Cannes – Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) marked its MIPCOM debut with a number of licensing deals in Asia Pacific. Premier titles from E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network, G4 and Versus, totaling 1,240 hours, have been licensed in Australia, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines and Thailand. Deals were announced today by Christine Fellowes, managing director, Asia Pacific, CIMG. Highlights include E! Forbes Specials licensed to Network Ten and Girls … [Read more...] about Slew of Asia deals for CIMG
Channel: Content
Asian Food Channel partners Singapore website HungryGoWhere.com
Singapore - The Asian Food Channel (AFC) is partnering with food and beverage website HungryGoWhere.com on a number of projects including new content and cross-promotions on both portals, along with a new look for the AFC website which is already online. The partnership between the two Singapore-based companies marks the first time that a local food website has tied up with a global TV food channel as AFC provides an international marketing stage for HungryGoWhere.com. Launched in March 2007, … [Read more...] about Asian Food Channel partners Singapore website HungryGoWhere.com
OmniBus Systems expands Asia Pacific operations
Denver - OmniBus Systems, provider of broadcast automation and content management solutions, is expanding its operations in Asia-Pacific. It has established sales and support staff in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as a network of value-added resellers throughout Indo-China, Australia, New Zealand and India. The company’s expansion is in response to “strong regional interest” in the company's technologies and recent major broadcast installations by NDTV, Astro, TV3, … [Read more...] about OmniBus Systems expands Asia Pacific operations
Three Asian Pitch winners announced
Cannes - NHK, MediaCorp, and KBS have selected three projects from Asian independent producers to commission as a part of their new initiative, The Asian Pitch. Receiving full funding for their HD documentary production are Supermen of Malegaon, from Indian director Faiza Ahmed Khan; Malaysia’s Justin Ong Tat Tiong for Subak; and The Mummy Theft from Toraja, from Indonesia’s Agung Mulya Setiawan. The Asian Pitch is a new initiative by the three Asian public broadcasters targeting … [Read more...] about Three Asian Pitch winners announced
Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) launches SVOD channel The Film Factory on SingTel’s mio TV
Cannes- Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) is launching is first subscription video-on-demand movie service, The Film Factory, on SingTel’s IPTV service mio TV. Available from October, The Film Factory channel provides over 100 library feature titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures, and Miramax Films on-demand including Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, The English Patient and Pretty Woman. At a monthly subscription fee of $S12.84, … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) launches SVOD channel The Film Factory on SingTel’s mio TV
Fox International Channels takes majority stake in BabyTV
Los Angeles- Fox International Channels has acquired a major stake in BabyTV, the world’s first TV channel for infants and toddlers under three. BabyTV will feature as a core channel among FIC’s offerings, adding to FOX, FOX Life, FOX Crime, FX, and National Geographic channels. First launched in Israel in 2003, the 24/7 commercial free channel is carried on more than 75 platforms in over 50 countries worldwide. Produced by a team of content experts and child psychologists, BabyTV … [Read more...] about Fox International Channels takes majority stake in BabyTV