New Delhi – Real Global Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. (RGB), a 50:50 joint venture between Alva Brothers Entertainment and Turner International, is to launch new Hindi entertainment television channel Real. Channel will go on air in March 2009 and is described as “tailor-made for the ‘Neo Indians’, who are urban oriented, ambitious and outward looking.” Real enters a GE (general entertainment) environment in India that, although popular with audiences, is already … [Read more...] about Turner and Alva Brothers’ Real enters Hindi GE fray
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Cartoon Network partners with Thai online agency
Cartoon Network has entered into a partnership with Admax, a leading Thai online advertising agency. "This partnership demonstrates Cartoon Network's confidence in Thailand's burgeoning online market and we are confident that Admax's wealth of local expertise will help Cartoon Network in crafting flexible and integrated solutions for advertisers across our online and linear channel platforms," said Benjamin Grubbs, regional director, interactive, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (TENA). … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network partners with Thai online agency
Telefe International announces new addition to sales team
Buenos Aires - Telefe International announced the addition of Guillermo Borensztein to its sales team. Borensztein reports directly to Michelle Wasserman, head of international programming sales, formats and production services, an area operating directly under the international business division of Telefe, run by Alejandro Parra. The new sales executive will be in charge of the relationship with Telefe International's clients of Asia and part of Eastern Europe. He will also aim at developing … [Read more...] about Telefe International announces new addition to sales team
B4U joins AsiaSat 3S MCPC platform
Hong Kong - Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced that B4U Broadband (India) Private Limited (B4U) has signed a contract to deliver two Hindi television channels, B4U Movies and B4U Music, through AsiaSat's C-band full transponder MCPC (Multiple Channels per Carrier) platform on AsiaSat 3S. Under the agreement, AsiaSat provides C-band capacity and transmission services to deliver B4U's television signals to AsiaSat's Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong, for … [Read more...] about B4U joins AsiaSat 3S MCPC platform
Al Jazeera and Sony Ericsson partner to bring headline news to mobiles
Doha - Al Jazeera Network and Sony Ericsson have announced a new partnership that will bring headline news straight to mobile phones. Headline news will be available in both English and Arabic. Several Sony Ericsson handheld devices in the market in the MENA region will have a Al Jazeera RSS feed preinstalled. Owners of the devices can request daily international news updates straight from the Al Jazeera Network through the RSS feed. The Al Jazeera/Sony Ericsson partnership will build on Al … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera and Sony Ericsson partner to bring headline news to mobiles
Jan 1 MegaTV launch for History HD
New York/Seoul - AETN International, a division of A&E Television Networks (AETN), has reached an agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) to launch History HD on KT's IPTV platform, MegaTV, on January 1, 2009. All content will be HD content, and languaged in Korean. Shows will include Cities of the Underworld, The Universe, Ax Men, Dogfights, Ancient Discoveries, and Ice Road Truckers. "History HD debuted in Asia in September, and AETN has moved aggressively since then to distribute the service into … [Read more...] about Jan 1 MegaTV launch for History HD