Mumbai- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has opened a new TV licensing office in Mumbai and has appointed Leena Lele Dutta as Director of Licensing to head the new Indian office. Reporting to Ross Pollack, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia, SPTI, Dutta will be responsible for the licensing of SPTI’s series and features, along with the company’s growing lineup of international productions, to traditional and new media partners in India. She will also support … [Read more...] about Leena Lele Dutta heads SPTI’s new TV licensing office in Mumbai
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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
ESPN Star Sports airs 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games across Asia for the first time
Singapore– ESPN Star Sports is providing coverage of the 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games in Shanghai across Asia for the first time starting from October 2. The sporting event is being held for the first time in Asia and the second time outside the US, with 30,000 athletes and officials from 175 countries participating. ESPN STAR Sports will feature highlights on its ESPN and STAR Sports channels throughout Asia, which include the live broadcast of the opening ceremony on October 2 … [Read more...] about ESPN Star Sports airs 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games across Asia for the first time
SPTI clinches raft of deals for US game show Power of 10
Culver City- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has signed format deals for with Australia’s Nine Network, Chile’s Chilevision, France’s TF1 and Greece’s Mega for local versions of U.S. game show Power of 10. Also, the US version of the show was sold to On Style channel from Korea’s On Media, and Canada’s Global. The format and the US version of the series will be available at MIPCOM 2007. Created by producer Michael Davies of Who Wants to Be a … [Read more...] about SPTI clinches raft of deals for US game show Power of 10
Yahoo!7 draws lottery fans
Sydney- Yahoo!7 subscribers can now play lotto online. October 1 saw the launch Yahoo!7 Lotto, which enables users to buy tickets in major lotteries including OzLotto, Powerball and Saturday Lotto, and access draw information and results online. Users can also purchase gift certificates and form syndicates. Yahoo!7 Lotto is an alliance with Jumbo Corporation Limited and its online lottery division, OzLotteries.com. As part of their agreement, Yahoo!7 will feature links to the OzLotteries.com … [Read more...] about Yahoo!7 draws lottery fans