TV5MONDE has increased its Vietnam coverage with two additional platforms. The IPTV platform from FPT (Financial Promoting Technology Communication) covers Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and its nearby provinces. FPT is the second largest ISP in Vietnam with 1 million broadband subscribers and about 12,300 IPTV subs as of October 2008. VTC Multimedia's upcoming DTH platform due to launch end of this year is the leading state-owned broadcaster with 2.9 million subs at year-end 2007. The current … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Philippines deals for TV5MONDE at CASBAA
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ITV Global Entertainment unveils Granada TV on ABS-1
CASBAA, Hong Kong - ITV Global Entertainment Ltd. announced the November 1 debut of Granada TV, its brand new general entertainment channel for Asia, on the ABS-1 satellite. Granada TV will offer viewers contemporary dramas such as Prime Suspect, comedy, reality and talk and entertainment shows such as The Jeremy Kyle Show, The Friday Night Project, Ballroom Bootcamp, Airline, and Vroom Vroom. Many of the programmes have never been seen before in Asia. Peter Iacono, president and managing … [Read more...] about ITV Global Entertainment unveils Granada TV on ABS-1
GMA-Philippines reports jump in profits with stable ad growth
Philippine broadcaster GMA says its net income from January to September this year grew 10 per cent to P1.96 billion (US$40 million). According to key officials from GMA, the expanded figure was strengthened by steady growth in ad revenue. Felipe S Yalong, senior vice president, said there had been a slowdown in big advertisers but that ads such as those for health products had posted a 40 per cent increase. With the ad revenue growth, the company's gross revenue reached a new high of P9.4 … [Read more...] about GMA-Philippines reports jump in profits with stable ad growth
Cambodia rising
Cambodia’s TV broadcast industry, having been static over the past decade, is seeing slow but steady change. Broadcast access to Cambodia’s mobile network and venturing into new programming has placed CTN as a front runner in a tightly competitive broadcasting industry. Now as market leader, the challenge is to stay at the front. “At the moment there are seven TV stations (in Cambodia) and we’re about to launch a second free to air channel in January,” Felgate told … [Read more...] about Cambodia rising
Thailand in focus
but Thailand’s sometimes prickly political situation has created uncertainties for the media industry as players looked to the government for direction. A military appointed National Legislative Assembly, after the coup of 2006, did move on new broadcasting laws that had been stalled over several years. Political uncertainties also fed into concerns over the economic outlook that took the edge of advertising spending. The President of MCOT - the operator of Modernine - Channel 9 - Wasan … [Read more...] about Thailand in focus
MCOT’s Modernine rises to the challenges
THE Mass Communications Organization of Thailand (MCOT) Channel 9’s new direction sees a move back to entertainment programming, after efforts over recent years to promote news and documentaries. Wasan Paileeklee, MCOT’s president, is confident regarding the trend. “For MCOT we are targeting about 15 percent growth and we are confident that we should be better than the overall industry in terms of competitiveness,” Wasan told Television Asia Plus. Channel 9 – better … [Read more...] about MCOT’s Modernine rises to the challenges
