Singapore – Multi Channels Asia announced that Outdoor Channel has marked the beginning of its third year of operation in the Asia-Pacific region with nine new carriage agreements including MediaCorp Toggle in Singapore; cable networks DCN, HCN and TCN in South Korea; MeTV in Thailand; Phnom Penh Cable Television (PPCTV) in Cambodia; Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) in Palau; SkyNet in Myanmar; and Skymedia in Mongolia. Outdoor Channel has also further … [Read more...] about Outdoor Channel celebrates third anniversary in Asia
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Global leaders join Asia Pay-TV Operators Summit
Hong Kong / Singapore / Mumbai – Leaders of global media and telecom companies are meeting on April 22 - 24, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia for the fourth annual Asia Pacific Pay–TV Operators Summit (APOS). Organised by Media Partners Asia, APOS is a regional event for TV and broadband industry executives aimed to drive strategies, deals and policies across the converged ecosystems of media and telecoms. "Both emerging growth markets and mature, value geographies in Asia Pacific are … [Read more...] about Global leaders join Asia Pay-TV Operators Summit
Neil Montefiore to retire as CEO of StarHub; COO Tan Tong Hai to succeed him
Singapore – StarHub Ltd announced today that Neil Montefiore will retire as its CEO by end February 2013. Succeeding him as CEO is StarHub’s COO, Tan Tong Hai. Montefiore, 60, joined StarHub in January 2010 as its second CEO. He also serves as a Director on StarHub’s Board. “It has been a privilege to lead the StarHub Group for the past three years,” Montefiore shared. “I just turned 60 recently and I think it is the right time for me to retire from a … [Read more...] about Neil Montefiore to retire as CEO of StarHub; COO Tan Tong Hai to succeed him
CNBC Asia Pacific appoints Pauline Seow to regional ad sales team
Singapore – CNBC has appointed Pauline Seow to its Asia Pacific team as Regional Sales Director of Advertising Sales for Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines. Seow will report to Junji Sumitani, Vice President, Advertising Sales, CNBC Asia Pacific, and will be based in Hong Kong. She will assume her new role immediately. Seow will lead the development of integrated solutions across CNBC platforms spanning digital, TV, mobile and events. In addition, she will … [Read more...] about CNBC Asia Pacific appoints Pauline Seow to regional ad sales team
Bear Grylls returns to Discovery Channel
Singapore – Discovery Networks International (DNI) has announced the return of survival expert and global phenomenon Bear Grylls with an all-new series, Bear Grylls: Ultimate Survivors (6x60’). The new series — commissioned by Julian Bellamy, Creative Director and Head of Production & Development, DNI, and Sarah Davies, Vice President of Development, Factual Programming, DNI — will air on Discovery Channel internationally. … [Read more...] about Bear Grylls returns to Discovery Channel
“Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare” is released on iTunes
Sydney, Australia – All 52 episodes from Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare are now available for download on iTunes in Canada and the U.S. Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare can be purchased in SD for USD$9.99 or HD for USD$12.99 per volume. The series comes in four volumes; Volume One contains six episodes, Volume Two contains seven episodes; Volume Three contains six episodes; and Volume Four contains … [Read more...] about “Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare” is released on iTunes