Endemol has announced the appointment of Fotini Paraskakis as Managing Director of Asian Operations. She will report to Arjen van Mierlo, CEO of Asian Operations, who will increasingly focus on exploring new opportunities for Endemol to further expand in the region. In her newly appointed role, Paraskakis will be responsible for Endemol’s creative, production and format sales activities across Asia on a daily basis including the company’s joint venture with Astro in Malaysia. … [Read more...] about Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
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AMC/Sundance Channel Global highlights expansion deals
Park City, Utah – AMC/Sundance Channel Global has concluded distribution agreements with major pay TV platforms in the Philippines and Thailand. These recent developments follow numerous other distribution agreements secured across Europe and Asia over the past few months. This includes additional carriage in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Korea and Taiwan. The company has recently secured distribution for both of its Asian brands, Sundance Channel and WE tv, … [Read more...] about AMC/Sundance Channel Global highlights expansion deals
OTT opportunities emerge as 2Mbps+ broadband subs set to double by 2017
Farncombe undertook a comprehensive study of the broadband markets in six key Southeast Asian (SEA) developing countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and India, that aims to find out if flagging broadband speeds prove a barrier for the development of OTT in the region. The study analysed fixed and mobile broadband service offers, technologies, nominal and actual bitrates and pricing plans, which show that around 30% of the existing fixed broadband residential … [Read more...] about OTT opportunities emerge as 2Mbps+ broadband subs set to double by 2017
Comedy Central Asia launches in Thailand
Bangkok - Comedy Central Asia announced that the channel will be available to Thailand's Me Television (MeTV) subscribers from January 16. The launch marks the latest expansion of Comedy Central across Asia, following launches in seven territories such as Singapore and Myanmar last year. The first 24/7 all-comedy channel in Thailand, features a programming schedule designed specifically for Asian viewers with original programming, stand-up and sketch comedy. In addition, … [Read more...] about Comedy Central Asia launches in Thailand
FRANCE 24 expands distribution in Asia, Europe and Oceania
FRANCE 24 has concluded a series of new distribution agreements, allowing the channel to strengthen its worldwide distribution in Denmark, Burma, Singapore, Thailand and Australia. In Asia, the English version of FRANCE 24 has just launched on Burma’s new IPTV network Skynet (channel 45), allowing the channel to be available to 50,000 subscribers across the country. An agreement with Indonesia’s TelkomVision makes the French channel available 24/7 on the operator’s cable, … [Read more...] about FRANCE 24 expands distribution in Asia, Europe and Oceania
“Junkie Monastery” wins Best Social Awareness Programme at Asian Television Awards 2012
Singapore – Junkie Monastery, a documentary co-produced by AETN All Asia Networks and The Moving Visuals Co., won the award for BestSocial Awareness at the Asian Television Awards (ATA) 2012 held December 6 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. The competition isjudged by an expert panel of 48 judges from across the region. Junkie Monastery was also “Highly Commended” in threeother categories; “Best Infotainment Programme”, “Best Direction” and “Best … [Read more...] about “Junkie Monastery” wins Best Social Awareness Programme at Asian Television Awards 2012
