Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) and Singapore-based production house Imagine OmniMedia, along with Australian pay-TV channel FOX8 are the latest to jump on the football talent search bandwagon, lining up the region's third and fourth football talent search reality shows. These join Chinese shows Soccer Prince by Hunan TV, Kickworldwide and FremantleMedia, and Galleon Holdings plc, Guangdong TV Sports Channel and Chelsea Football Club's Soccer Super Star. ESS and Imagine OmniMedia signed a … [Read more...] about ESS and Imagine OmniMedia, FOX8 onto football talent search bandwagon
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BBC World News goes mobile in India
Mumbai - BBC World News has sealed content deals with six Indian mobile operators including BPL, MTNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Spice Telecom and Idea Cellular. According to local media reports, BBC World News' content for the mobile platform is expected to include short news video clips. Currently, BBC World News content is being trialed by Spice Telecom and Airtel, as well as MTNL which announced it will launch a mobile TV service to offer up to 21 channels from June 2008 following current field … [Read more...] about BBC World News goes mobile in India
YouTube launches Indian website
New Delhi - YouTube, subsidiary of Internet search giant Google, has launched an Indian version of the video-sharing website at www.youtube.co.in with a localized homepage and search functions highlighting popular and relevant videos in India. YouTube India inked partnership deals with local media firms including Eros Entertainment, Rajshri Films, NDTV, UTV, Zoom TV, India TV and Krishcricket, as well as Indian International Film Academy (IIFA), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, the … [Read more...] about YouTube launches Indian website
Nine Network and FOX Sport secure TV rights to ICC events
Sydney - Nine Network and FOX Sports have taken Australian live TV coverage rights from ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) for International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket events from 2008-2011. The deal covers international events including the 2008 and 2010 ICC Champions Trophy tournaments, ICC World Twenty20 in 2009 and the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. Under the agreement with ESS, both Nine Network and FOX Sports will broadcast coverage from the ICC Cricket World Cup and the ICC World Twenty20 while … [Read more...] about Nine Network and FOX Sport secure TV rights to ICC events
Granada Int’l closes HD content deal with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom
Hong Kong - Granada International, part of UK's ITV, has sold more than 300 hours of HD programming to Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, to be available via its Multimedia On-Demand (MOD) IPTV-VOD service. Titles covered by the deal include recently launched dramas My Boy Jack, Murdoch Mysteries, Durham County and Ballet Shoes; multiple series of factual programming Planet Science and Brainiac; various Hollywood TV movies and three series of Agatha Christie's Poirot, as well as features such as The … [Read more...] about Granada Int’l closes HD content deal with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom
Bringiton, Nokia and ShineReveille team for Play Us
Swedish media firm Bringiton has partnered with Nokia's N-Gage mobile gaming platform globally for youth multi-platform series Play Us which has been sold by distributor ShineReveille International to networks in nine countries including the Philippines, France, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Brazil Aiming to take gaming to a wider audience, the Play Us (www.playus.tv) format integrates TV, the Internet and mobile platforms as the multi-platform series follows a team of … [Read more...] about Bringiton, Nokia and ShineReveille team for Play Us