Parent brand: BBC Global News Ltd (BBC GNL) Sub or sibling brands: BBC.com, BBC Worldwide channels including- BBC Earth, BBC First and more Ownership in Asia: BBC Global News Ltd (BBC GNL) Senior executive for Asia: Yuji Watanabe, Managing Director, BBC World News Japan Alistair McEwan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Development, APAC David Weiland, Executive Vice President, Asia Naveen Jhunjhunwara, COO India Liz Corbin, Singapore Bureau Editor Channel description: BBC … [Read more...] about Genre Update – News Channels
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CNA’s Sustainability Ranking
Singapore – Regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia and its partners, CSR Asia and Sustainalytics, announced that technology companies took seven of the top ten spots in the 2016 Channel NewsAsia Sustainability Ranking. Wipro Ltd. was ranked number one for its proactive efforts to reduce its energy use and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The annual Ranking identifies the top 100 companies in Asia with the highest sustainability performance, measured based on a broad range of … [Read more...] about CNA’s Sustainability Ranking
MAKE Productions to co-produce TV special
MAKE Productions has been commissioned to co-produce a one-hour TV Special for Channel 4 UK and Channel News Asia, Singapore. The special will be on the murder of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the Thai island of Koh Tao in September 2014. The documentary will investigate the events leading up to and beyond the fatal attack on the two travellers, including the subsequent arrest of two Burmese workers currently on trial in Thailand. The special will be directed by Tom … [Read more...] about MAKE Productions to co-produce TV special
ABU announces lineup for Global News Forum
In September 2013, senior news leaders from the region and around the world will be attending a Global News Forum in Seoul organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). Headlined ‘Breaking the News in the Media 3.0 Era’, the forum will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the current challenges faced by broadcasters in the digital and online age and find new ways of attracting and keeping global audiences. … [Read more...] about ABU announces lineup for Global News Forum
MediaCorp appoints new Board Directors
Singapore – MediaCorp Pte Ltd has announced the appointment of Dr Thomas Ng, Dr Pari Sara Shirazi, Mr Chan Heng Kee and Mr Ahmad Nizam to its Board of Directors with immediate effect. Dr Ng, 57, is the co-founder of GGV Capital and also a founding investor of Alibaba.com, SAVI Technologies, Oculex Pharmaceuticals, AAC (2018.HK) and Ku6.com, Dr Shirazi, 56, is the President and Founder of Tisch School of the Arts Asia (based in Singapore) and concurrently the Vice Dean of Tisch School of … [Read more...] about MediaCorp appoints new Board Directors
