Deutsche Welle (DW) is now available on all Foxxum partner brands and devices worldwide, including Blaupunkt, Haier, Hisense, Medion, Sharp and Vantage. A new app has been developed by Foxxum in close cooperation with DW. Depending on the user‘s hardware, even live streaming will be available within the application. The new app offers dynamic search and a very intuitive structure in order to get straight to the content desired, sorted in Latest, Programs, Lifestyle & Culture, Business, … [Read more...] about DW available across Foxxum
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ITV Studios MIPTV slate
ITV Studios is set to launch a wide range of new and returning entertainment, factual entertainment, game and quiz show formats at MIPTV 2016, including new entertainment series Drive and Come Dine: Champion of Champions, a fresh take on the international hit format, Come Dine With Me. Other titles include I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Hell’s Kitchen, The Chase, Saturday Night Takeaway, Drive, One Hundred And Eighty, It’s Not Rocket Science, Insert Name Here, … [Read more...] about ITV Studios MIPTV slate
CNBC-TV18 partners Twitter
CNBC-TV18 and Twitter India join hands this year to break down the annual Union Budget. They will give depth to the many discussions that Indian twitterati will initiate regarding the real effects of the budget on every Indian. Every year, social media explodes with the common man’s take on every aspect of the budget, some based on facts while some based on speculation. With young India following every move and every initiative of the Modi government, this year’s budget will … [Read more...] about CNBC-TV18 partners Twitter
CASBAA’s latest insight
Singapore– CASBAA released a groundbreaking study on Asian OTT regulation at its third annual OTT Summit. The new publication, Same Same But Different? Video Policies for Asian Pay-TV and OTT details an “unsustainable” situation which sees governments maintain legacy regulatory policies that disadvantage their local operators, while television supply is moving online and undergoing a “comprehensive transformation.” The publication is the result of the collaboration … [Read more...] about CASBAA’s latest insight
Inside China/Hong Kong
Broadcast Explosion in Greater China According to IBISWorld’s TV & Radio Broadcasting market research report, China’s TV and Radio broadcasting industry is expected to increase at a yearly rate of 13.0%. The figure is driven by the accelerating convergence of telecommunications, internet, cable TV network operations and digitisation rate. Revenue in the industry is expected to increase by 9.8% from 2010 to $7.2 billion in 2015. With an estimated population of nearly 1.4 billion, the … [Read more...] about Inside China/Hong Kong
ASIA’s Starlet event
Asia’s highly esteemed international film and TV market will once again take centre stage as the best place to shop for some of the biggest titles off the shelf with special emphasis for the very best of Chinese content. With this historical appraisal, the Hong Kong film market has since been attracting hordes of buyers and sellers to the market. Last year, there were 780 exhibitors from over 30 countries. Among the 7,100 visitors, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan saw double-digit growth at the … [Read more...] about ASIA’s Starlet event