PTS chronicled the inauguration of new Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou by transmitting the signal to Taipei and Kaohsiung where publicity teams erected large screen flat-LCDs at public gatherings marking this political milestone. HiHD’s phase one feed is airing 16 hours a day from 8 am to midnight, with a four-hour program block kicking off every evening at 8 pm. “Right now during the weekdays we are running two local language dramas, a documentary and a foreign acquisition,” … [Read more...] about Defining moment for Taiwan’s PTS
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Singapore hosts 3DX Festival
Singapore - Singapore will host 3DX: 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival (3DX). The five-day festival will take place from November 19 - 23 2008 and will consist of conferences with leading international speakers like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman as well as screening of 3D movies for the public. The 3DX Festival is hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Infocomm … [Read more...] about Singapore hosts 3DX Festival
TV5MONDE goes mobile at G8 Summit
During the G8 Summit, being held in Japan 7-9 July 2008, global French-language network TV5MONDE is being broadcast live on prototype mobile phones lent out to the attending delegates, officials and the press. Next to TV5MONDE Asie, broadcast for the Canadian and French delegates, six other channels each representing one participating country will be available: NHK World TV, CNN Headline News, BBC World News, Rai International, Deutsche Welle TV and RTR Planeta. This experiment, supported by the … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE goes mobile at G8 Summit
TV5MONDE goes mobile at G8 Summit
During the G8 Summit, being held in Japan 7-9 July 2008, global French-language network TV5MONDE is being broadcast live on prototype mobile phones lent out to the attending delegates, officials and the press. Next to TV5MONDE Asie, broadcast for the Canadian and French delegates, six other channels each representing one participating country will be available: NHK World TV, CNN Headline News, BBC World News, Rai International, Deutsche Welle TV and RTR Planeta. This experiment, supported by the … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE goes mobile at G8 Summit
Australia Network and Vietnam Television celebrate 35 years of relations
Australia Network and Vietnam Television (VTV) have marked the 35th Anniversary of Australia and Vietnam relations, by announcing a new cooperation agreement covering subtitling, training and technology transfer and the development and production of children's learning programs. The agreement was signed in Hanoi by the general director of Vietnam Television (VTV), Vu Van Hien and the chief executive of Australia Network, Bruce Dover in the presence of Australian Foreign Minister, the Honorable … [Read more...] about Australia Network and Vietnam Television celebrate 35 years of relations
Singapore Digital extends TV2GO mobile TV trial with ‘interactivity’
Singapore Digital announced the extension to its TV2GO digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV trial. The TV2GO trial which commenced June 2007, has been granted a licence extension to the end of November 2008. This next phase of Singapore Digital's TV2GO DVB-H trial will provide viewers with additional content, plus interactive functionality. Trialists will have the opportunity to road-test interactive chat-room services, experience teletext-to-mobile, as well as interact with … [Read more...] about Singapore Digital extends TV2GO mobile TV trial with ‘interactivity’