STAR TV has clinched pan-regional rights for the Asia Pacific to America’s Got Talent, including exclusive rights in India. Singapore’s MediaCorp TV, Korea’s O*n Media, TVB Hong Kong, UBC TV Thailand and Solar in the Philippines have also acquired the show from FremantleMedia. Paul Ridley, FME Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific, who secured the Star and Korean deals, notes there are no separate windows for pay and free-to-air for reality shows where there is a winner, … [Read more...] about America’s Got Talent catches a Star
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Hong Kong bars settle out of court for illegal World Cup broadcasts
Hong Kong– Three Hong Kong bars have settled High Court lawsuits for illegally broadcasting the World Cup football tournament in June last year. The bars, Carnegies, the Bridge and the Coyote Bar & Grill, located in Wanchai, reached out of court settlements with the world football governing body FIFA and local pay-TV operator Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (Cable TV). The defendants paid “substantial compensation” to the plaintiffs for infringing copyright and covered their … [Read more...] about Hong Kong bars settle out of court for illegal World Cup broadcasts
New AXN-produced reality show Ultimate Escape to debut
Singapore/Hong Kong– New reality TV show Ultimate Escape will make its debut on AXN. The show features four couples with the “most compelling couple-histories” being selected to go on a 3-day trip to face various challenges in destinations including Spain, Oman, Africa, Doha, Monaco, Sicily and Brazil. The couples will be provided with US$2000 for shopping, a limousine ride to the airport, luxury accommodation, and embark on dune-buggy driving, white water rafting, deep-sea … [Read more...] about New AXN-produced reality show Ultimate Escape to debut
IPTV services to roll out across 30 cities in India over the next two years
Bangalore- IPTV is set to boom in India as various services by state-owned telco BSNL and IPTV content provider IOL Broadband Ltd are expected to roll out across some 30 cities in the next 18-20 months, according to The Economic Times. Building on commercial services already available in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, the partners have already struck agreements for 59 cities where IOL Broadband will provide content and marketing functions for the IPTV services, and BSNL will provide access … [Read more...] about IPTV services to roll out across 30 cities in India over the next two years
Kappa and MTV Networks China join hands for MTV Dance To Kill
Beijing / Hong Kong– Italian sports apparel manufacturer Kappa is partnering with MTV Networks China to sponsor MTV Dance To Kill, a dance competition series to seek out China’s best street dance talents. Co-produced with Chongqing Satellite TV, MTV Networks China will host auditions in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan and Harbin to select 60 participants to compete for a place in the finals in Beijing in January 2008. The winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip … [Read more...] about Kappa and MTV Networks China join hands for MTV Dance To Kill
LCD to eclipse plasma as the king of DTV
Scottsdale, Arizona- LCD will increasingly dominate the worldwide digital TV (DTV) market, while sales of HD TVs will rocket in the Asia Pacific over the next four years. That’s according to high-tech market research firm In-Stat, which predicts LCD will have almost 75% of the global DTV market in 2011, with plasma fading to less than 15%. After surveys in North America, Japan, Korea, the UK, France and Germany, In-Stat found 40% of consumers in Korea and 44% in France were strongly … [Read more...] about LCD to eclipse plasma as the king of DTV