Los Angeles, U.S - WOWOW Inc., a premium paid television company in Japan, will stream the four-hour live global concert, Sound of Change from London on the network’s digital Members on Demand channel alongside international broadcasters NBC in the US and BBC in the UK on June 1, 2013. Headliner Beyonce will be joined by Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Florence + the Machine, Ellie Goulding and others as part of Gucci’s Chime for Change effort to promote female empowerment … [Read more...] about Japan’s WOWOW secures broadcast rights for “Sound of Change Live”
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BBC Worldwide commissions bespoke Glastonbury broadcast for international channels
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has commissioned a bespoke Glastonbury programme that will stream directly from the festival to air LIVE on its international channel portfolio. Starting at 18:00 BST on June 30 (July 1, 1AM SG/HK) – the final day of the Glastonbury 2013 – the six-hour broadcast will run without break and feature highlights from Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances. The highlights and live coverage will be linked by BBC presenters on-site and a … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide commissions bespoke Glastonbury broadcast for international channels
James Stephenson appointed Head of News, BBC World News
London - The BBC has announced the appointment of James Stephenson as Head of News for BBC World News, the BBC’s commercially funded international news channel. Stephenson is currently Editor of the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten in the UK. He is also Deputy Head of the BBC Newsroom and will continue in that role. Stephenson will lead the next phase of the channel’s news development, driving the coverage of breaking and developing stories as well as big events and global themes. … [Read more...] about James Stephenson appointed Head of News, BBC World News
Flame Distribution closes Asia-Pacific sales
Walking Through History with Tony Robinson (4 x 60’) has been secured by SBS Australia and Choice TV in New Zealand. SBS have also licensed BBC series The Farm Fixer (8 x 30’) which features Nick Hewer from the UK’s The Apprentice. Additionally, Foxtel’s History Channel has licensed Thomas Telford bio The Man Who Built Britain (1 x 60’) while the Lifestyle Channel picked up Paul & Nick’s Big Food Trip (8 x30’). Documentary series New … [Read more...] about Flame Distribution closes Asia-Pacific sales
Vietnam’s pay-TV operator K+ pulls out 21 international channels
Hanoi, Vietnam – Vietnam’s pay-TV operator, K+, has announced that signal of 21 of its foreign channels will be temporarily switched off on K+ platform as of May 15th, 2013 until they are granted Editing Licenses by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication. This decision follows the Regulations on Management of pay-TV Operations issued by Decision No. 20/2011/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, in which an international TV channel is subject to certain legal requirements … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s pay-TV operator K+ pulls out 21 international channels
BBC’s Roger Mosey appointed Editorial Director
The BBC announced that Roger Mosey has been appointed Editorial Director, BBC. The role, which reports to the BBC Director-General as editor-in-chief, will oversee the BBC’s editorial standards and the planning of significant pan-BBC events. In this role, Mosey will also take the lead in handling major editorial issues as they arise, working alongside the divisional Directors in Television, Radio and News. The new role, created by BBC Director-General Tony Hall, will sit on the BBC’s … [Read more...] about BBC’s Roger Mosey appointed Editorial Director