Ho Chi Minh– Vietnam’s pay-TV industry has grown by more than 50% from 2006 as the Vietnamese government and pay-TV operators received praise from the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). Speaking at a seminar entitled “Growing Pay-TV in Vietnam: Enhancing Revenues and Protecting Contents”, the association commended industry players for their adherence to international standards in protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for broadcasters. In … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s pay-TV industry grows by more than 50% from 2006
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Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Burbank/Sydney- Warner Bros. distribution veteran Greg Robertson has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Robertson will continue to supervise all of WBITD’s program licensing activities throughout more than two dozen territories in Asia and the Pacific Rim, including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. This includes the sale of television series, … [Read more...] about Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Bloomberg Television’s news segment airs on Ho Chi Minh Television’s HTV7
Ho Chi Minh- Bloomberg Television is in a programming cooperation in Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh Television, technology conglomerate FTP, and content distribution and production house Q.net. Bloomberg Television provides summaries of global and regional business and financial news as well as clips of key interviews, which are versioned into Vietnamese and incorporated by Q.net into a 10-minute segment which broadcasts daily at 6:00 p.m. on Ho Chi Minh Television's flagship terrestrial channel HTV7. … [Read more...] about Bloomberg Television’s news segment airs on Ho Chi Minh Television’s HTV7
FremantleMedia Enterprises announces series of promotions
FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) TV distribution rights business has promoted Paul Ridley as Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific from his current role of Vice President, Sales. Based in FME’s Sydney office, he is responsible for TV distribution across the region and reports to David Ellender, CEO, FremantleMedia Enterprises. Also, Ganesh Rajaram has stepped up to the newly created position of Vice President, Sales, Asia, from his current role of Sales Director, Asia. He … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises announces series of promotions
Tomoya Aoki joins J:COM as CFO
Tokyo- Tomoya Aoki has joined Jupiter Telecommunications as Chief Financial Officer and reports to Chief Executive Officer Tomoyuki Moriizumi. Aoki was with investment management firm Capital International, where he led its entry into the Japanese private equity business. … [Read more...] about Tomoya Aoki joins J:COM as CFO
Sandy Monteiro promoted to SVP, Universal Music South East Asia
Kuala Lumpur– Universal Music Group has upper Sandy Monteiro to Senior Vice President, Universal Music South East Asia. Reporting to Max Hole, President, Asia Pacific Region, Universal Music Group International, Monteiro is responsible for Universal Music operations in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines with the heads of those territories reporting to him. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Monteiro retains his roles as Managing Director, Universal Music Malaysia as well as Vice … [Read more...] about Sandy Monteiro promoted to SVP, Universal Music South East Asia