Hong Kong / Singapore – The Amazing Race Asia has returned for a second season (TARA 2), debuting on AXN on Nov 22. TARA 2 sees participants cover more than 50,000 km across four continents in 24 days, up from 36,000 km over two continents last season. Ten teams from Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan, including one with a hearing-impaired contestant, are vying for $US100,000 cash. Disney-ABC International Television first licensed the … [Read more...] about Asia runs The Amazing Race for a second season on AXN
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VOD operator Anytime takes a time-out
Singapore – Andrew Yap, Chairman of Asian Video-on-Demand content supplier Anytime, has assumed the duties of CEO Craig Zimbulis, who resigned on Oct. 4, and Greg Coote, who stepped down as Chairman on Nov. 8. Yap said, “It is a natural evolution for any company to experience some renewal of management. Upon successful completion of Anytime’s corporate and financial restructuring, I will be introducing several executives to further strengthen the management team. … [Read more...] about VOD operator Anytime takes a time-out
Malaysia’s Media Prima to offer PPV and SVOD
Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s dominant broadcaster Media Prima Berhad (MPB) will launch a pay-per-download offering by the end of December/early 2008, followed by a Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) service. The new services will draw on MPB’s content of more than 30,000 hours, mostly from its flagship channel TV3, including drama, entertainment, magazine and documentary shows and local movies. “We are trying to get some foreign content which is under negotiation with the right … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s Media Prima to offer PPV and SVOD
Artificial Life and STAR launch mobile games with Taiwan pop groups
Taiwan / Hong Kong – Artificial Life, a Hong Kong-based provider of mobile 3G technology and applications, and STAR have launched 15 Java mobile games based on Taiwanese teen pop groups Lollipop and Mei Mei in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The games feature Lollipop, a six-member all-boy group and Mei Mei, an eight-member all-girl group formed in CHANNEL [V] Taiwan’s talent search and youth entertainment shows Lollipop and Blackie’s Teenage Club respectively. Members of the groups … [Read more...] about Artificial Life and STAR launch mobile games with Taiwan pop groups
StarHub debuts new HD SHOWCASE channel with live EPL matches in HD
Singapore – StarHub launched HD channel HD SHOWCASE on Nov. 24, airing selected live 2007/2008 English Premier League (EPL) matches in HD, and it will feature HD content from various genres in future. Airing at least two live EPL matches per match-week, HD SHOWCASE will broadcast up to 92 games in the current season. Patrick Lim, StarHub Vice President of Cable TV Services, said, “Based on the very positive feedback we received regarding our trial HD broadcast of the 2006 FIFA World … [Read more...] about StarHub debuts new HD SHOWCASE channel with live EPL matches in HD
Power to open Singapore office
Power, Europe-based producer and distributor of dramas and movies for TV, is opening an office in Singapore to co-develop, represent and invest in new productions for Asia, from Asia or with an Asian perspective. The company aims to work with regional broadcasters, syndicators and producers. George Sakkalli, Vice President, Asia Sales and Distribution, Power, expects to be based permanently in the region from early 2008. At this week’s Asian Television Forum (ATF) content market in … [Read more...] about Power to open Singapore office