Singapore — GlobeCast and Travel Channel International have announced the distribution of Travel Channel HD via the MEASAT-3 platform to homes across the Asia Pacific. Travel Channel HD is an expansion of its linear service, also delivered via the MEASAT-3 satellite. Gerry Ritchie, Director of Business Development at Travel Channel, said, “We are close to inking further deals across the region. India, where Travel Channel has just received downlinking permission, is a particular target for … [Read more...] about Travel Channel HD expands reach
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8i plays Fetch
Singapore – MediaCorp 8 International (8i) is launching on Australia’s FetchTV this month on Channel 817. This follows the channel’s recent launch in Indonesia on Indovision. 8i is an extension of Singapore’s free-to-air Mandarin channel – Channel 8. It is a 24-hour channel dedicated to Chinese drama series, offering six hours of fresh content daily that includes the latest drama series and classics from MediaCorp’s catalogue. Scott Lorson, Chief Executive … [Read more...] about 8i plays Fetch
Tough road ahead
Melbourne – Changes in market conditions and consumer behaviours is forcing dramatic shifts and creating an uncertain future for the Pay-TV industry, states Ovum. This analysis was made in the research firm’s latest report, in which it states that new technologies and players offering alternative ways to view video are undermining the established order of Pay-TV operations. As a result, Pay-TV subscriber growth is slowing in several markets. Jonathan Doran, Ovum principal analyst and … [Read more...] about Tough road ahead
Outdoor solidifies presence in the Philippines
Singapore – Outdoor Channel has reached a distribution milestone of 500,000 households in the Philippines. To date, some 50 cable operators in the country have committed to launch the channel, including Cablelink, Global Destiny and national DTH operator Cignal. All of these agreements where negotiated by Outdoor Channel’s exclusive Philippine distributor, Cable Boss. Gregg Creevey, Managing Director - Multi Channels Asia, said the network has made strong progress in the country in a … [Read more...] about Outdoor solidifies presence in the Philippines
Asia’s changing face in Pay-TV
Hong Kong – Multichannel TV continues to make inroads across the Asia Pacific. Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, Casbaa said there are now more homes with Pay-TV in the region than the rest of the world combined. He added that there are more than 420 million non-terrestrial TV connections being logged across the region today. At the four-day event, developing markets, India and China, again took centre stage. For the rapidly growing India market, it is believed digitization will lead to a huge … [Read more...] about Asia’s changing face in Pay-TV
More protection for Singapore consumers
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) is putting into effect guidelines to its Media Market Conduct Code (MMCC) from 1 March next year, offering greater protection for consumers. This move comes on the back of a growing Pay-TV market, which has seen the number of subscribers increase from 490,000 in Dec 2006 to more than 857,000 today, and also a 150 per cent increase in the number of Pay-TV channels over the last four years. Under the new guidelines, Pay-TV retailers may … [Read more...] about More protection for Singapore consumers
