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Growth or sloth?(comments & contents)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2008; Osborne, Magz ... LAST year's CASBAA Conference saw announcements heralding channel bouquets from Comcast International Media Group and NBC Universal--as well as new channels like AXN Beyond and Lotus Channel. For those aiming to launch second quarter 2008, meeting that target looks increasingly ...
Beijing Olympics TV rights revenue top US$2.5bn.(news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ATHENS -- TV broadcasting revenues paid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for rights to the 2008 Beijing Olympics topped US$2.5billion in the 2005-2008 period, while worldwide sponsorship, ticketing and licensing added a further US$900million in revenues. Reuters reports ...
Al Jazeera English debuts on nowTV, boosts Philippines by 500,000.(news)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HONG KONG/DOHA -- Al Jazeera English debuted May 14, 2008 on Hong Kong's nowTV, the IPTV unit of telco Pacific Century Cyberworks. Al Jazeera English launched as part of now TV's basic IPTV package, reaching some 882,000 subscribers. Transmission began 7pm local time with no ...
KidsCo adds now TV in Hong Kong.(news)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... LONDON -- KidsCo, the JV channel owned by NBC Universal (NBCU), DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment, has launched in Hong Kong on PCCW's now TV. Originally slated for March 20 2008, a source attributed the delay to "technical difficulties". March 20 saw KidsCo secure ...
UBI World TV brings on Setanta Sports channel for Australia.(news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... UBI World TV, multi-cultural subscription TV and radio broadcaster has brought on board international sports TV channel Setanta Sports to offer professional live sporting entertainment from around the world to subscribers in Australia. Targeting migrant homes across Australia, ...
China Netcom to expand IPTV trial service in 2008.(news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Fixed-line operator China Netcom is looking to expand its IPTV trial service to 10 or more new Chinese cities later in 2008, adding to trials currently being conducted in six cities. China Netcom vice president Jiang Zhengxin revealed that coordination work is in progress among ...
IPL overshadows STAR Plus' 5th Grader in India.(news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI -- India's top Hindi general entertainment channel STAR Plus' much-hyped Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Se Tez Hal, the local version of Mark Burnett Productions' format Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? has seen its ratings impacted by the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, ...
Viacom18 Media to add Colors to Hindi GE in India.(news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... BANKOK / SINGAPORE / HONG KONG -- Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd, a JV between Viacom and Network18 will launch Colors, a Hindi general entertainment channel in India from July 2008. The channel will leverage Viacom's expertise in content creation and building entertainment brands with ...
Pay-TV competition in Indonesia to heat up.(news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... JAKARTA -- Pay-TV penetration in Indonesia currently stands at just 2% of some 40million TV households, a low figure compared to various Asian markets. However, pay-TV growth has picked up in the last 12 months with legitimate pay-TV subscriptions including individual, residential and ...
Starcut cuts NBC Universal deal.(deals)
Jun 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK -- Starcut, which has been working with CNBC in Asia since June 2007, has announced a deal with NBC Universal to provide tools and software for building and managing ad-supported mobile internet sites (WAP) for NBC series including Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Biggest Loser, ...
International Networks to distribute STAR's Indian channels in the US.(deals)
Jun 01, 2008 ... CENTENNIAL, CO/HONG KONG -- International Networks, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comcast and aggregator of multi-ethnic programming in the US, and STAR Group have signed a deal to have the former represent five of STAR's Indian channels to MSOs in the US. The five channels ...
Granada Int'l closes HD content deal with Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom.(deals)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HONG KONG -- Granada International, part of UK's ITV, has sold more than 300 hours of HD programming to Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, to be available via its Multimedia On-Demand (MOD) IPTV-VOD service. Titles covered by the deal include recently launched dramas My Boy Jack, ...
Samsung and LG join hands for new mobile TV technology.(deals)
Jun 01, 2008 ... SEOUL -- Korean rivals Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are collaborating for the first time to jointly develop a mobile TV technology aimed at becoming the industry standard in North America. The surprise and inaugural cooperation was jointly announced by Park Jong-woo, ...
Richard Woo joins AAAN as director, new media and affiliate sales.(people)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SINGAPORE -- AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN) has appointed Richard Woo as director of new media and affiliate sales. Based in AAAN's regional office in Singapore, Woo reports to Louis Boswell, general manager, AAAN, and is responsible for ...
MTVNI promotes Bhavneet Singh to EVP & MD, emerging markets.(people)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LONDON -- Viacom Inc-owned MTV Networks International (MTVNI), has promoted Bhavneet Singh to executive vice president and managing director of its emerging markets group. Based in London and reporting to Alex Ferrari, chief operating officer, ...
RFS names Eric Mariette as VP, global marketing and strategy.(people)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), provider of wireless technology, has appointed Eric Mariette to vice president of global marketing and strategy. He is responsible for the global visibility of RFS' portfolio of radio frequency (RF) solutions, and ...
Universal Music Group realigns presence in Greater China.(people)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HONG KONG -- In a strategic move to realign its presence and to drive business in recorded music and artist services in the Greater China region, Universal Music Group (UMG) has grouped its companies in the Mandarin-language dominated markets of China, ...
ABS taps Khodadad Betaharon as chief technology officer.(people)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HONG KONG -- Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed Khodadad Betaharon as its chief technology officer. Betaharon is responsible for the ABS-2 Program including spacecraft development and planning, as well as satellite payload operations, regulatory and strategic development. ...
Jeremy Carr to drive regional entertainment advertising sales at TENA.(people)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. (TENA) has named Jeremy Carr as vice president, regional entertainment advertising sales, to replace Soumitra Saha, who was promoted to head TENA as SVP and GM since December 2007. Based in Hong Kong, Carr oversees TV and interactive ...
WWE smacks down in Asia: WWE's Asia Pacific newly-established Sydney headquarters affirm the brand's commitment to its second biggest region behind its native US. Magz Osborne talks to WWE's Asia Pacific President Jonathan Sully.(CEOview)
Jun 01, 2008; Osborne, Magz ... WORLD Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is no stranger to the Asia Pacific, with loyal fans strewn across the region from Japan and Korea, through South and Southeast Asia, down to Australia and New Zealand. Recently, Taj TV's Ten Sports brought WWE Superstar The Great Khali back to ...