Turner International Asia Pacific has announced that Yew Ming Lau, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the company’s business in North Asia, will resign from his position with effect from the end of June. After more than a decade working with Turner in Asia, Lau is to transition with his family back to Sydney. Lau’s position as SVP and MD of North Asia will be assumed by Phil Nelson, currently Turner’s Asia Pacific head of Business Development. Commenting on … [Read more...] about Yew Ming Lau resigns from Turner International Asia Pacific
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First International Emmy Kids Awards winners announced
New York – The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the first International Emmy Kids Awards. The winning programmes are from Argentina, Japan, Norway and the United Kingdom. The winners are: Japan’s Junior High School Diaries: Harmony of Two (Kids: Series); Norway’s Energy Survival (Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment); Argentina’s El Jardín de Clarilú (Kids: Pre-School); and the UK’s Newsround-My Autism … [Read more...] about First International Emmy Kids Awards winners announced
Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Television Group announce multi-year agreement with Netflix
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) and Netflix have entered licensing agreements allowing U.S. Netflix members to view complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialised drama Dallas (produced by Warner Horizon Television). Beginning March 30, complete past seasons of Cartoon Network shows such as … [Read more...] about Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Television Group announce multi-year agreement with Netflix
Ben 10 wins at Asian Television Awards and PromaxBDA
Singapore – Ben 10 – Destroy All Aliens, Cartoon Network’s first-ever CG animated movie featuring the alien-morphing hero, has picked up the inaugural award for Best 3D Animated Programme at the 17th Asian Television Awards, held on December 6. The film also won Gold in the Best Movie Campaign category at the PromaxBDA Asia Awards. Sunny Saha, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Turner International Asia Pacific, said, “These award wins again show Ben 10’s … [Read more...] about Ben 10 wins at Asian Television Awards and PromaxBDA
British Academy Children’s Awards (BAFTAs) winners announced
London – Among the winners at this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards are Astley Baker Davies’ Peppa Pig, which repeated its success at last year’s event by winning the Pre-School Animation award and bringing its overall tally in the category to three. Horrible Histories also won the BAFTA for Comedy for the third consecutive year. Another third-time winner is Justin Fletcher, who became the most awarded children’s presenter yet, triumphing once again in … [Read more...] about British Academy Children’s Awards (BAFTAs) winners announced
A Recipe for Laughter
On 69 million homes around Asia Pacific, Tom and Jerry play out their perpetual tug-of-war alongside more recent comedy hits The Amazing World of Gumball and Adventure Time. We’ve all seen the cat-andmouse scenario a hundred times during our childhood but it still never fails to raise a smile. Boys and girls of all ages love to watch comedy – the genre is the greatest equaliser. Since the very first cartoon was created, comedy has been an integral part of animation. Research shows … [Read more...] about A Recipe for Laughter