Korea - The US has removed South Korea from its target list of countries failing to protect producers of music, movies, software and other copyrighted material from piracy, according to The Korea Times. This is the first time Korea has been lifted from the Priority Watch List since the first report in 1989, the US Trade Representative (USTR) said, although cautioning that the country must improve its control of illegal content on the internet. The current list consists of 12 countries, which … [Read more...] about South Korea removed from US piracy list
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MTV Networks International appoints MD, MTV Networks China & Chief Representative of Viacom Asia in China
Beijing/Singapore - MTV Networks International has appointed Mei Yan to the position of managing director, MTV Networks China and chief representative of Viacom Asia Inc in China. Based in Beijing, Mei will report to Indra Suharjono, executive vice president and managing director, MTV Networks Southeast Asia and Greater China. Mei will be responsible for overseeing operations of MTV Networks' business in China including the 24-hour MTV China in Guangdong, Nickelodeon and all of its brand … [Read more...] about MTV Networks International appoints MD, MTV Networks China & Chief Representative of Viacom Asia in China
Finale of Project Runway Korea 2009
Korea - Project Runway Korea named 26 year old Lee Woo Kyung, a freelance designer, as the winner of its first series at the South Korean finale. Lee walked away with a 50 million won (US$35, 000) cash prize, a car and a fashion spread in Elle Magazine after stunning the judges and audiences at the finale. "South Korea is an innovator of fashion, music, film and pop culture across Asia - and to have a hit show in the genre of fashion is a proud achievement for FremantleMedia. Our production team … [Read more...] about Finale of Project Runway Korea 2009
Local content, top tier channels key – MPA report
Hong Kong - The deep economic crisis eating into ad revenues and limiting subs growth; a shift in media consumption toward on-line and on-demand; and the demands of a current cycle of competition and digitization are cited as the key challenges facing regional pay TV broadcasters and content providers in Media Partners Asia's (MPA) Asia Pacific Pay-TV and Broadband Markets 2009. In spite of these growing challenges, MPA believes that originators of local content, especially those catering to … [Read more...] about Local content, top tier channels key – MPA report
All set for Indonesia Broadcasting Summit 2009
Jakarta - The inaugural Indonesia Broadcasting Summit, taking place at the Dharmawangsa in Jakarta on May 4, will unite key media owners and investors from home and abroad in Indonesia for the first time. The Summit is organized by leading research firm Media Partners Asia (MPA) and supported by the Ministry of Communication Information Technology and Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia. "Indonesia has emerged as one of the fastest growing media markets in Asia Pacific and most of the value is presently … [Read more...] about All set for Indonesia Broadcasting Summit 2009
True Blood premieres with top ratings
Malaysia - HBO series True Blood had the highest premiere for a series across Astro's Movies Package. The premiere of the first four episodes screened back-to-back on the 24-hour commercial-free subscription channel MAX (Astro channel 412) peaked to a staggering 124,000 viewers that night, which is 93 percent share of Astro's Movies Package audience. The premiere episodes on April 9 achieved a cumulative reach of 315,000 viewers that evening, while the second week of telecast on April 16 … [Read more...] about True Blood premieres with top ratings