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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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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 Soccer Star property which is owned by Galleon Holdings PLC, an AIM listed entertainment media company th [...]

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, senior vice president, international distribution and home entertainment, Asia. Rahman joins the [...]

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 flagship live sports events channel and Eurosportnews, the 24 hour international sports news channel, [...]

ABS signs deal with Intersputnik
8 March 2010

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) announced that they have signed a substantial multi-transponder lifetime lease agreement for capacity on board the ABS-2 satellite expected to launch in 2012. This multi-million d [...]

AAA Networks promotes Michele Schofield to VP – Programming and Production
8 March 2010

Singapore - AETN All Asia Networks (AAA Networks) announced the promotion of Michele Schofield to the position of vice president – programming and production. In this role, Schofield continues to oversee all day-to-day programming related activities of the company from acquisitions, scheduling, o [...]

Double Commerical promotions at Universal Networks International's global team
2 March 2010

London - Laurent Dumeau and John Burnett have been promoted to new roles to support the continued expansion of NBC Universal’s international pay-TV channels. The announcement was made by Roma Khanna, president, Universal Networks International & Digital Initiatives, to whom they now report. The appo [...]

Bernard Lo to rejoin CNBC
2 March 2010

Singapore – CNBC announced that Bernard (Bernie) Lo will rejoin the network as an anchor based out of its Hong Kong Studio. His new assignment will include coverage during core business day programming, as well as a weekly 30-minute talk show. In this new capacity, Lo will report to John Casey, VP, [...]

Independent Film & Television Alliance urges strong conditions on the merger of Comcast and NBC
1 March 2010

Washington - Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) President and CEO Jean Prewitt called for strong conditions to protect diversity of programming and varied voices. Representing the trade association for independent producers and distributors worldwide before the House Judiciary Committee, [...]

Media Prima Bhd's latest financial results; announces new appointments
1 March 2010

Kuala Lumpur - Media Prima Berhad (MPB) announced a profit after tax and minority interests (PATAMI) of RM194.8 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 against RM86.02 million achieved in 2008. Excluding negative goodwill, exceptional items and losses from Primedia, the Group recorded [...]

Asia conquered by India - A Love Story
1 March 2010

Telenovela India - A Love Story is on the programming schedule of television networks in countries such as Macau, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia and Vietnam. Apart from this, it is in the final negotiating stages in China, Singapore and the Philippines. India - A Love Story deals with the dif [...]