The Walt Disney Company has announced the appointment of Winradit (Win) Kolasastraseni as General Manager, Direct–to-Consumer, for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (excluding Indonesia). Mr Kolasastraseni is also General Manager for The Walt Disney (Thailand) Company Limited. These appointments take effect from 1 June 2021. He reports to David Shin, General Manager, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and Jay Trinidad, General Manager, Direct-to-Consumer, APAC. In his role as General … [Read more...] about The Walt Disney Company names new General Manager, Direct-To-Consumer, Taiwan, Hong Kong, And Southeast Asia
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BBC Global News chooses Taboola as its exclusive content recommendations provider
Taboola, a global leader in powering recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like, announced a new deal with BBC Global News, the home of the BBC’s award-winning commercial international news, sport and features content, in which it will become the renowned publisher’s exclusive content recommendations provider. BBC News is the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster and reaches 438 million people around the globe each week across TV, online, apps … [Read more...] about BBC Global News chooses Taboola as its exclusive content recommendations provider
Enjoy the best of Asian entertainment with Viu’s binge-worthy shows this June
June is usually a peak travel month, but not this time. For many of us, this June will be a quiet month at home filled with feelings of fatigue and boredom. So why not escape the daily grind and enter the exciting world of Asian entertainment on Viu? There’s no better time to catch up, get hooked and binge watch the latest and best of romantic comedies, action-thrillers, dramas, variety shows and more. Escape into a thrilling world of mystery and mayhem Are you among the millions of fans of … [Read more...] about Enjoy the best of Asian entertainment with Viu’s binge-worthy shows this June
Compact Media launches MRIT, the world’s first of its kind AI rights monitoring and broadcast tracking system
Compact Media, the leading audio-visual secondary rights (AVSR) management company for film and TV producers, announced the formation of its Compact Data division and launched the world’s first-of-its-kind A.I. rights monitoring and broadcast tracking system, MRIT (Media Rights International Transmissions). Designed using Compact Media’s vast film and television industry knowledge developed over 25 years, MRIT is the in-house analyst and profit maximization tool providing rights holders … [Read more...] about Compact Media launches MRIT, the world’s first of its kind AI rights monitoring and broadcast tracking system
ITV Studios appoints Kunal Shah as Sales Director for South Asia
ITV Studios has appointed Kunal Shah to the role of Sales Director, South Asia. Shah joins after spending five years at NBCUniversal, where he worked as Director of Sales Liaison (South Asia), managing all content licensing of linear and digital within India and other South Asian regions for the studio and its affiliates. Bringing with him a wealth of sales experience spanning 21 years in the industry, he will be based in Mumbai and report to Augustus Dulgaro, Executive Vice President - … [Read more...] about ITV Studios appoints Kunal Shah as Sales Director for South Asia
CAKE announces sales for Season 2 and 3 of ‘Total Dramarama’
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced key sales on Fresh TV’s Total Dramarama, the prequel to the multi-award-winning franchise Total Drama. Following season 1’s strong debut, deals have been closed for season 2 and 3 with WarnerMedia for German-speaking territories, Benelux, Eastern Europe, APAC and Latin America, in the UK with PopTV, in Italy with K2 and DeAkids and in Spain with Super 3. In addition, Canal+ France and ABC Australia have signed up for Season 2. The … [Read more...] about CAKE announces sales for Season 2 and 3 of ‘Total Dramarama’