Singapore – While a common DVB-T standard for digital broadcasting has been adopted for ASEAN, time-frames will differ according to market maturity. ASEAN government ministers, hosted by Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA), met June 21 2007 to discuss the roll-out of digital broadcasting in the region. The DVB-T common standard was adopted at the 9th Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI), which concluded on May 24 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. … [Read more...] about ASEAN moving forward on DVB-T common standard
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Mobile gaming revenues surging in Asia Pacific
Mobile gaming revenue in the Asia Pacific is forecast to surpass US$1.8 billion in 2007 and reach $4.6 billion in 2011, according to research firm Gartner Inc. The revenue jump correlates with higher data consumption in countries such as South Korea and Japan and reflects the bigger appetite for mobile gaming in this region, it said. Gartner expects worldwide mobile gaming end-user revenue will grow from $2.9 billion in 2006 to $9.6 billion in 2011; this year should total $4.3 billion, a 49.9% … [Read more...] about Mobile gaming revenues surging in Asia Pacific
China closing in on Japan as Asia’s top media market
China will overtake Japan as the largest entertainment and media market in the Asia Pacific in 2009, when E&M spending in the PRC hits US$131.9 billion. And China will surpass the U.S. in overall Internet spending in 2010 to become the world’s largest Internet territory in the world. That’s according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2007-2011. The introduction of a major resort casino in Singapore will lead to a surge in growth during … [Read more...] about China closing in on Japan as Asia’s top media market
Underbelly exposes Melbourne’s gangland wars
Sydney, July 2- Martin Sacks, Vince Colosimo, Rodger Corser and Caroline Craig head the cast of Underbelly, a 13-part drama which dramatizes Melbourne's infamous gangland wars, which broke out in 1998 and continue to this day. Produced by Screentime for the Nine Network, the production began filming today in Melbourne for the Nine Network. Based on the book Leadbelly by John Silvester and Andrew Rule, Underbelly will also follow the rise and fall of notorious criminal Carl Williams, who is now … [Read more...] about Underbelly exposes Melbourne’s gangland wars
Seven Media’s Pacific Magazines nabs four titles from Time Inc.
Sydney, July 2 2007- Seven Media Group's Pacific Magazines has acquired four of Time Inc.'s major Australian magazines, including Who, Practical Parenting and Bride to Be. Pacific Magazines has entered into a long-term license agreement with Time Inc. for the publication of InStyle in Australia and New Zealand. Celebrity weekly Who will continue to access editorial from the U.S. People mag under a long-term license agreement. The acquisition price wasn't disclosed. Chief Executive Officer of … [Read more...] about Seven Media’s Pacific Magazines nabs four titles from Time Inc.
Fox series to air quickly on Foxtel
Sydney, July 2 2007- Foxtel will screen Fox series The Rules for Starting Over and K-Ville within days of their U.S. broadcast. This follows the Seven Network's announcement last week that it would broadcast the next series of Prison Break and Heroes later this year directly after their U.S. launches. Foxtel was quick to point out it first flagged the “day and date” strategy in May 2006, when the Fox/Foxtel/Network Ten deal was announced. The Rules for Starting Over is from the … [Read more...] about Fox series to air quickly on Foxtel
