NHK and Singapore’s MediaCorp announced they are extending their partnership on The Asian Pitch competition for a further three years. Since teaming up in 2007 the two media giants have provided independent filmmakers throughout the Asian region funding to turn their ideas and dreams into world-class documentaries. In the wake of this year’s pitching event and signing ceremony, Fumio Narashima, head of NHK’s international program development said, “The past two years have … [Read more...] about NHK boosts co-production biz
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Talking about Y generation
Unsurprisingly, Internet usage is on the rise among Asia’s seven to 14 year olds, and even higher amongst the 15-19 age-bracket. While TV-watching still dominates, with Internet a strong second, the gap between the two narrows from 17 percent (7-10 year olds) to 11 percent (15-19 year olds). Across Asia-Pacific, 59 percent of the region’s children spend over an hour each time they go online and 15 percent is the regional average for virtual socialising. Happily, while virtual … [Read more...] about Talking about Y generation
Korea Communications Commission: Korea’s mobile technology one year behind US
Seoul - According to data released by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the level of Korea's fourth-generation mobile technology is one year behind that of the US, while Japan is ahead of Korea by more than six months. The areas of weakness in Korea's technology are in the system sector and the service platform sector, each shown to be behind US technology by over a year. On the other hand, Korea's 4G mobile technology was found to be ahead of China's by almost two and a half years. … [Read more...] about Korea Communications Commission: Korea’s mobile technology one year behind US
Maxis to manage Astro’s next-generation network
Malaysia - Telecommunications provider Maxis Communications Bhd will design, supply, commission and manage satellite broadcaster Astro's next-generation network infrastructure. Astro's next-generation network will integrate data, voice and video services on a single platform. The value of the contract is RM81mil over a period of five years, and Maxis will refresh the network equipment in Astro's current voice and data infrastructure nationwide while deploying VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) … [Read more...] about Maxis to manage Astro’s next-generation network
PGK Media wins SiTS Award 2009 Open Category
Singapore - PGK Media emerged once again as the winner of the SiTF Award 2009 Open Category during the award ceremony at the Fusionopolis Theatre. The SiTF Awards recognizes the emerging trends, innovations and new developments of the Singapore infocomm industry. It is an entrepreneurial accolade for Infocomm innovations in Singapore organized by the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF). PGK Media was selected for its latest achievements in advanced immersive media solutions. This is … [Read more...] about PGK Media wins SiTS Award 2009 Open Category
Maxis clinches Astro network infrastructure contract
Malaysia - MAXIS Communications Bhd has clinched a RM81 million contract with Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd to build and manage Astro's nationwide network infrastructure. Maxis will integrate data, voice and video services in Astro's network infrastructure at 35 sites nationwide over a period of five years. Astro's director of information technology, Phuah Aik Chong, said the MCS project will provide Astro with an integrated framework to rapidly launch new offerings and deliver highly … [Read more...] about Maxis clinches Astro network infrastructure contract
