Sydney- The protracted dispute over affiliation fees between billionaire Bruce Gordon's WIN Corp. and PBL Media's Nine Network turned ugly today when WIN announced it would dump Nine from its South Australian regional stations and instead screen Seven Network programming. Gordon, the former long-time head of Paramount Television International, had been threatening to drop Nine as the program supplier to all of WIN's regional networks if PBL continued to demand 40% of WIN's revenues in return for … [Read more...] about WIN’s decision is a win for Seven and a loss for Nine

Singapore – Stars of NBC-Universal’s cult hit ‘Heroes’ have been overwhelmed by their reception in the region. In Singapore thanks to STAR World, as part of the Heroes World Tour 2007, cast members Masi Oka, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter and Sendil Ramamurthy spent generous amounts of time with contest winners, then over 100 members of the press, and a 5,000-strong crowd at an afternoon mall appearance. Asked by Television Asia when it really hit home that the show was a … [Read more...] about Heroes’ stars ‘overwhelmed’ by Asian reception

It looks like the ramifications of NBC Universal's $US350 million acquisition of Sparrowhawk Holdings won't be felt in the Asia Pacific for some time. Andrew Hanna, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Sparrowhawk Media, says various regulatory checks and approvals have to be obtained over the coming weeks. "As with any integration, the organisation, staffing structure and locations from both the NBCU and Sparrowhawk sides will be carefully assessed," he tells Television Asia. "This will take place … [Read more...] about Three-to-six months transition for Sparrowhawk to NBCU