The award-winning Sandcrawler building officially opened on January 16 in a ceremony with Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, President of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, and filmmaking legend George Lucas. The state-of-the-art building will be the regional headquarters for Lucasfilm Singapore, The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) and ESPN Asia Pacific. With this world-class facility and the incredible talent housed within its gleaming glass walls, Lucasfilm Singapore will … [Read more...] about New Singapore HQ for Lucasfilm, Disney & ESPN opened
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Angie Lau is the new face of Bloomberg’s “First Up”
Hong Kong – Bloomberg Television names Angie Lau as lead anchor for its award-winning daily morning business news programme, which will be re-launched as First Up with Angie Lau in February. “Angie has the perfect blend of deep roots in Asia, a great personality and strong international journalism experience,” said Paul Yurisich, Head of News and Programming for Bloomberg TV Asia. “She will bring a seasoned reporter's perspective to our First … [Read more...] about Angie Lau is the new face of Bloomberg’s “First Up”
FOX Sports renews Australian Open rights for 20 territories in Asia
Asia – FOX International Channels (FIC) Asia, 21st Century FOX’s international multi-media business and Asia’s leading pay-TV network, announced that they have successfully renewed the multi-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast the Grand Slam of the Asia-Pacific, the Australian Open, across 20 territories in Asia. The tournament, the first of the annual Grand Slam events, has been a part of FOX Sports’ line-up for over 16 … [Read more...] about FOX Sports renews Australian Open rights for 20 territories in Asia
ITV Choice exits Singapore
UK channel ITV Choice will cease to exist in Singapore following the withdrawal. This follows a similar withdrawal of the channel from Hong Kong when its licence with NOWTV was not renewed as of 30 August 2013. "We are constantly reviewing our channel line-up to provide more value and fresh content for our StarHub TV customers. The review process takes into account factors such as the take-up of channel groups … [Read more...] about ITV Choice exits Singapore
SPT makes new senior appointment for APAC
Singapore– Hui Keng (HK) Ang has been promoted to Senior Vice Pr​esident and G​eneral M​anager, ​N​etworks, Asia for Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced by George Chien, E​xecutive V​ice P​resident,N​etworks, Asia-Pacific for SPT, to whom he reports. Based in Singapore, Ang will oversee the networks’ robust portfolio of channels across Southeast Asia, including AXN, Sony Entertainment Television, beTV, ONE, Animax and the … [Read more...] about SPT makes new senior appointment for APAC
TBS and MediaCorp announce strategic partnership
TBS Holdings Inc. and Singapore’s leading media company MediaCorp TV made a joint announcement on their latest international co-pro project targeted for Asia, Find the WASABI! at the Asia Television Forum and Market. Since March 2011, TBS and MediaCorp have had a strategic partnership with the goal of strengthening their content distribution throughout Asia as well as expanding their international businesses. They have co-produced one-off drama Mooncake (2011), and … [Read more...] about TBS and MediaCorp announce strategic partnership