New York – AMC/Sundance Channel Global today announced it has acquired the rights to multiple seasons of Mad Men for Sundance Channel in Asia and Europe. Sundance Channel will premiere season one of the award winning show throughout Asia in October. It will also debut the 13x60’ series in HD for the first time in Korea, as well as premiere the show on its channels in Singapore and Taiwan. In Europe, season one will premiere in Spain in October while season two will premiere in HD for … [Read more...] about Madness descends on Asia and Europe
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mio TV launches Hokkien channel
Singapore – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) announced that mio TV will launch a new self-packaged Asian entertainment channel, Jia Le (Channel 88), focused on Hokkien and Mandarin content, on 29 August 2011. The 24-hour channel will feature the latest Hokkien and Mandarin dramas and variety shows, sourced mainly from producers in Taiwan and the rest of the region. “We are launching this channel because more than 40 per cent of Chinese Singaporeans are Hokkien” … [Read more...] about mio TV launches Hokkien channel
Centrin TV goes DTH via MEASAT
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) announced an agreement with PT Central Tivi Digital (Centrin TV) to support Centrin TV’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) service in Indonesia. Under the agreement, which includes PT Patra Telekomunikasi Indonesia as a local partner, MEASAT will provide Ku-band capacity on the MEASAT-3a satellite for the platform. Centrin TV is a new DTH operator serving the Indonesian Pay TV market. It offers several basic packages and add-on packages, … [Read more...] about Centrin TV goes DTH via MEASAT
mio TV promises interactive BPL season
Singapore – mio TV announced plans for its second Barclays Premiere League (BPL) season, promising a more interactive experience with more High Definition (HD) and 3D live matches. In the upcoming season, viewers can look forward to the engaging experience of ‘being at the game’ with a live match in 3D on Channel 111 every month. As with last season, mio TV will show all 380 games live and more than 200 matches in HD. Channels 103 and 104 have been upgraded to HD and the … [Read more...] about mio TV promises interactive BPL season
AMC/Sundance increases distribution
New York – AMC/Sundance Channel Global announced additional carriage for Sundance Channel and WE tv with major distributors in five countries across Europe and Asia for its international television networks and video-on-demand (VOD) services. Sundance Channel and WE tv are expanding their reach into Asia, with two new launches in Taiwan. Both brands are launching as high definition channels in the country on DishHD, a pay TV platform, and on Chunghwa, Taiwan’s largest telecom … [Read more...] about AMC/Sundance increases distribution
Zuku continues expansion drive
Zuku today announced that it will carry STAR channels across Wananchi’s cable and DTH platforms immediately, as part of a drive to increase its TV offering. Zuku’s one year carriage agreement with STAR will see four channels – STAR Plus, Gold, News and One, being broadcast. The channels will be carried on cable and DTH platforms, initially in Kenya only, then eventually in Uganda and Tanzania, and beyond that in other territories in Wananchi’s footprint. The deal means … [Read more...] about Zuku continues expansion drive