ABS-CBN Convergence has announced the expansion of its telecommunications business via a network sharing agreement with Globe Telecom. The partnership, which converge two separate industries, enables ABS-CBN to deliver ABS-CBN content and offer traditional telecoms services on mobile devices. Through the network-sharing agreement, Globe will provide capacity and coverage on its existing cellular mobile telephony network to ABS-CBN Convergence on a nationwide basis. The parties may also share … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN pioneers media convergence with telco Globe
Philippines
Viacom announces distribution agreements across Southeast Asia
Malaysia/Philippines - Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc. announced further regional distribution of its brands with Comedy Central Asia leading the charge in Malaysia and the Philippines. Comedy Central Asia has launched in Malaysia as part of ASTRO’s B.yond IPTV with Maxis Home Fibre Internet package, and also in the Philippines on SKYcable as well as Cignal Digital TV. June will see further expansion of Comedy Central Asia’s … [Read more...] about Viacom announces distribution agreements across Southeast Asia
ABS-CBN invests in digital to deliver clear TV viewing for Filipinos
ABS-CBN Corporation has announced that it would be investing in digital terrestrial television (DTV) and cable TV to bring clear TV viewing to millions of Filipino households that continue to make do with poor picture and audio quality. According to ABS-CBN DTV marketing head Miguel Mercado, ABS-CBN has been investing heavily on infrastructure and test broadcast activities in the past six years to ensure a smooth transition to DTT, which offers viewers digital clear picture and sound for all … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN invests in digital to deliver clear TV viewing for Filipinos
Cable BOSS brings Martial Arts TV to The Philippines
London/Manilla - Martial Arts TV has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Cable BOSS, a pay-TV distribution agent in the Philippines. The channel boasts a programming line-up of 1,000 new hours a year that includes fight content such as UCMMA and Fight Code, training sessions live from the gym and from an instructional library of 200 hours, as well as video games content, anime and movies. The deal was brokered by leading independent media consultant and sales … [Read more...] about Cable BOSS brings Martial Arts TV to The Philippines
Celestial Classic Movies expands footprint
Hong Kong - Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced three new deals that further expand Celestial Classic Movies’ (CCM) reach in the Asia Pacific region. The channel has secured a branded primetime programme block on Central Motion Pictures channel in Taiwan, carriage with Cablelink in the Philippines, and carriage with Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited’s (HKBN) bbTV in Hong Kong. In Taiwan, CTE will launch a CCM-branded HD primetime programme block on Central Motion … [Read more...] about Celestial Classic Movies expands footprint
More Filipinos watch TV on the Internet, says ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN Corporation reported that there is a growing number of Filipinos locally and abroad who have consumed television content online, based on the increasing hit rates of the company’s video-streaming websites iWantv!, and TFC.tv. Data for the month of March show that iWantv! is the number one locally published website based on local traffic in the country, according to Effective Measure (EM), a research supplier for web audience measurement of the nation’s online … [Read more...] about More Filipinos watch TV on the Internet, says ABS-CBN