Shialey Tan Assistant Vice President, International Business, Caldecott Productions International MediaCorp’s biggest sales successes in 2008 will be Supermen of Malegaon, which is one of the three winners of The Asian Pitch organized by NHK, KBS and MediaCorp. As for Caldecott Productions International, it will be The Mud, about one of the worst and biggest environmental accident of all. The five winning stories for The Asian Pitch 2008 will be making their debut in MIPTV. They are: For … [Read more...] about Market research
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Japan’s Channel Ginga secures 400 hours of ITV Global’s primetime drama
ITV Global Entertainment Ltd announced a premium content drama deal with Japan's satellite and cable entertainment broadcaster, Channel Ginga. The deal features over 400 hours of ITV Studio and independently produced primetime drama and is set to premiere on Channel Ginga from Spring 2009. The line-up stars critically celebrated and long running criminal investigation series Cracker, A Touch of Frost and Prime Suspect, starring the Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren. Along with … [Read more...] about Japan’s Channel Ginga secures 400 hours of ITV Global’s primetime drama
IPL cricket – venue, broadcaster still unclear
Mumbai – With less than three weeks until the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, uncertainty still surrounds the broadcast rights – and now the venue. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced over the weekend that the tournament, scheduled for 10 April – 24 May 2009, would not be played in India amidst security concerns. It was felt that the IPL coinciding with India’s federal elections would see security forces too thinly … [Read more...] about IPL cricket – venue, broadcaster still unclear
‘Astonishing upside’ for India satellite sector – CASBAA
New Delhi - The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) India Satellite Forum 2009 attracted more than 150 officials, satellite services operators, pay-TV platform operators, content providers and telecom carriers to share insights on the growth prospects of India’s satellite services market. The annual Forum was organized in association with the Convergence India trade show and sponsored by Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, Eutelsat, Intelsat, MEASAT, SES New Skies … [Read more...] about ‘Astonishing upside’ for India satellite sector – CASBAA
Call for India’s DDI to go HD
India - The board of India's broadcasting corporation, Prasar Bharati, has asked the national television broadcaster, Doordarshan (DDI), whether it can upgrade to HDTV before next year's Commonwealth Games, the Press Trust of India reports. DDI has invited expressions of interest from organisations who wish to help it cover the Games, which will take place in Delhi in October next year, because it cannot provide HD coverage itself. DDI's CEO, B S Lalli has been asked by Prasar Bharati's board of … [Read more...] about Call for India’s DDI to go HD
GlobeCast launches DW-TV ASIA+ on new satellite platform for Asia-Pacific viewers
Hong Kong - GlobeCast announced that it has launched its second MCPC platform on the AsiaSat 3S satellite. Leading European broadcaster Deutsche Welle is the new transponder’s first client. The new C-band platform on AsiaSat 3S, located at 105.5° E with a footprint covering the Middle East to East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, is a broadcast platform for the Asia-Pacific region reaching a potential audience of over 95 million households. DW-TV ASIA+, Deutsche Welle’s new second … [Read more...] about GlobeCast launches DW-TV ASIA+ on new satellite platform for Asia-Pacific viewers
