Hong Kong– The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2007, organized by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) will be held July 21 at the Hong Kong Colesium. The slogan for this year's pageant is "Witnessing the 10th Anniversary of the Handover with Your Beauty". After the June 2 telecast of the special program Miss Hong Kong: A Beautiful Encounter, 12 beauties were chosen from the 24 short-listed candidates. In addition, there are four from overseas: Vancouver, San Francisco and Las Vegas. All 16 … [Read more...] about Miss Hong Kong to be crowned July 21
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BBC Worldwide sells Michael Palin adventure, dramas to TVNZ
Sydney- BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed New Europe with Michael Palin, the new 6 x 50' series from the intrepid adventurer as he explores 20 countries in Central and Easter Europe, to Television New Zealand, together with a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion (1 x 95') and the second series of drama Torchwood (13 x 50') and Primeval (7 x 50'). … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide sells Michael Palin adventure, dramas to TVNZ
Beyond Distribution clinches various deals in Asia
Sydney- Beyond Distribution has signed a raft of distribution deals in Asia following MIPTV. Pre-school series New MacDonald's Farm will make its debut in Vietnam while the third instalment was picked up by MediaCorp's Kids Central in Singapore and Thailand's UBC. Health and lifestyle series What's Good For You has been sold into Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Malaysia. In addition, BBC U.K. CBeebies' series Numberjacks has been sold to video in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia. … [Read more...] about Beyond Distribution clinches various deals in Asia
Nokia to provide email solution for PCCW mobile
Hong Kong- Nokia is to provide the mobile email platform for PCCW mobile's business services for Hong Kong. The service, branded as 'PUSH eMail' will be available this month. Wireless Email provides a platform that enables users to access email, calendar, contacts, notes and task lists on a variety of handheld devices that run on Symbian and Windows Mobile/Pocket PC operating systems. Said Gary Chow, Managing Director, PCCW Commercial Group. "We understand the need for comprehensive mobility … [Read more...] about Nokia to provide email solution for PCCW mobile
Hong Kong ad spend flat in April while OOH soars
Hong Kong- The top 10 media advertisers in Hong Kong in April forked out a total of HK$335.7 million (US$42.9 million), almost identical to April 2006. The top five were Bank of China, Sun Hung Kai Properties, Cheung Kung, Rolex and PCCW/Pacific Century CyberWorks. PCCW was the leading advertiser in promoting its various products online, closely followed by The Wall Street Institute, indicating education is still one of the most important categories in the online media market, according to Carat … [Read more...] about Hong Kong ad spend flat in April while OOH soars
Call to free up IPTV market in China
Beijing- China Telecom and China Netcom have urged the government to deregulate the IPTV market, claiming that restriction on licenses is stifling the development of IPTV. China Telecom, which has 210,000 IPTV subscribers, including 150,000 in Shanghai, is allowed to offer its IPTV service in just six cities, preventing it from reaching millions of potential customers across the country. China Netcom Chairman Zhang Chunjiang said he hopes to offer IPTV services "in every city in China," but this … [Read more...] about Call to free up IPTV market in China
