Singapore – Championing rights for locals helped home-grown info-communications company StarHub and its creative agency DDB bag five notable accolades at the Singapore Hall of Fame Awards organised by The Institute of Advertising Singapore. StarHub won Brand of the Year for campaigns such as 4G4Good, LionsXII's 12th Man Tribute, Project Beautiful and SG4SG. StarHub's Chief Marketing Officer Jeannie Ong clinched the Client of the Year (Brand Steward) award. DDB went home with Creative … [Read more...] about StarHub crowned Brand of the Year
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Beach House Pictures’ 10 nominations at Asian Television Awards
Singapore – Beach House Pictures (BHP) has scored 10 nominations for this year’s Asian Television Awards. This is the highest number of nominations from any single production house in the region. The results shows the award winning Singapore-based producer has nods for five programmes, spread across nine categories. A finalist in four categories, Hidden Cities Extreme 2, developed and produced for A+E Networks’ History Asia, has the most number of nominations: Best … [Read more...] about Beach House Pictures’ 10 nominations at Asian Television Awards
Viddsee launches iPhone App
Singapore – The online video platform for Asian short films Viddsee.com launched its first mobile Viddsee app for iPhone, bringing the best of Asian entertainment, stories and films on-the-go, and in your pocket. The Viddsee app delivers new weekly curations designed for a simple, intuitive experience. Users can discover and choose what films they like with a comprehensive presentation of films, simply by just swiping. “Viddsee films are stories that consumers won’t get on TV. … [Read more...] about Viddsee launches iPhone App
StarHub signs agreement with Ahmad Idham
Misi Tawan Baby Singapore – Viewers in Singapore can enjoy movies by Malaysia’s celebrated director Ahmad Idham on StarHub TV at the same time, on the same day as cinema audiences in Malaysia. This is thanks to a new agreement—the first of its kind in Singapore—between StarHub and Ahmad Idham, which will see the director’s movies debut on StarHub’s On Demand Channel, Blockbuster Hangat (StarHub TV Channel 117) and StarHub TV Anywhere concurrently with their … [Read more...] about StarHub signs agreement with Ahmad Idham
Local Upsize on MediaCorp’s new Channel 5
The 5 Show Singapore – Come January 2015, viewers can expect a fresh “Local Upsize” line up on the new Channel 5 that will celebrate the Singapore identity and connect more closely with Singapore families than ever. A flagship MediaCorp free-to-air channel, Channel 5 aims to be the number one English channel of choice for all Singaporeans by increasing local content across genres. Viewers can expect more quality local productions, from drama, variety, comedy, current affairs to … [Read more...] about Local Upsize on MediaCorp’s new Channel 5
BroadcastAsia2015 unveils new TV Everywhere! zone
Singapore – BroadcastAsia2015, slated for 2 to 5 June 2015 will unveil its new TV Everywhere! zone as increasing consumer expectations place new challenges on the industry to provide more convenient and reliable access to content. With the proliferation of digital devices and today’s ever-changing market of always-on connectivity, content broadcasters are starting to look beyond TV to stream and monetise their content. This brings the launch of the new zone, which will be a key … [Read more...] about BroadcastAsia2015 unveils new TV Everywhere! zone