New Delhi/Burbank, Calif. - Turner and Warner Bros. Entertainment has announced the launch of WB, a new Warner-branded channel for India featuring blockbuster motion pictures and hit television series. The 24-hour, English-language entertainment channel will showcase programming from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and will be available in India starting March 15. … [Read more...] about Turner & Warner Bros launches new channel WB in India
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AAAN continues Asia rollout
Singapore - AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN) continues to expand in South East Asia with new carriage deals in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, and the appointment of a distribution representative in Thailand. In the Philippines, an agreement was signed with leading cable TV service provider, SkyCable, for AAAN’s full suite of channels. HISTORY, BIO and CI will launch this week on SkyCable in Metro Manila, while HISTORY HD will launch in April 2009. In Papua New Guinea, BIO launched on … [Read more...] about AAAN continues Asia rollout
DAIT to offer full-length movies & TV series on mobile VOD in Korea
Hong Kong/Seoul - Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) announced that it will make available a range of full length movies and TV series to SK Telecom's 2G and 3G mobile subscribers in South Korea. Starting in March, mobile subscribers with a VOD-enabled device will be able to stream the latest box office hits, plus a selection of library titles from Walt Disney Studios, Disney/Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax. Current titles under this agreement include Oscar-nominated … [Read more...] about DAIT to offer full-length movies & TV series on mobile VOD in Korea
STAR boosts distribution in Vietnam
Hong Kong - STAR announced that it has signed distribution deals with two new platforms in Vietnam. Effective immediately, STAR Movies, STAR World and Channel [V] International will be available on Vietnam's IPTV platform, iTV. Also with immediate effect, STAR Movies will launch on DTH platform, VTC. The channels are currently offered on the basic tier of both platforms. STAR currently distributes eight channels (Star Movies, Star World, Channel [V] International, Star Plus, Phoenix Chinese … [Read more...] about STAR boosts distribution in Vietnam
Breakthrough Entertainment inks new broadcast deals in Asia & Australia
Toronto - Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed several series to leading buyers in Asia and Australia, it was announced by Nat Abraham, head of distribution. Twenty-six half-hour episodes of Plastic Makes Perfect have been acquired by Coign Media in Korea while twenty-six half-hour episodes of The Re-Inventors have been acquired by ABC in Australia. In addition, twenty-six half-hour episodes of Fishtronaut have been sold to Al Jazeera Kids in the Middle East while Science of the Senses has … [Read more...] about Breakthrough Entertainment inks new broadcast deals in Asia & Australia
Power secures deals in Asia for XIII: The Conspiracy
London - European producer and distributor Power has secured numerous deals throughout Asia and the Middle East for the two part mini series, XIII: The Conspiracy. In addition to the recent partnership with Fox Middle East which took XIII:The Conspiracy as part of it's three year output deal, the action thriller has also been sold to Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, and HBO Asia. Adapted from a famous graphic novel, the series follows a wounded man as he searches for clues to his identity and … [Read more...] about Power secures deals in Asia for XIII: The Conspiracy