Television Asia back issues from October 2007:
Universally speaking.(comment)
Oct 01, 2007; ... What would you consider a universal language? In Asia, and indeed much of the world, the sharing of food is seen as an act of friendship. Some might say music, some say numbers, others say football is a language universally understood the world over. And without this ...
AXN Beyond to take off on SkyCable.(news)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MANILA -- SkyCable will be one of the first cable providers in the world to carry Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia's brand new channel AXN Beyond by Jan. 1, 2008. A spin-off channel of the widely popular action adventure station AXN, ...
Film and TV agencies to morph into Screen Australia.(news)(Film Australia)(Film Finance Corp.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SYDNEY -- The 'super agency' to be formed from the merger of the Australian Film Commission, Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Australia on July 1 2008 will be known as Screen Australia. Arts Minister Senator George Brandis said the name will ...
Showcase channel to premiere Down Under on Dec 1.(news)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY -- Australia will get its first HBO-style channel, packed with original Australian and US series, independent features and documentaries, when Showcase debuts on Foxtel and Austar on Dec. 1 2007. The premium channel is being launched by the largely Hollywood-owned ...
Three-to-six months transition for Sparrowhawk to NBCU.(news)(NBC Universal Inc. acquires Sparrowhawk Holdings )
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT looks like the ramifications of NBC Universal's $US350 million acquisition of Sparrowhawk Holdings won't be felt in the Asia Pacific for some time. Andrew Hanna, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Sparrowhawk Media, says various regulatory checks and ...
Media Prima Berhad investing more than $US71.2 million in 2008 programming.(news)
Oct 01, 2007 ... KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's dominant broadcaster, Media Prima Berhad (MPB), is investing more than RM250 million ($US71.2 million) on local and imported content across its four TV networks in 2008. That's up from RM200 million ($56.9 million) in 2007. MPB previewed its 2008 ...
China advances towards 1 million IPTV users.(news)(Alcatel Shanghai Bell)(RCS/ZTECH)(UTStarcom Inc.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BEIJING -- In the second quarter of 2007 the number of IPTV users in China reached 763,000, up 20.3% on the first quarter, according to Analysis International, a leading advisor of technology, media and telecom industries in China. Henan, Shanghai and ...
The Contender Asia set to be a knock-out.(news)(AXN)(Mark Burnett Productions)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SINGAPORE -- The opening fight of Muay Thai boxing for the 15-episode series The Contender Asia was filmed September 5 at The Contender House in front of an invited audience. Those ringside signed non-disclosure agreements, with the same ...
Global DVD recorder sales up, DVD player sales down.(news)(Financial report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA -- Worldwide DVD player shipments started to decline in 2006 while shipments of DVD recorders continued to rise steadily. Sales of DVD player units declined from 126.4 million in 2005 to 124.8 million in 2006, and DVD recorder sales rose from 14 million in 2005 to 16 ...
HBO Asia revamps website, offers more language versions.(news)(Website overview)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SINGAPORE -- HBO Asia's website has had a makeover, offering users a personalized experience where they can set email reminders of their favorite HBO movies and add show times to their RSS reader, Google or Yahoo! Calendars. The website ...
BT expands on Indian subcontinent.(news)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BT is to increase the number of connecting points (nodes) for its multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) infrastructure--the basis for high quality video and voice services over the Internet, bringing the number to 14 in India. Six cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, ...
IPSTAR enters Malaysia with TIME dotCom.(deals)
Oct 01, 2007 ... NONTHABURI, THAILAND -- Shin Satellite Public Company Limited has signed a Cooperation Agreement with TIME dotCom Berhad ("TIME"), Malaysia's leading telecommunications solutions provider, to deploy IPSTAR broadband satellite services in Malaysia within Q4 2007. The IPSTAR ...
E! International launches on Astro in Malaysia.(deals)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LOS ANGELES -- E! expanded its presence in Asia Pacific by launching its 24-hour channel on Astro in Malaysia. The channel provides entertainment and lifestyle programming including Live from the Red Carpet, E! News, The E! True Hollywood Story, the 101 ...
Al Jazeera English available on Astro Indonesia.(deals)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... JAKARTA -- Indonesian DTH service provider Astro Indonesia has started carrying Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English language news and current affairs channel from Doha-based Al Jazeera Network. The agreement forms part of the basic content package which makes the channel available ...
