Given the tight restrictions on foreign-owned channels operating in China, specially news channels (as Rupert Murdoch found to his cost some years back), how do you build your brand in that complex and politically sensitive market? MediaCorp’s Channel NewsAsia thinks it’s found the solution— by targeting provincial areas as well as major cities and towns; and with a much greater emphasis on Asian coverage than its English-language rivals. “Channel NewsAsia’s unique … [Read more...] about Making news in China
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FremantleMedia Enterprises concludes Asia deals
Mediacorp TV, Singapore acquired FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) programming Project Runway, American Idol, The Apprentice, Prehistoric Park, Bills Food, and Jamie at Home. Onmedia, Korean pay-tv service provider, look up American Idol, Project Runway, Jamie At Home, Jamie’s Return to School Dinners, The Apprentice, Martha, How Clean Is Your House, Property Ladder, Falcon Beach, and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Media Prima, Malaysia acquired American Idol, The Apprentice, Project … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises concludes Asia deals