Sydney – Video Ezy, Australia's video and DVD rental chain store will roll out an IPTV platform and set-top box (STB) software to deliver electronic video rental services to more than 1,000 stores across Australia and New Zealand. The electronic rental service will include an in-store kiosk with movie library, a branded USB or iPod-type storage system and an in-home Java-based STB software. Users have to plug the USB or iPod into the kiosk to rent the content for playback on the Java STB … [Read more...] about Video Ezy makes video rental easy with IPTV platform and STB software
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China Netcom debuts online TV platform
Chinese fixed line telco China Netcom (CN) has launched the Video Network Plan broadband platform to offer online TV viewing services. Content is being provided by eight media agents and content providers that CN tied up deals with, including Guizhou TV Station, Qinghai TV Station, ccidmedia.com, Hubei Film and Television Art Center and China Television Artist Association Television Commission. CN is charging a service fee from media and content providers, while the latter will charge fees from … [Read more...] about China Netcom debuts online TV platform
SPTI and Electric Farm Entertainment to co-produce cross-platform titles
Culver City – Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Electric Farm Entertainment will jointly develop and produce cross-platform scripted comedy and action drama Woke Up Dead and Gemini Division respectively. Under the agreement, SPTI will exclusively acquire all international rights to the projects across all media including TV, theatrical and DVD releases, Internet, digital sell-through, as well as gaming and mobile rights. Marie Jacobson, EVP, programming and production, … [Read more...] about SPTI and Electric Farm Entertainment to co-produce cross-platform titles
Korea’s Dibo the Giftdragon heads to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe
Seoul – Cocaban, a Korean content production and business development firm, has sealed a deal for Telescreen to handle all media rights for children’s animation series Dibo the Giftdragon in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The agreement includes the complete Dibo the Giftdragon licensing programme, including TV broadcast and home video distribution, as well as all merchandise product categories. The new deal adds to Telescreen’s representation of Dibo the Giftdragon in the … [Read more...] about Korea’s Dibo the Giftdragon heads to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe
Mobile TV proving unprofitable in Asia
Hong Kong – Profitability of mobile TV services in the region has been called into question in Media Partners Asia’s latest analysis of Asia Pacific’s mobile TV industry, as deployments in the largest mobile TV markets of Japan and Korea continue to suffer losses with business models limited by regulatory and commercial restrictions. In Japan, regulations prohibit advertisers from generating profit and restrict content developers from producing programs exclusive to mobile; in … [Read more...] about Mobile TV proving unprofitable in Asia
Media Monitors sets up SEA HQ in Kuala Lumpur
Sydney – Media Monitors, an Australia-based media intelligence company has launched Asia Media Monitors, its South East Asian headquarters for Asia-Pacific in Kuala Lumpur. Media Monitors offers multilingual media monitoring services across print, TV, radio, mainstream and online social media including blogs, forums and portals, as well as provides media analysis to clients from the financial, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, sports, FMCG and government sectors. It uses methodologies … [Read more...] about Media Monitors sets up SEA HQ in Kuala Lumpur