The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) ended off the year with a series of virtual conferences attended by over 1600 delegates across Asia Pacific, and its first in-person industry conference and dinner in over two years, Resilience 100, at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. The Asia Video Summit which was supported by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Lead Sponsor was honoured to have Mr. Edward Yau, GBS, JP, Secretary for Commerce and … [Read more...] about Asia Video Summit wraps up a week of events highlighting the resilience of the industry
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Fremantle announces Season 2 of Steve Backshall’s ‘Expedition’ to launch in 144 territories
Fremantle announced that Expedition Series 2, with award-winning wildlife expert and naturalist Steve Backshall, will launch in 144 territories across the globe. Produced by True to Nature Productions for UKTV, the 6 x 60’ second season will launch in the UK on 28th November on Dave channel, in addition to on-demand service UKTV Play. The second instalment is also set to air on France Télévisions (France), PBS (US), BBC Earth (Africa, Asia and via Blue Ant Media in Canada), Discovery (Latin … [Read more...] about Fremantle announces Season 2 of Steve Backshall’s ‘Expedition’ to launch in 144 territories
TechStorm audience growth rate exceeds 500%; Platform count in the Philippines rises at CAGR 240% through 2021
TechStorm, the region’s leading and fastest-growing esports, gaming media organization has announced a record year of further unprecedented growth in 2021 and a year-on-year uptick in both aggregate audience and number of partner platforms across Asia. It announced a total of 122 partner platforms year-to-date, registering a stellar platform Growth Rate of 458% as of November 2021 just north of two years since its launch in early 2019. The company successfully achieved robust growth with a … [Read more...] about TechStorm audience growth rate exceeds 500%; Platform count in the Philippines rises at CAGR 240% through 2021
White Spark Pictures to go beyond the Milky Way with groundbreaking new VR film
White Spark Pictures, the award-winning Australian production company established by Briege Whitehead, is pleased to announce the completion of its latest Virtual Reality (VR) documentary project – Beyond the Milky Way – about one of the biggest-ever scientific endeavours in human history – the SKA, the world’s largest radio telescopes. The 25-minute VR film, narrated by professor Brian Cox (Universe), will have its world premiere at the WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth, opening to the public … [Read more...] about White Spark Pictures to go beyond the Milky Way with groundbreaking new VR film
Fremantle sells ‘The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand To Die For’ to key markets
Fremantle announced The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For has benefitted from a strong early sales performance. Prime Video has acquired the series in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Disney has acquired for FOX Channel in Belgium and The Netherlands, whilst hayu in the UK and Ireland have also come on board. Produced by Industrial Media’s The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) for premium streaming service Hulu, The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For (3 x 60’), launched in the … [Read more...] about Fremantle sells ‘The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand To Die For’ to key markets
Asia TV Forum & Market 2021 to shine the spotlight on Asian platforms
Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Asia’s leading entertainment content market and conference, will return as a hybrid format on Wednesday, 1st December 2021. In line with the progressive resumption of in-person engagements, the 22nd ATF will kick off its Opening Day with Singapore-based executives at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, followed by a flurry of business activities that will be unleashed via ATF Online+, the digital extension of ATF. Themed “Re-imagining TV: Vision 2022”, the … [Read more...] about Asia TV Forum & Market 2021 to shine the spotlight on Asian platforms