Wolverhampton, England – ROK Entertainment Group Inc., UK-based mobile technologies, applications and entertainment developer, is broadcasting on mobile TV, CCTV’s Spring Festival Evening Gala in cooperation with China Central Television (CCTV)-affiliated corporation, CCTV International Network Company. The Spring Festival Evening Gala is China’s premier TV event featuring drama, dance, and song held on the eve of Chinese New Year annually. ROK will broadcast the Spring … [Read more...] about CCTV’s Spring Festival Evening Gala to be available on mobile TV
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FME named as CBS Consumer Products’ exclusive licensing agent Down Under
New York – CBS Consumer Products has appointed FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) as its exclusive licensing agency for Australia and New Zealand. FME will build merchandising programs for CBS’s signature brands including current franchises Star Trek and Australia’s Next Top Model and classic library properties such as Happy Days, Brady Bunch and Beverly Hills 90210. Liz Kalodner, Executive Vice President and GM for CBS Consumer Products said, “The new partnership will … [Read more...] about FME named as CBS Consumer Products’ exclusive licensing agent Down Under
The rise and rise of MNC
Indonesia’s net advertising revenue in 2006 was over US$1.1billion, of which around 70% (US$775million) was spent on TV advertising and 30% on print. And predictions indicate that both TV and print advertising will rise by 15% annually over the next three years. This is especially good news for Indonesia’s largest media company MNC, which derives around 95% of its revenues from advertising. MNC owns free-toair TV networks RCTI, TPI and Global TV, which according to AGB Nielsen … [Read more...] about The rise and rise of MNC
Yoshinori Imai returns to NHK as Executive Vice President
Tokyo – Shigeo Fukuchi, NHK’s newly appointed President has named former staff Yoshinori Imai as Executive Vice President. Imai returns to the pubcaster from retirement to replace Taeko Nagai who resigned after serving her three-year term. Imai was NHK’s Chief Commentator since 2003 and retired last December. Having joined the pubcaster since 1968, Imai has held various positions including Bureau Chief at NHK’s General Bureau for Europe (London) and Director-General of … [Read more...] about Yoshinori Imai returns to NHK as Executive Vice President
Disney-ABC Int’l Television seals VOD IPTV content deals with KT and Hanaro
Hong Kong - Disney-ABC International Television, The Walt Disney Company’s international TV distribution arm, has inked VOD IPTV agreements with Korean telcos KT Corporation and Hanaro Telecom to bring Disney programming to the former’s Mega TV and the latter’s HanaTV services. The two deals, signed separately, covers TV series and movies to be made available on-demand via the two IPTV services. TV series including Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and Desperate Housewives will debut … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC Int’l Television seals VOD IPTV content deals with KT and Hanaro
Shigeo Fukuchi helms NHK as President
Tokyo – Shigeo Fukuchi has taken the helm of troubled Japanese pubcaster NHK as its new President, replacing Genichi Hashimoto who stepped down at the end of his three-year term on Jan 24 although he resigned earlier to take responsibility for alleged insider trading by three members of NHK’s staff in a case that is still being investigated. Speaking at the press conference at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo, Fukuchi said that his position with NHK will be the final and “most … [Read more...] about Shigeo Fukuchi helms NHK as President