Hong Kong / Taipei – STAR has promoted Jason Siu to General Manager of STAR Taiwan, effective May 1. Siu replaces Wayne Chou who is resigning, and both will work for a smooth transition in the following weeks. Reporting to Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer of STAR, Siu will lead STAR’s broadcasting operations in Taiwan.Siu was General Manager, Chinese Programming, responsible for developing STAR Taiwan’s programming since March 2006. He joined STAR in 2000, and was appointed … [Read more...] about Jason Siu promoted to General Manager of STAR Taiwan
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Zone Reality Channel Asia creating two extraordinary series
Delhi/London- Zonemedia's Zone Reality Channel in Asia is creating two locally produced shows, A Life Extraordinary and Fool Proof, as it prepares to give the channel a makeover. Filmed in India, A Life Extraordinary will delve into paranormal happenings and inexplicable events, using interviews with the subjects or their relatives, with reconstructions and graphics to recount their stories.Fool Proof will look at different belief systems, pitting a cynic against a believer, with input from … [Read more...] about Zone Reality Channel Asia creating two extraordinary series
Technical solution to facilitate Anytime TV’s regional expansion
Singapore – VOD provider Anytime will launch Anytime Absolute, an end-to-end broadband TV technical solution providing distribution, content management, commerce, and customer support abilities for use with Anytime’s VOD service across Asia Pacific. Anytime Absolute is the result of Anytime’s collaboration with four technology, network infrastructure and e-commerce providers. Akamai offers an interactive storefront with media and software downloads. Entriq manages the pay media … [Read more...] about Technical solution to facilitate Anytime TV’s regional expansion
Jason Siu promoted as General Manager of STAR Taiwan
Hong Kong / Taipei – STAR has promoted Jason Siu as General Manager of STAR Taiwan, effective May 1, 2007. Siu replaces Wayne Chou who is resigning, and both will work for a smooth transition in the following weeks. Reporting to Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer of STAR, Siu will lead STAR’s broadcasting operations in Taiwan. Siu was General Manager, Chinese Programming, responsible for developing STAR Taiwan’s programming since March 2006. He joined STAR in … [Read more...] about Jason Siu promoted as General Manager of STAR Taiwan
Over-regulation deters investment in Indian digital broadband
Hong Kong- Key investor groups are wary about funding long-term broadband digital network upgrades in India while regulators impose strict controls on the pricing of new capital intensive services, according to a report by Media Asia Partners. … [Read more...] about Over-regulation deters investment in Indian digital broadband
Digital media powerbrokers converge on Mumbai
Singapore- X|Media|Lab, an international think tank and creative workshop, today announced it will stage a three-day workshop in Mumbai as part of the Ficci-Frames convention.Entitled X|Media|Lab Mumbai Digital Entertainment and running from March 26– 28, it will see a group of international mentors joining local media companies and project teams to provide support and advice to help digital projects get to market. … [Read more...] about Digital media powerbrokers converge on Mumbai