Foxtel and The Walt Disney Company Australia announced a new agreement that will see Disney Channel become available to all subscribers as part of the Foxtel Essentials pack, as well as new Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney-Pixar and Marvel titles join the Foxtel Movies offering. The arrangement also includes new digital rights across all platforms including Foxtel Go. Disney Channel and the preschool-targeted Disney Junior feature on Foxtel Go, the app that allows users to enjoy live … [Read more...] about Disney Channel made available to all Foxtel subscribers via Foxtel Essentials pack
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Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
Endemol has announced the appointment of Fotini Paraskakis as Managing Director of Asian Operations. She will report to Arjen van Mierlo, CEO of Asian Operations, who will increasingly focus on exploring new opportunities for Endemol to further expand in the region. In her newly appointed role, Paraskakis will be responsible for Endemol’s creative, production and format sales activities across Asia on a daily basis including the company’s joint venture with Astro in Malaysia. … [Read more...] about Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
ATF 2012: BRB Internacional to present entire catalogue
BRB Internacional (BRB) will attend the upcoming edition of Asia TV Forum, held in Singapore from December 4-7. BRB will present for the first time its new animated series Invizimals, Mica and Khuda-Yana. The company, which will takes its entire catalogue to the Asian market, hopes to increase its presence in East Asia on the strength of its close ties in the region over the years and the excellent reception of some of its newer series, such as Zoobabu and Suckers – both acquired by Disney … [Read more...] about ATF 2012: BRB Internacional to present entire catalogue
Disney’s Sofia the First crosses platforms
Disney Junior's Sofia the First, a fairytale about a little girl who becomes a princess, is launching a digital EP album from Walt Disney Records on November 13 on iTunes and other digital retailers, and premiering an animated television movie event, Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess, on November 18 on Disney Channel and on November 22 on Disney Junior in the U.S. A Sofia the First series premieres in early 2013. The franchise recently launched an illustrated storybook from Disney Publishing … [Read more...] about Disney’s Sofia the First crosses platforms
Youku Tudou inks deal with Sony Pictures Television
Beijing – Youku Tudou Inc., an Internet television company in China, has signed an agreement with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to bring more than 300 new and classic Sony Pictures titles to the Youku Premium platform. The five-year SPT deal comes on the heels of previous Youku Tudou agreements with each of WB, DreamWorks, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, NBC Universal, and Lionsgate, rounding out the company's offerings to include licensed content from all major Hollywood … [Read more...] about Youku Tudou inks deal with Sony Pictures Television
Disney enchants with new animated TV movie
Disney will introduce its first little girl princess with the debut of Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess, a music-filled animated Disney Junior television movie, in the U.S. on November 18 on Disney Channel and November 22 on Disney Junior. Additionally, a Sofia the First television series will premiere in early 2013. The movie and series will also roll out internationally through mid-2013 on both Disney Channels and Disney Junior channels. Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the … [Read more...] about Disney enchants with new animated TV movie
