Melbourne – Looking Glass International (LGI), the Australian-based distribution company specialising in factual programming, has sold over seventy hours of programming to several broadcasters in Asia. The deals were brokered by Sales Manager Karen Lee from LGI’s Beijing office. With natural history programming in demand, KBS (Korea) together with CCTV (China) has picked up blue chip wildlife documentaries The … [Read more...] about Looking Glass series picked up in Asia
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MediaCorp acquires entire Hi-5 catalogue
Singapore – MediaCorp has acquired the latest season of the hit preschool franchise Hi-5, Hi-5 House (Season 14), as well as the entire back catalogue of the past 13 seasons. Joy Olby-Tan, Vice President, Acquisitions remarks, “MediaCorp has been the home of Hi-5 since the very first season and has been a key partner in building the well-loved brand. We are pleased to offer the latest season Hi-5 House across … [Read more...] about MediaCorp acquires entire Hi-5 catalogue
MediaCorp’s MD for Television resigns
MediaCorp’s Suat Jien LIM, Managing Director, Television, has resigned. Her resignation comes a year after she assumed the MD role, increasing her portfolio of Channel 5 and okto to overseeing programming and promotions for the entire portfolio of free-to-air channels under the broadcaster – Channels 5, 8, U, okto, Suria, and Vasantham; with the exclusion of the news channel Channel NewsAsia. A spokesperson for MediaCorp has confirmed the resignation, citing “pursuing … [Read more...] about MediaCorp’s MD for Television resigns
A+E Networks strengthens presence in Asia
New York – A+E Networks has finalized licensing agreements with broadcasters in Asia for a number of series and specials, according to Marielle Zuccarelli, Managing Director, International Content Distribution for A+E Networks. Ling-Sze Gan, Senior Director, International Content Sales, Asia, said, “This year, our sales are soaring throughout Asia, which has enabled us to further strengthen our presence in this vital market. We have a fantastic library of high quality content and … [Read more...] about A+E Networks strengthens presence in Asia
Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) today announced that Singapore’s free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013 using the DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial) broadcasting standard. As per the MDA mandate, FTA broadcaster MediaCorp will transmit all of its channels digitally by end 2013. Channels 5, 8, Suria and Vasantham will be available in HD by end-2013. The remaining three channels – okto, … [Read more...] about Singapore’s FTA channels to go fully digital by 2013
Key changes at MediaCorp
Singapore – MediaCorp is putting into effect a few key management and structural changes from today. This streamlining is to better align itself to changing business needs and affects mainly the company's media operations. The network programming and promotions of Channels 5, 8, U, okto, Suria and Vasantham will now come under Lim Suat Jien in her new role as Managing Director, Television. She will be assisted by Khiew Voon Kwang, Deputy Managing … [Read more...] about Key changes at MediaCorp
