Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports has appointed Andrew Marshall as Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs to its Legal team. Based in Singapore, Marshall has region-wide responsibility for all legal matters related to ESPN STAR Sports networks across Asia as well as business development and strategic relationships. He reports to Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports. Marshall was General Counsel with the Asia Pacific operations of publicly-listed software company BEA Systems, … [Read more...] about Andrew Marshall joins ESPN STAR Sports as SVP, Legal and Business Affairs
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MTV Pakistan and Indus Vision distributed via MEASAT-3
Kuala Lumpur- Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. has furthered its partnership with Pacific Century Matrix (PCM), provider of satellite-based television broadcast solutions, with an agreement inked for Indus Media Group to distribute MTV Pakistan and Indus Vision via the MEASAT-3 satellite. This follows the announcement on October 10 that South Asian channels Filmazia and Filmax have migrated to the full transponder MCPC broadcast platform on MEASAT-3. According to Johnny Ng, PCM's Director of … [Read more...] about MTV Pakistan and Indus Vision distributed via MEASAT-3
More upheaval at Star
Hong Kong – Internal politics at Star are being blamed for yet more senior executive departures from the broadcaster. Programming’s senior vice president Ross Crowley and Karen Johnston are the latest executives to leave, following the resignation of Star Group’s president of platforms David Butorac. This comes less than a month after Jamie Davis stepped down as managing director of ESPN Star Sports – with continued tensions between the two joint venture companies … [Read more...] about More upheaval at Star
$20million partnership for Mark Burnett & Genting International
Singapore – Visitors to Genting International’s Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) will be able to watch TV shows being made and participate in live gameshows when it opens in 2010. This is part of an exclusive 10-year partnership between Mark Burnett International and Genting International to develop, produce and distribute reality television series and game shows for the region. A new company – Mark Burnett Productions Asia (MBPA) – will be formed under the agreement. The … [Read more...] about $20million partnership for Mark Burnett & Genting International
AMAZIA courting exhibitors and buyers
Cannes - More than a year out from the inaugural AMAZIA exhibition and conference, 50 exhibitors have signed up already, plus 30 buyers from the Asia Pacific. Giving a progress report on the event, AMAZIA director Franz Caduc expressed confidence that it will attract many companies which don't attend MIPCOM or the Singapore-based Asia Television Forum. He is convinced the trade show will serve as a bridge between music, video games, branded entertainment and other media platforms and … [Read more...] about AMAZIA courting exhibitors and buyers
AETN makes History in China
Cannes - AETN International has licensed 37 hours of The History Channel programming to China International Television Corp. (CITV), the commercial arm of state broadcaster CCTV. AETN International Senior Vice President Sean Cohan characterized the deal as another step in the company's expansion in the Asia Pacific, following the launches of The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network in Southeast Asia and the opening last month of the firm's regional HQ in Singapore. Moreover, Cohan … [Read more...] about AETN makes History in China