Singapore – Beach House Pictures (BHP) has scored 10 nominations for this year’s Asian Television Awards. This is the highest number of nominations from any single production house in the region. The results shows the award winning Singapore-based producer has nods for five programmes, spread across nine categories. A finalist in four categories, Hidden Cities Extreme 2, developed and produced for A+E Networks’ History Asia, has the most number of nominations: Best … [Read more...] about Beach House Pictures’ 10 nominations at Asian Television Awards
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19th Asian Television Awards Nominees unveiled
Singapore – The finalists for the 19th Asian Television Awards (ATA) were announced by organising publication Television Asia Plus. 239 nominees, across 38 categories, span 13 countries have made the cut to compete for glory at the 19th Annual Presentation of the region's most prestigious industry awards. The results were tabulated and audited by international auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Leading the pack, with multiple nominations across several categories, are Discovery Networks … [Read more...] about 19th Asian Television Awards Nominees unveiled
Yang Weidong joins ATA Advisory Board
Asian Television Awards (ATA), Asia’s most widely participated and star-studded television industry event, announced the appointment to its Advisory Board of Yang Weidong, Senior Vice President and President of Tudou.com at Youku Tudou Inc. Prior to Youku Tudou, Yang served as the Chief Executive Officer of Max Times, a youth entertainment content and marketing company. Previously, he held various positions at Nokia Greater China; from advertising to marketing activation. Over the years, … [Read more...] about Yang Weidong joins ATA Advisory Board
Inaugural Singapore Media Festival
Global industry leaders to shine light on Asia’s media market At the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) this 4 to 14 December, global industry players looking to deepen their media business in Asia can expect a more vibrant marketplace and a bigger celebration of the best content and media talent in Asia. SMF will bring together a seamless market for TV and film, screenings, conferences and awards with the following four established media events - Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), … [Read more...] about Inaugural Singapore Media Festival
Nine global media professionals join SMF board
Singapore – The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) unveiled on June 16 a nine-member advisory board for the inaugural Singapore Media Festival (SMF). The board, which is made up of global media professionals, particularly from the Asia-Pacific region, will provide guidance and advice to MDA and its partners and help chart the roadmap for SMF, which is set to be one of the region's premiere film and TV events. Robert Gilby, Managing Director of the Walt Disney Company … [Read more...] about Nine global media professionals join SMF board
TVA Exclusive: Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) celebrates with launch party and new board
The SGIFF is in Hong Kong as part of the Media Development Authority of Singapore’s announcement of the December film and TV event in Singapore, called the Singapore Media Festival. The announcement was made at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) on March 24, 2014. New appointments at the SGIFF have been reported; with Zhang Wenjie taking over the role of Festival Director from Yuni Hadi, who now helms the role of SGIFF’s Executive Director. Hadi speaks … [Read more...] about TVA Exclusive: Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) celebrates with launch party and new board