Broadband subscribers in Asia Pacific will grow beyond 195 million in Asia-Pacific by the end of 2010 while content services will be a key offering from operators, says telecoms and software consulting firm Ovum RHK in its recently released study of broadband deployments and service drivers in Asia-Pacific. Noting the differences in each country’s regulation of IPTV and content delivery, the report also reveals various factors contributing to FTTx expansion including national broadband … [Read more...] about IPTV and content to drive FTTx markets in Asia-Pacific countries
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Contender Asia ‘first of many’ for Mark Burnett
Singapore – The Contender Asia is just the start of a focus on Asia for formats from Mark Burnett Productions. “I fully expect Contender Asia to be the first of many Asian projects that we undertake with confidence. We are very, very Asia focused,” said Mark Burnett, speaking via video at today’s unveiling of the new show. Imagine OmniMedia will produce 15-episode reality series The Contender Asia in Singapore, thanks to backing from Media Development Authority and DBS … [Read more...] about Contender Asia ‘first of many’ for Mark Burnett
Vietnam’s pay-TV industry grows by more than 50% from 2006
Ho Chi Minh– Vietnam’s pay-TV industry has grown by more than 50% from 2006 as the Vietnamese government and pay-TV operators received praise from the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). Speaking at a seminar entitled “Growing Pay-TV in Vietnam: Enhancing Revenues and Protecting Contents”, the association commended industry players for their adherence to international standards in protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for broadcasters. In … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s pay-TV industry grows by more than 50% from 2006
Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Burbank/Sydney- Warner Bros. distribution veteran Greg Robertson has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Robertson will continue to supervise all of WBITD’s program licensing activities throughout more than two dozen territories in Asia and the Pacific Rim, including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. This includes the sale of television series, … [Read more...] about Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Bloomberg Television’s news segment airs on Ho Chi Minh Television’s HTV7
Ho Chi Minh- Bloomberg Television is in a programming cooperation in Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh Television, technology conglomerate FTP, and content distribution and production house Q.net. Bloomberg Television provides summaries of global and regional business and financial news as well as clips of key interviews, which are versioned into Vietnamese and incorporated by Q.net into a 10-minute segment which broadcasts daily at 6:00 p.m. on Ho Chi Minh Television's flagship terrestrial channel HTV7. … [Read more...] about Bloomberg Television’s news segment airs on Ho Chi Minh Television’s HTV7
FremantleMedia Enterprises announces series of promotions
FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) TV distribution rights business has promoted Paul Ridley as Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific from his current role of Vice President, Sales. Based in FME’s Sydney office, he is responsible for TV distribution across the region and reports to David Ellender, CEO, FremantleMedia Enterprises. Also, Ganesh Rajaram has stepped up to the newly created position of Vice President, Sales, Asia, from his current role of Sales Director, Asia. He … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises announces series of promotions
