This is the second successive year that a Taiwanese entry has come out tops in the Asia TV Forum’s annual pitching contest Superpitch. Last year, ODD Incredible won the pitching contest with their animated concept Splash Nash. Although Xanthus have been in the animation industry for five years working on numerous commissioned animation projects, Yameme is their first original animated series (13 x 22’). It tells the story of the conflict between Yameme, the daughter of Yen-Lo-Wang … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Xanthus Digital Picture Ltd wins Superpitch HD
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Indonesia in focus
According to the May 2008-issued ‘Indonesia in View’ report from the Cable and Satellite Broadcasters Association of Asia (CASBAA), with just 2 percent of over 40 million TV households, Indonesia’s pay-TV market penetration remained low compared with other Asian markets. However, pay-TV growth there had been brisk over the previous 12 months with legitimate pay-TV subscriptions (individual, residential and multi-dwelling households) doubling to 785,000 in Q1 2008. A newly … [Read more...] about Indonesia in focus
Simply the best
Tom Keaveny, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific We are thrilled to have won again for the second year in a row and receiving recognition from our peers for the quality of work that we produce. It is truly an honour. The awards belong to the team at Discovery and our production partners whose creativity and hard work have delivered such wonderful films. Our investment in local content and creating documentaries that are relevant to our audience here in … [Read more...] about Simply the best
Ever the optimist
with some analysts predicting a meltdown akin to the end of life as we know it, trade show attendees in the latter part of 2008 were of mixed opinion as to how the crisis will manifest itself in the TV industry. Comments ranged from the loaded question “It’s very quiet don’t you think?” at a MIPCOM that was officially two percent up on the previous year; to, “The show’s really buzzing, there seems to be so much optimism in the region,” at the Asia TV … [Read more...] about Ever the optimist
Salon announces US$68 million Singapore-based fund
Singapore - Salon Media Management, Singapore-based subsidiary of the Salon Film Group in Hong Kong, has announced the setting up of a S$100 million Integrated Media Fund. The IMF Fund will be used to produce a slate of feature films, TV series, animation and related interactive game development content over the next five years. It will leverage on Salon's involvement in the Asia Alliance Partnerships - with partners including Yoshimoto Kogyo, a talent management agency from Japan and Hengdian … [Read more...] about Salon announces US$68 million Singapore-based fund
Asia Television Forum 2008 scores with new milestones
Singapore - The 9th edition of the annual Asia Television Forum (ATF) kicked off with an auspicious string of record numbers. Asia's leading programming market and conference was attended by close to 700 participating companies from 50 countries over three days, marking an overall increase of 15 per cent from the last event. A total of 138 seller companies participated in the forum for the first time. Opened to an all-new exhibition format at Suntec Singapore, the expanded market symbolizes a … [Read more...] about Asia Television Forum 2008 scores with new milestones