Indonesia – The second season of the Indonesian version of The X Factor is celebrating huge success having received over six million public votes through the groundbreaking partnership with Google. The X Factor Indonesia is just the second TV show in the world to use the Google Search voting platform after American Idol, produced by FremantleMedia North America, introduced the Google Search voting platform in 2014. Audiences across Indonesia tuning into the The X Factor live shows were … [Read more...] about The X Factor Indonesia celebrates success
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Da Vinci Learning goes local in Indonesia
Indonesia – Da Vinci Media GmbH announced that Indonesian Bahasa audio localisation will be made available on their channel, Da Vinci Learning for the kids block. Eric Tan, General Manager of Da Vinci Media Asia Pacific, announced that in the pursuit of driving deeper engagement with Indonesian families as well as broadcast partners, the team has worked tirelessly to launch the Indonesian Bahasa audio localisation on the 1 August. Responding to numerous requests from viewers, especially … [Read more...] about Da Vinci Learning goes local in Indonesia
FIGHT SPORTS lands multiple deals in Europe and Asia
CSI Sports, the provider of televised fighting content, announced three carriage agreements for its new 24/7 HD Network FIGHT SPORTS with Indonesian PayTV operator, MNC SKY VISION, following success on other platforms and demand for fighting content in this region, Finnish telco ELISA, its 2nd carriage deal in the Country and a renewal agreement with HITRON in Papua New Guinea. The announcement reinforces FIGHT SPORTS’ rapid global expansion. Since launching in December 2012, CSI Sports … [Read more...] about FIGHT SPORTS lands multiple deals in Europe and Asia
Celestial Tiger Entertainment reaches high ratings
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, ended 2014 on a high note with its flagship Chinese movie channel Celestial Movies (CM). CM was the #1 regional movie channel in Malaysia among Astro Chinese 4+ and the #2 regional movie channel in Indonesia with all pay-TV viewers 5+ in 2014. Meanwhile, CTE's library movie channel, Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) was the highest-rated channel among the ten new channels … [Read more...] about Celestial Tiger Entertainment reaches high ratings
CASBAA Indonesia release new research
Jakarta – New research released at CASBAA’s Indonesia in View 2015 conference explored funding links between the banned gambling and pornography industries, and the online piracy websites they use to attract young viewers. During a panel discussion titled, “Following the Money: Who is profiting from the growth of online piracy in Indonesia”, speakers considered a 2014 research study by a professor at Massey University in Auckland which found that 84% of … [Read more...] about CASBAA Indonesia release new research
Indonesia kicks off CASBAA’s 2015
Hong Kong – CASBAA’s calendar of events for 2015 officially begins with Indonesia in View taking place on Tuesday, 20 January at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Jakarta. “CASBAA is returning to Indonesia with a full scale event for the first time in nearly three years to re-examine the progress of the pay-TV industry in this dynamic region,” said Christopher Slaughter, CEO, CASBAA. “Indonesia is still a land of great opportunity for the multichannel TV market and this … [Read more...] about Indonesia kicks off CASBAA’s 2015