Singapore – CNBC and the Investment Coordinating Board (ICB) in Indonesia, announced a sponsorship of a special week of Squawk Box on the Road: Indonesia. This campaign will feature CNBC’s signature show, Squawk Box, broadcasting live from Jakarta and Bali for the week of July 14, 2008. The program sponsorship will be complemented with a 2 month on-air advertising campaign. In addition to the live broadcasting elements, a 30-minute special will also be made and broadcast following … [Read more...] about CNBC and Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board ink deal
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Endemol wipes out in Australia
Endemol International has secured two deals for Wipeout in Australia - both as a format and a ready made series. A leading network has commissioned an Australian version of the show and a first series of eight one-hour episodes is now due to launch later this year. The same network has also acquired the first season of Wipeout in the USA, which is set to premier on ABC this month. Details of scheduling and which broadcaster has commissioned the series remain confidential pending an announcement … [Read more...] about Endemol wipes out in Australia
Discovery Networks Asia partners with Tourism NSW
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia and Tourism New South Wales (Tourism NSW), the Australian state government’s tourism expert has announced the start of a partnership that will start this month and extend till the end of 2008 to promote the region to Discovery Channel and Discovery Travel & Living viewers across Asia-Pacific. Matt Brown, NSW Minister for Tourism, said “This promotion will reach priority markets for Tourism NSW in countries including Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and … [Read more...] about Discovery Networks Asia partners with Tourism NSW
SingTel and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Singapore
Singapore and San Francisco — Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and Apple announced that they will be bringing the iPhone 3G to Singapore later this year. The iPhone 3G combines all the features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with … [Read more...] about SingTel and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Singapore
Largest-ever Singapore Pavilion at BroadcastAsia2008
Singapore - The Singapore Pavilion will be the anchor group pavilion at BroadcastAsia2008. Led by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), the 1,200 sq metre pavilion will accommodate 50 Singapore companies at the forefront of the new digital broadcasting wave, showing the best of the Singapore media industry’s potential. The companies will exhibit pioneering technologies, applications and services in digital broadcasting and media, as well as cutting edge experimental … [Read more...] about Largest-ever Singapore Pavilion at BroadcastAsia2008
BBC Worldwide partners with Canada’s Temple Street Productions
Banff, Canada – BBC Worldwide and Toronto-based Temple Street Productions have reached an agreement for BBC Worldwide to acquire a minority stake in Temple Street and for the two companies to enter into an overall partnership on development, production and distribution. The new relationship provides BBC Worldwide with a Canadian production partner for its world-renowned formats while giving it access to Temple Street’s scripted and unscripted programming and formats. The deal boost … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide partners with Canada’s Temple Street Productions