Beijing - China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has limited the number of foreign TV channels in hotel rooms to just 31.ESPN STAR Sports is among the channels to lose out."ESPN STAR Sports is still in the renewal process of its landing rights and is actively working to conclude the arrangements," says a company spokesman.The 31 permitted channels are CNN, HBO, Cinemax, CNBC Asia Pacific, MTV Mandari, National Geographic Channel Asia, STAR Movies, … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports loses hotel distribution in China
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Advertisers game for 2008 Olympics on CCTV
CCTV’s strategy of offering more events and more flexible packaging paid off handsomely as the national broadcaster rang up RMB6.7 billion (US$855 million) in ad revenues from its annual prime time auction for 2007—15.7% more than the previous year.The participation of more multinational advertisers and keenly sought-after packages leading up to the the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games contributed to the record result.“As CCTV bidding is the benchmark for all advertising in China, it … [Read more...] about Advertisers game for 2008 Olympics on CCTV
2007 January – 22/01/2007 – 28/01/2007
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ASIAN TELEVISION BUSINESS. FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF TELEVISION ASIA, TELEVISION ASIA'S EXECUTIVE NEWS - DIRECT TO YOUR DESKTOP EVERY MONDAY MORNING. Television Asia's Executive News22 January 2007Aiello named STAR CEO as Guthrie 'resigns'Hong Kong - Paul Aiello succeeds Michelle Guthrie as Chief Executive Officer of STAR, effective March 1 2007.Although announced as a resignation "for personal reasons", sources say Guthrie was forced … [Read more...] about 2007 January – 22/01/2007 – 28/01/2007
2007 January – 15/01/2007 – 21/01/2007
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ASIAN TELEVISION BUSINESS. FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF TELEVISION ASIA, TELEVISION ASIA'S EXECUTIVE NEWS - DIRECT TO YOUR DESKTOP EVERY MONDAY MORNING. Television Asia's Executive News15 January 2007 Interactive and Digital Media Research & Development office to boost IDM sectorSingapore – The IDM R&D office has unveiled initiatives to support and develop the IDM sector in Singapore as a key engine of growth for the country’s economy. … [Read more...] about 2007 January – 15/01/2007 – 21/01/2007
2007 January – 08/01/2007 – 14/01/2007
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ASIAN TELEVISION BUSINESS. FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF TELEVISION ASIA, TELEVISION ASIA'S EXECUTIVE NEWS - DIRECT TO YOUR DESKTOP EVERY MONDAY MORNING. Television Asia's Executive News08 January 2007KBS World enters Russia/CIS marketSeoul - KBS World has entered Russia and the CIS cable television sector via Comcor TV (digital) for Russia, Ala TV (digital) for Kyrgyzstan, and Alma TV (analogue) for Kazakhstan. The aim is to expand the ‘Korean … [Read more...] about 2007 January – 08/01/2007 – 14/01/2007
Buena Vista announces multiple deals across Asia at ATF
Singapore - Buena Vista International Television (Asia Pacific) (BVITV-AP) the international television distribution arm of Walt Disney Company announced major deals at the Asia Television Forum.BVITV signed a multi-year movie video-on-demand (VOD) IPTV agreement with Video on-Demand Channel Anytime to provide access to current and library features on Anytime channel in Australia through TransACT and Regional Internet Australia (RIA), Buddy Broadband in Thailand and TDMC in Taiwan. IPTV … [Read more...] about Buena Vista announces multiple deals across Asia at ATF