Passion Distribution has closed a raft of international sales for documentary One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing (1 X 60’). The documentary has been acquired by UKTV in the UK for its Eden channel, TEN in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, CBC in Canada, Phoenix TV in China, Hong Kong and South East Asia and Channel 8 in Israel. Produced by Pioneer Productions, One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing was commissioned and funded by Passion Distribution, … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution lands sales for new documentary
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Channel NewsAsia holds special screening for “Footprints – Settled Land”
Singapore – Channel NewsAsia, in partnership with the National Heritage Board (NHB), is organising a special screening of an episode of Footprints, a Channel NewsAsia premium series on Singapore’s earliest migrant communities. The episode Settled Land, about the Chinese immigrants, is in Mandarin and will be shown at the National Museum – Gallery Theatre on July 26 at 6pm. The special screening is a programme under NHB’s Singapore Heritage … [Read more...] about Channel NewsAsia holds special screening for “Footprints – Settled Land”
MediaCorp’s MD for Television resigns
MediaCorp’s Suat Jien LIM, Managing Director, Television, has resigned. Her resignation comes a year after she assumed the MD role, increasing her portfolio of Channel 5 and okto to overseeing programming and promotions for the entire portfolio of free-to-air channels under the broadcaster – Channels 5, 8, U, okto, Suria, and Vasantham; with the exclusion of the news channel Channel NewsAsia. A spokesperson for MediaCorp has confirmed the resignation, citing “pursuing … [Read more...] about MediaCorp’s MD for Television resigns
Seven territories in Asia to get Comedy Central Asia
SINGAPORE – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) will be launching the first 24-hour all-comedy channel, Comedy Central Asia on November 1 at 12pm (SG/PH) in seven territories – Singapore (StarHub), the Philippines (SkyTel), Cambodia (PPCTV Co. Ltd and One TV), Myanmar (SkyNet DTH), Papua New Guinea (Channel 8 and HiTRON), Samoa (Bluesky Moana TV) and Mongolia (SkyMedia). The eighth territory, Thailand, will begin transmission of Comedy Central Asia on December 1 via IPTV … [Read more...] about Seven territories in Asia to get Comedy Central Asia
Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) today announced that Singapore’s free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013 using the DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial) broadcasting standard. As per the MDA mandate, FTA broadcaster MediaCorp will transmit all of its channels digitally by end 2013. Channels 5, 8, Suria and Vasantham will be available in HD by end-2013. The remaining three channels – okto, … [Read more...] about Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Key changes at MediaCorp
Singapore – MediaCorp is putting into effect a few key management and structural changes from today. This streamlining is to better align itself to changing business needs and affects mainly the company's media operations. The network programming and promotions of Channels 5, 8, U, okto, Suria and Vasantham will now come under Lim Suat Jien in her new role as Managing Director, Television. She will be assisted by Khiew Voon Kwang, Deputy Managing … [Read more...] about Key changes at MediaCorp
