Michele Schofield Director, Content - Programming, Acquisitions & Production, AETN All Asia Networks AETN All Asia Networks will be represented at MIPCOM 2008 by Michele Schofield, director, content and Sarah Kwek, manager, program acquisitions – both oversee acquisitions for South East Asia for: The History Channel, Crime & Investigation Network and The Biography Channel. We have a primary focus to acquire Asian factual stories. Within that genre the human-led stories have worked well. … [Read more...] about By the buy
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Delivering on the cross-platform promise
the broadcasting industry in Asia is witnessing proactive production or re-purposing of content beyond TV, onto platforms such as mobile devices and PC’s to meet the needs of multi-platform consumption. While viewers are being presented with options to view content as full-length programmes; on-demand in short segments; or even to download personalized products, this means more competition but also wider distribution opportunities. Companies like MediaCorp TV, acknowledge that the focus is … [Read more...] about Delivering on the cross-platform promise
Korean IPTV firms compete to offer English programs
Korea - Korea's two leading broadband firms - KT and Hanarotelecom - are vying to forge tie-ups with leading local and foreign English education companies to secure and produce quality IPTV content in the hope that a wider choice of content and cheap subscription fees will help promote the potential of Web TV, which now has only 1.5 million subscribers nationwide. IPTV subscribers are now able to watch thousands of English education titles on demand for less than 10,000 won (US$9.80) per month. … [Read more...] about Korean IPTV firms compete to offer English programs
ESPN STAR Sports appoints China MD
Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Wong Swee Teng the new managing director and chief representative of ESS China office from July 28 2008. Wong reports directly to Manu Sawhney, managing director, ESPN STAR Sports. Wong's most recent role was that of a consultant for Bertelsmann China, where he helped in the expansion of the organization's book publishing business and also oversaw the restructuring of Bertelsmann's 14 companies in China. Prior to that, Wong was MD of Sony BMG … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports appoints China MD
Singapore government initiates fund matching for startups and investors
Singapore - In an initiative aimed at bridging funding gaps in the local Interactive Digital Media (IDM) sector, IDM start-ups and companies will get a boost in their search for more investment with the launch of i.MATCH. This was announced by RAdm (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, senior minister of state for education and information, communications and the arts at the i.JAM Networking Session organised by the multi-agency Interactive Digital Media Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO) which is … [Read more...] about Singapore government initiates fund matching for startups and investors
South Korea in focus
the top four media may have maintained ad spend levels from 2006, but television registered a 3.5 percent decline in ad spend, to US$2billion, while newspapers saw an increase of 4.6 percent to US$1.78billion. The most significant growth comes from what Cheil classifies as ‘new media’ which has exhibited continuous growth since it hit the US$1billion mark in 2005 – up 27.7 percent year-on-year to US$1.87billion won in 2007. And traditional ad revenues can only look set to be … [Read more...] about South Korea in focus