Doha - Al Jazeera Network has revealed that its English news channel now broadcasts to over 20 million households in Sub-Saharan Africa, following a raft of new distribution partnerships across the continent. Al Jazeera English is now available across Africa in Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. "2008 has seen Al Jazeera English become one of the leading international news channels for sub-Saharan Africa", says Phil Lawrie, Al … [Read more...] about Africa switches to Al Jazeera English
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BBC Worldwide Asia appoints Regional Director for digital media and formats
Hong Kong - BBC Worldwide announced the appointment of Mark Chan to the newly-created role of regional sales and business development director for digital media and formats in Asia. Taking up the new role in early February 2009, Chan will report to Joyce Yeung, senior vice president and general manager, BBC Worldwide sales and distribution. Chan will deliver and grow BBC Worldwide Asia's digital media and format licensing businesses across all platforms including terrestrial, cable, satellite, … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide Asia appoints Regional Director for digital media and formats
Sorority Forever launches on SK Telecom mobile platform in Korea
Seoul - SK Telecom (SKT) has struck a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to launch the original shortform digital series Sorority Forever on its mobile platform in Korea. The series is available to SKT users via the Nate and June services on their mobile devices. The announcement was made by Lee Soohyok, SVP, SK Telecom, and Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, president, Warner Bros. International Television. A new original episode of Sorority Forever (most between 2 - 3 … [Read more...] about Sorority Forever launches on SK Telecom mobile platform in Korea
SK Broadband and KT Mega TV IPTV choose Tandberg Television IPTV
Singapore - Tandberg Television announced that SK Broadband, South Korea's second largest broadband provider, is deploying a TANDBERG Television IPTV head end, which includes HD and SD MPEG-4 AVC encoding. This solution will enable SK Broadband to launch linear broadcast television services in 2009, following the recent granting of regulatory approval for Korean IPTV providers to introduce broadcast services to complement existing video on demand content. SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom, … [Read more...] about SK Broadband and KT Mega TV IPTV choose Tandberg Television IPTV
Western Australia and Singapore announce cross-media development projects
Singapore - Following the launch of the MDA-ScreenWest Cross-Media Development Initiative earlier in October this year, the two agencies announced the first two cross-media projects that will receive funding for further development. Off the Wall from ZacToons (Western Australia) and Scrawl Studios (Singapore), along with Origami Samurai by Vue DC (Western Australia) and Sitting In Pictures (Singapore), are the first two cross-media projects selected, and will be awarded a grant of up to … [Read more...] about Western Australia and Singapore announce cross-media development projects
Britannia High goes global with HBO, MBC, Seven and Nickelodeon
London - ITV Global Entertainment Ltd announced that its international television distribution business has closed major deals with key global broadcasters for the hit musical-drama, Britannia High. HBO Latin America, MBC in the Middle East, Seven Network Australia and Nickelodeon Australia have each acquired the new series. Other programming on ITV's ATF slate included: comedy drama Boy Meets Girl stars Martin Freeman (The Office; Love Actually) as dreamer Danny Reed, whose life is turned … [Read more...] about Britannia High goes global with HBO, MBC, Seven and Nickelodeon