Hong Kong - Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has welcomed four new Corporate Members and a Patron which upgraded from Corporate membership. The four new Corporate Members are Microsoft Corporation; European broadcaster Deutsche Welle; global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners; and US-based religious TV network TBN. The newly upgraded Patron Member is Netherlands-based satellite communication services provider SES New Skies. CASBAA now represents 128 member … [Read more...] about CASBAA membership grows
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Pain but hope for gain predicted for Indian broadcasting
Delhi- The $US4.5 billion Indian broadcasting sector is heading for a war of attrition and only those with courage, capital and content are likely to survive and prosper. That was the key conclusion from the India Digital Networks Summit, staged in Delhi on Oct. 17 by Media Partners Asia (MPA) and Indian Television Dot Com (ITV). Intensifying competition, growing digital pay-TV penetration, the launch of hundreds of TV channels and the entry of new investor groups all will represent a … [Read more...] about Pain but hope for gain predicted for Indian broadcasting
Golf Channel swings into Singapore via MEASAT-3
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur - StarHub’s latest sports offering, the Golf Channel, will debut in Singapore via MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.’s MEASAT-3 satellite. The channel is being produced by Measat Broadcast Network Systems (Astro), a subsidiary of ASTRO All Asia Networks plc. under a separate agreement. Golf Channel is a 24-hour channel featuring tournaments played worldwide, with 70% of the content comprising live coverage of leading golf events including the US Professional … [Read more...] about Golf Channel swings into Singapore via MEASAT-3
Viva Laughlin crashes in Australia as FTA nets lose viewers
Sydney - The tactic of launching US shows in Australia virtually day-and-date with their premieres Stateside came badly unstuck last week as Viva Laughlin bowed on the Nine Network just as CBS canned the series after two episodes. The drama/musical, executive produced by Hugh Jackman’s Seed Productions, drew just 833,000 viewers in Australia, thrashed by Seven’s popular local drama series City Homicide, which arrested 1.57 million eyeballs. In times past, Nine would have waited to … [Read more...] about Viva Laughlin crashes in Australia as FTA nets lose viewers
Foxtel tunes up for American Idol
Sydney- Foxtel has snagged exclusive Australian broadcasting rights to American Idol from FremantleMedia, and the twice-weekly show will launch in mid-January on Fox8, aired within hours of its US premiere on Fox. Brian Walsh, Foxtel Executive Director Television and Marketing, said: “We are thrilled to add American Idol to FOX8’s dynamic 2008 schedule. What is most exciting for our subscribers is that American Idol will truly screen day and date. Australians will now be able to tune … [Read more...] about Foxtel tunes up for American Idol
Pain but hope for gain in Indian broadcasting
Delhi- The US$4.5 billion Indian broadcasting sector is gearing up for a war of attrition and only those with courage, capital and content are likely to survive and prosper. That was the key conclusion from the India Digital Networks Summit, held in Delhi on Oct. 17, organized by Media Partners Asia (MPA) and Indian Television Dot Com (ITV). The summit was told that intensifying competition, growing digital pay TV penetration, the launch of hundreds of TV channels and the entry of new investor … [Read more...] about Pain but hope for gain in Indian broadcasting