San Diego/Hong Kong- PCCW Limited and Qualcomm Incorporated will conduct a technical trial of the latter’s MediaFLO technology in Hong Kong. The trial is intended to test the capabilities of MediaFLO handsets for PCCW's IPTV network, now TV, and to allow PCCW to assess the potential business model of a commercial mobile TV service based on MediaFLO. The trial runs from May 14 to November 13, 2007 and is for testing purposes only. Launched in September 2003, now TV has a customer base of … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s PCCW trials MediaFlo
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Endemol appoints Andy Ward to head up Virtual Me
Hilversum- International projects executive Andy Ward will head up the global Endemol team in its creative partnership with games giant Electronic Arts (EA). The collaboration brings together Endemol's television brands and EA's entertainment software technology to create Virtual Me, a new digital entertainment concept aimed to bridge the divide between TV and videogames. As Director of Business Development, Ward reports to Endemol International's Senior Executive Director, Creative & Commercial … [Read more...] about Endemol appoints Andy Ward to head up Virtual Me
Anytime and Widevine Technologies partner to deliver premium video content to Asian IPTV operators
Singapore– Asia Pacific Video-on-demand channel Anytime and Widevine Technologies have entered into a partnership to ensure the delivery of premium VOD content to major Asian IPTV operators. Widevine is a leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions for more than 120 video service providers worldwide. Anytime, which has output deals with Fox, Sony, Warner, NBC Universal and Buena Vista (Disney) International Television, … [Read more...] about Anytime and Widevine Technologies partner to deliver premium video content to Asian IPTV operators
Omneon Video Networks appoints Shin Yung Chul country manager for South Korea
California- Omneon Video Networks, provider of media server and active storage systems, appointed Shin Yung Chul as country manager for its South Korean operations. Based in Seoul, he reports to Andrew Thornton, Vice President of Sales for Asia/Pacific. Shin was formerly Senior Sales Manager for broadcasting at Avid Technology, Inc., where he was responsible for sales of nonlinear editor, server, graphics and workgroup products into the Asian market. … [Read more...] about Omneon Video Networks appoints Shin Yung Chul country manager for South Korea
Standard put forward for mobile TV handsets in China
Beijing- The China Association for Standardization (CAS) has approved the China Digital Multimedia Broadcast mobile TV handset standard as the association standard, CSA158-2007. The new standard is based on DAB, a recommended standard of the radio, film, television, and AVS, a national standard released by the Standardization Administration of China. The CAS will submit the standard, which was mainly drafted by Telestone Technologies Corp. and several other companies, to the Standardization … [Read more...] about Standard put forward for mobile TV handsets in China
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
