London – Pre-school channel JimJam has launched in the Middle East and North Africa on DTH pay TV service Showtime (DTH), airing 12 hours daily, with various programmes dubbed in Arabic. Targeting children aged 1-6, JimJam offers a programming mix of animation, song and dance series, story-telling, puppets and claymation. The channel also provides English language learning segments with basic English words introduced, along with learning blocks on colours, numbers and shapes. JimJam … [Read more...] about JimJam reaches the Middle East and North Africa
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Discovery Asia partners ŠKODA for Planet Green block in China
Beijing – Discovery Networks Asia launched April 16, 2008, a Planet Green programming block on Discovery Channel’s China block. ŠKODA Auto, a Volkswagen brand, is the sponsor of the initiative which includes 40 new hours of environmental programmes on 26 TV stations in China. The Planet Green block in China will offer original programming in 2008 including Asia-relevant stories produced out of the region and global specials. Series include Fearless Planet (6x60’) which looks at … [Read more...] about Discovery Asia partners ŠKODA for Planet Green block in China
Discovery Travel & Living goes the Wright way
Singapore – Discovery Networks Asia’s lifestyle entertainment channel Discovery Travel & Living worked with organizers of culinary event World Gourmet Summit 2008 to feature travel show host Ian Wright to promote its new TV series America the Wright Way in Singapore. Headlined ‘Ian Wright Uncensored’, the British presenter of Discovery shows including Globe Trekker and VIP Weekends with Ian Wright hosted the English-themed dinner attended by over 300 guests from the … [Read more...] about Discovery Travel & Living goes the Wright way
NHNZ to film colossal squid investigation for Discovery Channel
New Zealand – NHNZ will film the first scientific investigation of an adult colossal squid by New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, for a Discovery Channel documentary to be released worldwide late 2008 to support the Te Papa colossal squid preservation program. Discovery Channel is also supporting the research project. The documentary will cover the scientists’ examination of the anatomy of the 495kg, 6 - 8m long specimen of colossal squid where measurements are … [Read more...] about NHNZ to film colossal squid investigation for Discovery Channel
TNMG and Info-fresh to offer IPTV content to US-based Japanese
Tokyo – The New Media Group, KK (TNMG), owner of the World On-Demand IPTV platform, and Info-fresh, Inc., operator of www.info-fresh.com a community and information website for overseas Japanese have partnered to develop and market bundled IPTV content offerings for Japanese in the US market. Scheduled for launch in July 2008, the service initially targets Info-fresh’s 50,000 members at www.info-fresh.com, with Japanese content to be co-developed by the partners and delivered via … [Read more...] about TNMG and Info-fresh to offer IPTV content to US-based Japanese
Singapore’s media industry on track
Singapore – Singapore is 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 country’s media sector contributes S$18.2billion in revenue, S$4.9billion in value-added inputs, and employs a workforce of 53,000. In addition, international projects secured from 2005-2008 have been estimated to generate up to 1,600 more jobs, while co-production … [Read more...] about Singapore’s media industry on track