Tokyo - Starting September 2, 2013, Yuji Watanabe will join BBC World News Japan as Managing Director, heading up the BBC’s new business in Japan. His priorities as Managing Director will be exploring new business opportunities for the channel, expanding existing platforms and building the profile of BBC World News with Japanese audiences.BBC World News has been available to Japanese audiences since 1994 and Japan continues to be a key market for the channel’s international … [Read more...] about BBC World News Japan names MD
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“Driving Change” scores at the Singapore Media Awards
Driving Change in Thailand Singapore – Driving Change, the 360-degree CSR series produced by activeTV Asia and media agency MEC, was honoured at the Singapore Media Awards.The first-of-its-kind reality production saw TV personality Henry Golding travel to five cities in Asia in an attempt to fulfil a series of tasks that would aid local communities. The catch; he only had three days to pull off each challenge and had to tap into the power of social media to recruit assistance and … [Read more...] about “Driving Change” scores at the Singapore Media Awards
2013 PromaxBDA Global Excellence Awards winners announced
PromaxBDA has announced the results for the 2013 PromaxBDA Global Excellence Awards which was held on June 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. Australia’s Foxtel, leads the pack with 34 wins – 5 Golds, 20 Silvers, and 5 Bronze. The pay-TV operator’s wins includes Silver in the category of Entertainment Programme Spot for Lifestyle Food’s Hell’s Kitchen, as well as Silver in the category of Special Event Promo Spot (Olympics) for its on-platform campaign. Singapore’s only … [Read more...] about 2013 PromaxBDA Global Excellence Awards winners announced
Beyond International to tap on Aspera to power global production workflows
SINGAPORE— Aspera, Inc. announced that global production company, Beyond International, has expanded its deployment of Aspera’s high-speed fasp technology for production of hit shows such as MythBusters, Selling Houses, Deadly Women, Behind Mansion Walls and Toy Box. Beyond creates and produces programmes across a number of genres, with a focus on factual entertainment, family and documentary programmes and series broadcast on Discovery … [Read more...] about Beyond International to tap on Aspera to power global production workflows
Nat Geo to premiere “The ’90s: The Last Great Decade?”
Washington, U.S. - National Geographic Channel (NGC) has announced the network’s next miniseries event, The '90s: The Last Great Decade? following its successful three-night, six-hour event '80s: The Decade That Made Us. The miniseries will celebrate the people, the inventions and thedecisions that shaped the current world, told from the perspective of notable history makers, celebrities, sports stars, politicians and musicians who lived these iconic moments. Partnering again with Nutopia, … [Read more...] about Nat Geo to premiere “The ’90s: The Last Great Decade?”
U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Geographic Channel’s Sunday night premiere of KILLING LINCOLN – the network’s first original factual drama – set stellar ratings at 2.6 HH – tied for the second highest HH in network history – and a 1.1 P25–54 on Sunday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. KILLING LINCOLN also averaged 3.4 million persons 2+ over the entire two-hour premiere, the highest total viewership in NGC’s history. The film, hailed by critics as … [Read more...] about U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
