Sydney - Beyond Distribution has been appointed worldwide distributor of two new culinary docu-drama series, Chef School and Fink. Both will be launched at MIPTV held 7-11 April in Cannes. Produced by Red Apple Entertainment, Chef School follows a group of new cooking students through a two-year program, constantly evaluated by industry professionals at the behind-the-scenes series set at a kitchen boot camp and school. Fink follows culinary arts teacher Paul Finkelstein or 'Fink' who attempts … [Read more...] about Beyond lines up Chef School and Fink for MIPTV
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MediaCorp Raintree unveils five film slate
Hong Kong - Singapore's MediaCorp Raintree Pictures new slate of five films will see three to be directed by local filmmakers and the remaining two to be co-produced with Hong Kong's Salon Films. The new co-productions extends the company's partnership which started with their collaboration on US$15million Painted Skin set for release in October 2008. New films to be directed by Singaporean helmers are a biography of Rose Chan nicknamed 'Queen of Stiptease', to be helmed by Zhao Wei Films' Eric … [Read more...] about MediaCorp Raintree unveils five film slate
Singapore’s UDE and China’s Hanwen in US$11m deal
Hong Kong - Singapore's Upside Down Entertainment (UDE) has inked a US$11million co-financing and co-production deal with China's Hanwen Animation. The English-language productions being lined up include 3D animation Last Days and live-action TV series Colourful Fish, to be distributed to international markets. Hanwen's Suzhou studio is expected to handle the bulk of the production work. UDE is a JV between Singapore-based Upside Down Media and US-based Quixotic Media focused on bringing Western … [Read more...] about Singapore’s UDE and China’s Hanwen in US$11m deal
CIMG to debut E! Online-branded mini-site on MSN in NZ
Los Angeles - Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) will launch an E! Online branded mini-site on MSN (msn.co.nz) in New Zealand to offer E!'s entertainment news and lifestyle content to the portal's community of one million visitors per month. The ad-supported site is planned to launch on 'Entertainment Fix', a new category on the service offering video entertainment content from E! Online. The site will feature exclusive short-form content from E! and The Style Network, with clips from E! … [Read more...] about CIMG to debut E! Online-branded mini-site on MSN in NZ
Daystar Television Network joins SatLink’s channel line-up on AsiaSat 2
Jerusalem, Israel - Christian TV network Daystar Television Network is using the SatLink Communications teleport to launch the TV channel to SatLink's AsiaSat 2 Multiple Channels Per Carrier (MCPC) digital platform to reach Asia. Daystar is a family and ministry oriented channel providing interdenominational and multi-cultural programming including contemporary music videos, animation, original programs such as Celebration and the Joni Show, and is available in the US and various countries via … [Read more...] about Daystar Television Network joins SatLink’s channel line-up on AsiaSat 2
ChangHong uses NXP’s STB222 for AVS-compliant IP STB platform
Singapore - NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, is providing its integrated set-top box (STB) STB222 to ChangHong to deliver Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS)-compliant IP STB platform to manufacturers and pay TV operators in Asia. ChangHong provides the AVS decoder technology for video over IP networks to deliver video-on-demand, recording and pausing features for TV and interactive services. STB222 supports video standards including MPEG-4AVC, H264, … [Read more...] about ChangHong uses NXP’s STB222 for AVS-compliant IP STB platform