Herzliya, Israel – Indian telco Airtel Broadband & Telephone Services (B&TS) is currently undertaking IPTV trials in a thousand households and will launch its IPTV service in the last quarter of 2007. Similar to rival IPTV service providers Aksh Optifibre Ltd and Time Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd which use Optibase’s video over IP solutions, Bharti Airtel will deploy Optibase’s H.264 Media Gateway (MGW) 5100 IPTV encoding platforms for its IPTV offerings. Optibase's carrier … [Read more...] about Bharti Airtel to launch IPTV services in Q4 2007
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Fox International Channels takes majority stake in BabyTV
Los Angeles- Fox International Channels has acquired a major stake in BabyTV, a TV channel for infants and toddlers under three. Following the acquisition, BabyTV will feature as a core channel among FIC’s offerings, adding to FOX, FOX Life, FOX Crime, FX, and National Geographic channels. First launched in Israel in 2003, the 24/7 commercial free channel is currently carried by more than 75 platforms in over 50 countries worldwide. Produced by a team of content experts and child … [Read more...] about Fox International Channels takes majority stake in BabyTV
AETN makes History in China
Cannes - AETN International has licensed 37 hours of The History Channel programming to China International Television Corp. (CITV), the commercial arm of state broadcaster CCTV. AETN International Senior Vice President Sean Cohan characterized the deal as another step in the company's expansion in the Asia Pacific, following the launches of The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network in Southeast Asia and the opening last month of the firm's regional HQ in Singapore. Moreover, Cohan … [Read more...] about AETN makes History in China
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
Cannes debut for Comcast International Media Group
Hong Kong/Cannes – E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network and The Golf Channel all come under Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) from today, when the new umbrella brand makes its debut at Cannes. And within the Asia region, E! Entertainment and its sibling channels’ expansion is all set for AsiaSat 2. 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 … [Read more...] about Cannes debut for Comcast International Media Group
ViDeOnline enters Taiwan and prepares to launch in China
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