Hong Kong- 24-hour Chinese-movie channel Celestial Movies has launched on TELKOMVision’s cable and DTH satellite pay TV services in Indonesia. That extends the channel’s reach in the country, making it the only Chinese movie channel available on all four major pay TV platforms. In July, Celestial Movies began to fully localize the channel for Indonesia with all movies subtitled in Bahasa Indonesia and all on-air promotions dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia. Celestial Movies is now available … [Read more...] about Celestial Movies debuts on TELKOMVision in Indonesia
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CNBC partners New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for Squawk Box on the Road: New Zealand
Singapore- CNBC’s flagship morning program Squawk Box on the Road: New Zealand will be sponsored by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for the week starting Oct. 15 2007. The campaign will feature Squawk Box broadcasting live from Auckland and Wellington, preceding the Rugby World Cup Final in Paris. The sponsorship will be complemented by a three-month on-air advertising campaign. CNBC’s anchor Martin Soong will be in New Zealand to interview business, political and opinion leaders as … [Read more...] about CNBC partners New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for Squawk Box on the Road: New Zealand
Granada International acquires pan-Asian distribution rights to The May Lee Show
Hong Kong- Granada International has acquired the first series of weekly Asian talk show, The May Lee Show. Addressing Asian women’s concerns and interests including relationships, body image, family and sex, the 13 x one-hour series is currently in production and made its debut recently across Asia on STAR World. The May Lee show is created and hosted by Korean-American May Lee, a former CNN and CNBC correspondent and anchor. It also features A-list region and international guests and … [Read more...] about Granada International acquires pan-Asian distribution rights to The May Lee Show
Viacom launches mobile entertainment social networking service myMTV in Japan
Tokyo / Singapore / Hong Kong- myMTV, Japan’s first mobile entertainment social networking service was launched on August 1 by Viacom International Japan K.K., a 100% owned subsidiary of MTV Networks, in partnership with Septeni Holdings Co., a Japan-based digital ad sales group. myMTV uses a downloadable application to enable simultaneous video-viewing and page-browsing on mobile. Members can create personalized profile pages with exclusive artwork provided by Japanese graphic designers, … [Read more...] about Viacom launches mobile entertainment social networking service myMTV in Japan
StarHub’s Sensasi channel to debut August 6
Singapore- Triple-play service provider StarHub will launch dedicated Malay entertainment channel, Sensasi (‘sensation’ in Malay) on its digital cable channel 40 from 7pm on August 6, 2007. Sensasi will carry at least six hours of first-run shows and 18 hours of programming daily, with key programs airing in primetime hours of 8 – 11pm. Thematic blocks of programming dedicated to specific genres will feature with family oriented shows on Mondays, variety on Tuesdays, period … [Read more...] about StarHub’s Sensasi channel to debut August 6
StarHub goes for Goal and launches HubStation
Singapore – After failing to strike a deal with ESPN STAR Sports, StarHub has opted to produce its own Football Channel to air English Premier League soccer. The new channel will be packaged by Hong Kong’s Goal TV, in association with Ten Sports in Dubai. Live matches and magazine programs will be produced by TWI, while EPL highlights, studio previews, half-time studio shows and match summary shows will be produced by Goal TV and Ten Sports. Football Channel will be made available to … [Read more...] about StarHub goes for Goal and launches HubStation
