Los Angeles- China Central Television has commissioned L.A.-based production company Palette Pictures to produce Oceans Away, a documentary series following current and past generations of Chinese people who have studied and lived in America. The 14-episode series will air on CCTV News Channel this summer. The pilot was broadcast in China in January 2006. The series will aim to show students' everyday lives and their successes and struggles to fit into a foreign society. More than 60,000 Chinese … [Read more...] about Palette Pictures studies expat students in the US
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Singapore Pavilion to offer over 50 HD titles at MIPTV
Singapore- The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is leading 21 companies at MIPTV 2007, featuring a record showcase of more than 50 Singapore-made HDTV and animation programmes. The Singapore contingent includes production houses Beach House Pictures, Big Communications, Cubix International, Lingan Mill, Media Freaks, Omens Studio, Peach Blossom, Pics Talk, Scrawl Studios, Sunrise Entertainment The Right Angle Media, Threesixzero Productions, Upside Down Concepts; as well as … [Read more...] about Singapore Pavilion to offer over 50 HD titles at MIPTV
Celestial Pictures expands distribution of Shaw Brothers titles
Hong Kong- Celestial Pictures has partnered with Movie Master to distribute more than 500 films from Celestial's Shaw Brothers library on DVD in Malaysia. The Chinese film collection will be released over five years, and is available initially through 100 retail outlets. Shaw Brothers titles in the genres of action, comedy, martial arts and period dramas will be available on DVD. Movie Master also holds the rights to distribute back catalogue titles including martial-arts classics Come Drink … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures expands distribution of Shaw Brothers titles
Marketers advise how to engage youths in digital era
Hong Kong-Don't try to force feed advertising to consumers, especially youth. Look for ways to engage with consumers so they spend time with brands. Recruit people who can influence consumers. And spend more on online marketing. These were among the opinions voiced at a panel session on Communications in the Age of Digital Youth organized in Hong Kong last month by Carat Media Services. "You need to recruit influencers, people that will talk positively about your brand and spread that … [Read more...] about Marketers advise how to engage youths in digital era
Outlook positive but growth modest for IPTV in the region
Hong Kong - The perspective on IPTV's future in Asia remains positive, but growth will be modest under the entrenched cable and satellite competition. So says Ovum Analyst Kevin Lee, describing IPTV in Asia Pacific as "still in its infancy, as compared with the booming development in Europe." "As witnessed from its presence in eleven Asian countries, scales of IPTV roll-out remain relatively small. With the exception of Hong Kong being the most successful deployment to date, uptake is still … [Read more...] about Outlook positive but growth modest for IPTV in the region
Upgrade ‘apathy’ slowing digital TV pace
Digital TV reception will rise to 29% of TV homes in the Asia Pacific region by 2012 - up from just 6% in 2006. And the number of digital TV homes in Asia, now estimated at 36.4 million, is predicted to reach 180.8 million by 2012. Latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows China will overtake Japan as the biggest digital market this year and will account for 43.3% of the region's digital universe in 2012. But subscriber apathy toward upgrading from analogue to digital is still slowing … [Read more...] about Upgrade ‘apathy’ slowing digital TV pace
