Hong Kong – Alexandre Muller, Managing Director of TV5MONDE Asia Pacific, has been elected to CASBAA’s Board of Directors (BoD) during the association’s Annual General Meeting at the conclusion of the CASBAA Convention 2012. Additionally, new Corporate Members were elected to the Council of Governors (CoG), including Ted McFarland, VP of Business Development, Global Communications Group, Orbital Sciences Corporation and Frank Rittman, VP of General Counsel & Deputy … [Read more...] about New members join CASBAA
TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE extends presence in Mongolia and Cambodia
Hong Kong – French-language network TV5MONDE has renewed its carriage agreement with Mongolian power player Sansar Cable LLC. The channel will also be available in Cambodia in all of pay-TV newcomer OneTV’s packages. Back in 1995, Sansar Cable LLC was the first company to provide multi-channel cable television services in Mongolia. Today, Sansar carries more than 90 digital cable TV channels and offers a basic package and a premium package to more than 62,000 subscribers in the … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE extends presence in Mongolia and Cambodia
TV5MONDE presents Fort Boyard
TV5MONDE will premiere Fort Boyard, a French reality game show, exclusively on StarHub Channel 152 this month. Fort Boyard is a French game show created by French game show writer Jacques Antoine. It is one of the most successfully franchised formats internationally across a 20-year period and across 20 countries including the UK and the U.S. in 2011. Other celebrity contestants include Pierre Parker - Tony Parker’s brother and professional basketball player, Alexis Rambur … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE presents Fort Boyard
TV5MONDE extends sports rights
Hong Kong - TV5MONDE has extended deals with French Football Federation (FFF) and Ligue1 championship and secured key rugby tournaments. The global deal (excl. France) with the FFF includes all home matches by the French national team over the next two seasons (until June 2012), including friendlies and qualifiers to UEFA’s Euro 2012, as well as behind-the-doors and practice footage. TV5MONDE also adds live broadcast of the French Cup Final for the next two seasons on all its channels … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE extends sports rights
TV5MONDE launches first global French-language movie VOD service
TV5MONDE has launched the first global web-based platform to access French-language films on-demand, TV5MONDE+CINEMA. The web-based platform is a partnership between TV5MONDE and UniversCiné, the operator of France’s largest VOD service of independent films originating from some major distribution houses such as Films Distribution, BAC Films, Pyramide and Rezo Films. The service is available exclusively online from TV5MONDE’s website at tv5monde.com/cinema –allowing … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE launches first global French-language movie VOD service
TV5MONDE launches first global French-language movie VOD service
TV5MONDE has launched the first global web-based platform to access French-language films on-demand, TV5MONDE+CINEMA. The web-based platform is a partnership between TV5MONDE and UniversCiné, the operator of France’s largest VOD service of independent films originating from some major distribution houses such as Films Distribution, BAC Films, Pyramide and Rezo Films. The service is available exclusively online from TV5MONDE’s website at tv5monde.com/cinema. … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE launches first global French-language movie VOD service