Tokyo - Australia-based technology services company, EAMG ( eAge Media Group Pty Ltd) has concluded the buy out of Tokyo-based The New Media Group K.K. (TNMG), operator of the fast-growing World On-Demand IPTV platform. EAMG will license and manage TNMG's WOD Middleware product throughout middle Asian markets, as well as conduct advanced media operations outsourcing for both content owners and global IPTV platforms that need digitalization and content management services. "We have been watching … [Read more...] about EAMG in strategic buy out of TNMG
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MDA launches SPINE
Singapore - The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is seeking submissions from publishing companies for projects with strong cross-media or cross-platform elements, aimed at international distribution and readership. MDA will co-invest, together with publishing companies and other industry partners in programmes that present opportunities for global reach and economic returns under a cosharing of rights and revenues arrangement. The level of MDA's participation is dependent on the … [Read more...] about MDA launches SPINE
Dato Abdul Mutalib Razak retires as Chairman of Media Prima Berhad; Datuk Johan Jaaffar appointed as new Chairman
Kuala Lumpur - Media Prima Berhad (MPB) announced that YBhg. Dato' Abdul Mutalib Razak will be retiring as the Independent Non Executive Chairman of the Board. Meanwhile, Malaysian news industry veteran, YBhg. Datuk Johan Jaaffar - who is currently the chairman of the Board of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka - will take over the position and will be appointed as MPB executive chairman. YBhg. Datuk Johan Jaaffar was the group chief editor as well as executive director of Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad between … [Read more...] about Dato Abdul Mutalib Razak retires as Chairman of Media Prima Berhad; Datuk Johan Jaaffar appointed as new Chairman
Big game hunter
It is Leipzig’s position in the middle of continental Europe that has made it a centre for commerce since the Middle Ages, with the Leipzig Messe known as the oldest recorded trade fair of its kind. CEO Wolfgang Marzin oversees the company’s many events, including the famous Leipzig Book Fair, and lists his greatest success career-wise so far as, “Having transformed a trade fair corporation in the USA from a company making enormous losses into a profitable business.” … [Read more...] about Big game hunter
The race into cyberspace
In a shared car en route from MIPTV in Cannes to Nice airport, a rather hungover, very senior advertising executive from a major London-based global agency made a few rather startling confessions regarding the place of mobile in the marketing mix. “It’s mainly for PR purposes, we certainly don’t make any money from it,” he mused about the mobile advertising division that he heads up. “It’s about being in that space, so we can come to things like MIPTV and talk … [Read more...] about The race into cyberspace
GlobeCast America appoints CEO
NAB, Las Vegas - GlobeCast has strengthened its position in the Americas with the appointment of two key executives. Former GlobeCast Asia CEO David Justin has been named as CEO America while industry veteran Catherine Palaia has joined the company as senior director, business and product development. Charged with boosting GlobeCast's American growth, Justin is expected to take up the position by 1 June 2009 and will manage the company's operations in the region, including facilities in Los … [Read more...] about GlobeCast America appoints CEO