Taipei – Taiwan’s National Communications Commission announced Oct. 31 a decision has not been reached on when and how operating licenses are to be issued to mobile TV operators. While local media has speculated that licenses will be issued by June 2008, a spokesperson from the Commission indicated it’s “still too early to say”. The announcement was made during the Commission’s review of applications from mobile service providers to extend mobile TV trial … [Read more...] about Taiwanese regulators stall on mobile TV licensing

Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), consumer products division of Cartoon Network, has appointed BrandElite Licensing Ltd as its exclusive licensing partner in Greater China to make further inroads into the $US800 billion retail industry. BrandElite Licensing Ltd will be CNE’s licensing representative for Cartoon Network’s brands including Ben 10, The Powerpuff Girls and The Powerpuff Girls Z. The company will develop promotional licensing and consumer products as well as explore … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network Enterprises appoints BrandElite Licensing as exclusive licensing partner in Greater China

Power, Europe-based independent producer and distributor of features and mini-series, will bring a slate of new co-productions and catalogue titles to the Asia Television Forum 2007. These include action thriller XIII: The Conspiracy, which stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff; a big budget remake of fairy tale Pinocchio starring Bob Hoskins; Flood, Power’s biggest original drama production to date; The Summit, a two part mini-series for CBC; as well as newly commissioned 13-hour remake of … [Read more...] about Power unveils offerings for Asia Television Forum 2007