MIPCOM, Cannes - FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced three production partners selected to create the first content out of their production deal, as announced at MIPTV 2008. The agreement to invest into multi-media TV projects is set to generate $12 million over the next 2 years. Imaginary Friends Studio (IFS), Oak3 Films and Ochre Pictures have each been awarded investment to produce content out of Singapore. Each production partner … [Read more...] about FME and MDA agreement bears first fruit – Singaporean production partners announced
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YR Asia Satellite TV debuts in Hong Kong and Macau; acquires 120 hours of Singapore content
Cannes – Newly formed YR Asia Satellite TV will broadcast on Hong Kong’s I-Cable Channel 28 beginning October 18. This marks the first landing for the entertainment channel, which is targeting to launch in 15 countries, reaching out to 1.2 billion Mandarin-speaking people in China and the rest of Asia Pacific. After its Hong Kong and Macau debut, YR Asia is slated to launch in Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Indo China and Pakistan by the end of this year. … [Read more...] about YR Asia Satellite TV debuts in Hong Kong and Macau; acquires 120 hours of Singapore content
TV’s ‘feel-good factor’ will ride crisis
MIPCOM, Cannes – Senior execs attending MIPCOM this week are remaining upbeat about the impact of the financial crisis upon the TV and industries. Consistently the message 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 percent come from outside of the US, he is … [Read more...] about TV’s ‘feel-good factor’ will ride crisis
Portfolio Entertainment announces pre-MIPCOM deals
Toronto - Portfolio Entertainment heads to MIPCOM with multiple sales for their catalogue of programming to territories spanning the globe for programming across multiple genres including lifestyle, animal, children's, culinary, travel and how-to series. Sales into Asia include Japan's Discovery Networks Asia, who renewed the second and third seasons of Animal Miracles (episodes 14 - 39); the one-hour factual program that recounts extraordinary events and the mysterious relationships we share … [Read more...] about Portfolio Entertainment announces pre-MIPCOM deals
Senior executive appointments for BT South East Asia
BT announced with immediate effect the appointment of Steve Ting as chairman and Lim Chin Hu as CEO of BT's Southeast Asian (SEA) operations. Prior to joining BT, Ting was group founder and executive chairman of BT Frontline. Ting is a veteran in the technology industry with more than 20 years of experience. He has held several management positions in Hewlett Packard Singapore and Mentor Graphics Corporation. Lim previously served as president and chief executive officer of BT Frontline where he … [Read more...] about Senior executive appointments for BT South East Asia
Journey of Discovery
DISCOVERY Communications’ 100-plus TV networks reach more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Since taking the helm at Discovery in January 2007, David Zaslav has executed a number of initiatives that have focused the organization on growth, performance and operational efficiency; highlighted by a partnership with Oprah Winfrey to launch The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), a multi-platform joint venture coming to 68 million homes in 2009 with a mission to empower, … [Read more...] about Journey of Discovery