London – BBC Worldwide and MySpace have partnered to provide BBC programmes to the social networking website’s 100 million users via a dedicated MySpaceTV channel. Starting from Jan 24, BBC Worldwide’s content will be available in seven languages across the 27 territories that MySpaceTV is currently serving. BBC and MySpace will share advertising and channel or genre sponsorship revenue. The agreement follows a similar deal struck between BBC Worldwide and YouTube in March … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide’s programming goes on MySpace
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Southeast Asia start for Lotus Channel in second quarter
Singapore - Lotus Channel, targeting women aged 25-45, is looking to roll out in Southeast Asia first, followed by South Asia and North Asia - excluding China and Japan. Gregg Creevey, one of the channel's founders along with May Lee and other unnamed partners, says the 24-hour linear Lotus Channel is looking to launch in the second quarter of 2008. Creevey says the channel is sourcing between 700-1,000 hours of content, across various genres, to mirror the demographic's multi-genre viewing … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia start for Lotus Channel in second quarter
UTV Music label launched
Mumbai - UTV Software Communications has launched its own music label - UTV Music - with the movie soundtrack of Jodhaa Akbar. Starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, the movie's soundtrack was previously scheduled to be handled by ADAG Big Music. UTV Music is being headed up by UTV's executive vice president, marketing, distribution and syndication, Siddarth Roy Kapur. UTV has tied up with Sony BMG for the physical distribution, broadcasting and publishing … [Read more...] about UTV Music label launched
FOXTEL relaunches Gamesworld with new offerings
Sydney - FOXTEL has relaunched its Gamesworld interactive entertainment service with a new look and three new genres of games played using the FOXTEL remote control. Gamesworld offers interactive games for the family across genres of Kids Family, Brainteaser Trivia and Casino Sport. Kids Family offers simple games based on subscription TV brands like The Cartoon Network's Ben 10 and Boomerang's Scooby Doo. Brainteaser Trivia provides daily trivia, number and word games. Casino Sport features … [Read more...] about FOXTEL relaunches Gamesworld with new offerings
Disney-ABC Intl. Televison (Asia Pacific) seals regional deals
Singapore – Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) has closed a raft of deals in Asia Pacific for its program offerings. The company also brought its largest ever slate of 11 new and 12 returning shows to the Asia Television Forum in Singapore. New series Dirty Sexy Money, Reaper and Samantha Who? have been licensed to Australia’s Seven Network, New Zealand’s TVNZ, Malaysia’s 8TV, the Philippines’ Studio 23, Fiji TV, Singapore’s MediaCorp TV … [Read more...] about Disney-ABC Intl. Televison (Asia Pacific) seals regional deals
Korean animation series Eon Kid tops ratings in the US
Los Angeles – Animated series Eon Kid (a.k.a. Iron Kid), created by Korea’s Designstorm Animation Studio, is the top rated show among children 2 – 11 in open-broadcast in the US on Saturday mornings. The series debuted Sept. 22 on the Kids’ WB! block and earned a 1.9/8 rating on Oct. 13, topping the 40 shows aimed at the target audience. Playmates Toys, Inc. will distribute Eon Kid toys including action and transforming figures and vehicles at 2,000 Wal-Mart stores and … [Read more...] about Korean animation series Eon Kid tops ratings in the US
