Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports has appointed Andrew Marshall as Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs to its Legal team. Based in Singapore, Marshall has region-wide responsibility for all legal matters related to ESPN STAR Sports networks across Asia as well as business development and strategic relationships. He reports to Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports. Marshall was General Counsel with the Asia Pacific operations of publicly-listed software company BEA Systems, … [Read more...] about Andrew Marshall joins ESPN STAR Sports as SVP, Legal and Business Affairs
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Three Asian Pitch winners announced
Cannes - NHK, MediaCorp, and KBS have selected three projects from Asian independent producers to commission as a part of their new initiative, The Asian Pitch. Receiving full funding for their HD documentary production are Supermen of Malegaon, from Indian director Faiza Ahmed Khan; Malaysia’s Justin Ong Tat Tiong for Subak; and The Mummy Theft from Toraja, from Indonesia’s Agung Mulya Setiawan. The Asian Pitch is a new initiative by the three Asian public broadcasters targeting … [Read more...] about Three Asian Pitch winners announced
NHK’s Japan Prize to be awarded on October 29
NHK’s international educational TV program contest, the Japan Prize, will start on October 23 at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo, with the Awards Ceremony to take place on October 29. Established in 1965, the 2007 edition of the contest received 262 entries from 150 organizations in 56 territories worldwide. The number of Asian and African submissions registered an increase while 45 organizations will make their debuts in the event. Entries will be judged by an international panel of … [Read more...] about NHK’s Japan Prize to be awarded on October 29
Disney localizes in Hindi for Star Plus debut
Cannes – Disney-ABC International Television has announced an agreement with basic cable channel Star Plus for Disney’s Platinum animation titles, which will be localized for the Indian market. This is the first time that Disney’s Platinum titles will air on a general entertainment (GE) channel in India, dubbed in Hindi using the voices of Bollywood superstars. The Incredibles premieres on October 14 on STAR Plus, featuring Shah Rukh Khan as the voice character of Mr … [Read more...] about Disney localizes in Hindi for Star Plus debut
Disney-ABC Int’l TV and Usen to provide VOD service
Cannes - Disney-ABC International Television Japan (Minato-ku, Tokyo: Managing Director Paul Candland) and USEN CORPORATION (USEN, Minato-ku, Tokyo: President & CEO Yasuhide Uno) announced that they have successfully signed a Video On-Demand rental agreement to provide major titles from DAIT’s portfolio over USEN’s broadband entertainment service “GyaO”, “GyaO NEXT” and “ShowTime”. Serial broadcasting commenced from September 8, 2007. With this … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC Int’l TV and Usen to provide VOD service
CNBC reaches 670,000 New Zealand homes via Sky NZ
Singapore – CNBC is expanding its presence into New Zealand from October 15, 2007 with distribution to about 670,000 homes via a carriage deal sealed with Sky New Zealand. Jeremy Pink, President and Managing Director, CNBC Asia Pacific noted, “CNBC has expanded aggressively in the Asia Pacific this year, growing our distribution numbers by more than 25%, and we are delighted to welcome Sky New Zealand into our global footprint.” CNBC will commemorate the expansion by … [Read more...] about CNBC reaches 670,000 New Zealand homes via Sky NZ