Singapore – Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Networks - Asia has beefed up its programming team in the advent of its new channel, AXN Beyond. The new hire is Marianne Lee, Associate Director of Programming for AXN. She is responsible for program acquisitions for AXN and Sony Entertainment Television (SET). Previously, Lee was with TVB Pearl in Hong Kong - first with the Marketing & Sales department, responsible for airtime & sponsorship sales, followed by the Program Division, in charge … [Read more...] about SPE Networks – Asia beefs up programming team
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AXN Beyond to take off on SkyCable
Manila - SkyCable will be one of the first cable providers in the world to carry Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia’s brand new channel AXN Beyond by Jan. 1, 2008. A spin-off channel of the widely popular action adventure station AXN, AXN Beyond will spotlight more sci-fi, supernatural, paranormal and out-of-the-ordinary shows. The line-up includes first-run deals for The Dresden Files, a mystery/fantasy series based on the books by Jim Butcher and exec-produced by Nicolas Cage. … [Read more...] about AXN Beyond to take off on SkyCable
Annie Yim upped to Executive Director of Licensing, Greater China, SPTI
Beijing- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Annie Yim to Executive Director of Licensing, Greater China, to lead all of SPTI’s licensing efforts in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Reporting to Ross Pollack, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia, and Chen Jiande, Vice President and General Manager of SPTI in China, Yim will relocate from Hong Kong to Beijing. Yim was Director, Licensing, Asia, since 2005 where she led the licensing of Sony Pictures … [Read more...] about Annie Yim upped to Executive Director of Licensing, Greater China, SPTI
Annie Yim upped to Executive Director of Licensing, Greater China, SPTI
Beijing- Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Annie Yim to Executive Director of Licensing, Greater China, to lead all of SPTI’s licensing efforts in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Reporting to Ross Pollack, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia, and Chen Jiande, Vice President and General Manager of SPTI in China, Yim will relocate from Hong Kong to Beijing. Yim was Director, Licensing, Asia, since 2005 where she led the licensing of Sony Pictures … [Read more...] about Annie Yim upped to Executive Director of Licensing, Greater China, SPTI
VoD and HD key for SingTel’s mio TV
Singapore – SingTel’s IPTV service mio TV launched with some ‘world first’ content partner tie-ups and Singapore’s largest range of Video on Demand (VoD) titles, including movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Disney. And SingTel’s output deal with Sony Pictures Television International sees Sony’s upcoming slate of feature films being made available to mio TV subscribers at the same time as the DVD release, which could be as … [Read more...] about VoD and HD key for SingTel’s mio TV