London – NBC Universal has moved one step closer to its proposed ‘international global channels expansion’ with the appointment of Greg Matson as Senior Vice President, Commercial & Network Development, Global Networks, an international division of NBC Universal. Matson will expand his current responsibilities as SVP, Network Development and Distribution to additionally coordinate the commercial operations for Global Networks. Also, he will work closely with the Global Networks … [Read more...] about NBC Universal appoints Matson to head international channels expansion
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Channel [V] Taiwan debuts on Hong Kong’s now TV
Hong Kong– Music channel Channel [V] Taiwan bowed on May 31 in Hong Kong on now TV, the exclusive Hong Kong distribution platform for STAR channels including Channel [V] India, Channel [V] International and Channel [V] Mainland China. Channel [V] Taiwan brings music videos and large-scale annual music events including le party and [V] Power Concert, which draw regional fans to see Asian artists. Channel [V] Taiwan also features self-produced programmes Blackie’s Teenage Club and … [Read more...] about Channel [V] Taiwan debuts on Hong Kong’s now TV
Zonemedia offers content on internet TV service Joost
Zonemedia will supply content to Joost, a broadcast quality internet television service. It will offer programming from its Extreme Sports Channel including Kelly Slater Invitational, Streetball, Pro Surfing Tour, The World Ski and Snowboard Festival and Genex. The programmes will be available in regions including Europe, Israel, South Africa and the Russian Federation. Over the coming months additional Zonemedia channels will also launch including Zone Horror and Zone Reality. With Zonemedia … [Read more...] about Zonemedia offers content on internet TV service Joost
Prehistoric Park enters home entertainment market in China
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) signed a home entertainment deal for Prehistoric Park in China with CAV Warner Entertainment Co., a joint venture between Warner Home Video and China Audio & Video Publishing House. Amrita Sindhu, Vice President, Asia, Home Entertainment clinched the deal, a first for FME’s programming to be released via a Hollywood studio’s distribution arm. With the series currently on air in China on CCTV, CAV Warner has launched the DVD in the territory to tap … [Read more...] about Prehistoric Park enters home entertainment market in China
Outlook for HD in Asia: currently cloudy with sunshine expected
High Definition is touted as the future of broadcasting, but if so, excepting Japan and Singapore, why has the rest of Asia been slow to adopt the format? Lack of satellite capacity and bandwith limits. Cable operators’ indecision on HD delivery. Expensive HD set-top boxes. The slow conversion from analogue to digital in some markets. Lack of sufficient content. Low consumer demand. Or all of the above? Theories abound among executives at various stages of the HD value chain, from creation … [Read more...] about Outlook for HD in Asia: currently cloudy with sunshine expected
No growing pains for BabyTV
Hong Kong- Fox International Channel's BabyTV is continuing to roll out in Asia, having launched on Phnom Penh Cable TV in Cambodia on May 1; the channel airs on now TV in Hong Kong, Indovision in Indonesia and on News Broadcasting Japan's FOXlife HD channel. Deals are "under discussion with all leading pay TV operators around the region," says Zubin Gandevia, Managing Director and EVP of Fox International Channels Asia. The exec reports the Hong Kong channel, which launched on March 7, had … [Read more...] about No growing pains for BabyTV