Singapore – SingTel’s IP-TV service was finally unveiled Friday 20 July 2007 – on the auspicious date 20.07 2007. The Singapore industry’s most-anticipated event of 2007 saw SingTel unveil its IPTV service, mioTV. The service will boast, amongst other content, three BBC Global Channels, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies. The Singapore launch of these new themed channels is the first time BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle have appeared anywhere in the world, and only … [Read more...] about Lucky numbers for SingTel’s mioTV
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SingTel’s mio TV service ups competition in Singapore’s pay-TV market
Singapore- Unveiled on the auspicious date of 20.07.2007, SingTel’s IPTV service mio TV has introduced competition to Singapore’s pay-TV market previously dominated by cable TV operator and telco StarHub. Speaking at the launch, SingTel Group CEO Ms Chua Sock Koong iterated that the company supports competition and the availability of choice will benefit consumers. Allan Lew, CEO Singapore, SingTel, noted that the company will invest some S$30 million (US$19.8 million) within this … [Read more...] about SingTel’s mio TV service ups competition in Singapore’s pay-TV market
E! content to be available on new ninemsn website from August
Sydney- E! Networks and Australian interactive media company ninemsn are partnering to deliver E!'s entertainment news and lifestyle content via a new ninemsn website to launch in August 2007. Expected to reach ninemsn’s audience of eight million, the partnership marks the first time E! has licensed its brand to an online media company. The website will feature exclusive short-form content from E! and Style, with clips from E! News, Planet Gossip, Live from the Red Carpet, Wild On, Fashion … [Read more...] about E! content to be available on new ninemsn website from August
STAR to showcase international professional video gaming league Championship Gaming Series
STAR, in partnership with DirecTV and BSkyB, will showcase the Championship Gaming Series (CGS), the first international professional video gaming league commencing in 2007. Contestants will compete for cash prizes and the chance to become professional gamers through a series of online competitions in CGS. Regional qualifying events will be held in October in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, followed by an international World Championship final in Los … [Read more...] about STAR to showcase international professional video gaming league Championship Gaming Series
Bringiton and CETV develop reality contest Big Time Spender for China
Stockholm / Beijing– Sweden-based Bringiton and Tom Group’s Mandarin general entertainment channel China Entertainment Television (CETV) are developing Big Time Spender, a reality competition TV series on shopping. Promised to be made with Chinese audiences in mind, the series will showcase Western brands to consumers in a character-driven contest which requires strategies and relationships in shopping across China. Currently in pre-production, the partners are working with … [Read more...] about Bringiton and CETV develop reality contest Big Time Spender for China
Football talent search show Soccer Prince to debut in China this August
Shanghai- FremantleMedia has partnered with China-based media communications group GroupM China, international sports and media company Kickworldwide, as well as Hunan Satellite TV to premiere Soccer Prince in August 2007. Soccer Prince is an original sports talent show developed and co-owned by FremantleMedia and Kickworldwide to seek out China’s promising young football players. Going to the grassroots level, the show will act as a talent scout to propel Chinese players into major … [Read more...] about Football talent search show Soccer Prince to debut in China this August