Singapore – StarHub’s TV Anywhere, launched in line with the Internet TV platform starhubtv.com, provides viewers access to cable TV channels across Internet-enabled PC, Mac, iPad or tablet with their current subscription plan. Currently in its beta phase, starhubtv.com will allow cable TV customers to access up to 12 channels, depending on their subscription plans. Cable TV customers who have subscribed to the UEFA EURO 2012 Pack, meanwhile, will be able to enjoy all 31 matches … [Read more...] about StarHub launches TV Anywhere
National Geographic Channel
NGCI creates international programming and content hub in London
National Geographic Channels International’s (NGCI) Chief Executive Officer Hernan Lopez has announced the creation of a programme commissions and content hub in the UK. Following the appointment in March of Hamish Mykura as Executive Vice President & Head of International Content, NGCI will be recruiting a commissioning team reporting to Mykura based in the London office. The London office will now be the main hub for the commissioning of series and single shows, which are for … [Read more...] about NGCI creates international programming and content hub in London
NGC presents second Malaysian Journey special
Asia Pacific – National Geographic Channel (NGC), FOX International Channels’ (FIC) flagship channel in the factual genre, has again been selected as a major platform to help Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) promote Malaysia as a top travel destination in Asia. Five years after the first installment of the eco-travel documentary Malaysian Journey aired on National Geographic Channel, MTPB has signed up for a second installment, which will focus on the country’s beautiful … [Read more...] about NGC presents second Malaysian Journey special
NGC and Nutopia revisit the 80s
National Geographic Channel (NGC) has began production on The 80’s: The Decade That Made Us (working title), a miniseries that will feature the people, the inventions and the decisions that changed our future, told from the perspective of unknowing history makers who lived these moments. The network is partnering with Nutopia, the creator of megadocs including America The Story of Us, to produce this multi-part series scheduled to premiere on National Geographic Channels globally. … [Read more...] about NGC and Nutopia revisit the 80s
James Cameron and NGC deepen ties
Asia – Oscar winner James Cameron recently descended more than 35,000 feet below sea level in a history-making expedition to the “Challenger Deep”, the ocean’s deepest point located in the Mariana Trench. National Geographic Channel (NGC) will air footage of this record-setting voyage later this year. With the help of a specially-designed submersible, Cameron captured still photographs and moving images to visually document the Mariana Trench. The result of more than … [Read more...] about James Cameron and NGC deepen ties
Remembering the Titanic
Washington, D.C. – The National Geographic Society and National Geographic Channel have announced a major cross-platform initiative to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, taking place in April 2012. Among the media platforms employed are; two films currently in production, featuring National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Robert Ballard and James Cameron; an upcoming April 2012 cover story on the National Geographic magazine, illustrating the wreck with … [Read more...] about Remembering the Titanic