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Executive News

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Disney-ABC International Television and MNC sign multi-year deal
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 Disney animation, pre-school programs, live action series and original movies over MNC's leading na [...]

Discovery launches HD on India's Sun Direct & TLC globally
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 Discovery HD will be broadcast in English, advertising free. Rahul Johri, senior vice president and g [...]

Sony Pictures Entertainment job cuts ahead
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 hardest hit, head of international TV Michael Grindon was the first major casualty of this latest round of [...]

TV5MONDE launches SMS alert service for Asia-Pacific
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 football service will comprise of three alerts on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays to give access to text [...]

Media Prima Bhd's latest financial results; announces new appointments
8 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. The solid earnings came on the back of the recovery of the Malaysian economy that gained [...]

GlobeCast signs VOD deal to bring Mandarin content to Europe
8 March 2010

Singapore/Shanghai/Paris - GlobeCast's newly launched Content Acquisition and Distribution division has signed a VOD distribution deal with ZN Animation, one of China's biggest animation producers, as well as general and popular entertainment content from Shanghai Media Group's subsidiary, WingsMedi [...]

Independent Film & Television Alliance urges strong conditions on the merger of Comcast and NBC
8 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, [...]

E-Vision expands HD channels; plans move into 3DTV
8 March 2010

E-Vision plans to expand its HD channels from the current nine channels being offered to about 20 channels by the end of this year. It also said it was exploring 3D TV techology as part of a package of new services for customers. Other new features provided by E-Vision include five catch up TV [...]

Low ad sales lead to revenue drop for Television New Zealand
8 March 2010

Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has said its total operating revenue has dropped 16.6 percent due to heavy declines in advertising. It said ad revenue dropped NZ$12.7 million (US$8.8 million) year on year, with total operating revenue dipping to NZ$186.9 million (US$130 million) for the six months [...]

SARFT suspends Guangxi Telecom's IPTV service
8 March 2010

China - The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has placed a suspension on the IPTV service operated by Guangxi Telecom, claiming that the company launched the service without due permission, reports the Beijing Morning Post. A subsidiary of China Telecom, Guangxi Telecom l [...]