Jakarta – Bloomberg Television has formed a partnership in Indonesia with the Idea Group, a Jakarta-based media and strategic communication holding company that will see the launch of Bloomberg Television Indonesia in early 2013. Presented in Bahasa Indonesia, Bloomberg Television Indonesia will bring Bloomberg's news alongside locally-produced content to Indonesia. Bloomberg TV Indonesia will partner with existing broadcast entities and air on free-to-air, payTV, internet and mobile … [Read more...] about Bloomberg TV forms partnership in Indonesia
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Bloomberg TV launches in Mongolia
Ulan Bator – Bloomberg Television, in partnership with The Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia (TDB), has officially launched Bloomberg TV Mongolia, marking the introduction of the first international broadcast news organisation in the country, which is one of the fastest-growing stock markets and investing environments in Asia today. Over the last year, Bloomberg has trained over 30 local journalists who are now working at BTV Mongolia, and built a state-of-the-art high definition … [Read more...] about Bloomberg TV launches in Mongolia
Multi Channels Asia inks major channel deal with Asian Broadcasting Network
Multi Channels Asia (MCA), one of Asia-Pacific’s leading distributors of independent pay TV channels, recently concluded a major channel carriage agreement with new Malaysian cable television operator Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN). The eight-channel carriage agreement includes established names such as Bloomberg Television, KidsCo, NDTV 24/7, NDTV Good Times, NDTV India and Outdoor Channel. In addition, MCA has achieved launches for Havoc 247 and Motorvision—both being new … [Read more...] about Multi Channels Asia inks major channel deal with Asian Broadcasting Network
BBC World News Asia leads region’s news channels
BBC World News continues to lead as the top news channel consumed by Asia’s top earners, delivering 8 percent more affluent viewers than CNN, according to the latest Ipsos PAX. Its digital platform BBC.com ranks as the top media site among key demographics not only among Asia’s top earners, but also among high net worth individuals (HNWIs), frequent travellers and opinion leaders. The latest PAX results also show that more HNWIs in Asia watch BBC World News as compared to the two … [Read more...] about BBC World News Asia leads region’s news channels
Mongolia gets a voice
Al Jazeera English has launched on DDish TV in Mongolia, the only satellite TV operator in the country. It is the second international news network, after Bloomberg TV, to launch in the country in November alone. DDish TV CEO Dendev Ganbold said that Al Jazeera is well respected in the country because the news outlet represents free, independent media that the younger generation of Mongolians value. Al Jazeera has opened a number of news bureaus in Asia, including Beijing, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, … [Read more...] about Mongolia gets a voice
Bloomberg enters Mongolia
Hong Kong – Bloomberg Media Group, in partnership with The Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia (TDB), announced the formation of Bloomberg TV Mongolia. The channel, scheduled to launch in March 2012, targets one of the best-performing stock markets and fastest-developing countries in Asia. Bloomberg TV Mongolia will offer a mix of locally produced, local language content as well as English language news from Bloomberg Television. The network will be headquartered in Ulan Bator. "Bloomberg … [Read more...] about Bloomberg enters Mongolia