Paris – Novovision has entered the world of animation with its brand new show, Pop Toon, aimed at those aged 6-13. It will present the series at next month’s Asia Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore. The series will comprise 300 shows, of which 25 half-hour shows are ready for delivery. It is made up of short, non-verbal cartoons, which Novovision’s recently-created acquisitions department has picked up from around the world, mainly from the golden age of animation. Pop Toon … [Read more...] about Novovision moves into cartoon genre with Pop Toon
ATF
ATF co-locates with ScreenSingapore
Hong Kong – Reed Exhibitions (Reed) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) jointly announced the co-location of ScreenSingapore at the upcoming edition of Asia Television Forum (ATF) from 5 to 7 December at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Yeo Chun Cheng, Director (Broadcast, Animation, Film and Music), MDA, said, “The year-on-year growth of ATF is a strong indication of Asia’s rising role in the global content market and we believe that the co-location of … [Read more...] about ATF co-locates with ScreenSingapore
Going for another spin
Singapore – Korean network XTM has recommissioned Top Gear Korea for two more series, both set to air next year. BBC Worldwide introduced Top Gear Korea to buyers at the Asia Television Forum (ATF) this year as one of its key focuses, alongside other programming highlights such as natural history title Frozen Planet. The format debuted on XTM in August and outperformed the network’s prime time average across all major demographics. To date, the original show has been licensed to 198 … [Read more...] about Going for another spin
Spicy Malaysia
Singapore – FriedChillies Media, a food media company based in Malaysia, has launched its own food network. Named FriedChillies Food Network (FFN), it offers original content programming via VoD and will be available on a Malaysian IPTV provider from the first quarter of 2012. Content offerings include thematic cooking shows such as Simply Caroline and Street Food at Home; and travel food shows such as Street Chows. Honey Ahmad, co-founder and content head of FriedChillies Media, said that … [Read more...] about Spicy Malaysia
Readying tomorrow
Events like the annual Asian Television Forum – now in its 12th year – are an attempt to peer into the future via crystal ball. At this year’s event, more than 3,500 participants from across the television spectrum are expected to converge at Marina Bay Sands’ convention centre, essentially to ask, and possibly answer, the question: “Where do we go from here?” “The theme of this year’s ATF is ‘Evolve, Explore, Experience,” says Yeow Hui … [Read more...] about Readying tomorrow
Head start
ABC Commercial The Adventures of Figaro Pho (13 x 24 minutes + 39 x 7 minutes, HD) Figaro Pho is a warm-hearted, adorable, quirky and mischievous character who just happens to be affl icted with a multitude of weird and wonderful phobias. These phobias range from the stock standard fear of spiders (arachnophobia) to the not-so-common fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth (arachibutyrophobia). From the fear of bathing (ablutophobia) to the fear of the great mole rat … [Read more...] about Head start