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Breaking News

AXN Beyond arrives in Malaysia, completes Southeast Asia footprint - 20 August 2010

Singapore – SPE Networks – Asia’s new channel, AXN Beyond, will launch in Malaysia on 30 August 2010. This completes the network’s footprint in Southeast Asia, having already launched in key territor [...]

Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International announce deal to launch television channels in India - 19 August 2010

Mumbai - Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL), part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and CBS Studios International, a division of CBS Corporation, announced their equally owned joint [...]

ManU sign Hong Kong's PCCW as official broadcaster - 19 August 2010

English Premier League giants Manchester United have signed up Hong Kong's PCCW as their official broadcaster in the southern Chinese city. PCCW said the deal was the first of its type in the terr [...]


Executive News

CBS Studios International and Network Ten announce joint venture in Australia
Executive News, 30 August 2010

Sydney - Ten Network Holdings Limited announced that Network Ten (Australia) will launch a new digital multi-channel, ELEVEN, which will be the new destination for fun and bold programming with partic [...]

Seven unveils 7mate, Australia’s newest television network
Executive News, 30 August 2010

Australia - The Seven Network released details of its new digital channel. It is the first ‘third channel’ to be launched by a commercial television network in Australia. 7mate will launch on 25 Se [...]

AXN Beyond arrives in Malaysia, completes Southeast Asia footprint
Executive News, 30 August 2010

Singapore – SPE Networks – Asia’s new channel, AXN Beyond, launches in Malaysia on 30 August 2010. This completes the network’s footprint in Southeast Asia, having already launched in key territories [...]

National Geographic Channel salutes Malaysia’s 53rd Independence Day with the special premiere of A Leader’s Legacy: Tun Abdul Razak
Executive News, 30 August 2010

Kuala Lumpur - National Geographic Channel, the Ministry of Information, Communication & Culture and the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), in association with Astro launched A Le [...]


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Latest blog:

So 20 minutes ago…
17 May 2010


Other blog entries:

Mind your own business 5 April 2010

Ad nauseam 4 December 2009

How was your market? 1 November 2009

Upcoming Events

IBC2010

10 September 2010 - 14 September 2010
Location: RAI Amsterdam

Taipei TV Festival 2010

27 September 2010 - 29 September 2010
Location: The Grand Hotel, Taipei

MIPJUNIOR

2 October 2010 - 3 October 2010
Location: Cannes, France

August 2010 Issue
Cover Story:

Jumping the shark
1 August 2010

WHILE presumably it has to be justifiable from a business perspective why popular shows are renewed season on season – from a viewer’s perspective it’s not always quite so clear why tired franchises are taking up shelf–space despite being way past their se [...]

Featured Stories:

Korea in focus
1 August 2010

In the run–up to the annual BCWW show in Seoul, Television Asia Plus asks key content and channel providers about current opportunities and obstacles to their business in South Korea At Disney Media Distribution, which spans both content licensing and c [...]

Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants launches in China on CCTV Mobile Phone TV
1 August 2010

BEIJING – MTV Networks China has expanded its agreement with CCTV to provide episodes of Nickelodeon’s animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants, to mobile users in China via the CCTV Mobile Phone Cha [...]

CABLE TV to launch Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney Channel
1 August 2010

HONG KONG – Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (CABLE TV) and Disney Media Distribution jointly announced that they have entered into a distribution agreement to launch a Disney Channel Pack on [...]

Endemol Asia strikes game show deal in Indonesia
1 August 2010

Endemol announced that its Asian operation and leading Indonesian broadcaster P.T. Indosiar Visual Mandiri (IVM) have signed their first deal together. IVM has commissioned Endemol Asia to produce a local version of the global hit game show 1 vs. 100. The 52 episode run will air three times a [...]