Hong Kong - TVB Pearl, TVB.COM and The Walt Disney Company's Disney-ABC International Television announced a landmark agreement to make a selection of ad-supported US network series available on TVB's'CatchUp TV' service for viewers to enjoy on-demand, free of charge. This deal is the first of its kind for both companies in Hong Kong and Asia. Through'CatchUp TV', a number of popular US series will be available for viewers to enjoy for free, just 12 hours after the TV broadcast. The first show … [Read more...] about TVB and Disney offer US network series online for free
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STAR announces slew of appointments
Hong Kong, Mumbai - STAR announced the appointments of Jonathan Ellis as its senior vice president, advertising sales and J C Giri as executive vice president and GM - regional channels. Hong Kong-based Ellis will oversee STAR's advertising sales activities across the company's regional markets including Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Said Laureen Ong, COO, STAR. "With Jonathan's experience and track record coming on board, we have an … [Read more...] about STAR announces slew of appointments
Sports, GE added to StarHub’s HDTV offering
Singapore - By the end of 2008, StarHub will carry five HD channels on pay TV platform StarHub Digital Cable. From July 28, StarHub Digital Cable customers will have access to MediaCorp's HD5 at no extra cost to all customers with an HD-ready TV set and StarHub's HD set-top box. From August 14, StarHub Digital Cable's sports group customers with a HD set-top box will be able to enjoy Sports HD at no additional subscription cost. Sports HD will air 92 Barclays Premier League matches for the new … [Read more...] about Sports, GE added to StarHub’s HDTV offering
Singapore offers myriad Olympic options
Singapore - MediaCorp will broadcast the Beijing Olympics in high-definition on a full HD Olympics channel (HD5) that will broadcast up to 19 hours of action daily. During the games, Channel 5 will also carry an average of 18 hours of Olympics broadcast daily. DVB-T (out-of-home channel) TV Mobile will carry 13.5 hours of Olympics action daily, while Chinese-language Channel U will carry between 4 to 15.5 hours of Olympics coverage daily. Says MediaCorp CEO Lucas Chow,"We have really upped the … [Read more...] about Singapore offers myriad Olympic options
TVRI steps up for Olympics in Indonesia
Indonesia's public television broadcaster, TVRI has signed a contract for the free-to-air coverage of the Beijing Summer Olympics. The contract was concluded at a signing ceremony in Jakarta between the President Director of TVRI, Dr I.G.N Arsana, and the Secretary-General of the ABU, David Astley. The deal was the last to be finalized between the ABU and the 27 members of the ABU pool. Some of the region's major markets negotiate their contracts directly with the International Olympic … [Read more...] about TVRI steps up for Olympics in Indonesia
MTV Networks International signs volume deal with Taiwan’s YOYO TV
Singapore - MTV Networks International and YOYO TV today announced a partnership that includes acquisition of over 118 hours of animation from Nickelodeon. The volume deal marks the success of the long standing relationship between MTV Networks International and YOYO TV established in 2005, when they then launched a Nick branded block and with the latest deal giving YOYO exclusive access to Nickelodeon titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar, Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go. YOYO TV will … [Read more...] about MTV Networks International signs volume deal with Taiwan’s YOYO TV