London-based Passion Distribution announced on August 7 continued success in Southeast Asia, licensing over 420 hours of content into the region in the last 6 months. Most prominently, Passion has seen a rise in content acquisition in the Philippines; the distributor has seen a 350% growth in the region in 2014. Most recently in the Philippines, ABS CBN finalised terms for a large package deal, totalling over 187 hours of content. Package highlights include the cutting-edge food competition … [Read more...] about Passion shows continued success in Southeast Asia
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National Day Parade 2014 to be broadcast “live” across multiple platforms
Singapore – MediaCorp celebrates Singapore’s 49th birthday with “live” telecast of National Day Parade (NDP) 2014 on August 9 across multiple platforms - Toggle, TV, radio, out-of-home and online. Television viewers in Singapore can watch the parade on Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U, okto, Suria, and Vasantham from 5.40pm to 8.15pm. Viewers in Asia will also be able to catch the NDP on Channel NewsAsia International (CNAI) from 5.40pm to 8.15pm Singapore / Hong Kong … [Read more...] about National Day Parade 2014 to be broadcast “live” across multiple platforms
M1 offers access to MediaCorp’s Toggle Prime
SINGAPORE – Fans of Toggle Prime can now enjoy even more convenient access to MediaCorp’s premium video service by paying with their M1 bills. Toggle Prime offers unlimited access to 20 channels and more than 20,000 on-demand video titles, available on many popular smart devices including smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and web. In addition to free content such as Catch-up TV on MediaCorp Free-to-air channels, subscribers of Toggle Prime will be able to enjoy advanced episodes of … [Read more...] about M1 offers access to MediaCorp’s Toggle Prime
Winners of MediaCorp News Awards 2014 announced
Singapore – MediaCorp News Awards 2014 celebrated its eighth year of winning journalistic works across its multiple news platforms on television, radio, print and online on July 30. This year’s theme, “Tweet, Post, Share”, reflects the digital age where citizen journalism abounds and news first broke on the social network. Nominees and guests were encouraged to tweet and send instagrams to #mna2014sg even before the celebratory night. MediaCorp News Awards 2014 logo … [Read more...] about Winners of MediaCorp News Awards 2014 announced
MediaCorp appoints new CFO and Chief Campus Officer
Singapore – MediaCorp announced on July 18 two strategic appointments aimed at accelerating its transformation while maintaining its strong financial management. Jamie Ang will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), overseeing the group’s Finance Division, including its Risk Management and Procurement functions. She is currently the group’s Financial Controller. Jamie Ang Yeo Mui Sung, currently CFO, will be appointed to the newly created role of Chief Campus … [Read more...] about MediaCorp appoints new CFO and Chief Campus Officer
MediaCorp and SingTel mio TV to broadcast 2014 Commonwealth Games
Singapore – MediaCorp and SingTel mio TV will be broadcasting the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games from July 23 to August 3. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games logo MediaCorp will be carrying the 17 sports free on okto channel and its over-the-top service, Toggle which will stream live events for viewers on the go, while SingTel will be dedicating six HD channels to round-the-clock coverage of the games on pay TV platform SingTel mio TV and its companion mobile app, mio TV Go. SingTel … [Read more...] about MediaCorp and SingTel mio TV to broadcast 2014 Commonwealth Games