FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sealed more than ten deals worldwide for Australian drama Satisfaction to Korea, New Zealand, Israel, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, and France’s M6 Group. Created by Roger Simpson’s Lonehand Productions, Satisfaction first premiered in Australia on the Showcase pay TV channel late 2007. The ensemble drama, set in a high-class brothel, follows five escorts and their manager’s attempts to juggle their private lives with their secret profession. … [Read more...] about FME derives Satisfaction worldwide
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NGCI and FINAS extend partnership in Malaysia to the World 2
Singapore – National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) will extend their partnership in ‘Malaysia to the World 2’, a returning initiative to commission one-hour original HD documentaries to showcase the country and to encourage local filmmaking talents. ‘Malaysia to the World 2’ will see two new documentaries produced under an additional grant of US$400,000, and follows Becoming A King and … [Read more...] about NGCI and FINAS extend partnership in Malaysia to the World 2
MTV Asia to debut Featured Artist segment
Singapore/Hong Kong – MTV Asia is introducing from April 1, 2008, Featured Artist, a new programming feature to spotlight more ‘personal dimensions’ of the lives of music personalities as part of its new music strategy. Reflecting music trends with an artist-centric focus, Featured Artist replaces the current Artist of the Month and Buzzworthy segments on MTV Asia, and is modeled after the 52/52 music strategy from MTV US. Featured Artist presents two artistes per month in … [Read more...] about MTV Asia to debut Featured Artist segment
StarHub announces UEFA EURO 2008 telecast details
Singapore – StarHub, Singapore’s official broadcaster of the UEFA EURO 2008 European football championships will offer all matches live across cable TV, mobile and online platforms, with viewers able to purchase from April 2, 2008, the StarHub UEFA EURO 2008 Season Pass for the telecast package. The football tournament will be held from June 8-30, 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. UEFA EURO 2008 StarHub Premium (Channel 30) will telecast the main feed for the event with all matches … [Read more...] about StarHub announces UEFA EURO 2008 telecast details
ABC’s Enough Rope with Andrew Denton takes top ratings
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) talk show Enough Rope with Andrew Denton saw the March 31, 2008 interview with retired Australian Football League player Wayne Carey hit top ratings. According to ratings data from OzTam, the episode notched a five-city average audience of 1,498,000 and a five-city people share of 36.4%. The show won its timeslot in all cities, and was highest rated in Melbourne where the audience reached 623,000 and people share was 42.8%. The episode was also … [Read more...] about ABC’s Enough Rope with Andrew Denton takes top ratings
Kudos for MediaCorp websites
Singapore – MediaCorp’s websites have been awarded the most popular websites in their respective categories based on the number of visits at the annual local Hitwise Online Performance Awards. Regional news channel Channel NewsAsia’s website (www.channelnewsasia.com) won for Entertainment-Television, children’s programming belt Kids Central of MediaCorp TV12 Central channel saw its site (www.kidscentral.sg) took the top prize for the Lifestyle-Children Sites category, and … [Read more...] about Kudos for MediaCorp websites
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