Washington- National Geographic Ventures has created National Geographic Music and Radio (NGMR) to raise environmental awareness through music and radio. David Beal has been appointed as President to oversee the music labels, publishing and radio operations. Mark Bauman, Vice President of National Geographic's Mission Programs, will serve as Executive Vice President to lead radio and video production initiatives. NGMR launches with distribution partners including Clear Channel, Salem … [Read more...] about National Geographic Music and Radio offers music to raise environmental awareness
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The Singing Office tunes up Down Under
Sydney- Foxtel has acquired local rights to the Dutch format The Singing Office, and production of a 13-part series is underway, hosted by comedian Nick Giannopoulos. The series aims to turn everyday Australians into singing and dancing superstars. Each episode introduces five workers from two very different Australian companies, who will audition, learn to sing and dance in a ‘boot camp,’ then take part in a sing-off. Also aboard are comedienne Julia Morris, who has returned from … [Read more...] about The Singing Office tunes up Down Under
StarHub adds three new channels to its Sports Group
Singapore– StarHub is adding Goal TV 1, Goal TV 2 and the new dedicated English Premier League (EPL) channel, Football Channel, to its cable TV Sports Group package from August 11, 2007. That will bring Sports Group channels from four to seven. StarHub will also stream EPL matches airing on Football Channel live via value-added services i.View and MobileTV Xtra for its broadband and mobile customers respectively at no extra charge until the end of the EPL season in May 2008. StarHub will … [Read more...] about StarHub adds three new channels to its Sports Group
Viacom launches mobile entertainment social networking service myMTV in Japan
Tokyo / Singapore / Hong Kong- myMTV, Japan’s first mobile entertainment social networking service, was launched on August 1 by Viacom International Japan K.K., a 100% owned subsidiary of MTV Networks, in partnership with Septeni Holdings Co., a Japan-based digital ad sales group. myMTV uses a downloadable application to enable simultaneous video-viewing and page-browsing on mobile. Members can create personalized profile pages with exclusive artwork provided by Japanese graphic designers, … [Read more...] about Viacom launches mobile entertainment social networking service myMTV in Japan
Government rejects SingTel’s second appeal
Singapore- New IPTV service provider SingTel’s second appeal to gain access to cabler StarHub’s content covered by exclusive carriage deals with content providers was turned down by Singapore's Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA), Lee Boon Yang, on July 27. Following a three-year study on the impact of exclusive carriage contracts, the minister upheld the Media Development Authority of Singapore’s decision against SingTel’s initial appeal on May … [Read more...] about Government rejects SingTel’s second appeal
Gina Brogi promoted to Senior VP, Fox Worldwide Pay Television
Los Angeles – Gina Brogi has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Pay Television for Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. Brogi takes on expanded responsibilities for the distribution of the studio’s film and television product to the division’s existing pay television clients, as well as to new and emerging clients worldwide. She will also be instrumental in developing new subscription pay TV business models as the pay TV business continues to evolve. … [Read more...] about Gina Brogi promoted to Senior VP, Fox Worldwide Pay Television