Singapore - The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has issued a Niche TV Licence to Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), which plans to launch Razor TV, an interactive Web TV service with a strong emphasis on local content offering both live and video-on-demand programmes. The five-year Niche TV licence will facilitate SPH's entry into the local IPTV market, establishing it as the first media company in Singapore to develop a new genre of TV with live web studio streaming and real time … [Read more...] about MDA awards Niche TV licence for SPH’s Razor TV service
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Korea’s content opportunities
Linfield Ng Senior TV Manager, BBC Worldwide Asia KBS, BBCW’s biggest client in Korea, has added Mistresses, series three of Doctor Who and Diana – Last Days of a Princess, to previous buys Primeval and Robin Hood. OBS will air Bodies, while The Office and Extras have been sold to Fox Life in Korea. Drama shows, including Miss Austen Regrets, Sense and Sensibility, Frankenstein, and factual fare like Michael Palin’s New Europe, A Year in Tibet and India with Sanjeev Bhaskar … [Read more...] about Korea’s content opportunities
FremantleMedia enterprises announces summer sales bonanza
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced the sales of more than 700 hours of new shows. The total sales include some 270 hours of premium music and entertainment programming and 260 hours of inspiring factual shows, all of which have been sold into a total of more than 40 territories worldwide. The feel-good reality sub-genre has spurred the sale of more than 270 hours of programming. She's Got the Look, the modelling competition featuring contestants of 35 and over, has sold 108 hours across … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia enterprises announces summer sales bonanza
StarHub channel repackaging expected this week
Singapore – Changes to StarHub Digital Cable’s offering packages are expected to be announced later this week and rolled out end-May 2008. Channels in the Family Plus (higher) tier are expected to be re-grouped by genre and sold as different packs – with some migrating to newly-created packages in the basic tier. Asked about the repackaging, a StarHub spokesperson said, “We will make the necessary announcements to the media whenever we make any changes to our product … [Read more...] about StarHub channel repackaging expected this week
Youth nation
The youth segment of audiences worldwide holds arguably the greatest potential in terms of increasing disposable income levels as well as access to social networks and communities which form the basis of viral marketing and pop culture. While advertisers and marketers are all too keen to tap into these demographic assets, the youth segment remains among the most challenging to attract to television. Dynamic, mobile and technophile, teenagers are characterized by their short attention span and … [Read more...] about Youth nation
ABC spruces up music library
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) library of 3,100 pieces of pre-commissioned and available music has been digitized and updated, with new search functions added to facilitate access by programme producers. The update includes the compilation onto digital hard drives of recently commissioned music from ABC productions and new original music provided to ABC Music Publishing exclusively for use in ABC productions. The new digital interface enables music cues to be sorted by genre, … [Read more...] about ABC spruces up music library
