Ms Koh Lin-Net will be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Media Development Authority (MDA), with effect from 1 November 2012. Ms Koh succeeds Mr Aubeck Kam, who will relinquish his appointment on 31 October 2012. Ms Koh is currently the Deputy Secretary (Trade) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, a post she has held since 2008. Koh has a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr Aubeck Kam, 42, joined MDA as its CEO on 1 November 2010. Under his … [Read more...] about Singapore’s media regulator MDA gets new CEO
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Singapore’s public service broadcast funding receives overhaul
Singapore’s MDA has re-launched the Public Service Content Scheme as the Public Service Broadcast (PSB) Contestable Funds Scheme. Content producers will have now more opportunities to create innovative PSB programmes for different commissioning broadcasters under the scheme. Funding is extended to local nationwide TV platforms, including local FTA and non-FTA TV platforms, to encourage the development of original PSB content that can be offered on multiple broadcast platforms (e.g. TV … [Read more...] about Singapore’s public service broadcast funding receives overhaul
S$20 million to boost Singapore’s media sector productivity growth
Singapore - The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) aims to raise the Value Added per worker from the current S$98,500 to S$119,700 by end 2013 through a S$20 million funding boost into the industry. Over the next five years, the S$20 million will be administered under the existing MDA Grant Schemes, with S$15 million going into one of its five schemes, ‘Talent Assistance’ to upgrade skills; and S$5 million going into another scheme, ‘Enterprise Assistance’, … [Read more...] about S$20 million to boost Singapore’s media sector productivity growth
Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) today announced that Singapore’s free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013 using the DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial) broadcasting standard. As per the MDA mandate, FTA broadcaster MediaCorp will transmit all of its channels digitally by end 2013. Channels 5, 8, Suria and Vasantham will be available in HD by end-2013. The remaining three channels – okto, … [Read more...] about Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
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
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
