London- World Challenge 2007, a competition run by BBC World and Newsweek for business and community projects, has announced its 12 finalists. The finalists, who will be profiled in six 30-minute programmes on BBC World and in advertorials in Newsweek, were chosen from a record 942 nominations. They include Indonesia’s The Masarang Palm Sugar Factory– Providing an alternative to wood in the sugar industry; Vietnam’s Sa Pa Essentials – Boosting income with medicinal … [Read more...] about BBC World announces World Challenge finalists
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NHK World TV to air atomic bomb related programmes in August
Tokyo- NHK’s 24-hour international TV channel, NHK World TV, will air 14 atomic bomb related programmes this August to promote peace. The shows were broadcast by NHK in Japan between 1975 and 2004 and will air for the first time on its international TV channel. Titles to be shown are The People's Pictures: Drawings of the A-bomb Aftermath; These Things We Left, Hiroshima's Warning; Why Didn't I Help? The Memories of 7,000 Survivors; Nagasaki: A Record of Life and Death; Hiroshima: The … [Read more...] about NHK World TV to air atomic bomb related programmes in August
NHK World TV to air atomic bomb related programmes in August
Tokyo- NHK’s 24-hour international TV channel, NHK World TV, will air 14 atomic bomb related programmes this August to promote peace. The shows were broadcast by NHK in Japan between 1975 and 2004 and will air for the first time on its international TV channel. Titles to be shown are The People's Pictures: Drawings of the A-bomb Aftermath; These Things We Left, Hiroshima's Warning; Why Didn't I Help? The Memories of 7,000 Survivors; Nagasaki: A Record of Life and Death; Hiroshima: The … [Read more...] about NHK World TV to air atomic bomb related programmes in August
KBS comes on board The Asian Pitch
Singapore- Korea Broadcasting Systems (KBS) has joined Singapore’s MediaCorp and Japan’s NHK in The Asian Pitch, a pitching event for Asian documentary makers launched in November 2006 to create Asian-made HD documentaries. Park Chung Yong, Chief Producer of KBS, believes the project can provide the groundwork to develop independent production in Asia and help expose Asian content to international media. After the April 30 deadline, MediaCorp’s HD company, Caldecott Productions … [Read more...] about KBS comes on board The Asian Pitch
MCCS and STAR launch Marathi news channel STAR Majha
Mumbai- Media Content & Communications Services India Pvt. Ltd. (MCCS), a 74:26 joint venture between ABP Pvt Ltd. & STAR Group Ltd., launched on June 21 STAR Majha (My Star), 24-hour news channel in Marathi. Rajiv Khandekar is the editor of the channel headquartered in Mumbai, with its bureau network spanning across Maharashtra and India. STAR Majha will draw on MCCS’s resources to produce news and current affairs programming. Dipankar Das Purkayastha, Executive Director & COO, ABP Group, … [Read more...] about MCCS and STAR launch Marathi news channel STAR Majha
Irdeto grows in Asia Pacific
Singapore- Irdeto, provider of content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile networks, has opened a new office in Singapore and is adding to its facility in Beijing and regional offices in South Korea, Australia, Thailand and India to bring the total number of worldwide offices to 13. It’s also expanding operations in India, for which it is recruiting a new India country manager. Irdeto has been selected to accelerate digital migration of Chengdu Cable’s operations which has over … [Read more...] about Irdeto grows in Asia Pacific
