Eyal Copitt, SVP Sales Africa, Asia & Marketing, Spacecom Q: How is Amos entering the Asia-Pacific market? A: First of all, Amos Spacecom is a satellite operator since 1996. In the beginning, we started with Europe, Middle East and Africa. This year, we are going to launch a satellite in a new orbital location of 65 degrees East, AMOS-4 – which for us is a totally new business, penetrating into the Asian market. Having the satellite at 65 degrees East over the Indian Ocean allows us to … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: New to CommunicAsia: Spacecom
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beIN SPORT in partnership with MP & Silva to launch in Indonesia
JAKARTA – beIN SPORT, a global sports broadcaster, and MP & Silva, a leading international media company, announced their partnership to launch beIN SPORT in Indonesia. beIN SPORT will launch three high-definition channels featuring a world class line-up of football content, led by the most extensive and complete coverage of the Barclays Premier League (BPL), as well as other compelling top sports events such as the 17th Asian Games INCHEON 2014. The channels will be … [Read more...] about beIN SPORT in partnership with MP & Silva to launch in Indonesia
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5
(Julie Greene) Q: Can you provide an update on the latest season of Hi-5? A: The new series of Hi-5 is series 14th. We’re renaming it to Hi-5 House, so it will be Hi-5 House series 1. The idea behind this is that the house where the cast all live in together becomes an environment. If there are cast changes from different places and different territories, they will all live in this place called the Hi-5 House. I thought initially that the set in the studio and the space where the cast … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Julie Greene, Executive Producer of Hi-5
Telkom to sell pay-TV unit to Indonesian billionaire
According to Thomson Reuters Westlaw, CT Corp, an investment holding company controlled by Tanjung, is in discussion with Indonesia's biggest telecom firm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), to buy the stake in Telkomvision, Telkom said in a statement. According to sources with knowledge of the deal, the deal is expected to be worth less than $100 million. "This will unlock the value for Telkom and its shareholders and it can focus on its core business," said one of the two sources, both of … [Read more...] about Telkom to sell pay-TV unit to Indonesian billionaire
NBCUniversal releases latest study on female pay-TV audience
Singapore - Women in Asia can be classified into five distinct segments according to their motivations, aspirations and attitudes as revealed by NBCUniversal’s latest study in understanding the female pay-television audience. These five groups have been identified in the entertainment network’s latest High Heeled Warriors psychographic research on urban women across South East Asia. The research presents unique data on women, giving advertisers the knowledge to tap into the most … [Read more...] about NBCUniversal releases latest study on female pay-TV audience
Bali TV’s “Seputar Bali” banned from airing
According to The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission Bali branch (KPID Bali) has told Bali TV to stop the airing of its news programme, Seputar Bali, due to its biased coverage of the gubernatorial election and the candidates. Bali TV has been banned from airing Seputar Bali for four days from May 8 to 11. Seputar Bali repeatedly aired part of the Bali legislative plenary meeting in Denpasar held on April 28, during which the two pairs of candidates presented their vision and … [Read more...] about Bali TV’s “Seputar Bali” banned from airing
