Television Asia back issues from June 2008:
Growth or sloth?(comments & contents)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2008; ... 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; ... 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 ...
Malaysia in focus: amidst fanfare and celebrations of the nation's 50th year of independence, Malaysia's media industry has grown apace through 2007.(country focus: malaysia)
Jun 01, 2008; ... 2007 saw Malaysia's media industry continue its ascendancy with major players recording healthy growth and profits with new business developments announced through the year, as the nation celebrated its 50th year of independence and nationhood. Advertising expenditure across all ...
New media in practice.(advertising & research)
Jun 01, 2008; ... WHILE there is still much hype surrounding new media, most, in 2008, are no longer new. Newsgroup chat rooms, conceived in 1979, will celebrate their 30th anniversary next year. 'Weblogs', now commonly known as blogs, were created in 1997; 'bloggers' have been blogging for a decade. Yahoo ...
CNN takes Talk Asia to the streets: Television Asia Plus talks to CNN Asia Pacific's Director of Marketing Nicky Robinson about the network's recent initiative surrounding Talk Asia's first ever live filming in Mumbai.(marketing & events)
Jun 01, 2008 ... FOR the March 8-23 period this year, CNN Asia Pacific embarked upon a truly cross-platform campaign to raise awareness of Talk Asia as a high-profile weekly interview show featuring Asian achievers and newsmakers, whilst also driving tune-in for an on-air interview with Shekhar Kapur ...
Meeting digital demands: broadcasters and content distributors are showing signs of strengthening their position in digital and mobile distribution. Ritesh Gupta finds out more for Television Asia Plus.(platforms)
Jun 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE recent deployments of PPV and even VOD/SVOD have been primarily driven by platforms looking for competitive advantage, and to reduce subscriber churn. And as demand for applications surges in the region, emerging technologies such as IPTV ...
Indian viewing goes OOH: over 6,000 out of home TV screens have sprouted in India over the last year or so. Ritesh Gupta assesses the emergence of this medium for Television Asia Plus, from the perspective of OOH TV operators, broadcasters and media strategists.(platforms)
Jun 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OUT of home TV (OOH), popularly referred to as Digital Signage Networks (DSN), is witnessing rapid advancement in India. It is still in its embryonic stage but over the last year or so, a number of OOH TV or screen network operators have ...
ActiveTV Asia.(company profile)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ACTIVETV ASIA PTE LTD 5 Mohamed Sultan Road, #03-02, Singapore, 239014 Tel: +65 6738 4345 Fax: +65 6732 0410 Contact: Priscilla Yeo Priscilla@activetv.com.sg +65 9272 9365 COMPANY PERSONNEL ...
Irdeto.(company profile)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... IRDETO--EMEA Jupiterstraat 42, 2132 HD Hoofddorp, P.O. Box 3047, 2130 KA Hoofddorp, The Netherlands Tel: +31 23 556 2222 Fax: +31 23 556 2240 Email: info@irdeto.com IRDETO--CHINA Suite 300, Beijing Sunflower ...
Asian markets benefit from open Skies policy: the following is excerpted from a study commissioned by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasters' Association of Asia (CASBAA) which was researched, written and reviewed over a six month period by independent consulting firm Loft Communications and a CASBAA panel of industry experts and senior executives.(technology)(Excerpt)(Discussion)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE purpose of the study was to analyse regulation of the satellite services industry in 21 countries across Asia, divided by size and value into primary markets and secondary markets. Although the focus was to examine key aspects of regulatory effectiveness--and not to simply ...
The case for DTT.(technology)
Jun 01, 2008; ... THERE is much talk about the 'digital dividend'--the potential rewards for governments through spectrum auctions following the closure of analogue TV services. There are also consumer benefits, with the introduction of additional channels, interactive content, better quality pictures in ...
Tech perspectives: senior executives from integral parts of the technology value chain share their industry outlooks with Television Asia Plus.(technology)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Mobile television is now a reality in 12 Asia-Pacific countries and consumer demand in Asia is growing faster than the rest of world. ABI Research estimates there will be 260million mobile TV users in Asia alone by 2012, up from 24million in 2007 and more than half the estimated worldwide ...
NDS Asia Pacific.(technology)
Jun 01, 2008 ... NDS ASIA PACIFIC LTD Suite 5301, 53/F Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2201 9151 Fax: +852 2201 9141 Email: vgriffiths-green@nds.com Website: www.nds.com [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] COMPANY PERSONNEL ...
Conax AS.(rolodex)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... #1102, Guangming Building, Liangmaqiao Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016 China Tel: +86 10 64656490/91/92 Fax: +86 10 64656483 Email: info@conax.com Website: www.conax.com Conax is a leading supplier of state-of-the-art ...
Measat satellite systems.(rolodex)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Measat Teleport & Broadcast Centre, 63000 Cyberjaya, Malaysia Tel: +603 82132188 Fax: +603 82132233 Email: sales@measat.com Website: www.measat.com MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to Asia's leading broadcasters, ...
Imira Entertainment.(rolodex)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... C/ Ribes 9 Barcelona 08013 Spain Tel: +34 932 650 757 Fax: +34 932 457 150 Email: info@imiraentertainment.com Website: www.imiraentertainment.com Barcelona based Imira Entertainment (formerly Icon Animation) is a producer and ...
2waytraffic.(rolodex)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Middenweg 1, 1217 HS 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, ...
KidsCo.(rolodex)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HK Address: Suites 1601 03, Prudential Tower 21 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: +882 3761 1700 Fax: +852 3761 1711 UK Headquarters: 234a Kings Road London SW3 5UA Tel: +44 207 368 9100 Fax: +44 207 368 9101 ...
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
Jun 01, 2008 ... ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD 135, Continental Bldg, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai, India (400 018) China Office Tel: 8620-3893 1510; FAX: 8620-3893 1503 Singapore Office: 65-64621715 / 65-90697914 Ernail: marketing@zeenetwork.com.cn; ...
ABS-2 reaches for the sky: Asia Broadcast Satellite CEO Tom Choi talks to Television Asia Plus about the year gone by, the year ahead, and factors affecting the region's satellite industry as a whole.(TVA plus: guide to satellites)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... WHAT have been ABS's most significant deals and developments in the past 6-12 months? In the past 12 months, ABS has seen unprecedented growth of our business. We achieved our fill factor from 50% to 90% and increased the amount of television channels available on our satellite ...
High five for AsiaSat: contract renewals, brand new broadcast clients, a one-stop solution and a major acquisition--it's been a busy few months for AsiaSat as CEO Peter Jackson tells Television Asia Plus.(TVA plus: guide to satellites)
Jun 01, 2008 ... "WE have made some notable achievements over the past year. In the area of satellite transponder leasing, we renewed the contracts with several major customers and added new clients from the broadcast sector that successfully expanded the broadcast neighbourhood of our satellite fleet and ...
Quality is key ... With the commissioning of MEASAT-3 early in 2007, the company's primary focus has been on expanding support for its key DTH, Pay TV and broadcasting customers. Television Asia Plus catches up with MEASAT COO Paul Brown-Kenyon.(TVA plus: guide to satellites)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE launch of MEASAT-3 (M3) allowed MEASAT to support the growth of core DTH customers in Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, towards the end of 2007 we reached agreement with Antrix, the commercial arm of the ISRO, to support the launch of the Reliance DTH platform in India. Reliance ...