New York - News Corporation has announced that 21st Century Fox will be the new name of the independent media and entertainment company created by the proposed separation of its businesses. 21st Century fox, which will be effective with the separation, replaces the previously announced name Fox Group. The announcement came after News Corp announced on June 28, 2012 its intent to pursue the separation of its business into two separate independent companies, one of which will hold the … [Read more...] about News Corporation announces 21st Century Fox as new name for its independent media and entertainment company
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CTE strengthens management team with three executive appointments
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced the appointments of Sylvia Noronha as General Counsel, Betty Tsui as Vice President, Programming, and Athena Ho as Manager, Research. Reporting to CTE President and Chief Operating Officer Todd Miller, Noronha will be responsible for guiding CTE’s legal strategy and leading the legal department in support of the company's three business lines. She brings with her considerable legal experience in the entertainment and media … [Read more...] about CTE strengthens management team with three executive appointments
STAR India boosts movie offerings with Movies OK channel
Mumbai – STAR India is expanding its Hindi cinema-entertainment offering with Movies OK, the second OK branded channel from STAR that builds on Life OK’s strong foundation based on family-targeted programming. The new channel bolsters the group’s industry leadership in the genre gained through the re-launch of STAR Gold last year. Movies OK aims to draw the family together at show-time by catering to the tastes of each member with a diverse range of titles comprising … [Read more...] about STAR India boosts movie offerings with Movies OK channel
Star & Zee in landmark distribution tie-up
Mumbai - Two of India’s leading content aggregation and distribution companies, Star Den Media Services Pvt. Ltd. and Zee Turner Ltd. announced a joint venture to combine distribution of their respective channel bouquets in the country. The newly formed company Media Pro Enterprise India Pvt. Ltd. is a 50:50 joint venture between Zee Turner Ltd. and Star Den Media Services Private Ltd. and would jointly aggregate and distribute channels licensed to Zee Turner and Star Den. Star Den Media … [Read more...] about Star & Zee in landmark distribution tie-up
STAR signs channel carriage deal for three Mandarin language channels with Malaysia’s TM Net
Hong Kong - STAR Greater China announced a multi-year non-exclusive distribution deal with TM Net, Malaysia’s first provider of multimedia and entertainment services. Under the agreement, TM Net will distribute three of STAR’s Mandarin language channels – STAR Chinese Channel, STAR Chinese Movies 2, and Channel [V] Taiwan – on its IPTV platform to viewers in Malaysia. … [Read more...] about STAR signs channel carriage deal for three Mandarin language channels with Malaysia’s TM Net
STAR signs licensing deal with Malaysia’s Media Prima Berhad
Hong Kong - STAR Greater China announced a multi-year licensing renewal deal with Media Prima Berhad. Under the agreement, Media Prima will license from STAR the television rights to over 20 Fortune Star Library blockbusters including The Fist of Fury by Bruce Lee; Three Jet Li titles, including Once Upon a Time in China series and Black Mask, and Seven Jacky Chan titles, including Police Story series, Dragon Lord, Winners and Sinners, City Hunter and My Lucky Stars. The titles will be shown on … [Read more...] about STAR signs licensing deal with Malaysia’s Media Prima Berhad