Hong Kong – Taiwan’s current market structure is a ‘restrictive regulatory regime’ which limits business opportunities, and positive regulatory changes including the implementation of a consistent, technology- and content-neutral legal framework, are necessary to attract greater investments as well as drive territory-wide digitization in the next five years. That’s according to CASBAA’s ‘Taiwan’s Digital Gap – Regulation and Development of … [Read more...] about Industry calls for positive regulatory changes in Taiwan
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Singapore announces US$370million media funding
Singapore – A S$500million (US$370million) fund from MDA and partner agencies is being planned to finance projects from corporations, institutions and the public to drive innovations in the new media segment. More than 100 projects have been funded since October 2006. And Singapore is well on track to becoming a regional media hub and a centre for interactive digital media (IDM) by riding on media convergence trends, and leveraging its infrastructure and talent pool. Currently, the … [Read more...] about Singapore announces US$370million media funding
Hong Kong authorities shut down piracy operation
Hong Kong – Hong Kong authorities have shut down a piracy operation producing pirated optical discs and DVDs of US TV series including Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Nip Tuck, The O.C., Prison Break and Supernatural; Japanese anime and TV series; Hong Kong movies; as well as Korean movies and TV series. 200,000 pirated optical discs and 15,000 DVDs were seized during a raid on a warehouse by the Hong Kong Customs Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau and the International Federation Against … [Read more...] about Hong Kong authorities shut down piracy operation
ABC to triple TV & radio channels by 2020
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s chief executive Mark Scott has unveiled plans to triple the number of ABC TV channels and radio services in his vision for the pubcaster in the next 12 years ABC’s plans were published in an ‘ideas paper’ ahead of the Australia 2020 Summit called by the government on April 19-20, 2008 to convene with representatives from various industries to shape a long term strategy for the nation’s future. Targeting to raise levels of … [Read more...] about ABC to triple TV & radio channels by 2020
BBC World launches embedded news video clips on BBC.com
Singapore – BBC World has launched embedded broadband-quality news video clips on BBC.com within the text page instead of launching on a separate player to drive usage of news videos. The enhanced service also offers pre-roll advertising opportunities outside of the UK from which it draws 29million unique users each month, with half of the visitors using its news pages. The website offer 30 international news reports daily and hourly one-minute World News summaries that are available on … [Read more...] about BBC World launches embedded news video clips on BBC.com
BBC World renamed as BBC World News
Singapore – BBC World, BBC’s commercially funded, international 24-hour news and information channel has been renamed BBC World News. The change follows audience research which revealed BBC World News to be more effective in conveying the channel’s content, which focuses on news and programming. Sian Kevill, editorial director of BBC World News, said, “Over the past five years, we have invested in extending our news coverage, with output now ranging from breaking news … [Read more...] about BBC World renamed as BBC World News