FremantleMedia Enterprises sells 320 hours of programs to MediaCorp.(deals)
Oct 01, 2007 ... FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES (FME) has sold 320 hours of programming to Singapore's Mediacorp TV Channel 5, Channel NewsAsia and MediaCorp TV12. MediaCorp TV Channel 5 acquired American Idol Season 7, factual programs How Clean is Your House? and The Martha Stewart Show, as well ...
KBS World reaches China.(deals)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE Chinese government started supplying Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) international TV channel KBS World to some 250 hotels in China from Sept. 1 2007. The distribution agreement was reached after "rigorous negotiation" between KBS and China's ...
Ericsson and Endemol collaborate for 'Me-On-TV'.(deals)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ERICSSON and Endemol International have partnered globally to develop interactive TV and user-generated content via Ericsson's 'Me-On-TV' solution, which they developed with Dutch technology company Triple IT. 'Me-On-TV' is a network and ...
Australia--Singapore sign screen co-production agreement.(deals)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... CANBERRA -- Australia's Minister for the Arts, Senator George Brandis, and Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, George Yeo, on Sept. 7 signed a joint Australia-Singapore film and television co-production agreement. The agreement will make both governments' film and ...
Sidus pacts with ImaginAsian Entertainment to deliver Asian content to the US.(deals)
Oct 01, 2007 ... NEW YORK/SEOUL -- Korean entertainment company Sidus Corporation and ImaginAsian Entertainment, a multimedia company promoting Asian culture to mainstream America, have entered the first phase of an investment and multi-platform entertainment content agreement valued at more than $US20 ...
DEF sponsors green shows on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in Taiwan.(deals)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SINGAPORE/TAIPEI -- Delta Electronics Foundation (DEF), funded by Delta Group, a provider of switching power supplies, has inked sponsorship deals with Discovery Networks Asia for shows on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in Taiwan, starting in September. Sponsored programs ...
Ian Carroll upped to EVP, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific.(people)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TURNER Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has upped Ian Carroll to Executive Vice President from Senior Vice President & General Manager with immediate effect. The promotion reflects his move to a broader strategic role in Turner as he heads the company's ...
Miranda to lead NBC-U's channel push in the region.(people)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LONDON -- Raymund Miranda has been appointed Managing Director, Asia, Global Networks for NBC-Universal. Based in Singapore, the appointment is effective 1st November 2007. Miranda will be responsible for launching the commercial operations for ...
Toby Hayward appointed SVP, Advertising Sales, CNBC Asia Pacific.(people)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SINGAPORE -- CNBC Asia Pacific has appointed Toby Hayward as Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales, responsible for all advertising sales for CNBC-owned networks in Asia Pacific, as well as meeting revenue goals of CNBC (US) and CNBC Europe from ...
Asian Food Channel taps Mirpuri as Head of Ad Sales.(people)(Deepak Mirpuri appointed as head of marketing )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SINGAPORE -- The Asian Food Channel (AFC) has appointed Deepak Mirpuri as Head of Ad Sales and Marketing. Mirpuri boasts more than 22 years of experience in media buying/planning, sports marketing and airtime sales in the UK, India and Asia. Starting out with Thames TV in the UK, he spent ...
BBC Global Channels' creative new appointments.(people)(Gus Gordon appointed as creative director)(Garry Sinclair appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... LONDON/SINGAPORE -- BBC Worldwide has upped Garry Sinclair to Global Channels' Vice President, Creative, based in London, with Gus Gordon becoming Creative Director, Global Channels Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Reporting to Darren Childs, Managing Director, BBC Global ...
Digital cable growing apace in metro China: Television Asia casts the spotlight on developments unfolding in the rapidly growing Chinese media market.(country focus: china)(Industry overview)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DIGITAL cable TV is developing at a fast clip in China, with the number of households with access to the facility having reached 60 million throughout the country, according to one estimate. The number is nearly 10 times as many as the 6.56 million homes ...
Going for Olympic gold: Television Asia takes a look at the Chinese broadcasters on the starting block as the race for Olympic ad revenues heats up.(country focus: china)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHINESE television stations are gearing up for the 2008 Beijing Olympics with ad spend expected to soar for a Games being held on home soil. The International Olympic Council has already predicted broadcast revenues for the Beijing Olympiad to ...
