Sydney- Sky News will launch Australia's first dedicated 24/7 business news channel in early 2008. Sky News Business Channel will deliver at least 16 hours per day of Australian-produced programming as well as drawing on content from the new FOX Business Network in the US, the UK's BSkyB Business News service and Reuters Television. "Business Channel is a major advance for business journalism in Australia," said Angelos Frangopoulos, CEO of Sky News' parent, Australian News Channel Pty Ltd … [Read more...] about Australia’s first business news channel to launch early 2008
Channel: Content
Heading up creative channels
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL & FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS, JAPAN As Creative Director, On-air, Harry Teper looks after the on-air branding for National Geographic Channel and Fox International Channels out of Japan. He is responsible for devising the onair look and feel for all channels, making them local in relevance yet global in scope. In addition to overseeing the channels’ on-air requirements, Teper works closely with the Ad Sales Department to provide integrated solutions for clients. … [Read more...] about Heading up creative channels
Bebo and Yahoo!7 form strategic partnership
Sydney – Yahoo!7 and Bebo today unveiled an exclusive strategic alliance to provide display advertising, integration of popular Yahoo!7 products and the delivery of entertaining media. Under the agreement, Yahoo!7 will sell Bebo's display advertising in Australia, reaching an estimated 1.4 million users and doubling Yahoo!7's ad impressions. It's the first agreement of its kind with a social networking site in Asia Pacific, according to Yahoo!7. The partnership will consist of three major … [Read more...] about Bebo and Yahoo!7 form strategic partnership
Movies-on-demand stifled by technology
HOLLYWOOD movies are driving the on-demand business in Asia Pacific—a business that is still in its infancy. But the industry is being hamstrung by a complex array of technological and cost issues.Safeguarding content from piracy, bandwidth availability and billing issues are among the factors impeding Video-on-Demand and Subscription VOD services. “Network infrastructure capacity constraints and content protection remain the biggest obstacles for SVOD carriage,” says Caroline Wong, … [Read more...] about Movies-on-demand stifled by technology
Unlocking the power of Pay-TV
WHEN the CASBAA Convention 2007 commences October 30 till November 2, at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, this year’s agenda is all about content. “The relationship between content, carriage, customers and revenue is indivisible,” said Marcel Fenez, the chairman of CASBAA. “There is now a deeper industry-wide recognition that whether the platform is cable, satellite, broadband, mobile or any other delivery mode consumers ultimately pay for the images on … [Read more...] about Unlocking the power of Pay-TV
New media – the challenges and opportunities
THERE is no doubt that the digital revolution is transforming both society and the media industry. Technology has encroached upon all aspects of our daily lives. People watching television now have more choice not just on what they watch, but how they watch it. The proliferation of content and viewing platforms has led to the rise of the ‘my-time’ generation; the consumer who wants media in their own time and on their own terms. Advances in technology have given the consumer more … [Read more...] about New media – the challenges and opportunities