Nonthaburi, Thailand– Shin Satellite plc has agreed to sell part of its Cambodia and Laos interests to Asia Mobile Holdings Pte Ltd (AMH). Shin Satellite will sell 49% in Shenington Investments Pte Ltd, for consideration value of US$200 million. Shenington is an investment holding company with a 100% stake in Cambodia Shinawatra Company Limited and 49% in Lao Telecommunications Company Limited. AMH, a joint venture between Qatar Telecom and ST Telemedia, currently holds interests in … [Read more...] about Asia Media Holdings buys into Cambodia and Laos
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Five Shanghai nominations for BBC Worldwide
Shanghai- Planet Earth, Born Equal, After Thomas, and Recovery have been nominated for the Shanghai Television Festival's Magnolia Awards. This year's fest runs June 11-15. From Pole to Pole, episode one of the Planet Earth series, has been nominated for Best Nature Documentary. Born Equal has received two nominations - Best TV Film and Best Screenplay (TV Film). Meanwhile in the Best Director category, Simon Shore has been nominated for his direction on the true story After Thomas, and David … [Read more...] about Five Shanghai nominations for BBC Worldwide
NHK World in U.S. carriage deal
Tokyo- MHz Networks will present 24-hour English-language international channel NHK World TV to viewers in Washington D.C. starting July 2007. MHz Networks will broadcast NHK World TV on its sixth international channel MHz 6, following France 24, Russian World TV, Russia Today and NTA (Nigerian Television Authority). Headquartered in Virginia, MHz Networks' broadcast reaches Washington D.C. and surrounding suburbs. NHK World TV will also be available via cable services in the areas that carry … [Read more...] about NHK World in U.S. carriage deal
FremantleMedia comes bearing The Gift
Sydney-FremantleMedia will begin selling internationally format rights to The Gift, a factual series which looks at the life-and-death business of organ donation and transplants. The Nine Network commissioned FremantleMedia Australia to produce eight episodes of The Gift, hosted by 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown. The format was created by FMA Chief Executive Mark Fennessy and his in-house creative team. "Our colleagues are very enthused by this and will be taking it out internationally," he … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia comes bearing The Gift
Korean animation on the upswing
Seoul- Korea's animation industry is currently the third largest behind the U.S. and Japan with most of the revenue generated from OEM (original equipment manufacturer), as opposed to original content, according to the Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA). While Korea has been an outsourcing destination for American, European and Japanese animation companies, KOCCA believes that is changing as original Korean works are on the rise. Korea's break-out animation action series Eon Kid (formerly … [Read more...] about Korean animation on the upswing
Standard put forward for mobile TV handsets in China
Beijing- The China Association for Standardization (CAS) has approved the China Digital Multimedia Broadcast mobile TV handset standard as the association standard, CSA158-2007. The new standard is based on DAB, a recommended standard of the radio, film, television, and AVS, a national standard released by the Standardization Administration of China. The CAS will submit the standard, which was mainly drafted by Telestone Technologies Corp. and several other companies, to the Standardization … [Read more...] about Standard put forward for mobile TV handsets in China