Hong Kong – Cable TV added 59,000 subscribers, boosting the total to 845,000, in the first nine months of 2007, up 7% on the prior year, although broadband customers slipped by 3% to 316,000. Blaming an “unfavourable” operating environment due to intensified competition with nowTV, parent company i-Cable Communications Ltd. reported pay TV revenues fell by 16% to HK$1.2 billion (US$155.7 million), while operating profit slumped by 30% to HK$132 million (US$16.9 million). The … [Read more...] about Cable TV boosts subs as revenues and profits fall
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Mobile games market to reach US$10 billion by 2009
Hampshire, England – Booming popularity of casual gaming, combined with a steadily increasing variety of gaming-friendly handsets offering high quality 3D graphics aimed at core gamers, will help drive revenues from mobile games to nearly US$10 billion in 2009. So says Jupiter Research, which estimates more than 460 million mobile users will be downloading games by 2009, more than double the current number. Much of this growth will be generated by emerging markets such as the Indian … [Read more...] about Mobile games market to reach US$10 billion by 2009
Mobile video phone sales forecast to more than double by 2010
Campbell, California – Sales of mobile video phones hit close to US$58 billion worldwide in 2006 and are forecast to more than double to nearly $125 billion by 2010, according to Infonetics Research. The number of mobile video subscribers is forecast to jump from a few million in 2006 to 58.6 million in 2010, driven by increasingly powerful and efficient phones and analogue broadcast signal switch-offs. Asia Pacific accounted for 53% of mobile video subscribers worldwide in 2006, followed … [Read more...] about Mobile video phone sales forecast to more than double by 2010
Two deals point to growth in China’s digital cable
Beijing - Deals involving cable MSO Beijing Gehua and digital solutions supplier China Digital TV Holding underline the growing potential of the digital cable industry in China. The digital cable TV market will generate RMB5.8 billion (US$775 million) in subscription revenues by the end of this year, according to Media Partners Asia. By 2010, MPA expects almost half of China’s cable TV subscribers will have been converted to digital, equating to 84 million digital subs and RMB26.4 billion … [Read more...] about Two deals point to growth in China’s digital cable
Secret Sunshine takes top Asian film honours
Gold Coast, Queensland - Korean drama Secret Sunshine was named best feature film at the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards held Nov. 13, attended by more than 500 industry luminaries from the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The award was accepted by producer, director and co-screenwriter Lee Chang-dong, a former Korean Minister of Culture. Jeon Do-yeon received the best actress award for her performance in Secret Sunshine, which was selected for official competition at the 2007 Cannes Film … [Read more...] about Secret Sunshine takes top Asian film honours
SPAA hands out awards to Aussie producers
Gold Coast, Queensland - Michael Bourchier was named producer of the year at the Screen Producers Association of Australia annual conference on Nov. 15. Bourchier’s credits as executive producer or producer include the feature films Lucky Miles and Napoleon, and TV series The Upside Down Show, Out There, Head Start and Heartbreak High. Among other recipients were Nick Murray as drama producer of the year for the Blackjack telemovies; Trevor Blainey, feature film producer (for Noise); Laura … [Read more...] about SPAA hands out awards to Aussie producers