Sydney- BBC Worldwide’s Sydney office has licensed a package of factual programs to Australia's Seven Network, led by Fight for Life (6 x 50’), a BBC / Discovery Channel / DCTP production celebrating the body’s capacity to counter serious illness. Focusing on patients in the Emergency room, nanotechnology, electron microscopes and CGI enable viewers to see the internal landscape of the body under threat, from the trauma of birth to the recklessness of young adulthood and the … [Read more...] about Seven Network grabs BBC documentaries
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Foxtel sees surge in subscribers, profit and ratings
Sydney- Dominant pay TV platform Foxtel posted a pre-tax profit of $A76 million in the year ending June 30, up from last year’s maiden $A4 million profit, as revenues climbed to $A1.42 billion. Total subscriber base, including wholesale customers, reached 1.44 million, up 12.4%, and more than 16% have taken the Foxtel iQ PVR. Around 45% of subscribers sign up for the platinum package, and less than 5% opt for the lowest-priced package. In the year to June 30, subscription television … [Read more...] about Foxtel sees surge in subscribers, profit and ratings
SPTI picks up European format rights to hit Korean drama Hyena
Hong Kong / Seoul- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired format rights in Europe to CJ Media Inc's hit Korean TV drama Hyena. The deal further strengthens the relationship between SPTI and CJ Media, which pacted last year to distribute Hyena and other CJ Media-produced series in Asia, excluding Japan, China and Korea. “Hyena has proven to be a groundbreaking series in Korea incorporating the dramatic elements and fine writing of Korean dramas with a Western episodic … [Read more...] about SPTI picks up European format rights to hit Korean drama Hyena
MTV Networks in Asia Pacific and MTV Europe Foundation launch anti-human trafficking campaign
London / Bangkok / Hong Kong- MTV Networks in Asia Pacific and registered UK charity MTV Europe Foundation in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have launched MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) across Asia Pacific. The campaign is the first youth-focused pan-regional initiative to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking, an expansion of the MTV EXIT European campaign which has been ongoing since 2004. Funded by USAID to inform youths … [Read more...] about MTV Networks in Asia Pacific and MTV Europe Foundation launch anti-human trafficking campaign
FremantleMedia Enterprises launch direct-to-consumer web portal to offer comedy programming
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has launched TVComedyClassics.com, a direct-to-consumer web portal as the digital home for FME's portfolio of comedy programming. The website hosts comedy selections from FME's archives including titles featuring Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd, Eric Sykes, Sid James, Penelope Keith and Jim Davidson. With new content to be added regularly, titles available from launch for download to own or rent include Tommy Cooper Half Hour, The Howerd Confessions, George and … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises launch direct-to-consumer web portal to offer comedy programming
Al Jazeera chief ‘confident’ on Singapore licence
Singapore – Al Jazeera Managing Director Nigel Parsons has said he is confident the Qatar-based news network will be successful in its bid to launch in Singapore. Al Jazeera has applied to Singapore’s broadcast industry regulator, the Media Development of Singapore (MDA) for a licence to broadcast on SingTel’s newly-launched IPTV pay-TV service. The MDA has been quoted as saying that the network’s application was being assessed “based on criteria such as public … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera chief ‘confident’ on Singapore licence