Hong Kong – Leveraging economic growth, investment and competition, Asia’s pay-TV and broadband industries have grown at an average annual rate of 22% in the past five years, and generated more than US$53b in sales in 2007. The figure is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% to hit US$86b by 2012, and on a longer term, to grow at a CAGR of 8% to reach US$120b by 2017. That’s according to Media Partners Asia’s (MPA) recently-released Asia Pacific … [Read more...] about Asia’s pay TV and broadband revenues to reach US$120b by 2017
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BBC World renamed as BBC World News
Singapore – BBC World, BBC’s commercially funded, international 24-hour news and information channel has been renamed BBC World News. The change follows audience research which revealed BBC World News to be more effective in conveying the channel’s content, which focuses on news and programming. Sian Kevill, editorial director of BBC World News, said, “Over the past five years, we have invested in extending our news coverage, with output now ranging from breaking news … [Read more...] about BBC World renamed as BBC World News
Video Ezy makes video rental easy with IPTV platform and STB software
Sydney – Video Ezy, Australia's video and DVD rental chain store will roll out an IPTV platform and set-top box (STB) software to deliver electronic video rental services to more than 1,000 stores across Australia and New Zealand. The electronic rental service will include an in-store kiosk with movie library, a branded USB or iPod-type storage system and an in-home Java-based STB software. Users have to plug the USB or iPod into the kiosk to rent the content for playback on the Java STB … [Read more...] about Video Ezy makes video rental easy with IPTV platform and STB software
China Netcom debuts online TV platform
Chinese fixed line telco China Netcom (CN) has launched the Video Network Plan broadband platform to offer online TV viewing services. Content is being provided by eight media agents and content providers that CN tied up deals with, including Guizhou TV Station, Qinghai TV Station, ccidmedia.com, Hubei Film and Television Art Center and China Television Artist Association Television Commission. CN is charging a service fee from media and content providers, while the latter will charge fees from … [Read more...] about China Netcom debuts online TV platform
SPTI seals day-and-date movie VOD deal with KT
Hong Kong – Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Korea’s KT Corporation inked a day-and-date VOD licensing deal for current and upcoming movies, and a VOD deal for new TV series, to be offered on KT’s IPTV service Mega TV. The day-and-date agreement covers recently released movies including Vantage Point, The Water Horse, Across the Universe, and Stephen Chow’s CJ7 which will be available on Mega TV on the same day as the local home video or DVD release. … [Read more...] about SPTI seals day-and-date movie VOD deal with KT
MediaCorp fined for airing show that ‘normalises’ homosexual lifestyles
Singapore – MediaCorp TV Channel 5 was fined S$15,000 (US$11,000) by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) for airing an episode of acquired series Find and Design which featured a homosexual male couple renovating a room into a nursery for their adopted child. The regulator alleged the episode of the home and decor show “normalises (the) gay lifestyle and unconventional family setup” and had breached the Free-to-Air TV Programme Code which prohibits programming … [Read more...] about MediaCorp fined for airing show that ‘normalises’ homosexual lifestyles