Paris – Taffy Entertainment, a worldwide distribution, brand management and entertainment company, has sold animated series Code Lyoko, Fantastic Four, Dive Olly Dive! and Dr. Dog to Asian broadcasters. Hong Kong’s ATV, Philippines’ ABS-CBN and OBS Korea picked up Fantastic Four while Animax in Korea and Pakistan’s Starlight took the first season of Code Lyoko. Cartoon Network India, Cineplex Thailand and Indonesia’s TPI bought Dive Olly Dive! HBO Asia fetched Dr … [Read more...] about Asian broadcasters snaffle Taffy Entertainment’s animation offerings
Channel: Distribution
IPSTAR to be distributed in Australia by ETT Ltd from 2008
Nonthaburi, Thailand - IPSTAR Australia Pty Ltd (IPA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand’s Shin Satellite plc. has entered into a 12-year agreement to have ETT Ltd serve as the exclusive National Service Operator (NSO) for IPSTAR broadband satellite services in Australia. This NSO contract sees ETT provide IPSTAR Australia with minimum revenue commitment of $A665 million over the contract period. The commitment comprises 131,500 IPSTAR User terminals and 3.5 Gbps of IPSTAR capacity. … [Read more...] about IPSTAR to be distributed in Australia by ETT Ltd from 2008
Asia Media Festival 2007 poised to eclipse 2006
KICKING off Nov. 14 in Singapore, the Asia Media Festival (AMF) 2007, hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and organized by Reed Exhibitions in collaboration with industry partners, promises to be better attended and even more comprehensive than last year.Positioned as the region’s premier business platform for the media industry, the three week-long festival encompasses the entire value chain of the media business, ranging from media financing, content creation, … [Read more...] about Asia Media Festival 2007 poised to eclipse 2006
Win-win partnerships for new media
Ross Pollack Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia, Sony Pictures Television InternationalRoss Pollack is SPTI’s Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia, a position he assumed in 2004. Based at SPTI’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong, he heads SPTI’s Licensing group Asia-wide and is responsible for distribution of all Sony Pictures filmed entertainment, acquired product and SPTI-produced product content in the region. Prior to his promotion, Pollack was Senior Vice … [Read more...] about Win-win partnerships for new media
AXN – Evolution
“AXN is an international brand born in Asia,” explains Michael Grindon, President, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), which is responsible for all of SPE’s television, mobile and digital distribution businesses outside of the US.“We knew that action and adventure was popular in this region; we obviously wanted movies to be an important part of the mix, and we also wanted to screen new series from the US and elsewhere. The anime component now has a channel of … [Read more...] about AXN – Evolution
Producers look to new kids on the block
THE annual Asia Television Forum which kicks off on Nov. 28 in Singapore looms as a crucially important event for producers and distributors of children’s programming.And not just as a venue to close or announce deals that were initiated at MIPCOM 2007.Generating revenues in Asia from the established channels as well as the IPTV, VOD and mobile TV ‘new kids on the block,’ has become even more vital as the BBC and ITV and some other European broadcasters have cut back on … [Read more...] about Producers look to new kids on the block