Sydney- Former Granada Australia executive Rory Callaghan has been appointed Managing Director of the Endemol Southern Star joint venture, succeeding Kris Noble, who decided to step back from a full-time role in the production business. Noble will continue to work with Southern Star as a consultant on drama development and production as well as pursuing interests outside the media. In a management restructuring announced by Southern Star Group Chief Executive Hugh Marks, Callaghan also assumes … [Read more...] about Rory Callaghan takes the top job at Endemol Southern Star
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VTV3 and Trans TV picks up format rights to SPTI’s Karaoke Showdown
Hong Kong– Vietnam's VTV3 and Indonesia’s Trans TV have picked up the format rights to Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) Karaoke Showdown to bring the show to Asia for the first time. The Vietnamese and Indonesian adaptations of the show are currently in pre-production in both countries. Karaoke Showdown is a music genre variety show which divides contestants or celebrities into teams to compete in guessing the titles of songs sung by individuals without the … [Read more...] about VTV3 and Trans TV picks up format rights to SPTI’s Karaoke Showdown
Davis resigns, Sawhney succeeds at ESPN STAR Sports
Singapore – Manu Sawhney has been promoted to Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports with immediate effect. He succeeds Jamie Davis who has resigned from the company. Company says Davis will continue to serve as a consultant to ensure a seamless leadership transition. Appointment was announced by Russell Wolff, Managing Director, ESPN International and Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer. Sawhney joined ESPN STAR Sports in 1996 as a Marketing Manager and is promoted to MD from Executive Vice … [Read more...] about Davis resigns, Sawhney succeeds at ESPN STAR Sports
Sea Patrol sails again for Nine Network
Sydney- The Nine Network has commissioned a further 13 episodes of the Australian drama Sea Patrol, focusing on a Royal Australian Navy patrol boat operating in the Pacific. LA-based Australian actor Alan Dale (Neighbours, OC, Ugly Betty) is joining the cast as Ray Walsman, an international mining entrepreneur. Regular cast members headed by Lisa McCune, Ian Stenlake, Steve Bisley and Saskia Burmeister are returning. Filming begins in two weeks at Mission Beach, Cairns and on the Gold Coast. … [Read more...] about Sea Patrol sails again for Nine Network
The History Channel launches VOD services in Korea
Los Angeles- The History Channel® has launched Video on Demand services in Korea via Gretech's GOM TV and Hanaro Telecom's Hana TV. The channel has a branded service on the Info & Entertainment offering of GOM TV, an advertising-supported broadband video player which launched in April 2006 and has 4.5 million unique viewers daily. Available in the Korean language, the line-up includes Modern Marvels, Declassified and Beyond the Da Vinci Code. The History Channel VOD service is carried in the … [Read more...] about The History Channel launches VOD services in Korea
Navis Media to buy Beyond International
Sydney-- The board of Beyond International Limited (BYI) announced today it had agreed to a takeover offer from private equity firm Navis Media Pty Ltd (Navis Media). Navis Media will acquire all of the shares in BYI for $A1.22 cash per share, valuing the Australian television producer-distributor at $A74.6 million ($US62 million). The deal is subject to approval by shareholders at a meeting expected to be held in November. That trumps a bid by Mariner Financial Limited on September 14, which … [Read more...] about Navis Media to buy Beyond International