BBC Worldwide has appointed Joyce Yeung to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Global TV Sales, Asia, to lead the company’s content distribution activity across TV, DVD, digital platforms and licensing. Yeung will join BBC Worldwide in 2008. To be based at BBC Worldwide’s Hong Kong office, Yeung will lead an overall sales team of 24 including the Tokyo sales team. She is supported by the Asian management team comprising Katsuhiko Waza in Tokyo, as well as Pierre Cheung, … [Read more...] about Joyce Yeung to join BBC Worldwide Global TV Sales as SVP Asia
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Disney-ABC Intl. Televison (Asia Pacific) seals regional deals
Singapore – Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) has closed a raft of deals in Asia Pacific for its program offerings. The company also brought its largest ever slate of 11 new and 12 returning shows to the Asia Television Forum in Singapore. New series Dirty Sexy Money, Reaper and Samantha Who? have been licensed to Australia’s Seven Network, New Zealand’s TVNZ, Malaysia’s 8TV, the Philippines’ Studio 23, Fiji TV, Singapore’s MediaCorp TV … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC Intl. Televison (Asia Pacific) seals regional deals
FremantleMedia Enterprises closes Asian sales
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) sold some 1,200 hours of programming in Asia with deals in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Philippines’ ABS-CBN Creative Networks took 446 hours of programming including Kylie Kwong: My China, Iconoclasts series 1 & 2, The Apprentice US series six, and the controversial study of parenthood Bringing Up Baby. Thailand’s UBC Cineplex picked up new shows Game Killers and Fat Man’s Warning. In Hong Kong, ATV snapped up factual … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises closes Asian sales
ATF closes with record participation
Singapore – Asia Television Forum, organized by Reed Exhibitions with support from Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) drew to a close on Nov. 30 setting various records. Some 4,700 participants from more than 500 companies across 50 countries contributed to the event’s growth by 12% from 2006. In another positive sign, 140 companies attended for the first time. ATF’s conference programme concluded with delegates agreeing that Asian programming is increasing in global … [Read more...] about ATF closes with record participation
SuperPitch 2.0 won by Taiwan’s ODD Incredible
Singapore- Taiwan-based ODD Incredible emerged as the winner of SuperPitch 2.0 with Splash Nash, a proposed 3-D animation series. The pitching event was judged by regional commissioning editors, broadcasters and funding companies, and saw production houses from Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan present their cross-platform concepts for original content. Organized by Television Asia and Asia Image, SuperPitch 2.0 exposed participants to real-world pitching conditions. … [Read more...] about SuperPitch 2.0 won by Taiwan’s ODD Incredible
Sports Content Forum focuses on Beijing Olympics
Singapore – The Sports Content Forum, presented as part of a multiple forum collaboration organized by Reed Exhibitions with support from MDA as part of AMF saw delegates explore opportunities and challenges in covering the Beijing Olympic Games. Julian Jackson, Senior Vice President, Media, of sports marketing agency Total Sports Asia noted that even if the media content business has been growing, the increasing number of media content providers and platforms make the “slices (of … [Read more...] about Sports Content Forum focuses on Beijing Olympics
