Burbank/Sydney- Warner Bros. distribution veteran Greg Robertson has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Robertson will continue to supervise all of WBITD’s program licensing activities throughout more than two dozen territories in Asia and the Pacific Rim, including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. This includes the sale of television series, … [Read more...] about Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
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Bloomberg Television’s news segment airs on Ho Chi Minh Television’s HTV7
Ho Chi Minh- Bloomberg Television is in a programming cooperation in Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh Television, technology conglomerate FTP, and content distribution and production house Q.net. Bloomberg Television provides summaries of global and regional business and financial news as well as clips of key interviews, which are versioned into Vietnamese and incorporated by Q.net into a 10-minute segment which broadcasts daily at 6:00 p.m. on Ho Chi Minh Television's flagship terrestrial channel HTV7. … [Read more...] about Bloomberg Television’s news segment airs on Ho Chi Minh Television’s HTV7
FremantleMedia Enterprises announces series of promotions
FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) TV distribution rights business has promoted Paul Ridley as Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific from his current role of Vice President, Sales. Based in FME’s Sydney office, he is responsible for TV distribution across the region and reports to David Ellender, CEO, FremantleMedia Enterprises. Also, Ganesh Rajaram has stepped up to the newly created position of Vice President, Sales, Asia, from his current role of Sales Director, Asia. He … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises announces series of promotions
Terri Seow joins BBC World as Head of Marketing, APAC
London- Terri Seow has joined BBC World, BBC’s international 24-hour news and information television channel, as Head of Marketing for Asia Pacific. Based in BBC World’s Singapore office, Seow reports to Annabel Cameron, the London-based Global Head of Marketing. She is responsible for business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing activity across East Asia, Australia and Japan, and leads the marketing teams in Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. She will manage the BBC World brand … [Read more...] about Terri Seow joins BBC World as Head of Marketing, APAC
Fox series to air quickly on Foxtel
Sydney—Australian viewers can look forward to seeing more U.S. series on the heels of their U.S. debuts. Foxtel said it will screen 20th Century Fox series The Rules for Starting Over and K-Ville within days of their U.S. broadcast. This follows the Seven Network's recent announcement it would air the next series of Prison Break and Heroes later this year directly after their U.S. premieres. Foxtel was quick to point out it first flagged the “day and date” strategy in May 2006, when … [Read more...] about Fox series to air quickly on Foxtel
Disney’s High School Musical 2 to premiere Sept. 9
Singapore- High School Musical 2, sequel to the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie, will premiere on Disney Channel across Southeast Asia on Sept. 9 (1930hrs SIN/MAS, 1830hrs INA). The premiere is part of a High School Musical-themed weekend as the channel will also air High School Musical Concert and music video showcase High School Musical Around the World, as well as shows featuring members of the High School Musical cast in Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. … [Read more...] about Disney’s High School Musical 2 to premiere Sept. 9