Hong Kong – Turner International Asia Pacific announced on April 22 the appointment of Marianne Lee as Vice President – Content, General Entertainment, effective May 2. In this role, she will define and execute content and channel strategy for Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific general entertainment brands. Her focus will include WarnerTV and two special interest brands, TCM Turner Classic Movies and truTV. Marianne Lee WarnerTV is a recent addition to Turner’s Asia … [Read more...] about Turner appoints new GE Head for Asia Pacific
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WarnerTV joins Turner’s Asian portfolio
Hong Kong – Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific announced on April 16 that it will assume full operational responsibility for WarnerTV including its programming, distribution, advertising sales and marketing. The pan-Asian channel offers viewers exclusive new series, returning U.S. hits and blockbusters from the stable of Warner Bros. Entertainment content. Ricky Ow, President of Turner International Asia Pacific, said: “This announcement makes a bold statement, and demonstrates … [Read more...] about WarnerTV joins Turner’s Asian portfolio
Turner picks up new “Mr Bean Animated Series”
Hong Kong – Endemol announced on March 13 that Turner Broadcasting System International has acquired the all-new second series of Mr Bean Animated Series for their services throughout Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and several European markets including the United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain and Italy. This deal comes off the back of the announcement that the series has been pre-sold to CITV in the UK and Super RTL in Germany. Mr Bean Animated Series Mark Eyers, Chief … [Read more...] about Turner picks up new “Mr Bean Animated Series”
Cartoon Network at No. 1 in Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong – Cartoon Network continues its reign as Asia Pacific’s number one international kids’ channel as it celebrates its 20th year in the region. According to 2013 full-year figures, Cartoon Network reaches more kids across the Asia-Pacific region than any other international channel, and is the highest rating international kids’ channel in seven markets: India, Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. With household … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network at No. 1 in Asia-Pacific
Turner and Trans Media to launch CNN Indonesia
Hong Kong – Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. and PT Trans Media Corpora announced on February 28 a strategic partnership to launch CNN Indonesia, a 24-hour news channel and accompanying website in Bahasa Indonesia. This channel will be the first of its kind for CNN in Southeast Asia, delivering a localised version version of CNN’s unique brand of high-quality news to the region’s most populous nation. CNN Indonesia … [Read more...] about Turner and Trans Media to launch CNN Indonesia
Shitiz Jain ​joins Turner’s Finance team
Hong Kong – Shitiz Jain joins Turner International Asia Pacific Limited as Senior Vice President – Finance, Asia Pacific. This executive new hire is effective as of March 17, 2014, and was announced on February 10 by Ray Hutton EVP & CFO, Turner Broadcasting System International, and Ricky Ow, President, Asia Pacific, Turner International Asia Pacific Limited. Most recently Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Services at Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, Jain takes … [Read more...] about Shitiz Jain ​joins Turner’s Finance team