London - JimJam's general manager Wayne Dunsford, announced the launch on Netherlands' largest cable operator Ziggo, as well as the expansion into Russia and Bulgaria in July. JimJam is also launching into Russia and Bulgaria in July through the channel's new 'Middle East' feed. Showtime Arabia was the first to launch on this feed in April this year, while additional launches will see JimJam available in Arabic, English and Russian languages. The new feed will also expose the channel to the … [Read more...] about JimJam continues to spread the magic
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Organizers optimistic for Asia Television Forum 2008
Singapore - With over 70 per cent of the event space already booked six months before the Asia Television Forum (ATF), organizers Reed Exhibitions says the 9th edition of ATF looks set to be a record breaker. "We are pleased with ATF's continuing impressive growth. ATF serves as the TV broadcasting and new media content marketplace bringing together international programming sellers and Asia Pacific buyers," said Michelle Lim, general manager for Reed Exhibitions. "For the past 4 years the ATF … [Read more...] about Organizers optimistic for Asia Television Forum 2008
Mike Morley to step down at Endemol
Endemol International announced that Mike Morley has decided to step down as senior executive director, commercial and creative affairs, from August 2008. Mike has been with Endemol for seven years during which time he has held a number of key senior management positions. These have included being managing director of Endemol Poland before moving on to head up Endemol's Global Creative team and oversee all the group's international format sales, distribution and programme acquisitions. He was … [Read more...] about Mike Morley to step down at Endemol
3DI establishes new premier film scanning and grading facility in Jakarta
Jakarta: P.T. Tri Digital Intermedia (3DI) took steps to establish itself as a premier film scanning and grading facility in Indonesia, confirming its order for 35mm and 16mm film scanning and grading systems. The Jakarta based facility ordered the Director 2K scanner from Lasergraphics, featuring both 35mm and 16mm gates. Images will be graded on the new R-series Resolve from da Vinci. The dpx. files from the scanner will be stored directly on BrightDrive, which has both online and near-line … [Read more...] about 3DI establishes new premier film scanning and grading facility in Jakarta
Adlabs launches 4K DI theatre with FilmLight technology
India: Adlabs, a part of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, India‘s leading entertainment conglomerate, made a major investment in state-of-the-art 4K film scanning, colour grading and colour management technology from FilmLight. The key elements of the package include a Northlight 24K pin registered film scanner, five Baselight colour grading systems and facility wide Truelight colour management. The company employs the systems in its Digital Intermediate workflow at its … [Read more...] about Adlabs launches 4K DI theatre with FilmLight technology
Discovery HD launches Down Under
Sydney - Discovery HD has launched as one of the five dedicated HD channels on new service FOXTEL HD +. Since its 2005 launch into the Asia Pacific region, Discovery HD is now available in Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong – totaling 17 markets worldwide. Mandy Pattinson, senior vice president and general manager, Australia and New Zealand, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, “The launch of Discovery HD reinforces our commitment to the market as well as … [Read more...] about Discovery HD launches Down Under