In The Nielsen Company's latest survey of 52 countries, into global citizens' entertainment technology ownership and consumption habits, five from Asia-Pacific occupied spots in the top 10 list with the highest levels of ownership and usage across a range of media devices, including home entertainment, music, videogames and digital media. The Philippines took pole position, Singapore came second, while Australia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand came in at fourth, eighth and tenth positions … [Read more...] about Five Asian countries in technology usage top ten – Nielsen
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CommunicAsia2009 returns in June 2009
Singapore - CommunicAsia2008, held in conjunction with InteractiveDME2008 and EnterpriseIT2008, and co-located with BroadcastAsia2008, and CG Overdrive 2008 saw the arrival of over 62,000 trade attendees from the region and beyond. More than 2,200 exhibiting companies from 61 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, US and the Middle-East, featured innovative interactive and enterprise solutions at the shows. The shows will return to Singapore Expo from 16 - 19 June 2009. CommunicAsia2009 will … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia2009 returns in June 2009
PGK Media signs MOU with I2R
Singapore - PGK Media and A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on NextGen TV programme. The signing ceremony was held on the newly launched Fusionopolis building and included multinational organizations and local industry players such as Philips, Motorola, PGK Media, EVVO Media and Zentek Technology. PGK Media and I2R will work on the key focus areas of I2R's NextGen TV research programme which encompasses scalable media coding and … [Read more...] about PGK Media signs MOU with I2R
Promotions at NDS
London/New York - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that Sue Taylor has been promoted to NDS senior vice president and general manager Asia Pacific with responsibility for all operations across the region. She continues to be a member of the NDS executive committee. Taylor joined NDS in 1995 at its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, where she supported STAR TV as it launched its digital TV service using NDS conditional access systems. She continues … [Read more...] about Promotions at NDS
MPAA CEO Dan Glickman delivers industry address at 3DX Festival
Hong Kong/Singapore - Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman delivered the industry address to delegates attending the 2008 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival (3DX). Speaking to an international audience of film exhibitors, distributors and industry representatives at the GV Max Hall at Golden Village VivoCity, Glickman commended the international gathering, saying that it was confirmation of the dawn of a new era, an era filled with … [Read more...] about MPAA CEO Dan Glickman delivers industry address at 3DX Festival
New appointments at SPENA
Singapore - SPE Networks - Asia (SPENA) has three new senior appointments to its head office in Singapore. Kim Sang-Im has assumed the newly-created position of director, Korea and new media. Having joined since September 1, she has already successfully concluded a deal with KT to launch AXN on its IPTV platform, Mega TV. Reporting to Ang Hui Keng, senior vice president, channels management and finance, Kim will also oversee the management of SPENA's branded SVOD services PIX and PIX Thriller, … [Read more...] about New appointments at SPENA