Overview Singapore-based HBO Asia was launched in 1992. HBO Asia is able to bring the best of Hollywood to Asia first because of its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood studios - Columbia/TriStar, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. HBO Asia offers five 24-hour, commercial-free subscription movie channels – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS and CINEMAX, – as well as a subscription video on demand service, HBO ON DEMAND. In addition to the … [Read more...] about HBO Asia takes ‘Flight’ into digital space
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Keeping news new in a 2.0 world
it’s been one hell of a spell for the world’s news gatherers; in the midst of covering the countdown to the US Presidential Elections – a race being played out in a more public arena than ever before – the economic crisis finally hit home. It’s not as if no-one saw it coming, over a year ago MEASAT chief operating officer Paul Brown-Kenyon contributed an article to Television Asia Plus considering the potential impact of the sub-prime lending debacle upon the … [Read more...] about Keeping news new in a 2.0 world
The attention economic crisis
what with global warming and the global financial meltdown, it seems hardly a day goes by without a heart-wrenching natural disaster, or greed-fuelled economic one, dominating the day’s headlines. Possibly even more worrying than the events themselves, is that anyone should be surprised at their occurrence. Seemingly the environmentalists and financial analysts are only to be believed once the events of which they warn become blindingly manifest. And having made an apparent mess of the … [Read more...] about The attention economic crisis
Regional scarcity of new media & digital talent – Aquent
Singapore - New media and digital are among the sectors where demand for experienced and talented staff is most acute, according to findings from the Aquent Orange Book Asia Pacific Edition 2008-2009. Agents report a candidate shortage of experienced people in the fields of digital, project and account management, creative, brand consulting, communications, new media, public relations and web design. No longer than two years is the average stint with the same employer for the majority of … [Read more...] about Regional scarcity of new media & digital talent – Aquent
TSA and Nectar Capital join forces
Total Sports Asia (TSA), Asia's leading independent sports marketing agency will be bringing Nectar Capital as an investor into the business. In an investment worth over US$15 million, Nectar Capital, a London-based private equity fund focused on media, leisure, and creative industries, will provide additional capital to cater for TSA's growth plans over the next five years. Marcus Luer, group CEO of TSA said, "Nectar has a terrific team of people and brings a substantial financial clout to TSA … [Read more...] about TSA and Nectar Capital join forces
TV’s ‘feel-good factor’ will ride crisis
MIPCOM, Cannes - Senior execs attending MIPCOM, held at Cannes Palais de Festivals 13-17 October 2008, are remaining upbeat about the impact of the financial crisis upon the TV and media industries. Consistently the message here has been that TV consumption tends to rise in times of recession because people cut down on going out and other luxuries. Discovery Communications' president and CEO David Zaslav said that because 50 percent of revenues are derived from cable subscriptions, and 30 … [Read more...] about TV’s ‘feel-good factor’ will ride crisis