Striving for the BesTV: while authorities in China grapple with the issue of IPTV license deregulation, an undeterred Shanghai Media Group continues its expansion into new access technologies like IPTV and mobile TV. Television Asia's Ritesh Gupta reports.(country focus: china)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS the worlds of broadcasting and telecommunications move towards convergence, SMG is expanding to meet the emerging opportunities of the digital media sector. Earlier this year, SMG made its intentions quite clear: "The aim is to make Shanghai ...
The truth is out there: is the factual entertainment genre increasingly threatened, and therefore influenced, by popular culture? Or are infotainment networks duty-bound to remain relevant to their audience? Magz Osborne finds out.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] MAYBE it's simply down to significant cross-promotion across myriad cable channels, but the boundaries of genre seem to be becoming increasingly blurred. Trailers for shows about 'survivors' in the jungle, ghost-hunters and real pirates of the Caribbean ...
BCWW Korea 2007.(marketing & events)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ice sculpture at KBI party Jack Lim, KBS, Jinhee Yoo, KBS, HyunChul Wang, KBS Japan, Ohdae Kwon, KBS, Jung-Mun An, KBS, Sunny Ryu, KBS, Tae ho Sung, KBS David Ahn, Sophie Jo, Jean Hur, MBC Milauni Mehta, Parul Chaturvedi, Zee Entertainment Elise ...
Heroes World Tour 2007.(marketing & events)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Heroes fans, VivoCity Singapore Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, All Larter and Greg Grunberg Magz ...
The Contender Asia fight night.(marketing & events)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sheikh Haiket Riaz Mehta, CEO of Imagine OmniMedia and Executive Producer of Imagine OmniMedia and Jaymee Ong, co host of The Contender Asia Allan Wu and Jaymee Ong, ...
MDeC buyer fly-in program.(marketing & events)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Alice Dizon Manuel and Terry Thoren, Rocket Fish Studios Joe Pearson, Epoch ink Animation Michael Chua, Winny Wong, Evo Pictures Speaking to Sridhar Sreekakula, Barking Cow Distribution Ambrose S. I. G., and Loy Tuan Roon, Inner Esteem ...
Thinking global, acting local for High School Musical 2: how do you manage a phenomenon? Simon George, Vice President, Regional Marketing Walt Disney Television International (Asia Pacific) tells Television Asia how franchise management is key to maximizing the success of High School Musical 2 in Asia.(marketing & events)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Overview Based at the regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Simon George is responsible for directing the marketing strategies for Disney channels across the region, and overseeing the development of television franchises by working closely with ...
Event horizon: while cross-platform convergence has been a hot topic for the best part of a decade, its emergence as a reality has been relatively recent. Asian TV Forum's official publication Television Asia outlines some of the latest developments.
Oct 01, 2007 ... END-May 2007 saw ASEAN member nations adopt DVB-T as the common digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard--with some member countries working towards 2015 as a common analogue switch-off date. In India, digital migration is already well underway, with the switch from ...
Super-market sweep: as October heralds the MIPCOM content market, Television Asia hears from the region's acquisition executives.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Airin Zainul General Manager, Brand Group, 8TV Our viewers love all international shows, be it from Hollywood or the Asian region. At the same time, locally formatted shows of international franchises are also well received. However, ...
Content a la carte: sellers talk about emerging programming trends in Asian markets and platforms, and reveal what they have in store for the 12,500 TV, mobile and internet professionals from 98 countries at MIPCOM 2007.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gan Ling Sze Head of Content Sales, Asia, AETN International [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Asian markets are still very much glued to the genre of staged competitions, in the format similar to Pop Idol and You Have Got Talent. ...
Tower of Babelgum: officially unveiled at MIPTV in April 2007, Babelgum is a new global Internet TV network, with a vast library of content that, its founders say, provides the kind of choice that simply isn't possible with terrestrial, cable or satellite, Television Asia catches up with Babelgum CEO Valerio Zingarelli.(CEO view)(Interview)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Simply put, what is Babelgum, and how was it born? The Babelgum network features content spanning film, news, sports, documentaries, music videos and concerts, lifestyle and trends, animation and scripted programs. Babelgum is the brainchild of Silvio Scaglia, founder and former ...
International appetite for Indian fare: the inaugural day of MIPCOM 2007, being held at Cannes' Palais des Festivals October 8-12 2007, will be 'India Day', in partnership with The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Television Asia's Ritesh Gupta finds out more about India-originated content's successes at home and abroad.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A lot has changed over the last few years in India's TV broadcasting arena. As revenues from advertising and TV subscriptions grew 17% to touch $4.2 billion in 2006, so the quality and variety of content across a gamut of mass and niche channels has also ...
