San Francisco – Star Wars: The Clone Wars, created by George Lucas, is set to premiere as a new animation feature film in August 2008 and a television series to debut this fall in a partnership between Lucasfilm Ltd., Warner Bros. Pictures and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will open in North America on August 15, with international release dates to be announced. The theatrical debut of the movie is the beginning of the Star Wars … [Read more...] about Star Wars: The Clone Wars to debut as new animation feature and TV series
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Diverse names Hannah Wesson development executive
London – Diverse, part of the Zodiak group of companies, has appointed Hannah Wesson as development executive. She joins new hires Mark Roberts from Channel 4 and Ed Crick from TLC in the company’s expansion. Wesson joins from Silver River where she completed work on the Natural Born Sellers for ITV1. Her credits include Baby Borrowers, Filthy Rich and Homeless and Channel 4 documentary Can’t Stop Eating, BBC’s Dog Borstal as well as The Week the Women Went format. … [Read more...] about Diverse names Hannah Wesson development executive
MediaCorp to acquire stake in Chinese outdoor advertising firm Dahe Media
Singapore – MediaCorp, Singapore’s integrated media company, is acquiring a 22.66% stake in Chinese outdoor advertising firm Dahe Media Co Ltd. The proposed deal comprises vendor shares and new shares with the latter priced at HK$89million (US$11.4million), and is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval in the following months. The investment will make MediaCorp the largest single shareholder of Dahe Media after Jiangsu Dahe International Advertising Group Co Ltd, and will … [Read more...] about MediaCorp to acquire stake in Chinese outdoor advertising firm Dahe Media
BroadcastAsia to return from June 17-20, 2008 at the Singapore Expo
Singapore - BroadcastAsia, the regional broadcast trade exhibition and conference event is set to return June 17-20, 2008 at the Singapore Expo. Organized by Singapore Exhibition Services (SES), the event attracted more than 12,750 visitors in 2007, with over 47% from overseas. A highlight of BroadcastAsia 2008 will be NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories’ Super Hi-Vision (SHV) technology, which will feature for the first time in Asia outside of Japan. SHV is an 8k system which … [Read more...] about BroadcastAsia to return from June 17-20, 2008 at the Singapore Expo
Writers’ strike ends
Los Angeles – Hollywood screenwriters have ended their strike following a 92.5% vote by members of the Writer Guild of America (WGA) in favour of resuming work after a three-month long dispute. The vote follows the presentation of a new contract to WGA members over the Feb 9 weekend. A second poll to ratify the contract has been scheduled for Feb 25. Previous contract negotiations between WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) stalled as writers were not … [Read more...] about Writers’ strike ends
ABC TV rebrands, branches into two channels
Sydney – To support its role as Australia’s only multi-platform, multi-channel, free-to-air broadcaster, Australian Broadcasting Corporation has branched out into two channels, ABC1 and ABC2, rebranded with a new-on air look, and is providing programming online. ABC1 is the main channel while ABC2 is the free digital channel focusing on sports and Australian arts. Aiming to provide more choices to audiences, Kim Dalton, director of television, said, “We have deliberately chosen … [Read more...] about ABC TV rebrands, branches into two channels