Paris, France / Los Angeles, CA- Christophe Riandee, Vice-CEO of Gaumont, announced that Gaumont will be expanding Gaumont’s animation activities into the U.S., growing its animated feature film division and increasing activity in its already established area of animated series. Gaumont has hired industry veteran Nicolas Atlan to the new position of President of Animation, as well as Terry Kalagian to the new position of Vice President, Creative for Animation. Both executives, based in Los … [Read more...] about Gaumont expands to animation
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BBC First to launch in Singapore
Singapore– BBC Worldwide Asia announced the inaugural launch of BBC First (StarHub Channel 522) in Singapore, the first country in Southeast Asia where the brand will be launched. BBC First will launch as a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on StarHub on 4 April 2016. It will be the home of premium and original content from the BBC such as Sherlock and War and Peace. It will launch as a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on StarHub from 4 April 2016. The service will be … [Read more...] about BBC First to launch in Singapore
Nielsen expands globally
Jakarta, Indonesia– Nielsen announced at its annual Media & Marketing Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia that it plans to expand its digital advertising measurement solution - Digital Ad Ratings. Over the course of the year, Nielsen will expand the solution into eight new markets globally; with the addition of mobile measurement to existing Digital Ad Ratings offerings in a further eight markets. The ratings footprint will provide a total digital view of campaign audiences across platforms. … [Read more...] about Nielsen expands globally
CNN’s Made in Japan
CNN’s Tokyo correspondent, Will Ripley, will take a look at Japan’s innovations and creations for tomorrow which will evolve the reality of what it mean to be Made in Japan, in a special 30-minute programme. Highlights include how Japan is testing the boundaries of the relationship between humans and technology, the global soft power and the business of entertainment characters Made in Japan. Also looking at fashion, Ripley will look at the evolution of Japanese fashion and the … [Read more...] about CNN’s Made in Japan
Discovery appoints VP
Singapore– Discovery Communications has named Jonathan Mills as Vice President, Corporate Development. Reporting to Michael Lang, Mills will work closely with Arthur Bastings, President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, and his leadership team to lead the development and execution of Discovery’s non-organic growth and partnership goals across the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Mills’ remit includes managing the execution of mergers, acquisitions, joint … [Read more...] about Discovery appoints VP
Corus appoints VP content
Toronto, Canada- Corus Entertainment announced the appointment of Deirdre Brennan as Vice President of Content, Corus Kids. A highly respected global leader in children’s content, Deirdre will oversee all content aspects of the Corus Kids portfolio, which includes YTV, Treehouse, Nickelodeon, TELETOON, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD in Canada. She will lead Corus Kids’ original programming, acquisitions and scheduling teams, and will be responsible for the … [Read more...] about Corus appoints VP content