The French international news channel France 24 continues to develop in Asia with a new distribution agreement with operator Hong Kong Cable, which provides the English (channel 135) and French (channel 134) channels in its basic offer, available to its 800,000 subscribers. France 24's roster of shows that will be broadcast in Hong Kong include Access Asia; The 51 Percent, which is a program on women who are reshaping the world; Down to Earth, a program dedicated to the environment and … [Read more...] about France 24 is now broadcast in more than two million homes in Hong Kong
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TheSmallBigIdea’s ‘TSBI Bharat’ strengthens its regional presence, wins social media mandate for ZEE Vajwa
To leverage its ‘Bharat-first’ approach, full-service digital agency, TheSmallBigIdea pioneered its way in the advertising and marketing industry with the launch of its regional offering ‘TSBI Bharat’ in November 2019. With an aim to create multilingual digital opportunities, the agency, under its Bharat initiative, successfully bagged regional clientele within a short span of time. Further strengthening its existing portfolio, ‘TSBI Bharat’ bagged social media mandate for ZEE’s first Marathi … [Read more...] about TheSmallBigIdea’s ‘TSBI Bharat’ strengthens its regional presence, wins social media mandate for ZEE Vajwa
ZEE5 Global announces star-studded supporting cast for its upcoming situational crime-comedy ‘Sunflower’
Having premiered outstanding Originals across genres and languages, the largest OTT platform for South Asian content, ZEE5 recently announced a unique situational crime-comedy genre web-series – Sunflower with Sunil Grover leading the pack at the sunflower society. Now, the platform has announced a star-studded line up of the supporting casts i.e the residents slate at sunflower society. It will include Mukul Chaddha as Mr Ahuja, Radha Bhatt as his wife Mrs. Ahuja, Ashish Vidyarthi as Dilip … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Global announces star-studded supporting cast for its upcoming situational crime-comedy ‘Sunflower’
Viddsee launches ‘AI Love K-Drama’, a satirical comedy about the rise of data-driven filmmaking
Viddsee debuted AI Love K-Drama, a five-part comedy series that centres around a failing studio who buys a state-of-the-art AI, nicknamed SANGW00, to write and direct the ultimate K-drama. Although its lead actress Tia Tan (played by Michelle Wong, Wonder Boy), thinks the whole idea is terrible, she goes along with it as a way to cope with a devastating failure from her past. As the series unfolds, SANGW00 and Tia often end up clashing over their fundamental beliefs: Tia believes that her art … [Read more...] about Viddsee launches ‘AI Love K-Drama’, a satirical comedy about the rise of data-driven filmmaking
Rainshine Entertainment and Animasia Studio to adapt ‘Young Captain Nemo’ books for a trilogy of animated feature films
Rainshine Entertainment, a global entertainment company that nurtures, creates and develops content studios that create fabulous content aimed at audiences worldwide, and Malaysia-based Animasia Studio, an award-winning animation and digital content production house, have teamed up to co- produce a trilogy of animated feature films based on the “Young Captain Nemo” books, an Amazon.com chart-topping fiction trilogy. The partnership has chartered the talent of Jeffrey Reddick - acclaimed … [Read more...] about Rainshine Entertainment and Animasia Studio to adapt ‘Young Captain Nemo’ books for a trilogy of animated feature films
ABS-CBN names Aldrin M. Cerrado as new Global COO
ABS-CBN has announced the appointment of Aldrin M. Cerrado as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ABS-CBN Global Ltd., which oversees all of ABS-CBN's international subsidiaries and manages its global flagship brand, The Filipino Channel (TFC). Cerrado succeeds Olivia De Jesus who has retired from the company effective January 31, 2021. Prior to this appointment, Cerrado served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Compliance Officer of ABS-CBN Corporation and was immediate past CFO … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN names Aldrin M. Cerrado as new Global COO