Hong Kong - Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (CABLE TV) announced that Hunan TV World will debut its programming service on Hong Kong Cable’s basic channel 24, beginning May 20, at 6:00 am. Hunan TV World owns top-notch entertainment programmes in China. These include variety show Happy Base Camp and the reality show Super Girl. … [Read more...] about Hunan TV World debuts on CABLE TV
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Abdul Rahman Ahmad to end tenure as Group Managing Director of Media Prima in August 2009
Kuala Lumpur – Media Prima Berhad (MPB) announced that Abdul Rahman Ahmad will be ending his tenure as the group managing director/CEO in August 2009. Dato Amrin Awaluddin, the current CEO of TV3 has been appointed as the new chief operating officer, MPB and the designated successor to Abdul Rahman. Amrin will relinquish the position of CEO, TV3. The purview of TV3 will now directly come under Dato Sri Farid Ridzuan, the Group CEO of Television Networks and MPB International. Abdul Rahman … [Read more...] about Abdul Rahman Ahmad to end tenure as Group Managing Director of Media Prima in August 2009
Pink promoted to SVP Business News CNBC
Singapore - CNBC Asia Pacific president and managing director Jeremy Pink becomes senior vice president business news at CNBC effective 8 June 2009. He fills the position vacated by Jonathan Wald end-March, heading off to CNBC's Englewood Cliffs HQ this week, where he will be based from 8 June. In an internal memo, CNBC president Mark Hoffmann said that Tyler Mathisen will retain responsibility for business news during the transition period, before returning to his role as managing editor. … [Read more...] about Pink promoted to SVP Business News CNBC
AETN All Asia Networks launches in Taiwan
Singapore - AETN All Asia Networks Pte. Ltd. (AAAN) has signed a carriage agreement with Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) to distribute AAAN's bouquet of factual channels consisting of HISTORY HD, HISTORY, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. The channels will launch in June 2009, and will be fully subtitled in Chinese. Louis Boswell, general manager of AAAN said, "Taiwan is a strategically important market for us. We believe there is real momentum now in the migration … [Read more...] about AETN All Asia Networks launches in Taiwan
SingTel Q4 profit down 17.3 percent
Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) reported a 17% fall in fiscal fourth-quarter net profit and warned that the economies in its two major markets, Singapore and Australia, are expected to slow in 2009 due to the global downturn. Southeast Asia's largest telecommunications firm by revenue, said net profit fell to S$903.4 million (US$617 million) in the quarter ended March 31. This is down from the S$1.09 billion profit reported a year earlier when it booked a S$153 million … [Read more...] about SingTel Q4 profit down 17.3 percent
India: Airtel DTH, Big TV slash home movie rates
Mumbai - Major DTH operators, Airtel DTH and Big TV are cutting pay-per-view (PPV) prices of premiere movies. While Airtel DTH has reduced prices of paid movie services by 33 percent, Big TV has cut prices by around 50 percent. The other four players - Tata Sky, Dish TV, Sun Direct and Doordarshan - are unlikely to follow. Dish TV is offering premiere movies for around Rs 75 per view; Tata Sky offers Rs 25 but only on select movies like Slumdog Millionaire, while others levy around Rs 100 per … [Read more...] about India: Airtel DTH, Big TV slash home movie rates
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