Singapore – AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd (AAAN) has appointed Jenny Tan to head up its advertising sales for Southeast Asia. The network officially launched eleven months ago with The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network brands. And 27 May 2008 saw The Biography Channel launch in Singapore and The Philippines. Asked whether it was quite early in AAAN’s maturity to be pursuing advertising revenues, general manager Louis Boswell said that Tan’s duties would include … [Read more...] about Jenny Tan to head up AAAN’s ad sales
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Bell Rings again for Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand
Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand will offer a second run of As the Bell Rings, the locally-made series of sitcom shorts based on Disney Channel Italy's short form series Quelli dell'Intervallo, to premiere on Disney Channel Australia in early 2009. 26 six-minute episodes of As the Bell Rings Series 2 are being shot in Melbourne from June 2008 and production is scheduled to conclude mid-July 2008 at the ABC Studios, Elsternwick in Victoria. As The Bell Rings is being directed by David … [Read more...] about Bell Rings again for Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand
SBS unveils Top Gear Australia hosts
Australian multicultural and multilingual pubcaster Special Broadcasting Service has unveiled its presenters for Top Gear Australia, localized version of BBC’s motoring entertainment show. Top Gear Australia is the first of a global roll out of the BBC Worldwide franchise. Charlie Cox, Warren Brown, Steve Pizzati were selected out of 4,000 auditions to host Top Gear Australia, to be produced by BBC Worldwide’s JV partner Freehand productions to premier in 2008. Cox is a presenter and … [Read more...] about SBS unveils Top Gear Australia hosts
GlobeCast manages contribution and delivery of major sports events
Singapore – GlobeCast is managing contribution and delivery of sports events including the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament that concluded June 1, 2008, the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, and Singapore’s inaugural SingTel Singapore F1 Grand Prix night race on September 28, 2008. For IPL, GlobeCast was the content delivery partner delivering matches via its satellite and fibre network across Asia, Europe, Australia, South Africa and the US. The deal included … [Read more...] about GlobeCast manages contribution and delivery of major sports events
Viacom president & CEO Philippe Dauman to keynote MIPCOM
Paris – Philippe Dauman, president and chief executive officer of Viacom Inc., will keynote the upcoming audiovisual content market MIPCOM to be held October 13-17, 2008 in Cannes. He will focus on the creative resurgence at Viacom's cable and motion picture studio properties, in linear programming as well as digital expansion and integration. Discussions will be on MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and other Viacom properties that have enhanced viewer engagement, ratings and advertiser support from … [Read more...] about Viacom president & CEO Philippe Dauman to keynote MIPCOM
MPA to Takedown pirates across Asia Pacific
Hong Kong – The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has launched Operation Takedown, an enforcement and outreach initiative to run till July 31, 2008, across 13 territories in Asia Pacific including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Coinciding with the summer release schedule of MPA member companies, the biannual anti-piracy initiative will focus on eliminating piracy with crackdowns on … [Read more...] about MPA to Takedown pirates across Asia Pacific