Hong Kong – Ron Plante has been appointed senior vice president, research at STAR. Plante will spearhead ad sales research, market research, program research and audience measurement research in support of sales, programming, marketing, and business development activities for the company. Based in Hong Kong, Plante reports to Todd Lituchy, president, entertainment of STAR. Before joining STAR, Plante served as vice president, research for Lifetime Networks, where he was responsible for … [Read more...] about STAR appoints Ron Plante SVP, Research
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Movies key to STAR’s HD strategy
Singapore – Hong Kong-based STAR Group will be launching two HD channels in 2009, leveraging the group's Chinese-language library and STAR Movies brand to do so. Speaking to a packed CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum, held June 16 at the Four Seasons in Singapore, STAR chief operating officer Laureen Ong made pointed remarks about the Group's increasing needs for satellite capacity. "As we use capacity we will have choices, and with the launch of our HD channels, we will need solutions," … [Read more...] about Movies key to STAR’s HD strategy
New platforms driving, lack of content slowing, HD in Asia Pac – Euroconsult
Paris/Kuala Lumpur – 75 percent of platforms surveyed have, or plan to launch an HD offering by end 2008, according to research firm Euroconsult. But lack of substantial HDTV content was viewed as the most significant roadblock for HDTV in the region. With only six months of the year to go, the 'by end-2008' timeline seems rather ambitious, but the message from operators surveyed was overwhelmingly optimistic regarding HD. Of the 25 platforms interviewed by Euroconsult, 9 already provide … [Read more...] about New platforms driving, lack of content slowing, HD in Asia Pac – Euroconsult
Essel Group India HITS AsiaSat 4, BIG Broadcasting for AsiaSat 3
Hong Kong - Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and the Essel Group, encompassing broadcasting (Zee TV), DTH (Dish TV) and cable networking (WWIL) operations announced the signing of an agreement for the use of multiple C-band transponders on AsiaSat 4 for a new digital Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) delivery platform to distribute pay TV signals to all cable operators, serving millions of cable homes throughout India. Through this platform on AsiaSat 4, cable operators can … [Read more...] about Essel Group India HITS AsiaSat 4, BIG Broadcasting for AsiaSat 3
National Geographic Channel Asia partners with MEASAT
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) and National Geographic Channel Asia have announced an agreement for the National Geographic Channel HD and 2 other standard-definition channels, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild to be distributed to payTV operators across Asia Pacific, the Middle-East and Africa via the MEASAT-3 satellite on the PCM (now GlobeCast Hong Kong) HD MCPC platforms. The 24-hour National Geographic Channel HD in Asia Pacific is currently … [Read more...] about National Geographic Channel Asia partners with MEASAT
MediaCorp’s HD5 coming to StarHub
Singapore – MediaCorp's High Definition (HD) general entertainment TV channel - HD5 - will be carried on StarHub's cable television platform from July 2008. HD5, a simulcast of MediaCorp TV's Channel 5, is the only free-to-air HD channel in Singapore. Since its launch in November last year, HD5 has telecast blockbuster movies like Fantastic Four, Van Helsing, Mr & Mrs Smith, the Indiana Jones trilogy, Alien vs Predator; international drama series (Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor … [Read more...] about MediaCorp’s HD5 coming to StarHub