Singapore – CNBC has announced a new 10-episode season of its CNBC Meets series, which premiered in Asia Pacific on March 23. The first episode featured an in-depth interview with former U.S president, Bill Clinton, in his home town of Little Rock as he reflects on key moments in his life. The half-hour programme series, sponsored by Bank of America Merril Lynch, is hosted by CNBC presenter Tania Bryer as she profiles some of the world’s most influential high-flyers and examine … [Read more...] about New season of “CNBC Meets” in Asia
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CNBC launches ad campaign to thank viewers across Asia Pacific
Singapore – CNBC has launched a pan-Asian advertising campaign to thank viewers for making it the number one international business and financial news channel across the region, based on the latest figures from the Pan Asia-Pacific Cross Media Survey (PAX). Created in-house, the campaign uses the headline “Thank you for making us #1” and features the anchors of Squawk Box Asia (Bernard Lo, Lisa Oake, Martin Soong), Cash Flow from Australia (Oriel Morrison) and Managing Asia … [Read more...] about CNBC launches ad campaign to thank viewers across Asia Pacific
Scripps Networks Interactive names Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Knoxville, Tennessee – Derek Chang, who has made his mark in the satellite and cable television industry as one of the leading strategy and development executives, has been named Managing Director of Asia Pacific operations for Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Chang, who commences his role in April and based in Singapore, will report to President of International for Scripps Networks Interactive, Jim Samples. Chang will be responsible for designing and executing growth strategies in the … [Read more...] about Scripps Networks Interactive names Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Tiger Street Football kicks off third edition in new cities
Singapore – Tiger Street Football, the five-a-side football tournament that pits the best local teams against the top international street teams in a customised oval cage, returns this year and expands to seven key cities across the region, an increase from the five last year. Organised by Tiger Beer in partnership with FOX SPORTS Event Management team, the competition will also see legendary Italian football superstar Fabio Cannavaro coming on board as the official Tournament Ambassador. … [Read more...] about Tiger Street Football kicks off third edition in new cities
FunSpot brings “The Walking Dead: Assault” to Asia Pacific
Singapore – FunSpot, a provider of mobile social gaming and entertainment in emerging markets, has partnered Skybound Asia and been named the exclusive publisher in Asia Pacific for The Walking Dead: Assault. The company has been awarded the game rights to the global franchise by Robert Kirkman and his US-based company, Skybound. The worldwide version of the game is now available on the Apple App Store. The launch coincides with the Asia Pacific airing of the midseason premiere of The … [Read more...] about FunSpot brings “The Walking Dead: Assault” to Asia Pacific
Global leaders join Asia Pay-TV Operators Summit
Hong Kong / Singapore / Mumbai – Leaders of global media and telecom companies are meeting on April 22 - 24, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia for the fourth annual Asia Pacific Pay–TV Operators Summit (APOS). Organised by Media Partners Asia, APOS is a regional event for TV and broadband industry executives aimed to drive strategies, deals and policies across the converged ecosystems of media and telecoms. "Both emerging growth markets and mature, value geographies in Asia Pacific are … [Read more...] about Global leaders join Asia Pay-TV Operators Summit