Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand will offer a second run of As the Bell Rings, the locally-made series of sitcom shorts based on Disney Channel Italy's short form series Quelli dell'Intervallo, to premiere on Disney Channel Australia in early 2009. 26 six-minute episodes of As the Bell Rings Series 2 are being shot in Melbourne from June 2008 and production is scheduled to conclude mid-July 2008 at the ABC Studios, Elsternwick in Victoria. As The Bell Rings is being directed by David … [Read more...] about Bell Rings again for Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand
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Power powers up with new Singapore and Miami offices
Power has expanded its global production, sales and distribution operation with the opening of offices in Singapore and Miami to provide greater flexibility in meeting clients’ needs and to establish new business ties. The Singapore office is headed by George Sakkalli, vice president of Asian sales and distribution, while the Miami office is managed by Pepe Echegaray, vice president of sales and distribution for LatAm, whilst the Singapore base is overseen. Both report to WorldWide Sales … [Read more...] about Power powers up with new Singapore and Miami offices
DRG sets up Acquisitions Group
London – Independent distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has established the DRG Acquisitions Group to seek programming development and funding opportunities to grow DRG-represented content across all genres. DRG Acquisitions Group will participate in one-off development deals, first look deals, co-production deals, deficit financing and full production cash-flow agreements. Content acquired by DRG Acquisition Group will be distributed internationally by distribution within DRG … [Read more...] about DRG sets up Acquisitions Group
TNMG World On-Demand IPTV service adds Hindi and Arabic content
Tokyo/Sydney – The New Media Group, KK (TNMG) owner and operator of the World On-Demand IPTV service has tied up a long term carriage deal with Network18 for IBN7; and a separate content distribution and marketing agreement with Sydney-based IMTV, the Asia-Pacific distributor of Middle Eastern multi-channel packaging company, Orbit. The deal with Network18 will allow TNMG to offer the India-based Hindi news and information channel IBN7 in East Asia and Australia for the first time. … [Read more...] about TNMG World On-Demand IPTV service adds Hindi and Arabic content
GlobeCast manages contribution and delivery of major sports events
Singapore – GlobeCast is managing contribution and delivery of sports events including the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament that concluded June 1, 2008, the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, and Singapore’s inaugural SingTel Singapore F1 Grand Prix night race on September 28, 2008. For IPL, GlobeCast was the content delivery partner delivering matches via its satellite and fibre network across Asia, Europe, Australia, South Africa and the US. The deal included … [Read more...] about GlobeCast manages contribution and delivery of major sports events
MPA to Takedown pirates across Asia Pacific
Hong Kong – The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has launched Operation Takedown, an enforcement and outreach initiative to run till July 31, 2008, across 13 territories in Asia Pacific including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Coinciding with the summer release schedule of MPA member companies, the biannual anti-piracy initiative will focus on eliminating piracy with crackdowns on … [Read more...] about MPA to Takedown pirates across Asia Pacific