Hong Kong/Seoul - Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) announced that it will make available a range of full length movies and TV series to SK Telecom's 2G and 3G mobile subscribers in South Korea. Starting in March, mobile subscribers with a VOD-enabled device will be able to stream the latest box office hits, plus a selection of library titles from Walt Disney Studios, Disney/Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax. Current titles under this agreement include Oscar-nominated … [Read more...] about DAIT to offer full-length movies & TV series on mobile VOD in Korea
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Disney Channels Australia & New Zealand appoints Director, Media Relations
Sydney - Cara Leggett has joined The Walt Disney Company as director, media relations, Disney Channels Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made by Melissa Dixon, vice president and general manager, Disney Channels Australia and New Zealand, and Patti McTeague, senior vice president, Kids Communications, Disney-ABC Television Group, both to whom Leggett will report. In this newly created role, Leggett will be responsible for all media relations and communication strategies for Disney … [Read more...] about Disney Channels Australia & New Zealand appoints Director, Media Relations
Five redundant in Hong Kong as WDTVI shifts marketing to Singapore
Hong Kong - Walt Disney Television International has relocated its regional marketing function to Singapore - resulting in five redundancies. The positions made redundant include vice president marketing Simon George and his Hong Kong based team. Said a Disney Channel spokeperson,"We have made a strategic organizational change in which our Asia Pacific regional marketing will relocate to our television operations centers in Singapore. As a result, five positions have been made redundant in the … [Read more...] about Five redundant in Hong Kong as WDTVI shifts marketing to Singapore
Five redundant in Hong Kong as WDTVI shifts marketing to Singapore
Hong Kong – Walt Disney Television International has relocated its regional marketing function to Singapore – resulting in five redundancies. The positions made redundant include vice president marketing Simon George and his Hong Kong based team. Said a Disney Channel spokeperson, “We have made a strategic organizational change in which our Asia Pacific regional marketing will relocate to our television operations centers in Singapore. As a result, five positions have been made … [Read more...] about Five redundant in Hong Kong as WDTVI shifts marketing to Singapore
DQE animation series to premiere on Disney Channels in Southeast Asia
Indian cartoon group DQ Entertainment (DQE) has expanded its deal with Walt Disney Television International (Southeast Asia) for CGI-animated series, Twisted Whiskers. DQE had in December announced a similar deal with Walt Disney Television International (India) for Twisted Whiskers and two other shows. Twisted Whiskers is a co-production of DQE, American Greetings and Taffy Entertainment USA. The series will air on Disney Channel in 12 markets across the region in the coming months. Markets … [Read more...] about DQE animation series to premiere on Disney Channels in Southeast Asia
Stranger than fiction
While it’s widely agreed that one should avoid discussing politics or religion, the recent US presidential election is worthy of mention since Sarah Palin’s vice presidential candidacy gave the race an almost surreal quality as the lines between fact and fiction increasingly blurred. Actor Matt Damon apparently described Palin’s nomination as “like a really bad Disney movie”. Apologies to Disney, but there was a definite similarity to one of those movies when a … [Read more...] about Stranger than fiction
