Asia and Australasia - New possibilities Since the launch of TV5MONDE Asia-Pacific in 1996, the channel’s two regional feeds (TV5MONDE covers India to Singapore while TV5MONDE Pacific covers Australia, Japan, New Zealand and all the pacific islands) have reached 28.4 million households – and there is room for more growth. In Cambodia, TV5MONDE has recently added DTT delivery on top of its cable delivery. In Mongolia, Muller says it’s business as usual but observed that people … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE’s Alexandre Muller
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The Flying Winemaker
About the series: The series stars Eddie McDougall – the passionate and renowned owner of The Flying Winemaker boutique wine gallery in Hong Kong – who is on a mission to revolutionise the way people consume and enjoy Asian food and wine. The series follows Eddie pairing Asian cuisine with wines that are being produced internationally and in the wine industry’s fastest growing market, Asia. Along with fellow Australian, UK and U.S. food and wine experts, Eddie travels to … [Read more...] about The Flying Winemaker
One-year Mark
Q: Tell us about your role in the Hong Kong office? A: National Geographic Channel (NGC) wanted to make changes in its programming and overall business and channel strategies. As part of that, they needed a head of production to increase local production across all our 14 territories. I’m kind of an ambassador for local production on NGC across 14 territories. Q: NGC as a whole seems to be moving away from one-offs and going into series, particularly those that are returnable, and series … [Read more...] about One-year Mark
Miss Chief
Siok Lian Pek, or Lian Pek as she’s known these days, is what many would consider a local news anchor made good. From Television Corporation of Singapore (presently MediaCorp) where as business editor, she launched and anchored the network’s first daily business news bulletin; to being the first local anchor hired by CNN International during which she was named Best Current Affairs Presenter at the 2001 Asian Television Awards; to her transition to documentary director, and an … [Read more...] about Miss Chief
Simon Twiston Davies
In an interview with TV Asia Plus during the recent CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2012 in Singapore, Davies talks about CABAA’s role and responsibilities as an industry organisation, some of the changes he made since he took up its leadership position, as well as provides some of his outlook on the satellite TV broadcast industry. Q: Tell us how the role of CASBAA has evolved since you came on board. A: CASBAA has been tracking the development of the market by the time I had been with … [Read more...] about Simon Twiston Davies
Meeting Mishal Husain
Q: You started out as a news producer with BBC. How different is it from being in front of the camera? A: I think as a news presenter, the fact that I started as a producer is vital because I really understand how the different parts of the newsroom should fit together, and I understand what it’s like to be cutting the pictures and writing the briefs and writing the scripts that go on air. Having said that, it was a big transition to start appearing in front of the camera, mostly because … [Read more...] about Meeting Mishal Husain
