Tokyo – Disney-branded mobile phones and content services are expected to hit the market in Japan in spring 2008, following the announcement of a deal between Walt Disney Co. Japan and Softbank Mobile Corp. Disney has been offering mobile content services in Japan for over a year, claiming 3.5 million registered users. Handsets and Disney Mobile services will be available at Softbank’s 2,400 stores nationwide and for Softbank Mobile’s subscriber base of around 17.2 million. … [Read more...] about Disney teams with Softbank for mobile services
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Parthenon Entertainment partners Entara in new global entertainment business
Parthenon Entertainment Ltd, UK-based producer and distributor of factual and children’s programming, will partner Entara Ltd, a global entertainment rights company, to create a business encompassing programming production and distribution as well as licensing, to expand into the factual entertainment and children’s entertainment markets. Both companies’ libraries will be represented worldwide by Parthenon Entertainment as a new entity specializing with family entertainment … [Read more...] about Parthenon Entertainment partners Entara in new global entertainment business
RCTV International names Marc Paneque International Sales Exec, Asia
RCTV International, global distribution arm of RCTV Venezuela, has appointed Marc Paneque to the newly created role of International Sales Executive for Asia. Paneque will focus on expanding the distribution of RCTV productions throughout the region. He joins RCTV International after 16 years experience in the network television industry. Having restructured the company’s sales department, Guadalupe D’Agostino, Vice President and General Manager of RCTV International, said, … [Read more...] about RCTV International names Marc Paneque International Sales Exec, Asia
Downbeat outlook for global music industry
The worldwide music industry is on a downward spiral despite the growth of online sales. Global spending on recorded music, which tallied US$31.8 billion in 2006, is predicted to decline to $29.2 billion in 2007 and $26.2 billion in 2011. That’s according to eMarketer’s new report, Recorded Music: Digital Falls Short. "Digital formats such as online downloads, ringtones, mastertones, full tracks delivered to mobile handsets and Internet and mobile subscription services are providing … [Read more...] about Downbeat outlook for global music industry
Oracle muscles into media solutions
Singapore - Oracle is moving into solutions for media and entertainment companies in Asia Pacific. China’s language search engine company Baidu and Xinhua News Agency; India’s Amar Ujala and Tata Sky; and Indonesia’s Global TV are among Oracle’s latest clients in the region. Solutions that manage information and content assets, protect intellectual property rights, ensure information quality, manage projects, revenues and financials, as well as reduce infrastructure costs … [Read more...] about Oracle muscles into media solutions
Discovery Networks Asia and Readers’ Digest Asia to publish Discovery Channel Magazine
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia and Reader’s Digest Asia, part of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., global publisher and marketer of books, magazines, music and videos have partnered to launch Discovery Channel Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine to debut across the region on Feb 22, 2008. Comprising subscriptions and newsstands sales, Discovery Channel Magazine will have an initial circulation of 100,000 copies, primarily in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. … [Read more...] about Discovery Networks Asia and Readers’ Digest Asia to publish Discovery Channel Magazine