Korean dramas make waves; Korean dramas, reality shows and music are gaining audiences around the world, as Don Groves reports.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE hallyu, or wave of Korean feature films and dramas, may ebb and flow outside the home market, but right now it appears to be cresting in other parts of Asia and in some European territories. And in the US, ImaginAsian Entertainment is ...
No business without show business: for Japan's leading content producers, major trade shows are key to exploring export opportunities abroad. Tad Osaki looks at some of this season's hottest hopefuls from Japan.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MAJOR Japanese free-to-air terrestrial networks tend to value major trade shows like MIPTV and MIPCOM as the initial vehicle to promote their relationships with overseas buyers and distributors. Follow up is generally via direct contact from their own ...
Singapore a Contender in Asia: from backing and promoting home-grown content, to encouraging collaboration and co-production, Singapore wants to be a media heavyweight someday.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PUT simply, 2007 has been a bumper year for Singapore-made content. "For example, at MIPTV 2007, Singapore companies signed co-production deals amounting to about US$128 million, and presented a slate of over 50 High-Definition (HD) TV ...
Championing Malaysia-made animation: animation is at the forefront of Malaysian content exports--with MDeC playing an integral role in promoting local work and companies to the world.(programming)(Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd.)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JUDGING from the RM714 million ($US203.6 million) worth of deals closed at three major markets alone, Malaysia-produced content is proving increasingly popular. This total includes RM93 million ($US26.5 million) at Hong Kong Filmart, RM236 ...
Indian broadcasting embraces the digital revolution; in the second of two articles to coincide with 'India Day' at MIPCOM 2007, Television Asia's Ritesh Gupta looks at how new technologies are helping boost TV subscription revenues.(platforms)
Oct 01, 2007; ... WHILE TV advertising has really benefited from the country's economic growth within the last few years, it now seems to be the turn of TV subscription to take off in a big way with the advent of new access technologies. Whether it's the digitization of cable TV services, the ...
ABC commercial.(PROGRAMS PROFILE)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: 05.33 STAND TEL: + 33 4 92 99 80 24 ABC COMMERCIAL 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia Tel: +61 2 8333 3314 Fax: +61 2 8333 3169 Email: abc.contentsales@abc.net.au Website: ...
Asian food channel.(PROGRAM PROFILE)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: 05.20, 07.19 9 Temasek Boulevard, #23-02 Suntec Tower Two Singapore 038989 Tel: +65 6835 8838 Fax: +65 6292 7555 Email: acquisitions@asianfoodchannel.com Website: www.asianfoodchannel.com KEY PERSONNEL ...
Alfred Haber Distribution.(PROGRAM PROFILE)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: 19.02 STAND TEL: +33 04 9299 8237 ALFRED HABER DISTRIBUTION, INC. 111 Grand Ave., Suite 203, Palisades Park, NJ 07650 Tel: 201 224 8000 Fax: 201 947 4500 Email: info@haberinc.com Website: www.alfredhaber.com ...
AETN International.(rolodex)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... 235 E. 45 St. New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: +1-212 551 1544 Fax: +1-212-907-9476 Email: intlsales@aetn.com Website: www.AETNinternational.com With offices in New York, London and Singapore, AETN International's mission is to establish ...
Asian Food Channel.(rolodex)
Oct 01, 2007 ... AFC Network Pte Ltd 9 Temasek Boulevard #23-02 Suntec Tower 2 Singapore 038989 Tel: +65 6835 8838 Fax: +65 6292 7555 Email: enquiries@asianfoodchannel.com Website: www.asianfoodchannel.com The Asian Food Channel (AFC) is the first and ...
Babelgum.(rolodex)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Digital Hub, James's Street Dublin 8 Ire Tel: +353 1 480 6200 Fax: +353 1 480 6201 Email: info@babelgum.com Website: www.babelgum.com Babelgum ushers in a new era for television, blending the lean-back experience of traditional TV with the ...
Bloomberg TV.(rolodex)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Website: www.bloomberg.com Programming Distribution: Shown Galey Tel: +65 6311 2422 Fax: +65 6311 2522 Email: sgaley@bloomberg.net Jimmy Kim Tel: +65 6212 1357 Fax: +65 6212 1457 Email: jkim121@bloomberg.net ...
