Singapore - BBC Worldwide Channels has inked a deal to launch CBeebies in South Korea for the first time. The channel, targeted at pre-schoolers from 0 – 6 years was made available on KT’s IPTV service, QOOK TV on its basic tier starting 15 May, reaching more than 1.2 million of the platform’s subscribers. “The inaugural launch of CBeebies in Korea is an important one for our long term growth strategy in Asia.” Said Mark Whitehead, Senior Vice President and General … [Read more...] about CBeebies lands in South Korea
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BBC Worldwide bulks up sales side with new hire
Hollywood - BBC Worldwide has hired Paul Davis-Miller for a newly created position as senior vice president of fiction in the company's reconfigured sales and distribution division. Davis-Miller will team up with Greg Johnson, who was named the division's senior VP of factual last week. Their goal is to assess programming needs in their respective areas and strategise to meet them -- working in part with independent as well as BBC inhouse producers. Both will report to BBC Worldwide Americas … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide bulks up sales side with new hire
MediaCorp to air Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
Singapore - MediaCorp today announced it will be the official free-to-air broadcaster for the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Its network of television, radio, newspaper, and online platforms will deliver the content for YOG to the homes of Singapore viewers, listeners and readers from 14 to 26 August 2010. Starting 31 May, online portal www.xinmsn.com/yog goes live with news, blogs, telecast schedules, medal tallies, trivia, Team Singapore athlete profiles, photos and videos, … [Read more...] about MediaCorp to air Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
Singapore collaborates with Hyde Park on reality TV series
Cannes, France - Strengthening Singapore’s ongoing ties with Hollywood, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced the launch of its latest project, a two-part reality based television series featuring legendary producer and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ashok Amritraj. Entitled Project Pitching and Development with Ashok or Project PDA for short, the MDA-originated series is also a commemoration to Amritraj for his achievements in … [Read more...] about Singapore collaborates with Hyde Park on reality TV series
World Cup price hike runs afoul with Singapore football fans
Singapore – Football fans have banded on Facebook to protest what they call “rip-off pricing” with the page "Mass Boycott StarHub/SingTel Overpriced World Cup Package". Just two days after the page was created, over 14,000 Facebook users have joined the outcry over World Cup pricing of S$94 (existing subscribers) and S$160-S$206 (new subscribers) by StarHub and SingTel. StarHub and SingTel recently announced they secured broadcast rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In separate … [Read more...] about World Cup price hike runs afoul with Singapore football fans
Affiliate caution on Hallmark’s rebrand as Diva
Singapore – Universal Networks International (UNI) have confirmed the launch of a new female-entertainment channel brand, Diva Universal, in Asia by the end of 2010. “The company has been working in partnership with stakeholders to create a brand showcasing top-quality original content targeted at women between 25-34,” says a statement. Back at MIPTV, held in Cannes April 12-16 2010, affiliates were surprised to see that Hallmark Channel appeared to have been replaced by Diva … [Read more...] about Affiliate caution on Hallmark’s rebrand as Diva