Hong Kong - STAR announced the appointment of John Lau, its current Group CFO, as president, China and Taiwan. Effective immediately, Lau will be tasked with overseeing STAR's overall business interests in these two markets with Jack Gao, CEO of STAR China and Daniel Cheung, CEO of STAR Taiwan reporting to him. Succeeding Lau as STAR's group CFO will be Eun J. Cho, who has been serving as the company's deputy CFO since April this year. In her expanded portfolio, Cho will oversee STAR's finance … [Read more...] about STAR appoints current Group CFO John Lau as President, China & Taiwan; Deputy CFO Eun J. Cho to succeed Lau as Group CFO
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TV’s ‘feel-good factor’ will ride crisis
MIPCOM, Cannes - Senior execs attending MIPCOM, held at Cannes Palais de Festivals 13-17 October 2008, are remaining upbeat about the impact of the financial crisis upon the TV and media industries. Consistently the message here has been that TV consumption tends to rise in times of recession because people cut down on going out and other luxuries. Discovery Communications' president and CEO David Zaslav said that because 50 percent of revenues are derived from cable subscriptions, and 30 … [Read more...] about TV’s ‘feel-good factor’ will ride crisis
Fox International Channels and CJ MEDIA to launch pan-Asian version of Korea’s tvN Asia
Hong Kong - FOX International Channels (FIC) and CJ Media have decided to deepen their existing partnership by entering a joint venture to launch tvN Asia - a pan-Asian version of Korea's leading entertainment channel - by the end of 2008. tvN Asia promises to add an exciting, new flavor to FIC Asia's existing bouquet of channels. tvN is the highest rated General Entertainment channel in Korea with a distribution of more than 14 million households. More than 80 percent of the programming on tvN … [Read more...] about Fox International Channels and CJ MEDIA to launch pan-Asian version of Korea’s tvN Asia
Celestial Pictures to offer mobile content in Europe
Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures has signed a licence agreement with AllTheContent (ATC), Switzerland's leading content provider to distribute a range of kung fu mobile products in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Switzerland, the first ever European distribution partnership for the company. Wallpapers, animated wallpapers, ring tones, video clips and sound bites adapted from the renowned Shaw Brothers Film Library are now available from VoxMobile in Luxembourg. Under the agreement, ATC will … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures to offer mobile content in Europe
Indian government takes centre stage at CASBAA
Hong Kong - CASBAA will host India's two most senior officials governing broadcasting and telecommunications policy at the CASBAA Convention 2008 in Hong Kong, October 28 - 30. The participation in the Convention 2008 of Sushma Singh, India's secretary for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and Nripendra Misra, the chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), marks the latest additions to the international conference line-up. The two Indian officials … [Read more...] about Indian government takes centre stage at CASBAA
Off the Fence moves into travel
Singapore - Off the Fence announced that they have sealed their first deal with MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia securing sole worldwide distribution rights for travel series Paradise Asia. The deal sees the series make its debut at this year's MIPCOM. The 31x30 minutes series, shot in high definition, uncovers the cultural, historical, social and architectural luxuries of the finest Asian resorts. From private beach getaways to lush hillside terraces, Paradise Asia provides exclusive insight into … [Read more...] about Off the Fence moves into travel