Singapore- X|Media|Lab, an international think tank and creative workshop, today announced it will stage a three-day workshop in Mumbai as part of the Ficci-Frames convention.Entitled X|Media|Lab Mumbai Digital Entertainment and running from March 26– 28, it will see a group of international mentors joining local media companies and project teams to provide support and advice to help digital projects get to market. … [Read more...] about Digital media powerbrokers converge on Mumbai
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Multi- tasking for multi- platform – CAS and DRM in Asia
Digital pay-TV platforms are growing in countries such as India, Taiwan and China. Value-added services have been introduced in established markets like Australia and New Zealand. Korea is leading the region in adopting new technologies and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) is starting to make its mark. All this is creating exciting opportunities for digital TV solutions providers in the Asia Pacific. “We see significant growth potential for all markets in the region,” says Sue Taylor, … [Read more...] about Multi- tasking for multi- platform – CAS and DRM in Asia
Broadcasting to mobile – DMB in Korea
With subscription and pay-per-view revenues, and their protection, uppermost in everybody’s minds, it’s no surprise that content security companies are always at the cutting edge of emerging technologies. Broadcasting to mobile is no exception and content-protector Irdeto defines the two dominant technologies thus:• DVB-HDVB-H (handheld) is a global standard based on existing DVB-T technology and broadcasting over DTT frequencies. It specifies additional features to support … [Read more...] about Broadcasting to mobile – DMB in Korea
2006 December – 18/12/2006 – 24/12/2006
Television Asia's Executive News18 December 2006 ITV loses appeal against licence fee rulingBangkok - Thai television network ITV, lost its appeal against the May 2006 ruling revoking the company’s rights to reduced concession fees and its replacement of news and educational programming with entertainment which breached the requirements of ITV’s original broadcasting licence.Temasek Holdings (Singapore)-linked ITV’s concession fees were granted by an arbitration panel … [Read more...] about 2006 December – 18/12/2006 – 24/12/2006
2006 December – 4/12/2006 – 10/12/2006
Television Asia's Executive News04 December 2006 Korean channels top terrestrials at 11th Asian TV Awards CNN & Discovery best cable & satellite channelsSingapore - Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) topped the terrestrial channels at the Asian TV Awards 2006 held Nov 30 at Suntec Ballroom, Singapore. SBS were Terrestrial Channel of the Year, with KBS as runner-up and MBC highly commended.CNN International were … [Read more...] about 2006 December – 4/12/2006 – 10/12/2006
2007 January – 22/01/2007 – 28/01/2007
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ASIAN TELEVISION BUSINESS. FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF TELEVISION ASIA, TELEVISION ASIA'S EXECUTIVE NEWS - DIRECT TO YOUR DESKTOP EVERY MONDAY MORNING. Television Asia's Executive News22 January 2007Aiello named STAR CEO as Guthrie 'resigns'Hong Kong - Paul Aiello succeeds Michelle Guthrie as Chief Executive Officer of STAR, effective March 1 2007.Although announced as a resignation "for personal reasons", sources say Guthrie was forced … [Read more...] about 2007 January – 22/01/2007 – 28/01/2007