After more than 150 episodes, thousands of audition tapes and hundreds of successful rehabilitations, the final season of Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan will premiere on Nat Geo WILD on July 7 in the US. Milan starts season nine with four episodes filmed in London. Subsequent episodes will have Cesar head to the Jersey Shore to check out the ‘situation’ for three families with out-of-control dogs. Encore airings of the entire Dog Whisperer catalogue of … [Read more...] about Final season of Dog Whisperer to premiere on July 7 in the US
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Sony Pictures Television appoints new chief creative officer
Sony Pictures Television appoints new chief creative officer Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Wayne Garvie as Chief Creative Officer, International Production. In this role, Garvie will be responsible for driving creative development across SPT’s global network of joint venture companies and its production studios outside of Los Angeles, turning locally developed properties into global formats and fostering co-developments across the group. He will report to Andrea Wong, … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Television appoints new chief creative officer
Christiane Amanpour returns to CNN Worldwide
Christiane Amanpour returns to CNN Worldwide Christiane Amanpour is the host of a new daily foreign affairs programme simply titled Amanpour, which debuted on April 17 on CNN International in Asia. The 30-minute daily broadcast airs Tuesdays to Saturdays at 5pm HKT and 10pm HKT. “We are delighted to have Christiane back at CNN,” said Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director for CNN International. “Christiane’s sophisticated, incisive journalism is … [Read more...] about Christiane Amanpour returns to CNN Worldwide
Promotions at A+E Networks
Promotions at A+E Networks SINGAPORE – Ling-Sze Gan has been promoted to Senior Director of Content Sales, Asia. Based at A+E Networks’ Singapore office, she oversees content distribution throughout the region to both standard and non-standard television platforms. Since joining A+E Networks in 2007, Gan has grown content distribution revenues in the region by 700 per cent, and has expanded distribution into the terrestrial market in Japan and has closed significant output deals in … [Read more...] about Promotions at A+E Networks
A man and his Muppets
Jim Henson, if he was still alive today, would have turned 75 on September 24 and in homage of this date, the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) organised a special screening of documentaries and rare footage highlighting Henson’s 40-year career in television and fi lm. Joining the celebrations was Arthur Novell, a close friend of Henson and former Executive Director of the Jim Henson Legacy, who fl ew in from New York to speak at a series of post-screening discussions, held at … [Read more...] about A man and his Muppets
Broadband World Forum ponders Asia-Pacific
Co-located with IP&TV World Forum Asia 2011, Broadband World Forum Asia 2011 will focus on how the industry can profit from investment into high speed broadband to enable social and economic growth and will feature a comprehensive speaker programme debating the hot topics across Asia and the wider global broadband industry. Gavin Whitechurch, director of the Broadband World Forum series, is looking forward to kicking off the debates. “There are huge opportunities for the broadband industry … [Read more...] about Broadband World Forum ponders Asia-Pacific