Screening on Tuesdays at 2200 hrs (SIN/HK), Discovery Channel's six-part documentary series, Everest: Beyond the Limit, premiered on May 22, 2007. Made with advanced high-altitude video technology including cameras on Sherpas' helmets, the series documents an 11-member expedition led by veteran climber Russell Brice to the summit of Mount Everest in April and May 2006. A 17-strong production team followed the group of climbers who included New Zealander Mark Inglis, the first double amputee to … [Read more...] about Discovery Channel takes viewers to the highest point on Earth
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WorldTV brings seven South Asian channels to Europe
London- WorldTV is delivering a bouquet of seven South Asian pay TV channels, Sony Entertainment Television Asia, Star Plus, Star One, Sahara One, Max, Star Gold and FILMY, to Europe, excluding the UK and Ireland, for EUR299 (US$400) per annum. WorldTV, an aggregator and distributor of international television and radio programming in the US, is a subsidiary of content management and delivery company, GlobeCast. It delivers more than 210 TV and radio channels in 35 languages representing 42 … [Read more...] about WorldTV brings seven South Asian channels to Europe
BBC’s global news audiences reach record 233 million
London- The global weekly audience for the combined international news services of BBC World Service radio, BBC World television and bbcnews.com hit a record 233 million during 2006/7, up 23 million on the prior year, according to independent surveys, which also found many users use more than one service. BBC World Service's weekly radio audience estimate is a record 183 million, up 20 million from last year. BBC World, the commercially-funded international English language news and information … [Read more...] about BBC’s global news audiences reach record 233 million
Broadcast Australia hosts new DVB-H trial
Sydney- Broadcast transmission services provider Broadcast Australia is hosting a new trial of digital video broadcasting to handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV services at its Gore Hill site in Sydney. The three-month trial which began May 7 is a collaboration between Broadcast Australia, digital video solutions group Thomson Grass Valley and digital content protection specialist Irdeto, the trial license-holder. Broadcast Australia provides the RF transmission infrastructure for the trial broadcast on … [Read more...] about Broadcast Australia hosts new DVB-H trial
Nine Network Australia takes Canal Road
Sydney- Production is underway on Canal Road, a 13-part drama set in a medical and legal advisory centre where the lives of inner-city professionals and their patients entwine. Produced in house by the Nine Network, the series turns on the deaths of the wife and son of Spencer McKay, the centre's psychiatrist. Confronted by the killer of his loved ones, he sets out to exact revenge, which involves friends and workmates. Paul Leyden (Dragnet, LAX, Law & Order: SVU) has returned from the U.S. to … [Read more...] about Nine Network Australia takes Canal Road
Microfunding Scheme to stimulate R&D in Interactive and Digital Media in
Singapore- The Interactive and Digital Media (IDM) Research and Development (R&D) Programme Office under the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is seeking to encourage R&D in the IDM sector with a new grant. Young start-ups or individuals with R&D ideas can receive up to S$50,000 (US$32,800) through the Microfunding Scheme to seed their ideas for the chance to be entrepreneurs. Funding of S$40 million (US$26.2 million) is available, part of the $327.5 million budget allocated by the … [Read more...] about Microfunding Scheme to stimulate R&D in Interactive and Digital Media in
