Managing Director of Channel NewsAsia, Ms Debra Soon, sounding the gong at the relaunch event. Singapore – Regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, is greeting the new year with live news 24/7, a new look and new programmes to help viewers better “Understand Asia”, the channel's raison d'etre and new tagline. The expansion plan encompasses significant changes to its programming line-up, and investments in new bureaus and facilities across Asia. This enables the … [Read more...] about Channel NewsAsia relaunches
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Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Television Group announce multi-year agreement with Netflix
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) and Netflix have entered licensing agreements allowing U.S. Netflix members to view complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialised drama Dallas (produced by Warner Horizon Television). Beginning March 30, complete past seasons of Cartoon Network shows such as … [Read more...] about Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Television Group announce multi-year agreement with Netflix
The Need for Agility in Building OTT Platforms in Asia
As one casts a look across the evolving multiscreen market, there can perhaps be no more significant reality than the one looming for Asia Pacific-based pay-TV operators and telcos preparing to deploy mobile, over-the-top (OTT) television services. Whether or not OTT multiscreen efforts will generate significant revenues, they have become a necessary business strategy: multiscreen is here to stay and it’s clear that linear TV isn’t going away any time soon. Yet, while the multiscreen … [Read more...] about The Need for Agility in Building OTT Platforms in Asia
Second annual Digital Content NewFronts to take place from April 29 – May 3, 2013
New York – The founding partners of the Digital Content NewFronts – AOL, Digitas, Hulu, Microsoft Advertising, Yahoo! and YouTube – in partnership with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), announced that the second annual Digital Content NewFronts will be held April 29 - May 3, 2013, in New York City. The Digital Content NewFronts will be organised like the upfront marketplaces familiar for years in the television industry. The IAB, which is taking over as the Digital … [Read more...] about Second annual Digital Content NewFronts to take place from April 29 – May 3, 2013
BBC Earth presents Earth Unplugged: A digital nature channel for YouTube
BBC Worldwide has launched Earth Unplugged, a new YouTube channel from BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide’s global natural history brand. Earth Unplugged has released a trailer for the channel that will feature new films created for a digital audience by BBC Earth Productions, which is primed to become a destination site for wildlife and nature. Earth Unplugged is BBC Worldwide’s first original-content channel for YouTube and forms part of the company’s plans to build a true consumer … [Read more...] about BBC Earth presents Earth Unplugged: A digital nature channel for YouTube
BSkyB wins trademark battle against PCCW for “NOW TV” brand
UK’s BSkyB (Sky) has won a high court case against Hong Kong’s PCCW regarding its use of the name NOW TV for its new OTT service. PCCW, which operates the pay-TV service now TV in Hong Kong, had filed a complaint against Sky in April this year about the use of three signs by the company to designate their internet television service: first, the sign "NOW TV"; second, the sign "NOWTV.com"; and third, the following logo: PCCW claimed that the use of that name infringes Community … [Read more...] about BSkyB wins trademark battle against PCCW for “NOW TV” brand