Channel NewsAsia.(rolodex)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Andrew Road Singapore 299939 Tel: 6333 3888 Fax: 62526987 Website: www.channelnewsasia.com Established in March 1999, Channel NewsAsia positions itself as an Asian TV News channel that provides news and information on global ...
Endemol International B.V.(rolodex)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Bergweg 70 Hilversum 1217SC Netherlands Tel: +3135 539 99 99 Fax: +31 35 539 99 82 Email: sales@endemol.com Website: www.endemol.com / www.endemolsales.com Endemol is a global leader in television and other audiovisual entertainment ....
Caracol Television.(PROGRAMS PROFILE)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: 09.24 STAND TEL: + 33 (0) 4 92 99 8054 CARACOL TELEVISION 7321 NW 75 Street Miami, FL, 33166 Tel: 305-960-2018 Fax: 305-960-2017 Email: sales@caracoltv.com.co Website: www.caracoltvinternacional.com KEY ...
Globo TV International.(rolodex)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160, floor 7. 04583-115 Brazil Tel: +55 11 5112 4359 Fax: +55 11 51124305 Email: karina.batista@tvglobo.com.br Website: www.globotvinternational.com For more than 30 years, Globo TV International has ...
Measat Satellite Systems.(rolodex)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Measat Teleport & Broadcast Centre, 63000 Cyberjaya, Malaysia Tel: +60382132188 Fax: +60382132233 Email: Sales@measat.com; Corporate.communications@measat.com Website: www.measat.com MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite ...
Sony Pictures Television International.(rolodex)
Oct 01, 2007 ... 10202 West Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 USA Tel: 310 244 4000 Fax: 310 244 1874 Website: www.sonypictures.com SPTI operates three complementary lines of business: 1) distribution of Sony Pictures Entertainment's feature films and TV programming ...
Telefe International.(rolodex)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Programing Distribution: Department: Pavon 2495, (1248) Cap. Fed. Buenos Aires--Argentina Tel: +5411 4308-44% Fax: +5411 4308-6848 Formats Department: Pavon 2444, (1248) Cap. Fed.Buenos Aires--Argentina Tel: +5411 4941-6044 Fax: +8411 4308-5143 ...
2waytraffic.(rolodex)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Middenweg 1, 1217 H5 Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel: 31 35 750 8000 Fax: 31 35 750 8023 Email: info@2waytraffic.com Website: www.2waytraffic.com 2waytraffic develops and exploits entertainment content for television, mobile and ...
Zee Entertainment.(PROGRAMS PROFILE)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: 19.01, LEVEL 01 ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 135, Continental Building, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai India Tel: +91-22-6697 1234 Fax: +91-22-24900461 Email:parulc@zeenetwork.com, mehtam@zeenetwork.com, ...
Formats frenzy in Asia: China, Vietnam, India and Indonesia are among the markets driving the formats business in the region.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE formats business in Asia is booming. Game shows are hot. So are dancing/singing shows. And comedy is fast becoming the new frontier for clever concepts that can travel. China is busily commissioning local versions of Western productions. Of the emerging markets, Vietnam is ...
2waytraffic International.(Company overview)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: RSV.14 2WAYTRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL Middenweg 1, 1217 HS Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel: +31 35 7508000 Fax: +31 35 7508023 Email: info@2waytraffic.com Website: www.2waytraffic.com [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] ...
Telefe International.(Company overview)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MIPCOM SHOW STAND NUMBER: A0.07 / LEVEL 0 STAND TEL: + 33 (0) 4 92 99 8504 TELEFE INTERNATIONAL Pavon 2444 Buenos Aires, Argentina (1248) Tel: (54 11) 4941-6044 Fax: (5411) 4308-5143 Website: www.telefeinternational.com ...
Formats flourish in the digital age.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007 ... IN the television word, Patrick Schult remembers a time when 'interactivity' meant folks sitting in their lounge room, screaming at the TV when a game show contestant didn't know the answer to a question. "Now it means a lot more. With a growing plethora of media platforms, ...
Fighting the format rip-offs: protecting formats from being adapted illegally in Asia is an ongoing concern for rights-holders.(programming)
Oct 01, 2007; ... The format business is bedevilled by a recurring problem in Asia and, indeed internationally: producers or broadcasters making a show which appears similar to an existing brand. Historically, many Chinese broadcasters have shown scant regard for copyright laws, and Korea and ...