Hong Kong - Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced that Faizan Productions (Pvt.) Ltd. has signed a lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast Madani, a religious channel, to Asia, the Middle East and Australasia. The Madani Channel has commenced 24-hour, free to air distribution on AsiaSat 3S, offering a mix of religious programming including speeches, lectures, documentaries, talk shows, Hamds, Naats, religious travelogue, in Urdu, … [Read more...] about Madani Channel broadcasts across Asia Pacific on AsiaSat 3S
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Jupiter Entertainment Co. Ltd. in multiyear licensing agreement with Warner Entertainment Japan Inc.
Tokyo/Burbank - Jupiter Entertainment Co. Ltd. has acquired the rights to a slate of more than 80 theatrical motion picture titles for broadcast in Japan on its movie specialty channel Movie Plus via a three-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. International Television, a division of Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. The announcement was made by Hiroyuki Nakatani, representative director and president, Jupiter Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Mitsuru Oda, vice president and general manager, … [Read more...] about Jupiter Entertainment Co. Ltd. in multiyear licensing agreement with Warner Entertainment Japan Inc.
Korea: NHN’s Q1 net surges 18 percent on increased revenue from online games
Seoul - NHN, the operator of South Korea's top internet portal Naver, announced that its first-quarter earnings rose 17.9 percent on increased revenue from online games. Net income came to 104.3 billion won (US$82.6 million) in the January-March period, compared with 88.4 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing. Compared with the previous quarter, its net profit was also up 5.6 percent. Sales climbed 9.2 percent on-year to 322 billion won and operating income also … [Read more...] about Korea: NHN’s Q1 net surges 18 percent on increased revenue from online games
Al Jazeera expands reach in Africa
Doha, Qatar - Al Jazeera Network announced the launch of its Al Jazeera Mobile SMS alerts service with African partners Africell in Sierra Leone and Strike Media in South Africa. The new Al Jazeera Mobile service will give new subscribers access to the Network's news coverage and continues Al Jazeera's initiative to employ a variety of technologies to distribute its content. Mobile users are now able to choose from Al Jazeera Mobile's politics, sports, economics and breaking news services for … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera expands reach in Africa
Asianet breaks viewership records in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram/Hong Kong - Asianet, a leading Malayalam language channel in India, broke viewership records in the state of Kerala with its popular reality show, Idea Star Singer. The April 25 grand finale of the singing contest scored a record breaking TVR of 28.79 in its female target group, achieving a share of 71 percent and GRPs of 307. In the overall CS universe, the program garnered an impressive 23.58 TVR with a share of 67 percent. Idea Star Singer, sponsored by leading Indian … [Read more...] about Asianet breaks viewership records in Kerala
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific records strong audience growth in 1Q09
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific's portfolio of six networks posted double-digit audience growth in both prime time and total day for combined seven markets of India, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2009 (Source: 2008 & 1Q09 Peoplemeter data, pay TV 0+/4+). Discovery's channels' audience growth outpaced total pay TV increases of 20 percent in prime time and 16 percent in total day audience among total pay TV viewers, and likewise … [Read more...] about Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific records strong audience growth in 1Q09
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