Hong Kong – TRACE Sports HD has launched in Asia, bringing stories about sports celebrities to Asian sport enthusiasts via the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) 5 satellite and is available to all distributors across the Asia-Pacific region. TRACE features up close, factual and lifestyle entertainment content exclusively dedicated to sports celebrities. With unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access to the world’s sporting elite, it is the gateway to the lives of … [Read more...] about Trace leaves HD mark in Asia
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New Asia Pacific media market
Mr. Dimitri Mendjisky, General Manager of Mediahub, and Mr. Yang Binyuan, Director of AIBD (Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development), have announced the creation of the first media market targeting the emerging countries from Asia Pacific. This new market will take place on 29 & 30 May 2012 in Bangkok, back to back with the Asia Media Summit (AMS). For the first edition of the Mediahub Market, more than 50 exhibitors – emerging actors from Asia-Pacific and worldwide leaders … [Read more...] about New Asia Pacific media market
Medios is Snell’s new dealer
Singapore — Snell today announced that Medios Associate Private Limited is the company's new dealer in Singapore and Brunei. As a supplier of content creation hardware, Medios offers Snell products independently and as part of a range of integrated automated playout and asset management solutions engineered for the broadcast and AV industry. Vanessa Ching, vice president of channel marketing and communications for Snell APME, said, "Given the strengths our companies bring to the table, we feel … [Read more...] about Medios is Snell’s new dealer
Crafty kids get LIVE show
Singapore – The star of arts and crafts show, Mister Maker, will return to Asia this summer on a three-week tour of the region, bringing his special brand of craft-making to preschoolers in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Hong Kong. Mark Whitehead, Senior Vice President and General Manager of BBC Worldwide Channels Asia, said, “Bringing talents like Mister Maker to market enables us to connect directly with viewers and is part of the strategy to bring our channels to … [Read more...] about Crafty kids get LIVE show
Food Network on top of Asia
Singapore – Food Network Asia had lots to celebrate at its first birthday last night in Singapore. The event, which TV ASIA Plus attended, was held at Ku De Ta, perched high above the city and the site of the channel’s first local production A Culinary Coup, which debuted in April. Hud Woodle, Acting General Manager Food Network Asia, told TV ASIA Plus, that the channel will next dish out its number one US series, The Next Food Network Star, to Asian audiences on Thursday, July 28. … [Read more...] about Food Network on top of Asia
Life Inspired is a Star
Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad is foraying into broadcast television by taking up a 51 per cent stake in LI TV Holdings Limited, the owner of Li, Life Inspired, Asia’s first High Definition (HD) pan-regional lifestyle TV channel. Star’s partner in LI TV Holdings is Juita Viden International Ltd, a member of the Juita Viden Media Entertainment Group, an independent television programme distributor in Malaysia. Star will invest RM35 million for the 51 per cent stake while Juita … [Read more...] about Life Inspired is a Star