Sydney/Alviso, California: The Seven Media Group’s deal to bring TiVo to the Australian market in the first half of next year, in partnership with TiVo Inc., has opened a new front in the commercial war with arch-rival Foxtel. Seven said the DVR will be available to other broadcasters and broadband content owners to create an interactive, free-to-air digital terrestrial television offering, and the service will include features like SeasonPass recordings and WishList searches and allow … [Read more...] about TiVo the new battleground between Seven and Foxtel
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Hutchison launches mobile & on-line music service
Hong Kong - From June, 3 Indonesia’s mobile subscribers will be the first in South East Asia to have access to a new music service which enables them to buy and download music to both their handsets and PCs. 3 is looking to bridge the mobile content gap in Indonesia which, at 60 million subscribers, is Asia’s third largest mobile market. It is currently dominated by sales of ringtones and ringback tones, although this should evolve with 3’s new service enabling consumers to … [Read more...] about Hutchison launches mobile & on-line music service
SingTel expected to bundle new pay-TV service
Singapore– SingTel’s proposed IPTV pay-TV service is expected to be bundled with broadband and voice offerings, rather than launched as a stand-alone service. Having lost out on lucrative EPL soccer rights to incumbent pay-TV provider StarHub Cable Vision, many feel SingTel still lacks the killer content necessary to drive penetration of a stand-alone pay-TV service. While SingTel’s Director for IPTV and Content Low Ka Hoe outlined the new service’s capabilities, any … [Read more...] about SingTel expected to bundle new pay-TV service
Mobile phone industry expo in China rings up a flurry of deals
Shanghai- The International Mobile-phone Industry Exposition (IMIE), held May 18-20 2007 at the Binhai International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China, hosted 320 exhibitors with 660 booths and attracted more than 20,000 visitors, including 500 from overseas. More than 200 attendees, including 18 overseas buyers and more than 40 Chinese suppliers, converged at the Global Purchasing Meeting at IMIE. Organizers said more than 50 contract negotiations were initiated, expected to … [Read more...] about Mobile phone industry expo in China rings up a flurry of deals
SICAF draws big crowds, hundreds of buyers and production companies
Seoul- The 11th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF), which ran May 23-25 at SETEC, drew 130,000 visitors and copious entries for the SICAF Promotion Plan (SPP) Project Competition, the animation festival and the international digital cartoon sidebar. The SPP attracted 360 companies and 270 buyers from 21 countries including the U.S., Canada, Spain, France, Japan and China; last year there were around 100 buyers and 220 companies participated. Prize-winners in the SPP Project … [Read more...] about SICAF draws big crowds, hundreds of buyers and production companies
Fifth Media mobile TV launches in China
Shanghai- Shanghai Media Group’s Dragon New Media Co., Ltd. launched the territory’s first mobile phone-based TV service dubbed Fifth Media on May 28, according to Chinese media reports. Dragon New Media is specializing in producing programs tailored for mobile TV, not simply editing traditional TV content, Zheng Jie, the company's chief editor for the business, told reporters. Zheng noted there is a tug-of-war between the Ministry of Information Industry and the State Administration … [Read more...] about Fifth Media mobile TV launches in China
