Beijing - Beijing International Media Services Company (BMC), a JV of China’s Beijing Television and Seven Network Asia Ltd providing broadcast services, facilities and equipment, will establish its new live broadcasting site at the Crouching Dragon Market Place, 500m east of the Beijing Olympics’ main sites, the Bird’s Nest Beijing National Stadium and the Water Cube National Aquatic Center. BMC will set up multiple equipped, non-equipped and ad-hoc studios on the rooftop of … [Read more...] about BMC to provide panoramic broadcast sites for Beijing Olympics
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Yahoo!7 searches for Australia’s best wannabe sports commentator
Sydney - Yahoo!7’s Olympics site has launched The Fanatic (www.yahoo7.com.au/fanatic), a quest to find an ‘armchair’ sports commentator who will get the chance to work at the Beijing Olympics. Wannabe sports callers are invited to submit unlimited entries highlighting their commentating ability in a variety of situations from everyday events like Dad burning the BBQ to kids playing sport on the weekend or a hula-hoop championship in the backyard Submissions will be judged by a … [Read more...] about Yahoo!7 searches for Australia’s best wannabe sports commentator
NDS opens new office in Seoul; Astro signs up for VideoGuard CAS
Seoul – NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has opened a new office in Seoul to house its expanded Korean sales, support and R&D operation which has grown to 120 employees in the last six years. Sue Taylor, VP and General Manager of NDS Asia Pacific, said, “NDS Korea is pivotal in our ability to roll out state-of-the-art technologies, such as advanced conditional access and middleware solutions, set-top box (STB) integration and mobile solutions, to some of the … [Read more...] about NDS opens new office in Seoul; Astro signs up for VideoGuard CAS
CNN Worldwide to expand international newsgathering
CNN Worldwide is expanding its international newsgathering operations, hiring more correspondents worldwide, opening a regional newsgathering hub in UAE, and investing in a London-based digital production unit, CNN’s International Newsource, and in-house wire operations. New operations are also planned for the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Belgium, Kenya, Nigeria and Poland. In Asia, CNN’s regional newsgathering hub in Hong Kong is adding staff as well as … [Read more...] about CNN Worldwide to expand international newsgathering
Rive Gauche Television closes Asian sales ahead of ATF
Los Angeles – Rive Gauche Television has closed sales in Asia for various reality and documentary programs ahead of the Asia Television Forum (ATF), running Nov. 28 – 30 at Shangri La Hotel in Singapore. Rive Gauche Television sold pan-satellite rights to season one of Video Zonkers and season two of Whacked Out Sports to AXN Asia, and free TV rights for season two of Whacked Out Sports to Indonesia’s Lativi. Phoenix Satellite TV took The Great Warming for cable and satellite … [Read more...] about Rive Gauche Television closes Asian sales ahead of ATF
Imira Entertainment clinches pre-sales for ATF offerings
Imira Entertainment, (formerly Icon Animation) a Spanish production and distribution company specializing in youth programming, sealed a number of pre-sales deals for its ATF offerings. From Imira’s third party slate, Rat Man (52x13’) was sold to HBO Family Channel Asia as part of a pan-Asia agreement; while TV, home video and VOD rights to Olympics-themed Go!Go!Pig (52x2’) for Taiwan were picked up by Taiwan’s Power International Group. Imira Entertainment-produced … [Read more...] about Imira Entertainment clinches pre-sales for ATF offerings