Sydney - From July 1, BBC Worldwide will assume full ownership and management control of UKTV after acquiring FOXTEL's 60 percent stake and FremantleMedia's 20 percent stake in the channel. BBC Worldwide will roll out three new channels in Australia from its global portfolio - the first being BBC HD, which launched this month as part of the new FOXTEL HD+ service. BBC Knowledge and CBeebies will be the first BBC channels to launch on FOXTEL when it gains extra cable and satellite capacity in mid … [Read more...] about Strategic alliance for FOXTEL and BBC Worldwide
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Asia preview for ITV Worldwide GE channel
Hong Kong - As reported in TVA+ Executive News May 12 2008, ITV Worldwide will preview a new pan-regional general entertainment channel to selected pay TV operators across Asia. Started June 23, the preview channel is based around Granada International's existing UKTV channel currently distributed in the Middle East. Future plans include the rebranding and re-launch of UKTV, and a full channel launch to follow later this year. Key genres featured on the channel will include dramas Prime Suspect, … [Read more...] about Asia preview for ITV Worldwide GE channel
Disney & MTV programming now available on iTunes store in Australia
Sydney - Television programming from Australia's top networks including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Seven Network and Nine Network, along with US-produced programs from The Walt Disney Company's ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks, is now available on the Apple iTunes Store in Australia. iTunes customers can choose from a wide range of television shows including Summer Heights High, McLeod's Daughters, Sea Patrol as well as favorites from the US including Lost, Grey's … [Read more...] about Disney & MTV programming now available on iTunes store in Australia
Cartoon Network launches subs-based games service Down Under
Sydney - In a first for Turner in Asia Pacific, Cartoon Network games are now available on subscription basis via GAMESWORLD on channel 555, the enhanced interactive television (iTV) service of FOXTEL. The new service is an extension of an innovative partnership that saw Turner offering kids' Pay-to-Play games on the Kids and Family section of the interactive TV games portal. Co-branded with Cartoon Network, the Kids and Family channel on FOXTEL's GAMESWORLD, gives subscribers the option to play … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network launches subs-based games service Down Under
CASBAA cheers breakthrough Philippine piracy order
Hong Kong - The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is pleased that the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the Philippines has served its first ever temporary restraining order (TRO) against a pirate cable operator - Turtle Cable, a company in Baao, Camarines Sur province - for copyright infringement. "This is the first time we have brought a cable piracy case to the IPO, and we are pleased that the IPO administrative judge has recognized the validity of the TV … [Read more...] about CASBAA cheers breakthrough Philippine piracy order
67,000 attend CommunicAsia2008 & BroadcastAsia2008
Singapore - CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia 17-20 June 2008 saw a total of 67,573 attendees, with 52 percent coming from outside of Singapore, hailing from about 100 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific, Europe, US and the Middle-East. Held together with CGOverdrive2008 and inter-government and industry meetings such as the imbX Ministerial Forum and the Regional Seminar on Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting, the event spread over eight halls. More than 2,300 exhibiting companies … [Read more...] about 67,000 attend CommunicAsia2008 & BroadcastAsia2008