Singapore’s participation rate at this year’s MIPCOM has increased by 40 per cent, compared to last year. Of this, 30 per cent of the companies are first time participants. A total of 17 companies are attending this year’s market, and they are a mix of TV production houses, animation studios, content distributers, as well as a media services company. Some 48 programme titles will be offered for international sale and distribution, covering more than 400 hours of factual, drama … [Read more...] about Local flavour
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MDA revamps funding schemes
The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has simplified its industry funding schemes from 46 to five MDA Grant Schemes, setting aside a total of S$88million for them. The new schemes are Development Assistance, which supports the creation and R&D of media products; Production Assistance, which supports the production of locally-made media content; Marketing Assistance, which provides grants to help companies and individuals market their offering; Talent Assistance, which helps media … [Read more...] about MDA revamps funding schemes
FIC changes colour in the Wild
Singapore – The Singapore feed of Nat Geo Wild is now available in all four official languages of the country on both its SD and HD channels. This is in line with Fox International Channels’ (FIC) efforts to localize more of its content in Asia. By broadcasting in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, the wildlife channel becomes the first TV channel in Singapore to offer multi-language options. Joon Lee, Senior Vice President, Content & Communication; and General Manager, Korea, Fox … [Read more...] about FIC changes colour in the Wild
StarHub and FIC test new cross-carriage measures
Singapore – StarHub and Fox International Channels (FIC) today announced a multi-year carriage renewal non-exclusive deal, the first under the new media market conduct code as set out by the Media Development Authority, Singapore. Also, as part of the deal, Malay and Tamil language tracks will be made available to viewers of Nat Geo Wild from today, in an agreement to provide localized content that is relevant to viewers in Singapore. The availability of the two language tracks on Nat Geo … [Read more...] about StarHub and FIC test new cross-carriage measures
Cartoon Network Provides Platform for Homegrown Animators
Singapore – Cartoon Network will be giving local budding as well professional animators an opportunity to share their ideas through the SNAPTOONS (Short New Asia Pacific Cartoons) project, an initiative that calls for creative pitches for original series. The project, launched in a joint agreement with Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA), aims to connect Cartoon Network with new creative talent from Singapore, with the end plan of investing in and developing fresh animated … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network Provides Platform for Homegrown Animators
Cross-carriage measures take force from August
Singapore – The cross-carriage measures, which was first introduced by the Media Development Authority on 12 March 2010, will be implemented from 1 August 2011. Effectively, this means that from 1 August, pay TV retailers who have acquired any exclusive content on or after 12 March 2010 (Qualified Content) must widen the distribution of such content by offering it to other subscribers through the set-top boxes of qualified pay TV retailers. In order to facilitate implementation, MDA has … [Read more...] about Cross-carriage measures take force from August
