TODAY will become the first newspaper in Singapore to pivot to a fully-digital future, as it discontinues its print edition. This follows a deal signed which sees Mediacorp buy back a 40 per cent stake of Mediacorp Press held by Singapore Press Holdings since 2005. Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval and scheduled for the end of September 2017, coinciding with the last print edition of TODAY. With full ownership and control of Mediacorp Press, Mediacorp will … [Read more...] about TODAY goes full digital
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CNBC announces newsroom structure
London/Singapore– CNBC announced a number of changes and promotions within its international news team as part of the network’s wider strategy to transition into a truly multiplatform global news provider. Michael Kearns, Head of News and Programming for Asia Pacific, is promoted to VP, International Digital and Head of News and Programming, Asia Pacific. Kearns will be responsible for devising and driving the network’s digital product and content offerings outside the United … [Read more...] about CNBC announces newsroom structure
BBC Thai adds website to digital offer
The BBC’s Thai language service launched the website to expand on its presence in social media and further strengthen BBC’s news and current-affairs offer to Thai-speaking audience, in Thailand and around the world. BBC Thai was created in July 2014 as a Facebook service in response to the military coup in Thailand, and is now is in the unique position of moving from being a social only offer to engaging with users directly on a BBC platform. Via its social-media and new online … [Read more...] about BBC Thai adds website to digital offer
The Next Generation Of Asian digital content
WebTVAsia - Fred Chong Is there a future for Asian digital content? There’s the mainstream content and then, there’s the Asian digital creator’s content which is breaking new grounds today. Mainstream players are starting to embrace these new digital creators and using them to produce TV content, which is losing its ground. Asian digital content is going through a phase where creators are only given a small budget for their creative talent. But this is slowly gaining traction … [Read more...] about The Next Generation Of Asian digital content
Prisa accepts Telefonica’s €735 million pay tv-business offer
Reuters – Prisa, the indebted Spanish group that publishes El Pais newspaper, said on May 7 its board had accepted an offer from Telefonica to buy the 56 percent it owns in the pay-TV firm Distribuidora de Television Digital (DTS). Telefonica, which already owned 22 percent of DTS, known in Spain as Digital+, had made a €725 million (US$1 billion) binding bid on May 6. The remaining 22 percent of the group is owned by the Spanish unit of Italy's Mediaset. In a statement to … [Read more...] about Prisa accepts Telefonica’s €735 million pay tv-business offer
CASBAA and Olswang unveil Australian media platform report
Hong Kong – During the CASBAA OTT Summit 2014 held in Singapore on March 25, CASBAA and international media and technology law firm Olswang unveiled “Digital, Legal and Anywhere – Innovation in Australian TV”, a new report showcasing the varied and abundant audio-visual content available through non-traditional media platforms and delivery mechanisms in Australia. The directory is being launched in tandem with www.finddigitaltv.com.au, an online directory of digital … [Read more...] about CASBAA and Olswang unveil Australian media platform report
