Mumbai- Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) has bolstered its executive team in India by hiring Swati Shetty as Director, India, responsible for the firm's TV distribution business across all platforms in the market. Shetty replaces Amit Malhotra, who was promoted in June 2007 to Regional Sales Director, Pan-Asia, India and Singapore. Shetty will be based in Mumbai and report directly to Malhotra in Hong Kong as well as the Managing Director for Walt Disney Company (India) Pte Ltd … [Read more...] about Swati Shetty named Director, India, for Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific)
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MEASAT introduces new HDTV distribution platform for Asia
Kuala Lumpur- MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. has introduced an HDTV distribution platform for international broadcasters distributing HD content across Asia-Pacific. Recently showcased at the CommunicAsia 2007 exhibition in Singapore, the new platform addresses content acquisition, MPEG-4 compression, encryption, uplink and content distribution via the MEASAT-3 satellite. MEASAT worked with play-out and uplink service providers Ascent Media and Pacific Century Matrix (PCM) from Singapore and … [Read more...] about MEASAT introduces new HDTV distribution platform for Asia
Babelgum acquires 200 hours of programming from Off the Fence
Global Internet TV network Babelgum snapped up 200 hours of non-fiction programming from production and distribution company Off the Fence. The content encompasses the genres of travel, natural history, science and health, with programs such as 21st Century Garden Art, Wild Asia, Europe’s Secret Earthquakes and Crown of Thorns Starfish. Babelgum’s peer-to-peer (P2P) streaming technology delivers video content in high resolution to worldwide viewers via broadband Internet connection. … [Read more...] about Babelgum acquires 200 hours of programming from Off the Fence
DragonLord takes flight as 3D animated feature
Malaysia’s Netcarbon Sdn Bhd and Hong Kong’s Bubble Mon Licensing (International) Co. Ltd. are co-producing DragonLord, a 3-D animated feature aimed at the 7-25 year old demographic. Pic is the first fruit of an MoA concluded by the two parties at Hong Kong Filmart 2007 for co-productions and post production services. An action adventure which mixes science with ancient Asian myths, focusing on the race against time to stop the world from annihilation at the hands of an ancient evil, … [Read more...] about DragonLord takes flight as 3D animated feature
FremantleMedia Enterprises hands out promotions
FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) TV distribution rights business has promoted Paul Ridley to Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific from Vice President, Sales. Based in FME’s Sydney office, he is responsible for TV distribution across the region and reports to David Ellender, CEO, FremantleMedia Enterprises. Also, Ganesh Rajaram has stepped up to the newly created position of Vice President, Sales, Asia, from his role of Sales Director, Asia. He continues to be based in … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises hands out promotions
Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Burbank/Sydney- Warner Bros. distribution veteran Greg Robertson has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Robertson will continue to supervise all of WBITD’s program licensing activities throughout more than two dozen territories in Asia and the Pacific Rim, including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. This includes the sale of television series, … [Read more...] about Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
