FremantleMedia’s Idols franchise will go regional with the first ever Asian Idol. To be held in Indonesia, the singing talent competition show will be jointly produced by Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) and FremantleMedia to premiere on Nov 24 from 2000 – 2130 hours on RCTI. Asian Idol is the culmination of the Idol searches in Indonesia, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and will feature the winners and one judge from each country. Ata and Daniel, hosts … [Read more...] about Idols franchise goes regional in Asia

Sydney- Aiming to grow its production presence in Asia Pacific, FremantleMedia is looking to create joint ventures with local partners in key territories and to resume drama production in the region. Simon Spalding, FremantleMedia Director of Operations, Asia Pacific, identifies India and Korea as the top priorities for establishing production co-ventures. He stressed the company is looking to enter only those markets where laws and custom respect intellectual copyright. “Asia Pacific … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia to boost production presence in Asia Pacific

Surabaya- Jampro Antennas, Inc. will expedite Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia’s (RCTI) orders for a 3-channel combined UHF antenna system. The high-power antenna system designed by Jampro combines two 120 kW analogue channels (E30 & E32) and one 20kW digital channel (E50), and handles 260kW of input power. Jampro is engineering its model JUHD broadband UHF panel antenna with its model RWCC constant impedance combiner and 340m of WR1500 Waveguide to implement the high power installation … [Read more...] about Jampro expedites order from Indonesia’s RCTI Network

Kuala Lumpur - Juita Viden and Endemol are co-producing Deal or No Deal for the country's ntv7, marking the 50th territory in which the game show is being produced. There are two localized versions: 52-episodes in Mandarin, hosted by local personality and newscaster Goh Wee Ping, which launched on March 12, airing each Monday and Tuesday at 7pm; to be followed by 52 episodes in English, hosted by radio DJ, Aanont 'Non' Wathanasin. The top prize is RM100,000 (US$29,000).This is Juita … [Read more...] about It’s a deal for Endemol/Juita Viden in Malaysia