Hong Kong – Discovery is set to launch PlanetGreen in Asia to coincide with the CASBAA Convention 2007 being held Oct 29 – Nov 2 at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. April 2007 saw Discovery Communications’ chief executive David Zaslav announce that Discovery Home Channel was to be rebranded as the foundation of Discovery PlanetGreen. The new global, cross-platform initiative includes a 24-hour television network dedicated solely to green lifestyle programming. The … [Read more...] about Discovery to launch PlanetGreen in Asia
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KidsCo brings on board BBC Worldwide programming
Hong Kong – KidsCo, the global joint venture children’s TV channel owned by NBC Universal (NBCU), DIC Entertainment (DIC) and Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana Enterprises has inked a content deal to carry programming from BBC Worldwide. Airing from January 2008, KidsCo will feature BBC Worldwide’s series including S Club 7 in Miami & LA, Wallace and Gromit, Ace Lighting and Five Children & It. Rolling out in Asia from early 2008, KidsCo will be available in the … [Read more...] about KidsCo brings on board BBC Worldwide programming
STAR reaches UK and Europe via BT’s new Media-IP network
STAR Group is shifting from traditional satellite and leased circuit service to the Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) / Internet Protocol (IP) technology for their contribution link to Europe, via a network-based managed services deal implemented by BT’s Media and Broadcast sector. The new system enables STAR to bring its services to UK and Europe with increased ease, manageability and efficiency. Currently, BT carries four STAR channels including STAR PLUS UK, STAR NEWS UK, STAR GOLD … [Read more...] about STAR reaches UK and Europe via BT’s new Media-IP network
No fun playing games at Sony
Tokyo-Releasing its results for Q3 2007, Sony reported its Games unit revenues grew by nearly 43% to $US2.1 billion, but the bottom line was a loss of $841 million. In the first six months of Sony’s financial year, the company shipped about 2 million PS3s, and it forecasts another 9 million units will be shipped in the remaining six months. “The key issue for Game is the lack of profitability. Operating losses widened to 39.7% of sales, which is dreadful,” notes Carl … [Read more...] about No fun playing games at Sony
Rupert to speak at ‘Creative Economies’ Summit
Beijing - News Corp. Chairman/CEO Rupert Murdoch tops the list of speakers at the Creative Economies: Digital and Virtual Summit, which will be staged Nov. 8-9 in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The speakers’ roster also includes Wan Gang, China’s Minister of Science and Technology; Colin Giles, President, Nokia China; Sir Howard Stringer, CEO, Sony Corp; Colin Parris, Global Vice President, Digital Convergence, IBM; and Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman/CEO Goldman Sachs Group. The … [Read more...] about Rupert to speak at ‘Creative Economies’ Summit
Social networking set to level out
London - In a new report, independent market analyst Datamonitor expects global active memberships in social networking sites to reach 230 million by end 2007. The report, ‘The Future of Social Networking: understanding market strategic and technological developments’, says infrastructure providers, social network providers and wireless players stand to profit largely in the near term. By year end, Asia Pacific will account for 35% of the world’s social networking memberships. … [Read more...] about Social networking set to level out