The good news for media owners Asia’s youth spend nine and a half hours each day consuming some form of media. Listening to music is very important to the lives of two-third of young Asians and 34 percent said that they had spent more time listening to music in the last year. The fourth annual Synovate Young Asians study covered 12 markets across Asia, including, for the first time, Japan and Vietnam. “Media across different platforms have certainly taken hold of youth across Asia in … [Read more...] about Young Asians consume 9.5 hours of media per day – Synovate
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A&E Television Networks acquires American Gangster from BET
New York - A&E Television Networks (AETN) has acquired seasons 1-3 of American Gangster, the series from BET that examines the lives and crimes of some of America's most notorious criminals. American Gangster will air worldwide on Crime & Investigation Network (CI). As part of the agreement, AETN will represent worldwide sales of the series through AETN International. Narrated by actor Ving Rhames, American Gangster profiles infamous crime figures through the use of witness accounts, courtroom … [Read more...] about A&E Television Networks acquires American Gangster from BET
STAR JALSHA races to No. 1 in West Bengal
Hong Kong/Kolkata - STAR JALSHA has rocketed to the No. 1 position in West Bengal. As per the TAM ratings for the week ended April 18, the channel has garnered 361 GRPs and has a 31 percent over its closest competitor ETV Bangla (274 GRPs), as well as a 44 percent lead over Zee Bangla (251 GRPs). Last week, STAR JALSHA has seen a 32 percent growth (87 GRPs) over the last eight week average of the channel. The growth was backed by high delivery in the Prime Time band with 114 GRPs. Seven out of … [Read more...] about STAR JALSHA races to No. 1 in West Bengal
Scripps Networks eyes channel opportunities in Asia
MIPTV, Cannes - Scripps Networks International is actively seeking opportunities for its channel brands, which include Food Network and Home and Garden Television (HGTV), in the region. Mid-December 2008 saw Greg Moyer assume the newly created position of president, Scripps Networks International, effective January 5, 2009. At MIPTV, Moyer described the Networks' entry strategy as "flexible" targeting affiliate revenues, although not ruling out an ad-supported model on satellite free-to-air. … [Read more...] about Scripps Networks eyes channel opportunities in Asia
International distributors to distribute Channel NewsAsia’s HD programmes
Cannes, MIPTV - Independent distributors have acquired a slate of HD Asian programmes produced by MediaCorp's regional news network, Channel NewsAsia, for international distribution. A total of 17 hours of programmes will get worldwide representation by international distributors, Looking Glass International, Electric Sky and ID Distribution. The series of programmes are Rivers of our time (6 episodes x 30 min), a documentary on rivers in Asia and the intricate relationship between the rivers … [Read more...] about International distributors to distribute Channel NewsAsia’s HD programmes
BBC Worldwide formats to reach new audiences
BBC Worldwide formats will reach new audiences this month with 27 BBC Worldwide shows currently in production - including The Greats, The People's Quiz, Maria, Dancing with the Stars and Baby Borrowers - in 22 territories from the USA to Australia, Slovakia to India. The formats were pitched at MIPTV. Top Gear is becoming an increasingly strong format for BBC Worldwide, with Australian channel SBS producing a second series of the show, while India and New Zealand is currently producing their own … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide formats to reach new audiences