Tokyo – Disney-branded mobile phones and content services are expected to hit the market in Japan in spring 2008, following the announcement of a deal between Walt Disney Co. Japan and Softbank Mobile Corp. Disney has been offering mobile content services in Japan for over a year, claiming 3.5 million registered users. Handsets and Disney Mobile services will be available at Softbank’s 2,400 stores nationwide and for Softbank Mobile’s subscriber base of around 17.2 million. … [Read more...] about Disney teams with Softbank for mobile services
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Imira Entertainment clinches pre-sales for ATF offerings
Imira Entertainment, (formerly Icon Animation) a Spanish production and distribution company specializing in youth programming, sealed a number of pre-sales deals for its ATF offerings. From Imira’s third party slate, Rat Man (52x13’) was sold to HBO Family Channel Asia as part of a pan-Asia agreement; while TV, home video and VOD rights to Olympics-themed Go!Go!Pig (52x2’) for Taiwan were picked up by Taiwan’s Power International Group. Imira Entertainment-produced … [Read more...] about Imira Entertainment clinches pre-sales for ATF offerings
Parthenon Entertainment partners Entara in new global entertainment business
Parthenon Entertainment Ltd, UK-based producer and distributor of factual and children’s programming, will partner Entara Ltd, a global entertainment rights company, to create a business encompassing programming production and distribution as well as licensing, to expand into the factual entertainment and children’s entertainment markets. Both companies’ libraries will be represented worldwide by Parthenon Entertainment as a new entity specializing with family entertainment … [Read more...] about Parthenon Entertainment partners Entara in new global entertainment business
RCTV International names Marc Paneque International Sales Exec, Asia
RCTV International, global distribution arm of RCTV Venezuela, has appointed Marc Paneque to the newly created role of International Sales Executive for Asia. Paneque will focus on expanding the distribution of RCTV productions throughout the region. He joins RCTV International after 16 years experience in the network television industry. Having restructured the company’s sales department, Guadalupe D’Agostino, Vice President and General Manager of RCTV International, said, … [Read more...] about RCTV International names Marc Paneque International Sales Exec, Asia
Nine Network’s new shows take on a British accent
Sydney - Aiming to arrest its year-long slide in the ratings, Australia's Nine Network is betting that a newly-acquired slate of British series will propel it to greater heights in 2008. The package is headed by a slew of programs from BBC Worldwide including Life in Cold Blood, the final chapter in David Attenborough's wildlife anthology Life on Earth; Extraordinary Animals, which focuses on animals with unique abilities; and Heroes and Villains, an action drama based on the real lives of six … [Read more...] about Nine Network’s new shows take on a British accent
SingTel profits rise – boosts mioTV offering
Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) beat market expectations with a 3.3% rise in quarterly earnings. Net profit for its fiscal second quarter amounted to S$988million (US$170million), attributed to a strong showing by its local operations and regional mobile associates. Analysts point to a gain of almost 10% for SingTel's revenue in Singapore, as well as overseas operations accounting for 53% of the group's underlying net profit – with India's Bharti posting a 73% leap in … [Read more...] about SingTel profits rise – boosts mioTV offering