The leading UK producers trade association, announced a new legal framework, designed to protect the sharing of confidential ideas and intellectual property between UK and Chinese co production partners. Fully compliant with both UK and Chinese law, the new framework is a new addition to a suite of legal and logistics documents featured in the UK-China Film & TV Toolkit, a resource developed along with the UK’s Intellectual Property Attaché to China based in the British Embassy in Beijing … [Read more...] about Pact announces new legal framework for UK-China co-productions
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Thaicom receives ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards for the 2nd Consecutive Time
Thaicom Public Company Limited received the ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards for the Top 50 ASEAN publicly listed companies category for the second consecutive time. The ASEAN CG Awards reflects Thaicom’s outstanding score in terms of corporate governance practices based on assessment using the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). This ranking will help to elevate the level of corporate governance quality among Thai listed companies in ASEAN. The ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards is … [Read more...] about Thaicom receives ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards for the 2nd Consecutive Time
Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team appointed
Following the announcement of the process to initiate a split of MTG into two companies, MTG and Nordic Entertainment Group, the Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team has now been established. All Group leadership team members will report in to Anders Jensen, the President and CEO of Nordic Entertainment Group. Nordic Entertainment Group will comprise MTG’s current Nordic Entertainment and MTG Studios business segments, as well as Splay Networks. This unique entertainment … [Read more...] about Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team appointed
Passion Distribution announces new head of acquisitions
LONDON – Passion Distribution is delighted to announce the appointment of Sean Wheatley as Head of Acquisitions. Reporting to Passion Distribution’s CEO, Emmanuelle Namiech, Sean Wheatley will spearhead the company’s content acquisition activity, working closely with Passion’s production partners - both with independent producers and the Tinopolis group companies. As part of his remit, Wheatley will be responsible for identifying and acquiring high-quality content and expand … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution announces new head of acquisitions
Asian Streaming Sequence
Trends drive the television industry, and so it’s not unusual when a new one arises to see a lot of companies rushing to do the same thing. When OTT service was launched in Asia in 2015, broadcasters, operators and telcos rushed to the need of the new found audience (millennias) by collaborating with respective partners for content and streaming service. An entire new ecosystem was established to bring television content to mobiles and tablets, with a gold rush for streaming contents. … [Read more...] about Asian Streaming Sequence
Hotstar Launches ‘Dare or Stay There’ Campaign
MUMBAI – Hotstar, India’s leading premium streaming platform, has kicked off 2018 with a bold campaign to attract India’s top product managers, designers and engineers. The campaign, taglined ‘Dare or Stay There’, is designed to connect with the cream of India’s tech minds with an inspiring call to discard their current roles and join the streaming service to build the future of online video for the world. Since its launch in 2015, Hotstar has seen a meteoric rise in its adoption. … [Read more...] about Hotstar Launches ‘Dare or Stay There’ Campaign