Singapore – AXN continues to be the No. 1 choice of international channel among pay-TV audiences 4+ across Southeast Asia into November 2013, excluding movie and children's international channels, announced the network. Based on the combined viewership data of the HD and SD feeds in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, AXN has delivered 3.5 times the ratings of the closest competing channel to lead the English general entertainment genre year to date, according to data from … [Read more...] about AXN tops international channel ratings across Southeast Asia
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SPT’s ONE breaks its ratings records in Malaysia and Singapore
Singapore – ONE, Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia’s South Korean general entertainment channel, has announced that it has hit new viewership highs in October 2013, breaking its monthly primetime and full-day ratings records among pay-TV audiences 4+ in Malaysia and Singapore.In Malaysia, ONE HD remained the top-rated HD channel and dominated 22 percent of all viewing share among HD channels in October.The channel delivered its highest ever full-day and primetime ratings … [Read more...] about SPT’s ONE breaks its ratings records in Malaysia and Singapore
BREAKING: Ricky Ow named President, Turner APAC
Hong Kong – International television executive Ricky Ow will join Turner International as President of Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific effective in January 2014, announced Gerhard Zeiler, President of Turner Broadcasting System International. Ow will lead Turner International’s portfolio in the Asia Pacific region, based in Hong Kong. As President of Turner APAC, Ow will have executive oversight for all entertainment and kids networks, the digital and media services offered, … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Ricky Ow named President, Turner APAC
SPT to launch Asian general entertainment channel in Vietnam
Singapore — Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks has announced that it will launch a brand new channel, GEM, which will feature popular general entertainment content from across Asia and is set to launch in Vietnam in January 2014. The launch of GEM marks SPT Networks’ second channel in Vietnam. It also operates AXN, which is currently available in SD and HD on all major Vietnamese TV platforms across the country. SPT Networks' ONE, which offers the latest in Korean … [Read more...] about SPT to launch Asian general entertainment channel in Vietnam
“The Blacklist” breaks records with successful premiere
Cannes/ Culver City, California - Following successful premieres in the U.S., Canada, UK, Mexico, Korea and Australia, Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) The Blacklist has maintained its substantial audience into the drama’s subsequent episodes. The crime thriller, which premiered September 23, 2013 in the U.S. as NBC’s best drama debut in more than six years, saw Week 2 break U.S. DVR history with L+3 figures adding over five million viewers. … [Read more...] about “The Blacklist” breaks records with successful premiere
MIPCOM: SPT to unveil “Milky Way Mission”
London- Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will unveil a new format called Milky Way Mission at MIPCOM, offering broadcasters the opportunity to send contestants into space for the first time in television history. The announcement follows an exclusive agreement between SPT and Space Expedition Corporation (SXC), which is launching a space travel programme for civilians in 2014 and will provide seats on its space flights to participating broadcasters. Milky Way Mission was … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: SPT to unveil “Milky Way Mission”
