Singapore - BBC World was voted The World's Leading TV Channel for Travellers at the 14th World Travel Awards for the third consecutive year and was presented the award at a gala ceremony in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Dec 13. The World Travel Awards was conceived in 1993 to 'acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry'. The awards were voted for by travel and tourism professionals from 167,000 travel agencies, tour and transport companies, as well as … [Read more...] about BBC World voted World’s Leading TV Channel for Travellers for the third time
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EuroNews to broadcast in Arabic in 2008
EuroNews has won the European Union's call for tenders to extend its news channel offering to produce and broadcast programming in Arabic, the eighth language version by EuroNews. The Arabic service will be launched in 2008 and broadcast across EuroNews' network of 35 satellites to be available worldwide. EuroNews currently broadcasts in seven languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. In launching the Arabic version, EuroNews looks to cater to … [Read more...] about EuroNews to broadcast in Arabic in 2008
IFC adds FUNimation Entertainment’s anime series for 2008
New York - IFC has added three anime series acquired from FUNimation Entertainment to its 2008 programming slate. WitchBlade, based on a comic book series of the same title will debut in Jan, Speed Grapher, a futuristic action series, will air in March, and Hell Girl, a supernatural thriller will premiere later in the year. The new series also add to anime content including Samurai 7, Basilisk, and Gunslinger Girl which aired on IFC in 2007. … [Read more...] about IFC adds FUNimation Entertainment’s anime series for 2008
FOXTEL relaunches Gamesworld with new offerings
Sydney - FOXTEL has relaunched its Gamesworld interactive entertainment service with a new look and three new genres of games played using the FOXTEL remote control. Gamesworld offers interactive games for the family across genres of Kids Family, Brainteaser Trivia and Casino Sport. Kids Family offers simple games based on subscription TV brands like The Cartoon Network's Ben 10 and Boomerang's Scooby Doo. Brainteaser Trivia provides daily trivia, number and word games. Casino Sport features … [Read more...] about FOXTEL relaunches Gamesworld with new offerings
China’s Jilin Provincial Network signs deal for 2 million Irdeto smart cards
Singapore - Irdeto, provider of content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile networks, received its largest order of two million smart cards from China's Jilin Provincial Network to support the cable TV operator's digital migration project. Jilin Provincial Network provides cable TV services to subscribers from all cities and municipalities within Jilin Province in China and has three million registered subscribers. It is an existing customer of Irdeto's Digital TV Solution, a … [Read more...] about China’s Jilin Provincial Network signs deal for 2 million Irdeto smart cards
Streaming21, Microsoft Taiwan and Sampo form Digital Home Alliance
Taipei - Streaming21, provider of broadcast-quality streaming solutions, Sampo, manufacturer of consumer electronics, and Microsoft Taiwan have formed the Digital Home Alliance. The partners aim to drive the digital home market worldwide by providing wired and wireless interoperable personal computers, consumer electronics and mobile devices in the home to share new digital media and content services. Applications developed by Streaming21 based on the recently released Microsoft Home Server are … [Read more...] about Streaming21, Microsoft Taiwan and Sampo form Digital Home Alliance