Hong Kong — ViDeOnline Communication (Asia) Limited launched its VOD service last month on IPTV and broadband platforms in Taiwan, branded hiChannel, in league with Chunghwa Telecom. The line-up includes movie and drama channels and Bloomberg TV. ViDeOnline will enter China this month in partnership with a major ISP. Samson Lee, VDO Country Manager for Hong Kong and Taiwan, confirmed the movie service in China will be download-to-rent, not to own, but declined to give further details. In Hong … [Read more...] about ViDeOnline enters Taiwan and prepares to launch in China
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2waytraffic unveils new formats for MIPCOM
2waytraffic International is bringing new reality formats F.A.B.S.: Search For A Video Model and 6 Handshakes Away, as well as Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation’s (YTV) gameshow format, The Real Fame Game to MIPCOM. F.A.B.S.: Search For A Video Model is a new reality talent format in which ten girls compete for a cash prize, a new car, and a chance to star in a music video of a popular international recording artist. 2waytraffic signed a global deal with Warner Music to deliver the recording … [Read more...] about 2waytraffic unveils new formats for MIPCOM
Pay TV – and non-TV – viewing up amongst Asia’s elite
Hong Kong – Pay TV ownership and viewership are both up on last year amongst affluents in eleven Asian markets, according to the latest PAX results from Synovate. The regional average of pay TV ownership is now 66.6%, up from 65.9% for the same period last year. And viewership of pan-regional channels, past seven days, is at a regional average of 61.3% up from 60.3% last year. Terrestrial TV in Singapore, Seoul and Taipei is also up year on year. And four in ten affluent Asians are … [Read more...] about Pay TV – and non-TV – viewing up amongst Asia’s elite
2waytraffic International to distribute YTV’s The Real Fame Game
2waytraffic International has acquired global distribution rights to The Real Fame Game, the hit gameshow format from Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV), and will be bringing it to MIPCOM. Under the terms of the deal, 2waytraffic will adapt the show for western audiences, distribute the format globally, and leverage the format across multiple platforms. The Real Fame Game was successful on Japan’s YTV since launch in 1997. It is a light-hearted and irreverent look at celebrities and … [Read more...] about 2waytraffic International to distribute YTV’s The Real Fame Game
E! Entertainment’s expansion set for AsiaSat 2
Hong Kong – The E! International Network is set to be distributed through AsiaSat 2’s wide C-band coverage beam and full transponder C-band MCPC platform. Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and US entertainment network E! Entertainment Television Inc. have signed a contract for E! International Network to be distributed via AsiaSat 2, to Asian cable and satellite networks, terrestrial stations and pay TV platforms. “The AsiaSat 2 MCPC platform gives us … [Read more...] about E! Entertainment’s expansion set for AsiaSat 2
Al Jazeera English reaches 100 million homes and targets the US
Doha, Qatar- Al Jazeera English has achieved a global viewer footprint of 100 million homes just one year since its launch, and is targeting broad distribution in the US and deeper penetration in India and key markets worldwide. Phil Lawrie has been hired as Director of Global Distribution to spearhead the effort. Although Al Jazeera English is carried by major cable and satellite operators worldwide, new carriage deals for conventional platforms continue to be struck, most recently with … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera English reaches 100 million homes and targets the US