New Delhi – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed a brand new five-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia’s (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, internet, mobile and radio, covering the entire Asian region. As a part of this deal, the current Future Tours Program (FTP) sees ESS airing more than 191 days of LIVE international cricket action from Australia, including 27 test matches, 44 one day … [Read more...] about Cricket gains greater coverage
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Strength to strength
Hong Kong – The Asia Pacific Pay-TV industry has grown 12 per cent in the past 12 months in terms of connected homes and an increase in dual subscription homes, according to Casbaa’s fourth quarter update on trends in multichannel TV distribution, audience data and viewership. Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, Casbaa, said this data is impressive and can only continue to grow further via new modes of distribution such as broadband, mobile, internet and wireless services. With more than 420 … [Read more...] about Strength to strength
Zee engages Siemens
Munich/Mumbai – Siemens CMT and Zee Entertainment have agreed on a worldwide long-term partnership in the development and establishment of delivering television content over the internet. Zee TV will deploy the Over-The-Top (OTT) television solution from Siemens. With this platform, instead of delivering content via cable, satellite, terrestrial networks or IPTV, consumers are now able to benefit from OTT offerings, which are available over the open Internet and directly delivered to the … [Read more...] about Zee engages Siemens
Shaw Brothers Films on Portable Viewing Devices to make debut in Singapore
Celestial Pictures, Chinese motion picture company and operator of regional pay-TV channels, announced today a strategic licensing agreement with Creative Technology Ltd to distribute more than 600 Shaw Brothers films and 500 hours of original TV dramas from Celestial Pictures on its portable viewing devices in Singapore. More in the next Executive News. … [Read more...] about Shaw Brothers Films on Portable Viewing Devices to make debut in Singapore
Turner appoints iScreen as Taiwan mobile services distributor
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (Turner), the leading player in wireless content development and distribution in Asia Pacific, has formed a distribution and content partnership with iScreen Corporation, the leading mobile service provider in Taiwan, for Cartoon Network mobile services. In a multi-year agreement, iScreen will distribute, market and promote Turner’s Cartoon Network-branded mobile services to operators, serving Taiwan mobile users via downloads and streaming. … [Read more...] about Turner appoints iScreen as Taiwan mobile services distributor
