BBC Worldwide has appointed Joyce Yeung to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Global TV Sales, Asia, to lead the company’s content distribution activity across TV, DVD, digital platforms and licensing. Yeung will join BBC Worldwide in 2008. To be based at BBC Worldwide’s Hong Kong office, Yeung will lead an overall sales team of 24 including the Tokyo sales team. She is supported by the Asian management team comprising Katsuhiko Waza in Tokyo, as well as Pierre Cheung, … [Read more...] about Joyce Yeung to join BBC Worldwide Global TV Sales as SVP Asia
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STAR launches STAR Chinese Channel in North America on KyLinTV
Hong Kong / New York – STAR and KyLinTV have launched on the latter’s IPTV platform in North America, Mandarin-language STAR Chinese Channel from Dec 1, and will debut Channel [V] Taiwan and a movie channel. STAR Chinese Channel is an entertainment channel in Taiwan which offers talk shows, game shows, contemporary and costume drama series, lifestyle and variety shows. Signature programs include in-house production Bingo Pool, chat show Gossip Queen and game show Lucky Star. To be … [Read more...] about STAR launches STAR Chinese Channel in North America on KyLinTV
Discovery and MediaCorp take top kudos at ATA ceremony
Singapore – Discovery Networks Asia was the big winner at the Asian Television Awards (ATA) 2007, collecting five awards including Cable & Satellite Network of the Year. Singapore’s MediaCorp was declared Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year. Some 31 prizes were handed out at a gala dinner on Nov. 29 at Suntec Singapore, in front of a record turnout of 500 delegates. In its 12th year, ATA 2007 expanded its reach to 16 countries, with first-time participants from Australia and New … [Read more...] about Discovery and MediaCorp take top kudos at ATA ceremony
ATF closes with record participation
Singapore – Asia Television Forum, organized by Reed Exhibitions with support from Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) drew to a close on Nov. 30 setting various records. Some 4,700 participants from more than 500 companies across 50 countries contributed to the event’s growth by 12% from 2006. In another positive sign, 140 companies attended for the first time. ATF’s conference programme concluded with delegates agreeing that Asian programming is increasing in global … [Read more...] about ATF closes with record participation
SuperPitch 2.0 won by Taiwan’s ODD Incredible
Singapore- Taiwan-based ODD Incredible emerged as the winner of SuperPitch 2.0 with Splash Nash, a proposed 3-D animation series. The pitching event was judged by regional commissioning editors, broadcasters and funding companies, and saw production houses from Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan present their cross-platform concepts for original content. Organized by Television Asia and Asia Image, SuperPitch 2.0 exposed participants to real-world pitching conditions. … [Read more...] about SuperPitch 2.0 won by Taiwan’s ODD Incredible
Sports Content Forum focuses on Beijing Olympics
Singapore – The Sports Content Forum, presented as part of a multiple forum collaboration organized by Reed Exhibitions with support from MDA as part of AMF saw delegates explore opportunities and challenges in covering the Beijing Olympic Games. Julian Jackson, Senior Vice President, Media, of sports marketing agency Total Sports Asia noted that even if the media content business has been growing, the increasing number of media content providers and platforms make the “slices (of … [Read more...] about Sports Content Forum focuses on Beijing Olympics