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India's first football reality show to air around the 2010 FIFA World Cup on ESPN STAR Sports - 9 March 2010
New Delhi - ESPN STAR Sports has tied-up with Media Star Global to produce and air Super Soccer Star, India’s first football reality show. Media Star Global holds the India license for the Super Socce [...]
Fremantlemedia Enterprises appoints Director of Sales, Asia - 9 March 2010
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced the appointment of Haryaty Abdul Rahman to the newly-created post of director of sales, Asia. Rahman will be based in Singapore and report to Ganesh Rajaram, [...]
Eurosport renews contract with Astro - 8 March 2010
Hong Kong - Eurosport Asia-Pacific Limited announced the renewal of its carriage deal with Astro. Eurosport and Astro signed a multi-year commitment to continue broadcasting both Eurosport, the fl [...]
Executive News
Disney-ABC International Television and MNC sign multi-year deal
Executive News, 8 March 2010
Jakarta - Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific has signed a multi-year agreement with PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (MNC), Indonesia's largest integrated media company, to distribute [...]
Discovery launches HD on India's Sun Direct & TLC globally
Executive News, 8 March 2010
New Delhi - Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific announced the launch of Discovery HD on Sun Direct, India's first DTH platform that offers high-definition services. 24-hour high-definition channel Disc [...]
Sony Pictures Entertainment job cuts ahead
Executive News, 8 March 2010
Culver City - Sony Pictures Entertainment is reportedly set to cut up to 450 jobs, around 6.5 percent of its 6,800-strong global workforce. Although home entertainment and IT are expected to be hardes [...]
TV5MONDE launches SMS alert service for Asia-Pacific
Executive News, 8 March 2010
French-language network TV5MONDE has launched two subscription SMS alert services to all Asia-Pacific smartphone users. There are two separate offerings for football fans and news addicts. The foot [...]
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FICCI FRAMES 2010
16 March 2010 - 18 March 2010
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ASIAN SIDE OF THE DOC
22 March 2010 - 24 March 2010
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22 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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March 2010 Issue
Cover Story:
India – a growth story
Magz Osborne, 1 March 2010
Talking to colleagues from India back during BroadcastAsia mid-2009, some were keen to play down the DTH growth story, saying that projections of its potential in India were being over-exaggerated. But subscriber numbers from analysts Media Partners Asia show DTH to be the fastest-growing sector [...]
Featured Stories:Hosts with the most
CIMG recently launched the host search for E! News Asia - the next major international show to be produced for the region. Television Asia Plus looks at the challenges of casting for local versions of well-known properties, 1 March 2010
Lower budgets, less experienced talent and crew, as well as managing the expectations of an audience already loyal to the US version are just some of the challenges faced when producing local versions of well-known international properties. As the call for hosts begins for E! News Asia, Comcast [...]
ASIANSIDEOFTHEDOC
1 March 2010
Malaysia In early 2009, a US$800,000 co-production deal was announced between AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN) and The National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) to produce original content for the History Channel, Crime & Investigation Network and the Biography Channel. Produced by [...]
Toasting 25 years of TV5MONDE
1 March 2010
“25 years ago we did not think this channel would be possible. It started with 3 hours per day, that crazy vision became a reality,” explains Saragosse, who returned to the company as CEO mid-2008. She had been appointed Deputy CEO back in 2005, having served eight years as General Manager since 199 [...]
VAS key to higher ARPUs
1 March 2010
According to analysts Media Partners Asia, despite the potential in India, growth rates may not match those that have been projected for China, where the Chinese government is committed to upgrading the digital network and offering consumers advanced next generation broadband digital services. [...]
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