Singapore – The opening fight of Muay Thai boxing for the 15-episode series The Contender Asia was filmed Wednesday night at The Contender House in front of an invited audience. Those ringside signed non-disclosure agreements, with the same expected of ticket-holders for the twice-weekly fights on Wednesday and Saturday nights, for the next seven weeks. Series is scheduled to air on pan-regional channel AXN from December 2007. Riaz Mehta, CEO of Imagine Omnimedia and the show’s … [Read more...] about The Contender Asia set to be a knock-out

Singapore/Hong Kong– New reality TV show Ultimate Escape will make its debut on AXN. The show features four couples with the “most compelling couple-histories” being selected to go on a 3-day trip to face various challenges in destinations including Spain, Oman, Africa, Doha, Monaco, Sicily and Brazil. The couples will be provided with US$2000 for shopping, a limousine ride to the airport, luxury accommodation, and embark on dune-buggy driving, white water rafting, deep-sea … [Read more...] about New AXN-produced reality show Ultimate Escape to debut

Singapore/Hong Kong– New reality TV show Ultimate Escape will be making its debut on AXN as 4 couples with the “most compelling couple-histories” will be selected to go on a 3-day trip complete with challenges in destinations including Spain, Oman, Africa, Doha, Monaco, Sicily and Brazil. Couples will be provided with US$2000 for their shopping, a limousine ride to the airport, luxury accommodation, together with challenges including dune-buggy driving, white water rafting, … [Read more...] about New AXN-produced reality show Ultimate Escape to debut

Singapore – The Contender Asia, unveiled here July 11, is just the start of a focus on Asia for formats from Mark Burnett Productions. “I fully expect Contender Asia to be the first of many Asian projects that we undertake with confidence. We are very, very Asia focused,” Burnett said, speaking via video. The Apprentice is expected to be the next Mark Burnett format to come to Asia, according to Riaz Mehta, Executive Producer of The Contender Asia and Chief Executive Officer of … [Read more...] about Contender confirmed, Apprentice Asia next?

Singapore – The Contender Asia is just the start of a focus on Asia for formats from Mark Burnett Productions. “I fully expect Contender Asia to be the first of many Asian projects that we undertake with confidence. We are very, very Asia focused,” said Mark Burnett, speaking via video at today’s unveiling of the new show. Imagine OmniMedia will produce 15-episode reality series The Contender Asia in Singapore, thanks to backing from Media Development Authority and DBS … [Read more...] about Contender Asia ‘first of many’ for Mark Burnett