Sydney- Broadcast solutions group, Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has been appointed by Vietnam's national broadcaster, Vietnam Television (VTV), to provide the complete RF systems for a 12-site network expansion of the country's analogue television network.Comprising upgrades to 12 existing VTV sites, the upgrade will see coverage of the country's science, technology and education channel, VTV2, and its sports and entertainment channel, VTV3, extended nationwide.RFS will … [Read more...] about Vietnam to expand TV network
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Asian movie to debut on Hallmark Channel for Mother’s Day
Singapore- Hallmark Channel will showcase an Asian movie for the first time with Singapore-shot Cages. Acquired recently by Sparrowhawk International, Cages will debut on May 13 as the main highlight of Hallmark Channel’s Mother’s Day Specials. The movie is expected to reach over 21 million viewers in 20 Asian countries including Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand.Shot in HD, Cages is about a single mother who has to cope with reuniting with her estranged father and taking … [Read more...] about Asian movie to debut on Hallmark Channel for Mother’s Day
Uday Shankar appointed COO of STAR India
Mumbai / Kolkata / Hong Kong- Uday Shankar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of STAR India to oversee the company’s operations. He will join STAR India shortly and reports to Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer of STAR India.Shankar is currently Chief Executive Officer of Media Content & Communications Services (MCCS), a 74-26 joint venture between Ananda Bazar Patrika Group (ABP) and STAR Group (STAR). MCCS operates Hindi news channel STAR News and Bengali news channel STAR … [Read more...] about Uday Shankar appointed COO of STAR India
New role for Doug Peiffer at Network Ten
Sydney- Network Ten has promoted Doug Peiffer's to the newly created role of general manager - client integration strategy and research, with responsibility for driving advertiser integration opportunities, effective April 23. Currently general manager - network research at TEN, he retains oversight of network research; both the research and sales development teams will report to him. Peiffer will report to Ten's general manager - network sales, Shaun James. He joined Ten in 2000 from Taylor … [Read more...] about New role for Doug Peiffer at Network Ten
Eurosport assembles Asia Pacific management team
Hong Kong-Eurosport is expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific with a newly assembled management team led by Arjan Hoekstra, Managing Director of Eurosport Asia-Pacific. He formerly oversaw business development at the network's Paris headquarters. The team includes Ron Lee as Head of Production; Gursharan Sethi, Director of Affiliate Sales & Business Development; Thibaud de Loynes, Head of Finance and Administration; and Wendy Hung, Head of Communications. All are based in Hong Kong. … [Read more...] about Eurosport assembles Asia Pacific management team
Sony moves into EL TV
Tokyo-Sony's move to market electro luminescence (EL) TV sets for the first time by the year-end has kicked off a flurry of moves toward the next generation flat display TV by other appliance manufacturers and suppliers of EL materials. Sony's first EL product will be an 11-inch model, but Sony's vice president Katsuyoshi Ihara says the company is capable of mass-producing larger models of 30-to 40-inch range as well, after Toshiba announced it would make 32-inch model EL TV, using EL panels to … [Read more...] about Sony moves into EL TV
