Washington - Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) President and CEO Jean Prewitt called for strong conditions to protect diversity of programming and varied voices. Representing the trade association for independent producers and distributors worldwide before the House Judiciary Committee, Prewitt criticized the merger of Comcast and NBC for threatening source diversity and the choice of the American people. Prewitt's testimony asserted that investment decisions and regulation rulings … [Read more...] about Independent Film & Television Alliance urges strong conditions on the merger of Comcast and NBC
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FremantleMedia’s Take A Celebrity Out launches as Indonesia’s no. 1 show
London - FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world, celebrates the success of Take A Celebrity Out as it dominates the ratings charts across all channels in Indonesia. Take A Celebrity Out, a co-production between FremantleMedia Asia and leading Indonesian network INDOSIAR, launched in the highly competitive 8:00pm prime-time slot on 25 January 2010 and was Indonesia's highest rated show of the day. The programme attracted an audience of 3.5 … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia’s Take A Celebrity Out launches as Indonesia’s no. 1 show
FremantleMedia announces the appointment of Head of Content in India
Mumbai - FremantleMedia announced the appointment of Anupama Mandloi as head of content for its Indian operations. Mandloi will be based out of Mumbai, reporting in to S K (Raj) Barua, managing director of FremantleMedia India. In her new role, she will support Barua in furthering production operations in the country, strengthening the team and heading content and development of properties. Prior to joining FremantleMedia, Mandloi oversaw the non-fiction department of Star network's flagship … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia announces the appointment of Head of Content in India
Korea Telecom to launch ‘open’ version of Qook TV
Seoul - Korea Telecom (KT) plans to introduce a more 'open' version of its IPTV service Qook TV in March. The Korea Times reports that KT will provide a platform for content developers to create and market their products over its broadcast network, and added that the telco hopes that establishing a stronger developer network for television content available on the service will help it to cement its IPTV leadership and create new revenue models. KT officials are reported as saying that there will … [Read more...] about Korea Telecom to launch ‘open’ version of Qook TV
BBC World News takes India distribution to 22 million with Sun Direct Partnership
Singapore - BBC World News has boosted its audience in India by over 20 percent, after signing a major new deal with Sun Direct that takes the channel’s overall India distribution to around 22 million. The new arrangement, which begins this month, will see the BBC’s international, commercially-funded channel placed on the Basic pack on Sun Direct’s platform. This will mean the channel is now available to the entire spectrum of Sun Direct viewers, which numbers close to 5 … [Read more...] about BBC World News takes India distribution to 22 million with Sun Direct Partnership
FremantleMedia’s Take A Celebrity Out launches as Indonesia’s no. 1 show
London - FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world, celebrates the success of Take A Celebrity Out as it dominates the ratings charts across all channels in Indonesia. Take A Celebrity Out, a co-production between FremantleMedia Asia and leading Indonesian network INDOSIAR, launched in the highly competitive 8:00pm prime-time slot on 25 January 2010 and was Indonesia's highest rated show of the day. The programme attracted an audience of 3.5 … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia’s Take A Celebrity Out launches as Indonesia’s no. 1 show