Hong Kong – Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle programmes, has announced the launch of their channel on First Media, a provider of pay-TV services and broadband communication network in Indonesia. The channel commenced telecast on First Media Channel 353 yesterday, November 1. Broadcasting the latest in fashion, entertainment, lifestyle news, profiles of A-list celebrities, luxury brands, holiday destinations and red carpet events, Fashion One … [Read more...] about First Media signs Fashion One HD
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Life Inspired locks up TVB Pay Vision, Topas TV and max3
Hong Kong– Li TV Holdings has further expanded its presence in Asia by launching Li on TVB Pay Vision in Hong Kong, as well as in Topas TV and max3 in Indonesia. Pronounced as “L”, “I” and short for Life Inspired, the channel airs on TVB Pay Vision Channel 64 within the basic pack; Topas TV Channel 305 within the Premium and Lifestyle Pack; and BizNet’s max3 within the family pack. “We’re excited over the steady growth of the channel and our brand … [Read more...] about Life Inspired locks up TVB Pay Vision, Topas TV and max3
SPT’s ONE turns two
Singapore– Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced that its Korean general entertainment (GE) channel, ONE, which just turned two, continues to achieve strong ratings across the region. Among pay-TV 4+ audiences, from January 1 to October 10 2012, ONE has garnered 43% of the viewing share between all 19 HD channels in Malaysia. The channel also drew an average viewing duration of 125 minutes per viewer each day, among pay-TV networks on Astro, according to AGB Nielson … [Read more...] about SPT’s ONE turns two
Failed Russian launch for Indonesian Telkom-3 satellite
The Russian Space Agency Roskosmo declared that a failure has occurred on the most recent ascent mission of a Briz-M Vehicle carrying two communications satellites to geostationary orbit after successfully being launched by a Proton-M launch Vehicle at 19:31 GMT on August 6, 2012. One of the satellites, the Telkom-3 satellite — a $200 million communications satellite built by Russia for Telekomunikasi Indonesia, went missing from its planned orbit shortly after taking off from the Russian … [Read more...] about Failed Russian launch for Indonesian Telkom-3 satellite
APAC leads global TV market, to hit 1bn TV sets in 2012
The Asia Pacific region is now the world’s largest TV market, and is forecast to pass the one billion TV sets mark this year, according to market analyst Informa Telecoms & Media. The research firm added that the region – mainly driven by China and India – tops the pay-TV subscription market, with 394 million households subscribed to pay-TV services by the end of last year. When it comes to revenues, however, APAC lags behind other regions. In particular, China and India … [Read more...] about APAC leads global TV market, to hit 1bn TV sets in 2012
Spanish armada arrives in Vietnam
Singapore – MP & Silva has entered a deal with the Sociedad General de Produccion y Explotacion de Contenidos S.I. to distribute the rights of the first division of Spanish football La Liga in Vietnam, until 2015. This latest agreement will see the company become the exclusive distributor of three seasons of La Liga in Vietnam across all platforms, including cable, satellite, terrestrial, Web TV, IPTV and mobile. MP & Silva is already distributing the rights of the league to Indonesia. La … [Read more...] about Spanish armada arrives in Vietnam
