Sydney- BBC Worldwide's Sydney office concluded a major deal with ABC TV, covering a broad range of drama, entertainment and factual content. The package includes Jam and Jerusalem, (6 x 50'), a comedy drama starring Jennifer Saunders as a nurse whose GP husband dies suddenly, forcing her to give up her job and adapt to village life as an unemployed widow. A co-production with BBC America, the series also stars Dawn French, Joanna Lumley and Sally Phillips. Little Britain Abroad, two 30' … [Read more...] about BBC extends ties with ABC TV
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Village Roadshow Pictures pacts with ANYTIME on VOLT
Singapore-Village Roadshow Pictures, the L.A.-based production arm of Australia's Village Roadshow, is the latest producer/distributor to sign up with new VoD service ANYTIME on VOLT. The deal gives ANYTIME the Australian and New Zealand rights to a range of VRP's films, most of which are co-produced with Warner Bros. First batch of titles available on ANYTIME on VOLT and through the ANYTIME movie channel on TransACT's TransTV (and the soon to be launched MyNexus service with Regional Internet … [Read more...] about Village Roadshow Pictures pacts with ANYTIME on VOLT
BVITV seals first VoD deal in Hong Kong; renews with Media Prima
Cannes- Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific has concluded its first Video-on-Demand deal in Hong Kong and renewed its output deal with Malaysia's biggest broadcaster Media Prima. The studio is supplying a range of current and library features from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films for rent on-demand via ViDeOnline Communication's O8Media internet platform, which launches this month in Hong Kong. In addition, the deal enables ViDeOnline to distribute Disney … [Read more...] about BVITV seals first VoD deal in Hong Kong; renews with Media Prima
Buena Vista International Television rejigs APAC sales team
Cannes- Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has restructured its sales division under the leadership of Greg Johnson, Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific, BVITV-AP. Amit Malhotra, currently BVITV's Director, Sales, India, has been assigned the role of Regional Director, Sales, Pan-Asia, India and Singapore. Malhotra joined BVITV in 2004 as Manager, Sales, India, based in Mumbai, and was responsible for opening the first office in the country by a US television … [Read more...] about Buena Vista International Television rejigs APAC sales team
MTV goes into Overdrive Down Under
Sydney/Hong Kong- On April 19 MTV Australia launched MTV Overdrive (mtv.com.au/overdrive), a comprehensive online video on-demand music and entertainment service. The service is now available in 11 countries, joining Canada, Germany, Italy, Holland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, the UK and the US. MTV Overdrive offers users MTV news updates, artist interviews, music videos, live music performances and original short-form programming. The Oz launch is timed to coincide with the Australian … [Read more...] about MTV goes into Overdrive Down Under
Correction on advertising-supported channels
The April 16 edition of Executive News incorrectly reported that three cable channels in Hong Kong, Cable Top News, MTV China and National Geographic Channel, had ceased to accept advertising from April 1. Those channels continue to carry ads. The item should have said Wharf Cable TV no longer accepts local bookings in those international channels. … [Read more...] about Correction on advertising-supported channels