Singapore– MediaCorp announced the appointment of industry veteran Cheah Chee Kong as Chief Content Officer starting 9 November. In his role, Cheah will drive the content strategy and development for its extensive portfolio of entertainment products across its TV and digital platforms, as well as content syndication. He will be reporting to Shaun Seow, CEO of MediaCorp. Doreen Neo, Head of Studios and Georgina Chang, Head of The Celebrity Agency, will report to him. Prior to this, Mr Cheah … [Read more...] about MediaCorp hires Scripps’ creative head
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New Food Hero for Asia
Singapore – Asian Food Channel and Food Network announced that two talented and passionate foodies have been selected as the 2015 Food Hero winners after a four-month talent search across Asia-Pacific. The finalists were judged on their performance in a series of food-based challenges, interviews, screen tests and most of all, on their abilities to engage with the viewers both on-air and in person. Viewers across Asia can look forward to Ili Sulaiman and Debbie Wong from Malaysia … [Read more...] about New Food Hero for Asia
HGTV starts strong in Singapore
Singapore − Scripps Networks Interactive, Asia Pacific is announced that HGTV, Asia’s only regional home focused channel dedicated to entertaining viewers with inspiring stories about the home, has achieved strong ratings in Singapore since it launched in December 2014. As measured by Kantar Media, HGTV has maintained consistently strong ratings, holding its position as the number one lifestyle channel in Singapore from January 2015 to June 2015 among female cable viewers between … [Read more...] about HGTV starts strong in Singapore
Food Wars Asia’ to premiere
Singapore – Food Network will premiere its latest original series, Food Wars Asia, which promises to end disputes on which restaurants make the best local dishes across Asia once and for all! Food Wars Asia will premiere on 7 April, at 8pm on StarHub channel 433. The 6 x 30’ series is hosted by Food Hero winner, Michele Lean and follows her as she visits popular food establishments in Singapore or Malaysia where she learns how they make their … [Read more...] about Food Wars Asia’ to premiere
Asian Food Channel dominates ratings
Singapore – Scripps Networks Interactive, Asia Pacific announced that one of its flagship food channels, Asian Food Channel (AFC) has been ranked as the number one lifestyle channel among women in Singapore and Malaysia for 2014. AFC is the food-focused channel that celebrates the unique Asian culinary experience with the added touch of global flavor. As measured by Kantar Media and AGBNMR Malaysia, AFC was ranked the number one lifestyle channel among women aged 25-54 in Singapore and the … [Read more...] about Asian Food Channel dominates ratings
HGTV launches in Philippines
Philippines – Scripps Networks Interactive announced the launch of HGTV in the Philippines on the two leading platforms SKYcable and Cignal Digital TV. HGTV, a home lifestyle channel, will be available on SKYcable starting 1 March on channel 88 (SD) and channel 246 (HD) and is coming soon on Cignal Digital TV in high definition. This announcement comes on the heels of recent HGTV launches across the region including StarHub in Singapore, Fetch TV in Australia and Univision in Mongolia. … [Read more...] about HGTV launches in Philippines