singapore Pavilion at BroadcastAsia2008