Singapore – Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) has closed a raft of deals in Asia Pacific for its program offerings. The company also brought its largest ever slate of 11 new and 12 returning shows to the Asia Television Forum in Singapore. New series Dirty Sexy Money, Reaper and Samantha Who? have been licensed to Australia’s Seven Network, New Zealand’s TVNZ, Malaysia’s 8TV, the Philippines’ Studio 23, Fiji TV, Singapore’s MediaCorp TV … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC Intl. Televison (Asia Pacific) seals regional deals
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FremantleMedia Enterprises closes Asian sales
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) sold some 1,200 hours of programming in Asia with deals in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Philippines’ ABS-CBN Creative Networks took 446 hours of programming including Kylie Kwong: My China, Iconoclasts series 1 & 2, The Apprentice US series six, and the controversial study of parenthood Bringing Up Baby. Thailand’s UBC Cineplex picked up new shows Game Killers and Fat Man’s Warning. In Hong Kong, ATV snapped up factual … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises closes Asian sales
Asian broadcasters snaffle Taffy Entertainment’s animation offerings
Paris – Taffy Entertainment, a worldwide distribution, brand management and entertainment company, has sold animated series Code Lyoko, Fantastic Four, Dive Olly Dive! and Dr. Dog to Asian broadcasters. Hong Kong’s ATV, Philippines’ ABS-CBN and OBS Korea picked up Fantastic Four while Animax in Korea and Pakistan’s Starlight took the first season of Code Lyoko. Cartoon Network India, Cineplex Thailand and Indonesia’s TPI bought Dive Olly Dive! HBO Asia fetched Dr … [Read more...] about Asian broadcasters snaffle Taffy Entertainment’s animation offerings
IPSTAR to be distributed in Australia by ETT Ltd from 2008
Nonthaburi, Thailand - IPSTAR Australia Pty Ltd (IPA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand’s Shin Satellite plc. has entered into a 12-year agreement to have ETT Ltd serve as the exclusive National Service Operator (NSO) for IPSTAR broadband satellite services in Australia. This NSO contract sees ETT provide IPSTAR Australia with minimum revenue commitment of $A665 million over the contract period. The commitment comprises 131,500 IPSTAR User terminals and 3.5 Gbps of IPSTAR capacity. … [Read more...] about IPSTAR to be distributed in Australia by ETT Ltd from 2008
Malaysian authorities take down second pirate operation in four days
Hong Kong / Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian authorities including Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT) which represents the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Malaysia, took down a second pirate factory in Johor on Nov. 23. It is the 10th such operation to be stopped this year and occurred just 14km away from the Nov. 20 raid in another palm oil estate. Based on a tip-off, the raid on the unlicensed factory saw authorities seize two VCD replicating machines capable of producing … [Read more...] about Malaysian authorities take down second pirate operation in four days
NBC Universal names Karen Johnston as Programming Director, Global Networks Asia
Singapore – NBC Universal (NBCU) has appointed Karen Johnston to the newly created role of Programming Director, Global Networks Asia, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Johnston reports to Raymund Miranda, Managing Director, Global Networks Asia. Johnston will play a key role in NBCU’s strategy to launch new channels across Asia in the next 4-6 months. She manages programming requirements and functions of the channels, as well as supports the ongoing formation of strategic … [Read more...] about NBC Universal names Karen Johnston as Programming Director, Global Networks Asia