Singapore - Head spinning, death-defying, magical and breath-taking: aspiring stars emerged from all corners of Asia in May as AXN’s producers embarked on their search to discover the next generation of super stars for Asia’s Got Talent. The leading entertainment giant held open auditions in six major cities including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Taipei and Jakarta. Over 5000 performers attended the auditions for their chance to take the spotlight on the world’s biggest … [Read more...] about AXN discovers mesmerising talent
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SPT appoints business head in Taiwan
Singapore - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced the appointment of Tiff Wang as Director & Business Head, Taiwan.Based in Taipei and reporting to Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Ms. Wang will oversee the business and channel management for AXN and Animax channels in Taiwan. “Taiwan remains a strategically important market for our Asia business and as the pay-TV industry moves towards a fully digitized model, Tiff’s depth of digital … [Read more...] about SPT appoints business head in Taiwan
AXN announces Asia’s Got Talent open audition cities
Singapore – The regional search is on for Asia’s next superstar as AXN announced the audition cities for season two of the record-breaking series, Asia’s Got Talent. Kicking off on May 14, talented hopefuls can descend on any of these five locations: Singapore (May 14), Kuala Lumpur (May 20), Manila (May 21), Taipei (May 27) and Bangkok (May 28) for their chance at super stardom and USD100,000 in cash. “Asia’s Got Talent Season One was unprecedented in its scale and was billed as the world’s … [Read more...] about AXN announces Asia’s Got Talent open audition cities
SPT Asia partners Imagine Group
Singapore – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced its partnership with Imagine Group to deliver a pipeline of original series for AXN and Sony Channel. The first series to premiere as part of the agreement will be The Apartment: Rising Stars Edition, which is slated to run on Sony Channel, SPT Networks’ female-skewing, companion channel to AXN. Other series to follow include popular reality series The Challenger and Fit for Fashion. “SPT Networks, Asia has a proven … [Read more...] about SPT Asia partners Imagine Group
AXN Tops 2016 Ratings
Singapore – AXN dominated 2016 ratings among English general entertainment (GE) channels in South East Asia, maintaining its lead as the top channel in the genre collectively in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Securing a 26 per cent share during full day programming, and a 28 per cent share during prime time (6pm-1am) among 22 English GE channels across the three markets, AXN was buoyed by a strong mix of reality and drama series including the return of top rated The Amazing Race Asia … [Read more...] about AXN Tops 2016 Ratings
Asia’s Got Talent returns to AXN
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced a multi-year agreement with FremantleMedia International and Syco Entertainment for the rights to Asia’s Got Talent, the record-breaking series that premiered first on Sony’s AXN channel in 2015. The agreement forms part of SPT Networks’ long term strategy to further build on its pipeline of successful original productions. Billed as the biggest talent show in the world, Asia’s Got Talent is set to return to AXN this year, featuring the … [Read more...] about Asia’s Got Talent returns to AXN